The New York herald., 1867-08-12

which we're or great brilanoy and presented . most
splendid appearance
Tue race Of the New York yacht squadron lor tho
Commodore piais took place on Saturday last The
course was from the light boat at Brentons reef on
Newport 10 q stake boat anchored about one mile east
by north from Sandy Point Block Island, the distance
being forty miles, The schooner yacht Palmer Captain
Loper won the race and the plate, having sailed over
ths course in five hours and minutes the sappho
IdIer, Rambler, Flseiwng and Dauniles following in
quick succession.
Our special correspondence from the city Of Mexico
shows that during the siege OF that capital there
imperial cheftain who dared resist the volences
Of Marquee. and that was General Tomas OHoran Our
correspondent gives the copies Of correspondence BE-
that ocor and the American Consul Otterbourg.
from which appears that OHoran eager 10 do what
lay in his power to relieve American citizens from the
oppressive measures Of Marquez. also appears from
the other documents that Consul Oerbourg, tired and
dsmayed by the obstacles against which he has TO con.
Tend, was preparing TO leave Mexico and had asked
passports from OHoan as to get out Of the bessged
city Tho excitement consequent upon the execution OF
General vidaurr intense and the American resident
population had held meeting TO examine into the
charge preferred against Mr. Wright OF having betrayed
the General who had sought hiding place under shelter
Of his good faith.
teieEfon from nAvaud, uatou On Oti oo'cS
that tho report that Marquee had been captured by The
Mexican liberals is officially coutradcted in Havana.
By the arrival Of tho steamship Rising Star, from
Aspinwall, have the announcement that quiet was
being speedily restored throughout tho States Of Colon
bia. Magdaena, however, stili holds out. Generat
Gutierrez expected from Europe by the
English mail steamer. dus at Aspnwau about
tho 7th sth OF August The secret archives
OF hosquera are daily being unearthed, and give
continual proofs OF hs anti-American schemng. We
publish this morning two interesting and important
letters this Cholera to have begun
Is ravages more in the republic OF Nicaragua but
the route OF the American Transit Company s not In
fected by this dread scourge In Peru Congress had
passed bill comforting gold medal on Presiden. Juarez
testimonial of their eseemssnd gratitude for his SER
vices in behalf Of repubcanism In America. President
Prado had likewise appointed Minister Pienipotenary
to the Mexican government He to start at
bis mission The question Of foreign immigration had also
occupied the attention OF the Peruvian Congress- and
important in connection Herewith was before
them for action The guano privileges were also under
consideration and an effort was made by some members
to induce Congress to pass bill dispos'ng OF
these valuable privileges once for all. In
Chile the opposition has attacked the government vgor
ously account Of its declaration that the war against
Spain should be conducted on purely defensive plan.
The people had become quite indignant and tho govern
ment forced to show signs Of disposition 10 wage
offensive a. well as defensive war
1t has como to light that organized and extensive
frauds have for past been perpotraed the
United States Pay Department man named Frank
W. Howard recenty arrested In st. Louis, In whose
house found large quantity Of forged discharge
papers and transportation vouchers Of soldiers and two
men arrested in Leavenworth Kansas, few days
since, while attempting to COLLECT money on similar
papers. II is believed that immense sums have been
paid by different disbursing officers these forged
papers.
A letter has becn addressed to General Sickles by
committee appointed at a republican meeting held in
Charleston S. c. protesting against the appointment OF
Governor Aiken q registrar Of voters or 10 any office
OF trust or honor the ground that he sided the
bellion by the contribution Of and ammunition,
and that during he entertained JEFF Davis at his
residence.
The funeral of jeremiah O'Brien, who was executed
10 the Tombs Friday last took place yesterday from
the residence of his mother, in Christopher street.
large crowd gathered the neghborhood to witness the
departure OF tho funeral procession for Calvary Gene
terry, where tho remains finally deposited.
The young giii who jumped from Of the Brooklyn
ferryboas Friday night and drowned Is supposed
TO be Miss Williams, from Northern Georgia, person
Of her description having registered her name the
book at Moschuts Hotel, Brooklyn on the 9th lost.
While street preacher named Simpson was preaching
Fort Green, Brooklyn yesterday he took occasion
to denounce the Pope and Roman Catholicism in such an
offensive manner as to excite the Indignation Of his
hearers, when an attack made upon him with
stones, one Of which struck and knocked him down.
and while PROSTATE he kicked and roughly handled
by the excited crowd He shortly rescued by the
police, who promptly quelled the disturbance
Two telegraph stations west Of Fort Laramie were
burned by the Indians a few days since.
The corner stone Of Catholic monas,ry was laid
yesterday in Baltimore under the auspcies OF the Pas
sonist Fathera Between four and Eve thousand people
were present
The United States steamer Saco at Aspinwall and
the Dakota at Panama the Sd inst.
The health Of Key West Is reported good