The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-29
New York, Sunday, July 80, 1850.
The News.

The popular commotion at Occoquan, Virginia,
respecting the liberty pole erected at that place by
the black republicans, reached crisis on Friday
last. when party of forty citizens demolished the
offensive flagstaff, and the banner bearing the
names OF the republican Presidential nominees
which foated at its head. According to the
brief account Of the affair which we have re-
ceived, Governor Letcher ordered out troop
OF horse to preserve the peace; but the cavalry
sat quietly in their saddles while the indignant
citizens cut down the pole and chopped ii into
fragments. The black republicans stood by, but
offered no resistance.
We have received by telegraph from St. Johns
some additional news from Europe, brought by the
City Of Washington, which left Liverpool on the
18th and Queenstown on the 10th inst, and which
was intercepted off Cape Race on Thursday last.
At London there was good demand for money,
and consols closed on the 18th at e3l 93s. In the
Liverpool market cotton was ia good demand at
previously reported prices. We have received
no report of the state of the provision and bread.
etufs markets
By the brig t. B. Watson, Captain Ward, we are
in receipt of files of Venezuelan papers to the 9TH
inst. Affairs remained in about the same deplora-
BILE situation. Monagas had not died Of his wounds,
y II
covering.
BY the arrival of the brig Thomas NJ. Mayhem
at this port yesterday, We have files of Bermuda
papers TO the 10th Instant They contain but little
news Of interest. The Guardian says:-After
month Of uninterrupted dry weather, which caused
great 1--WE fear disas,rous) injury to the large
growing crop OF Indian corn, well as to the
sweet potato, rain in frequent and heavy
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effect Of this change in the weather is already per-
ceptibIc in the frightened aspect of vegetation.
The gardens and meadows have lost, as If by
magic their arid appearance, and are now
clothed ia the richest green. Exhausted tanks
have also been partially replenished, and if
similar showers fall every day for week
there will be comfort and gadness throughout
the land. At st. Georges a thunder storm Of
great severity broke over the town late on the l6th
II commenced at IL P. NJ. and ragged until nearly
A. NJ. The lightning was aarmingly vivid. No
damage, we believe, occurred. A comet, with
tail of the faintest luminousness, has been seen
here for more than a week past between night
fall aud nine o'clock Its position IS low in the
west.
The travel to Europe is beginning 70 slacker. The
Vanderbilt which sailed yesterday for Southamp.
ton and Havre, took out 223 passengers, and the
City Of Baltimore, which sailed for Liverpool, took
out los passengers. The Vanderbilt took 81 7503l7
In specie, and the City OF Baltimore s770, $50
making total Of 81 $40 ls7. The shipmen, at the
corresponding period last year was ;l,pos,lls.
The cotton market was irmer yesterday ard some
salcs were reported after the receipt Of later oreen In
telliscuce from Johns. The transactions embraced
sbou, 800 bales cosrg firm on the basis Of oSe for
miedng uplantx. The demand for srperane and com.
mon grades Of State and Western nour was fair aud
prices unchanged, while medium grades aud common
extras irregular Wheat was IN iar demand, while
prices exhibited alteration OF moment Corn Was
comparatively quiet, while prices we're steady. Pork
was lower; sales Of we're made at fls 20 a
sla 49, and Of new prime At si4. Sugars sold TO mo
derate extent while prices sustained the iransac
lions Included 900 400 hhds. and i5o boxes. Coffee
wa arm, while sales limited Freishts continued
nrm, while engagements we're light Among the ship
meuts TO Liverpool were % COZ bushels OF wheat, in
ships bags, at lod. alohd.