The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-26

nehs' 80 upon Aucri,nn nfsit- aud We
! to-day publish ,cgera. extracts rcam 5'fi rse
Anei, q French paper. ,,,pw a; tie wee fSen
" these Powers OF cor IRE seu troubles.
III L"udeu .ilpsricon statt, ;aat IA It,rsee
har hc.s. corunit-d rpon two tu'eeab to- r'lers.
l'ev. ~ l.eybcrh ana Ne iDs. "nile h,ir
Way across the Desert OF tnseel in Palestine. -
party ~ Arabs. who robbed ihem ~ their
watches. icwelry and cIo'hss.
The steamship Ariel, from Aspiawall. arrived "
this port last evening. with The Pacific mails and
the passengers and 81 ,560,t2o in treasure which
left San Francisco on the 1st inst by this arrival
we have received our usual correspondence from
Central and South America, California and the
Sandwich Islands. Mr.. ID. Mcintosh is passenger
by the Ariel. being the bearer OF dispatches 70
tae United States government No tidings had
yet been received Of the United States ship
l.evan General Linares had been overthrow
in RoiNis; and in New Granada Mosquera
had issued his ultimatum, calling on Ospina to lay
down his arms, Mt the same time demanding the
release Of all prisoners. The New Granadian
States had formed themselves into league known
as the New Granadian United States. The news
from California is unmportant, having been prin-
cipally anticipated by the overland mail. very
destructive FIRE occurred in Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands, ON the Goth ul., destroying $S5 900 worth
| Of property.
We have news from Belize, Honduras, to the
nth inst. The Legislature had met, and the ses-
sion was likely TO be protracted one. The finan.
! cal returns showed a surplus revenue over expen
dturcs of $3O0OO. The anticipated refusal of the
people Of the Bay Islands to be annexed to the
public Of Honduras was still exercising the public
mind Some excitement had been caused by the
murder Of an American citizen-a Photographic
| artist. Several vessels had been lost, and trade
| was reported dull
! The Naval Court Martial reassembled yesterday
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, all the members be
| ing present Lieut.. Barbot read his defence, t.
the effect that the raising Of the pistol agains,
Bennett was merely for the purpose Of intimidat
ing mutinously inclined person of great physical
power; that the discharge thereof was purely &C
cidcntai, as borne out by the nature of the wound
| which wond have been more serious had the firing
been intentional, as the distance between the
wounded man and the defendant was triHing. The
Court then went into secret session to consider the
case.
| The Court Martial in the case Of Col. Corcoran
convened yesterday at the Division Armory, but
owing TO the absence Of the accused was adjourn
ed until Thursday next, at three p. ".
| III. goora of Aldermen did no, or0.,;,o loo,
| evan;,g a ouorum MOI he;,o nrosert
| The Board of Councilman met last evening and
| transacted good deal of routine business. The
| Committee on Railroads presented a report in
| favor of compelling the Hudson River Railroad
Company to remove the rails and switches con-
nec,;no with tho main track a. Hudson and WORT,
Sweets .n5 also nrobih;,;no tho comnany from,
LOADING - mloadna their GAYS between cbamhers
and Canal streets. The report was laid over til
the next meeting when tbe subiec, viii he d;s.
cussed. The COMPTROLLER submitted the following
statement Of rece;pts and payment4 from February
rs to February 20:
Balance Feb ID. 50 81 go 81
Receipts .................s......... s3eA 90
Total. s. 7o5 Ist 81
Payments Observation-Disclosures. Ai33 OF
p,ance e. Geo ar %
The street Commissioners in rep,v IN = 70 sor,;on
aak;pc for the nart;cu,ors &c ..ca,raoe b;re and
| stationery, furnished the Common Council c;vas
l the items in fpll He Stoned rean;s;,ons far GAR
| riapes procured in 1879 amounting Ia 1, al and
the amount paid for stationery in 1850 ordered nv
| the members was the triaing sum az s3 iss O6.
] A. tbe yeporters were commencing "a coov thu
items or this rich document enc Of the clerks Nv
order. we SUPPOSE Of some Of the regency !,
snatched il of the table and refused 10 hermit the
representatives Of the press to peruse the
paper 4 debate vas had mon concnrrino with
the Aldermen in A resolution amending an ord;
nance 30 as TO give pedlers the privilege Of selling
their wares in the street. The resolution was lost
and the subject wos referred IL the Committee an
1 ora;narcos
The subject of the Central Park extension bas
been brought IN anew in the Contra, PARK Roard
and referred to the President Mr.. Blatchford. A.
committee TO report az to the expedicncv of pro
curing repeal Of the act authorizing the extern.
sion or Of inssituting proceedings for new ap
prasement.
special meeting of the Board a Supervisors
was held yesterday for the purpose Of acting upon
the late veto Of the Mavor upon the County fay
budget On motion of Snp.ryisor pprd,. the Tox