The New York herald., 1865-03-28

out success, and yesterday, Saturday.
| many men who offered themselves for enls!insn mt
had TO Dc rejected for this There appear 10 be
plenty Of volunteers all quota; bat o hey
viii not enlist withou. the promised bounty Il orders
should be received from Washington to-day antc
pated for the resumption OF the draft, those whose
names have already been drawn from the wheel viii 10
required TO report and the law FOR the d!sanchisement
Of those who desert their districts eyade the chances
Of military service win be strictly enforced list OF
OF ch persons will be kept and published
One hundred and two men en sed in the city on
Saturday; but the number yesterday was smaller
Comptroller Brennan has issued appeal TO the citizens,
urging them subscribe to the county seven per cent
bounty loan in order to avert the draft
Returns from forty three counties Of the vote at the
recent election in this State the proposition to amend
the constitution by providing for the appo ntnent OF
Commissioners of tho Court Of Appeals show thirty eight
thousand hundred aud fifty eight in Its favor and
fifty eight thousand and seventy five opposed to it, being
majority Of qesay twenty thousand against ! 50 ,a5
the Board of Aldermen met yesterday resolution
was adopted in reference to the draft, calling upon
wealthy citizens TO forward and subscribe to the
loan, and pedging the hearty cooperation Of the Com
mon Council in the attempt that is being made to I'LL
the quota by volunteering The resolution from the
Board Of Councilmcn authorizing the Comptroller to
raise money upon bonds for the purpose Of
cleaning the Streets until the Legislature made prov
sion therefor, concurrsd in. Comptroller Brennan's
semi monthly statement showed balance In the
ury OF $500 49l TO- The Board adjourned until Friday
next, at two p. N. &s.fsst
The Board Of Councmen held no meeting yesterday,
quorum not being present when the roll called
In the United States District Court Assistant District
Attorney Rice yesterday fled final decree Of distrbu
on in the Of the United States against the schooner
Joseph u. Toone and cargo. Tho proceeds amount to
twelve thousand ono hundred and sixteen dollars
similar decree filed in the Of the schooner
Ezta and cargo Tho proceeds amount TO two thousand
five hundred and fifteen dollars The crew Of the
United States steamer South Carolina alone share in tho
proceeds
The motion to open the judgment in tho Singer
divorce case afford Mrs Singer trial,
med yesterday by Judge Leonard, of the Supreme
Court
in the Court of General Sessions yesterday Charles
Johnson indicted for stealing dress trimmings worth
three hundred and sxtyseven dollars, from Charles Il.
Walker at No 81 Hudson street. tho 9th inst pleaded
gu y to the charge He sent to the State Prison for
two years and six months. Mary IalIey was tried
charge of stealing sixty dollars from Elizabeth Fon;
but there other parties in the who could
have taken the money, the jury acquitted the accused
Johanna Crimes jointly indicted with Ann Constaptine,
charged with stealing thirty-six dollars from Daniel
Woods, on the 22d Of February, was also acquitted.
Mary Beekman was rod and convicted Of grand larceny
having on the 18th of last month stolen wearing apparel
and jewelry valued at three hundred dollars from the
rooms occupied by Mrs BurdeM at the Sinclair House.
Some Of the property recovered Judge Russell sent
her to the State Prison for two years. 3GN
Business is briskly carried by Coonel Baker at his
office in Vcsey street. There have been important
arrests made recently any orders issued to arrest
provost marshal has been erroneoasy stated
newspapers
Major Martin R. Delaney, coored man, and the first
OF his to receive such commission in the United
States Army ectured last evening in Shiloh church, be-
fore large assenbage principally composed Of colored
people, on the history of Ango-saxon progress and
government, from the earliest period down to tho pre-
sent nie
Three men, giving their names as Michael Rudolph,
William Fenton and Charles Andrews were yesterday
arrested and comm,d to the Tombs, in default OF two
thousand dollars bail each the charge Of having, in
the latter part Of last December, while looking at q
room In Crosby street, under pretcnce of wishing to
rent it, and while the landlay Mrs Nayer at their
quest making 0re therein, locked the door thereof
and then stole and escaped from the house with about
four hundred dollars worth OF clothing Another similar
charge was preferred against Rudolph and Fenton by
Mrs. Coddngton, Of No 13l West Fourteenth street
TeCClVeO
bark Angler which arrived hcrc yesterday, show that
the re in that tho 2sh OF February noticed in
last Thursdays HERALD, much disastrous than
first reported Four hundred houses In the business
portion Of the place destroyed, entang loss Of
between forty and fifty millions Of HAyen dollars Our
previous report charged the conagration to ncenda
rsm but this later account says its acc
dental. r
According to the City Inspectors report there
46s deaths in the city during the week ending March 81
increase Of Is compared with the mortality Of the
week previous and II less than occurred during the
corresponding week last year. OF the deaths which
CURED during the past week. 2l9 resulted from
diseases 2l4 from chronic Diseases and IS from external
causes &c There 2s6 natives o. the United States
l1e Of Ireland IL Of England 43 Of Germany Of Scot
,and, and the balance Of various foreign countries.
Stocks were hrmer yesterday Gold was steady, and
closed down town at 154K. The closing price at the
evening board was 154
There was decidedly more buoyancy in commercial
circles yesterday and in many articles prices showed
considerable improvement compared with Saturday.
Foreign goods quiet, but generally firm, while IN
domestic produce there doing Cotton, pesro-
leum, &C., all higher On Change tho -four mar
kct was quiet and prices &C. 16c. lower Wheat
was scarcely so Arm, with moderate demand. Corn
was dull, while oats were nrmer Pork was a shade
nrmer, with limited inquiry Beef was steady, and
lard was rather hrmer. whskey Sc. &c. higher,
and was active. Freights dull and sales were
nominal
The Late battles I'm North Carolina and
VtrgInia-ssOn 10 Richmond"
The official and other authentic reports,
which we have at length received, Of the late
battles at Averysboro and Bentonsville, North
Carolina, reduce those boastod rebel victories
to their true proportions. They belong to the
same class Of successes as those Of Wheeler