The New York herald., 1863-06-27
MIsCELLANEOUs NEWS.

/ ny tne arrival OF the steamer OhntnplOn NO nave
dates from Aspinwsll to the l7th instant The
news is of no immediate Importance. From the
South we learn that an attempt had been made to
overthrow the Urbina administration in Ecuador;
but the project signaliy failed. The Isthmus was
quiet. The new constitution of the States Of Co.
lombia accords perfect freedom Of speech and Of
the press to all ctizens The Champion brought
nearly 5000. 900 in specie ON freight From Ecuador
we learn that crops are excellent. Cocoa is little
lower, owing to the more favorable rsports from
the crops up the river II now commands tl2 rs
asa so per cwt., ready to be shipped coffee at
$ls $40 per cwt.; cotton, el9a t22 ginned, and
80 slt unginned per cwt The cocoa crop is
estimated at I50.O00 quintals this year. and the
cotton Drop at about 800 quintals.
Our European flos. correspondence and special
telegrams by the Canada reached this city from
Boston yesterday evening. The advices are dated
to the 18th instant. and contain some very nte
resting details of the news telegraphed from New
foundland after the Canada had passed Cape Race
and published in tho HERALD last Wednesday.
The Turks Island Royal Standard of the 3Oth
of May says" Since our last, small quantity
Of salt has been shipped. The weather is now all
that could be desired for salt gathering purposes,
uhu many vIVPTiotOTb UTtukiuk " mbIhob
Not having heard from East Harbor or Salt Cay,
we are unable to say anything relative to the ponds
at those places"
Mr.. Anthony, who is Postmaster at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, and Mayor of the city. on the 10th
instant, by the aid Of a brass band, succeeded in
getting . crowd together in one of the public
streets to witness the burning Of number of
newspapers which had been suppressed in that
district by Gen. Blunt. A formidable pile of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Times. New York
World and other copperhead journals, was made
In the street, and when the Mayor applied the
torch something like an Indian war dance was
enjoyed around the fire by the jayhawkers and
John Brownies who were congregsted to witness
the proceedings. The affair was carried through
in true dramatic style.
Governor Parker, Of New Jersey, has issued
proclamation calling for volunteers to lll up the
quota Of the State under the previous oalls of the
President.
The colored male population of Detroit and the
surrounding country has become 50 thinned out
that hardly an able bodied negro can be met in
days travel They have ell skedaddled to Cana.
da to evade the draft.
The returns of the election for members of the
forty-one ministerial candidates have been chosen.
against forty-fve opposition and thirteen indepen-
dent.
The difficulty which recently took place at the
Clarendon Hotel between Mr.. Pycock and Mr..
Henry Wood, Of Woods Minstrels, was SATISFACTORY.
ly arranged yesterday. All the parties appeared
before City Judge McCunn, and, after talking the
matter over, it was mutually agreed to indefinitely
postpone any further proceedings
John Ward, bartender at the saloon No. 25
East Houston street, was brought before Justice
Bowling yesterday on q charge of stealing gold
watch and $3.50 in cash from one of the patrons
of the establishment, named w. H. Cowi, while
the latter was taking sleep in chair. The ma
gistrate committed the accused for trial.
In the Kings County Court of Oyer and Termi.
nef yesterday, Judge Brown announced that he
would render his decision on the motion for arrest
of judgment in the Rstzsky case at the next term
Of the Court, in August next.
The stock market was excited yesterday especially on
Harlem, which rose about 2S per cent Other shares
were generally firm and b6oyant at the close Gold was
dull in the neighborhood Of l44k Exchange was iS7x
l5s. Money active, but close. Cali loans
per cent.
The demand for cotton yesterday fair, and prices
OF m0din8 ranged from 05c 61e. Tho transactions In
breadstuas less extensive, though buyers had
any existing advantage. The inquiry for provisions was
good at buoyant rates There more activity In Rio
coee salt. sugars and aow and decidedly less in oils
whiskey and frecrackers. Hay hops and wool were
sacabe and steady Metals, hemp, fish, candles and
val stores lightly dealt in The freight market was
not quite brisk
The dry goods business has exhibited increased acty
ty in the departments OF domestic fabrics especially do
nestle cottons which, responding to the rapid rise the
raw material have advanced Is per cent during the
past week. The inquiry. which has been fair for the
season has been mainly speculative and from regular
dealers The demand for domestic wooens has not been
very orsk but holders have been quite confident and
have been generally reluctant SELL unless at somewhat
nrmer prices Transactions In foreign goods have been
and prices have been irregular The auction
sales Of the week have not been very attractive Desra
bic goods sold WE'LL but other articles OF at low and
unsat sacory rates. The weeks imports Of foreign dry
goods reached In value, s7sl l47 including sI,2 1871
entered for consumption direct and s25s 800 for ware
housing The total OF foreign dry goods actually
marketed during the week was $Slb ,3e5.
Gen. Lees shf n gton or
Richmond the Impending Issue.
We have at length received something more
than general belief in regard to the move
ments of the rebel army Of Virginia The