The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-07

Mexico are reported. The attempted sub1ugstion
of St. Domingo by Spain turns out TO be costly
experiment, both in men and money. and the re-
sources of Cuba have been taxed to such an extent
| as to lead to council Of generals at Havana on
the subject, and the determination TO memoriaze
the government at Madrid to altogether abandon
the effort TO repossess St. Domingo
The arrival OF the steamship Columbia. Captain
Barton, from New Orleans January 80, puts US in
possession of one day later news from that city.
| There is nothing Of Importance by this arrival,
and everything appears quiet In the Department
! of the Gulf.
| The steamship Ocean Queen, Captain Tinkle-
paugh, from Aspirwall goth ult.. arrived at this
port Yesterday with the Pacific mails and $685., 1888
| in treasure BY this arrival we have late news
from the Colombian Confederation and South
America. The details are OF much interest as
will be seen upon the perusal of the letter of
correspondent, published in another column.
Our correspondent in Belize, Honduras, writing
on the 18th of January, states that both the mar
kets and colonial trade were very dull. Wages
had fallen, and the gangs of mahogany cutters
were diminished in numbers. The schooner
Gerity, of New York, lately seized and recovered
from rebel pirate passengers, remained at Belize
under English protection.
A letter from Doboy Sound, Georgia. dated Jan
uary 8, announces the capture by the gunboat
Huron Of the British ship Sylvanus After being
repeatedly shelled and well rddled, the Sylvanus
was run ashore and sunk in one fathom of water
and low tide leaves her nearly dry and she may be
repaired. She is about four hundred tons burthen,
and is loaded with SALT spirits Of al! kinds, cord
age, &c. She was trying to run in and suddenly
| changed her mind upon seeing the Huron, and
tried to run out. Her papers made her out to be
| from Nassau, N. p, and bound ostcnsibly to Der
| muda. Her captain acknowledged that she was
| blockade runner.
About six O'Clock las. evening disastrous fire
occurred in large manufacturing building at the
foot of East Twenty fourth street, known as the
Empire Works. The west building, about sixty
by two hundred feet and six stories in height, was
nearly totally destroyed, and property to the value
of Sl50.O0O was consumed. The fire, it is said
started in a drying room on the sixth floor, in the
Irvine mandatory of r. Holden.
The Unconditional Union Central Committee, an
organization in the interest Of Secretary Chase,
held meeting last evening, and adopted resou-
tions pledging the Union party to the work of ex-
tirpating slavery from the land. A resolution
deprecating the premature discussion Of the
claims of rival candidates to the Presidency was
also adopted.
Marshal Murray arrested two recruit brokers on
Friday named II. Downer and John Crockett.
Downer was charged with swindling William
Brown, Of the Fourteenth heavy artillery, out of
one hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal sent
the prisoner to General Dix, in whose absence he
was then ordered to be locked up by the police;
but he preferred to pay one hundred and fifty dol.
lars into the hands of the Marshal subject to the
order of General Dix. Brown, the recruit. has a
wife and seven children, to whom this sum will
prove most acceptable. Crockett was sent to Fort
Lafayette.
Surveyor Andrews has for some days past
been engaged in overhauling the papers
of J. C. Raining. an inmate of Fort
Lafayette, charged with being engaged
in the contraband trade. The documents
are said to implcate several merchants of this
city The papers of Eneas did not reveal any in
formation Of special importance.
Quietude the ruling feature business places on
turdsy there being, usual but little disposition TO do
business on the closing day OF the week. In imported
goods the business worry moderate At tho Produce
Exchange there not much change the general
pexon of affairs. BreadstuGs rather quiet, but
firm. Corn 1rmer, though less excited. Groceries
quiet. Cotton was steady. Petroleum steady
and firm for good OIL Freights steady and un.
changed.