The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-22

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the 10th Of October Tho officers Of tho sQuadron In
spected the navy yards and objects OF CURIOSITY ~ '"e
ports mentioned Great activity prevacd IN hava' CON
struoton and the clad fleet OF the French emperor
was receiving larso aocessions. Our special cores
pondepce from tho squadron furnishes interesting par
ticuars OF tho cruise.
The returns of State election IN COLORADO snow ha'
Mr. Gilpn has been chosen Governor Mr. Chiico't Tor
onsss and that all the other republican candidates
been elected Colorado has not yet been admitted
a. state Blu. will at the approaching session Of Con-
and in anticipation Of that she has her State
osrnment machinery and her Congressional represent
alive ready for action.
Tho absurdy OF the recent imperial report that Pres.
dent Juarez had removed his capital from FL Paso 70 tho
insignificant little town Of Piedras Negras on the Mexi-
eau side Of the Rio Grande is shown in our Washington
correspondence which also Cites a. precedent sum
cent justify the interference Of government in b.
half OF Juarez the armed assistance gven by Russia 70
Austria the time when the latter about 10 have
wrested from her concession OF the independence OF
Hungary. party OF capitalists who have rcoeived
grant from Macmillan for Geographic construction Ok
pect to have communication established over their line
between this city and the Mexican capital by the LIST Of
next July.
The circumstances attending the British embodiment
in the Hayen evolutionary QUARREL the attack Of the
English steamer Bull Dog the rebel 6eet and bat.
teres at Cape Hyten the 23d ut the subsequent
blowing up OF that vessel BY her commander aer she
got aground copdus details Of which given in our
issue Of the 18th inst further described In Jamaica
newspaper extracts which publish this morning The
British claim that the vessel which gave rise to all
the trouble and which the rebel Haytens chasing
with the idea that she belonged TO President Gerards
navy and had On board that functionary himself
really Jamaica packet and that therefore, OF course
the commander of the Bull Dog justified in prevent
ing her capture by the rebels
The prize fight for the championship Of America and
two thousand dollars, between the pugists James
Elliott and William NJ Davis for the taking place Of
which yesterday, Esperance, Schoharie county,
n Y about thirty miles from Albany, on the line Of
tho susquehanna Railroad had been made.
was prevented by the Albany police seizng the special
train chartered convey the interested parties to the
place selected for the encounter A large number of
men were assembled in the railroad station anxious to
obtain transportation to the field of combat but they
were all doomed disappointment 1t is expected that
the fight will take place at other locality In few
DAVIS unless the principals shall fall into the clutches Of
the law officers
Both branches of the Washington City Council have
taken for holding election to determine the
wishes Of the people of the capital in regard to allowing
the negro residents TO vote in any measures having
thai object in view shall be introduced in Congress
Many the Washington property holders are DESTROYS
Of dispensing with their city government entirely and
having the control OF their municipal affairs vested in
commission appointed by the President, formerly.
In the Supreme Court, circuit, yesterday Judge T.
Darwin Smith remarked that in the country the jurors
are paid twelve shlings day while here they only get
shilling for a case, matter how long II may con-
tlnue This suggestion coupled with that Of Judge
Bacom at the last term to have act of the Legisa
ture passed imposing penalty Of hundred or FIVE
hundred dollars for nonatendsnce Of jurors if acted
upon would wonderfully improve our jury system. The
whole duty would not then does now devolve upon
the sorekeepe the mechanic and the laborer who fear
the fine Of twenty five dollars
Judge Clcrke OF the Supreme Court, had before him
yesterday at chambers a case involving the question
whether the supreme Court review the proceedings
of the Court Of Common Pleas The matter brought
up the petition Of George Carey who was ordered by
the Court of Common Pleas be committed for con-
tempt to have all the proceedings which the commit
ment was made submitted to the adjudication Of the Su
preme Court The Judge heard the arguments, but re
served his decision.
The libel suit OF Sweeny against Brooks was post
poned yesterday until term by Judge Daily Of the
Court OF Common Pleas
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday Margaret
Butler convicted of petty larceny being charged
with stealing forty dollars from Edwin Bonney and was
sent the Penitentary for six months. John Foley
indicted for stealing a box OF from Henry J.
Wright on the 18th of October pleaded guilty TO at
tempt at grand larceny and he remanded for
tence There number OF unimp0rtant cases dis
posed Of the majority Of them resulting in verdcts Of
acquittal
At the Tammany Hall Convention yesterday, Mr. Isaac
Bell presiding, Mr.. John T. Hoffman was unanimously
nominated candidate for Mayor and Mr.. Richard OGor-
man for Corporation Counsel.
The Convention Of the Mozart democracy last evening
UNANIMOUSLY nominated John Hecker for Mayor and
Richard OGorman for Counsel TO the Corporation.
A meeting to institute measures for supplying the
urgent wants Of the destitute people of the South,
without distinction Of color, held las.
night at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, under
the auspices OF the American Union Commission,
the American Freedmcn's Aid Commission and the
American Missionary Association. Speeches were made
by General Fisk Messrs. A. A. Low and McKim and Rev.
Messrs Bcccher Storrs and Bellows and committee Of
one hundred influential appointed receive
donations of money and goods
The sixty FIRST anniversary Of the founding OF the New
York Historical Society celebrated last evening The
President Mr. Frederick DePcyster delivered address
upon the moral and intellectual influence Of libraries
upon human progress.
meeting Of the pcwholders Of St. Georges Episcopal
church. in Sixteenth street. destroyed by fire Tuesday
of last week. held Monday last, at which an in.
teresng Of facts connected with the history
and present financial condition Of the religious assoca.
ton to which It belonged, was submitted by Dr Tying,
tho pastor II then resolved to build another edince
similar to the destroyed and the spot where Il
Stood at a cost Of hundred and twenty thousand
dollars exclusive Of BELLS clock and organ and the pew
holders agreed that while temporarily worshpping in
other places they will continue to pay their old pew
rents Besides this, they subscribed nfywo thousand
dollars the spot towards the erection Of the new
structure.
Colonel Lloyd Aspinwal OF the Twenty. second regi-