The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-09

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found elsewhere with descriptions Of the dresses OF
the ladies.
BY the arrival OF the bark Eliza Barss, Captain
Wailington from Ber nuda, we have full files OF the
Rosoi Gazette and BermudiGn mp to the Sist alt.
The papers are filed with extracts Ia relation to the
laying Of the Atlantic cable. The Success OF the en-
terprise created universal 10y.
The stores Of our citizens or the Jewish faith were
closed 81 sunset yesterday and viii remain closed
until the same hour On Saturday, in order to celc
brate The annual New Years holidays. According
10 the Jewish calendar the new year is 56i9
The trial Of John Harris, who was jointly indicted
with Henry Wilson and John Evans for burglary in
she third oegTee occupied the whole Of yesterday
in the Cont o. Genera Sessions On the 18th of
March, 1857, the store Of Taylor 4 Co, No. 96
Bowery, was entered and 500 worth Of property
prepared for removal when the burglars were caught
and arrested on the spot. Wilson and Evans were
disposed OF at the tire but Harris was baed out by
man who WINS Induced to do so on receiving $22
The complainant, four police officers and deputy
keeper of the City Prison all positively identified
Harris as the burglar. The defence maintained that
they We're mistaken, and that his name was Abraham
Davis Rosa Goldstein swore that she lived with
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not believe her. and convicted Harris without leaving
their seats. He will lie sentenced on Saturday.
William Steele, tailor in Thompson street, was
charged with receiving stolen goods boy named
Duryea stole piece Of silk worth $50 from his
employers, Allen, Buckley & Co. Chambers street
and gave it TO another youth, named Cowen who
disposed OF tito the prisoner or sl5 The defendant
having proved good character, the jury rendered
verdict of not guilty.
The steamboat Aurora, while on her trip from this
city to Keyport yesterday, at loa o'clock A. NJ and
when about four miles below the Narrows, suddenly
burst her steam chest, instantly killing two of the
fremen. She was full OF passengers, but luckily no
one else was injured She was taken in tow by the
Quarantine steamboat Maryland and towed to the
Narrows, where the stesmtug Union took her and
towed her to the city.
The Williamsburg Peck slip ferry case was
brought up before Judge Davies of the Saprem=
Court, in chambers yesterday. The ferry company
some time since obtained preliminary Injunction
restraining tho city from leasing t. any other par
ties the ferry franchises now in their possession
without requiring the new grantee to purchase the
property Of the present lessees and also from chang
ing the ferry terminus on the Brooklyn side. No
answer having been put III to the temporary iniunc
lion, counsel for the ferry company yesterday
moved for judgment making the injunction per.
petual, and the motion was granted. The only
course for the defendant now is TO apply for per-
mission to commence proceedings again at the start
ing point.
The death Of Mr.. George Newbold, President of
the Bank Of America, Of this city, is announced
An obituary notice of the deceased is given else
where.
The report Of the cattle market, published in
another column, shows the heaviest receipt of
live stock ever known in this market. The
receipts Of beeves for the week amounted
10 5,2ol head. The total OF all descriptions of
stock offered for sale during the week was
242S6 head. The large supply caused decline in
prices. Beef sold OF an average of &c; cows and
calves ut $40 $50 and s65 for first quality; veal
calves at 3c. SC, and first chop at &C.; sheep aud
lambs at 81 IS each; while swine declined to &C.
SEC according TO quality. Bat in spite Of the large
supply OF all kinds Of live stock and the continued
decline in rates hoasekeepcs complain that the re-
talers still keep beef and mutton up to the rates de-
malded in seasons OF scarcity.
The cotton market yesterday uuder she AsiA's news
was nrsr, with sa'ss Of about cco bales closing nrm a
1870 s1aiic fer middiirg upares Flour IA. hssvy.
though saes were made to fair extent, without change
OF moment n prices wheat was sold 10 mo 1erate OK.
tcr, without change in quotas ms Corn WAS active but
Tes.ern m'xed was Low Pork Was dfmer with sales
OF mes at sl7 30 and Of prime q. sb 60 Sugars we're
eteady with sales NJ about coo bids about 600 boxes
II ra,es given In another calumn. CoHss was about 20
per ID higher, with about 2i0o bags Of R.o and
small o's Of ether kinds at rates given In another place
Ffeigbs rather better fer Liverpool Flour was en-
gssed 81 10 I'D rosin 81 Is Cd aud compressed coson
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