The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-15

publicly their appreciation Of the ciSiliues ex-
tended to the pa triot President of Venezuela, Gen.
Paez. The Finance Committee reported an ordi.
nance authorizing the issue OF an additional
$500 goo of Central Park stock.
The COMPTROLLER sent in a communication to the
Board Of Councilman last evening in which he
states that Te, ence Farley has not settled with the
Finance Department for the Fifty-frst street
payment, the amount being si30s As. A resolu-
ton, directing Me Comptroller to recover that
sum with interest, was adopted. large amount
of routine business was transacted. motion to
impose an annual tax of SIS on every city railroad
car was lost for want of constitutional vote.
BY the bark Dawn we have received files Of pa
rcrs from Rio Janeiro to the 9th ult. The ceebra-
ton of the anniversary Of Brazilian independence
took place on the It'll Of September, and went of
with great eclat We find no news in our files from
Montevideo or Paraguay.
In our Washington despatch will be found an i'm
portant decision of the Attorney General on the
Clusky and Moore contract for the building Of the
Galveston Custom House. The decision is against
the Department and in favor Of the contractors.
The annual festival Of the Roman Catholic Or
phan Asylum took place at the Academy of Music
yesterday afternoon and evening, the two enter
tainments together extending to a very late hour.
The spacious room was in every part uncomforta-
bly, crammed, and the various pieces selected were
performed with much success. Mr.. ODonnell, the
Archbishops Secretary, superintendent the arrange
ments, which with the kind assistance of great
many theatrical notabilities Of the city, were in
every way successful. In the evening the Acade-
my was crammed to sufsocation. We trust the pro.
ceeds may prove of substantial to the valuable
institution sought to be benefited. The children
of he Asylum took no part in the exhibition.
The Democratic Judicial Convention met last even
| ing, and nominated Nelson J. Waterbury for Dis
trct Attorney and John Moncriei for Judge Of the
Superior Court-
Joseph Nichols (co'ored) was tried yesterday in
| the Court Of General Sessions for the homicide of
| William Darling (colored), by infcting wound
with knife, which proved to be mortal. The
currence took place in Baxter street shop,
| the night of the 18th Of September. The prisoner
and the deceased commenced to quarrel, and
Nichols alleged that he stabbed Darling in selfde
fence. The jury convicted him of manslaughtcr in
the fourth degree and the Recorder sent him to the
rcnitentiary for nine months. Samuel Morris
pleaded guilty to bigamy, and sent to the State
prison for two years. Charles Lacker, indicted for
| forgery in the second degree, pleaded guilty
| To the fourth grade Of that offence, and was
handed For sentence Theodore Lewis, jointly in
| dictcd with Walter Patterson and Montague Fa-
| hian was placed on trial, charged with having,
Tie 9TH Of February obtained s. 900 from John J.
Roeck by false pretences. The prosecution allege
that the defendant represented that 500 barrels Of
-four, stored at Nos 81 Washington street. belong
cd TO Lewis g. CO., when, on inquiry, Mr. Rock
learned that the property owned by Hoyt a
Co. He then secured the aid of police officers and
paid this sum to the defendants, after which he
caused item TO be arrested. The Recorder decided
tllat IT was not of false pretences, and left
the jury To say whether it was an attempt 10 COM
NIT that offence. Pending motion to quash the
indictment the Court adjourned
The Commissioners Of Police met in secret ses-
sion yesterday at their Office in Broomc street, all
the members being present but Gen. Nye. Resolu-
tons were proposed by Mr.. Bowen, directing the
General Superintendent TO publish and piacard
handbis throughout the cities of New York and
Brooklyn setting forth the provisions Of the Police
act with respect 10 the closing of liquor shops
the day of election--.he penalties for assaultng
electors or the erecting Of booths or boxes within
one hundred and fifty feet Of the polls and that the
names Of patrolmen to be detailed for duty IT the
election polls should I've submitted at the next meet
ing. 1t was also resolved that committee Of two
with the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn he
appointed to report the names oNpoll clerks for
the ensuing election. committee was also named
10 inspect and report as TO the condition Of "Jol.
lies glass ballot boxes" The General Superin.
tendent was directed to issue an order to the dic
rent precin,s to make returns of the number Of
tenement houses in each district. with the number
of inmates in each house. and their sex; also the
.fo nd l,snr Ia.lv vlpgas
wards Ct thirty charges against patrolracn were
disposed of. II. Miller Of the Fifteenth pre-.
cinct, and NJ. A. Gress Of the Twentieth being dis-
missed the department for ntoxication.
re marke, unsettled and quotations irregu.
lar The sales embraced about 400 bales. NiddlIng
uplands were quoted about 12s.c l2ilc The stock
IN this markc, reduced private telegraph dcs.
patch frcm Mobile, dated the 18th inst, quoted mid
dmg co,lon nj 1l5sc lec. another q the date
from New orleans quoted mddlng at i2c Inferior and
ctnron and kinds II medium grades u iour. were
easier while good to prime extras wthou, change
Of moment prices The sales we're rather larger.
Southern brands quite steady and rather bstier
demand. There doing wheat, a, rates gwen
il another column. Corn toerably active tho sales
embraced Western mixed Al 5Gc Tic, and choce do II
72o. Pork dull and lower hut aciivc the
decline; Eales Of old made sis sl6 20
DO al sic % old prime At sls, and Do. at sis
10. Beef nrinor and in better demand while lard
and cutneats dun The sugar market manifested
lees huoyancy. while tao salcs embraced about 100 500
hhds and 60 boxes given another place COZ
fce was firm but quiet, frcights taken mode
rate extent, without change q mornen, 10 quotations
The Late Eieetions-The Administration and
the Democratic Party.
The opposition and ant:-administration demo
cratic organs Of the country, in their rcioicngs
over the late Pennsylvania and Western cleo
tons, are noisily exhibiting the results as the
evidences Of the unpopularity of Mr. Buchanans
Standardization and If n popular rcyoIution