The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-20
w YORK HERALD THURSDAY 90 SHHEF

Mr.. Crabtree reported the complaint OF family
who defrauded Of eight dollars by an agent Of
the Mcdonnell firm in Europe, and the subject was
referred to Mr.. Jeuinghaus. The number Of emi
grants arrived during tho week was 1868, making
the number for tho present year 64.ls7. The b.
lance Of the Communication fund II now t27 ,456 20.
The only jury trial that took place In the General
Sessions yesterday was charge of feonious assault
and battery preferred against Hugh Donohue, he
having struck his wife with Ratchet He was con-
Heted OF an assault with intent to do bodily harm,
and the Recorder sent him to the State prison for
five years. Louis Grafcnstein guilty Of petit lar
ceny, was sent to Blsckwels Island for six months
VIM. b. 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 on Henry Hart, and remanded for SEN
tence. Owen Quin, one Of the witnesses for the de-
fence, was committed for perjury, he having par
italy admitted that he told faisehoods.
The Board Of Education had the Bible question
before them in . new phase last evening. reso
whose salaries have been withheld. It was OBJ
jected to. A resolution to suspend the rules was
then offered but another to Lay on the table
took precedence of it, and the subject was tempo
rarity put to rest, the motion to lay it on the table
being carried by vote of % against 10. Several
legacies have been recently bequeathed 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-
mand prevailed, and holders were enabled to OBJ
tain an advance of half cent q pound, prices
ranging from 6Ac. to 10c. l0lc. 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 1858 CATTLE 1876 cows $50 veals, Is 6l5 sheep
and lambs and s LAO swine.
The cotton market nrmer yesterday and some bro
kers called middllng uplands nc higher. We how.
ever repeat quotations another column The sales en-
braced 600 700 bales There in the street
to the effect that house in the trade had received tele-
gapic despatch from Memphis Tennessee announcing the
occurrence of frost in that vicinity Another despatch
received from Savannah made allusion to frost The
latter town. however is farther south OF less altitude
than Memphis The probability s that the present cold
"soap 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 was quite active and arm
er for common shipping brands The sales footed up about
$4,000 bbs part for export Wheat was more active,
and free sales were made at rates given another place
Corn was steady with moderate sales including mixed
at q and Jersey yellow at ss1sc. Pork was Arm with
sales Of mess at SIG % SIS 37,s, and of primo at
SO 49, Beef and lard were steady The sales of sugars
to the trade and by auction embraced about 600 hhds
and 100 boxes at prices given in another place. Rio
coffee wasnrmy held while sales limited 100 bags
Aaracaibo and l6o do Java, at rates given elsewhere
The shipments Of -four to England comprised about 5000
bbls, as follows-4ooo to London at D 3D. 5000 to
Liverpool at 8 and 500 10 Glasgow at Is. Cd.