The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19

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seamens Fand and Retreat TO borrow money.
Bills were introduced amending tho act concerning
passengers arriving in vessels the port Of Now York
amending the aot enabling the New York Supervisors
raise money ~ tax; confirming the ordinance Of the
New York Common Council relative the extension a
the THIRD Avenue Railroad The Ninth Senatorial dis
kics Contested seat then taken up, when me
motion to adopt tho majority report unsoatng the sitting
member r Nlveaj and admitting the claim OF the
testant mr. Low1 was adopted. During tho afternoon
session the Senate In Comahtses o. tho Whole, took up
the Now York Bounty hail. whom, aftor debats. progress
wa reported. and the ba made the aeos order for
i today
In the Assembly reports incorporate tho Tom Moore
Association; the New York Coas9vasory a Auac; the
New York Yacht Cub and tho Atanlc Base Ball Dab Of
Brooklyn were introduced Bills were noticed relative
to dsrict schools in New York; for railroad in Eighty
axth street. for ono cent ferry betwe0 New York and
Brodklyn TO incorporate The Broadway PsEalloa Railroad
and to amend the charter Of HE Emigran Savings Bank
There wre noticed bills for railroad in Grand sarest,
Lexington avenue and other streots In Thirty fourth
street and other Streets all in New York. to amond the
charter Of tho Washington Insurance Company; to in
corporate national savings bank also relative 70 tho
matsriV a commercial paper
MIsCELLANEoUs Jews.
mo steamship Moro Castle from Havana Jaauary IA.
reached this yesterday morning There three
four English blockade runner at Havana but the bus
ness was becoming dali. dramatic company
from New York were about to commence their per-
formance Rumors rife in Havana that the
Spanards were about TO abandon st. Domingo Tho
Emperor MAMMALIAN had secured a frmcr hold on
the affections OF the Mexican people by his sagacious
policy and prompt action the church question,
lately reported in the Herald Tho church party
having invited the Emperor TO the country obliged
| to faria al Iafa
manifesto sequesratns bio most Of their property, whlo
the liberals ockng TO his standard he having shown
himself impartial and unprecedented The Popos Nuncio
was preparing to return to Rome Por0rio Daz held
at bay by the French troops who his ntrench
ments. Our special correspondence from Tampico dated
to the Goth of December Informs that that city
filed with forcigras-English, French and German
busy engaged in intriguing against tho interests both Of
the liberal sIexcans and the United States In the port
were many blockade runners sheltered by the English
flag and strenuous efforts being made by the agents
of Austria and Napoleon obtain monopoly Of the cot
ton trade from the rebel South at this point of exit
Naxmilian's difficulties regarded very urgent
Tampco and it thought there that he would fail to
consolidate his government Notwithstanding his friendly
approaches to the liberal party. The French military
commander Du Pin had left Tampco for Victoria after
rule OF much severity and cruelty General Falcon
elected President Of the republic Of Venezuela There
perfect tranquility throughout tfat country.
Yesterday clear and cold and the air was do
ciously pure The seighing up town and around the
cty excellent and tho skating the various ponds
general thing good, though in places the
surface little rough Thousands of the devotces OF
kind sport embraced the favorable opportunity
for enjoyment In the Park and tho different skating
grounds around the city the leo throngcd all dug md
night with skatcrs.
Captain Bell, charged Win piracy on Lake Erie, was
arraigncd Monday before military commission at
Fort lafayette but the trial adjourned until to-
morrow await the decision OF the War Department
request Of the prisoner for certain counsel to defend him
The Board Of Education met last evening. The Pres-
dent delivered address containing many interesting
statistics OF the school system Of the city The standing
committees for the current year were also announced
In the United States Circuit Court before Judge Ship
man. yesterday Edward H. Brown convicted, after .
brief trial. in which the evidence clear against the
accused, of passing counterfeit fifty dollar Treasury
note and sentenced to years imprisonment and
to pay fine OF one dollar
case involving the right Of merchants to import mer
chandze containing articles OF indecent character
was yesterday decided the United States District Court
Judge Belts presiding appeared that time ago
firm in Philadelphia imported quantity Of linen hand
kerohicfs and shirt fronts portion OF which were en-
closed In boxes embelishod with fancy representations
This caused the seizure OF all the goods In the TO the
value Of about fifteen hundred dollars II conended
for the claimants Of the goods that they not within
the meaning Of the relative indecent and OBJ
articles; but the jury thought otherwise and
| dered verdict for the government
Yesterday in tho Supreme Court circuit before Judge
Leonard Charles Larson brought action to recover
from the Tradesmen's Bank, of this city, the value of
one thousand Treasury certificate of Indebtedness
which he Philadelphia and which, after passing
through different hands presented to the bank and
stated bought by it in good faith AS the certificate
was made payable bearer the jury returned verdict
In favor OF the bank
In the Supreme Court circuit yesterday, before dge
Barnard, the jury in the Of VIM. Ryan against
Michael Rupp where the plaintiff claimed five thousand
dollars damages for alleged false Imprisonment delivered
| q sealed verdict for the defendant
| The Grand Jury brought batch Of indictments In the
Court OF General sess yesterday and the prisoners
| on being arranged pleaded guilty. Their trials
down for Friday large calendar OF cases pre-
pared but owing the absence Of witnesses the jury dis
| posed Of only one. Ellen Cavanagh young girl EN-
ployed as a domestic by Julius Mendesohn, In East
Broadway convicted OF stealing, on the 23d Of De
cembcr wearing apparel, cwery and money valued at
Ave hundred dollars All the property and portion Of
the money were recovered The city judge sent her TO
the Pentenary for two years William Higgins, indicted
for q fsonous assault upon william Roll pleaded guilty
TO an assault with dangerous weapon Hugh Gavany,
indicted for attempting 10 pass counterfeit five dollar
bill on the Erie and Kalamazoo Bank OF Michigan, and
James Mcdonald charged with forging order upon
John Hyer for twenty dollars pleaded guilty 70
forgery the fourth degree Those prisoners were re-
| handed for sentence.
| The examination into the case Of felonious assault
charged by James Irving against Louis Bcra and Others
concluded yesterday in the Jefferson Market Police
Court before Justice Dodge. The was ably summed
up by counsel Justice reserved his decision until
next week
Accounts from Colorado Territory represent that the
Indian outrages the overland mail route continue.
Along portions Of the road appears TO be unsafe for
white person to be Mail stations and ranches have
been burned large numbers Of horses and cattle of
many persons including women and children murdered,