The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Our Mexico City correspondent writing under date Of
May Is, gives doefu account Of the situation in the
capital famine threatening the poor inside the
walls only due the judicious OF
the chief OF the municipality that . panic had mot
swept the populacs into disorder and riot The impos
ton aud collection Of taxes continued unrsmittingy,
being carried in the most tyranncal and oxacting
manner.
Our special correspondence from tho West makes
further exposures Of the rotten system pursusd by the
national banks In thai section Of the country Millions
OF deposits placed 81 tho mercy OF these
banks which tho hands Of INSCRIPTIONS directors
who are given TO the most reckless extravagance in
specuating with the funds thus obtained The deposits
in many instances are insufBcicntly secured
The numerous murder trials which creating
tons throughout the country TO be particularly
prone develop features unusual In Of tho
kind The trial OF William skidmore for the murder OF
william p. Carr in Brooklyn which Is set down for to-
day Offers exception TO this rule Two lawyers had
been gned him counsel by the Court but TO the
present he has refused TO consult with them and
has avaed himself OF the services OF another gentleman
who would assigned him by the Court II he
had asked These three gentlemen, It probable. will
appear court counsel for the prisoner today when
q novel argument may ensus.
A little boy and girl, aged respectively seven and
shrce years, children OF Archer OF New York fell
from the cupoa OF hotel At Bay Ridge TO the ground
floor yesterday while the nurse II is alleged, was
gagged elsewhere gossipng with her friends. The lives
OF both the children In q dangerous condition.
The Louisiana Republican Convention adjourned sine
d. yesterday after adopting platform which little
surpasses anything OF the kind ye, in its radicasm.
Among the rights demanded for the colored Is
equal share In the Offices appointed and the nomlna
tions Tor those elected
republican mass meeting. with the usual preponder-
ance OF negroes in the audience was held II Norfolk
on Thursday evening. Tho principal orators the
occasion were General Pierce c. w. Bently and Charles
X Potter
rev. O. W. woodruff pastor Of the seventh street
Methodist Episcopal church, delivered ycser
day on bad books and bad newspapers
Large numbers OF people vacated the city yesterday
partly on account OF the Excise law but mainly 10 get
breath Of fresh air.
party OF roushs assaulted and probably fatally
jured man In Baltimore yesterday during alteration
regarding the late prize light.
j The steamer Nyausa, laden with corn for the poor
was sunk on the Alabama river on Friday evening
The New Orleans policemen recently discharged by
Mayor Heath have taken steps Obtain redress through
the Law.
Notwithstanding rumors 10 the contrary, Colyer and
Aaron the puess are both alive The latter Is tending
bar i'm baltimore and the former Is visit TO his
mother at Fortress Monroe.
The steamer secret exploded her air pumps near Dali
housie. Canada on Thursday. No lives were lost
Dion, the bIIliArdist has won The championship OF
Canada
The raj, Nonpare was spoken at sea- one hundred and
seventy miles cas-, BY south from Sandy Hook, on
FRIDAY.
Alum jury Of negroes was empanened 10 Ssvaso'a
Texas. yesterday.
Ex. Governor Brown, OF Georgia, recently made
speech al MIsdgsvIe In which he said that u the state
should refuse 70 vote 10 hold convention Congress
~oald dsfl anchse all those who voted against H.