The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-25

The News.

AHS mouudu'S case Oh u II. COnOYer again
Street Commissioner Devln, compelling the lat,
to show cause why he should not deliver the off
and accompaniment to Mr.. Conover, the appoints
Of the Governor, was continued before Judge Pc
body yesterday. The major part of the time W.
occupied IN discussing the admissibiHty of an az
dsvit of Mr.. Devlin, that he held possession of Il
Office only by permission of the Sheriff. in who
hands ii was, by means of levy or exec,aio
against the city. The affidavit was finally atmitte
and counsel for Mr.. Conover claimed and were a.
corced permission to call witnesses and 20 into a
investigation Of the circumstances of TIE cas-,
Mayor Wood was the first witness called. and III
testimony was not finished when the Court az
ieurned, until ii o'clock this forenoon.
With regard to quarantine matters the operstion
at Seguines Point progress rapidly, and the b.ild
ings WILL in all probability, be ready for patien
early IN July. large number of vessels bay
lately arrived at Quarantine from ports in n,
West Indies, but none have brought any sickness
Havana. Gonaves and San Domingo are the onl-
West India ports where yellow fever is now reportet
prevail and even ut these places it has manifested
itself in very mira form. Holmes who was ar.
rested for obstructing the Metropolitan police in
their SrIest of Ragan asme time since for violating
Quarantine regulations, was put on trial in the I,s
tees Court at Stspleton yesterov The defence set
up was that the sand polls amen we're acting without
legal authority.
The Commissioners Of zigratcq met yesterdo, >.
anu decided to take possession of the tempcrar,
hospitsl al Segune's Point ss soon as the ouarsn.
tine Commissioners bad it ready for ase, wh;ch vii,
be about the 5th of July. A communication vax
received from the United Stsses Consul al Fr,nt-
iottonihe-Maine, notifying the Commissioners tl,os
the government Of Hesse Darnrstadt Hesse Cs-se,
and Wiesbaden had determined to stop her.afte--
the practice Of booking passengers in Their dominion
for points west of the city of Kew York. q, the.
parties engaged in that business TOO oftsn deaond
the emigrants, charging them oztravaeanty for
worthless tickets. The emigratioR fec this year
hiss been 20 ,43l Of % oCe COMPARED with
the emigration Of last year. The Commissioners
hsve q surplus in hand OF s56s77 o..
City Inspector Morton yesterday commenced the,
work o. cleaning the streets, directed by The.
Common Council, and he viii go on antil the entire.
city is purified. As the necessary epecfre--
tions are prepared the work will DO givea on. to.
contractors again and il 10 TO lie hoped the res1,t
vii be different from that which has heretofore at
tended the street cleaning contract system.
The Aldermsnic committee the matter Of ~
moving the landings Of the North river and Sound
steamboats,, met again yesterday, when petitions
eod arguments for and against the proposed reno
val were read and heard, and the aommittse alf
iourned TIL Wednesday next.
The Excise Commissioners granted a nuuaber
licenses yesterday, the fee imposed ranging f-or
fifteen to forty dollars. We give elsewhere th e
names Of the successful applicants.
The sale OF the State Arsenal which was 10 la
taken place at the Merchants Exchange yesterds
was postponed at the instance Of the Den nty Att
usy General OF the State, s. "A. Harmon d, - g =
the Common Council Of the city time to- pass /
necessary appropriation TO buy the gror nos for a
Centrsl PARK as they have already dec ded 10 d.
Tie Committee on Streets Of the Boz .rd Of c. mi
cilmen net yesterday at the City Hail., to hear pa
tie. interested in the proposed ey tension of I'll
sixth avenue. a. per old York r0lA A. Several pe
-ors were present. some Of wb ON advocated tn
prorose6 extension and other opposed Il. TIL
Committee have not come TO a. ny decision upon th
subject.
The Tweniy-se cond ward ernocratic Associ Inou
o. which Mr.. Striker is Pr .sident has reput Ate
the action OF the Tammar v Hall Convention. Ttr
proceedings are published in another column.
We have received 6e Of the Diario de ls,s ,
o. Caracas, venezues to 30th May, and e ira
tom them news in ference TO the guano ian d
csimsd by Shelton Co.. OF Boston, the treaty wit
the United states,p le English debt. commercial n
is;ions with Russis &c.
We have Puerb cabello. Venezuela dates 20 tn
lh inst. but ID ey contain no political inteliisect
Naive produce was in good supply The weaih he
was fine, and the appearance Of the crops e-cepen
The country was healthy.
The sie' .mships Canada and Argo sailed frol
II. fnr I
Southv apton and Bremen. The first named vcss
carrie out III passengers, and the last nsntioze
I5s. The Canada also took ou, 81 1926 Iss in specs
Ten. Cass recently declined a complimentary al
No, rendered him by his fellow citizens Of Desrs;..
The republicans of Massachusetts met in Sta
coovan,;oo Yesterday, and nominated n. p. Ban
,nd Oliver warner as candidates for sov'.rnor a.
Iieutenan, Governor.
The receipts of beef cattle durin the past we
.mounted 20 .0ss head--an incre sse, M compsi
with tie week previous, Of sol lead. The qua'
was not hrst rate, but last weeks prices were ~
uaintsiped. Other description, Of stock advanc
We give details elsewhere. Tie movement of {
butchers in Philadelphia and Baltimore against
beef monepolists has proved 10 some extent succe
full but in New York the spe sulators hold their OF
Nothing short Of total absi inence from beef fol
brief period will effect tb desired reduction
prices. Perhaps the national convention Of butcbe
70 he he'd 10 Baltimore in few days, win ad
measures 10 enforce such q restriction.
Tue cotton market continued firm yesterday, With 81
q about 1900 bales, including about 600 In trans
ba,ed uYop middlns upAnds at llHc., and middlIng
orlesns al l4Sc. The falling Of 10 receipts 81 all
souihsrn ports, compared with the same period lssi y
is stated 10 be 57 eco bsles The whole supply las,
vas s., 900 bales, which goes 10 show thai should
rtceas from this time 70 Tie 1si Of Sep,su
neu te equal 10 Whist hcy were last