The New York herald., 1863-12-19

! O'Clock. A communication was received from the
Mayor announcing formally the death OF Alder
man Andre Froment, Of the Fifteenth Aldermanic
district AlaerWsa QHl.ell said that he had IN
tended to make the announcement 10 the Board
but after the receipt OF the communication from
the Mayor it was unnecessary. and he would, there
fore, only offer series of resolutions taking ap-
propriate notice of the death Of Mr Fromeat. and
requesting the members OF both boards to atteni
the funeral in a body The resolutions were unaai'
mousIy adopted. Alderman Hardy spoke in terms
ofhigh aud eloquent eulogy Of the deceased mem
ber He was a man of sound principle. faithful
friend, an able legislator and a good citSen. The
Board then adjourned sine die.
The Board Of CounciImea met at one O'Clock
yesterday. A communication was received from
the Mayor containing a fitting eulogi,lm on the
character Of the late Alderman Andre Froment,
and recommending that suitable preparations be
made for his funeral, and that the public Offices be
closed on the day appointed for his interment.
! The preamble and resolutions from the Board OF
! Aldermen in reference to the same event were
then read. and, after few suitable remarks by
Mr.. Brandon, were unanimously c0ncurred in.
committee, composed OF Messrs. Brandon Brice
and Joyce, were appointed to make arrangements
lOt tDe luneEd1f anu inc Dodtu ici uutu
Monday evening ne xt at four o'clock.
The Russian men-of-war in the harbor were
dressed in flags yesterday, being the anniversary
! of the birth OF the Emperors At noon
sallAe was fired and also from the Italian frgate.
The will of James Roosevelt has been admitted
TO probate without coutest. 1t will be remember
ed that this will contains provision in which the
testatOr bequsathed property amounting to about
Al. .inff III .F ..tRiE EN.
sick and diseased persons in the city of New York.
Surrogate Tucker yesterday settled the accounts
of the estate of Heny Ten Broeck, deceased
The Surrogate has adjourned the sessions of his
Cou,t until the llth of January. At that time de-
cisions may be expected upou several important
will cases and other li.gated matters. which have
been submitted TO hs Honor AMI await adju3ica.
ton.
The bulls in tho stock matke, have oclgig exhausted
thor power and the atvancs movement 10 prices is
about checked Tho gold exchange yesterday exhibited
animation and an advance 10 the premium was
readily obtained. The opening price was I52b bot at
the close 1917 codd hardly Ds reliled G0voronent
stocks remained arm and wero in domaed, the Eve
twenties bep quoted at 1oltl
The state OF commercial al, rs much Hhe
yesterday as ou Thursday Tue ris, gold bad tsa
dency ~ make ma k,ts trm'T, vet th,re we're
radical changes wnch Wero III
demand at IN advance s. iO;. aoGr. and DC on
what aud corn Imported ,rchlo Sc qliet
general thing. Groc,r,s were iet out 6rm. Cotton
was rather lower. rs,ro,eum sas duli blt unchanged
Freigbts dat aai ra!hsc owsc.
General Graai "a. the Peoples Candidate
aud the Game OF the Politicians.
General Grant stauds today among the can
didatcs mentioned for the mex, Presidency as
King Saul, in his time. stood among the mighty
men of Israel a head aud shoulders above them
all Geaerai Grant, in fact, as the champion Of
the independent masses OF the people, fairly
and seasonab!y brought out as their candidate,
against all the tricks Of trading politicians, and
against all their combinations to defeat him.
will be tri,lmphantly elected.
His record is clear Of any contaminating az
sociations with the corrupt and scheming poll
ticans on either side. No accusations of trick
cry as a party leader or a. partisan Can be
brought against him; nothing eau be produced
to show that he is, upon this question. that
question or the other man OF two faces, like
many Of our threadbare Presidential aspirants
In fact, his greatest strength a. candidate for
the White House lies in the fact that he has
never dreamed of the possibility Of becoming a
candidate But the professional cliques OF
President makers, now assembled at Washing.
ton, are well aware Of all this. They know
from experience that Grant is tho man most to
be feared. because he wants nothing and asks
nothing at their hands They know, too. from
| experience, that before they can count upon
the honors, emoluments, power, spoils and
plumber OF the succession, be is the first and
most serious obstacle to be removed
The engineers. the sappers and miners OF the
present administration, are accordingly begin
ming their work to supplaut him. He is a
modest man. They will vote him gold
medal, they will make him lieutenant
! general, aud, thus established and secured
| upon a good salary and liberal perquisites
aud extras for life, they think he will
! surely be couteat Should this experiment
| fail. however. we may next expect tue same
policy to be pursued against him as that
which was tried by the Polk administration to
entrap and humiliate General Scott, and to
embarrass aad defeat General Taylor in the
Mexican war. Marcy, it will be remembered.
did entrap General Scott in o damaging cor.
respondence; but It will also be remembered
that the blunt simplicity of Old Zack was
too much even for Marcy. and that accordingly
the hero Of Buens Vista was next promoted, by
a spontaneous popular movement il his behalf,
TO take the place of Polk himself, and 70 the
duty Of appointing successor to Marcy.
We guess, however that Il is too late to
attempt to spoil the militarX reputation
Of General Grant by Washington stra-
tegy. The day has gone by whom he could
| be thus victimizcd, as Mcclellan Rosecrans
and others have been. General Grant ha'
established himself too firmly in the coaa'
depce and respect Of the President to be
shaken by The strategy Of the War Office, or the
tactics Of the Chase clique in Congress Presi'
] leni Linnnln will do iiatica 10 GanerAkA IAnl