The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-28

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appointed TO tie comm md of the army in Roume.
Liza.
Our Calcu IA dates are to March 10. and those
OF Hong Kong to Februnry %. At the latter place
the market wa inactive.
The steamship Northern Light arrived at this
port yesterday aternoon from Aspinwalt, having
saneo from that port on the 10th inst She brought
Tue passengers mails and $l,455,337 in treasure,
winch LETT San Francisco on the 5th inst and which
reached PSnama the same day the Northern Light
sailed for New York. By this arrival we
have received full files Of newspapers from San
Francisco and Panama, and letters from our cor
respondents at San Francisco, Acapulco, Panama
and Aspinwall. The news from the former place
has been anticipated several days by the pony
express via st. Joseph, Mo.
Mrs Cunningham and family were pas
sengers by the last steamer from New York to
Aspinwal, en- route for California. She was ira.
Yelling 'ncog., but was recognized by parties who
knew her well.
party OF Cubans have been in Aspinwal nego-
tating with negroes and Indians to apprentice the
latter for term of service ranging from two to six
years, ON plantations in Cuba. The project had
met with more or less success and number of
Preparations were being made at Aspin wall for
the Introduction of pure fresh water into that city.
TIE source of supply is at Monkey Hill, two miles
from the city.
Yellow fever had developed itself at Acapulco
and had made considerable havoc among the in
habitants. Twenty deaths had already been re-
ported, but this NUMBER it was thought, would not
comprise meiety of the mortality from that dis
ease. General Alvarez was forming two columns
OF Mexican troops at Acapulco for service against
the army OF the church propagandists.
Advices from Bogota, dated the Goth ult., state
that the revolution in New Granada was about be-
ing brought to close through the diplomatic in
tervention of General Herran. supply of arms
and ammunition had arrived ut Panama in transit,,,
for CSnca, there to be used by the revolutionary
army OF General Mosquera. The Intendente Gene
raj OF Panama had written note to the captain of
thevesse on which they were to be transported,
forbidding him taking them on board. The con-
signee, who claimed to be Spanish subject pro.
tested against this interference.
Mr.. Wyke, late British Minister to Central Ameri-
ca, and recently appointed Minister to Mexico, was
to have left Panama by the mail steamer for Vera
Cruz on the cath inst.
The steamship Star of the West arrived at this
port from Havana yesterday evening, bringing the
pals and lao passengers. Two more cargoes of
slaves had been landed. There Is no other news
OF any consequence. The health Of the city was
good.
We have received files of Australian papers to
February II. They contain NO news of any special
interest. Parliament had voted the sum of $4,000
in aid of the national defences. In the gold digging
regions generally the season had not been favorable
to extensive operations yet the yield in parts
had been excellent On the government lines of
railroad the works were again progressing with
tolerabIe rapidly. The weather was excessively
warm, the thermometer on January 81 being lOS
in the shade.
Our correspondent at Bridgctown, Barbados,
writing on the 18th inst, says The American ar.
rivals have been very scant until last week. The
bark Elizabeth j., from Philadelphia, arrived yes
terday, and brought the sad intelligence of the
loss Of about 100 mules and horses being the deck
! load of the Excelsior, from New York, bound to
this port, and the property of Messrs. Trowbridge
Il Sons, of New Haven. It seems misfor.
tunes never come alone; the Trowbridge loss
in the recent confagration in this town has been
very heavy. The brig Clarence sailed yesterday
for New York. Copious showers Of rain have late
ly taQen, which greatly iuYigorates the growing
cane, which looks well and promises an average
yield. Sugar freghts to England and Ireland Is
Cd, which is very low-the customary freights be-
ing 2s. Cd. So. I'd. Sugar and molasses are now
coming to town in larger quantities, and the export
OF sugar to England is short Of 5000 hogsheads
Our reports from Washington contain but little
of importance. In the House yesterday resolu-
ton was offered directing the Secretary Of War to
communicate to the Military Committee full plan
of the floating steam battery for the defence of the
harbor OF New York, which has been in progress of
construction at Hoboken for some years past.
under the superintendent of the Messrs. Stevens
Objection was made to the reception of the resoIu.
ton, and no action was taken on It. In Committee
Of the Whole half dozen political speeches were
made.
There was great commotion in Troy yesterday,
caused by the arrest Of fugitive negro slave.
The fugitive was taken before a Commissioner.
identified and remanded, and writ Of habeas cor.
pus was taken out Meantime the mob surrounded
the Commissioners Office. The mob succeeded in
rescuing the fugitive from the officers and con.
veyed him across the river, where he was again
arrested by an officer The mob rallied, and again
rescued the fugitive, and succeeded in running him
Off The colored people were the most active in
the proceedings.
The steamboat A. 7. Lacy, bound from St. Louis
for New Orleans, was totally destroyed by fire on
Thursday night, at island No. 16, and seven chill.
dren and six Of the crew lost their lives in the
flames.
The Excise Commissioners intend opening the
campaign Of 1860 early next month in the Court Of
Common Pleas by presenting the martial alterna-
tive to the liquor dealers of defending themselves
against legal suits or surrendering at discretion.
The Commissioners intend holding five or six
sessions in the week for the purpose of granting
licenses.
The shocking circumstances connected with the
case of Mary Conner at the Bellevue Hospital have
awakened the mnoMcrs that be- to a nart;al