The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-06

more than were landed here during the correspond.
ing period of the previous year. The balance Of
the commutation fund at present enounts to
sl0,l42 90.
The inquisition into the death Of Patrick Kelly
who was stabbed on Thanksgiving night, in Front
street, Brooklyn, by Charles McCauley, was con-
cluded yesterday, before Coroner Horton, when
the jury returned averdct that Kelly met his death
at the hand Of McCauIey. The accused denied the
charge. He was committed to a wait the action Of
the Grand Jury.
The prize fight between John Woods and George
King, SO long discussed in pugilisc circles and so
frequently interrupted or postponed, took place
yesterday morning in the neighborhood Of Bulls
Ferry. Woods was the victor, by "foul' fall on
the part of King, after contest OF fftyfve ounds
lasting one hour and fifteen m nutes. Woods,
though receiving considerable brusing, concluded
almost every round by knocking down or throwing
his adversary. he police did not get wind Of the
affair, and it was, in consequence not interfered
with. William O'Neil, Of Worcester, Mass, and
Michael Fritz, Of Providence, fought prize fight
for 81 900, near Portland, Me-, on NJ ,nday After
a plucky contest Of four hours and twenty minutes,
Fritz received foul blow from his adversary, and
was declared the winner.
In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer yesterday an
application was made for a writ Of habeas corpus
with view to compel the District Attorney to
bring to trial or admit to bail Edwin Jeferds, who
is in prison charged with the murder of Messrs.
Walton and Mathews. The writ was granted, re-
turnable this morning The Court then proceeded
with the trial of Charles D. Morrissctt indicted for
murder in the first degree in causing the death of
Jean Baptste La Rochelle.
The wills of Joseph NJ. O'Connor and Annie
Tucker were admitted probate yesterday. They
contain no requests of any interest to the public,
nor do they distribute much property.
The general fea 'ures of the cattle market remain
in the same unsatisfactory condition as last week,
and prices continue to rule low for all kinds except
strictly prime, which were firm at previous rates.
Mich COWS were plenty and dull. Yeals were
steady. Steop ard lambs were not so plenty, and
frmer. swine were shade lower, with tolerably
heavy receipts The total receipts were:-5,l72
beeyes, 1l3 COWS, $50 calves, $685. sheep and
lambs, and 10 ,91o swine.
The cotton merke comparatively quiet yesterday;
The sales embraced shout eco 500 baies lots. 10 spin
and 10 exporters closing the basis OF about 10
cents per d. fer mddng uplands Tee receipts At the
ports Since tie let OF September last bav reached shout
eco 600 baes against 400 coo 10 1862 aad 223 coo Ia
1865 The total exports within the period have reach
cd $50 coo bales agans sos 90 in 1859 and 5i2 900 In
1888 shos ban comprise CTS 600 bales against
eos coo in 1850 and 6oi 600 In 1885, Tho receipts at the
ports compared with last year. have fallen on ECO coo
bales. The '1pors l4s,o 600 bales less than
they wers lag year, while b stoc band
s only about 2ocoo ales below that OF last
year Unlcr the mos, favorable circumstances
the supply Of cotton likely to fall materially below that
Of last year. Ani should political troubles be carried
out to dissolution, rs apprehtnded by many well informed
perrcns the future supply for severs years to may
be seriously ac Cd whle tho ,nmcrcal and manufac
turing industry OF the world would feel shock
before IN the presen century.
Owing to the unsettled state OF fairs combined with
tho advance in roshs and low range OF sterling bills Hou
fell ol 200 &c rer Dbl wheat, from the same causes
also heavy and hcsper Corn was In fair demand,
chiefly from the local and Eastern trade with saee OF
Western mixed AT o. q 62jl', and 63c. for primo
do Pork wn steady, with sales Of ness at SIC rs and
Of prime At $40 6, Coeo quiet and In the absence
o, sales Of moment quotations nominal Freights
were hrmer. Wheat, In chip. bags, for Liverpool,
touched lii, and to London at l5d with Geur al U.s.
The Crisis or the Il publfc-Attltuds or
the Republican Lsadsfs-Dangsr 20 the
north,