The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-24


men was also consi :ered. but the Board Of Council
adhered 10 their former action on several of the
| items Vii ca il contains.
The examination of james B. Smith and John
Fitzpatrick, who stand charged with obtaining
$1,000 from the city treasury by means OF fraudu-
lent contrsct, was resumed yesterday before the
Recorder The principal witnesses were Charles
Turner peput. Street Commissioner, and Nathaniel
L. Bradford, cashier Of the BOwery Bank. The
most al the session was occupied in an argument on
the admissibility of question which. it was sup
po'ed would implicse Charles Devlin in the trans
ac'icn. The Recorder deemed the evidence proper,
but the examination Of Mr. Bradford was suspended
to afford him an opportunity Of examining the books
oil The boweiy Bank; and the further hearing of the
case was adjourned till Wednesday next.
Tie alleged frauds in The regulating of Third ave.
nue. between Sixty first street and Eighty-sixth
street, occupied the attention of the Standing Com
mittee on Frauds yesterday. Mr.. Edward Boyle, the
City Surveyor-who Informed Mr.. Conover that some
serious alterations had been made in the figures Of
his II turn for the work-was examined, and proved
that the alterations were made after the document
left bis Office. Mr.. Conover was also the stand
but he could give no information as to when or by
| whom these alterations were made. This case was
up in the Supreme Court also yesterday a writ Of
ceriorar; but Judge Roosevelt, though he admitted
that some great wrong appeared in the fa6lment Of
the contract withheld final decision on the ground
of some legal technical error.
The Metropolitan Police news in our paper to-day
will be found interesting. The Nye house and lot
project, it is said has not been abandoned and there
IL probability of another dead lock in the Board.
At the meeting yesterday an interesting discussion
took place concerning the merits of the Deputy Super
intendent of Brooklyn large number OF complaints
against members of the force disposed Of gene
rally by dismissal punishment being inflicted in but
few cases Steps were taken to enforce the Sunday
laws TO regulate the house for the detention of
witnesses, and to regulate the shoveing of snow in
| Brooklyn.
The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday and
agreed to lay for two weeks the consideration
of the subject of introducing homeopathy into Belle
we Hospital 1t was also resolved to petition the
Common Council for 800 900 to rebuilt the island
hospital. There are now s,O59 persons under the
care of the Governors an increase of 1924 as COM
pared with last year.
The subject of the suit against the city for the
glass ballot boxes brought before the Board Of
Supervisors last evening. message from the
thousand boxes. After some slight debate counsel
was directed to defend the suit. 1t appears how
ever, that the Corporation Counsel is defending il
and has already obtained an extension of ten days
time. sum of "a 900 was appropriated, By reso-
luton for the purpose Of providing suitable accom-
modations for the Surrogate. We hope the commit
tee TO whom the matter is referred will avoid distri
butng the Offices out OF the Park and that they will
recommend the immediate erection of an iron build
ing until the Five Points is purchased as gene
raj focus for the whole business of the legal profes
sion.
The cotton market displayed increased rmncss yes,er
day, with more doing. The sales embraced about
bales, based upon middlng upland, 12c, middling
Cuffs at 12isc. a12c and fair upsnds 1880 There
was no fair New Orleans the market The deficiency
in the receipts at the ports have been diminished
4s3 900 bales compared with the peroi last year
and the total decrease in exports foreign ports amounts
now to 74,C00 bales, Of which 1000 are TO England,
$4,000 to France and IS 900 other ports Flour con
tnued steady with fair sales unchanged prices Whoa,
was firm for good 10 prime grades while inferior and
mon qualities were heavy and irregular lot of Southern
red sold at 81 20 Corn steady with sales OF Northern
yellow and white at &c Csc, and Southern do Ut
6ec. roc Pork steady, with sales Of
mess at SIS 67hc., and OF prime at sl3 IS sl3 so.
Sugars firm, with sales OF about 800 $50 hhis
New Orleans and 800 boxes AT rates given in another
place Owing 70 sale TO Of day the rnarke, for
coffee quiet The stock Of Rio in this market about
s2l2o bags and packages, Of al descriptions 81 600
Freight engagements were moderate and rates un.
changed.