The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-20

Mr.. Crabtree reported the complaint of q family
who were derauded Of eight dollars BY an agent Of
the Mcdonnell firm in Europe, and the subject was
referred to Mr.. Jellinghaua The number Of emf
grants arrived during tho week was ,ess, making
the number for tho present year s4.lsT The ba-
lance of the communication fund Il now t2T ASS 20.
The only jury trial that took place In the General
Sessions yesterday was charge offelonious assault
and battery preferred against Hugh Donohue, be
having struck his wife with Ratchet He was con-
ucted OF an assault with intent to do bodily harm,
and the Recorder sent him to the State prison for
five years. Louis GraSenstein, guilty Of petit lar
ceny, was sent to Blackwels Island for six months.
VIM. n. saully pleaded guilty to a similar offence,
and was sent to the penitentiary for the same
period. Peter and Bridget Burns were convicted
Of an assault Henry Hart, and remanded for SEN
tence. Owen Quin, one OF the witnesses for the de-
fence, was committed for perjury, he having par
TALLY admitted that he told hlsehoods.
The Board Of Education had the Bible question
before them in = new phase last evening. reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Glover to pay the teachers
whose salaries have been withheld. It was OBJ
jected to. resolution to suspend the rules was
then offered but another to lay on the table
took precedence of 1t, and the subject was tempo.
rnry put to rest the motion to lay it on the table
being carried by vote of % against 10. Several
legacies have been recently bequesthed to the
Board Of Education, which we publish with our re.
port elsewhere.
The receipts Of beef cattle having fallen of about
1000 head during the past week, more active de.
msnd prevailed, and holders were enabled to OBJ
tain an advance of half a cent q pound, prices
ranging from 63c. to l0c. a l0}c. Cows and calves
are in request at previous rates. Veal calves were
active at full prices. Sheep and lambs have been
very plenty but have sold about as fast as they ar
rived. Swine were unchanged There were on
sale 3o53 cattle, 1875 cows, $50 veals l56l5 sheep
and lambs and 6, lao swine.
The cotton market nrmer yesterday and some bro
kers called mddllng uplands nc. higher. We how
ever repeat quotations in another column The sales en-
braced 600 TOO bales There was rumor in the street
70 the elect that house in the trade had received tee
grapc despatch from Memphis Tennessee announcing the
occurrence Of frost In that vicinity Another despatch
received from Savannah, made aluson to frost The
later town, however, is farther south and of less altitude
than Memphis The probability is that the present cold
snap may have resulted in the advent of frost more or
less severe IN some sections Of the cotton country and
especially on high lands Flour quite active and Arm
er for common shipping brands The sales footed up about
$4,000 bbIs part for export Wheat was more active
and free sales were made At given another place
Corn was steady, with moderate sales including mixed
at u and Jersey yellow at ss1sc Pork was firm, with
sales Of mess at sia % SIS 31l, and OF prime at
SO 75 Beef and lard steady Tho sales Of sugars
TO the trade and by auction embraced about 600 hhds
and 100 boxes, at prices given in another place Rio
coffee wasarmy held while sales were limited to 100 bags
Aaracsioo and $50 do Java at rates given elsewhere
The shipments Of -four to England comprised about 5000
bols, as ollows;-4,ooo to London at q. 3D., 5000 to
Liverpool at o. and 500 to Glasgow at 2s 3d.