The New York herald., 1864-06-18

hrn no new quss a. Interest," 10 the rsS
c some of the srge~, SIN nTer aipng ana tao
prcss ure Of the o. ihe Sarragates Court ann
once durrr ,e epriug moar,s beso uop~csdsnsed
Tue naytn win csse ana ready sor summing up
.he van Hasswycs ard oorr,gan wills have beer sum
med up sna Submitted decision. The contested ~is
ar Edwin p. Christy, Abrsh-m p LAwrcnce, James
rnomas Hugh r. Ksadsi, A. K aeby, rnclnss Kelly.
Susan Cross Charles Beus'as. james Kelly and severa
Others mostly OF large still pending The
wil OF C,lou A. j. Butter q awaiting return Of Gen
B r. Butter, the executor bsore passing the probate
In ihe case o; Allan Hay william Leigh. where tho
pAiot, sued far deli cry OF two boat
ioas OF certain quality Of corn, as pei CONTRACT bs Jury
yesterday brought In verdict for tho plaintiff ~
sessue ae damages a. SAN being about $500 loss thAa
the amount Claimed
Divorce suits are getting quito fashionable. Judge
Leonard granted loss than three Judgments
and back tho for additional
proofs Of tie husbands inade,ty.
In the matter Of application of George Pierce whsre
the peoasr asked 70 he resoed 70 tho Gust ndy Of hs
property which bad been placed In the hands OF his wife
because Of his inemporancc Judge Peokham yesterday
denied the notion but announced that might BE- re
newed after year abstIsocs elapsed. 70 tile
salisssotion Of she petitioners wife and
The of William C. wilkins William p. rarle. Of
Eares Eots where the psint for the recovery Of
ants safe while safe keeping, vas resumed
yesterday before Judge Robersou Of the Superior Court
Tns $50 fos the plaintiff still and the tne of the
Court occupied yesterdy IN hearing evidence tonch
log Mr.. wilkins responsibility and likelihood Of boing
posssssed Of the claimed to have been stolen. The
theory the defence that the lost package contained
very small Of money md that the plaintiff not
posscssed OF the claimed anything approach
ing IL
Tina Eohfh Avenua Ra,lroaA Cop,nanv vas rnucted IN
the sum Of 81 2es ss yesterday the OF Common
Pleas, before Judge Brady, for injurng man named
HcAulre The pniotif ap2ears struck by q
the short as was being turned By the driver AZ
Canal and Broadway and severely
injured that bs life despsired Of. He recovered
with the and . badly dsngurod face Tor
which the "soulisss corporation" had pay pretty
dearly
The annual exhibition o! the Brooklyn Horticultural
Society brought Q close by a grand promenade
concert last evening at the Academy of Music. which
well nsd BY brilliant assenblage Ths Fourt eenth
regiment Colonel D. Fowler, were present by invita-
ton Of the society Row Mr.. Rartlett made q few elo
quent observations, after which ne ladies presented
with beautiful bouquets. Colonel Fowler breny
sponded and At his request the solders gave rousns
cheers for tho hdiss
The stock market was irregular yesterday, and the
majority f the railroad and miscellaneous shares
cent account OF she favorable from the army
Government securities dui!- Forty millions ot
the bonds Of 1881 accepted tae Secretary Of
the Treasury, AZ average premium G about FIVE per
oent All bids under -four per cent were rejected Il 10
annonnccd that Mr. Cn is negotiating eign loan,
aud is generally believed that Will attend the
NOV emsut.
Toe tariff changes and gold fluctuations combined
settled tbs markets. for both foreign aud domestic
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ported, though amos. every hing was called nomiaai
Petroleum very excited and = large business
done both kinds Cotton excited and large ad.
reported A. tbs Prod Exchange the lead
ing agricultural staples opened frmsr but under the
OF the capture d Petersburg prices way tho market
clos sing du anc In Instances trifc Of The spccu
lasive furor has sensiby abated whskey underwent
Q material advance IN prices Fveishts . little
Armer. Groceries wore somewhat quist
The Campaign I'm Virginia.
Petersburg is in possession Of our forces
An outer line OF intrenohments, two miles from
the town, was stormed by General Smith on the
18th inst, and the town was occupied by Gene
rails Hancock and Smith the next day.
The fact tha. General Grant has been able to
get Petersburg so cheaply may doubtless be
accepted as an evidence that his passage of the
James river had taken General Lee by surprise.
Had General Lee contemplated the passage Of
the river Is q possibility he would have thrown
a large foroe, II not his whole army, into
Petersburg during the two days in which Graat
was making his way 20 the river. He had
ample time to reach Petersburg, and It was
certainly the point for him to hold. His army
is Of more consequence to the contederscy than
Richmond ia, and he might better have risked
that now worthless city on single battle than
to rsk the very existence Of his army in the
attempt TO hold nominal capital, hopelessly
Isolated from its whole territory aud from all
means Of support and supply.
Lees failure TO hold Petersburg is o satissac-
tory evidence Of bis inability to cope with
Grant Campaigning in the well beaten track
from the Rspidsn 10 Richmond, and in the well
measured and well tried country on the Chicka-
hominy, Lee did very we'll; but the moment
that grand and new idea comes into the
struggle he fails-
If Leo IL to hold Richmond, Fort Darling will
be the next point Of interest. But the despatch
from Mr. Stanton states somewhat obscursly
that Lee Is preparing to hold the west bank OF
che Appomattox- Near Petersburg the Apo
mattox runs from west 70 east, and II We are
10 understand that Lee ID holding the north
bank We may, perhaps, infer that he h holding
point on which 10 rest HE left wing In On
attempt to retreat towards Danville.