The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-16

The steamship Europa, from Liverpool, now
overdue at Halifax, had not been heard from at ten
o'clock last night
EThe mails OF the Hungarian reached this city
from Portland early yesterday morning.
We publish some very interesting extracts from
our foreign files containing full details of the VS.
of which an ample Geographic summary appeared
In the HERALD on Sunday morning.
The latest intelligence from Lawrence in regard
to the recent calamity, is given elsewhere in our
columns. Mayor Saunders had issued procama
ton earnestly entreating that next Tuesday be OBJ
served as day Of humiliation and prayer, and re-
commencing that the inhabitants abstain from all
labor on that day Services appropriate to the
occasion were held in all the churches in Lawrence
yesterday.
The Rev. Frank Remington, at the Baptist church
in Christopher street, and the Rev. S. Remington,
at the chapel corner of Sixth avenue and Forty.
first street. made the recent terrible catastrophe at
Lawrence, Mass, the subject of their discourses
yesterday. Both churches were attended by crowd
ed audiences, and the services were of most i'm
pressive character Reports Of the sermons are
given in our paper this morning.
Several bills passed by the Common Council last
week. and sent to Mayor Wood for his approval
are published in our advertising columns this morn
ing. This is in accordance with the notice recently
given by the Mayor that all bills passed by the
Common Council requiring his approval would be
published in full in the daily papers for FIVE days
before being acted upon. This will give all per.
sons who are opposed to a measure an opportunity
to be heard.
Our special reports in regard to the political ex.
element agtatng the country, this morning, will
be found interesting and instructive. Our reporter
in Massachusetts, furnishes with the sentiments Of
the people of that State on the John Brown raid,
the Helper book, the present condition of public
affairs, &C., and presents a view Of the negro as he
is understood in New England.
AT q Convention held in Troy on Saturday last
Levi Smith and John B. Pierson were elected dele
gates to the Charleston Convention from that Con-
gressional district. The leading hard shells par
ticipated in the proceedings.
All the Geographic lines south of Phiadel-
phia were borne down by the sleet yesterday,
and consequently we are unable to furnish our
readers with the usual dispatches from Washing
ton.
The nclemency Of the weather Saturday tended to
check branches of business The sales
OF cotton embraced about 500 bales closing quietly at
changed prices. Flour moderately dealt in, while
holders were firm at previous quotations Southern -four
in fair request with moderate sales steady prices
Wheat was hrm. The chief sale consisted Of Chicago
spring at 81 90 Corn was steady with sales of
jersey and Southern yellow at s5c. a sOc
Pork WAS dull, with sales OF old mess a. SIC
l2k $40 %; new do. at ST. 25, and prime at
s1 Sc $1l CO. Sugars quiet and sales confined TO
400 hhds. Cuba muscovado at full prices. Coffee was
quiet but steady Freighs steady and engagements
IL sL.ttk
sugars received direct into New York in 1859 amounted
TO III ,3l2 tons OF 400 lbs each Of which 6l5 were
from Cuba, 1897 from Porto Rico and s163 were from
Brazil making total of slave grown Of .5 TONS eav
ing only s567 received from all other countries and 81
9ls tons were received from Southern domestic ports
making the total imports OF grown sugars into New
York in 1859 amount 70 200 ,6s3 tons