The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-16

Murphy and Hardy, were appointed to draft an ad
dress to the democracy Of the city and county O
New York. The General Committee for 1860 will
meet GU the 5th of January for organization. No
other business was transacted.
The Board of City Canvassers yesterday made q
final disposition Of the charges of fraud in the
Eighth Aldermanic district We understand. from
reliable authority. that certain interested parties
intend laying the matter before the District At
torney in few days. for the purpose Of having
| the guilty parties punished according to law.
At tie meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen last
evening. communication was received from the
Comptroller, submitting draft of an ordinance
providing for further appropriation Of $sS 900,
for the following purposes. tor lS59:-Common
Council S45 600; cleaning streets. SIS 900; cleaning
markets, $500; law department, 5000; water pipe.
&c, So 900. The document was referred to COM
mittee. A petition was received from citizens
of New York and Brooklyn. asking that
the terminus of the Brooklyn side of Catharine
street ferry be changed from Main street to the
foot of Bridge street, and that the terms Of sale
the ferry franchise may be altered. The pei.
TONERS state that the Brooklyn termnu, Of Catha
rne ferry is close to Fulton ferry. that it il Of
comparatively little benefit. This was referred.
resolution was offered by alderman Boole to
change the name Of Chatham street to East Broad
way and adopted. II was sent to the Councilmen
for concurrence.
The Councilmen met last evening" and passed re-
solutions repeating the permits wing the Metro
politan Gas Company to lay. mains. and giving
Messrs. Patrick Gallagher and BENZ. Sidell, Ser
geants-at- Arms for the two Boards OF the Common
Council $3.50 each as extra compensation.
The Schuyler frauds on the stockholders of the
New Haven Railroad Company are again before the
Courts--the suit of John o. Woodruff and others
against the Company being now before Judge
Woodruff, Of the Superior Court.
A new movement in the shipment of produce
direct to Liverpool from Cincinnati via the Grand
Trunk Railway, Montreal and Portland, came to
our notice yesterday. 1t seems that an agent of
the Grand Trunk arranged for the freight in Cincin
natl, to be delivered in Liverpool at 95c per 100
lbs. The sterling bill of exchange drawn against
it in Liverpool was sold yesterday. with no less
than six bills of lading attached; and the drawer
in Cincinnati was authorized by telegraph to draw
at sight on this city fer the money, which he un-
doubtedly did, selling his draft at premium on
yesterday, while. according to rule, those to re-
ceive the cash advanced in New York on the goods
will not be paid till Saturday, thus showing the
value of steam and electric communication.
The sales of cotton yesterday embraced 1000 bales
about 500 OF which sold in transit The market
closed with s,eadness the basis Of quotations given in
another column. Flour heavy and sales moderate,
closing in cases at cents per Dbl decline Southern
fair request, with sales to the trade within the
range OF quotations given another place. Wheat was
heavy and sales moderate the demand chiefly for
milling purposes. Corn was firm, and sales made to a
fair extent Pork heavy and prices lower especially
for mess which sold at Sic 10 sic Is, and prime at
Sll So Sugars m with sales Of abou. 700 hhds
GLIDING 400 New Orleans by auction at average of s0c
per b., which considered very good sae 800 do
Cuba muscovado and $50 boxes at private sale, within
range of rates gwen in another column. Coffee firm
and in good demand the sales footed about bags
Rio and IS mats JAVA terms stated elsewhere Freighs
firm, especially for Liverpool and London while en-
gagemeuts were moderate.