The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-23

| supposed to have escaped
quiet little 'mil" took place on Wards Island yes
| terday afternoon between Charley Mcguire and Joe
Hughes. two humble followers OF Heenan and Sayers
The stake was twenty i've dollars which Hughes won by
| superior prowess and hard knocks.
The Inman line steamship City OF Paris Captain James
Kennedy, which made her last passage from Queens
town to this port in eight and half days. will sail at
noon today for Queenstown and Liverpool from the
companys new dock, pier IS North river The mails
will close at the Post ONCE at half past ten A. NJ
The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer
Helvetia, Captain Ogvie, viii sail for Queenstown and
Liverpool today at noon from pier No. AZ North river
The steamship Borussia. Captain schwensen, will sail
at twelve N. to-day for Southampton and Hamburg
The steamship Geo. Cromwell, Captain Vail, for Now
Orleans direct will sail at three NJ to-day from pier
No. 0 North river.
The Empire sidswheel Line steamship Missouri Cap
tain Loveand. will sail at three NJ to-day for savan
nah from pier No. ID North river foot Of Cedar
The steamship Saragossa Captain Crowell OF Lsarys
Line will sail for Charleston at throe p to-day from
pier No IA East river foot OF Wall street
The United States steam frigate .Susquehanna late
flagship of the Brazil squadron arrived shs port yes
terday morning from Rio Janeiro
The stock market was du,l and steady yesterday. Gold
was quiet, and after opening at l49 closed at 1904
1901 with strong upward tendency
There but little animation in commercial circles
yesterday and but little business done either on or
or Change There general disposition to await
the settling down Of gold before making purchases
the business confined to the pressing wants. as a
general thing. In the cotton market there was hardly
any business and the few saies effected at prices
avorng the purchaser. Groceries were dull and de-
clnng Dry goods quiet but firm. On Change nour
was dun, common qualities again declining. Wheat and
corn were dull and nomnaly lower Pork decidedly
lower with fair business at the reduction Beef was
steady Lard hea"y. AMI whiskey and petroleum dull
and nominal, the latter with declining tendency.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the Canadian Parliament yesterday Mr. Gait moved
For the naturalization Of tho government for the
penses incurred during the recent Fcnian troubles.
Several members Of the government party advocated
the move when Mr.. Chambers, OF Brockviile,
obtained the floor, and spoke against it. He
said that Canada could not support troops enough
to resist the United states A thousand Fenians
n very different matter from thrty-fvc millions OF
Americans He also called for an investigation of the
conduct of some o. the commanders of the
provincial troops during the trouble and de-
nounced the management OF the volunteers
a blundcr Mr. Chambers was continually inter-
ruptcd and hssed the uproar becoming great times
to drown his remarks. He replied to by Mr..
darcy Mcgee and the motion Of Mr. Gait adopted
special advices from St. Domingo city, OF the 9th of
june inform of the complete triumph Of the revou
ton under General Pimente and the departure OF
President Baez with members OF his suite for st.
Thomas The soldiers in 4. Domingo city fraternized
with the revoutioniss and Baez sought refuge the
French Consulate But for tho protection of that hag
II Is SAID his life would have been sacrificed His bro.
Their, Damian Baez and General Pedro Gnllermo,
held for trial. ncendiares BY tho provisional govern
ment. Our 81. Thomas correspondent writing on the
10th of June, Announces The arrival of Bacz at that
place the morning the Spanish steamer BARGE
lona and hs intended departure for Europe day
Commercial advices from Barbados. dated the 25h
of May remark A steady succession OF arrivals
the 10th instant have kept market well supplied with
American breadstufs and provisions except good -four
This item IL in light stock having along sparDgly;
which, together with good export inquiry during tho
past week. will cause first arrivals to sell we'll Imme-
date arrivals Of other articles under this head will prob
ably realize present quotations Mess pork continues
firm. Family beef butter checse and hams ali
salabc Lard in supply. Candles in stock Lumber
continues demand tor export, Goldfish is dull Mack
crel wanted. Sugar. sales 50 u.s. Moasses active at
Gle. per gallon, and 81 FOR puncheons.
In Georgetown Denerara, the 22d OF May, tho
undermined articles wore quoted Beef half barrels
family, si5 Bread pilot s. barrel IL good sales
Of much burned at - so TO 81 s0 navy bread 81
per barrel. Chcese-Amcrcan wanted, worth 20 to %
for good in small lots Fish cod sales $27 per
cask; store from late arrivals So to S2i; Haddoc
SIS Floar-For fresh Baltimore aud extra Ohio. sales
in lots at so. Hams-Amercan 20 cents; wanted.
Antigua advices, dated 81 st. Johns, on the 9Th Of
May report the market rates thus:-Beef $lt to SIS
nominal half barrels family, s18; wanted Cod fish
Market over stocked with inferior Crackers dull
Flour-vcry small supply wanted no late arrivals.
Hams-Over supply OF American, and very dull Pork
Stock sales at s2s So
Advices from Vera Cruz the 18th OF Juno via New
Orleans state that the yellow fever raging in that
city fearfnlly and fatally The last from Eu-
rope brought out eight hundred troops for the foreign
leg on Tho general opinion Is that the empire will
last long Macmillan Ia in great financial distress.
Tampco surrounded and losely invested by strong
force Of liberals.
Mr. Erssine s. Aim. United states armorer at Spring
1eld Massachusetts has invented plan for altering tue
odfashioned Springfield muskc, to brcechoader The
new gun can be fred rapidly than any revolving
arm docs not foul neither docs easily get out OF
par Tho Ordnance Bureau has directed the rsmodcng
OF Eve thousand Springfield muskets on Aims PLAN
and IL - probable that the gun will eventually be
adopted the for the Infantry branch Of
vice. No guns being manufactured nj the
Springfield armory The diminished force OF workmen
IL employed repairing and ntting for old arms
damaged in the war.
The Hoboken closed yesterday The sports be-
gan with steople-chsse, with four entries up to time
General williams zlszag, Mamie Craddock and Lady
Wolf The by General Williams The
second race, dash Of two miles, vas won BY the bay
hlly saiinstone The third three mile heat
for all ages and by Aldebaran the best time
being mile in ;62is
The cholera which TO have broken out at Eliza
beth j., IS apparently Of mild form, and has been
pretty well subdued by tho strict measures Of the Health
Board
General Dulcc and suite arrived in Montreal yesterday
evening.
II has been officially ascertaincd that four Of the
rcnan prisoners under examination in Canada were
taken in the OF firing British soldiers and they
viii dou b,less suffer death.
An engine boiler In Frcy's factory at Newark, N j.,