The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-10

The News,


The News.
The European mails to the 9th ult. reached this
city last night from Boston. Our files contain
some intelligence of interest that was not EN-.
braced in our telegraphic summary Of the news
already published.
1t is reported that Mr.. Heraey Stowell, Jr., Of
the firm of Slocum, Stowell & Co., importers, OF
No. IS Park place, New York. committed suicide
Mt Manchester on the ed ult, by hanging himself.
With regard to the'voyage Of the steamer Grea,
Eastern, it is said that Mr.. Lever had made fina
offer for the ship. he proposed to give f20 900
coal the ship from and to Europe and pay por
charges on both sides. No mention is made of AM
action on the part Of the company respecting the
proposition.
By the bark 0. ]. Hayes, Captain Shiyerick, a
this port from Buenos Ayres, we have advices from
Bouth America dated on the 18th ofJuly. The first
hostile shots had been exchanged between the au-
thorities Of the Argentine Confederation and the
officers OF the State Of Buenos Ayres. Two Buenos
Ayrean war vessels, running from the city for
Corrientes, were fred on when of Rosario, but sus
tanned little damage After passing one of the yes
sells seized Argentine schooner and took from
her q lot of war material The American steamer
Ascuncion, having Hon. Mr. Yancey, United States
Minister, Captain Steadman, q. S. n, and some
American ladies on board was also fired on, when
steering direct for Rosario from Buenos Ayres. In
reply to Mr.. Yancey's demand for explanation, he
was told that the Ascuncion was mistaken for
Buenos Ayres steamer, although Colonel Santa
Cruz who gave the order to fire, should have known
her. Gen. Urquza arrived at Parana on the 2sth of
Tv1no ry.f u, r.,
bad health. Rosario city was being put in a state
of defence. Trade was exceedingly dull in Buenos
Ayres, and rates of produce entirely speculative.
The government contract with Messrs. Hopkins and
Ocampo for the making Of railroad to San Fer.
nando was very favorable to the contractors A
good many city improvements were being carried
out. Our Buenos Ayres correspondent, writing at
latest date, states that General Urquiza had &C.
cepted the mediation of the United States Minister
as means Of arranging the difficulty with Buenos
Ayres, but the last named Power did not care to
treat automatically unless our government, or some
other of equal power and character, could assure
her against further aggression from the Confedera.
ton.
At st. Vincent, West Indies, on the I'd of August
the weather was very warm, notwithstanding heavy
rains continued 10 fall. The island was healthy,
and the young canes were recovering from the ef-
fects Of the long drought. Great complaints were
being made especially in the leeward districts, of
want of labor.
Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Barbados,
writing on the 2lst ult., says:-The market for
breadstuffs during the past ten days has been cha
racterized by inactivity in all its departments; the
demand being very light and sales small, while the
receipts have been to very fair extent and stocks
daily augmenting, our dealers purchasing only for
their daily wants, in anticipation Of decline from
present quotations. The weather continues show.
cry, and generally favorable for the cultivation of
the land. Vegetation wears beautiful hue and
The young cane crop is at present everything that
The planter could desire The old crop is all shipped,
and the exports, notwithstanding the gloomy anti
cpatons uuayoidably engendered at an early period
OF the year, have come up to SO, 45O hhds. sugar,
2,7l5 terces and 5,6l5 bbls. d. and Of molasses
ll45o puncheons, 1872 hhds., 663 bbls., and of rum
434 puncheons and 300 hhds. Coolie labor ia far su
perior to free negro labor, but both speak most
favorably compared with slave labor. During the
prevalence of the latter the produce of the island
amounted to 10000 hhds. sugar per annnm, and the
imports Of breadstuhs, &c. from the United States
only 100000; while free labor produces on an
average 900 hhds sugar, and the imports from,
the United States 81 100000 or f25O 900 sterling
The health Of the island is very good.
Senator Douglas delivered speech at Cincinnati;
last evening" As this last effort Of Mr.. Douglas wac
merely reproduction of his Harper's Mnonz;ne
<'squattcr sovereignty" article-a sort of newly
warmed up dish Of broken victuals, of which tho
public stomach has had quite enough recently-.we
do not publish it, but occupy our columns with
more interesting matter.
The Health Commissioners rescindcd the resolu.
ton yesterday directing pilots to bring vessels to in
the Lower Bay, thereby permitting all craft to come
to the Upper Bay. They did little else.
shocking catastrophe happened at Hobokcn
yesterday morning, between two and three o'clock.
AT that hour fire was discovered in the Harmonic
Hotel in Hudson street, between First and Second,
whcn resulted in the loss of four lives by sufoca-
non' lnere were seven persons in the hotel-the
plop'.e'o.s' Messrs Boise and Knapp, and also Mr.
Dose VINE ana four daughters. The fire broke
W. - 'no easement Kitchen, and is supposed to
Wv. turning ior some time, as the heat
inrougnoue the building was intense. Mr.. Knapn
was the nrst one 10 discover the fire. having been
Kept awake py sore hand. Mr. Boise and tho
next to the eldest daughter, sixteen We ara 80 oro
attempted to escape from the third story and their
bodies were found on the landing outside. Tho
two younger daughters were found suffocatea IN
their bed. Mrs. Boise escaped on to the roof of
the piazza and from thence was rescued by tho
firemen. The Oldest daughter Jumped to the
ground, spraining her ankle and receiving other
nju'ies In consequence Of the heat and smoke