The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-28

tofore introduced in the lower house. In the As
| sembly number of reports were made by the
standing committees on bills under consideration.
after which the Capital Punishment bill was again
taken up and discussed till the hour of adjourn
ment.
We publish in another column succinct history
of the tariff system in this country from the year
1916, which in connection with the Morrill, Tariff
bill, will be read with interest, and will show the
principles which guided our early statesmen upon
the questions of revenue and protection.
| Letters for Europe will be received at Mr.. Gu
nard s Office, Bowling Green, to ten O'Clock A. M.
to-day, to go forward per steamship Jura, for
Liverpool direct.
Steamship Company are now building an iron
screw steamer of 5000 tons and GOO horse power,
which is expected to be the finest and fastest
vessel Of her class on the Atlantic. She will
make her first voyage in May next, and be called
the City of New York.
The steamship Florida, which left this port yes
terday afternoon for Savannah, had the Georgian
State flag streaming from her masthead and the
American ensign from her peak
First Lieutenant Jacob Read, of the United
States Marine corps, now stationed at the Brook
Ign Marine Barracks, resigned his commission on
the 26th inst, and accepted captains commits
sion in the Georgian army. Lieutenant Read was
born in Georgia, and received his appointment
from that State. which dates March 3, l847. He
has perhaps seen more sea service for the time
that he has been in the navy than any other officer,
having been nine years ut sea. He leaves imme-
diatey to join his brethren Of the Southern Con-
federacy.
The Naval General Court Martial reassembled at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday, and the EVIL
dence Of Lieutenant Daniels against Commander
Wake was completed Commodore Armstrong
was next examined; but the hour for closing the
court arrived before his testimony was ended.
The examination will be proceeded with to-day.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday the
counsel for James Shepherd, who was convicted
of arson in the first degree, moved for new trial,
which motion was denied, whereupon Recorder
Hoffman proceeded to sentence him to imprison-
ment for life at hard labor in the State prison. On
the 10th of December, 1868, Recorder Smith, be-
fore whom Shepherd was tried and convicted, SEN
fenced him to be executed on the Sth of February,
1862 but his counsel brought the case to the Court
OF Appeals and procured new trial, and another
Richter, young man, indicted for firing the build
ing No. 3Sl Pearl street, on the night of the sd
of January, pleaded guilty to an attempt at arson
in the second degree, and was sent to the State
prison for four years and eight months. Andrew
Ryan, well known receiver of stolenagoods, was
convicted Of receiving two bags of wool stolen
from Mr.. BOardman, and was remanded for SEN
tence. Charles Fl. Wilson, charged with stealing
800 worth of jewelry, pleaded guilty to an at-
tempt at burglary, and was sent to the State pri-
son for two years and six months.
motion was argued yesterday in the Supreme
Court, General Term, for q new trial in the case
Of Charles D. Morrissett, convicted in the Court of
Oyer and Terminer of arson, in setting fire to
store in Greenwich street, in which man named
La Rochelle, supposed to have been an accom-
plice, was burned to death. The decision is re-
served.
At the meeting Of the Emigration Commission.
ers yesterday the veteran President of the Board,
Cuban G. verplanck, was reelected for the pre-
sent year, and Cyrus Curtis was elected Vice Pre-
sident, both elections being unanimous The num-
Der Of emigrants arrived here during the last
week, according to the weekly statement sub
mitted to the Board, was 464, which swells the
number since the LIST Of January to 3,940. The
balance of the communication fund now in bank to
the credit Of the Board is $4,221 81.
Beef cattle were active yesterday, and half
cent per pound higher, ranging from SIC. to
s1ac. for inferior to prime. Cows we're quiet.
veals were unchanged. Sheep and lambs were
scarce and soc. per head higher, with sales
all the way from So SO to 50 l21l. Swine were
also scarce and higher, SIC. &c. per pound being
the range. The total receipts were 1888 beeves,
"a cows, 5s7 veals, 5,41 sheep and lambs, and
4,7l0 swine.
The cotton market yesterday was nrmer and more
tive with sales Of about 5000 bales, included which
200 reported In transit Prices closed the basis
11ysc for midding upands the wharf and 12c for
The receipts since the the LIST Of September
last show decrease Of OF 900 bales compared with
those for the time last year. The exports also
hibn decrease. Flour less buoyant and active,
while sales the local trade and for export
dcrate Wheat dull with the turn Of prices favor
Of purchasers Corn plenty and also easier, with
fair Of sales Pork steady with sales of
ut SIT U.s. and of prime $12 80 sl2 rs. Sugars
about &c higher with sales of about 900 hhds Cuba
and rs so boxes and 2l2 hhds melado, at given
another place Coffee steady with limited sales The
defeat Of the proposed duty tended to take the starch out
Of both coffee and tea. Freghts steady, while
] gsgements were moderate.
important from Washfngton-Ffnal Ac-
tion OF the Peace Congress.
The Peace Convention, which has been in
session since the fourth day Of February, has
| at last adjourned, but not, however, before &C
I complishing the initial object for which 1t was
called ogether. 1t has agreed upon the plan
Of settl. lent published in the HERALD Of yes
terday morning, and which we repablish this
morning tsat he people can understand the
| question us II is now presented to them.
The first article which relates to the rights OF
the people to the Territories, was adopted by a
close vote Of nine to eight, four States, includ-
| ing New York, not voting. All the other or.