The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07

The evidence shows the manner Ia which Ritter
wss treated by The officers on board the Broskiyn.
and by those Who had him 10 charge lust before his
Death For want Of room we are unable To give
the full t*s'mony The facts transpired on the tn
Of November last, and created considerable ex.
ctenent AT the time.
'aN' evening The Isaac Newton proceeded to AL
bsoy with freight and passengers. the North river
being now entirely tree from ice ub to tn At city The
Hendrix Hudson will follow this evening in plac.
OF the New World, which will make her first trip
on Monday evening. having. we understand. been
thoroughly repaired and put in better condition
than before the accident to her. OF which our read
err are aware.
The Committee on the Street Cleaning Investi-
CATION did not hold meeting yesterday, in couse-
quence # tire decease Of the City Inspectors faith
erin-law. Mr.. Delasans evidence being the next
IN order and his absence being necessitated by this
event, it was agreed to adjourn the continuance Of
the inquiry for u week. Meanwhile, the next
meeting il looked forward to with much interest,"
and startling statements are expected to be made
thereat
shocking catastrophe happened on the Dela-
ware river, near EastoD, yesterday. While q small
steamboat was her first trip her boiler exploded
killing ten men and shockingly wounding some df
teen others The boat was torn to pieces by the
explosion. A list Of the names of the sufferers
| may be found in another column.
| The Special Aldermanic Committee appointed to
report an ordinance favorable to the appointment
of Inspectors Of Coal Weighing met yesterday and
heard a number of coal vendors in opposition to
the proposed measure They urged that such in
spection would entail many unnecessary inconveni-
ences on them and seriously interfere with their
business. The Committee took 10 further action.
Though the Almsbouse Governors adjourned os
tensibly for fortnight at their last meeting it l.
rumored among parties who ought to know some
thing about their proceedings, that they
held private meeting yesterday after.
boon for the purpose of considering the
prospectivs legislation at Albany, which it is
understood will considerably rcvolutionize the
management of our public charitable institutions
The number now in the institutions is S,257-a de
crease of 81 for the week.
| Our Mexican correspondence, dated at Monterey
on the 10th ultimo contains an interesting resums
OF the progress of affairs in that portion Of Mexico
| with some important news items. Governor Or
tega bad captured Zacatecas for the liberals, and
| generally speaking, the cause was more hopeful
since the late defeat of Miramon in the mountains
General Zuazua was preparing to open new cam
paign The exports from Monterey in 1859
were very valuable, including twelve millions OF
dollars in specie The imports for the same period
were rated at nine millions of dollars. Drs. Martin
and King, both Americans, quarrelled at the
dinner table Of their hotel in Saltillo. when the
former was instantly shot dead by King, whe made
HE nr . I
KY, and enjoyed very high reputation in Mexico
both as physician and kind hearted gentleman.
Our Havana correspondent, writing on the lst
instant states that the naturalization difficulty be
tween the United States and Spain, arising from the
late arrest of Gavino de Iiano at Sagua, had been
adjusted for the moment 30 az to permit diplo
matte settlement to be made either in Washington
or Madrid. NJ dc Liano was to be set free and not
molested further. The news of the capture of
Tetuan by the Spaniards produced great excite
ment. and series Of grand receptions, balls bull
fights and carnival scenes followed
FL Mercurio, Of Valparaiso, says that a serious
| complication was feared between the Argentine
Confederation and Brazil in consequence of some
vuulent articles published in the official press OF
Parana.
Owing to late intelligence received from the SOUTH to
the effect that the receipts Of cotton showed falling
of the market exhped ono yesterday, and closed
with lrmer feeling The sales footed up about 5000
bales tho basis OF quotations given in another column
The total receipts at tho ports since the Is; OF Sept
Der last have amounted to $685. 900 bales, against
$4,000 in 1859, l,oesyOso in 1855 and 23s5 01o
n 1857. The exports havo reached 100000 blles,
against $50 600 in 1852 900 In 1885, and 900
in 1867 The stock 90 hand embraced III coo bales
against $4,000 in 1859, 74ScCo in 1885, and 600 900 in
1857. The flour market drmer and a:ive with
increased sales chiefly to the local and Eastern trade
the medium and higher qualities closed at better prices
Southern flour was also in good demand at improving
prices. Wheat was active, and saies were made
70 a fair extent at full prices. Corn steady.
while the sales fair and prices unchanged. Pork
steady, though the feeling sales OF new
mess were made at SIS S7s, and prime at s4G 5
$l415 Beef AMI lard unchanged. Sugars were
heavy and sales embraced COO zoo hhds including 800
Porto Rico and New Orleans, sold by auction at
given in another column Coffee was quie, BIZ, firm
Freish,s quiet and steady, while engagements
moderate.
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