The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-10

creditable manner. and owing to their efficiency
the national government was stln ia posses
sion Of the capital The Commissioners of
Harlem Bridge sent Ia a requistion for $3.50,
for the purpose Of prosecuting that work. Mr..
Blunt said he would not vote for one dollar until
he knew whether the bills were to be paid by the
Comptroller after being properly audited Super
visor Davis. one Of the Harlem Bridge Commits
sloners, defended the contracts. and maintained
the right OF the Commissioners to audit their own
bills. without reference to the Supervisors. Mr..
Blunt said that the Board had made very bad
bargain with respect to ths bridge, and conteaded
that the contract was too high. The Board refused
to concur With the requisition Of the Commission
ers and after several efforts to reduce the amount,
tho whole matter was laid over by vote Of
nine to three. The question OF the power
Of the Board Of Supervisors to audit the bills was
unanimously referred to.A. II. Lawrence for his
legal opinion. BY the ComptrolIer's semi annual
report it appears that the amount Of the balance
at the close Of last year was $279.S8 90; the ap
preparations for 1861 were 81 ,597 ,692- making
total OF 81 .877 $40 27. The expenditures for the
six months ending June 20 were $2,248.9sG 10.
Tho balance ia the county treasury at that date
was 50 .G29,ll3 II. The Board adjourned to this
day "Wednesday. at one O'Clock. to arrange for
che disburse ment Of the volunteer aid fund.
The health Of the Hon. Alfred =. BuInham, mem
ber OF Congress from the Third district Of Connso-
tcut, is SO precarious that fears are enter tanned
that he will not be able to take his seat.
In consequence Of the indispos,iou Of Judge
Belts. the United States District Court was ad-
journed yesterday. and the argument in the case
of the prize vessel Cransbaw postponed until this
Wednesday, morning.
The first regular spell OF warm weather has set
in with vengeance. The three past days have
been as uncomfortably hot as the scorched deni-
neas of New York could possibly desire. The
mercury stood at ninety four degrees in the shade
at two O'Clock r. NJ. and so powerful were the
rags of the sun that several people were COM
plctely Frustrated while walking through the
streets. Some half dozen cases Of coup dc soiid
were reported. Samuel Lafarge. Brooklyn sur
veyor, Patrick harvey. Catherine She'd AID Pat
rick Carney were sun struck.
rhe cotton market WAS active yesterday and 1smer.
with sales OF about 600 baes closing the basis Of
1890 1870. for middlipg up,ands. Included 10 che
sses were coo bales in transit in Liverpool 500
TO spnne 900 bought for export TO spain SEQ
for l,ay and geo speculation. Flour In good
qucs, chiefly FOR export, whlIc prices without
chapge OF importance. Whes! opened With spirit and
afnnees and In good export demand chiefly FOR prime
shipping lots. Tho market, however, olosed heavy
and eisier for moat descriptions, including com
mon Western aud fair 70 good white Corn
Al heavy, with ierderoy towards ioxcr
piices Pork was rather Armer, with gales Of a.
81 rs sia s7ts, and Of prime at $40 sS:0 AK There
was speculative movement in sugns; the market i'm.
proved &c; tho Gales embraced about 900 hhds-re,
ported by parties al $500 htds cos!pg 1t
given In another column. Nvssrs T. IT, A. Stuart have
advanced the prices for their refined goods II win
thai coffee was epscu!stve nj With Bales
o. 900 bags Rio 1000 OF watch Ca spccu,a,on
Tho sto OF RIO embraced DOT bSes total Of all
knts equal TO 1872 1874 bags, Fre'ghs 0.m, with
tclsraby free sn,pnents. At rates given 10 another
place .