The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21
New York, Sunday, August 81, 1859.
The News.

We have four days later news from Europe, re.
ceived by the Hungarian, which arrived at Quebec
last night. The advices are to the 10th inst, and
though interesting, are not of general importance
The representatives of France, Austria and Sar-
DINA met at Zurich on the sth instant to perfect
the treaty of peace agreed upon at villafranca
by the Emperors Napoleon and Francis Joseph
Nothing, however, had been made public respect
ing the proceedings of the Conference The repre-
sentatives, namely the Marquis Bourqueney, assist
ed by M. de Bonneville, on the part Of France;
Count Coloredo, on the part of Austria, and Cheva
lier Desambrois on the part of Sardinia, had been
warmly welcomed by the authorities and nhabi
tants of Zurich.
The subscriptions to the new stock of the At
lantic Telegraph Company were coming in rapidly
Among the names are those of nearly all the great
financial and mercantile houses of Great Britain.
The mammoth steamship Great Eastern is at last
completed. The event was celebrated on board
the ship on the sth instant by banquet
The American produce markets exhibit no
change of importance. Consos had improved
three-eighths to one-half per cent
BY way of the Tehuantepec route and New Or.
leans we have news from San Francisco to the 5th
inst. The steamers which left for Panama on that
thousand passengers for New York. Business con-
tinued dull The ships Northern Eagle, Amos
Lawrence, Flying Eagle, Orpheus, Express, and
Chariot of Fame, from New York, had arrived out
The news from the mines was satisfactory.
By way of Tehuantepec we have also important
news from Mexico. Mramon's Cabinet had been
dissolved and the Archbishop of Mexico had ex-
communicated the entire liberal party. General
Vol had been defeated in Tamaulipas, with the
loss of all his artillery.
In another column may be found interesting
news from the Rio Grande and Northern Mexico
The decree of President Juarez respecting the
church property of Mexico was celebrated at Mata
moros by the firing of salutes and general pa
rade of the citizens. General Guadalupe Garcia had
left Matamoros to JOIN the liberal army, and new
regiment of volunteers was preparing to leave for
the same destination. General Degollado was at
Matamoros making arrangements for the next
campaign.
We have advices from Havana to the 18th inst,
but the general news is of little mportance. Sugar
molasses and freghts were dull. The money mar
ket was excessively tight and exchange on New
York at sixty days is quoted at to per cent
discount. $4,000 900 in bonds, bearing six per
cent interest are to be issued by the Spanish Bank
of Havana.
The parties who were arrested last week for vo-
atng the city ordinances in keeping hogs and goats,
yesterday morning appeared before the Police JUS
tice, Sentence was, however, suspended, they
having received from the Mayor permits to keep
their animals unmoested. About one hundred and
fifty of these permits have already been issued
Mr. Wise, editor of the Richmond Enquirer and
Mr.. Old, editor of the Richmond Examiner,
fought duel yesterday. Two shots were ex-
changed, but happily neither party was hit
There were seven steamships left this port yes
terday for various routes, each carrying full COM
plement of passengers and profitable freight lists
viz:-The Fulton Cope, for Havre; City of Man
chester, Kennedy for Liverpool; Star of the West,
Gray, and North Star, Jones' for Aspinwall; Quaker
City, Shufeldt for Havana; Alabama, Schenck, for
Savannah, and James Adger Adams, for Charles.
ton. The City Of Manchester took out ss4S,O 900 in
specie, and the Fulton $4l62s0.
There has been food in the middle of Long
Island. On Saturday, the 18th inst they had tire.
mendous storm of rain accompanied by incessant
thunder. at Mattuck the rain fell to the depth of
twenty inches. At wadng River the new bridge
was swept away the mill dam broken, and the
made ground about the pond flooded and borne off
to the Sound. The roads were terribly cut up;
turnpikes dozen years old were ploughed away
by the extemporized rivers, and the lawns covered
with sand 1t is thirty-three years since any such
food last visited the Island.
The annexed table shows the temperature of the
atmosphere in this city during the past week, the
range of the barometer and thermometer, the
variation of wind currents and the state of the
weather at three periods during each day, viz at
A. NJ, and and 9 o'clock P. NJ.