The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

born and premature births. 10 Of diseasss q the
stomach. bowels and other digestive organs, ~ Of
general fevers, of diseases Of the urinary organs,
; unknown, and 81 from violent causes. The ma
tiyity table gives SO natives of the United States,
s5 Of Ireland, % Of Germany,3 Of Scotland, 10 Of
England, and the balance Of various foreign coun-
tries.
A special meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
was held yesterday. communication was re.
ceived from the Mayor calling the attention of the
Board to the unsafe condition of Harlem bridge.
The Trustees of the Law Library applied for an
appropriation Of $40 600, to pay back rents. The
Committee on County Offices are to prepare esti-
mates and specifications for the building of new
county jail The Board is adjourned until the first
Tuesday in May.
The coal pedlers of this city held another meet
ing last night at los Norfolk street. to take further
measures for the continuance of their right to sell
at retail. Nothing new had transpred since their
last meeting, and no bushes of Importance was
transacted
The special Aldermanic Committee on Con
tested Seats held meeting yesterday; and at the
request of Alderman Russells counsel they ad-
journed for o week, without entering into the in
vestigaon of the claims of the contestants for the
Eighth Aldermanic district, which is the only one
now disputed. Aldermen Cornell and Genet were
the members of the committee present.
At meeting of the Board of Supervisors yester.
day. report relative to the dilapidated condition
of Harlem Bridge, and statement that the amount
required to put it in repair would be from
500 to 81 900, was received from the Mayor, and
referred. A communication from the Librarian Of
Inc of
$4,000 to pay back rents, was referred to the
Finance Committee. The plan and estimates for the
new county jail were discussed, and finally the re-
port on the subject was recommitted, with drec
tions to have the estimates and specifications pre-
pared for the Board at their next meeting.
The Board of Councilmen yesterday appointed a
delegation to attend the National Sanitary Conven
ton to be held in Boston, and appropriated $4,000
to defray their expenses. The Finance Committee
reported in favor Of giving the Central Park Com
mssioners $3.50 000 instead of $3.50 0O0 asked for
by the Commissioners, and the report was accepted
No other business of general interest was trans
acted.
The debate on the slavery question was resumed
yesterday, in the Methodist Conference, now hold
ing its annual session in st. Paus church. Speeches
were made by the leaders of the progressive"
and conservative" wings of the body, resulting
in the triumph of the lovers of the Union. Tie
vote Mr.. Ferris substitute 80 in favor of its
rejection, and 81 against it, while the "Erie" reso
luton was rejected by an overwhelming majority
the vote being AZ in the affirmative and l25 in the
negative. The Erie resolution is in favor of exclu
ding all shareholders from the church; while the
substitute" prohibits the holding of slaves for
cenary purposes. The special order for to-day is
the election of nine delegates to the General
Conference.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen yester-
day, report in favor of an additional appropria-
ton of So 500 for the improvement of Harlem river
was adopted. The resolution from the Council
men. appropriating s250,OOO to the Central Park
Commission was referred. The election of Fire
Wardens was confirmed by the Board. Several
other subjects were acted on, none of them, how
ever, of importance.
writ Of alternative mandamus was issued by
Judge Bonny to Sheriff Kelly, to take Alderman
Richard Barry into custody, in accordance with the
sentence Of the Court of Sessions, or show cause
on Tuesday morning why he refuses to obey the
writ.
The Board of Police Commissioners met yester.
day noon all the members being present But
little business of importance transpired. Hugh
Gillispee, of the old force, was reinstated and
several minor cases disposed Of It being required
that certified copy of the new law should be read
at the first meeting of the Board, and the Score.
tary of State having failed to provide the same,
the Board adjourned to Wednesday, at IL o'clock,
when it is presumed they will proceed with the
regular business. After the Board had adjourned,
Mr.. Bergen was introduced to the several Captains
of the force and attaches of the headquarters
Deputy Superintendent Carpenter will, in all pro-
liability, be elected General Superintendent.
The sales Of cotton yesterday light and confined
to about 400 900 bales, closing dull the basis OF
1l1sc. 1lzc for middling uplands. Flour was firm,
though less actve the demand fair both from
the domestic and export tradethe latter mostly for tho
British provinces Southern flour firm and in good
demand. Wheat was in good milling and export de-
mand for the better qualities, while common
grades Of spring were dull; the sales included
choice Kentucky white At 81 ~, white Western
at 81 GO Tin store) Western red and Milwaukee club
at 81 AZ, and Chicago spring private terms. Corn
less buoyant, with sales Of SO 900 bushels at
prices given in another column. Pork frmer espe
caly for prime with sales Of mess 1t SIT 62K SIT
75 and new prime at $l4 25 IA SIX. Sugars were
steady with sales of about 700 hhds at prices given in
another place, where statement Of stocks will be found
Also Coffee quiet while holders firm. Freighs
were steady, with fair amount and Offering Among
the engagements to Liverpool were IL 900 bushels corn,
bulk, at 6d., and 5000 bushels wheat do at 6Hd,
and GOO bales cotton, at 3-16d. q 1921.
The Black Republican idea and Party
Its Universally Destructive TEN
denotes.
We give elsewhere to-day another letter from
x1,e TT. - n
the true black republican idea. In these let
tiers the writer shows himself to be superior to
Seward, Spooner, Helper and all the other
black republican advocates, both in his ability
to trace an idea through its logical analysis to
its ultimate results and in his fearless honesty,
which impels him to acknowledge the destruc-