The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20
The News.

news.
The steamship Hungarian, from Liverpool, is
fully due at Farther Point, but had not reached
there when the telegraph Offices closed last night.
She left Liverpool on the 10th inst, and conse-
quently will bring four days later news, including
probably, some account of the opening of the
Peace Conference at Zurich
Some very interesting additional details of news
from South America are given in to days paper.
Our Venezuelan correspondent fully bears out the
local journals in the lamentable picture they draw
of the progress of anarchy and confusion in that
country. From Buenos Ayres the Argentine Con-
federation Brazil, Chile and the Oriental republic
the advces are interesting. The first collision be.
tween the belligerent forces of Buenos Ayres md
the Confederation was daily expected to occur.
From the Sandwich Islands we have news dated
to the 30th of June. The volcano at Mount Loa
was still in motion. There was not a single vessel
in Honolulu harbor under foreign flag on tue
30th of June. The whiskey duties engaged the
attention of the government. Several American
ship captains were engaged in contest relative to
the taking possession Of some new guano islands.
The late tariff imp svvd, ovid ~
said, be enforced until 1860. The Freemasons
made a grand display in Honolulu on st. Johns
Day, the oath of June.
The ship Vstula which arrived at this port yes.
terday from Manila, reports that the ship Kneo OF
Bath, while off the Cape Of Good Hope, picked up
a longboat containing ten men who had abandoned
an English ship. No particulars are given.
We publish to-day details of news from San Fran
cisco to the 25th ult five days later than the ac-
counts received by way of the Isthmus. The ad-
vices contain but little of general interest. The
political excitement was growing very hot, and
the campaign seems to be marked by unusual viru-
lence even for the region of California. Senator'S
Gwn and Broderick are both likelyto come out of
the fight with damaged regulations if what they
relate Of each other be near the truth.
Elsewhere will be found several interesting let
ters from the watering places and other summer
resorts of our citizens. The fashionable season is
now at its height and pleasure seeking is the order
of the day. Our correspondents graphically detail
the peasantres with which they while away their
time, and which they appear greatly to enjoy. The
gay season will soon close. The first frost will cool
the ardent temperaments Of many of the visiters,
and with a speedy return to the cares of life they
will soon forget the pleasures of the watering
places.
The proposals for repairing the City Hall and
for the erection of building for the Infants Home
Office yesterday. We give in another column the
names of the bidders and their suretes and the
sums named in each proposal. The lowest bidder
for the City Hall work was Edward Gridley, who
engages to make the necessary repairs for sll 500
The lowest bidder for the Infants Home contract
was William Coulter. His bid was 1913 900. These
contracts must receive the sanction Of the Mayor
and Common Council, and it Is understood that the
,r;u
without unnecessary delay SO that the work may
be commenced forthwith.
Further proceedings took place yesterday in the
Supreme Court in reference to the Haggerty and
Cummings case, of which give full report
elsewhere. All the witnesses stated that in their
opinion Mrs. Haggerty is crazy.
At the meeting of the Health Commissioners YES
terday DR.. Gum reported the arrival of the shin
Hannah Croker, from Havana. While there one
of the crew died of yellow fever and three others
were taken i'll, one of whom died on the passage
afterwards. She was ordered fifteen days qua
rantine.
Wilson Small has been appointed Deputy Col
lector of Assessments by the Street Commissioner
On Tuesday night last, at Cincinnati happened
of those terrible tragedies in real life which,
or fearfulness of intensity, surpasses the concep-
tions of the dramatst and reveals the earnestness
which often exists beneath an exterior ordinarily
placid. Bde particulars are given in another
column.
Inc oohon market more active yesterday, and
closed WIN hrmer feeling The sales footed up about
1900 oales including some parcels on speculation and
some 'oi eAp''' we quote mdding uplands at 11X,
l1c. Flour was more active and armer, with some sales
for export The market for some descriptions was from
&C. to loc per barrel higher. Southern -four wa. al,o
active with sales for export tropical ports Ola and
inferior grades Of wheat dull and heavy while
new qualities quite steady Among the sales Ken,p
white brought 81 40 81 45. Corn firm with fair
amount OF sales. Pork was move active, with sslss O,
meas and prime at figures given elsewhere Sugars were
steady with sales Of about 800 hhds $50 boxes aud
$3.50 bags Pernambuco all at terms given 10 another
column Sales Of coffee comprised 200 bags Maracaibo
1900 do Jamaica and COO LAsu,yra terms given ia
another place. Freight eugagem ,nts moderate,
among which 100 bales Of cotton at 1924. "a,
a1d some 1Sur o. Is Cd.