The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-11

Mexican Pacific coast, TO receive supplies thence.
Toronto despatch announces that the Canadians have
last discovered the Fenan plot to rob their banks for
which they have been for some time most assduously
watching Two men, who 1t Is said have made confess
sion OF the conspiracy disclosed its plans have
committed TO Jail in Toronto and the financial com
munty Of that place much agitated the affair.
The Fenan bonds are selling in Quebec and Montreal
Our Ottawa correspondence informs that meetings Of
the Executive Council have held both thcre and in
Montreal at which plans for placing the frontier an
| armed force of six or eight thousand
| sidered.
Interesting reports Of the progress OF the rebellion
the republic OF Hay against the government OF President
Geard. reached At the date of latest
the rebels still held the town of Cape Hayen and daily
exchange Of fire kept up between them the be-
! segers The former had raised the blockade OF the
port by capturing the government blookading weasel.
II appears that the English have been TO extent
drawn into the contest through ndgnities shown to
their Consul at Cape Haytien by the rebels The affair is
yariousy reported from different sources One account
says that the difficulty occurred by the Consul refusing
TO give up the rebels certain loyasts who under
his protection Upon this refusal they broke open the
doors Of the Consulate the refugees and took them
out and shot them Thereupon the British gunboat Bull
dog opened on the rebel forts from which the fire
returned. During the fight, however, the Bulldog
got aground when her beng taken on in boats she
fire and blown up by order Of her commander
Another states that the trouble caused by
the rebels firing on British vessel very interesting
history Of the and progress Of the rebellion with
sketches OF the character policy and movements Of the
leaders both sides, is given by Port au Prince
correspondent
II seems that our national army has not been reduced
TO such dminuve proportions the termination OF
the rebellion is generally supposed Our Washington
dispatches state that its available strength still
hundred and eighty thousand men, about equally dis
tbuted the east and west sides Of the Mississippi
river.
Mr. William P. Johnson, only brother Of President
Johnson whose senior he by four years. died re-
Gently in Texas his adopted State from the effects OF
accidental gunshot wound The deceased was Collector
of Customs at yelasco Texas.
Hon. Jacob Colamer United States senator from ver-
mont and who held the position of Postmaster General
in President Tayor's Cabinet died Woodstock w. on
Thursday of this week. aged seventy three years
An election took place in the State of Nevada
the It'll inst for Congressman members Of the Legs
lature and local officers Mr. D. r. Ashley, the republi
candidate, elected to Congress by about one
thousand majority
Another meeting of the Health Commissioners
held yesterday to devise for meeting the vista
ton of the cholera it shall reach city DR.
Sayre reported the result Of his visit to Washington to
procure from government the privilege Of selecting site
Sandy Hook for cholera hospital So far his efforts
have not with success; but negotiations pro
gress location for the purpose at Fort Schuy
er the East It proposed assign suitable
number OF the duty of making sanitary nspec-
tons OF the city and rendering daily reports Of all mat
tiers dangerous 10 the public health which may
under their observation. No OF cholera
reported in the bay The work Of fmigating the Alta
lanta is in progress
The Cincinnati Railroad Company yesterday brought
appeal in the supreme Court from judgment
Gently rendered in suit between them and Horace NJ
Seayer in favor OF the latter The object is TO
the face value Of certain bonds OF the corporation de-
posted with Mr. Scsyer, which, is alleged he sold for
the dollar The decision has yet been
given
Argument was heard yesterday, by Judge Cierke, Of
the Supreme Court, motion to dissolve njunc-
ton obtained by Mr. Moses Taylor prevent Mr. Henry
Brookman and others extending the bulkhead line
pier ut the foot Of Nineteenth street. East river in the
vicinity OF property owned by Mr Taylor. The decision
reserved
Judge Cerke slso yesterday heard argument
ton for the release from confinement Of George Swift
accused OF administering poison person in Toronto
and arrested and detained here awaiting rcquisition
from the Canadian authorities, in accordance with the
The conclusion of the postponed Till Monday
next
little after siI O'Clock yesterday morning one of
three boilers located the premises OF the Con-
vent of the Sacred Heart, Of Tenth and
l3ls street, and used generate steam to heat the
building, exploded, killing Daniel Fitzpatrick, engineer,
and SCATTERING the boiler into many pieces, Of
which thrown considerable distance The
vent building was not damaged, however and no other
person besides Mr.. Fitzpatrick received injuries
ners of tho AFFAIR took place and after
hearing considerable testimony, the jury decided that
the fatal accident caused by insufcicncy OF
in the boiler.
In the of the application OF Ms Mcvckar for the
examination Of Edward b. Kechum relative 10 fund Of
seventy thousand dollars claimed by the former the de-
cision has been rendered in favor Of allowing H. The
examination accordingly took place yesterday privately
AZ the matters involved altogether OF business
character and IL is not desired by the parties interested
to have them made public.
suit was commenced the Superior Court yesterday
morning against the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company by Margaret Noonan. who alleges that
August OF 1864 she by one Of their cars
while in the Of crossing Broadway She complains
she severely injured by the accident and lays
damages at nve Thousand dollars
In The Court Of General Sessions yesterday Albert
Letter, charged with stealing forty dollars worth OF
clothing from James D. Myers pleaded guilty to at
tempt o. larceny and sent TO the Pcntentiary for
six months Jacob Keifcr convicted OF stealing a
gold watch and chain from William &. Brandon the 'th
OF October Judge Russell sentenced him TO the State
Prison for two years John Hector and Patrick Hector
we're tried indictment charging them with robbng
John Dempsey q resident Of Chicago Of one thousand
dolar. IL appeared from the statement Of the com
planant that the accused persons relatives of his
whom be visited at ManhatanvIe, and while there he
drank freely other showed that he very
drunk and as the testimony was not clear the jury ac
Quilted the prisoners Louis and Louisa kenoda,
Keepers OF concert saloon in william street. were tried
on q charge Of stealing hundred and forty dollars
from Michael Welsh the 2lst of August; but, the
testimony was contradictory his Honor told the jury