The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-01

h viii be seen by . nmunication published in
Soc money artcl OF this days paper that the Mich.
gan Southern Railroad Comp anylhave been detected
in another large itsue Of stock. 1t does not yet
appear whether it is aasoverissue not, bat il is
shown that several thousand shares Of new stock
have been privately issued and put upon the mar
kes. Just before the psymen. of the February divi
dend new issue OF four thousand shares leaked out
and was afterwards acknowledged by the company.
We have now another issue of about five thousand
shares the whole Of which has, no doubt, been put
upon the market at prices considerably above those
BOW current AS extraordinary as this may appear,
We are not az all astonished, but prepared for
many more operations of the same soft. We are
surprised at nothing under the present system Of
Isilroad fnanciering.
We have a report from New Orleans TO the effect
fha, our government is 70 acquire the Isthmus Of
Tehsantepee in consideration Of 10000. In
formation has reached Washington OF the opening
Of the carriage road across the Is:hmus, and il is
said that the Postmaster General viii soon make
arrangements for the transportation Of the Pacific
mails by that route.
Yesterday morning river THE, knosn a. cary,
alias Snakey. was found dead in a boat al the
end Of pier No. "a East river. He shot in the
eye, the bullet lodging in the brain. He must have
been shot by some person while attempting to get
on boald a vessel. During the day man calling
himself williams was bought to the hospital
with a wound in his throat, which he said
was csased by bullet, fred by some
person 10 him unknown in the street. lie died last
night al the hospital and the police have Identified
him ar being river thief named Kelly. IL seems
there must have been fIscas in which these two
fatally urouudaA II raC reanffad Late
last nigh: that the Waterman who shot them had
given himself up to the Coroner. To-day this mys-
serious matter will he fully investigated.
The trial Of the Rev. Isaac I. Kalloch, OF the
Baptist church, for adultery, which has created
gree: excitement in the religious circles Of Boston
and vicinity. was commenced in the Court Of Com
NOR Pleas at East Cambridge yesterday. We have
full report Of the Gaze which wan; OF space con-
pefs ns 10 defer.
Sir A. Baunerrnan, Governor OF the Bahamas, In
bis Tecen: message ~ the LegIatur. made some
most serious charges against American shpmas-
ter trading the slands He asserts that some nj
tbem-tsere are honorable exceptons-sre 40 utter
" unworthy Of the confidence placed IN toem that
they secretly agree with the wrsckers for share ~
the salvage, and then run the yezse and cargo 10
wreck. The Governor recommends some efectual
check for this crime, which Is very horrible, II prs
tsed.
The subject Of the extensive sezur, o. wine. aud
brandies ls,ely made by the Custom Hou-e officers,
on the grounds Of their being imported Gnder
fraudulent invoices has yet been orcr Oh before
the United States authorities. We undsrsssu tha.
ane matter Is still in sbeyance. and tat one o. TIE
merchants whose goods have been thu inpcded n
saeir ,rsnsi. has commenced a c'vi action agsns,
inc Collector Of the por, for damages sustained by
tbe delay.
Late accounts from New Mexico rcYrcseut The
indians a. very hostile. The NexicaBs and Indians
had mad several battles Il was reported thaa Judge
HDpIin, James Lucas, James Hahbo snd tvo oshcr
8msrican lad been killed.
Ist British sores steamship Clyde Cayt Mic},lo-
reid arrived 81 this port yesterday from Glasgow,
whence she sailed on the 9Th ul., with seventy pas
sencers She encotnteied heavy westerly gales dlr.
mo NE entire passage.
George ". Sanders was Yesterday avon IN a.
Navy Agen. before Judge Bets, Of he Unie1 State
District Colrt.
j. the Ease Of th, proprietor o. the s.. Nicholas
Goiel sgs.nst tse Croton Aqueduei B0ar8, hereto
bore reported IN the HERALD, a verdict Was ren-
dored yosnrday Tor the defendant subject 10 the
olLnIon Of The general term Of he supreme Court
ycrome nytrson, Sheriff Of Kings county, died
yesterday. Tn appoirtmen. OF his sscoesso r Ge-
wolves On Governor Krr rs Learn tina there are
already quite q nunbor II speB a'ions for the ap.
poiDtmen.
special committee Of TIE Board o. Counciluen
APPOINTED TO consider the propre Of Stopping the
"a Of gtsau on Eleventh. avenue, COW rny-Dntb
cct vet yost .l,y. 0a.ert sud. ..ross Dan