The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-17
The News.

The News.
The Croton water is pronounced all right by DR..
Chiffon, the well known chemist, by the President
ofthe Croton Aqueduct Board and one of the assist
ant engineers, who yesterday visited the dam and
examined the water. We give our special report
the certificate of Dr. Chiffon and letters from
correspondents, elsewhere.
The healthfulness or otherwise of Croton water
as q beverage does not exempt from the payment Of
Croton water taxes. The total receipts for water
taxes since the lst of January have been s569,062
of which sum $550o77 was paid previous to the Isl
of the present month, when five per cent was
added to unpaid dues Thus far the receipts have
been about ten per cent more than last year.
Fifteen per cent will be added to all dues remain
ing unpaid on the lst Of November. Last years
total receipts were s735 900. This years re-
ceipts, it is believed, will reach nearly 100000
Senior Lerdo, the Mexican Minister, reached
Washington last evening, where he will remain
few days, and then proceed to Mexico. 1t is said
that he has so far accomplished the object of his
mission, that its entire success only depends the
approval of certain details by the Juarez govern.
ment.
Fearful losses of life and property are stated by
advices from Pictou N. s., to the I'd inst to have
occurred in that vicinity, by terrific gale which
swept over that region. The gale was particularly
severe on the south side of Prince Edward Island
where the loss OF nifty lives and number OF YES
sells attest its fearful violence
Our correspondent at Magdalena, in letter
given elsewhere furnishes us with the particulars
of a battle in Sonora between the Opata and
Yaqui Indians, under Tanere and a body of libe
rails, under Pesquiera. The Indians, who had been
ravaging the country for several weeks and
threatening the town of Magdalena, were entirely
defeated and the district restored to temporary
tranquility. Our correspondent also gives US some
additional information respecting the discovery Of
silver mines and of the condition of local affairs
in Arizona.
The brig Marshal Ney, at this port, has brought
advices from the west coast of Africa, dated at
ST. Paul de Loando on the 23d of June. Business
was very dull. Palm oil very high and scarce.
The overland Calf orna mail, with advices to the
25th ult., arrived at Memphis yesterday. The news
is meager and unimportant. A fire at Crescent City
had destroyed about $4,000 worth Of property
Ships Meteor and Young America, from this city
had arrived at San Francisco.
The Richmond Grays, under the escort of bat
talon of the National Guard were received yes
terday afternoon in front of the City Hall, by
Mayor Tiemann, and Mayor Mayo, of Richmond
Va, and the Common Council, besides host of
invited guests and military men. The affair passed
off with great 6cldt. In the evening the Common
Council gave banquet to the Mayor Of Rich
mond and the Grays at the Metropolitan Hotel,
which was partaken Of by upwards of four hun
dred guests Speeches were made by Messrs.
Tiemann and Mayo, Captain Elliott of the Grays
Captain Dimmock and others. The proceedings
terminated at midnight.
The court martial on Major Osborn Cross held a
long session yesterday, and finally arrived at de-
csion the nature of which is kept for the present
aprofound secret. 1t was rumored however that the
decision was favorable to the Major but nothing Ger.
tain can be known about the matter until all the pa.
pers are transmitted to the War Department for
supervision. The decision will thus be first an
nounced through the authorities at Washington.
Messrs. H. Meigs, Jr., H. T. Morgan and G. White
house, the committee appointed from the members
of the Stock Exchange to investigate the charge
against one of their members for non-deyery of
stock sold by him to a street operator as re-
ported in Tuesdays HERALD, had meeting
yesterday. Several witnesses were examined
on both sides. The defence set up was an
Offset against the street operator, consisting OF
balance alleged to be due for differences existing
at the time of the failure of the latter few months
since. The committee will doubtless give their
report to-day Considerable interest is felt in the
decision among stock operators, on account Of the
question of offsets in the manner claimed by the
defence being very important one in view Of the
frequent failures of stock brokers both in and out
of the board.
The Board of Ten Governors had meeting yes.
'efday in the Rotunda The usual fortnightly re-
quisluons for the institutions were read and passed
upon Governor Oliver stated that the report of
MS remarks In the Times of yesterday morning
was Misrepresentation, and that no other paper
lowered r'sei to notice playful words in like
false manner. communication was received
from the Warden Of the penitentiarv enclosing
atfidavits against keeper named Room for effort.
ing money from the wife of prisoner under hi,
charge upon the prisoners order by tbreateninn
him with coarse treatment in case Of refu.a, 80
was read. The afidavits were from the ,risono-
and his wife, and complained Of three diesr.
ent extoStions of $40 each. Tie subieo, wo,
referred to committee for inyest;ca.