The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
New York. SATURDAY, August s. 1850.
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Via Tehuantepec and New Orleans we have ne vs.
from San Francisco to the Goth ult. The steamers
which left San Francisco for Panama on that date
had on board 81 900 900 in treasure and 700 passen
gers The reports say business was dull and prices
declining. The ships Storm Cloud and Dictator,
from New York and the Belvidere, from Boston,
had arrived out.
We have additional details of news from Buenos
Ayres and the River Plate provinces. The letters
of our correspondents, given in another column,
contain all the particulars
By the arrival at this port of the bark Panama
we have Rio papers of June 10. There is no local
news Of interest in them. Only one death by yell
low fever was reported on the 18th. Sales of cof
fee were limited to 1000 bags on the 18TH An
English bark was chartered for Valparaiso for
$500, and an American schooner for New York
at soc.
By the arrival of the schooner Masonic, Captain
Perry, we have news from Hayti dated at Aux
Cages on the 2lst of July Our report says
The country is perfectly tranquil. There is a
general reform, especially in the official depart
ments. President Geffrard, being man of intelli-
gence, seeks everywhere men capable Of admins
tering in the several branches. The Collector of
Customs here has been changed. President Gef-
There lively time in the Board of Alder.
men last evening on the nominations to the Croton
Board-the votes not being partisan but polite.
There quite split in the parties-the opposi-
ton and the democrats voting on each side ogeth-
against their political Associates. Mr. Thomas B.
Tappan (democraO was confirmed as Assistant
Commissioner, by vote of IA to 2. The nomina-
ton Of MIR. Alfred Craven, after considerable de-
&C w.
nomination of Mr.. Van Schaick, for President of
the Croton Board, was laid on the table by vote
of to 7. The subject created considerable
interest and attracted a large attendance in
the lobby. At an earlier hour of the evening GER
tain resolutions regulating the Hoboken ferry, cal
cuated to accommodate the public, were presented
The Board adjourned to the first Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Phe Coroner's inquest in the Virginia Stewart
case was held at the New York Hospital yesterday.
For full report of the proceedings, together with
sketch of the closing scenes refer our readers
to another column.
As policeman Conne, Of the Nineteenth pre-
cinct was returning to his home at No. 1919 East
Fortieth street, on Thursday evening, he learned
that two boys, whose parents occupy apar tmcnts
in the same building, had found large package Of
counterfeit bills. He questioned one Of the lads,
when they told him that they found the money in
the cellar between the foundation and the timbers.
The bills proved to be counterfeit Z" tens" on the
Oneida County Bank, and the quantity seized
amounted to Sc, 400. They were well executed and
calculated to deceive the best judges of paper
money AS far as could be ascertained none of
the counterfets had ever been passed in this city
No clue could be obtained to the counterfeiters.
The court martial of Major Cross continued yes
terday and mass of official letters was read by
the Judge Advocate. The most important feature
of Yesterdays proceedings was the testimony by
which the accused proved that he had paid the
United States government nearly the full amount
of his Indebtedness
At the meeting of the Health Commissioners yes
terday resolutions were adopted which, together
with the action previously taken in regard to the
up town piggeries, will lead to the removal of
every establishment of this nature in the city south
of Eghty-sxth street. The City Inspector reported
having seized large quantities OF bad meat in Wash
ington market, and also that hog cholera prevails
extensively among pigs in this locality at the pre-
sent time. The arrival of vessel from Sierra
Leone was also reported with only three sick men
board, the remainder having died on the passage
of bilious remittent fever.
steam boiler used in the paper mill of Ran
dolph, Van Liew & Co., at Bloomfield, New Jersey,
exploded last evening, wounding one man so Sc
riously that he is not expected to recover, and in
juriDg two others severely.
The cotton marke inactive yesterday, and sales
quite limited. The heavy fail OF rain during the greater
part o. the business hours Of the day tended 10
transactions In the absence Of Of importance the
market closed nominal at quotations given In another
column. Flour again heavy, and cheaper for the
common grades Of State and Western. Southern -four
also easier, while Gales Of all kinds were limited
Wheat was frmer, and supplies of prime 10 choice new
were scarce, while sales were moderate, among which
prime to choice white Kentucky at 81 sc 81 g.
and prime Southern 81 SO 81 &C. Corn was firm and
in fair demand at 76c. 7sc for Western mixed Pork
irregular and lower, with sales Of sl4 so
s1s s7, thin sI3 s7 and prime a. $40 10 $40
s7X and l,ooo bbs sold, deliverable in the first
fifteen days OF October, at SIS. Beef heavy, while
lard was firm. Sugars without change OF moment:
the Gales embraced about 800 hhds 5o7 boxes at
rates given in another place. Freights nrmer with
Offering for English ports Among the engagements
$50 bales OF cotton for Liverpool at ga led