The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-22

Captain The carpenter OF the vessel who served out
the food said that he always gave each one the fun
allowance that the provisions good and that Cap
tain Anderson was the kindest man he ever saw on
any vessel The case is still unconcuded
The Lafarge Nibo litigation, growing out OF WORK oone
upon the Lafarge Hotel and which has been all through
the courts at the Appeals, in various forms ana
phases again turned up yesterday II was in the form
OF an appeal 10 the general term of the Supreme Court
from an order directing the costs Of the suit TO be paid by
tho exeoutors of the Lafrge estate to Mr. William Nibo
as assignee
In the case of the dog biting suit in the Marine Court
whore how WINS attacked and injured by dog belong
inc IN mr. EIesh averdic rendered yesterday grant
nu the plantiff two hundred dollars damages
In tho Court of General Sessions yesterday Thomas
Brady young man, was convicted OF robbery in the
first degree being charged with having the night Of
the 18th inst attacked James Blackburn and stolen from
him one hundred and forty dollars in Nineteenth street.
| between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Brady was re-
manded for sentence Ellen Richards, jointly charged
with Mary Ann Murray by James Brown with stealing
one hundred and sixty dollars placed trial. The
larceny charged TO have been committed at her house.
No Mulberry street. on the 10th Of July. number
of the lady boarders examined to contradict the
statement of the complainant The case will be finished
this morning.
special meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce was
held yesterday choose three Commissioners Of Pilots
and Messrs Robert L. Taylor, Ezra Nye and Charles II.
Marshall were unanimously elected. A committee was
appointed consider the feasibility Of petoning Con-
gross for the passage Of law permitting portion OF the
duties imports to be paid in legal tender notes.
resolution commencing Secretary Stanton and Chief JUS
tice Chase for their public services and requesting hem
during their present stay in the city, TO visit the Cham
har md Tho nj In uam
adopted
Yesterday was the opening day in the metropolis for
the ladies' fall fashions and usual the occasion
of absorbing interest to the fair portion of New
Yorks population The weather, contrary to its custom
when the grand opening time comes around was in this
instance all that could be desired The sky was clear
the air mild and bamy the streets in fine con-
dition and there ladies out and there
business done than any previous similar
sion in long while.
Funeral ceremonies in commemoration Of General
Alexander SchemmelGnnig, of the national army, who
died at his home in Pennsylvania the 7th inst of
consumption contracted in the service of the country,
took place last night Clinton Hail. under the auspices
of the German Union League, in the presence of
siderable assemblage. The stand draped in
ing and decorated with battle flags and the American and
German national colors. Euoges were delivered by
several gentlemen and funeral choruses were sung by
the Arion Society
Coroner Cover held inquest in regard TO the death
of Daniel Clafy which resulted from stabs inflicted
him during fight last Tuesday night in the barroom
of Falk's brewery, in 10th street. and number Of per-
who present at the time Of the fatal
gave their evidence; but it insufficient in the
minds of the jury to fix the murderous act upon any
Yesterday, however, the strength of an aft
davt made by james Clay, brother of the deceased
tba o,,pIou :,
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, was arrested and
committed on suspicion of being the person who inflicted
the fatal wounds
Judge Hall, of the United States District Court in
Buffalo, has given his decision in tho Colchester case
filming the defendant forty dollars and directing him to
pay the Of trial. in all four hundred and seventy
three dollars
The lager beer brewery Of Mr.. Banner, the United
States Hotel, eight ten dwelling houses and
other buildings opposite the Cypress Hills Cemetery
Long Island were early yesterday morning destroyed
by fire. The total loss Is estimated at fifty thousand
dollars.
The convention Of Congregational churches of this
State in session at Oswego brought final adjourn.
ment yesterday, after the transaction of considerable
business Of interest to the denomination Among the
resolutions insisting the political and civil
equality Of the negro with the white man.
The cricket match Hoboken, between the of
the st. George Club Of this city, and the Young
America Club, of Philadelphia, which commenced
on Wednesday, concluded yesterday, and resulted
in the latter being the winners by total score Of
hundred and eighty to one hundred and nineteen.
base ball match played yesterday on the
Capitone grounds. Brooklyn between the Atlantic and
Eckford clubs, which was won by the Atlantics, the
being twenty eight TO twenty three.
violent earthquake shock which shook the ground
and the houses but threw down Of the latter and
which preceded by subterranean rumbing
experienced throughout the entire island Of Porto Rico
among tho inhabitants
The Republican state COnventi0n-Both