The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-16

died yesterday. i
Two gold operators INDUCED IN shooting afray
among themselves Broad yesterday afternoon
while the thoroughfare fed with the usual crowd
Neither the parties directly engaged injured, but
named Grace mere spectator, was struck by one
OF balls and severely wounded One Of the parties
engaged in the shooting whose name is Fall, was ar
rested and committed bail being refused, BY Justice
Bowling. Tho other one named Newton, 70 still ct
large ~.eeeaHf
decree OF divorce granted yesterday in the
Superior the of Barbara Sehryer against
Philip scnryer.
The North German Lloyds steamship Union, Captain
Won Santen, viii sail at noon to-day Thursday from
Hoboken for Southampton aud Bremen. The mails for
United Kingdom and the Continent viii close the
Post Once at hafpast ten o'clock This morning
Tho nne steamship Eagle, Captain Greene will sail
from pier No North river at three o'clock this Thurs
day. afternoon for Havana Tho mails the island Of
Cuba will close the Post once sf two O'Clock this
The stock market nrm but dull yesterday. Gold
closed al 1857.
Consequent upon tho advanc. in gold the mcrchan-
disc markets ruled shade nrms and prices for most
commodities advanced materially, and fair business
was communicated Domestic produce ruled dull, lower
and unsettled Coffee ruled quiet bu. firm Cotton was
active and 10. higher. On Change -four was dull and
| &C. l5c. lower. Wheat dull and nominaily 80.
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while oats declined lie. &c. Pork shade easier.
Beef steady while lard heavy. Freights were
| quiet Naval stores were active but shad, lower.
Petroleum Hrmer.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho news from Vera Cruz Mexico IL to the 4th inst,
and from Mexico city to tho 25th OF April Marquee
had about thousand In the capital,
and was closely besieged by Pornrio Diaz. The
squsducts supplying water to the city had been
emit ON and M fOON Apfan
wells, however, supplying the Inhabitants with
water Macmillan reported still at Queretaro, sus-
tanning the SIEGE The reported death Of General Mira
mon s denied. The siege OF Vera Cruz being car
RED with than usual activity. Ssal and Merida
In the hands Of the beras Imperiast acccunt T.
! say that MACMILLAN bad arrived In Mexico city with
eight thousand troops to relieve MarQuex Minister
Campbes messenger Juarcz with the intercesson Of
the government for Maxmilian in Of bis capture
returned 70 New Orleans yesterday He left Juarsz at
| San Luis Potos, on the 23d OF April Macmillan
inside OF Queretaro with fifteen thousand men, while
Escobedo had thirty thousand outside and possessed
ali the roads but The messenger treated with
the greatest consideration and courtesy but the feeling
among the liberals bitter against Macmillan and
his oico that thought they could not be saved
| from violence in OF capture.
Our South American letters dated at Rio Jansiro
on the 9th OF April and Buenos Ayros the 2sth Of
| March. No movement had been made by either
| party in the Parsguayan Picket firing and the
throwing OF shells occasionally Curupaity tho
only hostile manUuvres going Minister Washburnc
arrived tho camp Of the allies the nth Of March,
from the Paraguayan government, 70 which he Is &C.
| credited, had q secret conference with Marquis
Caxiaa II is believed the conversation In reference
proposed mediation tho part Of the United
States Marquis Caxias declined admit Of any
mediation whatever The recruiting Of the National
Guard for service the field utterly opposcd by
members Of that organization in Rio Janero. In Per-
nambuco open revolt Il threatened in the Of
the order being enforced The Paraguayan army well
supplied with everything through Bolivia No sign
Of want 10 visible among Thorn, while the allies arc
disconnected, being bound up swamp and deserted
BY their allies A Psace Conference held At the /
Government House. in Buenos Ayres 1t which General
Mtre the Provisional President Of Uruguay and tho
Brazilian Minister present. II b believed all |
favored speedy peace The preferred mediation OF the
United States in great favor with all classss Lopez
the President OF Paraguay, among thsm Operations
against the rebels In the Argentine Republic were
prosecuted and the force Of the latter had been
reduced 70 . few guerilla banda
Our Havana correspondence Is dated May IL. The
weather such that unusually warm summer was
| expected, and many violent cases Of smallpox and
| yellow fever already reported. The rumor was
current that Admiral Nunez' feet about to sail for
Rio Janero. Tho financial condition had improved
Il S0vefbI mOf0 IeuuIOs 0eu taken pfaco
Tho President Of the United States took . walk |
through tho Of Washington yesterday
panied BY guard for the first time since that practice
was inauguratsd BY President Lincoln.
Dispatches have been received BY the Secretary Of
State from 81 Petersburg officially announcing the rati
hcston The part Of Russia Of tho treaty oeding
American possessions 10 the United States
Tho motion 70 the Mississippi Injunction case
BY including the charge that General Ord about to
stain of State xbcl
Supreme Court yesterday.
Further particulars Of the Mobile riot show that four
persons killed and fifteen twenty wounded The
leader who fred the nrst shot, aiming directly Judge
Kelley been arrested. Shots were fred from win
dows and housctops overlooking the The shots
generally aimed too low for effect and by this
the party the platform escaped serious damage
tho woodwork receiving In many instances the bullets
intended for them. An attack made negroes at
some distance from the speaking simultaneously with
the main ARRAY. The wh,e matter undergoing rigid
investigation by Colonel sheppard, the military
nandsns, and Mayor wthers The troops still patrol
tho town, Judge Kelley have len yesterday
for Montgomery government transport not DO ing
advisable for him 20 attempt speak again in
Mobile
An the banks in New Orleans have sustained heavy |
drafts consequent the financial troubles prevailing
there. A heavy made yesterday on the City |
National Bank, and rs condition became one time
quite critical; but three private capitalists forward
and advanced money enough 70 pay all dcnanda
IA before the supreme Court Of the United |
States which involves the question whether Texas n
State in the Union not. A motion il made by the /
State TO have injunction issue from the court |
restraining certain parties forming the rebel Military
Board Of the during the from paying certain
State bonds parties who claim them consideration
for certain articles contraband OF war.
The Republican State Central Committee Of Kansas /
met Topeka yesterday for the purpose OF arranging
for canvass OF the state the platform OF impartial
suffrage, when several groes who participated
pressed themselves as bitterly orpoesd female sur
fragc and considerable ssension ensued between the