Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-01
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
[correspo~ieree Of tn Richmond Enquirer.
Svv Yong March % ls5g.

been rumored, on one hand, that his mission
had been successful, while another statement
was to the effect that he was about TO return
to England with n counter proposition; which,
it was hoped, would prove acceptable to all
concerned. The prospects Of peace encouraged
by the previous advices had undergone no ma
terial change. Though rs far as the feelings
of Sardinia and PIEDMONT were concerned, the
war fever had not subsidized.
The most important feature OF the NiagaraS
news was the heavy advance of about cent
per ID. in cotton at Liverpool; caused un-
doubtedly by the intelligence Of a decline i'll
the receipts at the Southern ports, and by III.
| creased hopes Of maintaining peace IN Europe.
There has been 0 curious freaks with re-
gard to the receipt of the Niagara's news from
Halifax. She arrived at that port Oh Sunday,
at | p. NJ, and tho news should have reached
New York on Sunday night But. 10! although
the weather was mild, clear and beautiful, no
news came forward for the press.
On Monday yesterday. all dag the word was
that the wires were down, or not working
About 10 o'clock, p. n. last night, the news
commenced coming. 1t could not be kept any
longer, because the Niagara herself was ex-
pccted to arrive at Boston this morning. II Is
strongly suspected that spectators nour prin-
cipal cities had one whole days use of the
news before the public became aware Of it
The value of one days possession Of it, in ad.
vance, 10 a cotton dealer, may be understood
when il was known that the article had al.
vanccd 1925 per bale. 1t is confidently be-
lieved that operators in this market were in
possession of the news all day yesterday. On
Saturday last, before the Niagara reached Hall.
fax dealers in cotton were indisposm 10 do any
thing, rs they were waiting for the news, and
ONLY about 1000 to 1900 bales were sold.
Yesterday, although the news was unknown
to the public, the sales suddenly reached ,,0U0to
& 00Ol,alcs {. 900 Of which were made in tranSitu.
The purchasers of cotton. if they had the news,
will have thus realised in a single day from
sl4. 900 to SIG. 600; enough TO cause them, 1t
practicable. to either purchase the news one
day in advance, or To have the wires cut be-
tween Boston and Halifax, and then to have the
news forwarded South Of the break in cyphcr.
IF so much was accomplished with the news in
New York, how much more was made out of 1t
in the Southern ports and particularly in New
Orleans and MOBILIZE
To prevent such movements something
ought 10 be done by the united action of the
public and the press, otherwise, tclesraPiS. III.
steal Of being 4 public convenience become a
public curse; n Continuance for the benefit OF
hcartlcss spectators at the expense OF honest
producers and traders. II was, Of course, en-
pcc,cd that the adviccs by the Niagara, would
rcport an advance in cotton; but none nntici.
pltcl that it would reach ] cent per pound. or
So 81 per bale. Hence the extraordinary ei-
forts to intercept the news and 10 withhold 1t
from the public for a whole day.
Consols in London, on the 18th March, closed
ut 96I both for money and account American
securities were unchanged, while an average
business was doing. The bullion in the Bank
of England had increased about $4,000
The monthly returns Of the Bank Of france
showed an increase of cash of 81 ,60O,0 600.
Trade at Manchester WAS still active, with in
c~reasing orders from the continent, Brcadstuffs,
however, were dull and wheat love.
A case Of somc interest was tried yesterday
before Judge Daley in the Court OF Common
Pleas. II seems that certain men who mlsra-
ted from New York to California, and were
there during The unruly times of the Vigilance
Committee, to whose sclf-con>tltuted authority
thsy bccame obnoxious, were arrested and
co,npellei 10 leave San Francisco; they re.
turned TO their old haunts and old associates
in this CITY, and have laid in watch Tor mem
bers of the said Committee, in order to catch
them whenever any Of them happened to travel
this way. One Of them was, on one occasion,
violently assaulted by Billy Mulligan," one
of the expelled parties. Mullisan was tried for
the offence. Another. by the name of Mo'"ney,
took a more dignified method for redIc,aln5
his wrongs. lie brought suit before Judge
Daley against Il Mr.. Dow, Treasurer of the
late San Francisco Vigilance Committee, for
Assasy. damages, After the evidence was gone 81.
miss the suit, on the ground Of want Of juris-
diction. Able counsel were employed on both
sides. and the arguments displayed u good deal
Of ability and ingenuity. AT the conclusion
Of the summing UP of counsel. the Judge very
properlv dismissed thu case. His opinion was
clear and decisive. lie denied that the plaintiff
had anv right to bring his suit here, against a
person whose alleged offence was committed
in another State, OF which both parties were
at the time citizens. The case properly be.
lonced to the courts Of California, and not to
those Of New York. This point is so very
clear, that it seems strange that the plaintiff
could have found counsel weak -Iuinded enough
to undertake a recovery Of dumagcs IN his be.
half. Moloney declares publicly that he will
appeal. 1t will do no cool, while u vestige Of
State rights remain. Judge Daley's decision
cannot be reversed.
We canno. approve Of the self constituted
bodies, known as o Vigilance Committee, in Il
country of laws, bit without rejecting upon
the Mulligan and Moloney cases. we must say,
that if ever the existence Of such committee
was justified, it was at the period, and under
the circumstances which occurred at San Fran
cisco: and the action of which We sincerely
believe. resulted in great good 10 the people Of
that city.
You will see notices Of a whole family having
been poisoned Mt the corner of 4th Avenue and
l4th street. The house is near Union Square
on ono side, and the Academy Of Music on the
other. Mrs. Bee, ham was 4 widow lady. Strug.
Cling to support her children, a boy and a girl,
the latter l3 years Of age. and with this view,
kept n boarding house, which was patronized
the past winter BY meIical. students and others.
She had in her employment n servant girl Of All
ugly, ~revengeful disposition, who had threatened
to be revcnged on Mrs. Is. if her wages were
not promptly paid. The poor woman was
anxious to get rid of her, and had given her
notice to quit. and said that she should be paid
il she had to borrow or beg the money. On
Wednesday morning Of last week, the whole
family we're poisoned By some metallic sub
stance, supposed to be arsenic, put in the food
for breakfast. chiefly in the cups of tea and
coffee. Mrs. Is. on drinking a cup Of tea was
seized with a violent vomiting and expired the
same day. Mr.. Lafayette Robinson who was
boarding at the house with his lady, has since
died, while nearly every one in the house have
suffered more or less. Mr.. Robinson was a
literary man, and among his familiar a~cquaint-
ances, was called Fay. Robinson" lie was
native of Richmond, Virginia He was
mostly devoted to tranSlations and ficti-
tious literature, md at different times Ia
bored in preparing stories for Bonner's Ledger,
besides probably doing something in the saIuc
line for the popular magazines. At the time Of
his death he was 43 years Of age.
Dr.. Dorcmus. with assistants, has the mate.
ria's appertaining to this horrible affair, under
analysis. He is the samc chemist who con-
Quoted the elaborate analysis in the Stephens