The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-20

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,ca but without expressing any positive op'ao" Al
wish that the may speedily end The markets Of Rio
1 Janeiro were rather dull and inactive.
| A letter dated Manzanla. February ID, says that
United States Consul Blake. who recently killed an Amor.
can sailor who had deserted from Tho United States
steamer Saginaw tried 81 Coloma aud convicted Of
murder aud sentenced DO shot. Before tho day
the execution arrived, however, Blake escaped from
PRISON.
Tho Councilman met a, ons O'Clock yesterday. Prcsi-
Hayes the chair The report or tho Committee
Finance the tax levy for tho present year was
taken up by sections and adopted. On motion OF Mr..
Jaquss the 900 for the preparation parade
ground the OF 500 for the purchase OF Clark
Mills colossal statue OF General jackson both sricx
en- out With those amendmsns the ordinance. as sub
mittct by the committee, was adopted. BY vote Of
twenty 10 the Affirmative Two the negative Tho
ordinance adopted by the Councnen exceeds 10 amount
the from the Aldermen $50 SIs The Comptroller
estimates are 81 s7s the Aldermens IS to2S6 tho
Councimsn's, So. S6l, 944.
10 Now Orleans 40 election will held Monday. the
2sh instant for the choice OF delegates convention
70 be hold for tho and amoodment Of the coos,
tuition OF louisiana the order calling the election.
section says"I is desirable that oil persons pro.
pery qualified shall vote but II Is important that
the integrity Of tho election shall not DO violated BY IL
legal fraudulent acts" Tne delegates duly elected
shall at Liberty Hail Executive Buildings. 10 the
city OF New Orleans al twelve O'Clock NJ. Wednesday.
the 9th OF April.
The or the United States against Henry G Sorran
sen. Evan Edwards and W'im Smith. charged with tho
murder OF CHARLES Cour.eto OF the Lone Star.
the 81 or September last, while on voyage from Ran
COON TO Falmouth g. Heoua, was yesterday brought
close after three days continuous trial The testi
mony throughout but iufsreutal to the act and
the motive OF the alleged crime though one OF the &C
cuset, to certain extent admitted his completely with
the others implicated On the part OF tho defence
generally It was contendsd that tho admission
extortsd under terror and dread and further
proved too often the case unnecessary barshness
used towards tho crow. Hon. George N Curtis
counsel for the defendant Smith, addressed the jury
behalf Of his client 10 very able and Ingenious speech
Mr. Phillips beng counsel for Sorransen and Edwards
Judge Shipman at Eve O'Clock. closed the summing up
and after hours delberation the Jury returned with
verdict OF not guilty TO William Smith. and guilty Of
mauslaughtcr against Sorranseu and Edwards Tho
District Attorney, G. Deade.d smith, appeared for the
government.
The important case Of william Coleman and Catherine
Muigan against the Second Avenue Railroad Company
was again up yesterday in the Supreme Court From the
fence taken before Judge B,ouey, whom the
bad been referred il appeared that on the 18th OF De-
cember, 1882 the Corporation Of New York granted 10
Second Avenue Railroad that the 25th OF January
1853, the company organized, aud that the 18th
OF November the grantees sold the franchise to the
company for 5000 900, which the plaintis rested
The defendants moved tor dismissal OF the complaint,
conendng that The decision OF tho motion would virtually
decide the case. Judge Booney denied the motion Elk
Judges A. A. Thompson aad Edmonds for PLAINTIFF OK.
Judge Sosson and Messrs Sche, Fullerton Plat Tor de-
PENDANTS.
ally light at quotations ranging bssween 1915 and 1924
Stocks esuiar but not weak and prices 10 tho
afternoon we'll sustained Government securities
resumed their former 0rmness under the Influence
more lively demand.
There not much activity 10 business circles Sat-
urday but there good deal OF buoyancy ueverthe
less and the sales reported generally at full prices
The high quotations Of gold and foreign exchange pro
vent any decline 10 imported goods but domestic pro-
ducs irregular. Petroleum dull for reaned,
| which was lc a &c lower Cotton dull and heavy
Military Movcments-A Word OF Season
able Advice.
We received yesterday q despatch to the
Associated Press, from Cincinnati, giving infor-
nation OF certain army movements, which,
thinking it might be useful to the enemy, we
have excluded from our columns For the
same reason we decline assisting ia the circula-
ton Of other rumors aaoat touching the plans
and movements Of General Grant We adhere
any Information calculated TO embarrass our
generals or to give laid and comfort" to their
adversaries
Our newspaper contemporaries Of this city
and especially those protesting a superior 10y
atty to the Union cause-have been guilty Of
frequent violations of the aforesaid rule. The
same charge will extensively apply to the re.
publican party journals Of the West In good
faith we would now appeal to them all. and to the
Geographic caterers for the Associated Press. to
exercise careful discrimination. for a month
or two as between legitimate aud contraband
items OF army ncws, and 10 the exclusion Of all
items likely to be OF service TO the enemy. In
adopting this suggestion instead OF embarrass.
ing the military movements Of General Grant,
the public press may render him valuable
assistance. II does not require the keen per.
ception Of Philadelphia lawyer to detect the
difference bstweena telegram which announces,
for instance the departure OF federal squad
ron TO attack Wilmington, and report OF .
movement into Kentucky BY cavalry column
| from Longstreets army Our rule. which we
commend to our contemporaries, East and West,
is, 10 publish all the news we can obtain Of
the movements Of the rebels for the informa.
ton Of the War Office, and to avoid any To-
forma alton OF movements on our side which may