The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-19


York and Brooklyn Passenger and Baggage Company and
the Manhattan and Long Island Land Improvement ccu-
pany and authorizing the Erie Railroad TO Increase IT'S
capital The Christopher and Housoi Streets Railroad
received an adverse report The Senate resolution a.
lowing the military trophies In the bureau o. Military
Statistics 20 be used al Metropolitan Fair In this city
| was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Our European fes and correspondenos oy tue Asia.
dated 10 the 9Th March, contain interesting details Of
the teegra report from Halifax, published In
the HERALD last Thursday.
Nv the arrival Of tho steamship Corsica Captain 10
Hessurer at this port yesterday, We have news from
Havana 20 the 18th Rumors aoat that General
Gsndara who had arrived from st. Domingo advised the
Spanish conquest OF that colony and
that council Of superior authorities and army olcers
decided suspend the preparations In progress for
expedition To recapturs Santiago do los Cabacros
Although those from well informed source
yet correspondent entirely discredits them rhers
later intelligence from So Domingo OF importance.
Opera and French dramatic company bad left Ia
vsna and several Of the singers arrived a. this port on
beard the Corsica.
The Board Of Supervisors held meeting yesterday and
81 900 600 additional 70 pay bounties under
che now call troops they report the probable quota
or tho city e4Oo but have made provision Tor pay
ing tho bounty to 900 men. "a
General John Charles Fremont last evening for
malIy nominated for the Presidency by meeting Of his
friends hold at the Cooper institute. The platform Of
She Fremont Campaign Club adopted, and the au.
disnoe adjourned to meet In larger hall next
The General COMMITTEES q the German Democratic
Union Party Of This city held meeting on Thursday last
and adopted resolutions endorsing the Tammany Hall
bolt from the state Convention.
The Unconditional Onion Central Committee held .
meeting last evening, and adopted preamble and reso
luton declaring Mayor Gunther 70 DO in full commuricn
with the symplthzers with the rebellion, and that
further increase OF his Official power would be unsae
In Supreme Court Chambers. before Judge Barnard
yesterday, Edward Phaon and Henry L. Phalon moved
for injunction to restrain Frederick n. Henshaw
Charles L. Faulkner and Joshua n. Cushing frsm selling
article o. pcrfumery known the Night Blooming
Cereus under tho label trade mark OF plaintiff any
imitation thereof Plaintiffs allegs that the defendants
have been And selling spurious article under tho
namc Of Night Blooming Cereus, BY which they arc
seriously damaged in their business. During hearing
Of the Judge Barnard has granted injunction
against tho defendants.
In the Court Of Common Pleas before Judge Brady yes
terday tho OF Elizabeth Burton against Cecilia
and John J. Crane executors OF William E. Burton
deceased emo up for hearing. The plaintiff TO
have her dover administered In the lands whereof VIII.
liam f. Burton died In possession in Hudson street,
III.
house in which be died. The plaintiffs allegation sets
forth that she was legally married 70 William Burton
In the Church Of the Parish OF St. Martin In tae Fields
county Of Mddiesex, England on the 10th day Of APRIL
1923 The defendants denied the marriage and that the
plaintiff was an alien, having since the alleged
iage been subj o. Great BrtaA and therefore not
titled to dover the lands OF tesator who became
naturalized citizen Of he Uni,ei States in PeunysyI
mia on the 10TH day Of f buary 1865 To this defence
plaintiff demurred, and hs matter came up for hearing
Judge Brady held that the Of Congress OF 1885
designed for the benefit OF an alien white woman.
whether resident not, married to person who
the time Of the marriage citizen OF the United States
The demurrer consequently sustained.
In the Court Of Sessions yesterday before Recorder
Hoffman, Henry Carroll pleaded guilty Of picking Mary
Mctaddens pocket Of purse containing The OF forty
cents In postal currency. james ODohnsi, Andrew
Mcnamara and Michael Cannades pleaded guilty OF pe,i.
larceny charge Of having stolen the sum OF Ave
dollars from Emil Everwahr, private In the Thirty.
fourth regiment New York volanteors the ID Instant
Catharne Smith. . miiner, pleaded guilty Of having
picked Julia Martins p cxet OF purse containing tho
OF four dollars and nfty.ave cents the 10Th Of
February last John Bray, young Irshmsn, pleaded
guilty OF committing assault battery John De-
isney the l4;h OF February last. Inc quar-
rslla In . saloon on First avenue when Bray. afer
kicking Delaney, attempted 70 ride bis pockets.
EnglishmAn from the ancient city Of Bath,
was tried and convicted - grand larceny.
He 70 tAs city during last moasA, and was en-.
poyed BY NrG McLsish, Of No. ITO Grand street, ~
walter. One morning she sent him from tho dwelling
Of the house 10 the clerk IN shs store with packet
Of United States Treasury notes, amounting 70 $500
Hamilton walked or with tho money, and arrested
about days afterwards while In the act Of securing
passage for England He had carefully disguised himself
and anticipated having good time 10 the Old Country
All the prisoners remandod for sentence. and the
adjourned until next Monday, At eleven o'clock
A final decree Of distribution yesterday made In
the United States District Court before Judge Belts Of
the steamer Antonio and CARGO the proceeds amounting
SI2e 800 or this $12l sS4 70 be shared By the
cap,or. the United states steamer Pocahontn.
The ial OF william C. sirranssn william Smith and
Evan Edwards continued yesterday 10 the United
States Circuit Court before Judge Bhpman The accused
trial for the murder Of Charles Couretta, hrst
OF the bark Lone star Oh the 81 September 1862
whilo . voyage from Rangoon to Falmouth via 81.
Helena. The testimony mot closed, and the case
stands adjourned till today.
On Thursday night Thomas Sutton, alias Tim Sullivan
alias Thomas Mccoy. arrested in Broome street BY
Captain Jourdan or the Sixth precinct, and fully dcnt
rod BY Mr. iward r. waite tho person who entered
bis employers once. No lie South street, the morn
Ing OF the 18th inst, knocked him (waite) down and
attempted 70 sscsl . Tin box containing nine thousand
doiau. sutton is an old offender.
Tho Surrogate has admitted 70 Drobsts the contested
viii OF Mrs Rebeoca Kelley, deceased. The Surrogate has
settled the accounts Of the estates Of James Daily
Peter 7. Van Note and william Falconer. The accounts
u the collector OF John Patterns been settled
church in Elmira, In which fair for the benefit Of
the Sanitary Commission being held, completely
destroyed BY IRE last evening II feared that some
lives lost The building vas valued at S3s 700, and
WAS insured for $40 900.
large business was done in stocks yesterday and tho
market was arm and buoyant Government securities
we're In better demand and the quotations tended up
ward Gold nuc,ustsd considerably, the highest point
reached being lo3k, but the transactions were limited
The rise gold occasoned . buoyant feeling 10