The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25

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Gore 0useey was at Panama, on his way to Havana
Nicaragua had declared II Belly's canal contract
ut an end.
We learn from New Granada that the Congress
is 10 meet on the lst of February and viii dispose
finally Of the Cass. Herran Convention. TIE revo-
lutonists held entire possession Of the State Of Ba
ranquilla. Sir William Gore Ouseiey visited the
United States ship Lancaster at Panama. NUN
Der Of courts-martial were ordered % board the
ship Cyane at Panama.
BY the arrival Of the Baltic we are placed in
possession Of interesting news from Mexico,
brought TO Panama by the English mail steamer,
giving an account of great battle between the
army under General Mramon, and the liberal
army commanded BY Rocha Rojas. The battle
was fought on DeceMber 81, on the Barranco de
Beltram. near Colima. The conservatives brought
5000 mea into action, against a body Of 1000
liberals. The action commenced at 8 A. NJ. and
lasted until 2P. NJ. The liberals had from COO to
200 Killed and wounded. and the conservatives 3OO
Mramon captured five field pieces and 1000 pri-
soners. On the oath he took possession of Colima
and sent detachment 10 Manzanillo and seized
two vessels-the General Vega and La Snerte-
and armed them. Their destination is su opposed to
be kaza tlan.
We have two weeks later news from Buenos
Ayres The dates are to the 29th OF November
The ratification of peace between Buenos Ayres
and the Argentine Confederation was duly cele-
brated by religious services in the churches and
grand military displays.
Our Congressional reports this morning are i'm
portant. In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Douglas
resolutions respecting the suppression of invasion
Of States and Territories were discussed by Mr..
Toombs, Of Georgia, who delivered one of the
most violent and uncompromisingly disunon
speeches Of the session. He pronounced the sue
cess of the black republican party cause for
the secession of the South. War, he said, was al.
ready declared, and blood had been shed. The
South should meet their enemies at the threshold,
and drive them back, or tear down the pillars OF
the temple of liberty, and whelm all in universal
ruin. In the House Mr.. Corwin concluded his
speech the attitude Of parties and the state of
the country generally.
The Senate yesterday in executive session rati-
fed the treaty with China, and confirmed number
of appointments.
But little of importance happened in the Legis
lSture yesterday. In the Senate report was pre-
sented providing for an appropriation of 81 100000
in aid of the Albany and Susquehannah Railroad
II was referred to the Committee Of the Whole. A
report favorable to providing means for the COM
pletion of the canals and to fully supply them with
water was also presented. The papers relative to
the New York Academy of Music were forwarded
stage. The bill for the relief of the great grand
children Of John Jacob Ast,r was passed to
third reading. The Assembly was engaged in
Argument in the Lennon slave was com
menced yesterday ty Mr.. Charles O'Conor before
the Court Of Appeals at Albany.
Ten prisoners, charged with murder and deadly
assaults, were arraigned before the Court of Oyer
and Termincr yesterday, and then renanded to
prison to await trial. The trial of the Pve Points
murder case was then resumed, and all the test
mony concluded. We give o report in another
column.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher last evening delivered
lecture in the Forsyth stlcet Methodist church.
on Politics and Religion" He pointed ont at
great length the da les OF minister's in respect to
infusing the religious element into politics. and
poured torrent of ridicule upon the puipits that
ignored the Importance Of potico-religious teach
ing. He said the country was more indebted to the
secular newspapers for the spread of religious
news than to the professedly religious journals
The examination of witnesses in the Bulls Ferry
rape case was continued yesterday at the Hudson
County Circuit Court. An attempt was made by
the defendants counsel to prove an abb, by pro.
ducng witnesses who gave testimony to that effect
The testimony on both sides was closed yesterday
afternoon and the summing up will commence this
morning at hafpast nine o'clock. Owing to the
crowded state of our columns we are compelled
to omit report of the case
At the meeting Of the Board of Ten Governors
last evening, the affidavit Of person named Green
Lambert was transmitted to them in communca-
ton from Mayor Wood This affidavit informed the
Board that Green sent to prison for six months
last May, and that he then had fftyfour dollars,
which he gave in charge to an employe named Hill,
but on his discharge Hill only returned him twenty
dollars. The subject was referred to the Peniten-
tiary Committee to investigate the charge and re.
port upon it. report regarding the condition of
the children taken to the West from the institutions
was received from Rev. c. c. Townsend, of Iowa
City. The report was favorable in every respect
A good deal Of routine business was disposed of
by the Board. The number in the Institutions at
present is s,272 decrease OF 40 for the week.
bales The market less buoyant and closed at about
eighth of cent lower for descriptions. We
give quotations in another column The receipts at the
ports since the LIST Of September last have reached 1884,
600 bales against coo in 1852 900 in 1885, and
$40 900 in 1851 The exports have reached AS 900
bales, against l07 coo in 1852 100000 in 1885, and
900 in 1857 The stock hand embraced oiS 900
bacs against $4,000 1882 577 in 1885, and so2 900
in 1867 The -four market slightly lower for
and medium grades of State and Western, with more
doing at the concession. Southern -FOUR sold
to a fair extent and without change or moment
in prices. Wheat was inactive. The chief sale embraced
Michigan prime white, at 81 So Corn steady, with
sales Of Jersey and Southern white and yellow al Soc
a SIC. Pork was frmer, with doing a, the QUO
taons given in another column. Sugars were inactive
and sales day confined TO SO hhas The trans
actions yesterday embraced some 100 hhds, 800 OF
which mado late in the afternoon and reported