The New York herald., 1867-05-24

Tho stock market heavy yesterday. Gold closed
| at lasx
Imported merchandise was moderately ACTIVE and
steady In value. while domestic produce generally ruled
duh and lower Coffee steady. Cotton dull and
shade easier On Change high grades aour we're l0c
2Sc. lower. win but little doing. Wheas-pnns Was
held frm while common nominaiy Ia &C. lower
Corn. under fair demand. vas lc 81. higher Oats
were dull but unchanged Pork was heavy. Beef and
lard were in fair request and 0rm- whIskey was uu-
changed Freghts were dull and heavy. Naval stores
ruled armer, though ess active Petroleum remained
steady.
1lsCxLLANE0Us.
Our city Of Mexico oerrespondencs 10 dated May 9.
The bomoArdment was going on, and the oity In
fearful condition. No water bs obtained except
from the artesiau wells which rendered only scaaty
supply Forced levies Of men and loans or money wevs
continually being made BY Aarquez thousand dollars
day being required from the various business houses
nearly al Of which had closed in consequence Eight
hundred dollars . day demanded Of one family.
Provisions are scarce and high The enemy do not
prevent supplies from coming In, but they turned
away at the gates BY the exorbisant duties demanded
by the imperial officers The diplomatic corps suspended
relations with the imperial government the Goth
OF April account Of alleged pavtiaiisy towards
Americans iu the lcvying OF prestamos. Tho
rumorcd surrender Of Quer6taro untrue, Macmillan
being desirous 10 surrender bus prevented By Mea and
Miramon, who virtually hold him q prisoner In their
hands. complete embargo laid in the capital on
any communication outside in any direction No msils
had arrived departed for three months except BY
private couriers and business compely parslyScd
in consequence. Outside the siege progressing
leisurely. Daz simply starving out the garrisos
by instruction Of Juarez that plan had been decided
the surest OF capturing persons Of the eers
Our Havana letter Is dated May 1g The bark Ccoan
Home abandoned by her captain. and the govern
men In lieu OF the heavy line placed upon her. ordered
her apprascment and SALE Tho financial situation was
as bad Several other firms iNve suspended
Private property such horses coaches, &C., was
being very generally put up at auction snd the richer
classes leaving tbs island in largo nGnbers The
Spanish frgate Navas de To.osa from santa Martha had
brought Intelligence that the r. r. Cuyer which wan
blocSaded in that port Chilean prvatcer had been
claimed belonging the Colombian navy, and
assurances given by the authorities thasshe would
observe strict neutrality during tins In OF the
Justices offices in hatanzas while SUIT fct ahuOny
was peniing against SANTIAGO Manzanet Of library re-
putc the part Of hs wife, he deliberately shot cher
through the head then shot her mother killnsr them
BOTH and then deliberately advanced tho cospses OF
the women and Cred the remaining charges OF Ibis e
vover into their dead bodies. HB wife eropins~.
the time and one Of the shots aimed tspen
zanct Immediately surrendered himself.
The case OF Hiram Lewis against the New YorEsCcn
trai Railroad Company argued tho May terra
just closed, OF me supreme Court Sixth Judicaa'dss
trics at Bnghaniton, Broome county, Y. The plkim-
h offered to his fare in posat currency at SSrs-
cuse at the rate OF two cents per ynit xed by w
which refused by the agent who demanded gost or
IS equivalent This acceded sbs suit has asea
arried into the courts. which several inn
'orant question: Among these. tho tmmesiiassiy
o be decided is to whethcr cs,fars 10 dept uu
'aper money adequate to pay thor sase Thu, rsins
70 the constu,onali,y Of the Of Congress sakg
legal tender In the paymcas sf ali d4sss
siil soon be submitted 10 the Scpsems esar tof ~
United states By the company
Over two hundred pas :engers reseaed 1so tins Saa-
iago de Cuba arrived in Now York Last oshs md sbas
ory In Philadelphia They furnish fuvAsF dst Ills OF
he shipwreck. One passenger stoss shas Ne on
'ach had goneosaow At the timos<hs vssss str uck 70
ttend to the washing Of the dectan rhs weasel pro-
cnt Hes ave mica from Absecom slght srssdsAe tss
each with oins feet Of water In Ass hssA mpng
,adiy.
onciai dispatches received ir0ssaw~sasoaue thaa
hs act OF confederation hsd Sssn .apPss~eA ty her
Majesty the Queen and would take effect th 1ss OF
July.
man named. Simeon Peck. in Griswoasvilia. Man,
murdered nanSsd Cheney. ard then 'eat his
nocked by his DO yof eleven yeas OF ego.
nth stone, aod taken into oustody ~ she CO nstabe
he murdered woman. was living In Tho ho' with
ccks family to proscd his wSs from, NE ees OF his
grand National Coz ,ncii or renaus Is 70 bs called to
ess soon Troy elibsras oa the sesrosoaing
.ignand take uaess es to sspply ary mate
al The Canadians ook forsn attack a. Co ingwOsd,
Lake sincoss e.M a .6ea
A public usssssss was bsad u HsAson, N. r., on |
7edneaday night - ID sxpsssed sssf highly fAvosabie
giving such aid y the pssscted Dutchcss, Colombia
nd Lebanon SpuS gs railroads ss would their
rm ipi at thaAciV
G. w. Lee. sss rting man In Chiraso robbed Of
4 600 In ss~ss thirty Bonds on wednesday night by
ob,crs whoens rod his sleeping room and, In sddion
ea. him ely that little hepes entertained OF
lis recovery 81
wo mea, W. 10 nshing for tro ut private grounds
o Munford4 ~. x. wsre attacked BY the proprietor,
sso and killed one Of them aud adversely injured
he other bye ubbiAg him with the bait OF bis muset
The tris.osI Bridses Dergau for the murder OF Msz
'orien atNsl v Market N. J continued yesterday
N the oour' of Oyer and Tcrmncr a, Now Brunswick
Mrs Casa the mother OF the boy who executed nj
few DAYS ago Tor completely the mardcr
Of m old man. died nt Troy yesterday OF shame and
grsf a ~ o ignominio ous fate Of her
I An ~ ,any mail train on the Hudson River Railroad
or the track between Germantown aud rivon yes
tcrdsys but nobody was hurt
rh@1 Liquor License bill was defeated BY heavy ma
jsy In the Massachusetts, House Of Representatives.
yssss rday. MMN taafseEE
O. neral Ord has issued general order recommending
hu thieves TO the special attention Of the military
George Albert Mason, the Southern spy. LEFT Toronto
night for Washington charge Of American de-
= .ec;ivs to give evidence against John H. surratl
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KiIilsg BY IgnsrNnt Apeshccaries.
We published few days ago the report Of q
woman having been killed through the ignor-
ance or carelessness Of a Brooklyn apothe-