The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-20

and Oregon to the LIST instant, have also come to
hand. The civil jurisdiction on San Juan Island,
heretofore exercised by Washington Territory,
was to be discontinued, and the authority Of Cap
tain Pickett to be absolute. Agriculture was
fiourishing on the island. Accounts from Mes
Perces and Simiikameen state that mining pros
poets were improving.
The hopes which lad been held out during the
early part of Monday, that the anniversary of st.
Patricks birthday would pass over without the
traditional stormy weather, were dissipated Dy
heavy fall of snow, which began about ten O'Clock
in the evening, and continued throughout the
greater part Of yesterday. Towards evening the
snow ceased falling, and the weather became pleas
ant and healthy-the air pure and exhilarating
the sky clear, and the temperature not uncon,-
fortably frigid. The snow is likely to retard Mr..
Hackleys efforts towards cleaning the much me-
elected streets of the city.
A meeting ofthe Board of Supervisors was held
yesterday. The business was entirely Of routine
character as 1t has been for the last two three
meetings. resolution was adopted to the effect
that the Coroners should give good reasons for
making ante and post norton examinations, or
else the bills for doing would not be paid by the
Board. They adjourned until next Tuesday at
three p. M
The suit of Francis w. Pickens, Governor of
South Carolina, against the North Atlantic Steam
ship Company, for the recovery of the value of
baggage alleged to have been lost through the
negligence of the companys servants, resulted
yesterday in verdict for the defendants The
case was simply question of fact.
An investigation into the circumstances attend.
ing the escape Of Captain Latham, confined on
charge of dealing in the slave trade, was held
yesterday in the United States Circuit Court room
by Judge Shipman. Nothing new was elected
beyond the fact that Latham escaped while Deputy
Marshal Culligan was trying on pair of panta.
looms in the clothing store to which he had es-
corted the captain.
The wills of Rev. j. C. Wolcott, Wm Sweeney
Claus II. Farenholz, j. r. Barlow Ann Graves
and Elizabeth Schaffner have been admitted to
probate. They do not distribute large estates
nor are they of any interest to the public.
The cotton market active firm yesterday The
sales ached about $500 bales 800 Of which were sold
in transit We quote middling uplands at l2c al2,<c,
though some brokers gave the figures at 12c. l2Ic
The receipts at the Southern ports the st of Sep
TENDER last have reached o3 900 bales against
GOO in 1880 and ITO 900 in 1869 The exports for tho
time have reached bales against 900
in 1860 and 1853 In 1862 The stock on hand amounts
to 52 900 bales against O38 900 1860 and sos 900 ia
| 1859. Thus showing decline in receipts compared
with last year of TOT 900 bales and in exports Of 2s
600 bales The crop estimate OF $780, bales bo
come an outside calculation, and many well inform
| cd persons reduce their figures below this
| amount. Flour was firm, while the demand from, the
trade aas moderate, with sales at full prices Wheat
was firm and in good request, in part for export The
Gales OF to a fair extent at steady prices
Pork dull and heavy with linn tied sales Of mess at
$40 e2h and of prime at sl2 621l sla The incle.
mency Of the weather checked sales Of sugars which en-
braced rs hhds Cuba 300 boxes Havana and 100 hhds
meado, at rates siven in another column. The chief
sale Of coffee made by auction and embraced $500
bags Santos, at 1870. average 41c Frcghts
steady at the recent concession with fair amount
Offering