The New York herald., 1864-12-02

ssamsn Of The ssd vessel. With dsadiy instrument.
Tharc evidence sno~ The cha racser ue 10.
ssrumsat er that the mpis,nsns IN any Say seSt
iousiy burt BY ths lilo he bad received ds ed
nisisg be did strike him. The appsA,Iug ee
one OF common assaclt. vas dismissed, the uuites
States Commissioners c0ars NOT Ssisg The place TOR shs
adjudicstio OF such.
The members Of tho veteran Uasa soid.srs' Cub and
their friends assembled last evening .hs Academy Of
Music celebrate the a Uoion party the
recent election General John Coohrans and others 70
lvered addresses, the intervals OF which band OF
dscoursed some excellent music. The was
large but exceedingly select, aad the exercses
interesting, inciudiog In addition the speeches
md instrumental nuso very choice opera singing
BY Mile. AorensL .-se NJ s
meeting OF citizens was held lass evening at the
Cooper Insttuse under the auspices a tns Citizens As
socision Tor reforming our CITY government The
tendance not large The object and purposes OF the
association were ably ses forth and advocated BY the
chairman Of the meeting r. b Roosevelt, and James R.
Whiting. series Of resolutions vas adop.cd pIedg!ng
the meeting 70 support the candidates Of tho association
ou Tuesday next
The Geographical and Statistical Society had meet
Ing last evening for want OF quorum. s +.
The number 10 the public instieuons Of the city st
present six thousand SIX hundred and sixty .fouran
iucrease Of seventy-sx in fortnighs The number ad
mtted last week one thousand one hundred and
ssventyhve, and the number disoAargsd transferred
who died, one thousand and seventy mine.
During quarrel over some money matters yesterday
afternoon between two brothers named Dennis and Pat
rick Keating ~ 204 South street. the latter received
severe wound In the abdomen by ball fred from pistol
in the hand OF tho former. Tho wounded man was
TO the hospital, whore rs subsequently expired. Bis
brother arressd and dstsneA 70 await the result q
the Cofoner'o Inquest. y#a 81 tfa## att4
William Harris, OF set Broadway, early yesterday
morning assaulted and severely beaten, while passing
through Twenty eighth street, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues BY three hghwaymes who, after stealing bis
watch Ind hat, fed. One OF them, haokmap, who
gave his name as William Smith, was pursued and cap
turcd BY the police, and was yesterday committed for
trial .~..-
Robert Connolly and William Il. jacob were yesterday
arrested and committed the charge OF attempting TO
pass counterfeit ve dollar bills the Farmers Bank Of
Hudson. Attempts were made to pass these bills BY
number Of persons Wednesday evening, at various
places in the cy but only these two arrests have yet
been made
Joseph Hamilton, the husband Of Bridget Hamilton,
lately arrested the charge Of committing numerous
robberics In Brooklyn; Alexander Matthew's and his
wife, yesterday arrested by the police at ther rest
dence in Harrison street, in this CITY, 1t alleged that
they also fully implicated in this extensive thsy-
ing a. Bridget The property already recovered, sup
posed bo the result OF these robberies s valued At
between tbree and four thousand dollars
The stock market was dull yesterday. Gold was
nrmer but variable and after opening ut 22S, closed at
22Sh. Government securities were steady.
There little change in the commercial 81 chs
yesterday compared with the previous day. Very
little business done in foreign merchandise and not
much in domestic produce and nearly all kinds were
nominal Petroleum was frmer but quiet. Cotton, sc
nominalIy unchanged. On Change tho -four mar.
ket wrs lOc. l5c. lower Whca; dull, unsettled
and nominay lower Corn dull and lower while oats
were less sctve and dsclipng Pork quite active bu,
81 per bbl lower Beef quiet bu. hrm while lard was
lower and in limited demand. Freights quiet Whiskey
dull and dropping.