The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-21
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The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday evening" August 20.
selected eleven OF English cricketers will reach
New York next month.
The York races were very well attended and the
sport spirited.
Consos 93A a 93%, money. Five-twenties 7l2 in
London and 1914 in Frankfort.
Cotton steady, with mddling upands at 1o1fd.
Breadstuns unchanged and prices tending down
ward.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BY our mail advices from Hayti we have conhrma-
tory details of our dispatches through the Cuba
cable. Cape Hayti was surrounded by the revolu-
tioniss, and communication with the interior was
cut Of The insurgents probably intended to block
ade Port au Prince with the captured corvette Syl-
vain The is already closed in the land side
General John Lynch had taken supreme command
OF the revolutionary forces. Minister HOLSTER on
his cruise along the coast in the United States
steamer Penobscot had been received with unusual
h0nors by Sanaves representatives. His conduct
l. much condemned
We have by mail one days later advlces from
Venezuela, extending to July 49, A mission to
Puerto Cabello to summon Bruzual to surrender was
spoken Of in Monagas' command. The Faconists
place has been strongly fortified. The Bolivar and
the Mariscal were blockading Laguayra, and the
affairs OF Falcon generally looked much more prom
Using.
Advlces from Havana by steamer state that
the exodus during the summer amounted to 10000
persons many OF whom fed through fear OF cholera.
In July and August there were 1850 deaths from
that disease. Lorenzo b. Shepard, New Yorker
ward OF MIR. Peter Cooper, died last week from
vomito. Three royal DEGREES are published one of
which empowers the Banco Espanol, OF Havana, to
collect all direct taxes for four years. Under the
royal decree permitting foreign vessels TO enter the
ports OF Cuba and Porta Rica on an equality with
Spanish vessels whenever such privileges are granted
10 Spanish vessels the ports OF the nation to which
such foreign vessels belong several English and
French vessels had claimed the privilege, but 1t was
refused.
Additional telegraphic advices from Paraguay
firm the reports published recently OF the repulse
OF the allies. No additional facts OF much import
ance are given In Brazil the news has given great
impetus to the peace movement, as the party
rested all their hopes upon an early success.
Dispatches from Hays City, Kansas. report fur
ther Indian outrages Bill Comstock, the scout was
murdered by them Tuesday. The military and
volunteers are in hot pursuit and the Indians are
making for the Arkansas river. General Sherman
firms the reports previously given in relation to
these troubles and states that General Sheridan has
sent plenty OF troops and gone in person to the
place where they are transpiring.
Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Rollins
are enacing the parts OF Congress and the President
in relation TO appointments in tho Revenue Bureau
Rollins dominates only straight out radicals whom
'NcCulloch will not confirm.
The Chinese arrived In Boston yesterday and were
received with a general ovation. The Mayor OF the
City, with deputation or citizens, welcomed them
ut Cottage Farm station, when an interchange of
addresses took place between him and MIR. Bur-
Iingame. The latter said that he had made an excep-
ton IN receiving public demonstration from Boston
because that city was the first TO establish relations
with China and was his own old home. Escorted by
a procession the Embassy then proceeded through
The principal streets OF the city.
The election In Idaho is said to have resulted in
Che choice OF the democratic candidate for Congress-
Judge Shafer by six hundred majority.
John Kennedy was executed at Canton, N. Y,
yesterday, for the murder Of Thomas Hand In
February. 1867. He met death with apparent indif-
ference. lie was condemned to be hung In Novem-
Der last but on the morning Of the day stay OF pro-
cecdings was served upon the Sheriff and he was
further respited Hand, who was murdered lived
Tor many years In dread OF death by violence and
admitted one TO even an acquaintanceship except
Kennedy. He had q sum Of money In his possession,
but lived In q misery manner In order to avoid
giving any one any inducement to murder him.
prize fight is to take place between sam Colyer
and Bill Edwards at some point In Virginia next
Monday. Both gave bail In Baltimore yesterday not
90 fight In Maryland.
The bill which was passed in the South Carolina
House Of Representatives q day or two ago repu-
dating foreign claims against the state was passed
In the Senate yesterday. bill organizing the
police half military body has also passed both
houses.
The Adams Express robbers were on trial In To-.
ronto Yesterday, when the messenger identified two
OF them.
In the Board OF Health yesterday at the suggestion
OF the counsel OF the Board, who submitted an opin-
ion on the subject resolution was adopted calling
for the names OF the owners and consignees OF any
vessel which has within three hundred feet Of
any dock without permission. The removal Of the
soop -Four Brothers from or Tompkinsville s. L. to
the Lower Bay was ordered.
Two men at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, while under
She river In diving bell yesterday were sufocated
the air valve becoming choked One Of them is dead
but the other may possibly recover.
gang OF rowdes created row at a ball at the
Bath HOTEL Long Island, on wednesday night, and
On fight with the police severely wounded oficel
Gear fracturns MS skull and leaving him in criti
cal condition.
Speaker Colfax and his companions are at Contra
City. Colorado. They were recently fifteen Thousand
feet above the level OF the sea in driving snow
storm.
tidal phenomenon occurred OF San Pedro, Cal.
on Saturday, the tide rising sixty odd feet above th
usual high water mark and recedng again In half al
hour the same distance below low water mark. The
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