The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-23

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The report of the special committee appointed
to inquire into the workings of the Metropolitan
police, together with the testimony taken before
said committee, were presented in the State Senate
yesterday. motion to print the document was
made from the democratic side of the house, and
with the help of couple of republicans the mo-
tion was carried. republican member however,
urged that the testimony should not be published,
on the ground that it assailed private character;
whereupon the vote TO print was reconsidered and
motion, the subject was laid on the table, where
it will probably remain unmolested. The bill to
extend the boundaries of Central Park was dis.
cussed in the Assembly.
Our special despatch from Washington states
that the commander of the United States steamer
Vixen at the instance of the Collector Of the Port
of Mobile telegraphed on Monday night to the
federal authorities news of the recent capture OF
the bark Z. A. Rawlins, vessel engaged in the
slave trade, of the coast of Florida, near St. Jo-
sephs. The intelligence was promptly laid before
the Cabinet yesterday 1t is stated that the bark
landed her cargo consisting OF six hundred Afr
cans, previous to being captured.
We have accounts from Mayaguez, Porto Rico, to
the 9th inst The port very healthy Small lots Of
sugar had been sold at 81 So, but buyers general
rates Vessels were arriving with hoops, which sold
at $40 per thousand for frewood.
An interesting letter from our correspondent at
Port au Prince dated the LIST inst, and contain
ing the latest news from Hayt, may be found in
another part of to-days paper.
The case Of Mooneg against Bows, one of the
members of the San Francisco Vigilance Commit
tee, was continued yesterday before Judge Daily
Tbo y1a in dopostopa nd no
testimony of several witnesses, including himself,
going to show the treatment which he had received,
resulting in his expulsion from San Francisco, and
the fact that the defendant was one of the DOM.
mittee.
The Galway Steamship Company have ordered
the building of two large ocean steamships within
the past few weeks, in addition to those which are
now almost ready for launching from the Tyne.
The two recently ordered already on the stocks
Mt Hull, and in full progress of construction Be-
sides this Mr.. Lever has also purchased four
teamships lately, but for what definite object is not
yet known here. Every possible effort will be made
to have the first of the three vessels ordered last
fall ON the Galway and New York line by the first
Of May.
The only case tried in the Court Of General Sss-
sions yesterday was charge preferred against
ing Anna M. Brockson to kill her mother, which
she attempted to do on the sth of February by
striking her on the head with an axe. She pleaded
guilty to the charge last week, and was remanded
for sentence. Martin was found guilty, and the
Recorder sentenced him to ten years imprisonment
in the State prison.
The Board of Ten Governors held their regular
weekly meeting at the Rotunda last evening. The
weekly return showed the total amount of admitted
patients to be s4os and by deaths discharges, im-
prisonment, &C., there have been removed ,592,
leaving on the 10th March 1914 persons, which is
q decrease of III on the week. A contract for re.
roofing the Island Hospital was awarded to Francis
and John Dugan. A proposition to replace cots by
hammocks in the City prison was appropriately
referred. After the transaction Of some uuimportaut
business the Board adjourned.
The cotton market continued firm yesterday while the
sales embraced 2 500 bales, including about 1000 in
tranzisu AID 500 from store all at full prices The
cepts at the Southern ports since the LIST of last spte
Der embrace about Slo7 900 bales against 2a5 900
1862 1888 900 In 1857 and 272e 900 in 1856. The
ports have reached in the period 7e4 ooo hIlre
Against $40 900 in 1858, 14G7 900 in 1857,
IN 1865. The stock in the ports amounts to
bales, against 500 900 in 1868, go 900 ia "a
eoe,eoo IN 1866 Flour active, while iago.of
brands continued firm. Southern -four firm, with
moro doing Wheat was In good demand, while GALES
we're fair ard prices unchanged Corn in better
quest, With fair sales at rates given another place.
Pork was dull and lower, with doing the decline
Sugars were steady with sales Of about 400 hhds
GLIDING New Orleans Cuba and Porto Rico rates given
In another column. Coffee was quiet but firmly held
Freight engagements were moderate To Liverpool about
200 bales Of cotton were taken sled and to Glasgow
1000 bbls. spirits turpentine on private terms
Posr OFFICE RETRENCHMENT.--It was stated
from Washington, few days since, that among
other means of retrenchment decided upon by
the new Postmaster General, in consequence of
the crippled condition Of the finances, he had dis
continued all the Especial agents" of the depart
ment, some twenty-five in number This, it ap-
pears, was incorrect, as number of the most
efficient and usofu1 aro otiII ratainad IN Tho