The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-01

dress Louisville Thursday evening In advocacy on
the constitutional amendment abolish and prohibit
slavery and illustrative Of the advantages Of free over
slave labor He admonshed his hearers that the pro-
gress Of events practically destroyed tho nssusion
of slavery and urged them 70 take measures immedi-
atsly for its abolition in Kentucky.
The very interesting and replete report OF our
County Volunteering Committee has been submitted
to the Board OF Supervisors and ia published In TINS
mornings paper shows that the entire number Oh mon
recruited for the war in this city was over ono
hundred and sixteen thousand exclusive OF the twenty
five thousand three months men, at cost for bounties
and premiums of So $40 s27 Besides this there were ex
pended for relief Of soldiers families and other war pur
poses So 2s making, inclusive Of s'2oss Tor the
necessary expenses Of the Volunteering Committee the
total expenditure for the military support Of the govern
man, hv our CITY authorities OF over seventeen millions
and half Of dollars.
aayle. tho man who is charged with having caused
the publication in Selma paper In December last, OF
the advertisement offering one million dollars for tho
murder Of President Lincoln, Vice President johnson
and Secretary Seward be sent back from Washing
ton TO Alabama fortrtai
Tho Thirty. second Massachusetts,, First Maine and
Eighth Vermont infantry regiments arrived in the city
yesterday, en- route for their homes
x1scELLAN1oUs NEWS.
The Inman line steamship City Of New York. Captain
Leitch will sail to-day at noon from pier A North river
for Queenstown and Liverpool The steamship Bremen,
for Southampton and Bremen, also sails at twelve TO-
day from Hoboken Tho mails for both vessels will close
at the Post once At halfpast ten A. n.
The steamship Havana Captain Greene, will sail Il
three p NJ to-day for Havana direct from pier No. g.
North river The mails for Cuba will close at the Post
once at halfpast one p. N.
Judge Leonard. Of the Supreme Court in chambers,
yesterday decided the cros9s Aqusaaes controversy in
AYos q the old COMMISSIONER McssfS Stephens and
Darragh, and issued an order compelling the ap-
pontees Mcssrs Giles and Jeremiah to vacae the ONCE
in favor OF the old Board The will probably 60 to
the Court Of Appeals The decision Of Judge Leonard it
will be perceived is adverse to tho idea that the Board
Of Aldermen are vested with the power Of removing
heads Of departments will and maintains the position
that the power to remove vested in the Governor
alone
City Inspector Boole accompanied by representatives
Of tho press and other gentlemen, yesterday made tour
OF the city to inspect the condition Of the streets in
regard TO cleanliness Mr. Booe has had charge Of the
street cleaning for the past two years. but yesterday
terminated his supervision Of the matter and to-day tho
work will pass into the hands Of the contractors
Nessrs Brown, Devoe and Knapp, who have contract
TO do for the next ten years. provided they give salts
faction, at a compensation of $4os 500 per year Mr..
Boole delivers the streets into their hands in good
dition the excursion Of yesterday showed all the
thoroughfares being in very Clearly state The City
Inspector and his fellow excursonsts concluded their
proceedings by dinner at Demonico's. -
meeting Of the cartmen and aborors who have here
tofore been engaged In cleaning the Streets held last
evening at the Apollo Rooms Prince street. when ad
dress to the people OF the city adopted protesting
against the contract system and declaring their unwil
ngness to work for the stipulated wages Of four dollars
per day for cartmen and dollar and threequartcrs
for sweepers It is understood that they will not 90
work for the contractors unless advance this
scale ia conceded
Few Of the people Of New York need be told that yes
terday the hottest day have yet had this
Tho mercury In the thermometer in tho shade stood at
nine O'Clock in the morning at eighty nine degrees at
at ninctytwo at two in the afternoon at
ninety four and later in the day TO nnetynve
temperature hot enough for this latitude At about six
in the evening the air became little cooler and at half
past eight rain storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, passed the city, rendering tho tempcra
ture much more tolerabs
Last evenings storm did much damage to tho telegraph
nes and consider ably delayed the reception OF
Nearly all the wires between Philadelphia and Washing
ton FRUSTRATED.
Surrogate Tucker has admitted TO probate during this
week the wills Of Charles Steinweg, Samuel p Querpel,
Jacob shafYner, James Laurence Edward Mott Robin
son. Jonathan g. Troter, Rebecca Price, Lydia Grimm.
John Bottomlcy, Sarah G. Fleming. and Aanda 3.
Fostor
An interesting lecture on Russian America do.
lvered last evening in the Travellers Club Room BY Pro-
lessor " p Blake, OF California.
The annual commencement Of Grammar School No.
49, In West Twenty eighth street, took place yesterday
The exercises which Of very interesting charac
ter consisted Of decamations the reading Of prose and
poetical compositions by the lady students music and
addresses by several gentlemen The attendance
numerous Twelve young ladies received their diplomas
Of graduation.
coroner's inquest held yesterday the body
Of German butcher, named Charles schweger who
resided at 0S East Fourth street. which developed the
singular fact that death produced by the bite Of
ny The insect stuns deceased under the right eye pro-
ducing Inflammation and immense swelling, which the
physicians unable TO allay.
Charles Bird, alleged hotel thief, was yesterday
committed for trial charge Of having entered the
Of Mr. James Arnold, as the Revere House, and stolen
from his pockets watch and money altogether valued
a about three hundred dollars.
William Z. Johnston, only nineteen years old but said
10 be aHssiy SeI known TO the police yesterday
committed charged with picking the pocket Of Mrs Ack
crson, 'es,dlns 10 Eighth avenue, board an Eighth
avenue ear
Judge Joseph Lewis, OF Pennsylvania, will to-day