The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-14

the State prison for Eve years and two months,
while he. rcpu.ed husband, James, McManus, was
sent 70 the sane institution ak years and three
months for similar offence. Martin Dowd, in.
d;cted for the murder of John Dooley, pleaded not
guilty and was remanded until Wednesday for trial.
The steamship North Star. which left Southarp-
ten on the afternoon of the 9th ut arrived at tas
port yesterday afternoon. Her sdvces have been
anticipated by the arrva, Of the Indian at Portland
and of the City of Baltimore at New York. Letters
from our correspondents at London. Paris. Berlin
and ST. Petersburg, published in today's paper con-
tain interesting Information respecting the events
TRANSPORTING at those capitals. The London Times
says that in Canton Commissioner Yeh had refused
the English ul,imatum. Eight hundred English
soldiers and ono hundred marines had arrived at
Hong-kong from Calcutta.
We have Havana dates TO the 10th inst Sugar
was reported in good demand while molasses,
freiehs and exchange were dull The steam fri
gate Wabash sailed for New York on the 9th.
We learn from Washington that at caucus Of de-
mocratic Senators held yesterday to arrange the
order of busiaess Of the Senate, it was agreed to
dispose first Of the bill providing for the increase Of
the army, and then to take up the bill for the ad-
mission of Minnesota into the Union. To the Min
nesota bill an amendment will be made providing
for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton
constitution, said constitution so amended as to
drop the clause which prohibits the people of
Kansas from altering il till 1864 There is no doubt
of the resul'-of this plan Of admitting free and
slave state together II will pass the Senate by six
or eight majority.
Nothing OF interest occurred in the State Senate
yesterday. In the Assembly notice was given OF
bills aholishing the Offices Of City Judge and Corpo
ration Counsel of New York. Mr. j. c. Seeley, demo
crat from the Fourth district of this city is the mem
Der who seeks to legislate Judge Russell and Mr..
Busted ont of office.
Mr. Fsgg was on the stand again yesterday before
the committee of the Common Council investigating
the frauds in the Comptroller's Office Three new
cases Of Juggling in the making of contracts for
regulating Fftyffth and Fifty-sixth streets and
Sixth avenue were before the committee in all of
which Mr.. Farley is concerned Mr.. Flagg stated
that many entries OF a suspicious if not a fraudu.
lent character had been discovered in the contracts
for 1857 but they had not been sufficiently examined
into to make any positive statement at present. H.
thought the new frauds would amount TO about
SIS 000 but he expressed his opinion that the city
would lose nothing on the alleged $4,000 fraud OF
Chemung Smith, az I'VE would undoubtedly recoye,
it." This investigation will probably he closed mex.
| Saturday.
| We give in another column a full and graphic &C
count of the burning Of the Hospital on Blackwels
Island. Though there were over five hundred in
mates no lives were lost. We also give report OF
meeting OF the Ten Governors. at which il was re-
solved TO build new hospital forthwith.
The cotton marke, steaty yesterday with sales Of
about Geo bales, closing at about l2ic for middlng
upands though parties reported sales a. 60 less
The advance in the rrce Of tended to increase
The receipts a. the ports and the decrease compare
with the period last yesr spoupts nov TO about
sc3 Geo bales The gales in this market. the receipt
OF the Indians news, have embraced about 600 1850
balea cons ideTabie portion Of which sold transit
The total sales for the reached from II 900 Il 900
balss--a portion OF which taken by speculation
some by spLDers an: some speculation. There was
animation in fcur towards the close or tie week
On Friday abou, 1000 pbis were bought IN tue
afternoon Tor export leading to Grmer view
the part Of hoiaers Yesterday the market vas less
active, cra Gales moderate a; the prcvous DAY
quotations. Wheat imer, especially FOR good &c
prime l5's which were parcel OF Southern re-
! sold at 81 ?2i. Corn steady and prime scarce
with sales al o6c CSC. and zoe for prime white Pcfi
hrrner, with sales o. sl6 1917 sic 25 am
prime at Sc s3 Is. Sugars In fair demand will
sa'es Of about 200 SEQ lhds. steady prices Cote,
Continued frm. with sacs OF about 900 bags RIO lOo
lie The stock In this market is estimated at abcu
ecco bngs. In rochs fair engagements made fo
Lverrool ard Lontou At steady rates. while operation:
for other posts were light.