The New York herald., 1862-02-05

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to go into the manufacture Of maple sugar this
spring on an extensivea scale. This business. in
consequence Of the high price of cane sugar, will
be likely to prove very remunerative.
The meeting to be held in Faneuil Hall, Boston,
this evening" to take measures for the release of
Colonel Corcoran. promises to be grand affair.
Sleighng was in full play yesterday and last
night all over the city. The snow on Central Park
was in magnificent condition for the sport, and ac-
cording to the gate keepers returns, over seven
thousand vehicles on runners visited the grounds
during the day and evening. Bloomingdale road
was much improved for sleighing since the last fall
of snow, and the number of vehicles of all kinds
that passed along it was considerable. Along
Broadway the long stage sleghs, as well as pri-
vate vehicles, were to be seen in goodly numbers,
and the air last evening rang again till late hour
with the boisterous mirth, the merry chorus and
the loud cries of the drivers of the sleghs they
ratified along to the merry jingle of the bells.
The snow was yesterday cleared from the sur.
face of the ice the Central Park early enough to
allow both ponds to be opened for skating in the
morning. and as soon as the fact became known
the skaters made their way to their winter plea.
sure RTOuuQ. lue lCc Oh tlc lOWeI PoIO was
rough. but very fair withal On the upper pond
it was somewhat better, but still far from good;
yet when the mass OF snow that had to be re-
moved is taken in consideration it was really bet
ter than could have been expected. There has
been this season, twenty three days Of skating on
the Central Park, nineteen of which have been on
bothsponds. The return of the number of visiters
yesterday, up to six o'clock, was little short of
twenty five thousand, and the ice in the evening
was illuminated by both calcium light and the
faint rays of young Diana, fully five thousand more
persons were present after that hour. Fica la
bdgoteNe'
meeting of the Aldermanic Committee on
Street Cleaning, consisting of Aldermen Froment
Hall and Walch, was held at the City Hall yester
day The only action taken by them was to notify
the Comptroller and Street Inspector to meet
them on Thursday next, when another meeting will
be held and steps taken to relieve streets
of the immense amount of slush and mud with
which they will be flooded when thaw sets in
and of which we have already had good sample
during the greater part of last month.
The United States Marshal had not received any
communication from Washington, up to late hour
yesterday, in the case of Captain Gordon, SEN
fenced to be hung on Friday next.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday,
Daniel Mccormick, indicted for burglary in the
first degree, in entering the dwelling house of
Charles Refining, 1876 West Twenty seventh street,
on the 10Th of December, pleaded guilty to an at
tempt at burglary in the second degree, and was
sent to the State Prison for two years and four
months. VIM. H. Young, alias Storms, pleaded
guilty to the offence of larceny from the person,
having swindled VIM. Cowley out of $500 by means
of the confidence game. 1t appears that Cowley
was on his way from Minnesota to Europe, and
while stopping at Sweeny's Hotel in Chatham
street, Storms ingratiated himself into the good
graces of Cowley. Learning that he was about to
start for Europe, he told him that lie could procure
English money lower than the usual rate They
went to the Astor House on the 18th of November
last and Storms, after taking the money to get it
exchanged, neglected to return to his friend.
About three weeks afterwards detectives Farley
and Eustis arrested this accomplished confidence
man, who, it appears has served term in the
State Prison. The Recorder remanded Storms till
Saturday, in order to give him chance to return
portion Of the money.
The recent panic in the cotton market. accompanied
with sofsning in prices, attracted attention
the part Of spnners some Of whom entered the
and some parties reported the amount at 1000
bales, closing rather quiet, within the range Of
31c. a 32c. for middling uplands government sale
Of lo9 bales Of cotton, from Port Royal, is to be
held today by Messrs. Burdett, Jones l. Co., at
the Atlantic Dock. II all, with the exception Of nine
bales of upands consists Of Sea Islands The terms win
bc cash. Flour So. per bbl higher, while sales
we're to a fair extent. Wheat was quite firm but
less active with fair local and export demand. Corn
firm, while sales fair including Western mixed
store at 65c, and at &C., delivered and 6sc for old
round and fat yellow Pork was firm, with some less
activity in sales which embraced at $12 SIX
$13 old do. at $12 25, prime at 50 so, and city
prime mess at $13 25 $13 so. Sugars were steady,
with sales Of 300 hhds and 20 boxes. Coffee quiet;
the stock Of Rio and Santos embraced &c. bags and
total Of all kinds of 1874 1897 bags Freights
tive, and the engagements making light at rates given
in another place.