The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-17
New York, Monday. january IL, 1883.
The News.

The democratic senatorial caucus met NJ WISH
ington on Saturday to take into consideration the
proposition Of Mr.. Slidell placing thirty million
dollars as an instalment for the purchase of Cuba
in the hands of the President for that purpose.
The proposition was viewed favoraby, as on vote
it was ascertained that of those present only live
Senators were opposed to it. Mr.. Douglas, although
voting in favor Of the proposition, remarked that
there was but one way to acquire Cuba, and that
was to seize it, should certain contingencies arise,
and negotiate afterwards In the House bill for
the purchase Of Cuba win be reported on Tuesday.
The mails of the Niagara reached this city from
Boston little after midnight yesterday Sunday
morning bringing files and letters from Europe,
dated in Paris on the 3lst ultmo and III London ON
the lst instant. The copious news summary tele-
graphed from Halifax, which appeared In the He
RAID last Friday morning, and our extensive re
sumo published on Sunday after the arrival of the
Jula, embraced the main features of the news. We,
however, give to-day some highly interesting ex-
tracts relative to the widespread effect produced in
Europe by President Buchanan's message; the
financial prospects and expectations of England for
the present year, and the comments of the leading
London papers on the right Of search question:
as viewed by England in the case Of the steamship
Washington at Greytown, Nicaragua.
The Niagara brought the large German mail that
was on board of the disabled steamship Weser.
Adyices from Gonaives to January state that
formidable instruction against the authority Of
Sououque had broken out in Hayti on the 22d ult.
The revolution was headed by General Geiard
supported by party ofrepubicans, who proclaim
ed him President. The population were Joining him
from every direction, and the cities Of Aux Cages
and Jacmel had declared in his favor. ST. Marks,
a small fortified town on the island, was seen to be
in flames on the evening of the date Of advices.
In addition to our copious synopsis Of Mexican
news published on Sunday morning, We give some
further extracts and correspondence this morning
The triumyirate was received with favor in the City
of Mexico. Degolado had sustained most disas
trous defeat by the troops of Miramon, and was re-
ported as eiiectually crushed out.
Our correspondent at Falmouth, Jamaica, writing
on December 49, says that three steamers and three
frigates all having Spanish coors hoisted, passed
of that place the 2Cth steering w. by W., with
troops on board, and doubtless were destined Far
some port in Cuba or Vera Cruz. Falmouth was
healthy, and so was all the island, except at
Sparisltown, where fever to some extent prevail
ed. The victims were said to average five per
day. The weather was very fine and the crops
looked well. But very little sugar and rum were
for sale, and the stock, though limited, was con-
fined to few houses Business was extremely
dull, without any prospect of improvement until
the new crops reached market.
Higgins and Glass, the persons charged with kill
ing Mr.. Owens by shooting him with pistol, and
also with dangerously, if not fatally, wounding Mr.
Decker, on Saturday night, have been arrested and
committed to prison by the Coroner to answer the
offence. A third party seems to be implicated, but
he has not yet been arrested. The facts of this
bloody transaction are detailed in full elsewhere
General Ward, our recently appointed Minister
to China, left Savannah on Saturday for this city
en- route 70 the Celestial Empire.
Before the chronological Society, on Saturday
evening, Dr.. De Haas delivered an eloquent and
highly instructive lecture on American Antiquities.
He took for his subject, "The Mounds-their charac-
ter, construction and extent" and graphically
described the existing tumui and relics throughout
the Western States.
The Ashlander Club celebrated the twelfth an
niversary of their organization by dinner at the
Waverley House on Saturday evening. The COM
pany WAS small, very respectable, and passed the
evening very agreeably together.
The steamship Philadelphia win not sail for
Havana until Tuesday, the 18th. The mails win
close at IL P. NJ
atmosphere in this city during the past week, the
range Of the barometer, the variation Of wind cur.
rents and the state OF the weather at three periods
daring each day, viz at a. NJ, and and o'clock
P. Nj