The New York herald., 1866-07-29

table which publish this morning. it will be seen how
slight the mortality is when compared with that Of lSas
and 1854. when the choela epidemic ragged
Coroner Cover yesterday Issued warrant for the ar
rest OF John Kelly Jr for assault on Matthew Mcougn'
lin, West street. Mclaughlin made an ante mortem
statement which the jury found that Kelly had In
ficed the wounds
Yesterday Commissioner Osborn for the purpose
of proceeding with the investigation Of the counterfeit
ing cases. but they were postponed until Tuesday next
on the application OF Mr. s. G. Courtney. United States
District Attorney who stated that Mr. Wood Chief or
the Secret Service Department. who was an important
witness had been summoned to Washington Applica-
on was made 10 the court by counsel go into the
animation of an engraver named Breem, who carried ON
business at 43 Maiden ane and who has been arrested
on charge Of having permitted countereiters to use
transfer press in his establishment As Mr. Wood IL
witness IN ''is ALSO 1t postponed with the
others Commissioner said he would take bail for
Bro a il were offered. to the amount Of $4,000.
Court Of Special Sessions yesterday, before JUS
ICE Kelly, . large number Of larceny and assault and
battery disposed Of the most Of them an
unimportant character.
Tho stock market quite active yesterday and
there was heavy demand for government securities
Gold closed at 160
The markets wore generally quiet yesterday. There
general stampede OF the merchants countryward,
and the attendance Change slim. But little was
done either in foreign domestic goods Groceries were
quiet, but very frm Cotton was dun and heavy. On
Change low grades Of -four ruled Arm while other kinds
ruled In favor of tho buyer Wheat steady, while
quiet but firm. Oats were scarcely firm,
and less active. Pork dull and heavy. Beef was
without decided change. Lard dull and nominally
unchanged. whiskey and frcights were very quiet,
and entirely nominal
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our special fashions correspondent in Paris, dating
the 18th Of July furnishes very clever and useful let
ter embracing the OF the writer the effects pro-
duced in the female circles Of high society that city
by the observance Of the custom Of morning. they
termed, 'calls." That they pernicous to the
morals of young ladies' is openly asserted Caught by
a Princess however correspondent was forced TO
make scalp at her apartments. from which have
reported keen discussion by most fashionable ladies' of
the latest prevailing style Of dress with description Of
the and adornments displayed by the Princess
the occasion.
The Fenian excitement is again raging In Canada The
report in Toronto Friday evening that five thou
sand Fenians were landing Fort Erie On the strength
Of this the gunboat Rescue ordered in that direc
ton, and General Napier spent sleepess night. The
rolling stock Of the Grand Trunk Railroad removed
from tho vicinity Of the threatened point At Montreal
the most efficient military taken to crush
the movement It turned out that large number Of
persons had crossed from this side to witness
prize tight without Interference from the police.
The new Militia bill passed the House Of Assembly, in
Ottawa Canada yesterday. is said that in Of tho
OF the Confederation scheme the Capitol will be
removed from Ottawa to Montreal or Quebec,
Alexander H. Stephens and Hcrschel V. johnson are
among the delegates large for the State of Georgia
the Philadelphia Convention.
The Convention Of 1864, which made free State con-
stution for Louisiana assemble New Orleans on
the 3oh Mayor Monroe, Of that city, addressed letter
General Baird in temporary command OF the depart
ment saying that he intended to disperse the convention
and arrest the members unless they were protected by
the military General Baird answered that the military
would preserve order and prevent violence
The racing At Saratoga yesterday fully interest
ing any day previous The first race Of two miles
for three year ods by Moore's Lightning colt
in $40. The second walk for Luther, and the
third dash Of three-quarlers Of mile for two year
ods, was won BY the bay Ally Ruthless in 81. The
fourth race, match Of one mile for 81, ,000
BY Hampdsn Court against Flora NcIvor, in l:52h.
An asteDps . ~ large r..sy es
groes in Now Orleans on Friday night They had been
attending meeting Of their color, and after having
adOurned tney pafaueQ the Sree inStstnk upon hgnS
with somebody. Three Of thom killed and three
police officers seriously injured. Fifteen negroes
arrested, and General Sheridan addressed the
subject OF having the speakers at the negro meeting
served the same way, they charged with melting
the blacks to violence.
There were Ave cases of cholera reported in Phladcl.
phia yesterday, three Of them proving fatal Eighteen
deaths had occurred during the week fom that disease
Thcrc also nve reported in Galveston Texas
colored woman, who weighed seven hundred and
ninety Eight pounds Eve feet eight inches high and
ve feet broad the chest died in this city Fri
day last.