The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

inst, brought. In dispatches by the steam
ship Eagle which arrived here yesterday from Havana
| Oh the sth inst The imperalst General Castsgny re-
ports achieved great success at the town OF
La Pasion in the of Sonora having on the I'D OF
May, with seventy French soldiers dispersed In COM
plete rout an encampment of twenty-five hun
dred republicans, and captured an imuonss amount
republicans are driving every opposing thing
before them in the State Of Michoacan, where besides
other rumphs General Regues after an obstinate en-,
eaoement of day and night had taken the town Of
Uruapan and made prisoners of its imperial garrison Of
three hundred while in San Luis Potos and other States
the republican guerlas still giving Maxmilan's
| men an immensely of trouble. No aluson Is made by
| this arrival to the rumored decree from Macmillan
! ceding Sonora and other Northern Mexican States to
Napoleon which previous advces reported to be is
sued about the LIST Marshal Bazaine married to
Mexican lady in the city of Mexico the 2eth ult.
The Emperor and Empress were present, and the wed
| ding was attended with great display.
The government transport steamship Illinois and the
merchant steamship Empire City arrived here yesterday,
from New Orleans the LIST and 4th inst respectively.
Their dates, however, later than those OF tho
Evening Star which reached this port early Tuesday
morning.
In the international trade convention at Detroit yes
terday number of questions were introduced and dis
cussed The matter of tbs basis of representation at
time menaced difficulty the Chicago dele gates de-
manng that each board OF trade should have vote for
every one of it's members present and threatening to
withdraw if this not conceded comproms, was
finally agreed upon the effect that each States vote
shall BE- numerically the its representation in
the Electoral College The Reciprocity treaty touched
upon, q resolution proposing national board OF trade
adopted and reports avoring the construction OF
ship canal around Niagara Falls and the enlargement Of
the Erie Canal submitted.
Attacks were made yesterday by number Of the dis
affected laboers in different wards, on the street clean
crs the employ OF the contractors. One OF the
worsmen received severe fracture Of the during
the melee and others serious injuries Several of the
assang party arrested by the police the corner
of Broomc and Ludlow streets Justice shandley dis
charged them on their giving bail the charges
Another meeting of the Carlmens and Laborcrs' Asso
citation was also held, 70 Prince street. Additional
speeches in opposition to the present street cleaning con-
tractors their system and pay were made but the pro-
| ccedings were conducted In orderly manner CON-
municaion was received from the City Comptroller stat
ing that he would end to be ready to pay the
Iaborers on Friday afternoon The HRALo's special in
spectors yesterday made Of inspection through the
streets of nearly the whole city, including the most
the First ward, they not bad as is generally be-
lieved though there far Of ashes garbage and
offensive matter everywhere than there ought to be.
The Board of Education held meeting last evening,
when a report of the Finance Committee received
and adopted making various appropriations for school
PURPOSES amounting in the aggregate to S3l7,974 Other
separate appropriations amounting altogether TO over
fifteen Thousand dollars, also voted
Thirty lately belonging to navy yester
day sold at auction the Brooklyn Navy Yard There
large attendance of purchasers, and tho prices
realized were generally regarded as very fair
An interesting before the Surrogate yester
day. involving the question Of the liability Of executors
to account to estates which have been in their
hands for a long period. Mr. James r. Smith, mer-
chan. this city, and whose is said to have been
very large in amount died in 1877 leaving James Boor
his executor. No inventory Of tho estate or &c
count of its disposal has been filed in the Sur
rogate's Office Mr.. Smiths grandchildren de-
mand account and the payment Of their lcsaccs,
and Mr. Boorman replies that he settled privately,
thirty years ago, with their father, now deceased,
but never passed his accounts in the Surrogate's
Court He claims that trustee he cannot be com.
PEELED in that Court and that In his capacity
Of executor merely he protected by the lapse tme
under tho statute OF limitations The petitioners, in
turn claim that Mr. Boorman has done acts a. executor
as late 1853 Eminent counsel appeared on both sides
and the Surrogate after hearing argument reserved his
decision.
There was large number of prisoners disposed Of yos
terday the Court OF General Sessions George Deain
convicted Of robbng returned soldier in Water
dance house Of five hundred dollars and rcmanded
for John Drake, indicted for the homicide OF
Patrick Cavanagh pleaded guilty to mansaughter in tho
fourth degree. He will be sentenced Friday Thomas
Godfrey, charged with robblng james Murray at Har
lem was convicted OF grand larceny and sent to the
State Prison for five years.
A known jerry Cowsden, an engraver, fifty
Of age, yesterday arrested in Gutenberg, N
j. by detectives brought to this city and locked up for
examination to answer the charge OF being an extensive
manufacturer of countees Of the fifty cent government
notes. The officers surprised Cowsden busy at work In
putt ng the finishing touches some Of his currency,
and in his place they found counterfeit notes. OF the de-
nomination mentioned of most excellent execution,
representing three thousand dollars plates presses
engravers tools and other couneretng apparatus all
Of which taken charge Of by the officers.
Edward Maloy, formerly acting as q government de-
tectvc under Colonel Baker, yesterday arrested at
his residence Blocker street. Mulberry and COM
mttcd for examination on tho strength Of an affidavit
made by John Mccullough, keeper Of public house in
Liberty street. who alleges that Maoy swindled him out
of two hundred dollars in May last by representing that
a warrant in his (aoys) possession for the arrest
of deponen and that unless the said sum was paid de-
ponent would DO taken to Washington and confined in
the Old Capitol Prison is expected that examina
ton of the case will take place to-day
The police early yesterday morning surprised two men,
named William Temple and Daniel Biddle, engaged In
prize fight in back on the second floor OF 63s
broadway. There number OF spectators present.
who however, managed to effect their escape; but the
principals who had both already received pretty
punishment arrested taken before Justice Hogan
and liberated giving five hundred dollars bail each to
! keep the peace.
| Mr.. Edwin James, the English lawyer, yesterday APP
peared before Justice Connolly, Fourth district Police
Court and called his attention certain articles recently
published the Manchester Engand) Guardian regard
ing criminal in this city IN which Mr. James
was engaged counsel and which articles are alleged TO