The New York herald., 1863-05-08

Texas where they erecting batteries extend
ing from the city to the fort on the point. The
Harriet Lane, disguised somewhat, has been re-
cognizcd by our feet OF the port plying up and
down the bay.
MIsCELLAEECUs NEWS.
regular meeting of the Board Of Councilmen
was held at five o'clock yesterday. resolution
of concurrence was adopted directing the Harbor
Defence Commissioners to memorialize the Cover
nor for the purpose of ascertainng what proper
tion of the sum appropriated by the Legislature
for the general defence of the frontier will be APP
piled to increase and strengthen the harbor de-
fences of New York, and how soon the work will
be commenced. On motion of the President, a re-
solution was adopted directing the Croton Aque-
duct Department to repair all the streets in the
city where necessary A resolution was adopted
directing the Committee on National Affairs to
make preparations for the suitable reception and
interment of the remains of the late Colonel
Ringgold, of the One Hundred and Third regi-
mont New York Volunteers. resolution of
concurrence was adopted rendering the hosptal-
ties of the city to Capt. Jose Polo de Bernate, Of
the Spanish frigate Carmen, now lying at this
port. resolution came up for adoption that the
Comptroller be directed to pay to Lord & Taylor
the sum of $306 for gloves and Grape furnished on
the occasion of the.funeral Of the late Lieut.. Col.
Kimball. The items were:-Ninety-six yards of
Grape at one dollar per yard, aud ten dozen kid
gloves at twenty-one dollars per dozen. A lively
debate ensued. during which the President stated
he thought it about time extravagancss of tina
kind were put stop to; and the idea that ten
dozen gloves were necessary to supply each MEM
ber Of the Common Council and the heads of de.
partmsnts with pair was simply preposterous,
as they would only number, all told, about fifty
persons. The paper was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The Chamber of Commerce held its annual meet
ing yesterday afternoon, the President, Pelatian
Perit, occupying the chair, and elected Mr.. A. A.
Low, President; VIM. E. Dodge, First Vice Presi-
dent; Jonathan Sturges, Second Vice President;
Edward G. Bogart, Treasurer, and j. A. Stevens,
Jr., Secretary.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be.
fore City Judge McCunn, Thomas Roach, of 95
Murray street, was arraigned on an indictment
charging him with receiving stolen goods. On
the lst Of March last sixty-three barrels of
apples were stolen from lo4 Barclay street, and
thirty of them, valued at $50, were afterwards
found in the possession of the prisoner. The case
will be give to the jury this morning.
The General Committee of the Mozart Hall de.
mocracy held their regular meeting last evening.
number Of resolutions in favor of peace were
presented and unanimously adopted. Addresses
Of the same tendency were also delivered by men,
bers of the committee.
At the meeting of the Commissioners Of Chari-
ties and Correction yesterday, the President in
formed the Board that he had called the attention
of the Mayor to several cases of infectious fever
brought here by emigrants, which had already
proved fatal to three surgeons and one attendant
at Bellevue HoapitaE The Mayor replied, stating
he would bring the subject before the Board Of
Health 1t their first meeting. There are e,523
persons An the Institutions sixteen less than last
week. Admitted, 1914. Discharged, transferred
or died. 1928. .f
At the annual meeting Of the American Geogra-
phcal and Statistical Society, last evening, Capt.
John Mullan, United States Army, read highly
interesting paper on the geography, topography
and resources Of tho Northwestern Territories of
the United States. Captain Hall, our American
Arctic explorer, in compliance with resolution
offered by Judge DAILY. was promised the co-opers-
,tion of the society, and . committee consisting
Of Judge DAILY and Messrs. Beekman and Wad
dell appointed toreceive the necessary funds to
ft out the expedition.
The annual meeting Of the Magdalen Female
Benevolent Society was held at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning, in the institution, on Eighty
eighth street, near Fifth avenue. The report Of
the Treasurer showed that the institution is in
| H6urishing condition. In 1881 there was . mort
gage of $1,000 on the lots purchased by the So
scety which was reduced, in 1885, to 81 900. The
| building now occupied was erected at q cost Of
$9,ls5, the chapel which was added to the estab-
lishment in 1858 having cost 81 600 extra From
1881 to 1s- there were received into the institu-
ton ,345 females, out of which number 298 have
been placed in good situations, 242 were restored
| to their families, 1872 were discharged, 1877 were
sent to Bellevue and the penitentiary, 20 were
| PEELED, 800 escaped. ~ united with the church,
23 were married, 20 died andn were unaccounted
| for. The cash balance in the hands of the Trea-
surer is 1887 As.
Tho stock market opened weak and lower yesterday
morning, but gained strength the day advanced and
quite rampant In the afternoon general advance
II closed buoyantly. Governments steady 81 200
900 Of currency funded Notwithstanding the bad
Gold sold early in the morning at 1s7, but after
ward declined, and uctuated between 164 Y and 155
closing NJ nve p. N. at 156x. Money was easy at
per cent for call loans.
There was more activity yesterday In cotton, which
advanced 70 05c 6oc for middngs, under influence
Of the unfavornbIe war The demand for nour,
wheat and not quite brisk but prices opened
with nrmness. Sugars more inquired for and
were trne higher. Pork and beef were Inactive while
lard bacon and cut meats freely purchased mo-
derate business was reported IN hay slow and whsey
Other articles were quiet. Frcighs wcre much nrmsr;
but engagements were less extensive.
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GENERAL HOoKER AND Hrs RuBrcoN- On the
2sth Of April we published several extracts
FROM General Hooker's evidence before the
Committee on the Conduct OF the War; Amongst
them was the following: Question-"To what
do you attribute the failure of the peninsular