The New York herald., 1865-03-30

advance, ranging from ono half to three ~ Of
penny on American, experienced during &s '~eex
Breadstufs were qn Q, and steady, and prov, Is in
active
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate yesterday several petitions for and re-
monsrances against the passage Of the Broadway and
Crosstown Railroad bills received Bills were re-
ported for the incorporation Of Fidelity New York In
sarance Company and to incorporate the Father Mathew
Temperance Society OF New York; The bills ordered to
third reading we're relative the Police and JUS
ces courts the city OF Brooklyn and to incorporate
the New York subaqueous and Metallic Dock and Ware
house Company The bill TO amend the charter Of the
East New York and Jamaica Railroad Company
was adopted bill introduced authorizing the
sruction Of enlarged locks upon the Erie and Oswego
canals and proposes for this purpose the evyng Of tax
Of seventy cents upon all Western through freight
which, It is estimated, will yield one million seven
hundred thousand dollars for this year. rhe bill to
amend the Militia law, and approprating seven hundred
thousand dollars for militia purposes for the current
year. was taken up. The bill recommtted after .
lengthy debate to have the reduced to ve hundred
thousand dollars The City Tax Levy bill received a
hearing before the Senate Committee Municipal
Affairs The total amount Of the budget foots up sixteen
millions of dollars
In the Assembly the report relative to 'The Sailors
Supply bill and the Public Charities bill made the
special order for Tuesday next The Canal Appropriation
bills considered in Committee of the Whole and
ordered to third reading bill reported for the
increase of fare certain railroads. Several local bills
passed.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Eagle, which arrived here yesterday,
brought Havana advces to the 25th inst. The block
ade runners Colonel Lamb Fox, Juno, Banshee Pelican,
Fairy, Denbigh Wlo'the Wisp, and others, lying
in the port OF Havana The Denbgh arrived from Gal
weston on the Oath with cargo of cotton Several Of
the others were undergoing repairs. The steamship
Mexico had arrived from Matamoros with cotton
Drafting resumed In this city yesterday but to-
very great extent the only drawings being portions of
the quotas Of the Tenth ward in the Fifth Congressional
district and the e>Twenty ward In the Ninth dis
tric In the Fifth district the wheel was several times
stopped to allow volunteers TO be mustered in fifteen
altogether presenting themselves and receiving the bounty
during the day The remainder OF the quotas OF the two
wards named will be drawn to-day unless the prospects
for volunteering should be sufficient TO authorize
ther postponement There still plenty of Offer
ing to volunteer yesterday at the different provost
shal's offices; but there the Same difficulty as
previous days Of want of money pay the bonties
None Of the State fund has yet beon secured but add
tional subscriptions Of eighty thousand dollars to
the county loan were received yesterday, enabling
Supervisor Blunt to have thirty more mustered in
at his headquarters and number Of others at the differ
en offices throughout the city, and also leaving
balance TO commence operations this morning The
order issued yesterday for those whose
have been drawn in the Fourth Congressional district
commence reporting for duty exemption next Tues
day, the 4th OF April.
Shortly before yesterday the Williamsburg ferry
ment gunboat. Tho force of the conclusion threw
number Of ladies who standing outside the cabins
the erryboat against the rails and oast two Of
them seriously injured Of them having Of
her hips dislocated The Nebraska was considerably
damaged
The April term Of the United States Circuit Court,
Judge Shpman presiding will commence on Monday
next April The appeal calendar Is being made up.
This is the last day prior to the beginning Of the term
upon which notices Of issue may bo fled
During difficulty Tuesday night in tho drinking
house No. James street. between the proprietor Thomas
Bayley, and Eugene Hollywood, keeper Of drinking
place in East Broadway; James Crimes Arthur O'Keefe
and Owen Whitney, q pistol, alleged, fired by
Hollywood at Bayley; but the ball missed It's aim and
took effect in the breast Of Mrs. Bayley who stand
ing near, producing . wound expected provo fatal
Yesterday the antemortem statement Of Mrs. Bayley
Coroner Collin after which tho jury gave verdict the
effect that Hollywood tho person who fred the pistol
and he OKecfe, Grimes and Whitney all locked up
TO await tho result Of the wounded woman's injuea
Stocks were weak and lower yesterday. Governments
firm Gold was barely steady and closed At ISL
down town. The closing price at the evening board
was l5oI.
There change In the commercial status yester-
day. the steadncss Of gold preventing radical changes
Most Of the sales nowadays especially Of foreign goods
gold basis and trade in general is rapidly shift
ing from the currency to . gold basis Cotton
lower Petroleum dull and heavy. On Change the
-four market moderately active and Sc. 1oc lower
Wheat declined &c. &c., with moderate milling in
quiry. Corn was dull, and new was &c. &c. lower,
while old declined 1c, with limited inquiry The pork
market opened firm, but closed dull Beef was active
Lard irmer whskey was scarcely 30 nrm and
freights were dull