The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-07


month having been disposed Of it is to b hoped that
this matter Of cleaning tue streets may reetivs tina
prompt attention whicn its Importance demands. Spring
Is upon us and the filth streets which has been
nuisance curing the cold weather. Will unless removed,
breed pesieDce warn weather approaches. Another
subject whica rds immediate action the part or
the Board the proposal for the sale Of the Brick church
property which acopted BY the Board Of Alder
men, and awaits thu sction of this Board.
The Aprn Term % tine Law Courts.
Though several important have been before the
courts during the past week the term nominay conn
to day, it being the first Monday in the month";
In Supreme Court Circuit the suit or the disputed
Comptrollershp st unfinished but Is adjourned to
the 2ls inst. In the Special Term only ten causea vii
be placed tina day dosEet and when they disposed
Of the Court win hear any In their order the ca
lsndar which may beready No cause viii b reserved
unless counsel shall actually engaged, and none win
be specially set down for any day. bat not ready when
called, must DO passed.
The General Term Goes not sit this month
Ye Court of Over and Teriner will open this morntng
formally pursuant adjournment for the new trial Of
Baker charged with the homicide OF william Pools but
% the Attorney General, is associated with Mr. A.
Oakley Hall fos the prosecution is otherwise engaged the
trial will be postponed Tor another week. and the Court
adjourned till Monday next.
The Superior Court trial calendar contains 54
On the to-day suit Of E. Fry against Mr.
Bennett for alleged libel the former verdict having been
nulliHed by tina ienerA Term granting . new trial.
There also the calendar for this day suit for shan
der brought BY Mr. Richard g. Fowlss against Me- Horny
@. Bowen, Of the firm Of Bowen and 2oNamee, which
on the former trial created very grea. interest
amongst the church going portion Of upper-tsndom
as wen In the mercantile community in
this city and In the Southern and Western States whee
both parties are well known Mr.. Fowles sales
and purchaser for the firm Of Bowen AcNames and
In 1861 left them to go to the house of G. w. WOOD in
Cincinnati taking with him from one Of the partners Of
Bowen b McNapee, most complimentary letter Of
commentator One Of the partners Of the Cincinnati
house subsequently to New York on business,
where he old BY Bowen that Fowlss Dishonest
and notorious liar" The accusations against him
strong that through the written advice OF Mr. B,wen,
the police set to Mr. Fowles In Cincinnati and
his trunks were searched but found to contain nothing
except his books and clothing The jury the for
trial awarded Mr.. Fowes &c. 600 damages The re.
hearing which anxously looked for viii doubtless b
reached in day or two.
On the months calender there NO less than fifty
three actions against railroad companies, ssventyeghS
against insurance companies thirtysx against the city
government and fortysx against various other corpo
| rate bodies
The Court of Common Peas VIII held two Eiao
branches; their calendars are also pretty heavy.
The Marine Court win also be in session, and win hold
two FIR trials This Curt il daily becoming OF
Importance very interesting cases are dis
posed Of here. The jurisoi,on however, is limited to
| Eve hundred dollars.
The trial OF the parties arrested the Northern
the 24th.of last December, charged with setting
foot military expedition to Nicaragua, is set down for
the present term Of the United States Mstc. Court,
which opens to-day With the exception Of John Crsigh
ton Francis B. OKeee AID Joseph R. Male editor OF tn,
Ell Ncay aguee al The parties in New York. and it
understood ready to have their trial proceeded with
Neasrs. O'Keefe and Male GschargsdGfrom bah on
their own recognixanoes to appear at trial. In both
their physicians testified that the state of thei
health such that they could not live unless permit
ted to 60 to Southern climate It further ntimat
cd to thsm their departure by the United States DIS
riot Attorney that they need not trouble them selves to
/ come back. Mr.. Creighton, under bail Of 1000,
prevented from returning from Nicaragua vhther
he went three steamers since by missing the last return
steamer A. ]. Morrison and VIM S. LJster have, since
their arrests been to Nicaragua and now hold e,mmis
sons in Gen. Walkers army. Those In New York wait
ng trial George Hail. Addison Farnswo-th Charles
Walters and d. s. Dillingham; private Secretary Of COL
French They have engaged rs counsel Ogden Hoffman,
Francis B. Cutting VIM. West, Alfred A. Phillips and
Thomas Van Buren,. Capt. Tnkepaugh, It present Of
the Orzaba, and formerly OF the Northern Light, and
Mr.. Fowler, first engineer OF the Northern Light to-
gether with Joseph L. White Esq, counsel for the Acces
sory Transit Company, also to be tried this tenn On
charge of having resisted the United States authorities
at the time Of the detention Of the Northern Light
The time allowed BY law for.ths owners Of the SLAYER
Falmouth TO put in their ca' Of ownership, expires to.
day. The vessel still lies the Navy Yard, whore she
taken subsequently her seizure three weeks
since. Unless abe is claimed to-day, which 10 wholly I'm
probable, order will be made 10 the United Ssates
Court to advertise her ct sale at pubis auction. This
notice extends fifteen days. The vessel Is valued 1t
$1,000. Her cargo Of which Off ;ial inven cry has
been published in the HERALD showing that she
quesionaby designed for SLAYER is estimated NJ 81 o00
The proceeds Of the sale half to her ptors and the
| remainder 70 the government.
The April term Of the Court Of Sessions commences tn.
day. before Judge Capron There cases Of special
interest TO be tried before this Court ut the erm
The prison calendar only shows five murder cases. and
three of these connected with the Poole homicide and
win be tried before the Court Of Oyer and Termner. Of
the other two that of Martin Karas indicted for the
der Of William Ruff, at lager bier saloon in William
street. the night Of January is set down for this
day The following is the list Of crimes the April caen
dar:-
Il i
/ Al5On ..st..s.ss...... Forgery .............. 7
Burglary ...........36 Fa SO pretence. .........
1rand larcenys........io kidnapping. j
i hopoery Bgamy
EmDezzlemeAt.. Fefonious assault.
etaobng.. Bastardy ............... /
| Perjury.... ........... Abandonment. Z
Receiving stolen goods. -