The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-02
EUROPE.

Tue news report by the Atlantic cable is dated
yesterday evening, August l.
Consuis 1i3s 94Is, money. Five-twentes ~ In
London and &c in Frankfort.
Cotton steady, with middling uplands at 9I pence.
Brcadsl;ins and provisions quiet.
~ stcl snip at this port, have special
correspondence and mail report, in detail Of our
cable ;cle rams, to the 2lst OF July
MISCELLANEOUS.
The latest dates from Venezuela state that the
adhercns of the late deposed President, to the
number OF one thousand five hundred, and sup
ported by Il Gotila OF five small vessels concen-
treted AT Porto Cabello. The new President, Mona
gas, has marcaed upon Porto Cabello, determined to
destroy TIE last vestge Of opposition to his admins
ire ion. Tho port OF Laguayra Is blockaded by a
steamer and small schooner, part OF the squadron in
the intces; OF the deposed President Falcon Presi
dcn, MOGagas has already elected many important
reform ID the government, and his administration
gives great satisfaction TO the business community.
Fi1G =. DO ningo we learn that q body OF Presi-
dont ha"l - troops numbering one thousand five hun
dr'l men. IN "A recent engagement with the revolu-
ito sis we're badly beaten. and their commander
cent'a ltri}ham. killed. The reported English loan
altogether myth. The story was put anoat by
EGez o. cidCr TO mislead his people.
Comnis ncr Rollins and his deputies are busily en-
gagged - arranging the twenty-five internal Revenue
& ic in ccordance with the recent act OF Congress
The dumber of applicants for Office created in these
districts 80 great to seriously Interfere with the
business 4 the Commissioner, AID that ofiicer has
been compelled to deny himself to all visitors in
order g. have time for his ordinary duties 1t is said
that the President viii appoint commissioner ad
dteria, Monday. The project OF choosing
Presidential electors in the south by the
leg -sat.I res is severely denounced by all par
ties Tie Secretary OF War; at the request
OF General Dyer has directed the Judge
Advocate General to prepare charges for General
Dycs' trial dpoa offences alleged against him by the
Joint Committee on ordnance. The amount OF frac-
tonm currency received from The printing division
OF the treasury department the last week was
ses60u9
F!gii OF te crew OF the United states war steamer
Suwancc, we Hcd vancouyers Island, arrived
u san iran, .co yesterday They report the SUI
vance "a tu.ai loss.
Lac Arizona adylces say the Indians attacked the
uiad escort nrtween camps Reno aud Mcdowell. and
kue four .1,dicrs belonging to the Eighth cavalry.
Tae mountains are full OF savages, who continue
their dcprciations.
Revcroy Johnson, Minister to Great Britain sailed
yesterday on the steamer Baltimore, from Ba
more. Tor southampton. Mrs. Lincoln who was 10
have accompanied him. was suddenly taken Ill be-
lore the sailing OF the steamer. aud obliged TO
ABANDON the voyage.
AZ a republican mass meeting held In Augusta,
Ca, YESTERDAY letter from Hon. Joshua Hill one
OF the newly elected Senators-was read, saving he
would stump the state for Graut and Colfax
General sheridan was arrested yesterday at Lea
venworth, KanZas. for assault and battery. He
forcibly elec,cd the Fort Leaveuw ORTIZ Postmaster
from OIL the military reservation few DAYS ago
Hence the action for assault
The report that the yellow fever prevails In Now
Orleans Is cmphatically denied. II Is Claimed that
the city never was healthier.
The Montgomery Guard was enthusiastically re.
ceived on their return home yesterday. Captain
Egan, the referee who made the award at the com
pettive drill in this city on Thursday, publishes a
card containing hts reasons for his decision, and
thinks the Montgomery Guard we're fairly defeated.
Henry Bergh, President OF the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals thinks large share
Of the moral and physical diseases which affect man
Kind Ia caused by the OF meat, and advises the
abolition of the use OF the nesh OF animals food
Mr. Bergh eats meat from force of habit, not natura
inclination.
During the past week the Brooklyn police mad
sel arrests. In the month OF July they picked al
127 lost children about the and restored then
60 their parents.
very marked improvement Ia apparent In tn
health Of the city, the deaths during the last wee
being nfty-one less than the week previous. Owe
eighty miles Of streets have been sprnkled with d
infectants, and the good result from this exper
mcnt is seen in the great sanitary improvement |
those districts previously noted ~ being the mo.
unhealthful.
me long pending controversy between the Boar
or 1salth and the butchers has finally resulted in
compromise-the Board OF Health giving the butci
ers until the nrst Of January next 70 remove the
slaughter houses from the city, the butchers agre
ing to this decision and acqulescing in the enforc
mont OF any regulation or ordinance which u
Board may deem necessary TOR the public health an
safety.
Mari KearDey. . native OF Ireland, died yesterda
from being run over BY . oar OF the second aveuu
uns ss Ire asts s,t re driver Of the oar. Thoml