New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The new Fire Commissioners held no meeting
Saturday BY advice of the Corporation Counsel, tn
Street Commissioner and Controller have declined
comply with the demand of the Commissioners for tn
delivery to them of the Fire Department property
Chief Engineer Decker has issued q circular to tn
members of the present Department, in which, whi
assuring them of his belief that the courts will decide
he institutng TIE department unconstitutional
7forms them that should the result BE otherwise the!
Ae l. ,quesce, and warning them that any insubordi
mus d. 1isordery conduct will be promptly rebuke'
anu puh''"'N ed John Crawford. resident O
n nH"" 1rday committed TO Blackwe's Is
hioan!' "1 900 bail, a charge of in
iano. IN "a ~. me language in Of tht
cars Of the Hudson River RA- i'oou ~ 'l0 '''i,'
Thrtieth.st on Friday evening, " e
and annoyance Of the other passenSeisl
The new Street-Cleaniag Commission-con
sistng Of the Mayor Controller, City Inspector anu
Recorier-met on Saturday and organized. The IA Nof
was chosen chairman and the Recorder, secretary.
After directing the Corporation Counsel to report
specifications for the work. the Commission adjourned
until this afternoon at O'clock
A desperate fight, in which knives and other
weapons were freely used, took place among number
OF men between ) anu On oatuIudg
the drinking place No 42l Broadway During its con-
tinuance, John McGraef and Thomas i. Murray were
severely stabbed and beaten.
The trial Of Benjamin G. Harris of Maryland,
for alleged dsloyaliy, resumed in Washington on
Saturday Considerable testimony was taken com
petng the main portion Of the evidence for the prosecu
ton and the case adjourned till "Wednesday next.
when the accused will commence his defense.
The extensive car mandatory Of the Erie
Railway Company in Jersey City. the Bergen tun
mel caught fire about o'clock Saturday morning, and
was totally consumed with all its contents. The loss
is estimated at about $780, OOO The origin Of the fire
is not known.
The argument on the motion OF counsel for
Mr. Peter b. Strong TO have the indictment now pend
ing against him for alleged abortion upon his wife
tried at cary day. concluded Saturday in the
Court of General Sessions Judge Russell reserved his
decision.
A Coroner's inquest was on Saturday held
over the body of james w. Bertholf, sporting OF
this city who was found lying nsensible on stoop in
Broadway, and who died soon after being removed
therefrom. The cause Of death was disease Of the
heart.
An agent Of the Post-Ofice Department has
been to St. Louis by Postmaster G enera Dennison
20 make arrangements for the resumption of mail trans
portation the Mississippi throughout its entire
length to New Orleans. well upon its tributaries
The plot to introduce yellow fever into this
and other Northern cities is being investigated at st
Georges, Bermuda. Abundant evidence has been pro
duced Of the design Of the Rebel Dr. Blackburn to i'm
port infected clothing to this port.
An Indian herb-dOctor known under The
cognomens Of Blackburn and Tunblety. was arrested
" st Louis Cd SATURDAY by order Of the War Depart