The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-28
The News.

Neither the steamship Niagara nor Alps had ar
rived at Halifax up to Saturday evening. The tele-
graph line east of Bangor, Maine, was down all day
yesterday and there was no prospect of a resump-
ton of telegraph communication during the night
From Venezuela we have received advices to
March IL, by the bark Venus, Captain Atkinson,
from Curacao, which arrived yesterday. The peace
of Venezuela was again disturbed. The province
of Coro had declared in favor of federal govern
mcnt, and had taken up arms in the cause. Seve-
raj exiles had left Curacao to join their friends.
General Zamora had left Curacao to take command
of the troops at Coro, And by accounts to March s.
had taken the field. At Maracaibo, on the 9Th, the
place was quiet. but a revolt was momentarily ex.
pected The rest Of the provinces were quiet but
there were many dissatisfied with the present re-
public, and it was supposed there would be gene
raj revolution. General Paez is still sick.
Advices from Port au Prince, of March /, state
that Solomon one of the chief advisers of the late
Emperor of Hayti, had been obliged to leave the
Island for Jamaica. on account of the popular
feeling against him. The government coffee will
probably be hereafter sold at auction on the
Island
The bark VIM. A. Banks, Captain Bartlett, from
Cienfuegos which arrived here yesterday, reports
ed up boat containing Captain T. Ferrena, the
mates and nine of the crew of the Spanish brig
Sammames, from Cardenas for Cork, for orders.
They had abandoned her on the 18th inst, at
o'clock P. M, she being in sinking condition from
stress Of weather On the same day he spoke the
Spanish bark Providencia for Barcelona, and trans
ferred the captain, mates and two seamen to her.
The remainder he brought TO this port.
In another column may be found the full particu
lars of the capture of the bark E. A. Rawlins, Capt
Hayden. of New Orleans, at st. Joseph's, Florida,
by the United States steamer Vixen, on suspicion
of being fitted out for the slave trade. The crew
consisted of several Spaniards, who were placed in
irons. One Of them lad nineteen years of age,
hassince made confession, in which he details the
particulars of the fitting of the vessel and givesa
brief account Of her trip Havana. He also alleges
that the reason the vessel did not go on her voyage
to Africa was account of dispute that arose be
tween the captains-two of whom they had on
board, an American and Spaniard-and before
the matter was settled the latter it is alleged was
murdered, and the vessel taken into st. Josephs.
Yesterday the weather was delightful in the me-
tropolis. The sky was clear the sun bright and
the air Just cool enough to render it agreeable
During the day all the conveniences for public
travelthe ferry boats and the city railroad cars
did good business. The thoroughfares-a espe-
cially Broadway-were thronged with the beauty
and fashion of New York. All the fashionable
places of worship had a fair share of devotees and
the ministers appeared to preach with unusual
ardor The German population, or at least very
great portion of them visited the various places of
recreation in the suburbs of the city and the roads
and public drives, especially in the vicinity of the
Central Park, were visited by great crowds.
Coroner Schirmer, Prof. Doremus and Drs Budd
and Bouton yesterday made thorough examna-
ton of the house of Beetham corner of Fourteenth
street and Fourth avenue, the scene of the late
poisoning tragedy. small quantity of crystalline
substance was found upon the premises, which, to-
Sether with the grounds found in the coffee pot
containing some foreign substance, were taken
possession of by Prof Doremus for analyzation.
The inquest has been postponed until Tuesday
morning, to allow Prof. Doremus more time to con-
clude his analysis. The remainder of Mrs. Bee
tham's family who partook of the fatal breakfast
are doing WELL
Charles sturges, who was shot by the proprietor
of the oyster saloon, No. 36 Bowery, died yester-
day morning, at the New York Hospital from the
effects Of his injuries Coroner Jackman will hold
the inquest this morning at 10 o'clock.
The aE.sexed table shows the temperature of the
atmosphere in this city during the past week. the
range of the barometer and Thermometer, the
variation OF wind currents, and the state of the
weather at three periods during each day. viz: al
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