The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-03

| wearied with this iaterminable controversy. Why
do not Day and the other parties settle this ques
| ton between themselves, and cease 10 vex limo
cent purchasers and the public with their state
ments, replies, rejoinders and replicatons7
A terrible disaster occurred last night ia Elm
street A fire broie out in tenement house ant
it is estimated that between Twenty-Five and tbirt,
lives ne c lost. full account Of the aiair will be
found 10 another column.
steam boiler connected with the distillery oil
Fnr'nan 4 Policy, In Williamsburg, exploded yes
terd"y forenoon with tremendous violence, killing
George Bell and Thomas shannon, and injuring t 10
others. full account Of the catastrophe is given
ir another column.
In the Board Of Aldermen yesterday the Mayors
nominations OF Gideon j Tucker for President Of
the Crcton Water Board, and DR.. Bradford for
| Health Officer, we're taken up. A motion to cou-
| firm the nomination Of Mr.. Tucker was lost BY q
vote Of six in favor to ten against the motion. A
motion 10 refer the nomination Of DR.. Bradford to q
committee was lost by vote of nine to seven. The
Cry Inspectors nominations of d. a. Coles and b.
3. chapple, as Health Wardens of the Eighteenth
and Twenty-flst wards respectively, were con.
filmed.
A communicated from the Comptroller shows
that the receipts of the Sixth Avenue Railroad for
the year 1859 were s342 4s3 So, and of the Eighth
Avenue, $ss2,256 81.
AT The regular meeting Of The Chamber of CON-
merce, held yesterday number Of interesting
subjects were under discussion. We give full re-
port elsewhere. A remoustrance ag 4inst the pas.
ssge of the Pro Rata Railroad Freight bill, now
before the Legislature, was read and unanimously
adopted.
The suit brought by Mr.. J. O'Donnell against the
Board Of Edncation for pay ment OF salary as a
teacher in one Of the public schools in which was
involved the question of reading the Scriptures 10
me public schools, was decided yesterday by Judge
Leouard, in the Supreme Court, in favor of Mr..
0Donpell. report of the case is given in
another column.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday the
jury in the case of Mortimer Shay, tried for the
murder Of John Leary, rendered verdict of guilty
against the prisoner. The trial of Willard p May.
hard, charged with the manslaughter Of John W.
IAken, was commenced and adjourned till this
morning. Before the adjournment Of the Court,
Judge hgrabam sentenced jones and Farrell, con,
victed of killing an unknown man on the Five
PoiDts--ihe former to three years and six months,
and the latter TO two years and six months i'm
prisonment Crowley, who pleaded guilty to q
muiderous assault upon Lovejoy, was sentenced to
two years and three months imprisonment. Don.
nelly, convicted of the manslaughter of Cobane
sentenced 10 hard labor for three years and 81
months. Frank r. Fowler, convicted of swindIiug
poor emigrant, by selling him spurious passage
ticket, was sentenced to two years and six months
hard labor in the State prison. II is to be hoped
that this sentence will have salutary effect on this
class of swindlers
The Board of Ccuncimen did not meet last even
ing; so that the next session will be held on
Monday.
The cotton market yesterday quiet and closed with
tendency to rates. The transactions embraced
1000 bales, closing the basis Of about l1c l1fc.
for mddng uplands. The -four market more active
and the lower grades OF State and Western advanced
about &c. and in loc per bb Southern -four
also better demand and rmer for the inside brands
Wheat in better request and prices rather friner
while sales wore moderate. Corn was firm and sales
made fair extent Jersey and Southern yellow sold
Soc s1c and Southern white at SOC The pork market
WAS Armer, with speculative inquiry. Sales Of new
mess were made at SIS IL SIS q, agd uninspec,cd
e,s' option at $18 co. Beef was in steady demand ct I'm
changed prices. Lard nrmer, with sales at lec
lie Sugars quiet and sales trang within the pre-,
vious range Of prices Coffee quiet awaiting the
ton sale 800 bags Laguayra sold at 1sc, and Is bags
Rio ut llKc. Frclghts were firm and engagements to
English ports fair Included In the shipments were
900 bbs -four to Liverpool at B., with provisions al
I'LL rates