The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-24
New York. Friday, june "a, 1855.


hne NEWS.
An interesting letter from Judge Douglas with
reference to the Presidency may be found among
our Geographic dispatches from Washington. The
Judge says that if the democratic party stand by
their declarations, as announced from time to time
from 1850 down to Mr. Buchanan's letter accepting
the nomination of the Cincinnati Convention, he
will accept nomination for the Presidency if ten
dered by the Charleston Convention; but il the
Convention adopt the party platform of the
Southern freeaters respecting slavery in the Ter
ritories, he declines being considered as a candi.
date for nomination.
Our Washington despatch states that the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has nearly completed list of
the New York Custom House officers whose servi-
ces will shortly be dispensed with, in accordance
with the plan of reducing the expenses of the de-
partment. Some two hundred Office holders will
be invited to walk the plank.
The steamer William II. Webb has arrived at
New Orleans from Minattlan, with mails and pas.
seDgers which left San Francisco on the 9th inst.
The Golden Age left San Francisco on the 9th for
Panama, with one thousand passengers and
So ,643,00O in gold dust, bound for New York.
Captain Clark, Of the schooner Julia NJ. Hallock
at this port from ST. Jago de Cuba, reports ST. Jago
as very healthy, there being sickness among
the shipping or on shore, and no case Of yellow
fever heard of.
The bids for the State loan of $3.50, 900, at five
per cent, for the deficiency in the General Fund
debt of the Sinking Fund, were opened at Albany
yesterday. The bids were very limited, being in
all only $3.50 900, exclusive of one bid for the whole
sum at par, by Rufus II. King Co. The loan was
awarded as follows:-To Thompson Brothers. New
M
800 900 at 10l.0l and s2j 900 at l0Os6. To vii.
liamsburg City Bank, $4,000 at lOl06 and s25 600
at lOO.9l to John Sill s2j 900 at lOO96. Thompson
Brothers were the odly bidders from this city.
The bids for supplying the Navy Department
with coal are under consideration at Washington.
All the bids unusually low, within four dollars
per ton, while some Of them are as low as 50 ii
per ton.
A meeting Of the German Society of this city was
held last evening, at ST. Matthews church, to con-
suit upon the best means by which future German
emigrants may be protected and assisted. The
meeting adopted resolutions condemning the exist
ing arrangements at Castle Garden, and calling
upon the Commissioners Of Emigration to take
some action in the matter.
special convention Of the Board of Aldermen
was called to meet yesterday for the purpose Of
appointing clerks for the Ward and District Civil
Courts, but at the hour appointed for the meeting
there was no one on hand but the Mayor and one
Alderman, and Of course no business was trans
acted.
The Excise Commissioners held meeting yes
terday at which they granted thirteen licenses on
the usual conditions. Commissioner Holmes stated
that many complaints arc made at his Office of par
TALLY exercised 10y the llice in making ont their
reports of the of pa ties violaug the law 10y
selling liquor without license. 1t may be well to
state that all those against whom judgments are
procured are not eligible to be baled ont Of prison.
the law being peculiar and explicit on this point
The cricket match between the St Georges
club of this city, and the Boston club was conclu
ded about six o'clock yesterday afternoon the
first named club being declared the winner. An
account of the playing and the scores OF both sides
may be found in another column.
The great trotting match between Flora Temple
and Princess attracted an immense throng of peo-
pie to the Eclipse Course yesterday. The match
was for S. 200, two mile heats in harness. and was
won by Princess in two straight heats. Time,
5:02-5:05. An account of the race in detail IL
given in another column of to-day's paper.
The Of cotton yesterday confined TO about
y,
the basis OF quotations given in another column Flour
steady for fresh ground State and Western while old
brands heavy and lower. The sales moderate
and confined chiefly to the domestic trade. Southern
-four less buoyant and prices barely sustained while
sales were 10 O moderate extent. Wheat dull and
lower, while gales limited Prime red Southern sold
at 81 Co. white Southern at 81 49, and prime white Ken
lucky A$l 81. Corn was heavy and lower sales Of old
ana new Western mixed made at roc. so: and
Jersey, southern and round yellow at SIC. &c. The
market Tor pork was heavy and lower, owing proba
by In come degree TO suspensions the trade
New mes sold on the spot and seers option 30 days
for SIG 81 4, and 300 bbs mess sod afer Chsnre
at SIG rs, cash on the day. Prime was cold a, s,s so
$l3 o2K Beef was heavy while lard was rather 6rmsr
Sugars were firm and active, with aaes Of about 900
hhds and 100 boxes at rates gwen another place. cof
fee comparatively quiet, while bales wers livht. a,
steady and unchanged prices. There was rather more
freight Offering for English ports, and, comparatively
speaking, there rather more doing Among the shin
meps 600 bales Of cotton to Liverpool d and 600
boxes cheese BY steamer 1t 2ts Engagements for the
Continent were light and rates unchanged