The New York herald., 1864-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

then made speech against giving notice 10 termtoate
the Reciprocity treaty with Canada and the House al
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Our European flies by the Peruvian dated to the 1911
OF May, reached this city from Quebec yesterday
ing The has been anticipated In all its point:
by the ieeeraphc report Of the Peruvian of Newfouud
land, published in The HERALD last Saturday
In the English House OF Commons the 18th OF May
Mr. Layard said that the government had Of
fcal information Of the verdict arrived trial
Acting Master Danenhower, OF the federal ship war
Vanderbilt, for the murder OF Nr. James Gray o.
the AngloSaxon.
Advces from the Cape OF Good Hope dated to the 7th
OF April state that the culture and manufacture Of obac
co received much attention in the colony. Tie WOO
season was ended and the stock proved light The papers
contain some few additional particulars relative the
conversion Of the derect vessel the Bride the
rebel privaeer Tuscaloosa, by Captain semmes OF the
Alabama Captain semmes had lost all his former popu.
larity at the Care.
Yesterday the United States Circuit Court before Judge
Nelson and jury John Andrews, known IS the Ju'y
rioer put his trial under indictment charging
him with conspriug with others, with force and arms
to oppose the draft under the law providing for the call
ing of the national forces The testimony for the
prosecu brief No witnesses called Tor the
defence Andrews twice addressed the Court once be-
dict Of guilty after absence of about twenty minutes
Andrews was sentenced to Imprisonment, with hard labor
for three years at Sing Sing.
The Tax Commissioners case argued yesterday be-
fore Judge Barnard in the Supreme Court chambers The
decision Of the Court reserved.
The case of Ex-Governor Price, OF New Jersey aganstS
p Dewey and others resumed in the Supreme Court
Circuit before Judge Foster, yesterday Among the wit
nesses examined were Samuel Ward and A. Selover
who testified that they acquainted with the value Of
the plaintiffs property, and that it fully worth three
hundred thousand dollars
The of Edward Hunter, charged with the murder
Of his wife, resumed yesterday in the General Ses
sions. There was great difficulty in getting impartial
jurors, nearly all Of them having formed an opinion In
reference to the guilt innocence the accused at the
time Of the occurrence The panel was exhausted when
five jurors obtained. Recorder Hoffman ordered a
panel of jurors be summoned ten O'Clock This
wednesday, morning
The long pending contest over the will Of the late
Rev. Dr. William Berrien, formerly OF Trinity
church, is closed before the Surrogate An amcable
arrangement has been entered between members
OF the family aud yesterday in the Surrogates Court the
opposition to the probate was withdrawn His Honor
congratulated the parties their on the salts
factory result
The fifty second anniversary OF the New York Orphan
Asylum was celebrated yesterday afternoon, at the
Asylum, in Bloomugdaie. Dr.. Cox made lengthy ad.
dress to the children who acquitted themselves very
credi,aby In singing and rectations The. amount OF
money remaining to the credit Of the institution as
shown by the annual report 81 ,T02 H. and the
Der of children at present being provided for 16o
The share market was quiet again yesterday, with very
little average deviation In prices The gold exchange was
excited, and the premium advanced |
rom S2the opening priceto S6; but in the afternoon
declined one per cent. Government securities were
rm at previous quotations. The money remains
q easy working order.
There rather more doing in commercial circles |
the rise in gold having stimulated q
ctive inquiry for some goode. There general |
ciivity, however, and the business principally
ew articles The excitement In petroleum greater
han and large speculative sales reported
future delivery at very high prices. Cotton also
higher On Change -four moderately active, and &C.
higher Wheat advanced &c. sc. Corn, rye and oats
were without decided change. Pork again excited,
and mess 81 per bbl higher. Lard active Beef
quiet and without decldcd change Whiskey .
shade easier, and 1c. &c. lower Freighs quite |
lctive.
The receipts Of beef cattle light this week, and
market the opening altogether in favor OF the
peculaors, who controlled the whole Of the cattle
ale The demand only fair, the very high prices
urrent having the effect 10 greatly curail the consump
ion OF bcc: Prices varied from 14c 10 lsc TO-, some
( the chocer s,eers selling the outside price Cows
we're ste dy. yeals were decidedly better. The sales
from TO Sc for common, ard &c. TO lie for
ther grades. Sheep and lambs active and higher
ales from s6 TO $40 Sl3 esch Hogs sold At from
,lsc to S7sc The total receipts ,os beeves l73
ows 907 veals 5,oe2 sheep and lambs and lis hogs