The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-01

mony though indicating ndisorslion h her oonosos
prove actual ogiminality.
In the Of Richard O'Brien versus she boesd Oh
Counomen, which has been for some DAYS In prosress
In the Supreme Court, chambers ana IN "ncn ~.
oBren claims that he was duly elected 70 tho seat now
occupied by Mr. John Houghtaln, Judge Barnard yes
terday granted psremptory mandAmus 70 compel the
defendants TO investigate the compliments claim 70 the
seat
A somewhat curious case came up IN the supreme
Court Yesterday. before Judge Smith. II was ono 10
which Owen McGowan sued Chas. H. Hyne for defamA-
ton NJ character The alleged defamation that tho
defendant in January last called the plaintiff liar said
he stole money from his tll stated that fortune teller
had told him 60 and that he called him thief on this
ground and demanded his money back. Tho plaintiff
claimed 70 be wholly innocent Of the said allegations
made against him by the defendant The Court decided
tina. the charge was not sustained by the plaintiff.
The investigation Of tho charges against Mr. William
C Barney Benthan Fabian and Captain Reginald Chaun-
cey of attempting TO deaud the internal revenue
continued yesterday, ana the examination OF Mcssrs
Meeks and Warren concluded There are other wit
nesscs for the prosecution to be examined to-day.
The will OF the late Madame Jumei widow Of Aaron
Burr has been offered for probate The will was mado
in 1884, whom the testatrx was ninety years DID, The
estate disposed Of by this will s estimated at the large
sum OF ono million dollars though valuations fall
short OF that amount The properly Ii distributed In
FIVE thousand dollar shares among the Institutions for
the deaf dumb and the blind asylums the Historical
Society," the orphan and other benevolent institutions.
and the pastor OF the deceased tho Rev Mr. Smith, Of
Fort Washington; and the societies, with Mr. smith,
made resduary lsgstees which, II the estate is worth
one million dollars would give each Of them forty thou
sand dollars The of seventy thousand dollars ia
also given to Mr. Smiths church Tho win is contested
by Nelson Chase and Others who aege that they tho
hers at law the esate but they have offered TO
promise with the societies and Mr. Smith for the Of
Ave thousand dollars each and to pay the counsel repre-
scnting them per cent II they accept tho compromise
on behalf Of their clients. Mr. Chase has made pre-
paaions bring suit against all the legaecs named in
the win if they reject his proposition. The result Of the
proposal is unknown.
Surrogate fuckers court calender for December only
contains fifteen Notice is given to all parties in
teresied these to be ready for trial Monday next
as the Surrogate gns have clean docket by New
Years Day
The commencement Of the trial Of Gonzales and Pei
lccr alias Salvador charged with tho murder OF Mr.
Oero was yesterday set down Ivy Judge Lott to take
place on the sth Of January next in tho Brooklyn Court
of Oyer and Tcrrner.
The meeting TO ratfy the nomination Of the Tammany
Hall candidates FOR Mayor and Corporation Counsel
place evening in the Cooper Institute Addresses
were made by Recorder Hoffman and Messrs James T.
Brady and John Van Buren,.
Another meeting CT radicals to denounce the recon
policy OF President Johnson held last
ing in DR. Cheavcr's church. The draft OF memorial
to Congress in opposition to the Presidents plan OF
Southern restoration was read and committee 10 revise
and publish il was appointed Addresses 10 consonance
with the spirit Of this document were delivered after
wich similar meeting for next Thursday evening
ordered
fire broke between two and three O'Clock yestcr
day morning in the tenement house No 1l3 Mott street.
which partially destroyed. The flames spread go
rapidly Of the egrcss Of the tenants excepting
by the " ndows and roof One Of them, named Thomas
Brown, was burned to death, and another Mira Alex
ander, IAN old woman. received serious, II not fatal
injuries from tho fro and by falling from window
Nearly all the occupants lost all their little stocks Of
household prop ry The Of the FIRE Is being made
the subject of official invesga
Extensive preparations for the skating have al
ready been made AZ different localities in and around
the city and especially in the Park There In addition
TO the old ponds two ones to be opened TO tho
public houses for the accommodation Of skaters and
spectators being erected and the arrangements for
flooding keeping the Ice In proper condition have all
been perfected -
There another auction sale Of surplus government
vessels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday Twenty
five altogether disposed Of, OF which all but three
steamers. The attendance large, the bidding
was animated and the prices realized wcrc considered
very fair The Grand Gulf brought eighty ak
thousand dollars and the total result Of tho sale
over four hundred and forty thousand dollars
Tho Empire sidewheel line steamship San Salvador,
Captain j. Atkins will sail tomorrow. I'd instant Mt
three p NJ for Savannah direct, from pier 81 North
river foot Of Christopher street Thereafter the
ships OF the Empire line will sail from pier % North
river, foot Of Warren street.
The steamers Tuscaroa, Vanderbilt and Powhatan and
the Monitor Monadnock OF naval feet for the Pn-
cinc left st. Thomas West Indies whcre they touched
on their way, the 18th and 10Th Of November.
The government has recently made considerable
ductions in the number Of workmen at different naval
stations and the turn OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard camc
yesterday, when thousand men discharged,
Of their services being longer necessary.
II rumorcd that still further reduction Of the foroe
this establishment will shortly take place.
william Conway, the old sailor who, the ssccssisa
Of Florida in 1851 refused the dication of oeccr
who had turned tnitor his country, to hsai down the
national nag the Pensacola Navy Yard died yesterday
the Brooklyn Naval Asylum, aged about sxtythree
years.
Mr.. J. A. Van Amburgh, the celebrated shSwna ~
wild beast tanner, died in Philadelphia Monday last
One OF the cars OF tho through train for Richmond
which left Washington at f-past eight o'clock ON
"Wednesday evening thrown from the track near War
Junction, by which accident brakeman and two
soldiers instantly killed. and lady and twenyeght
soldiers badly injured The soldiers all belonged
TO the Ninety sixth New York regiment.
II Ia said that United States Senator and exrebel
Robert Toombs Of Georgia. having managed to elude the
government officers time ago In search Of him. has,
after keeping himself In concealment for months
sailed for Europe from New Orleans.
Since tho negro nsurrecton in Jamaica che British an
thoritlcs have expelled the ex-Empcror Soulouque Of
Hayti, his family Prime Minister and other followers
from there whore they had been refugees since being
driven out OF their country. Soulouque and his
party propose to make the little Danish West India
"a u ala refnno n