The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-19

having appointed a shipping master Tor the port o
Havana Of his own choosing. eatirely overlooking
the nominations made by the Consus OF the United
| States and England. il was thought that some OH
| cial trouble would ensue in that department
| There was still good deal OF excitement in imam
| cia and commercial circles relative I, the position
and action Of the Bank OF Havana and the money
| market in general. serious fire had occurred al
| Gpanabacoa. The city OF Havana was more
] healthy, bnt not perfectly free from fever An
Opera company had opened at the Tacon theatre
II was hoped that the duty on American fiourwou'd
be much reduced and an agitation for the imporui'
ton OF frame houses free of duty was in progress.
Advices from Mexico, dated in Mexico City on
the 3Ist Of August and in Vera Cruz on the 4th
inst. have been received. Mirsmon was still pro-
uaring for the campaign TO be opened when the
rainy season ended. from which he expected great
results. General CARA was at Tamaulipas and
General Degollado at San Luis, collecting war ma
teral
Letters from Saint Domingo City Of the goth Of
August inform us that in the Official Gacea there
is decree from the Vice President of the republic,
who is charged with the executive power, granting
IN amnesty to all pofaxcal offenders and allowing
them to return to their country
We have received advces from Kingston, ia.
maica TO the 27th Of August, giving full details OF
the recent negro riots on the north side OF the
island. although the outbreaks had been sup
pressed there great fear entertained that there
would be a recurrence OF the sanguinary and sedi
tcnary scenes in other parts Of the island. The
Baptist parsons were on all sides preaching up re-
sistance to the authorities, and calling upon their
followers TO ayenge the blood OF their fallen com
patriots. The colonists were anxious to have more
troops, even il they have to support them.
The adyices we elsewhere publish from Bene
guela to the 25th of August, are interesting. The
tables were being turned upon the rebels in every
direction, and in more than ten engagements they
were defeated by the government troops The
utmost enthusiasm prevailed throughout the coun-
try, and it was confidently hoped that in another
month great part if not the whole Of the repub.
lie, would he paciied.
The United States steam vessel Governor Floyd
built for the government to ply between the forsif
cations at Sandy Hook and New York, was on Sa-
turday torcibly taken possession of by one of her
builders and towed to Williamsburg, on the plea
that she was not paid for. Marshal Rynders, ac-
cordng to instructions, replevined the vessel, and
had her conveyed to the United States barge Office
II seems that the builder was rather fast in his pro.
eeedings, having demanded payment before it was
due, as the vessel is still in an unfinished state
The riot of the men employed on the Bergen
tunnel was brought to a close yesterday. The
military under the command of General Hatfield,
marched to the place where the distinctions were
placed on the Erie Railroad, and under their pro.
lection detailed force removed the obsruc tons,
after some resistance by the rioters. Some sixty
or seventy Of the most prominent among the riot
ers were arrested and lodged in Hudson county
Jail. A report Of the proceedings is given else
where.
We give elsewhere further details of the damage
done by the equinoctial storm of Saturday. On
Long Island great damage was done by the unroof.
ing of houses injury of barns, and the ruin Of their
contents.
The Potomac river is represented as very high
and the water still rising. The wharves at George
town are overlooked and fears are entertained of
serious damage.
The lecture announced to have been delivered
last Sunday by the Rev. J. H. Hatch, on the "Phio-
scphy and Progress Of Sunday Laws" but which
was unavoidaby postponed, was delivered to
large and attentive auditory yesterday morning at
but pungent and arsuuaeutati,c. The lecturer very
ably reviewed the history of the Sunday laws and
the causes that had brought them into operation,
showing most coRclusively that they were founded
upon the Mosaic code and the necessities of the
Church Of Rome. The views so plainly held in the
HERALD, as well as those taken by the late man.
moth meeting, were fully sustained by the re-
searches Of the lecturer AT the conclusion of the
discourse a rather animated discussion took place
on the subject of the lecture, and it was pretty
plainly to be seen from the general scope of the
discussion that mems minds are being fully ava.
kened TO the common sense view Of the subject,
while the musty ideas of the Puri.ancal sects are
being rapidly dispersed.
Agreeably to advertisement in the daily papers,
the Rev. Charles E. Harris, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn, preached in the morn.
ing to the text Search the Scriptures" John,
chap. ", verse &c., very ably, andfn the evening to
very crowded house, or rather church, on the sub
ject "A plea for the Sabbath in America" His de.
nunciations Of volks Gardens, &c. were very EN-.
phatic.
A largely attended meeting took place last even
ing at No. ls5 Bowery, at which the Sunday ques-
ton was freely and fully discussed The meeting
was lively and interesting, but our report Of it has
to give place to other important matter,
The cquinoctal blow with the heavy fall Of rain expe-
renced Saturday tended interfere with outdoor bust
aud to check transactions in branches Of COM
merce Fears expressed that should the recent cold
weather and the storm of Saturday have extended over
the cotton regions Of the South that their effects would
prove quite unfavorable. The autumn weather Of last
year was remarkably fine and late, and such con
dion Of as the present experienced here so carly
in the season Not only the yield Of cotton but also
Of tobacco liable to be affected by early frost and
storms and good deal Of anxiety exists with persons in
the trade to learn the effects Of the late change tempe
nature and OF the storm Of yesterday upon the growing
crops, which, owing to late spring, are said in
many sections 10 be quite backward. The sales
Of cotton yesterday embraced about 1000 balcs
LEGO of which consisted OF New Orleans strict mddng
at 1216c We, however, have change to notice in our
regular quotations, al which the market closed firm
0xrin m Ell, he df Hour