The New York herald., 1864-12-09

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rne libel suit Of sx-Mayos opdyks VI rhuiow Weed
wn postponed yesterday until Tuesday next. In
qusncs OF the business snsagsmsats Of one Of shs
+. eosnsel. &r
ysdss NsS6B, ps the Supreme Court, circuit was
engaged yesterday In trying In Agsd uslpractios case
wherein Jacob Ruperich plaintiff aud l>r Joseph
srether defeodant The plaintiff claimed that ne
lost One boy through the negligence and nasadance Of
the physician but, appearing tho trial the do
fsndant did oil he could for tho patients the crcum
stances OF the case would psrmis, the Court entered
nonsuit
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday Luther
C. Tibbstts. produce merchant, tried for ssbbng
Cornelius Vanderbilt the anor OF the Produce Exchange
The affair took place In February last, and created
siderable excitement at the time Counsel defend
ant put forth the theory OF temporary insanity. Tho
evidence closed both sides before the adjourn.
ment, aud tho case will be summed up morning.
The coiored people OF this city and vicinity assembled
last evening at the Cooper Institute join In general
Jubilee In honor Of the aboou Of slavery Ia Maryland
Tho exercises consisted OF addresses songs recops
and letter read from Dr.. Cheever excusiag his
absence on account OF III heah but endorsing very cor
daily the object OF the meeting The audience quite
large, and the proceeds devoted to the OF
the African Cviz tion Society," under whose auspices
the meeting called.
Duiug an ARRAY n the machine shop the OF
Second and Twenty street, on We nesi,y
Afternoon, between Of the employees rmathy
scanlon aud Adam Potts, the former struck vo
lsnty with piece OF the hauds Of the that
he died during the night Potts arrested and com
mitted to answer.
An inquest held New York Hospital yester-
day on the boiy OF Thomas Neas, fifteen OF age
who died from effects OF injuries received by being
crushed between express wagon aud . wall, at the
Nassau street Post once, on Tuesday evening last
Frenchmsn, giving his Alfred II. Uumar,
yesterday arrested the charge OF having swnted
two firms Ia this city ard others In Philadephia during
the past years. OF consider bic valuable jewery
On being taken before police magistrate he pleaded
guilty to the charge OF detrauding the two New York
houses, and was committed to the Tombs for trial.
The press and Peopo OF Vancouver Island much
divided TO the feasibility OF the proposed confederate
union Of tho British provinces They write about
free port being peril and their being up
by an expensive connection. Worry violent discussions
on the subject have taken place In the House
bly, but tho 14th october resolutions In favor OF
under certain considerations having been previously
carried in committee. up for consideration when
after good deal OF debate they led by
OF six to Gve.
The stock market was lower yesterday. old less
excited aud closed 23as Governments slightly
lower, but closed steady.
There cortinued frmness and buovancy in mer-
cantilc circles yesterday. and most kinds Of domestic
produce advanced usdcrabiy under . speculative do
mand, which extended to most OF the leading articles
Cotton, petroleum. &C., higher. Tho -four market
was quite active and SC. l0c higher Wheat also
&c. &c higher. with q fair demand Corn dull and
nominal. Oats active and 1c. higher. Pork
decidedly nrmer, with good demand Beef nrm while
lard was moro active and ke higher. Freights Ques
but firm. whisksy unsettled.
Tho cotton sold board tho prize steamer Annie a
the Atlantic DOCKS Brooklyn, on wednesday last,
brought reported in the HsRALD yesterday.
rage 81 23 pound while tho sale OF ohor prizc cot
ton In Boston on tho same day averaged but 81 Is
pound. Prize tobacco lately sold Boston realized but
twenty cents pcuad similar article, also part
Of prlzs cargo, sold In this city vory lately, brought
forty Aire cents pound.
The wsr-What - tho Admini istr ON
Doing, and What Docs IL Propose -
Dos -
In regard to the practical and paramount
business Of the war the Presidents Message Is
very Hat and unsatisfactory. It is not surpris-
ing that the gold gamblers Of Wall street have
turned it to their advantages; for there is no
thing In the measure promising q vigorous
prosecution Of the work OF demolshing the
rebel armies.
Mr.. Lincoln calls for more taxes, more loans,
moro "greenbacks," more additions Of many
millions to the national debt; but he says
nothing Of the urgent necessity for moro SOL
diers, In order to extinguish the rebellion at
once. He apparently loses sight Of the i'm
portant fact that it is the war which is embar-
RAISING the Treasury and deprecating the ma.
tionai currency. and expanding our national
debt at the rate Iof five, six, seven or
eight hundred millions o year. He seems to
forget that it is imperatively necessary TO
finish the war in order to save the Treasury
the national credit, the national currency, and
rites. He seems to have adopted the falia
c;ous idea that the people have given him the
ample margin of four years more for the war,
when, in reality, his reelection is due to the
popular idea that it would encourage him
to more energy and activity in pushing
the rebels to surrender. After four years ex-
perience ut the head Of our national affairs,
through ell the trials OF this terrible struggle
from the beginning, aud in view Of the con-
trolling issue or the la.e national election and
the result, we naturally expected that Mr.. Lin
coin, in HE annual message, would rise, or at
least attempt to rise, to the exigenciss OF the
day, the grandeur Of his position and the dig
nifty OF the occasion.
He has disappointed us. His reelection
and the ringing voice Of the people for an over
whelming pressure upon the rebellion stir up
no enthusiasm in his quiet, easy nature. With
the power and the authority placed in bis
hands by Congress and tse people TO eXtinguish
the Davis coniederacy within elk months, or
even three months; with the power and dis