The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-12


the afternoon alluded to Jacob Cute The father q
the prisoner, aged sixty FIVE years. ,ne no ii, a.
toxcatet. Some words passed, when the son strlcS
his father violent blow, telling HIM to the ground;
the old man received dangerous wound upon the
back part Of his head. and in few hours after disd
A corcners inquest was held report OF which y
given elsewhere.
The Eighth regiment, C6l. Lyons proceeded 10
Staten Island yesterday afternoon for the purpose
OF guarding tie ruins Of the hospital buildings
aeainst any future attack of the rebels. The sol
diery encamped without the Quarantine enclosure on
the northwest side. Sentries will he ,tsttonea'
around the premises. and no one will he permitted
to come near the walls except those who have espe
cial business within the grounds. A number of in
teres.ing communications on the Quarantine ques-
ton will be found II to-day's HsgALD.
The detailed proceedings Of the Utica free love
reformeis and philanthropsts. OF Friday last ieve.
lope the Whole aim and object % the call. The
speeches, without exception, assumed the ground
that evil was the result Of physically mentally
diseased progeny and the remedy was, Of course.
tree love. The report OF their proceedings will be
found highly amusing. Mrs. Branch, of Ru!laad
notoriety, was to speak on Saturday morning.
Jucge Davies announced to Mr. Ashmead yester.
DAY morning that he could not find any authority
that empowered him to direct the printing OF the
book Of error in Cancemis case to be done at the
expense Of the county. He thought, however, It
should be done apd he would advise the Supervisors
that it should be paid.
Judge lngraham, in the Supreme Court, gave a
decision yesterday in the Of the People against
James W. Lowber and the Common Council which
was motion to invalidate the sale of property up
town made by Lowber to the city for public mar.
ket. The Judge denied the motion, thereby render.
ing the sale of Lowber to the city valid
The trial Of Capt. de Rivere for an alleged assault
and battery COL Grant at the Smithsonian House,
which was TO have taken place yesterday in the
Special Sessions, was postponed till Tuesday the
2lst inst on motion Of Mr.. Busted.
City Judge Russell was occupied in sentencing
prisoners yesterday. Patrick Mullen, convicted of
receiving stolen goods, and recommended to mercy
" the Jury, was sent to the penitentiary for six
months. The Judge was lenient in consequence Of
Mulens previous good character, for had not that
been proven he would have been sent to the State
prison for five years. John Harris convicted Of bur
gary in the third degree on Wednesday, was sent to
the State prison for five years. His Honor in pass.
ing sentence said that the prisoner bore an Infamous
character in the community, and that another in
dictment was pending against him under the name
of Abraham Davis. Mike Collins, who assaulted
Hugh Mccormick in the Tombs on Friday. was
sentenced on an indictment for manslaughter to
two years Imprisonment in the State prison. The
i particulars of the case were given in yesterday 5
HERALD.
We lean from private source in Liverpool that
the negotiation of the bonds of the Atlantic and
Great Western railroads, of Ohio, is completed by
the Pre- sident, General Ward through the agency of
James McHenry. The Mobile and Ohio railroads
have also brought their negotiations to successful
issue.
Tie cotton market yesterday quiet but steady with
sales OF few hundred bales at unchanged prices Flour
WIS dull, ard the Inferior and common sraccs were
easier, while the sales moderate. Wheat wss in
limited request while prices heavy and irregular.
The transactions we're restricted. Corn was also heavy
while sales made at 66c sc for inferior TO good
Western mixed, round yellow al 9c 92c., and Write
Southern II Sec s5c Pork less bucyant and saes
moderate n SIT 30 ST. SO Tor mess and prime ..
SIS 30 sugSrs quiet but steady, and saes limited
about 80 800 haes rates given in another coumn
ccace quiet, and prices unchanged Freight engage
quite limited To Liverpool $50 bales OF Get
ton were engaged a Sd Other articles were nominal.
York Merchants.
II is alleged and very generally believed,
that but for the action of our own merchants the
Quarantine would long ago have been removed
from it's present to n more appropriate site;
and il is further believed that bat for the in
reference OF few Of the most influential of
their number with the New Jersey Legislature,
we should ere this have had splendid iazaretto
at Sandy Hook. Be this as II may, IL is evident
the leading commercial men engaged in foreign
trade are not friendly to removal Of the pre-
sent station, and are disposed rather to endure
The impositions now practised on them under
color Of law. and run the risk Of depopula-
ton of Staten Island and New York by insec-
tious diseases, than have their vessels detained,
even AT more fitting place
1t was said OF the DGtch merchants, at one
period Of the history Of Holland, that they
would burn their sails in certain place to make
profit, and ii sometimes looks rs If that feel
ing somewhat prevailed in "New Amsterdam
A constant intercourse is kept up by our ship.
ping during the sickly season with thoee ports
known to b. most afflicted with the yellow
fever. Cargoes must be had, profits must be
made captains may die, and crews be pitched
overheard one after another, as fact O. Yellow
Jack selects his victims; fever and pestilence
are nothing. death is nothing, New York l.
nothing seven hundred thousand inhabitants
are nothing, in comparison with the traffic
in scgars, sugar, pineapples and bananas
This appears to be the rationale Of our
Southern trade during the summer season. And
when some humane and rejecting people main
tain. If the trade with infected ports is 80 impor
tOntsud 50 necessary to be kept up, tha; the Qua
rartine ebould he aome miles further oT than 1.