The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-20

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twenty three acres of canes were burned. The
holidays have passed of quietly. Rumors were
spread of medtated insurrection OF the black peo-
| ple aided by ~ soldiers of the Third West ihdia
| regiment in the garrison. We should be better on
without the West India regiment, and 1t Is dan
cerous to recruit black regiments in these Islands,
as their very is likely to give rise to false
notions and to encourage spirit of insubordna-
ton amongst the colored people. Flour in bond
went off at 81 so slowly; mess pork in bond taken
for Demarara at $40 so $40 10. The public health
was improving.
A shocking murder and suicide were committed
yesterday afternoon at No. 2S6 William street Full
particulars of the affair may be found in another
column.
In the case of James Glass, charged with the
murder of Richard Owens, the jury were still out at
late hour last night
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last
evening, the committee to whom was referred the
Mayors nomination of DR.. Foster for the Office Of
City Inspector presented report adversely to the
confirmation of said nomination, and the report
was agreed to. A communication from the Mayor,
nominating DR.. Robert A. Sands for City Inspector
was then read, and the nomination rejected bya
vote of nine to six. The Board then adopted re-
solution placing the City Inspectors Office in
charge of Richard c. Downing during the tendency
of the existing quarrel for the spells connected
| with the department.
| The Board of Councilmen were in session last
evening, and transacted much important business.
The Mayor returned without approval a resolu-
ton adopted by the Board requesting him, in view
of the unsettled condition of the City Inspectors
nan 60 fna norl NT anIkv So,
order that plans might be devised to clean the
streets and protect citizens from an impending
pestilence. The Mayor uses this strange language:
81 am not aware of any matter or Of any condition
of the health of the city which requires the con-
vening of this Board;' or, in other words he wants
to wait till the streets in such state that it
will be utterly impossible to stay the plague. Mr..
Ottarson offered a resolution, which was adopted
appointing committee of three to report plan
whereby the streets of our city can be efficiently
cleaned. The Comptroller was directed not to pay
any bills for wsrk done by order of the City In
spector after the 10th of May The Mayor sent in
letter. received from the American Consul at
Lyons, requesting the arms of New York for the
new Exchange
The order in the case of the City Inspector has
been settled before Judge Allen in the Supreme
Court, giving Mr.. Morton twenty days to make
case for appeal to the general term. The matter
will doubtless go thence to the Court of Appeals.
The Joint Committee ON Accounts of the Common
Council were to have held public meeting yester-
day afternoon to investigate alleged fraud in the
grading, tagging, &C., of Seventy-ninth street. be-
tween Fifth avenue and the East river, but they
failed to procure quorum of the members of the
committee.
The Excise Commissioners met yesterday to
grant licenses, but as there were no applicants
they adjourned.
Ex-Police Commissioners Nye and Ward partook
of complimentary dinner, rendered them by
members of the Police Department, at the Aston
House last evening. We give report in another
column.
The presentation of the testimonial to Paul Nor
ply has been postponed to Tuesday next, at Mr..
Morphy's own request.
The cotton market yesterday still continued to be more
or less unsettled The saes embraced about 400 500
bales in lots, closing without established quotations
though not quotaby lower Dealers waiting the re-
cept of private Wy Canada. There was sort
Of ull and reaction in the market for articles which had
been most excited and elevated by the news. Flour
comparatively inactive and about 10 rs cents per
barrel lower especially for low and State and
Western brands. In Southern there was less doing,
prices for mixed brands less buoyant, the
market generally closed without change of importance
Wheat was heavy and easier Corn moderately dealt
in, while prices favored purchasers. Pork dull
and lower for mess while prime mess and thin mess with
prime, in fair demand and prices unchanged Beer
firm with fair sales at fu prices. Sugars, though
less buoyant, in fair demand and prices
tanned The sales embraced about S00,a 900 hhds at
rates given in another place. Saltpetre which sud
denly advanced by the news from about SIC TO 12c
in Boston, sold yesterday at II c three per cent
off, New York has been damaged in s trade in this art
Gle by the theory that will explode and the adoption Of
regulations rigid against it's landing and storage
though gunpowder This has had the effect OF driving
it, with other East India goods TO Boston and Salem where
storage regarded with apprehension than
if it Turks Island SALT 1t is also admitted, without
fear the warehouses of Liverpool and London. It is no
more explosive than water, and many other articles
deemed harmless) when subjected To intense heat
York Alone Of all commercial Cities probably forms
the only exception in favor Of placing crude sapetre and
gunpowder on the same footing to exposbily and the
result that she has driven of important article Of
Whenever New York house receives an order
for the purchase Of sapetre it s compelled should 1t be
for any considerable amount send Boston or Salem
for execution Coffee was steady, but sales we're mode.
rate confined lots of Java rates given in another
column Freight engagements light and rates with
out alteration Of moment.
Mr.. Douglas and the Chevalicr Forney vs..
Mr.. Douglas and the Administration.
A special despatch from Philadelphia, which
we publish this morning, places Mr.. Douglas in
very interesting position in reference to the ma
tional democracy and the Charleston Conven-
ton. 1t thus appears that Mr.. Douglas, in
long consultation with Forney, not long ago.
expressed his desire 10 go into the Charleston
Convention, but tina. Foraey very emphatically
warned him of, and advised him rather to 20
home to Chicago, and IRON that point proclaim
himself an Independent democratic candidate for
the succession. 1t further appears, though For
neY was ineXorablc and declared IL his 6xnd