The New York herald., 1867-05-26

chaser Coffee was dun but steady In value Cotton
shade Armer On 'Change flour and wheat were
duli but prices unchanged. Corn and oats ruled
steady Pork closed heavy while beef and lard were IN
fair demand al former prices Freighs continued duh
and depressed Whisiey nominal Naval stores
we're unchanged. while petroleum dull and quito
nominal
MIsCELLANE0Us.
BY the steamships Ocean Queen from AspInwall. and
Hermann from Southampton, England, at this port
yesterday, we received files OF newspapers from Aus.
traa New Zealand. China and India with letters from
our special correspondent in Japan batch Of nails
travelling from Melbourne 70 San Francisco and thence
TO Panama and New YORK; and the other from Australia
and India. overland TO England, and then from
Southampton across the Atlantic this city. Al owl
dencs OF the universally Of the sources from which the
HRKALDs news columns supplied and the regularity
Of the servcs may mention that the parcels OF flea
from the snpodes, with the correspondence from Yoko-
hama Japan, BY both routes, were delivered In our
office within hour after having encirced the globe
east and west-iu their line Of travel
Our Panama correspondence Is dated May Is. The
executive legislative powers at Bogota wco still In
anagonistc attitudes although no opcn rupture had
occurred. De Coda had been superseded BY Lopoz At
Santa Martha and It highly probable that Mos
quera's rumored movement against Panama had been
abandoned. Thrce American and two British men. OF.
arrived simultaneously tho harbor at Panama on
he tn inst. under the impression that the nssscuaa
troops were about attacking the town. and that the
transit route would be intercred with Admras Dahl
gren and Thatcher were aboard the American vessels.
No attack took place, however but II was said semi-
officially that in case Of interruption the transit route
the United States forces would have immediately seized
and occupied Fourteen sailors belonging TO tho ~
Cuyer Rayo, the Colombian vessel which was sup
posed be Chilean prvateer had accepted tho pro-
lection of Captain Foster OF the United states Navy
The boarding Of the Rayo BY the Spanish naval officers
some time ago. Is iikey 10 produce trouble between
Colombia and spain.
Our Lima, Peru. correspondence is dated April 2S
Trouble between the President and Congress in
creasing. and highly probable the former would
declare himself dictator. Tho Congress compelled him
to dismiss his mnisers and no persons have been
found willing to accept their vacated positions In the
meantime revolution was rpe all tho republic
The French Admiral who had arrived from Acapulco
with his feet. had sold small steamer. Mexican prize
the port without permission. Bolivia had signed o
treaty of commerce and navigation with Brazil The
American ship Camilla, Captain Humphreys. from Bos
ton with guns, &C., for the Peruvian government ar
rived Caiao the 2sth inst The cargo consists Of
feen-incA. six thirteen inch ten-inch and six
nine-inch cannons. with ammunition, &C.
Our Valparaiso correspondence dated April IT. The
impression prevailed that the United Sates more
friendly TO Spain than TO Chile and Peru, and was
probable consequence that tho proposed mediation
OF this country would not be accepted The allied
squadrons s port the old good feeling between
the two little republics having been restored The gov
ernment party had everywhere triumphant in the
Congressional elections. but the press loudly do
nouncng tho victory the result OF open fraud al tho
baIlotbox
Our Yokohama, Japan, letter is dated March 60 The
cessation Of against Cosu the part Of the Tycoon
was virtual admission Of inability 70 subjugase that
province although the given respect for tho
momory Of tho deceased hikado. General Van valken
burg had rsopesed correspondence wish the govern
ment regarding Americaa claims for property destroyed
In 1868 Admiaa Bell ekpsctsd with his sqaadron
to escort General Van vaikenbush 70 Osaka where he
goes to attend the diplomatic conference. s Y
Files from tho West Indies have boon received datod
at Kingston, Jamaica, on the % OF May. There was
general pros,ration in every commercial branch Of
business The bills proposed by the government to pro-
mote law reforms In Jamaica generally obnoxious
70 the people,
The Canadian Confederation act was signed By Queen
Victoria on Friday, and the now Dominion Of Canada
comes into existence the 1st Of July. Twenty
members Of the Senate under the new oct have been
appointed. As consequence Of the prevailing fever
for monahcal matters 10 the provinces IL 10 said that
himself nephew Of the Queen and entitled to the
Friday 70 XIII his mother because she did not SEQ his
claims in that light
Tho Susquehanns sailed from Kingston. jamaica.
May 1, for Port an Prince, with Admiral Palmer on
board and the soopof.wa Saco left at the tme
for Cape HAyten. The Osceola, Waterse. Saranac.
Resaca and Powhatan were Of Poroma on the 9Th inst
The latter sailed tho 11th for Callao Tho Mohican
was II Lima. April 2s The Dakota was at Valparaiso
on the 17th ult Tho Hartford, Shenandoah wachusst
Ashuelot, Nonocacy and wyoming vere expected at
Yokohama, Japan. on the Goth Of April.
Tho Corie murder trial was continued In New Bruus-
wick, N j., yesterday. tho for the prosecution
having rested and the defence being opened. The
prisoners counsel announced his line Of defence
the orcumstana character OF the evidence adduced
BY the State. Testimony was taken to show the pre-
vous good character OF the prisoner and the court
adjourned
Twelve thousand persons attended the OF Jerome
Park yesterday. The hurdle race was won by Black
bird the three milo dash by Ioadstons the third
by Lexington colt. ana the $4,000 match mile heats
BY the chestnut colt DeCourcy.
Montgomery tAaI paper nominates General Grant
and Dick Busecd for President and Vice President and
then proulgates address the colorcd pcop. citing
twelve Why they should vote for the republican
ticket.
JeG Davis not received ostcntaosIy by tho clti-
zens Of Montreal expected. He kceps rather
quiet and did not attend review OF the volunteers on
Friday.
Governor Fletcher. Of Missouri. has agreed to
Tennessee for the radicals during tho summer
vigilance committee in johnson county, Mo-, hung
outlaws and arrested three suspected horse thieves
recently The ia,,sr wore delivered over the auhor
ties FOR trial.
prize aght in Illinois receniiy lasted one hour and
four minutes only three rounds being fought
Progress OF Liberal Ideas In Chinn.
The Inauguration OF Catholic cathedral at
Pekin and the laying Of tha first stone Of an
Anglican church at Kinkiang are facts full Of
promise for the Chinese empire. They are the