The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23


hrm- Cotton was lower WITH however, rather moro
doing. On Change sound grades OF -four were steady,
while inferior were 10c. zoe. lower. Wheat was dull
and nominal. Corn opened lower, but closed steady.
Oats declined 1c. Pork Q shade easier Beef and
lard were In moderate demand and nrm Frsights were
unchanged, while whiskey was firm. and naval stores
generally more active and armer Petroleum was
scarcely a firm.
4ISCKLLANEOUS
The steamer Nerrimao arrived a this port yesterday
from Rio Janeiro. Among her passengers was John
Newand Maht, formerly OF tho United States Navy and
more recently commander Of OF the rebel cruisers
during tho Our Rio Janeiro correspondents is
dated April Is. No OF importance Is reported from
the seat of war in Paraguay Tho Baron DO Herva with
corps had arrived at Itapua 70 cooperate with Mar
qus do Caxias and active operations would doubtless DO
soon commenced. The cholera had appeared Ia the
allied camp and also 81 Monevdeo. Tho rebels IN the
Argentine republic bad been routed and probably COM
PEELED to disband. Tho Iroqu0s. Earl Englisn oom-
mander, had arrived from New York. having encoun-
tered gales Of which James Hardy lands
man. was washed overheard and lost She was under
orders for the China Newspaper accounts cay the
cholera Buenos Ayres and chat general con-
sternation prevailed among the people, the deaths OK
ceeding fifty Day The United States Minister at Para
quay proposed 20 the allied forces that the begerens
should hold conference at Washington. The Argen-
tine Confederation declined to accept.
Our commercial advices from the Danish West Indies
dated at St. Thomas the 14h Of May, report
still have very dun market for all American imports,
the trade in those articles seriously interrupted by
prevalence of late epidemic has not revived to the ex
tent anticipated and very few orders have az yet been
received from the neighboring islands formerly taking
their supplies from here. Flour, extra Ohio. fresh
nnr. IN
bags, 81 25 White BEANS So 90 81 per bag. Canada
peas S. Pilot and navy bread So So East India RICE
SC. SIC. Candles-8's. 12's and GAS, 15c. 1ec.
American SOAP 81 s7l per box In provisions tho trans
actions very limited considerable stock Of inferior
beef being offered the weekly auction sales bringing
low figure. Mess pork hold from store, $40 $22
Prime pork, SIS. Mess beef, good, $12 $14, Family
beef half bbs $40 $ll Hams, no late sales. Butter.
FAC. Csc Lard, i4c. l5c. Cheese, no late sales.
Kentucky tobacco inquiry Kerosene OIL last SALE Acc
market supplied with Old fish selling at auction at low
rates. cargo white pine and spruce lumber sold.
former 500, latter S16 and lot white pine at $40
One million small chips have been stored dealers
would make offer for them Seventy thousand
shingles at 81 The recent engagements in tonnage have
been follows brig Hannah, 49, Fajardo to
New York, molasses, SO IS So American brig
Ambrose Light, 215, Ponce TO Fall River or Boston,
molasses So 62,s So. British brig Argo. 1885, Ponce
to New York, 421c. gold. The money market has
become somewhat easier, and sales OF b ills ON London
made at 1927 ASS. The bank drawing rate, 1917 for
ninety day bills. American gold, q 1k per cent
premium spanish doubloons, SIC 80 S18 20; patriot,
$16 The health OF the island Is good.
From all the Fenian warriors again about
taking the field in large numbers for the invasion OF
Canada movement toward Organization and concentra
lion general throughout tho northern and western
portion Of New York and In other States messenger has
despatched by circles TO cali the brothers
arms and thirty thousand TO be concentrated
On the border within month, Tho commissariat is
said to DO we'll served and large supplies Of army stores
are already warehoased in the vicinity OF g. Abans
General Spear 10 70 command the invading army. On
he other hand the Canadians alive TO the DANGER
and actually preparing to defend themselves. Hon.
John Morssey has been at Troy in conference with the
Fenian leaders, and IL believed has been authorized TO
them that the government viii asrcrs with
their enterprise
The steamship Santiago do Cuba, bound from Grey.
this port ashore the Jersey coast,
Atlantic City during fog carly yesterday morning.
Five OF her passengers and two OF her crow were
drowned getting tho passengers ashore Assistance
promptly despatched TO the disabled vessel ycser
day afternoon, and hopes were entertained Of her
eventual rescue.
Our Southern correspondence this morning Is from
Montgomery, Ala. and New Orleans La Tho report
nat the Mobile riots participated in by negroes is
positively denied by correspondent in Montgomery,
Who was 10 uncomfortaby prominent position the
peaker platform At tho time, and able what
.oing on among the maddened crowd below him. Full
iesiis OF the negro rios in New Orleans furnished
,y our correspondent at that place.
meeting Of the state Central Committee OF Anti
prohibitionsts was held ct Albany yesterday when
resolutions were adopted dsnouncing legislative en-
croachments municipal rights The Executive CON-
mitce was directed to call State convention in Sep
tember next
The lake steamer Wisconsin was destroyed by fire ON
the ST. Lawrence RIVER six miles above Cape Vincent,
on Tuesday night. Twenty lives lost. including
that OF the Hrst mate engineers and the steward.
The vessel Is total loss She piled between Ogdsns-
burg and Toledo.
TIE French frigate Jean Bart practice ship for the
midshpmen OF the French navy, Is at Annapolis where
the annual examination OF the midshpme OF the
United States Naval Academy is going on
BIZ Of Rights has been drafted by the Committee
Declaration Of Rights in the Maryland Consttu-
tonai Convention, which will probably be adopted and
which declares that negro testimony shall be admissible
all cases, that Law Of atainder for
felony ought 70 be made, and that extra
ordinary oath should DO required admission to
Office.
Harry p. Taylor express clerk in Louisville bid
goodby to his friends Sunday last ordered dinner
at restaurant telling the waiter that 10 should be the
last he would eat, invited negro boy to attend his
funeral Tuesday, and then retired TO his and
killed himself with pistol No beyond previous
indulgence in drink is assigned for the deed
General Butler IS out in card in which he repeats
the story about Booths diary and the wholesale par
donng Of dcsersrs in Western Virginia by the President
for eloctoneerng purpose, and that the phrase
'bo,tlcd up in reference TO him drst used by him
self in an official report 10 General Grant.
The new directors Of the First National Bank Of New
Orleans have decided TO business the
government permits Thomas r. May and VIM. X.
Whitaker have been arrested by the government aud
held in 81, 900 bail each
Joel Lindsey, who whipped his to death, has been
released from Auburn jail bail In order that he
stand trial order FOR which has been obtained