The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-29
new Work. Wednesday, July "a 1887.


The steamship Philadelphia arrived at this port
Yesterday morning from Havana, with news TO the
asd inst. Sugar remained without change. The
stock on hand amounted to two handred and twenty
five Thousand boxes. Joint stock speculstions alb
eo,bed public attention. Havana was healthy. The
labor market had received q supply consisting Of
one cargo of four hundred bozal negroes, landed
near Cardenas, from the brig w. D. Miller, and two
caigoes of coolies, arrived from China
We have news from Port au Prince, Hayti, to
sbe IAth inst. The resident merchants were making
sprited efforts TO from the effects of the
late disastrous fire. They had thrown up lot OF
, ,vocdso sheds in which to recommence business,
and many were making pretty heavy shipments
Coffee came in freely. Four thousand nine hundred
and thirty-6ve bags were brought in during few
days, but the price was exceedingly high. The pro
ject CT running a line of steamers between hps
Haytien Conaives and Port au Prince aban-
doued fox season.
Our correspondents In Costa Rica, writing at
San Jose and Punta Arenas on the ath and 18th
Instant respectively, furnish some interesting de-
tails of news from that republic. Among other mat
sers detailed we have graphic description of the
great race TO the capital which came off between
the agents of the rival commodores CT New York,
with reference to the new transit route grant.
Our Key West correspondent, writing on the 2lst
Instant 0ys that the people there were in the midst
Of . ssheated term 80 oppre ssively warm that ami
NAL eKertion was entirely Suspended aRd vegetable
Life a,mos: psralyzed. He observes The heavy
rains Of the early part Of the month filled the ponds
with fresh water, and the ninth dsy after the first
fap the hem of the forthcoming host was heard.
They are now perfect pest. Man ami beast suffer
alike. The cattle, dogs and poultry kept awake
the live loog night with such concerts as proceed
from tbe united beowtngs of 200 cows the no wings
Of $50 dogs and the Growing of 40 ROSTERS, spurred
On by the applause OF an audience of myiads of mos
qusoes-
Again we are called upon to chronicle mystic.
rious case OF supposed murder and robbery, which
occurred at the corner Of Canal and Mercer streets
On Monday night. Mr.. Augustus Van LEW, book
keeper doing business with respectable firm in
Wall street, and resident Of No. IL Hubert street,
was found lying dead upon the sidewalk in the above
locality. The deceased person bore evident marks
of violence, while the condition Of his clothing
showed clearly that he had been robbed OF his gold
watch aud some forty dollars. Itseems strange that
the deceased could have been murdered in such q
public place without the neghbors being alarmed.
Yet If was 30. No one discovered the situation Of
deceased until be quite dad. Coroner Hills
proceeded to investigate the yesterday but no
evidence OF great importance was ELECTED. The
physician who made the post mortem examination
ia Of opinion that tn, wounds found the head Of
deceased were the work of violence, although the
police believe that the unfortunate man received
them while in q at. and was subsequently robbed
by thieves.
A shocking tragedy, the particulars OF which we
give elsewhere, took place Staten Island Tues.
day morning, wherein young lady named Emit
Brewy was shot by a supposed rejected lover. At
the CoiOneis inquest il appeared that the deceased
WIS discarded BY her father for persistng in mar
rying man OF her choice. who with her at the
time OF her untnely death. The murderer escaped
Notwithstanding be was holy pursued. Az later
houf q young man was arrested in New York on
suapieioa Of icing ths perpetrstor Of the deed but
he could not be recognized such, and accord.
ingiy eisohaIged.
After DAY sufficiently hot for all reasonable pur.
poses, we were visited last evening by a powerful
fag OF rain, accompanied by vivid lightning. The
EtIeets were nicely cleaned, and the atmosphere
tempered TO delicious GOODNESS. The storm, no "
ever, seriously interiered with Geographic opera.
lions. The Boston line was interrupted ali the
evening. and up 10 the hour Of going 70 press no
Intelligence from Halifax could be obtained OF a
later date than yesterday afternoon, when the
steamer Europa, with three days later news from
Europe, had not arrived. The National line 10 New
Orleans worked well, putting US in possession Of
bdvices from that city to last evening.
% the afternoon Of the 22d inst. one OF the most
obstructive haiIstorms ever witnessed passed near
ped Heck, on the Hudson. The storm took north
esstery direction, about two miles wide and ten
dong leaving utter desoIatiou as IL passed along.
Wbe,t crops are entirely destroyed. corn Is eveed
" the earth, and many o, the farmers are plucking
NO their corn and planting buckwheat Crops OF
oats, barley, &C., are also DESTROYED The cattle
suffered severely; whole nocks of turkeys were
kied; not pane Of glass remains where that
part w@ msss exposed to the fury Of the storm.
The hail wa very large stones being the size
Of hens egg. Several hsstones were picked nm
awo days AFTER the storm and measured from two 20
thrce inches in circumference. The damage ia i'm.
mense, and falls severely upon some Of the farmers
Cspt Joshua n. Pstten, whose heroic wife nayi
gated his ship the Neptune's Car safely into port
died at the Mclean Asylum, in Somerville. Mass.
on Sunday last He was but little over thirty years
of ace, and his vile was a mere girl when she per
formed that memorable exploit.
large prison calendar and a number OF bal
cases were ready for disposal yesterday morning al
sbe Special Sessions, but after Judge Osborne
waited on hour and halt for the arrival OF one Of
tis ss.ociates he adjourned the Court til TO morrow
TIE Street Commissioner quarrel progresses slow
Iy The argument In the matter OF Devlin's hsbea'
corpus was concluded yesterday by Nj. OConor
who devoted the first bali hour Of his address 70
reply TO matters ., personal nature introduced by
Ne~srs. Field and Noyes-the latter, in respect u
his religion more particularly our report of which
viii he found interesting 10 those who keep the run
o. this complicated question. Mr.. Field. Jr., was
examined in the Concyc contempt case, before the