The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-30
New York, Monday, August 30, 1858.
The News.

The News.
By the arrival of the steamship North Star of
Tape Race on the afternoon of Friday last we have
hews from Europe to the 18th inst, four days
1ater than the accounts brought by the Canada.
Copsols at London on the 18th were quoted at 96l
a9Gi for both money and account At Liver
pool American produce was depressed, and o
slight decline in both cotton and -four is re.
ported. The British government has determined
to send to Vancouver detachment Of engineers,
who will erect blockhouses for the safe keeping of
gold build roads and otherwise facilitate the opera
lions OF the miners who have focked to the newly
discovered gold regions The pioneer of line of
steamers to the British possessions is also announced
Very late advices received from the Italian ports
at Marsees represent the whole peninsula to be in
state Of great efiervesence, and that there were
manifest signs Of an approaching outbreak.
Our Manila sdvices arc to the 18th Of June. Cur
rent clayed sugar, &C. Exchange ON England As. for
six months sight bills.
By way of Charleston we have news from Havana
to the 10Th inst. Sugar and molasses had advanced
In price.
Our correspondent at Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
writing on the 18th inst. says The health of
the native population of this port strange TO say,
is not good owing TO the intercourse with foreigners
who inprudenty indulge in Injuries with
which they are entirely ignorant aud dametrical-
ly opposite to their tastes and constitutions;
hence diarrhGa, cholera morbus and yellow fe
yer, whose contagious influences native and TO
reign systems and constitutions are subject.
The loss on board foreign vessels is severe, and
many Of the Inhabitants have fallen victims to the
scourge. The shipments of sugar and molasses
have been very large this year. and leave bat little
on hand for export Great preclution is being OBJ
served here towards repelling foreign invasion.
The programme of the grand Atlantic telegraph
celebration which is to take place in this city on
"wednesday next, so far it has already been
agreed upon, is published in to-day's paper. The
Pire Department has made arrangements for the
finest torchlight procession ever beheld in the me
tropois. The entire Firs. division Of military, to-
gether with the Montreal artillery, who will reach
here on Tuesday. will parade in the civic process
sion. The German Turner'S. numbering some six
thousand, and the various German musical societies
and clubs will also participate in the demonstration.
meeting OF English. Irish Scottish and colonial re-
sidepts Of Great Britain, convenes this evening
TO decide what part they will take in the ceebra
ton There is every indication that the event will
no. only in New York, bat in all the prin.
cipal cities and towns throughout the country.
An imposing religious service will be per-
formed at Trinity church on the morning OF the
celebration. Dr. OgiIby yesterday preached preli.
minsy discourse on the laying Of the cable report
Of which Is given elsewhere. The enthusiasm OF the
entire community aroused and the festival in COM
memor@on Of the great achievement Of the age will
undcubS>dly eclipse all former affairs Of a similar
character
A letter from our special correspondent at Salt
Lake City, written on the 30,h ut, states that an
election for members Of the Territorial Legislature
and county officers ~ take place on the ID inst
OF the straight out Mormons are largely In the
majority; but nevertheless the Gentle residents had,
for the hrst time In the history of Utah local poll
tios, nominated ticket, composed partly Of Mormons
and partly 81 Gentiles, 0rson Hyde heading the list
OF candidates for representatives. Brigham Young's
fnsDcial affairs appear 10 be in sad plight. The
Prophet has heretofore in laced the people 10 give up
their gold and silver. and receive in exchange notes
Of the Deseret Currency Association. The Gentle
merchants, however, refused TO take these notes.
thus causing them 10 depreciate; and the Mormon
leaders finally also repudsted their own drafts. The
Indian tribes in Utah are becoming troublesome. II
n believed that they have been i,cited TO iasubori
nation by the Mormons for the purpose Of divertinc
the attention Of the army from themselves
n Rev. DIR. J. Dondi was indicted into the sacred
Office OF Rabbi Of the congregation Ansh Chesed. AZ
the synagogue in Norfolk street yesterday. large
conoouse Of spectators assembled to witness the I'm
posing Hebrew services appropriate 10 The oc asion
An account Of the ceremonies is given in another
column.
Our Lavenrorth correspondents letter contains
The proclamation Of the Kansas Board Of Commits
noners appointed 20 canvass the returns Of the re
cent election held In that Territory II viii be seen
ron The Official vote that Of 1908 votes cast but
,'ee we're given for the English proposition" |
1he Commissioners have therefore declared tina, /
The people OF Kansas do NOT desire admission int,
ahe Union with the Lecompton constitution under
The conditions set forth in said proposition.
A the season approaches for the animal exhib
tons Of Agricultural produets the letter Of our co,
respondent at st. Louis giving some account ~ tho
making In that city for holding Tho
sir ~ the g. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical
Association. viii be found interesting. The LIST Of
,-mlums amounts 70 t2i ooo the largest ever e,von
,y any society In the country and IL s distributed
'ver svery department of agricultural nsnufac.
airing and commercial industry.
n sslss 81 cotton Saturday embraced about 1000
'sise, l'-re nrm ID asoui l2ko. for middne upsads
leVs ga ls~ bvoysss and active: rejected aud CON-
nc1 tran 4, a. se and Western heavy while other
'e~HpucS we're arm and IN fair demand Southern
Amesi I" good 70 ssvs srsds, were no, plenty and The
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