The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-07

gagged the attention Of the Board during the
remainder Of their session. The amount Of the sp-
preparations required for the building of school
houses this year Is estimated at $500. 900. while
there remains balance for this purpose of only
some $4,000.
No subject of public int rest came before the
Commissioners of Emigration at their meeting yes
terday. The Board, however, had quorum pre-
sent for the first time this year. The weekly state
ment showed the number Of emigrants landed here
since the LIST Of January to be 1853, and the num-
Der for last week to be 800. The balance Of the
communication fund to the credit of tho Board il ex
hausted, and there Is now an overdraft of 500 Sc
In obedience to the mandsmus issued by the Su-
preme Court, all the city funds in the possession
Of Mr.. Plat, ex-Chamberlain-ove two millions
In amount-haye been handed over to the charge
Of Mr. Devlin. Carts were employed in transfer.
ing the money to the Broadway Bank.
The Supreme Grand Council Of the United
States Of America Of the Independent Order of
the Sons Of Malta were to have held their annual
convocation yesterday At their headquarters in
this city, but were unable to organize, owing to
the absence Of a number Of the delegates from
other States who should have been in attendance.
1t is supposed that they will not attempt 70 meet
again this year.
The case against Gordon Hires for the murder Of
futile, colored man, on board the bark Anna,
yesterday, before Judge. smalley. Nj Ridgeway
| opened for the defence and the matter was ad
journed to Thursday morning.
| The case of the Post Office defalcaton was con-
tinued in the United States District Court, before
Judge Belts. Messrs. Conover and Law, the
obligers, were examined, as was also an account
ant, who showed that about the time the bonds
were signed Mr.. Fowler was actually defauter.
| The case Of Eugene A. Kozlay, the young man
implicated in the fraud on the Custom House, was
set down for examination before Justice Osborn
| yesterday. Ko2lay was clerk in the Ware
housing Department Of the Custom House,
and had charge Of the books of the ware
house where Goodrich & Walker had stored
their invoice Of silks. Suspicion was directed
towards him from the fact that the permit was
evidently filled out in his handwriting, slightly
| disguised, and was written with the exact shade
| Of blue ink that he ordinarily used. There was
| also slight mistake in the warehousing book
! copied into the permit. There are five other
| clerks in MIR. Kozlay's department who have &C
/ cess to the books, and certainly the reasons for
suspicion are not very strong. Tho prisoner
denies the charge, and says that the filling out II
| forgery. Mr.. kozlay is Hungarian, and came
here in Kossuth's suite. lie once held place in
Mr.. Belmont's banking house, and afterwards
| studied law with General SANFORD. He was ap-
| pointed to the Custom House by Mr.. Scholl.
| The sun yesterday had so much power on the
already softened ice of the Central Park as to
make 1t not only unpleasant but somewhat danger
Gus, and the ball was therefore taken down.
although skating was allowed till half.past ten
O'Clock p. M. The number Of visters was con-
sequenty considerably smaller than OH the pre-
vious two days.
The match between George McComb alias
Darby, and Rodgers German, at sheepdrcssing. for
$50 side, was decided at Kerrigan Hall last
evening. German won easily by over ten
minutes. Butchers generally were deeply in.
terested in this match which is the first ever de-
cided in public. A graphic report will be found
| in our columns.
! The market for beef cattle was yesterday buoy.
| ant, under moderate receipts and good demand
and prices of the better grades experienced q
| slight appreciation. Mich cows were quiet and
| unchanged. Veal calves were in demand at full
| prices for good stock Sheep and lambs were
steady. Swine sold at 5ssc. go, according to
quality. The receipts foot up 1901 cattle, ll2
cows, $40 veas. 7,t25 sheep and lambs, and s,G72
swine.
The cotton marke. was again heavy yesterday, while
there fair export and spinning demand The heavi.
Of sterling bills had depressing influence. The
saes embraced about leo bales, closing dull, tho
| basis OF 12c per ID. for middlng upands Dealers
seemed disposed also TO await later foreign intelligence
before doing much. Flour opened heavy and duh, bit
| closed with more spirit and activity, within tho
| range or tho previous days quotations. Wheat
was unchanged, and in fair export and milling
| demand. Corn was again heavier and lower, WITH q
fair amount OF saes Pork quiet and saes limited
Sugars quiet while the Gales embraced about 900
hhds and 40 boxes on terms given elsewhere. OF the
4 100 bags Rio coffee offered at auction today only
100 sold, at lie l3c. average IL &C., and 100
do cold at l21ic Freghis steady and rom
moderate while rates sustained both Liverpool
| and London.