The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-04

next meeting. The Committee then adjourned.
The American Institute held meeting last night,
Mr.. Pell in the chair. The agent submitted a re-
port of the finances for the fiscal year. The ques'
ton the Iractcability of selling or leasing the
| Institutes property ON Broadway was discussed.
A resolution was passed to the effect that II was
| inexpedent to sell the property. The subject OF
leasing the same was referred TO the Trustees, with
power.
an Examination was commenced yesterday be-
fore Commissioner Brigham into case OF very
heaitless nature where the industrious poor, as is
usually he case, were the victims. 1t ia charged
that an Italian woman, residing in Crosby street,
passed a number of bogus five dollar gold coins in
hat neighborhood, a poor Irish woman having
teen vctmized to the amount of $45. Some Of
the pieces were produced in Court. The surface is
genuine, but the body of the gold seems to have
been ingenious!y filed out and baser metal intro
duced The accused was arrested by the police
and, it being an offence against the United States
government she was handed over to the federal
authorities.
The Board of Commissioners of the Central Park
held their regular semimOnthly meeting yesterday.
The architect reported that the major part of the
police Ulcers stationed in the Park have to be kept
at the skating pond Serious complaints were made
in regard to the inclination Of the public to cut or
otherwise injure the trees and shrubbery of the
Park
mass meeting of the members of the Seventy
first regiment American Guard, was held at their
armory list evening. The attendance was conside
rable, though many were absent through the incle
mency of the weather. Speeches were made
md Int IF ha m
sion of foreign citizens into this regiment and the
m mle rs present, with scarce an exception, ex-
pressed their determination to remain in the reg
ment no longer thansit shall continue an exclu
sively American organization.
Lieut.. Now lectured on the Geography and
Resou rces of Arizona before the Geographical
and Statistical Society last evening. See our re-
port.
Tie Hudson County Court of New Jersey has
just decided case brought by the Sheriff of the
county against A. B. Seymour, Superintendent of
the Long Dock Company, for the refreshment eX-
penses incurred by the militia which called out
during the troubles among the workmen of Bergen
tunnel. Mr.. Seymour promised the Sheriff to pay
said eyl enses condition for calling out the
militia. The Court upheld the promise, and gave
Judgment in avor of the plaintiff.
We understand, upon what we consider reliable
authority, that Mr.. F. O. J. Smith has consummated
arrangements for the sale of all his telegraph nte
rests to the American and the Magnetic Telegraph
companies for the sum of about three hundred thou
sand dollars, which includes Mr.. Smiths twothrds
ownership of the New York and Boston Union line,
the Boston and Portland line, and various claims
against Western and Southern telegraph oompa-
20 10 I,aI
sand dollars. The rumor is also current that the
negotiations between the American and Magnetic
Telegraph companies, looking to speedy consoli-
dation of interests between Nova Scotia and New
Orleans, have been brought to mutually satisfac-
| tory termination.
| The steamship Etna, of the Cunard line will sail
| from this port for Southampton and Havre to-mor-
row, and take the English and French mails in
| tended for the Arago
Owing the disposition among dealers in cotton yes.
terday await the receipt Of later foreign due
this port combined with the ncemency of the weather
Gales limited and prices without quotabe change.
Common grades OF -four heavy and lower while the
higher brands unchanged, and sales moderate
Wheat in speculative demand, and prices irmer,
while sales freely made, consisting chienysof West
ern white and red at full prices Corn irmer,
while sales light. The market pork was excited
and good speculative demand both the spot and for
future delivery sales Of made at slS 37
SIS 62, and of old do at ST. SIX 49, and prime at
sl3 so a sl3 621s and 900 bbls. mess were sold
deliverable in June, $40 Sugars firm with sales of
400 500 hhds at full prices The prices established by
Messrs. r. L. A. Stuart for their refined sugars will be
found in another column. Coffee quiet for Rio while
a cargo of 500 bags St. Domingo sold for export on
private terms. Freghts unchanged, while engage
ments light. There has been speculative move
ment in American pig iron, and within a week sales in
this city, in Albany and IN Providence have been reported
the extent Of about tons closing s24 for
No l and at s23 for No 2. There has also been a move
ment in cloverseed and about 900 bags, within few
days. have been sold in this market and 600 do
| in Philadelphia for New York. all within the range Of
| IL a II &c.