The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-21

Of the Is that he DO hanged by the neck
until dead, and General DIX has liked upon Fort La
fayetts the place. and Saturday next between noon
and two O'Clock in the afternoon a. the time for carry
ing the sentence Kennedy Is the person who at
tempted 10 Are Barnum's Museum.
THE LEGIsLATURE.
In the Assembly yestci lay bill was introduced 70
amend the enabling tbs State banks TO become ma
tonal banks whenever twothirds OF the stockhoioen
shall determine Bills we're passed TO incorporate the
Theatrical Mechanical Union OF New York, also 70 moor
porate the Father Mathew Total Abstnince Society OF
New York report received on the bill to amend
the Registry law The Paid Fire Departments
bill was made the special order for Thursday evening
On motion the Committee o. Cities was discharged from
the further consideration Of the bill relative to the Court
Of Special Sessions in the city Of New York The bill
was then referred to the Judiciary Committee The bill
to amend the Harlem Bridge act taken up and do
bated, when progress was reported Tho Bounty En-
ablng act was reported and ordered to third reading
HIscELLANE0Us NEWS.
The steamship City OF Washington, which sailed from
Queenstown the ID instant, met with an accident,
returned and sailed thence again the 9Th instant,
arrived at this port last night She brought no papers OF
q later date than the LIST instant
Queenstown on the 9th instant is below at the hour Al
which 60 TO press.
We have news from Venezuela dated at Caracas the
oath Of February The country is described as in the
most wretchcd state Of anarchy. Most Of the provinces
were isolated from the capital. all mail communication
being destroyed by the warning factions Only two or
the legations Of the republicans in Paris and the other
In Lima, Peru-were In existc, q. ~ Fteroli'a the
organ Of the Falcon government says-ln Apure they
arc shedding blood, nobody kn ,ws why. In Trujillo,
called the sovereign State Of thu Andes many believe
that independence is disorder murder, arson, &c In
Maracabo they conceived the idea OF an independent re-
public and secretaries Of and treasury were up
pointed and the Eastern States live without prosperity,
and debility ruins them
Further details continue to reach us OF the immense
destruction of property by the recent freshets
Fortunately there arc no further reports Of
the loss Of life. Startling and interesting incidents,
however, have been frequent, many Of them
verging on the ludicrous. The old adagc Of "what
is one mans loss Is anotfer's gain" is also widely
exemplfed as many persons arc congratulating
themselves the accession of property lost by their
neighbors farther cup stream" At last accounts the
retiring and the great irundaton probably
over.
The Board OF Aldermen met yesterday afternoon,
President Jones in tho chair. The ordinance ap-
proprating Ave hundred thousand dollars for the
relief of the wives and families of volunteers
taken from the table and adopted. donation Of five
hundred dollars made TO the widow of Patrick Cor
man, fireman. who died from excrtion at the late
confagration in Centre street
The Board Of Councilmen met yesterday and took up
the ordinance making the annual appropriations for tho
city government for the present year. Each item was
up and considered separately Yhcro only
eItu To
from the Board Of Aldermen except the addition Of four
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the item Of public
tho Board Education having increased tho
salaries of the teachers twenty per cent since the
ordinance passed by the other Board The item Of
fifteen thousand dollars for working Eighth avenue from
One Hundred and Forticth TO Ono Hundred and Fifty
ninth street, stricken out The tax levy amended
then adopted. resolution authorizing the Comp
troler pay the street swecpers until provision
made for cleaning tho streets was adopted. They con-
with the aldermen in granting permission to Daniel
Gallagher to the night soil OF the city by his pay
ing four thousand dollars year into the city treasury
The Board adjourned to meet at two O'Clock this after
noon.
Fire Marshal Baker yesterday presented his semian-
nual report TO the Common Council, Tho document
tans detailed statement Of all the fires and FIRE alarms
that have occurred during tho six months ending with
December l. 1854 The statistical information contained
in these reports have become not only very valuable 70
the city, but particularly to insurance companies In
this report Mr. Baker again calls the attention Of the
Aldermen to the necessity OF ordinance restricting the
storage Of petroleum oils. During the six months end
ing the 3Oth Of November, 1884, there were ten
rests charges OF and attempts to commit the
crime The total number OF fires one hundred and
eighty three being six less than occurred during the
responding six months Of 1863 and twelve less than in
the previous half year The aggregate Of losses though
much heavier than during the corresponding six months
OF $685. is still $3.50 963 less than that OF the pre- ous
half year. The alleged losses 81 1866 $780, insurance.
81 I'll 342 and the amounts paid by the underwriters,
81, 23s,oO4-
The Board OF County Canvasscrs met yesterday and
engaged In canvassing the recent votes on the
question Of appointing commissioners Of appeals for the
State
There drafting in the Cit yesterday, and In =
number Of wards the citizens making strenuous
ertions to postpone altogether by filling their quotas
with volunteers In many Of the wards organizations
have been effected and committees appointed TO
that no necessary effort accomplish this object neg
lcctcd Meetings TO advance recruiting held last
night at tho corner OF Seventh and Twentyse
cond street. In the Sixteenth ward and at Essex Market
In tho Tenth ward and several similar meetings will be
held this evening in different parts u the city.
Major Edgar A. Roberts makes call on the members
OF the One Hundred and Second regiment National
Guard State Of New York, 70 meet him at the Essex
Police Court with view Of enlisiing for one years
service
Colonel Baker has his headquarters now at No IL We
scy street The occ is crowded throughout the day by
bounty brokers and their friends and bounty Jumpers
end theirs including many ward politicians There
of special public interest," however now coming
up.
In the Supreme Court circuit yesterday, before Judge
Clcrke, collector named Aonro p Bvcn was sued for
nine hundred and sixty dollars which he had collected
for Henry Allen and subsequently, los, In city railroad
car Il was shown that the defendant hsd kept the
money In his possession three weeks longer than was
the usual CUSTOM and the jury, believing that he had
acted imprudenty to say the least rendered verdict for
the plaintiff for the full amount.
The Merchant will case about which there Ii much