The New York herald., 1866-08-29

| strong, and after selling OF l49x closed at l4SI.
The vas but little change in the general aspect Of
commercial airs yesterday, though the markets were
generally rmer and In some cases higher prices were
realized. Both foreign and domestic merchandise is
| firmly held and prices have advancing tendency.
Coffee was Arm with fair demand Cotton ruled dull
and heavy on Change sound grades of flour rmer
| while inferior qualities scarcely SO hrm Wheat
was heavy for low grades but firm for primo qualities.
| Corn was tirmer Oats dal and declining. Pork
| and beef wore steady. Lard was quiet but firm.
1 whiskey was unchanged. Freights were very quiet
| Petroleum steady and firm.
| The market for beef catto was hrmer for strictly
| prime offerings which scarce, but heavy for all
| other kinds, which were in superabundant supply.
Prices varied all the way from shc TO 1skc., both
exrcme prices most Of tho cattle selling at l5c l7Kc
and prime lsc. Mich COWS were Irregular varying
from $50 to $780, with and then sale at an ex-
trsme figure veals were steady at 7c. to lOc lie.
sheep and lambs were steady with tho bulk Of the
at $3a SO So Hogs were frmer; sales at 1lc 11kc.
for cornfed The total receipts wcree2oo beeves "a
cows, 1857 yeals. 26,640 sheep and lambs and l12e2
swine.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BY way Of Lisbon and London we have later common
cial reports from South America Tho adyices read:-
Rio do Janoiro July 25-Exchange on London 22k
"a Coffee, 6400 to $500 rois. Stock, 600 bags
~.
Sugars-whites, 1900 to $500 reis: browns, 1900 to
1000 reis. Cotton, $500 Pernambuco, August L.
Exchange on London 24,G to 25 Sugar, $500 to $500
rcis; browns, 1900 to 1000 Cotton $4,000 to 15 600
reis.
The Navy Department has received official advces Of
the arrival OF the Mantonomoh and Augusta Copen-
hagen. detailed report OF their arrival there and the
ovations accorded TO the officers in command pub
lished in the HERALD on Monday, the Goth inst
The State Senate met yesterday at Albany a High
Court Of Impeachment for the trial Of Judge Smith, Of
Oneida county. The charges were read, but tho wit
ncsses not being on hand adjournment ordered
and on reassembng in the afternoon no quorum was
present. In the morning session resolution was
adopted welcoming the President the State and ap.
pointing committee Of arrangements for his reception
in Albany.
The details Of the late oil explosion loss OF life and
property at Narrowsburg, n. j., which was reported
briefly in the HKRALD Monday, given in our cor
respondence from that point this morning Mr.. Williams
who was reported mortay injured, has died.
The burning oil spread all through the streets Of the
town. destroying property to the amount Of 100000
man named Nelson Little, employed in the service
Of the Hoboken Ferry Company was murdered yester-
day morning at the ferry An alteration took place
between Little and harper named Michael Courcy, in
which two other joined, aud Little stabbed in
the abdomen which produced omost instant DEATH Tho
real pcrperaor could not be ascetained but suspicion
fell chael Courcy in whose possession large pocket
knife was found The jury had returned
verdict up to midnight.
prize apht took place yesterday morning. about nne
O'Clock, jamaica, H. l., between Teddy McAufe
and William Kelly two devoees Of the prize ring After
lighting twentysix rounds in which both parties
severely punished, occurred betweon tho
and McAate's second which brake up the ring aud
hght was pronounced (" draw ,.ss
Denis Of the astouapt 70 break jail at Sing Sing
the part OF number Of the conyictx ons Monday
state that therc thirty Of engaged IN it. Tho
leades, Edward Stafford killcd, thres others So
vercly or mortaliy injured and others slightly
wounded One Of the guards was hurt by sione snd
another ono died from disease Of the heart after fight
waA erer, occasioucd by the cxtsmcnt he had pader.
gone coroner's jury all the bodies returned ver.
! diets iu accordance.
Twenty-Five deaths from cholera occurred In Cincin
natl Yesterday. Seventeen deaths occurred Savannah
! during the past week from the disoase In the
| three days ending Monday evening, two hundred and
hty-ye deaths occurred in St Louis all from cholera
Ia New Orleans there fourteen deaths yesterday
In Louisville tho number OF deaths for the week was
twenty-five from cholera and In Memphis seven deaths
occurred.
fire In Chicago. yesterday, West Lake street.
sroyed eghtecn buildings. Loss, 100000.
History Repeating Itself-PoIiticaI Campaisns
Of 1S6: and 1896.
Nations, as well as political parties, like in
dividuals, are frequently placed in position
where they are obliged TO contend against the
same influences that confronted them on q
former occasion. There are epochs in which
events compel them to consider the same facts
and where the same combination Of circum-
stances is placed in the scale against them.
Never was this truth exhibited with greater
forcc than at the present time in regard to the
aspect OF political affairs in this country. The
parallel between the position Of the republican
party of to-day and that Of 1862 is as perfect rs
human affairs can make it. That the same
results will follow us the sequel Of the present
campaign seems NJ certain as anything can be
in the perplexed question Of politics. The
action OF the radicals during the first two years
o! the war is fresh in the memory OF all The
fact that Congress, under the lead OF Stevens,
sumner, Wade, Chandler and Wilson, OBJ
strucied the prosecution OF the war and nearly
rnined the Union cause, has become too
plain record Of history to need any argument
to sustain il at this time. They, with their
assoc ates and organs, were constantly howl
ing ''On TO Richmond and yet doing every
thing in their power to cmbarrsss the Presi-
dent and the officers in command of The army.
They carried their intrigues and schemes 50 far
that President Lincoln under their pressure,
was obliged to issue an order for the advance
OF all the armies on given day, thus giving
the enemy notice in advance Of the move
menis contemplated. Nor did their machina-
tious stop hero. While publicly bowling for
an advance OF the armies they did all in their
power TO cmbarrass those who were trying to
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