The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-02

Third Tennessee regiment. one Of the rebel pri.
soners In Camp Douglas. has been committed to
prison in Chicago on charge OF numbering rhos.
III. Golden. belonging to the same company
General McKinstry. tho Quartermaster at St
Louis, whose conduct the Congressional inveSti-
eating Committee scrutnized so closely. 10 about
to publish q vindication of his official acts.
The negroes Of Boston held . meeting on Mon
day to consider the subject Of colonization. They
Passed resolutions opposing the idea OF being re-
moved either to a foreign country or to any part
Of the United States.
The Board of Counclmen met last evening and
disposed OF a number Of routine papers mum.
Der Of property owners sent in petition for the
establishment Of ferry from the foot of Twenty
third street, North river, to North First street.
Jersey City, which was referred to the Committee
on Ferries In reply to resolution Of inquiry,
the Street Commissioner informed the Board that
the Independent Telegraph Company had been re-
quested ~ remove poles that had been erected in
various parts Of the city without permission of the
Common Council. report Of tho Committee on
National Affairs adverse to applications Of various
regiments for appropriations for uniforms was
adopted resolution appropratng 81 600 to
enable the trustees Of the Five Points House OF
Industry to pay the assessment on their property
was adopted. A large batch Of general orders. =
being resolutions pertaining to unimportant mat
tiers, were adopted. after which the Board ad.
journed till Monday.
The Hackley contract case was again before
Judge Barnard in the Supreme Court, yesterday,
on motion to have the order Of the Court sett ed
for the appointment Of q receiver. Counsel stated
various objections and, after argument. the Court
named Mr.. Samuel Donaldson. Of Fult0nvilie, in
this State as receiver The further consideration
of tho order on the points submitted was post
p0ued.
The examination Of Abraham NJ HOyt, Nelson
Evans and Ezra H. Spers was commenced before
United States Commissioner Stlwell yesterday.
The charge against the accused Is, that in New
Lebanon. Columbia county, store in which the
post Office was located had been set on fire for the
purpose Of recovering the amount Of insurance
effected, and that in the eonHagraton. letters
&C.. were destroyed. The defence denies the al
legged inccndiarism. and charges that the insur
ance companies had employed one Of the wit
nesses to expend Ave hundred dollars TO procure
evidence against the accused. Mr.. Andrews APP
peared for the government The case will be re-
sumed.
Al was 10 havd Oeon expected the STOCK
yesterday morning. arer the sudden rise OF the three
previous days. There large sales Of governments
apparently for OF parties who had been buyers at
ower prices and tho general speculation list declined
KAN Dividend paying stocks ard bonds were, how
ever in svsn better demand than the day before and
the close the whole market rallied, closing hrm. Money
easy at per cont Exchange moderately active AZ
ll25a a. Tho storm had tendency 10 check business
Ths cotton market irregular yesterday especially
IN the forosoon, but there tone visible IN tho
rho sales. ia small lots footed Up about 100 bales chiefly
on the basis or 2s.c. 2Sc including random lots at
tribe above or under thass ngures. According
to . teiearapho despatch. via Chicago, received
yesterday, the asIaphi. papers Of the esth April
stated that a oeny saton Of cotton planters had
bs>u nelu cettas, Airuaua, whtvti II
monsly resolved restrict tho production OF cotton
70 500 pounds the hand aud TO TAX all exceeding that
amount SIS per bale The usual average yosd TO the
hand On good land from foar 70 Ave bales OF 40 pound
each or from 500 pounds to e50 pounds 70 each hand
with sufficient; provisions iof support Sons bales
weigh 500 pounds 7nis reduction IL carried out VIII
reduce the yield enormously compared TO the average
crops OF preceding years. Flour Was hfms, toc low
grades while othe. kinds were unchanged, and sales
moderate Wheat was irregular, but nrmly hold, while
sz,es were limited Corn less active, while sales
sm,,scsd naked western at SIC 53c. in store aud de
hys,od FORK was less buoyan aud active, owing o tbs
sales OF mess were made al $l2 80 Sl2 -,
and OF ps,ns at $40 $40 80 the stock OF al kinds cont
psis.d SO Ose bos Of pork while the stock os hesr s.
braced "a 80 btis Sugars stsady with saies Of
$40 hhd. 100 boxes and 900 bags B,szi. Codes Vas
ais. some inquiry prevailed for export. s,sshss we're
arm, with moderate enysgemsnA