The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-30

Jealousy attempted to take the life of John Van
warth, by stabbng him in bowels. The assailant
suspected his victim of bein too intimate with his
wife. The wounded man is not expected to reco-
ver The assailant was arrested. The Coroners
jury, who had made investigation into the matter
in relation to the death of Bernard Kerrigan, whom
1t is alleged came to his death by violence at the
hands of two policemen, after careful delbera-
ton exculpated the officers from the charge. Hen
ry G. Smith, of GLIDE tsville, Otsego county,
attempted to commit suicide y stei day morning
by cutting is throat willie OF DO .rd lie
Jersey City ferry boat Hudson. He was q Mer-
chant in this city few years ago, but failed during
the financial crisis-hence the rash attempt. The
Coroner having in charge the investigation of the
Fourteenth street fatal poisoning case continued
his labors yesterday, and examined quite number
OF witnesses. The testimony thus far certainly
points the agency of the act to the servant girl
Bridget, but nothing tending to show her direct act
in the matter was elected. The investigation will
be continued.
The Councilmen's Committee on Ordinances met
yesterday to hear parties in reference to the pro
posed removal of the hackney coach stand from its
present location at the Park up to Fourteenth
street Ex-Councilman Reynolds and number of
hackmen appeared before the committee, and stat
ed their objections to having the carriage stand
removed. They said that the present stand is the
most convenient for their business, that the public
do not complain of their remaining where they are,
and that in the summer months, when the city is
vacated by large numbers of up town residents the
hackmen would be reduced to starvation, for their
business would not pay under increased restric-
tons. They stated that they would have no obec
ton to the establishment of other stands in the city,
but must object to the wholesale removal of all the
hacks together from their old stand. There being
no parties to speak on the other side of the ques
ton, the committee adjourned, promising to hold
another meeting.
James Stephens, convicted of poisoning his wife
was yesterday brought before Judge Roosevelt, in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer for the purpose of
receiving sentence. Upon motion of his coun
sci for an arrest of judgment the record and on
matters outside of the record, Judgment was defer
| red until tomorrow.
On Monday afternoon, upon the application of
ex-Judge Edmonds, Judge Clerke granted a writ of
| alternate mandamus to compel Mayor Tiemann to
countersgn warrant for the payment of the City
Inspectors salary for the months of January and
states that in 1857 he was d1ly in Office as City In
spector, and that he has never been removed from
said Office, nor has any successor been appointed
and that he is still entitled to all the fees per-
quistes, &C., of the said office.
Accounts from the Pixies Peak mines received
at Leavenworth, Kansas, state matters to be
favorable, and that the average yield of gold with
rockers, was from four to ten dollars per day the
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unprecedented; the suburbs in the neighborhood
of that place were covered with emigrants, and
there was corn panic in the camp. At the cleo
ton held on the 2sth there was small but decided
majority in favor of the formation of State con.
stituton.
A shocking loss of life occurred on the Ohio
river on Monday last. The steamer Nat. Holmes,
from Pittsburg for st. Louis, with one hundred and
fifty passengers, mostly emigrants for Pixies Peak,
came in collision with the steamer David Gibson,
from New Orleans for Cincinnati and both boats
sunk 1t is supposed that fifteen or twenty per.
sons on the Nat. Holmes were lost, and one &C.
count says that only hundred of her passengers
were saved.
The Cochtuate viaduct at Newton, Lower Falls,
Mass, burst yesterday morning, and carried away
portion of the embankment, creating quite food
in the vicinity. The break will take some days to
repair, and fears are entertained of scarcity of
water in Boston.
The foreign by the Niagara impaired more
strength to the cotton market yesterday The sales en-
hraced abou, 900 bales, about g. 500 Of which were
made in transtu. All grades above mddng were fully
nc. higher and were in held at &c. advance
while middlipg New Orleans sold in transitu the
basis Of 12c with freight at l6d which considered
full &c to &c. higher than previously reported tansac
tons. The market closed firm, with upward tenden-
cy in prices. Flour dull, especially for common
to edum grades of State and Western with sales at a
decline Of SC. 10 10c per barrel good to choice extra
brands, however quite firm. Southern was less
buoyant. Wheat dull and sales limited. Prime to
choice lots and firmly held. Corn firm at
s9c Ole. &c for common to good yellow Southern
and Jersey and Western mixed. Pork was dull and
lower, with sales OF at SIS sls l21S; old do
ST. 40 sl7 so, aud prime at Sl2 70 sl3 Sugars
quite steady sales Of about 700 hhds were made a.
rates given in another column. Coffee was firm but
quiet. The stock embraces 5000 bags and mats of
which 20 900 bags consist Of Rio. Fregbs were steaiy
To Liverpool 100 bales cotton were engaged at
3led 70 do Sea Island at t4d and 400 bbls rosin at
Is. 101sd.