The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-01

| the steamship Ariel, by passenger. who expresses
the utmost satisfaction at the conduct of the officers
and the staunchness Of the ship.
| From hey West have full account of the
arrest of Col. Frank Anderson and party Of thirty
nine of Walkers men, by the United States Marshal
on the affidavit Of Commodore Paulding and report
o. the trial as far as it had progressed Some of the
accused claimed to be citizens of Nicaragua while
others refused to testify.
letter from George Seward, ESQ.,. Secretary o.
the Atlantic Telegraph Company. dated at Londor
January Is, says =" Our arrangements here for The
completion OF the work We have in hand are pro
crossing satisfactorily, and trust and believe that
our next attempt will he crowned with success. The
machinery is being overhauled under the direction
OF English and American engineers, and expert
ments will be carefully tried before sailing mex,
time with view to meet every known or antici
pated difficulty. The English government has again
granted us the use of ships and the manufacture Of
new cable to supply the place of that which lost
is going on satisfactorily. 1t is intended at present
to take out $500 miles of cable, being 900 miles
more than was thought sufficient last time
We have advces from the West coast of Africa,
dated at Sierra Leone on 18th of December. Trade
was dull, with an exceedingly high market for hides.
palm OIL and other produce. Two American vessels
were in port loading with hides, but the prices had
so advanced that it was feared the ventures would
end in serious losses TO the owners. Our traders
do not exhibit their usual experience and caution
when in the African traffic.
We publish this morning curious story about
Louis Napoleon, which appeared in the January
number OF Graham's Illustrated Magazine. If it be
true the present Emperor of the French instead Of
being the son Of Louis Napoleon and Hortense, is a
Yankee. 1t will, however, repay perusal and we
give it for what il is worth
The value Of foreign goods entered at the Boston
Custom House for the week ending Goth ult was
ssi7 3l5, which is an increase of 1896 92S over the
corresponding week in 1857. The principal articles
of import were groceries, linseed, and satpetre.
Tie colt m market firm Saturday, with sales
Of about 1000 bales, closing at l0lc I0ssc for mid
ding uplards. The transactions fer days have oNed
up about 1900 bales, which, estimated s44 per bale
would give value Of about 500 0OO The Aour market
was dull, and again sc per Dbl lower for ccmmou
grades OF State and Western; and low grades Of
Canadian there decline of abou, loc ar Dbl Low
grades Of Western and Southern were also cheaper
Wheat was quiet and nominal no sales of moment having
TRANSFERRED. Corn without change of moment while
sales were limited Prices ranged from &c &c Csc for
sound new, and prime dry white held at -0c Pork
was rether trmer for lots on the spot aud sales OF 200
800 bbls were made at SIS SIS 25. Sugars were quiet
but firm, owing TO the extremely light stock in this mar
ket which comprised only S44 hhds against 5SS7 last
year, at same period (st Of February and 46ls boxes
against III last year The only in molado
which amounted to 4Teo hhds against ees year. The
importation Of Dolsdo sugars last year were in excess OF
demand and heavy; losses sustained them Is
believed that during the present year this description of
goods will be imported in much smaller quantities than
the last season The finer grades of New Orleans
sugars arc always popular with the trade, and wiz
good rum to compete with which Cubans will be com
PEELED to scnd forward better class Of goo1 and greatly
reduce their supplies of inferior articles The sales yes.
terdsy confined to about 900 hhds boxes at
rates given in another column. There a movement
in coffee OF Saturday with greater Armess prices The
sales embraced about 500 bags Of Rio at SIC Iof
chiefly at &C. eEc. Showing advance OF about &c
per h. The stock Of Rio II 452 bags and Of al
Of packages 81 800 Freight engagements wero moderate
and rates without change Of moment.