The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-30

INTO the wrecking business. They recently in com
pany with party of professional wreckers, boarded
the bark Thales, which was cast away on the coast
| OF Florida; but while the wreckers were saving
the cargo, Tiger Tail and his warriors tgorously
drunk on some brandy found on board the ship.
The Thaes was bound from New Orleans for the
coast Of Africa, and from the nature of her cargo
suspicion excited that she was intended for the
slave trade.
The steamship Arago, from Havre and Southamp-
ton on the 18th instant arrived at this port early
yesterday morning. Our news summary, tele-
graphed from Halifax after the arrival of the Arabia,
which appeared in the HERALD of Saturday, en-
braced news from Europe three days later than that
hy the Arago.
The steamship Empire City arrived here yester-
day morning from Havana, with news dated on the
23d ult. She experienced very heavy weather.
There was little of political interest transpiring at
Havana. The agitation produced by the news of
Mr.. Buchanan's purchase plan was subsiding. Sugar
went off freely at former quotations. Thirty-fve
thousand boxes were on hand. Freghts were dull.
Exchange on New York was at 81 81 premium.
The telegraph announces the death of one of the
most accomplished historians of the age, William
Hickling Prescott, author of the History of the
Conquest of Mexico, the History Of the Conquest
of Peru, the History of the Reign of Ferdinand and
Isabella, the History of the Reign of Philip H., the
Life of Charles ", and other works of celebrity.
His Life of Philip II. has been left unfinished. He
died at his residence in Boston on Friday, OF pa
ralyss. He was in his usual health at noon and at
halfpast two o'clock expired, in the sixty'second
year of his age. Mr.. Prescott was native OF Sa-
lem Mass, and descended from family dstin-
guished for talent and patriotism. An accident in
early life deprived him of the sight Of one eye, and
through over exertion he soon after became nearly
sightless. This calamity, however, did not deter
him from literary pursuits to which he devoted
himself with such assiduity as to justly acquire
a brilliant reputation both in his own country and
abroad. He has left widow and three children.
The cotton market easier yesterday OF the
foreign news while the sales embraced about 500 600
bales The market closed at oneeghth cent Decline or on
the basis Of II cents per ID for mddng uplands AS the
Araoias letters would be at hand Monday, ope-
rators disposed to await their receipt before doing
much The -four market was less active, while the lower
and medium grades &C. 10c. lower. Holders
manifested more willingness to sell. Wheat continued to
be firmly held with fair sales, at full prices Corn was
dull with light transactions, at quotations given in
other place. FORK was heavy ana lower; new mess sold
at sls 12 sls 25 closing at the inside figure prime was
nominal at SIS so sl3 e2h. The news by the Empire
City impaired more rmness to the market and after its
receipt 200 hhds. sold speculation private
rates. Coffee firm; the sales embraced about 800
bags of Rio at $1 DO s11 So and about 1900 bags St.
Domingo for export at 9zsc The public sale of new teas
held yesterday drew good and spirited company. The
prices obtained showed advance gunpowder and
imperial OF lc per ID. FreghtS were dull aud en-
gagements limited