The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-09

rance community, was held in the big tent corner Of
mours veto of the Maine Liquor law was denounced,
to conduct of the excise commissioners in refusing
the grant licenses for the sale of liquor In the Ninth
and Sixteenth wards warmly commended, and the
meeting agreed not TO vote hereafter for any man
but those plegded to the enactment Of prohbitory
law.
A fun report Of the proceedings by the Mercan-
tile Library Association last evening, upon the in
given elsewhere.
A Jete IA honor Of Senator Douglas was gwen last
night Mt DenIonico's by Cen. Ward. A large num-
her Of Tie most prominent Union democrats were
present The speech Of Judge Douglas viii be read
with pleasure An account of the festivities may be
found in another column.
The trial Of james Antonai for the murder Of Jehn
ferdinand, which has been going on in the Kings
county Court of Oyer and Terminer for some days,
was concluded yesterday. During the whole course
of the trial, the prisoner appeared to be Indifferent
or unconscious tc what was going ON about him. He
sat in a chair near his counsel from the time he
entered the court until he was taken cut, without
moving muscle. With his chin resting upon his
breast, his eyes downcast and half shut, he neither
gether-his sallow, thin, and care-worn counte-
nance-his long shaggy black hair ard whiskers,
an old white overcoot--he presented most pitable
spectacle.
There was considerable excitement created in
Wall street, yesterday, by the intelligence that the
Supreme Court of this State had granted On ipunc-
tion restraining the Parker Vein Coal Company
from transferring stock, on the ground that the
ha def
thirty tbousand-the number authorized by their
act Of incorporation.
In the Board of Aldermen last evening several
ports were adopted. The Superior Court Judges are
to be notified that they cannot any longer transact
business in the chamber of the Board; resolution
lating to the proposed widening of Duane street.
and a resolution suspending the proceedings in ex-
tending the Boweryto Franklin street, were adopted
The Chief OF Police was notified to have daily re-
turns made of each street that is cleaned.
Flour was dull yesterday, and common to strai ght
brands of State were lower, and closed at SO rs a
So Extra State and Western we're less active, and
unchanged in quotations. The private letters by
the Niagara not being at hand, eeton sold to aim
tied amount and at unsettled quotations.
Private Geographic dispatches from New Orleans
mention the failure Of two commission houses en-
gagged in Che provision and breadstus trade in that
city.
Justice Welsh yesterday, in the extortion case
pending before him, on the charge of Bernard Pin
ner against George Roeter and others, rendered his
decision and required the accused parties to find
bail in the sum of 50 900 to answer the charge
MISCELLANEOUS.
The corner stone of the first church which has
been erected in Communipaw since i. was settled,
over two hundred years, by the Dutch, was laid yes
terday. A full report Of the exercises. which were
more than usually interesting, Will be found else
where.
The New Hampshire Legislature completed its
organization yesterday, and the Governor was in
augurated. An election o. United States Senator
will probably come off this forenoon, when Harry
Hibbard, it is thought, will be chosen. He is un-
derstood to be the choice of the President.
That wing of the democratic party in Maine
known as the morrill, men" held State copven-
tion at Portland Wednesday. Strong antiNe-
braska and Maine liquor resolutions were passed by
the meeting, which was attended by large num-
Der of delegates. Arson p Morrill, was nominated
for Governor by reclamation, and he delivered a
speech fully endorsing the resolutions.
The Vermont Wing State Convention assembled
at Rutland on Wednesday, and nominated Stephen
Boyce for Governor, Oscar L. SKATER for Lieut.. Go
vernon and Henry NJ. Bates for State Treasurer.
The Young Mems Christian Association for Pro
noting Christianity throughout the American con-
tineht, is now holding convention at Buffalo
Fourteen cities are represented