The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-24

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The committee OF the creditors of the New York
GroceTs' Steam Sugar Refining Company yesterday
unanimously accepted proposition Of the trustees
OF the concern 70 receive sixty cents on the dollar
payable in four, eight and twelve months. Ii is be
eyed that the creditors will endorse the action of
The committee and thus terminate all proceedings
in reference TO this matter
The news from Europe had depressing effect on
tho New Orleans produce markets. Cotton yester-
day declined half TO threefourths Of a cent, and
sugar an eighth TO quarter.
The solid men Of Boston are in fever Of OK
element concerning the reported deiacation in that
city Of Mr. Samuel Lawrence the senior member Of
the firm Of Lawrence, Stone 4 Co, agents Of the
Bay State Mills and other manufacturing corpora
tions. From the accounts which we publish else
where Of the affair, il appears that Mr.. Lawrence
was treasurer Of the Bay State Mills and employed
tie credit Of the company in his private specula-
tions 20 the amount Of half million dollars or there
abouts. II furthermore appears that the functions
Of treasurer and agent have in this instance become
&c mingled a. 10 make Il somewhat uncertain upon
which Office the alleged deficit should fall II is Ger.
tsin, however, that the stock Of the company was
offered on Saturday At 12t rsr cent on the par
(al O0O) without finding purchaser, and that manu-
featuring stocks in Massachusetts, have received
blow from which they dill not soon recover.
One ofsthe largest meetings ever held in Tanmany
Hall assembled there last night TO ratify the nomi-
nation Of Fernando Wood for Mayor, and the other
charter nominations. Hon. John Kelly, John Coch.
Iane and Colonel Doheny were TIE principal speak.
en-. The utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevailed.
Another meeting was held in the Park at the same
time the hall being quite inadequate to aco1mno
date tie immense mees There we're t1e usual ac
O. .aI0lcnt & music r0 -ifCts, cannon ua8 calcium
Da - adjournment 9 .hc mgetu. .h.
.t proceeded q llg ~cha HotD 4tere
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publish the wbo, e.a lss llf1li h -uotn,r r.vt
u the paper
The telegraph yesterday morning repor..o cvole
gales on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers Wednesday
night and the sinking Of sixteen coal boats and the
n one hundred lives. Later accounts, however
d. not confirm this sad news. and we therefore in.
ii IKE the hope that the disasters have been greatly
exaggerated.
The steamboat Rainbow was destroyed by fire
mar Napoleon Arkansas. on the 2lst inst. Seventy
persons peri he'd including the officers Of the BOAT
Al names q The sufferer, have as yea reached u.
Is stated that the War Department, has ordered
endorsements tobc despatched from California and
Oregon ior the army for Utah.
The - -'uship hdriatic sailed from this port at
noon yesterday Fl Liverpool The wharves along
Gle North river were thronged with spectators to
witness her departure. She took out thirtyerht
passengers and four hundred thousand dollars In
specie.
Our correspondent Al London whose letter We
give 10 another column. narrates the particulars Of
mUtiny Of the British soldiers at Cawnpore in India
p.rty Of Sepoys had been captured, and in &C
tordance with the orders Of the government they
ven placed 10 prison 70 await trial. This pro.
cccding dsgusted the soldiers and at night they
forced the prison and put the Sepoys 10 death For
ihv hrach q discipline the leaders Of the troops
vcrr arrested but their comrades at once released
u ~ force, and declared that If they were pun
! hey would lay down their arms at once. Since
I'll tbreak g the Sepoys the English press has
7 I'D nothing but vengeance and wholesale mas
: ior the muincers, and the India government
~ fnd i an easy matter TO enforce their hui
M.u, policy.
5e have news from Caracas. veaezuela. 10 the
I'll nj The American Minister. Mr.. Eames, and
vie had arrived Senior A. o. Blanco had been ap.
n'nd Consul FOR Venezuela At New York. and
gu C'armendia, Consul at Philadelphia. Venezuela
va rec from revolutionary movements. abundance
& CO. bad fallen, and tho crops looked well The