The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-11

A
terday to take relative TO the Governors recon-
that the people pay the interest the State
debt IN coin The Legislature, 1868, passed an act
whereby foreign creditors to be paid in specie while
domestic creditors would receive their dues 10 currency
The late Legislature, however. failed 10 make pro-
vision the payment OF the foreign creditors IN
coin The Chamber OF Commerce has taken this import
ant hand, and appeal 20 their fellow citizens TO
repair by subscribing and placing at the dis
posa OF the fiscal agent OF the State sum OF money
equal to the difference between currency and coin SO that
the pubic credit may not suffer. The sum OF $4,000
has already been subscribed aud Messrs e. Winston,
John J. Crayon, B. H Field, W. II. Aspnwall, A c.
Richards and A. A. Low were appointed COMMITTEES to
receive additional subscriptions
The Board OF Supervisors met yesterday afternoon.
Supervisor Purdy offered resolution, which was
unanimously adopted directing the to the Board
prosecute the sunken vessels In
the harbor for recovery OF expenses incurred by the
Hsrbor Commissioners in removing said distractions
Tho President presented resolution which referred
to the Committee on Annual Taxes. appropriang $40
for contingencies in the Comprolers office The Board
adjourned till next Tuesday at three O'Clock.
The Board OF School Trustees OF the Twentieth ward
held special meeting last evening receive the report
OF committee appointed to investigate charges preferred
against Of the female teachers in Ward School No 80,
in rotation to alleged cruelty to one OF the pupils. The
charges preferred by Dr. 8 Caro- OF Thirty fourth
street who stated that the teacher had rubbed soap into
the mouth OF his boy punishment for words spoken
in school. The committee submitted resou ion which
adopted censuring the teacher and suspendng her
from duty and pay for weeks The report stated
a for the ghness OF the punish ent that the
head teacher had been the habit resorting this
method OF Furnishing pupils who had used obscene foul
language and consideration Of its being her first Of
fence, they wished TO deal eneny with her.
The Commissioners to erect public market in the
Eighteenth ward, the LOwber property, met yester
day in the Mayors office, but did nothing beyond dts
cussing the matter. The Commissioners Mayor
Gunther Comptroller Brennan and Messrs Stephens and
Cornell
The American AntiSlavery Society held their thirty
anniversary yesterday at the Church the Puri-
TINS, first in the morning and afterwards In the venng
At the morning proceedings series OF resolutions
submitted. which laid for future discussion
They were brought up at the evening meeting, and
lengthy discussion ensued motion for amending the
first resolution Of the series that It might conclude
with the words $50 that the covenant with death and
the agreement with He'll is annuled" Mr.. George
Thompson, Mr.. Wendell Phillips and the Chairman,
Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison, opposed the amendm ,ut
on the ground that long slavery was
permitted In Kentucky, Maryland Missouri the cove
nant still existed far the government concerned
although vrtuaiy abolished by the rebellion and
also that the amendment could not properly be adopted
because the very action OF the society 10 preparing
monster petition praying Congress to abolish slavery
an acknowledgment that the covenant not annued
"a the amendment would Finally the meeting
adjourned. having decided referring tho resolution
back TO the Business Committee.
The American and Foreign Christian Union celebrated
Its fifteenth anniversary last evening 10 ST. Paus Meho
dist Episcopal church. 10 Fourth The meeting
was inauguraed by sppr pirate religious exercises
which the reports OF the Treasurer Executive
Committee read. The former exhibits favorable
condition OF the finances OF the association ater
ows tho wide neld which its operations extend
including North and South America, Europe and ASIA
dresses we're also made BY Of the missionaries
in the service Of the society.
Over thirty thousand children attached 70 the various
Sunday schools OF this city, celebrated their anniversary
yesterday Afternoon with than usual The day
being very fine added materially to tue pleasure Of
children aud their friends, they marched through
principal streets, carrying banners bearing appropriate
Inscriptions and quotations from the Scriptures After
the services al the various churches the children re-
turned TO their respective schoorooms they were
furnished with, sump,uous collation.. provided by the
ladies or the congregation.
great the crowd last evening anniversary
OF the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers
doors closed half before the time
the exercises, and five thousand
persons unable to obtain aimtance The receipts
were large
The commencement exercises Of the Law Department
OF the New York University held last evening"
in the chapel OF the University, the Hon. Thomas W.
Clerke, Id, senior professor in the Law Department
presiding The body OF the chapel well filled by the
friends Of the Glass; who manifested their appro
val Of the proceedings In somewhat boiserous
Addresses delivered by five OF the graduating class
which did them all much credit The alumni ad iress
delivered by Edward Curtis LIB. after which the
degree Of bachelor OF laws conferred twenty
members OF the senior class.
brought in the supreme Court Circuit on Mon
day before Judge Sutherland agans, John Rowe by
OF the Merchants Bank OF Trenton
$40 ooOthe Of certain notes, which fell the
dcfendants possession Just before the bank failed The
not concluded when the adjourned for the
day
TO FIVE thousand dollars damages for trespass
Of which appeared yesterdays Herald the jury
yesterday rendered verdict for the plaintiff Of fifty
dollars.
number OF riot claims against the city been dis
posed Of 10 the superior Court, before Judge Mcneil,
where the plaintiffs overed varying from twenty
dollars three thousand dollars The claims gene
raj thing, largely exceed the amounts awarded and 10
come instances they have been down atty per cent
II General Sessions yesterday Robert c. Haines,
indicted for the murder Of VIM n. williams in Grand
street, the 2Tth of January pleaded guilty to
slaughter 10 the third degree. He remanded for
Peter Bert Of tho most notorious leaders OF the
rioters last July and who pleaded guilty few months
since indictment for riot, was sentenced by Re
corder Hoffman the Penentary for year and fined
$3.50 other intere ting disposed OF.
Eleven hundred and ninety grants for America left
the port Sligo Ireland 10 the tive weeks ending the
Goth OF April.
The testimonial for beneat OF Joe Coburu the Anne
rcan champion. which OF at the city Assembly
Rooms last evening perfect ovation. and must have
netted thousand dollars at cast Tom Hyer entered the
room during the performance, and warmly applaud
ed The ceremonies wound up with set TO between Co