The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-29

house. bye ntr Jackman. A couple OF anony-
nous letters were received at the Coroner's Office
Yesterday relation t, tn case, in WI CHI til wri-
tiers civ ! names OF citizens who witness the
assam upon decease and calling u Q roner
Jackman to subpoena them in order that the guilty
pa may be brou hit to justice.
roner Jackman yesterday concuied the inve
Y alton in the case of Charles 7. Sturges. who was
shot by man named Pfromer, on Friday morning
at No. sc Bowery. The jury rendered a verdict
that Sturges was k He'd by pistol shot woaud al
the hands OF John a ell Pfromer, and the latte
was committed 10 the Tombs.
The complaint of Mr.. Moloney against the San
Francisco Vigilance Committee which has been u
some days before Judge D.ly, wa' yes eriay dis
missed, the Judge deciding t tie action should
be brought in California, and that the courts Of this
State had no jurisdiction in the matter.
In the General Sessions yesterday John Sturt-
zenegger, jointly indicted with Rohner and Kugei,
who were convicted of forgery in the second de-
gree in counterfeiting notes on the National Bank
of Austria pleaded guilty to the third grade of that
crime Judge Russell, in passing sentence, observed
that Sturtzenegger was used as tool by the other
paites, and as his previous character was good &c
would impose light sentence, which was two years
the State prison.
correspondent writing to Us from Balize, Bay
If Honduras, says the English bark Emily Shaw,
from London with valuable cargo Of dry, fancy
eld staple goods and government stores, went
ashore on the reef near Kay Glori, the night of
The 10th ult., while in charge Of branch pilot The
cargo of the Emily was worth near half million
iollars-a part Of which has been saved and
brought in here, and is now being sold at public
auction. This is the tenth vessel lost in the Bay of
Honduras during the past four months. We have
had unusual bad weather during that period-al
most a continual succession of northern gales and
squalls with heavy rains. The weather seems to
have now set in fair. Our town is very healthy
Trade is dull, and our stock very light There are
no American vessels in port
The project to incorporate company to con-
struct a submarine telegraph from Cape Ann to
Yarmouth n. s., was defeated yesterday in the
Mas achusetts State Senate by vote Of l6 nays
to l2 yeas.
Ale cotton marke. quite steady yesterday while
'he sales embraced about 1907 5000 bales included in
which about COO bales in rans.a. TIE -four
et less active and buoyant Cor State and Western
md at rather Southern -four less
'otve, while the demand fair and prices unchanged
wheat less bouyant and active, while sales
moderate TIE transactions nosty confined 70
coed Southern and Western white ind amber eolored
at 81 So Corn firm, with sales of damaged Southern
Sbte at 81 &c. sound ditto a. Qoc, and yellow Jersey
and Southern at &c Western mixed was held at eie
Prime Northern rye sold at 9ec Pork heavy, with
moderate sales, including mess al $l8 Si8 l2T, old
ditto 1t 81 So and prime at sl2 s74 sl3. Sugars
quite steady and full prices maintained The Gales
embraced about al bids, at rates given in another
column. Zee inactive, but holders firm
sales confined to about 100 bags LaRuayra and go
bags St Domingo, at rates given in another place Freight
engagements moderate and rates without alteration
OF moment.