The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-01

the News.


the News.
The arrival of the European mails brought by
the Arabia in this city last evening enables this
morning to lay before our readers letters from
correspondents at London, Paris Berlin and Co
logne together with copious extracts from our files,
thus presenting the details of the important events
occurring in Europe down to the latest date.
We have advices from Havana to the 18th ult.,
but they contain no news of general interest. The
public health was excellent and political affairs quiet
1t is stated that considerable uneasness felt in
commercial circles from the fact that great deal
of exchange had come back protested, and there
had consequently been large shipments of specie
to New York to save the bills already sent.
By way of Havana we have accounts from Ca
racas, Venezuela, to the 9Th ult. The country con-
tinued in deplorable state of disorder owing to
the broils of the various factions 1t is reported
that General Castro had resigned the Presidency Of
the republic, and that Vice President Tevar had
assumed the direction of the executive functions.
In accordance with the economy and retrench-
ment principles of the Secretary Of the Treasury
Collector Schell yesterday notified some eighty Of
the Custom House employees that their services
were no longer required. The victims are entry
clerks, invoice clerks, rneasurers and assistant
weighers, and list OF their names may be found
in another column.
Dispatches from St. Johns, N. F., dated at noon
yesterday, state that the steamer Argo will be to-
tai loss. Two tugs were along side of her however
saving all the property they could All the passen-
gers, with their luggage, were SAFE Twenty-Five of
the first class passengers were already booked for
Galway, and we understand that the agent Of the
American Express Company has made arrange
ments with the agents OF the steamer Glasgow to
call at St Johns and take the remainder of the Ar
go's passengers to Europe. The captain and first
officer of the Argo were, il is reported, on the
"bridge- when the ship struck.
The wheat crop in every quarter is represented
to be in excellent condition. In Maryland and Vir
gnia il is being cut and the yield will be large and
unsurpassed in quality. In Tennessee it is abun
dan., though slightly damaged by the fly. Ala
bama, North Corolina and Texas report favorably.
In Southern Illinois harvesting is going in good
earnest, and the yield is very heavy.
Captain Amos Pilisbury appeared before Presi
dent T. B. Stillman, OF the Police Board, at head
quarters, Yesterday, and was sworn in as General
Superintendent Of the Metropolitan Police. Deputy
Superintendent Carpenter and several of the Police
Commissioners were present and congratulated Mr..
Pilsbury on his accession to the Office. He entered
at once upon the discharge of his duties His office
is at the police headquarters, corner of Broome
and Elm streets, on the first foor General Tall
madges rooms, on the second floor will be occupied
by the Commissioners.
The Board Of Aldermen met last evening, but
transacted little business of Importance. A pet.
ton of property owners in favor of new road from
Harlem river to the lower end of the city, either
on the east, middle, or west side of the city, was
presented and referred. The Street Commissioner
communicated the fact that the work already done
for the Fire Department is sufficient to exhaust the
appropriation allowed for that bureau. report
in favor of additional issue of Central Park stock
was called up and adopted
There was no important business transacted in
the Board of Councilmen yesterday, although
number of papers were received and laid over for
future action. A report of the Committee on Fire
Department concurring to build new house for
Hose Company 43, was adopted communica.
was received from the City Inspector, in which he
stated that number Of sunken lots were filed with
pools of stagnant water and refuse of every
description. he deemed it important in a
sanitary point of view that immediate &C
tion should be taken to abate the nuisance
The paper was referred to the Committee on Pub
Lie Health His Honor the Mayor submitted
copy Of letter received from the Secretary of the
Washington National Monument Society in relation
to receiving contributions from city corporations
to aid in the completion of this great national work
The subject was referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance. A resolution directing the Street Commits
sioner TO have the Broadway pavement grooved
between Grand and Spring streets, as an expert
ment, was laid over. Several resolutions directing
the tagging Of streets were adopted.
The sales Of cotton yesterday confined 10 about
eco 500 bales without change In prices We repeat our
quotations In another column There disposition
among holders to await the receipt OF the Arabas let
ters. The usual influence OF the near advent Of "a.
tionA holiday 70 some extent. The recsiots
OF -four being moderate, the make, exhibited greater
frmness, with better demand from TIE trade and ssse
were rather lager. Southern was aso more buovant
and the demand fair Ipciuced In the sales were soms
parcels for export tropical pcss q, full prices. In
wheat the Grmness Of holders checked sales which were
Neht At quotations given IN another place. Corn VA,
again nrmer. with fair sales, ranging from SC &c.
for Western mixed and yellow and Sc Sc. for Jer
scy and Southern yellow and sales Of prime Southern
white were reported, for export, s coo. Pork was
heav and easier, with sales Of - SIG SIC 12
and sf primo II So rs Sl2 50. Sugars we're sseady
while sales were limited The sock embraced 81 oos
hhds, against SIS on the In July, 1885, Is rs boxes
asninse 1901 las year. oc6 bsgs agams 900 last
year. Cc6ee wss firmly held, but quiet the stock ON
orsoed "a 671 bags Rio, and tstsi Of parkaeea Of an
k's0 q u7.S7s, nc uded b which 81 Sss mats a
9sTh Freisht ssgseeesSks .crs moesra.s; among