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


In the Senate yesterday, bill authorizing loan
of $780, 900 to pay the floating debt reported
and ordered to third reading. The bill providing
for the enlargement Of the Central Park was
passed. In the Assembly the bill remodelling the
New York municipal Offices was reported complete,
and ordered to third reading. Bills were reported
authorizing railroads in Seventh and Fourteenth
streets There are ten bills for railroads in this city
before the Legislature, and it is believed they will
nearly all pass.
special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon, at which spirited re-
monstrance against the passage of the bill amend
ing the city charter, now before the Legislature,
was unanimously adopted by the members present
A resolution appointing a special committee to
present the remonstrance was also adopted A re-
port of the proceedings may be found in another
column.
A commission, composed Of naval officers has
Just been appointed by the Secretary of the Navy
to visit the various navy yards and ferret out what
ever abuses may exist in that branch Of the public
service with the view of applying remedy there
for They will investigate the affairs of the Brook
lyn yard first and if all that is said of the workings
of that establishment be true, the Commission have
an herculean task before them.
The government has been advised by Capt. Jar
Wis, of the frigate Savannah, of battle between
Gen. Miramon and the opposition forces in Mexico
at place called Monkey Pass, in which the former
was repulsed with considerable loss; and it is init
mated that Miramon may probably be deferred, in
consequence of the defeat he has sustained, from
advancing upon Vera Cruz.
Charles ]. Feeney gentleman lately returned
from California, and at present temporarily stop
ping at Lovejoy's Hotel, was garroted on Thursday
night in the Park, by three hghwaymen, who
robbed him Of fifteen dollars and gold ring. The
thieves met Feeney at the hotel and invited him
to take walk, which was accepted, and the quar-
tette visited drinking saloon and partook of
liberal supply of refreshments, and then started
out for walk. While passing through the Park
the men attacked him, two of them holding him
while the other committed the robbery. None of
the ruflians were arrested.
The journeymen jewellers and shoemakers Of
Newark, N. j. are holding meetings and organizing
for the purpose of obtaining the rates of wages
paid before the financial crisis
The house belonging to DR.. Leath, known as the
residence of the late John Cooper, the banks Of
Shreysbury river below Red Bank, was set on fire
and destroyed on Thursday last DR.. Leath was
absent in New York, and Mrs. Leath, with three
domestics, were the only persons in the house at
the time Of the fire. Loss about four thousand dol
Iars-no insurance. No motive can be found for
the preparation of this diabolical outrage.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 200
$500 bales nearly the whole Of which were made in
trausitu and at slight concession in prices compared
with the highest pon. before the Persas news while lots
in store were held firmly at 1914 cents for middng up
lands Holders not pressing sales and dispos
ed wait for later foreign which they considered
might prove favorable. The -four trade was dull
md sales moderate and rather easier for superne me-
dunn grades Of State and Western while prime choice
extras were unchanged In reference to the stock -four
in this market was closely investigated and canvassed
yesterday and the result that by actual count
amounted only about 1875 bbs against the 900
estimated by O morning paper in day before
Yesterdays edition The statement was care.
fully prepared, and signed by seventy eight firms,
engaged the trade who say that they ready to
publish their names il necessary. Wheat and were
quiet and without transactions Of Importance while the
turn CT the market favored purchasers Pork was dull
and lower, with sales Of at ST. 62ll SIT 49,
with time sale all this month, sellers option on one
days previous notice, at SIT so. Prime sold at sl2
90 Sl2 TO- Beef and lard less buoyant and active
Sugars steady with sales of about 900 hhds at rates
was quiet About 200 bags Maracaibo were sold at d.
l. and bags Java at 15c. Frcighs unchanged
10 English ports, while engagements moderate
There doing for Antwerp and Rotterdam, while
rates 10 Havre were unchanged