The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS NEws.

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City OF Mexico dates are To the 18Th Aithoug the
republican forces have been defeated various points,
their large armies destroyed and lher most prominent
chiefs surrendered the small sim active and
give the French and their allies plenty Of employment
| peace being seemingly far OF a. Meias omcai
despatch Marshal relative 10 the battle oil Ma'-
| moros and the defeat Of Neercic had been i"oi"hed
The republican generals retreat from before Matamoros
disastrous The French forces had also agnn
defeated The army of Rcgules An important decree
against y;rancy in all its various phases had been pub
| lished by MaximiliaA
From the West Indies ,se have few items of
The crews of vessels in the port Of DcmSrara were
suffering from the ravages Of yellow fever; in Trinidad
and Granada the sugar crop had been injured by rain to
the extent OF five thousand h5esleads; but in Guada
Ope crop operations proceeding hriskiy in spite or
rainy weather the curing houses and stores being
fun Of sugar The United States cite wachuse In
leaving the Bay of Fort de France, Martinique had
grounded sandbank and been forced TO so into dock
10 have her bottom examined
General Sherman left the city early Yesterday morning
for the West Before leaving he addressed letter TO
the chairman Of the Committee National Affairs
giving his for accepting the public reception
rendered him by the city authorities The General
reached West Point at ta after ten o'clock yesterday
morning where very feeling interview with General
Scott took place He attended the examination, now
progressing there, and the afternoon reviewed the
cadets He el. West Point for Albany early hour
last evening; but arriving at Poughkeepsie found
nearly thousand persons assemble at the depot to
whom he spoke briefly
The revenue cutter wyanda with Chief Justice Chase
and party, put into Key West the oath ult The Wy
anda left the Goth for the Mississippi via Pensacola
Mobile and other places
Canadian paper states hat the prospects of the con-
federation Of the British provinces policy placing
the connection between England and Canada lasting
foundation, and including to Immediately
| nance the prosperity Of tbs country, decidedly
| encouraging.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen yesterday
afternoon the letter from General Sherman, declining
public reception, received, read and ordered fe
The Mayor sent in several veto messages among them
one declining to the Board Of Health and another
respecting the printing of twenty five thousand copies Of
the report OF the the obseQues OF the late
President Lincoln.
The Board Of Councmcn held brief session yesterday
and, after acting upon few unimportant papers, ad-
iourned
The June term OF the General Sessions commenced
yesterday, Recorder Hoffman presiding, who in charging
the Grand Jury said that this would be busy one
there being one hundred and eighty five men in the
City Prison awaiting trial Indictment MI. John Nc
kesson was selected foreman His Honor stated that
on one day calendar Of charges of picking pockets
another number of garroting cases and then Of
burglary. until the prison cleared Lonis Moseoni.
indicted for stealing five hundred dollars worth Of pro
perry from Nj. DcImonco = establishment in Broadway
the 18th Of October, pleaded guilty to attempt at
grand larceny, and sent to the State Prison for
year Michael Farms, charged with stealing ninety
dollars worth OF clothing from Eliza Feckler No "a
Amity street on he lin OF May. pleaded guilty to an
attempt at larceny Peter Mc(anrey who the night
of the 18th OF May knocked down SANDY Brown,
employee on the steamer Mary Benton, and stole his
silver watch, indicted FOR highway robbery and
pleaded guilty TO grand larceny. These prisoners
remanded for sentence. William Gaynor and Daniel
Gil were convicted or grand larceny stealing twelve
coils of wire valued ut hundred and twenty dollars
owned by Joseph Lehman OF 143 Chambers street which
recovered by detective at Mrs. Hardings store in
Spring street, to whom the prisoners sold it, Gaynor |
sent the State Prison for two wears and six |
months and Gill one year to the same institution. After
To-day the court will open at ten O'Clock
In the United States District Court yesterday before
Judge Belts the District Attorney flied libel against
the prize brig Sarah NJ. NeNnll captured the 2sd
ul The brig was captured inside the Tybce Lighthouse
in the savannah river. while attempting to the
block under British coors The prize with small
cargo of assorted merchandise brought 10 this port
SUNDAY morning last in charge Of Prize Master Joseph
Frost
The strong divorce case, which set down for yes
icrdav in the Superior Court before Judge Robertson
was adjourned until Thursday, at the instance Of the
defence
Yesterday being BE- day for the ANIMAL inspecii"n of
hackney coaches ana Captain 'rackctt- Of the Twenty
sixth prccinci who h,s tc matter in charge, having
issued very strict rulcs relative TO said inspection,
there wa great ccncut amoss the Jenus. The Captain
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shall b. adopted and that the laws respecting the con
,litin aud rng Of harkS shall b. carried out to the
letter Hi schene with much opposition from
pvtIc- hut. a. il y stated r,t he II AN
rirhi''--whatcvce thst may bcwi the Commissioners,
We viii horc Tor The best Frlly ten per cent Of tue
applicants arc refused inspection passes
In the cir.c Of Emun wosr, tine young German girl
who sunday might At No - Coluio,'ia street IN
der suspicious foul play the Jury Yesterday
brought IN verdict that she to her death from
pcrironi,is. The result or abortion produced ny De
,obel ard tl,at w.~ Hoffman and Harre, Elcrs were
accessories before the frt.
A new rlc,ng dodge dcvcloped'in our city on
SUNDAY nrht gentleman wns acco,' - in the street
aud n-kcd 30 yi-it person dangerously a. n" da So
and VhFc bending The of the pretended SICK
man his racket we're .lned ef gold watch chain,
vii, ,siichthr hieycs dccfnpcd the siciin pursued
CRYING Wact aausre , arrest 90 o.e'oC ,he thieves
by the police and III con,tuIitsl ior iriat
The tigatpn into tile myscri'ss nrfrftr IN The
wood near The Brooklyn city line, was continued
Yesterday before the cor4p,r's jury several Witnesses
were examined, but very luic Of jnport'oce de-
vcopcd Another nsne,r crcg n-iance hos occurred in
connection with ibs most mysterious casr--he dca"
home Al the foot nf yhoughby street. Brooklyn.
broken into on saurisg aie, last ind nj, the murdered
man olothins. with 5t exception ~ hr drawers ard
h,i -tolcu.
Ts agricultural machine NArclionses OF Mcssrs j
Holiingswor,h a Co., Neesrs. Siod',rd 4 Cook aud
Nr.r. Frost BRADLEY q Co.. ~ fhcneo, were totally
Destroyed by fre o. Friday night last con icrabie 'd
oning propcrsy also injured The l"ss Is estimated
NJ two hundred and ATTY thousand dollar