The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-23
New York, Thursday, juno %, 1859.
This News.


By the overland mail we have advices from San
Francisco to the 30th ult, and later accounts from
Oregon and Fraser river The letter of our San
Francisco correspondent, published in another
column, contains summary of the news, which,
though interesting, is unimportant. Business was
very dull owing to the large stocks of merchandise
on hand, and Eastern shippers are cautioned
against further shipments. The Flying Chlders
and Hornet from Boston, had arrived out. The
yield of the gold mines continued satisfactory.
The Oregon Legislature met on the 10th ult. The
most important question before them was the cleo
ton of United States Senator in place of Delazon
Smith. The accounts from the Fraser river gold
region continued discouraging. decree had been
issued providing for the naturalization of foreign
ers after three years residence in the Territory.
Late accounts from New Mexico state that the
revolutionary attempt of Zuoaga, the brother of
the ex-President of Mexico, in Chihuahua, had been
suppressed. Zuloaga surrendered without battle
and was pardoned
By an arrival at this city we have news from
Rosario, the principal port of the Argentine Con
federation, to the 28th of April President Urquiza
was actively preparing for an invasion Of Buenos
Ayres and would commence operations in June
1t was reported that steamer was fitting out at
Asuncion to convey the son of President Lopez to
the United States with the treaty negotiated by
Commissioner Bowlin, and propositions for settle
mant of our claims against Paraguay. Capt. Page,
with the vessels of the exploring expedition, left
Rosario on the 2sth Of April for Asuncion.
By way Of New Orleans we have advices from
Havana to the 18th inst, but they contain no news
of importance. The sugar market was dull, with
stock Of AGO. 900 boxes on hand.
Dispatches from Frankfort, KY, state that Hon.
Garrett Davis and Capt VIM. E. Simms, democratic
candidate for Congress in the Eighth district of
Kentucky, had left that part Of the State for the
purpose of fighting duel. The difficulty arose out
of political discussion, in which Davis denounced
Capt Simms in his presence as /" a scoundrel, ca
lumniator and coward"
The Emigration Commissioners held their weekly
meeting yesterday at Castle Garden. The special
committee to whom the Board referred the COM
muncation recently sent to them by the Commits.
sioners of Quarantine, stating their willingness to
send smallpox patients to the hospital on Wards
Island on the terms named by the Board, reported
the form of their reply which stated that the small
pox hospitals are now ready for the reception of
patients and the form of the reply to be sent the
Commissioners of Quarantine in reference to their
communication asking the Board to appoint medi.
cal officers, nurses, &c, to the new floating
hospital, and to provide it with stores,
and medicines, was read. The document stated the
willingness Of the Board to assume the RESPONSE
bility of providing the hospital with medicine and
stores and appointing shipkeeper and crew, but
it added that the law under which they act pre-
vents them from appointing doctors aud nurses
and places this authority in the hands of the Qua
Ito1s bod d. A.
hospital be moored opposite the wharf known as
the Boathouse Wharf at Staten Island The docu
ment was approved by the Board with the excep.
ton Of the part assuming the responsibility of ap-
pointing the shjpkeeper and crew, which was
stricken out. The number of emigrants arrived
during the week was 4,l5s, making the number for
the year so far 80 1884 The balance in favor of the
Board now amounts to $l2,724 AZ.
The Commissioners of Health disposed of a large
amount of miscellaneous business yesterday, and
among the rest authorized the appointment of
Assistant Health Wardens in the Eleventh and
Twentieth wards. Several reports and communi-
cations were received from the City Inspector, in
one of which he stated that much good has re-
suited from the instructions given by him to the
Health Wardens on Monday last towards the abate
ment of dangerous nuisances in various parts of
the city.
The cricket match between the Massachusetts,
and New York clubs was finished yesterday, the
New Workers being the winners, with six wickets
to go down. The st. Georges Club, of New York.
and the Boston Club commenced a match vestar
day which bids fair to excite considerable interest
among cricketers and the public generally.
The receipts of beef cattle during the past week
amounted to 1893 head, decrease of 4i9 head as
compared with the receipts Of the week previous
The demand was somewhat limited, and trifing
decline in prices submitted to by holders. The
reported quotations SC. 11c., according to
quality, while few sales were effected at a frac.
ton above the last price mentioned. The supply
of COWS and calves was large, but prices were with
out material change. Veal calves were in plentifu
supply, and sales were moderate at &c. &c. The
receipts Of sheep aud lambs were heavy, and With
fair demand prices advanced about Csc per head
the rates being 81 a S.. The demand for swine
was moderate and prices declined, the range being
&c. 62c.
The foreign news received by the Persia 81 wing &C
counts of steadiness In the Liverpool market had
tendency yesterday TO impart tone 10 our cotton
market here The sales embraced about LOO 200
bales closing on the basis OF about II c for mid.
ding upiands and Flordas. The receipts the ports
ls OF September last bs reached GA
600 bales, against eOs 600 for the tms in 1858.
2,se7 900 In 1857 and 34l4000 in 1866. The exports
have been 2,74s,ooO bales, sgainst 2256,Oco in
1853 2o57 1851 and 900 in 1855. The stock
tand embraced $4,000 bales against $4,000 in 1858,