The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-04

their hands. through the cowarily conduct of the
garrison who fed and abandoned the city to -
enemy. General Arboleda Vice Presidc11 u
the republic, who defended the place. had arrived
III Panama. sick and Disguised. The govern
ment had also met with reyerses at III BancO
and several other places, and Mosquera, at the
mead OF 5000 men, was advancing on Cundi-
nelarca- that is to say, in the direction of the
federal capital. The latest accounts from General
Jones, United States Minister, state that he was
aac.r Zinc lie Magdalera river at Bogota.'
The accounts from the South Pacific republics
state that tie conspiracy against President Cas-
tila, of Peru, was assuming dangerous shape.
he bad received several threatening letters II
was supposed that war would not be declared
against Bolivia and that the difficulties between
tue two countries would be arranged without
resort to arms In Chile the forthc oming elections
were causing considerable excitement and dis.
cusson.
There is nothing very important from Central
America. Another severe shock of an earthquake
was experienced in Salvador on Defenders 3. Presi-
dent Barrios was becoming so very unpopular that
revolution was expected. In Nicaragua the
arrival of the Commissioner to take formal posses
sion Of the port Of San Juan del Norte and the
Mosquito Territory for the Nicaragua government
was daily expected. The ilibuster alarm was
dying out, but the government continued to make
preparations for the defence Of the country. Some
Cabinet changes had been made in the Costa Rican
government, which was becoming more conserya-
tive, and therefore, it is said, more popular
The news from Japan is unimporant Business
was dull, and trade much affected by the late
change in the currency. Money was scarce and
difficult to obtain at any rate. Mexican dollars
were selling at twenty-five cents premium, and
whaers' bills had been taken at seventy five per
cent discount
We have advices from Yucatan to November 30.
Another government change had taken place.
Colonel Vargas had pronounced" in the town of
htuna on the 18th, and the 26tll jun.a assem-
bled in Merida, which proclaimed the pronouncing
Colonel provisional Governor of the State and
Commander Chief of its forces. Three days
afterwards the new Governor issued decree for
money, which, we suppose, is the first consttu-
tonal step which Mexican Governors feel bound
to take.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yes.
terday a communication was received from the
Mayor vetoing the resolution increasing the police
force by the addition of four hundred men. The
communication is given in our report of the pro-
reasons which impeed the Mayor to this step.
The weekly statement of the Comptroller shows
balance in the treasury, on the 9th ult of
sl,927, 6l2.
The Commit ,ioners Of Charities and Correction
met yesterday, but transacted business of gene
raj Importance. The Board have made contract
with skirt manufacture whereby the females Of
the workhouse are to be employed in making
IL at at If Iay
each. There are 8,4l0 persons in the institutions
under the control of the Board--being 10 in
cess Of last week.
The merchants assembled at the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday were much excited at the
action of South Carolina, several comdemning the
course adopted by the secessionists.
This being the day set apart by the President of
the United States for humiliation aud prayer. the
Mayor Office will be closed The business of the
law courts will also be suspended.
A large and brilliant audience assisted at NJ. Du
Chailer's lecture before the Geographical and
Statistical Society. Clinton Hall, last evening. M.
Du Chailler gave an interesting account of his ad.
ventures in Africa and Of his encounters with the
gorilla From the formation of the brain and of
the back bone, the organism of which was entire
ly different in the man and the ape, it was NJ. Du
could become apes, and pice rerso. OF the slave
trade he said that the negroes of the interior
thought that all white men were alike, end that
they bought slaves to eat them. Masters there had
perfect control over the lives of their slaves, but
granted them every privilege. The negroes were
sold for crime or for debt. The slaves broughA to
the coast said that there was clovenfooted tribe
in the interior but Du Chaier did not believe it.
The thanks of the Society were voted the lecturer
for his very interesting paper
The cotton market again excited yesterday. and
the speculative feeling previously noticed continued.
Nearly all on sale purchased, leaving reduced
stock The market closed at advance OF &c per ID.
The transactions embraced about 900 bales including
l 700 bales in transit We quote middlng upands
at 1870 12hc. closing at the latter figure Cor even
lots. Flour firm, and advanced about SC. per Dbl
for grades. The enhanced views of holders tended
to cheek operations. Wheat in good demand,
aud tocraby active, closing at advance Of lc, and
in &c. per bushel Corn was
changed, while sales to a fair extent in part for
export Pork in fair request, with rather more
doing the sales embraced at $40 as $40 so
old do SIS rs new prime, 80 co. and old, so 10 su
CARS quiet, but steady, with sales OF 100 200
hhds Cuba, in lots Coffee in fair request, with
rather better feeling while sales were moderate.
Freghts steady, with more offering, while engage
ments were fair especially to Liverpool at given
in another column.
THE ANNUAL REPORT or THE METROPOLITAN
Police BoARp.--We have received the an
nual report of the Metropolitan Police Com
missioners, which il to be presented to
the Legislature. 1t comprises many in
teresting statistics, and none, perhaps, more
than those in reference to the occupants of
tenement houses, of whom, it appears there are
not less than $4,000 in the city, or forty per
cent of the entire population, and this vast
number il located in some nine thousand
houses, many Of which are miscrably vcnti-
lated, and possess literally no means Of escape
in case of fire. which shows state of affairs
in this respect dangerous to life and most per-