The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-25

Two important failures were announced in Wall
street yesterday, namely, Meyer Stucken and
Hargous Brothers. Allusion is made to these dis
asters in to-day's money article. The failure Of
large drug house in Boston, having extensive con-
nections in this city and New Orleans, was also an
nounced on Change yesterday.
The State Comptroller advertises for q loan of
$25O000, redeemable in 1875 with interest at per
cent per annum, payable quarterly. Proposals may
be for all for any not less than S. 900. Pro
posals will be received until the 23d of June and
the principal must be paid in the 30th. The loan
is to redeem much of the Erie Railroad loan as is
part due and which will be due in October next
The Police Commissioners yesterday held Sc
cret session, for the purpose of hearing argument
on the Old Police case. Judge Beebe made mum
Der of propositons-among them one that the
merits of the different cases should be submitted to
q committee of the Board, by whose decision he
promised to abide. The Board appeared to be stu
diousy anxious that the public should know nothing
of the proceedings No action made public
except the fact that Judge Ullshoefier offered four
resolutions, whose purport was designedy withheld,
it was intimated at Judge Ullshoeffers request No
decision made the application for new
trial ia the Mcclure case.
very interesting report of the cruise Of the
United States sloep-ofwar Marion on the coast of
Africa is given in paper to-day. She left Porto
Praya the 9th of January, to Clarence
Town, Fernando Pc, and from Corisco all down the
coast visiting the principal settlements. The wea-
Their was exceedingly hot, but the health Of all on
board remained excellent The Marion was in the
Congo river ON the 9Th Of April, about to sail for
ST. Paul de Loando, Benguela and Porto Praya.
William Smith O'Brien and select party of in
vted guests visited the public institutions at Ran
dalrs and Blackwells islands yesterday, upon invi
tation of the Ten Governors. An account of the
affair is given in another column
Our Port au Prince correspondent, writing on the
Sd of May says that everything very dull there
in consequence of the lethargy prevailing after Holy
Week President Geffrard still popular, his
enemies divided, and their plans known. The fill
buster brig African still in port taking in cargo.
Two Spanish steamers lay to her. Mar
kets without much change. Good heavy mess pork
went off well, but fish and some other stocks were
damaging by the hot weather.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yes
terday, the Committee Civil Courts was directed
to inquire and report upon the expediency of in
creasing the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme
Superior and Common Pleas Courts Nothing else
of general interest TRANSFERRED
The hftythird anniversary of the Orphan Asylum
Society was held at Bloomingdale yesterday. The
premises were crowded with spectators, and the
exercises of the children in singing and recitng
were quite entertaining, and elected considerable
applause. Rev. Dr. Lathrop delivered an address
and read the annual report From the latter It
appears that the Societys expenditures during the
past year have amounted to $lS,524. Alluson was
made, as a circumstance worthy of special com
mendaton, to the fact that both the boys school
and the primary department are under the charge
of competent male and female teachers who were
reared and educated in the Asylum. At the con-
clusion Of the exercises, Rev. Mr.. johnson, mis-
sionary recently from China, made few remarks.
1t will be seen by our report Of the proceedings
of the Excise Commissioners yesterday, that they
have the names of six thousand persons who sell
liquor without authority Of law and that three hum
dred of them are to be placed in the hands of
Sheriff Kelly to-day, with the view Of instituting
proper legal proceedings.
The argument for a new trial in the case of
James Stephens, convicted of poisoning his wife,
was set down for Wednesday next before the
General Term of the Supreme Court.
The number of divorces granted by the Supreme
Court within the last two weeks speaks fear
fully against the morality of our city, and shows
that even the recent domestic tragedy in Washing.
ton, which startled the Old World and the New,
has no terror for the adulterer. More. than one
dozen divorces have been granted within fort
night the last of which is that of Clara 3. Conner