The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY AUGUST L. 1sse-rRpLE SHEET
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The work of placing labelled lamps a. the cor.
ners of the principal streets the city, pursuant
to recent resolution Of the Common Council. was
entered upon yesterday. On each lamp will be
conspicuousy painted the name of the streets an.
gular to it, Only one hundr d of the labelled
lamps are to be erected at present the object being
to see whether the experiment will prove adyanta
geous. There can be no doubt of the benefit re-
sultng from this arrangement, more particularly
TO strangers in the city, and but little doubt that
very soon IKE present plan will be carried gene
rally into effect, and embrace all the corner lamps
OF the city. The idea is moi a new one, as it was
suggested by this journal several years ago
regatta of the New York Yacht Club took
place yesterday at Newport. None of the first class
sloops entered. The contest was confined to first
class schooners and to sloops of the second and
third class. The distance run was twenty miles out
and back. The yachts started at about III o'clock
with light breeze, and returned at intervals from
half past four to five o'clock. The prize, which was
divided among the three classes and valued at
$500, was respectively won by the Narragansett,
Restless, Plover and Madge.
destructive fire occurred at Cincinnati yester-
day, by which property to the amount of $500 900
was destroyed and several fremen injured by the
falling ruins.
In view of the general interest manifested in the
lottery business in the United States we have COM
piled an elaborate history of its rise, progress
and present position, which will be found exceed
ingly interesting. 1t contains some curious parti-
cuars of the early history Of this peculiarly asci
mating excitement
Elsewhere will be found a statement from Mr.. H.
Il. Day and his counsel in relation to the great
India rubber controversy lately decided in the
United States Circuit Court at Baltimore.
The sales OF cotton yesterday embraced about 300 bales
closing steady and without change in prices While mid
dipg up!ands and lower grades the before
the finer qualities were held with more hrmness. The
flour market exhibited less depression while recent
concession led to inquiry and oeciay the
grades OF Western aud State Southern continued to be
somewhat Irregular but with good demand, including
come purchases for export Wheat firm, with mode
rate sales, including Kentucky white at 81 4s 81 So
and amber coored do at 81 49, Corn WAS rmsr and in
fair activity at 7Sc Slc. for old and ne Western
mixed, the latter figure for prime, and round
yellow at soc There was reaction of feeling in
the pork Market and tone apparent at the Close
with oleraOy fres salee including at Sl3 90
sls thin mess al sl3 1914 and prime $40 $40 u.s. Beef
was dull and lard steady Sugars were steady, with
Gales Of SEQ 600 hhds ard 100 at rates given in
another column. Coffee continued to be active, and
closed with frmer feeling tie sales embraced two or
three cargoes comprising IL o0 bags Rio a55 do
do, by auction, all at rates given in another column
Feghts to Ergsh ports were firm. To Liverpool abou.
1850 bales Of cotton engaged at 3i6a to 732d and
part at Nd, and oilcake at It's Cd. TO London. 100
tons ooske engaged at Dos. To Glasgow 700 bbls
-four at 2s and $50 packages tobacco for Hamburg by
the steamer Teutona to sail the 18th ust 75c per
package.