The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-12
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.


Master william Martin, arrived here yesterday from Key
West, Fla.
The international trade convention composed OF re-
representatives. OF the boards Of trade and commercial as
socatons OF various cities Of the Northern Eastern ana
Western Satos and of the British PROVINCES assembled
in Detroit yesterday There were present ABOUT SIX nun
dred delegates An organization was eneced ana oher
business of preliminary character was ansaoted Gen.
Hiram wabrdge Of this city was seieced as PRESIDENT
and Vice Presidents for each OF the States ana
were chosen The convention will Dc In session again
to day. One Of the matters which will receive the par
tcaIar attention of the members is the Canadian Reel
procitv treaty
Messrs Brown, Devos and Knapp yesterday had an in
tervew with the Mayor and responded to the charges re-
gsrng the filthy condition Of our streets and their neglect
TO comply with their arrangements for cleaning them
They say that they have seriously interered with in
thar opersons at the nsgaton Of interested parties
and that In some instances their worknen have been
stoned and severely nu sd Mutt notwithstanding all the
difficulties which they have had TO encounter thew PROM
Use that within week they viii be able have the
IN proper como ton Of cleanliness, and to keep them
thereafter Police Superintendent Kennedy yesterday
issued an order instructng tho members Of the police
force Throughout the city to make regular inspections Of
the street cleaning and to render daily reports
of any omissions of the contractors TO
also Informed that il is their duty to prevent any inter
ference with the work of the contractors by dsordcry
assemblages of persons. The Cartmens and Laborers
Association held another meeting yesterday, and again
gave expression to their opposition to the present street
cleaning arang sments and their determination not to
engage the employment Of the contractors for the
wages offered.
decree Of condemnation and sale ordered in the
United States District Court yesterday, Judge Belts pre-
siding against fifty barrels Of distilled spirits marked N,
Cor violation IF the Internal Revenue act
There was large calendar OF cases disposed OF yes
terny in the Court OF General Sessions before Judge
Rnsse the prisoners having been convicted Of various
offences District Attorney Hall made interesting
remarks relative the proportion of crime committed
upoa and by soldiers discharged from the army, which
he estimates at ten per cent.
The Surrogate yesterday decided to admit to probate
the will of Peter vredenbursh deceased The property
OF the deceden amounts to about seventy thousand dol
lars and hundred Of heirs and next Of kin
were summoned to attend the probate. Testimony was
taken in the matter of the guardianship Of the Roth
children and the matter further postponed until Thurs
day Additional testimony also taken in the Ange
vine administration
Halifax correspondent of the Toronto Leader states
that the oath OF June Dr. Topper the leader of tho
Nova Scotian government and his colleague Attorney
General Henry, left for England, in company with
Mcssrs Smith and Allen, of New Brunswick. The pur-
poses OF the Nova Scoan delegation not known, but
the New Brunswick delegates have other object in
than that of presenting to the Imperial government
the objections Of that province 10 the Quebec scheme Of
union The correspondent asserts that Lieutenant
Governor Dundas of Prince Edward Island, has been
granted by the British Colonial Minister leave Of absence
for indefr tie PERIOD and will not return to the Is
land. The Governor of Prince Edward Island like the
Governor OF New Brunswick, who has boon recently
promoted Hong Kong objected to tho confederation
scheme.
There was another government sale of cotton ycs,or
day at Ill Broadway when about twenty five hundred
bales were disposed Of at slight advance over last
months prices the attendance being largo and tho bid
ding animated Good middllng North Carolina and Or
leans brought from 53hc. to 551sc. per pound
The following commitments were made in the city
police courts yesterday: -Chares and Anna Wilson,
keepers Of alleged disrepu.ablc house at 3os Canal
street, charged with dcfrauding Patrick Lee, a dis
charged soldier living at 1873 West Forty second
street, of money and property valued at about
two hundred dollars whie he stopping in said
plae; Michael OFarrcll charged with throwing Caro-
limo Geger down stairs at 3l3 Eighth street, and
severely injuring her; william souc and James era.
ham, charge of attacking the street, early
yesterday morning, soldier named John Ryan, Of so
and John Allen, butcher, complaint Of violently
sanlting and attempting TO rob Mr. and Mrs William
Boyd Charlton street. Hudson, at early hour
yesterday morning. while they their way 70
market
One OF Niagara Falls correspondents in speaking
of the crowds at that fashionable watering place,
alludes to n marked change which apparent since the
suppression of the rebellion. Heretofore each
during the continuance of the the most prominent
individuals at the hotels tho Canada side noisy
staggering sccessionists This there
of these individuals to be Everybody processes to
be the strongest kind Of Unonst and the Canadians
themselves took part the celebration Of great
tonal anniversary.
convention Of the State adjutant generals OF the
various Northern States for the purpose Of promoting
uniformity and efficiency Of the militia system through
out the country, assembled in Boston yesterday COM
mittee appointed to memorabilia Congress on the
subject Of general militia law. The convention will
meet again to-day.
Considerable excitement and alarm was caused last
evening this side of New Rochelle board Of tho New
Haven Railroad train due In this city at Eve o'clock by
some soldiers and sailors attacking negro who was
seated in Of tho and endeavoring to eject him
During the struggle the negro drew pistol and shot
soldier In the arm The nogro after being roughly
handled by his assalans was given In charge OF the
authorities Of Wcstchcstcr county.
The stock market was weak yesterday morning, but
closed strong Gold steady, and closed in the room
at lao, and at night at 1924.
There but little change in tho commercial stua-
ton yesterday compared with tho previous day,
though there good many changes in values Of do
mesc produce. Foreign goods were generally quiet
but unchanged. Groceries were steady. Cotton was
firm. Petroleum heavy On Change flour was 10c
n 15o. higher Wheat &c a 10c higher. Corn was
20. higher Oats were dull and heavy Pork was 6oc
better. Lard was firm. whskey was dull and heavy.
FoRD's THEArRE.-It was announced that
Ford's theatre in Washington, the house in
which President Lincoln was murdered, would
be opened to the public on Monday night, and
that the drama of the Octoroon would be
played there. The announcement had a con-
siderable effect upon the Washington people.