The New York herald., 1865-04-23

toual Delegations yesterday including representatives,
OF the STATE of Vermont Brief addresses and replies
we're made in each Case.
THE LEGISLATURE
In the State Senate yesterday bills were reported 70
change the OF the Mariners Savings Institution
of New York and to change the boundaries Of Prospect
Park in Brooklyn The Assembly amendments 70 the
Fire Department Fund bill were taken up and adopted
Bills passed TO close Dwight street. Brooklyn south
west of Elizabeth street to amend the Soldiers Voting
law aud confirming all the proceedings Of county, Guy
town authorities In regard to raising bounties Tor
volunteers The General Charity bill was reported Ia
vorably and made the special order for tomorrow Inc
bill to amend the Brooklyn Public Park act was discussed
and the Assembly amendments 10 the Brooklyn rour'n
Avenue bill were concurred in The Senate then ad-
journed until tomorrow morning.
In the Assembly bills were reported to amend the
charter OF the East New York and Jamaica Railroad
Company relative to the Croton aqueduct and certain
streets New York. and to provide for the payment Oh
certain extraordinary expenses in Brooklyn motion
was then that the act In relation to the New YORK
Central Railroad be made the special order Tor
afternoon, at haifpast three O'clock when was oS''
Bills were passed amending the to supply Brooklyn
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to charge three dollars and fifty cents per one thousand
feet for gas to permit the Second Avenue Railroad Com
pany extend their tracks, and TO incorporate the Me
.ropoan Public Conveyance Company.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The four gentlemen whose names Governor Fenton
into the State Senate for confirmation as Fire Com
missoners for this city after the passage Of the bill
Establishing paid fire department were rejected by that
body last week The Governor, however, renomnated
these gentlemen, and they yesterday confirmed by
the Senate They are:Samue Sloan, formerly Prcsi-
dent of the Hudson River Railroad president Of
insurance company In this city; Charles c. Pinckney,
gagged in the business, and President OF the
- Board OF Councmen in 1888 James W. Booth, dyer,
. residing in the Ninth ward, and Martin X. Brown, a
printer au active fireman. and member OF Engine Com
pany No. 25.
The dollar subscription movement for monument in
honor of beloved late President is already being
lively pushed forward At meeting Of the employees OF
the HERALD newspaper composing ROOM held yesterday
appropriate resolutions adopted aud signed by eighty
composors each OF whom deposited his dollar for the
fund at the time of writing his signature.
The Surrogate of this county recently decided, in the
case Of Mitchell versus Mount to allow the issue of an
execution to satisfy judgment against an executor there
appearing 10 be assets sufficient in his hands. The
Supreme Court reversed this decsOn but the Court OF
Appeals has just the decision of the Supreme
Court holding that the allowance matter for the
discretion OF the Surrogate.
Governor Fenton had a escape from being
severely injured, perhaps killed. Thursday evening
last, while leaving this city on Harlem Railroad ,rat
by stone which boy dashed through the window.
The youthful cupr arrested and given in charge OF
the police On the day previous lady received serious
of n ;mur net
of scoundrelism.
Within the past few days man named Nelson Stewart
residing Staten Island has been arrested charge Of
being extensively engaged in counterietng In his!
house found some counterfeit bills and plates and
which il is alleged designed for the manu-
lacture of others His is under investigation
in this city.
John n. Eddingion, Charles H. Daniels and Charles s
Cowing yesterday locked up for trial the charge
of having early yesterday morning. attacked and beaten
Michael Cotler on the corner of Houston and Greene
Streets and stolen from him gold watch aud diamond
breastpin
The remains OF the late Colonel Murphy, Of the Sixty
ninth regiment National Guard, yesterday conveyed
from his residence the Church Of the Transgura
ton where appropriate religious services took place
Thence they taken to the City Hall and deposited in
the Governors Room The funeral procession will move
body OF the brave deceased who fell of the
battles in Virginia will be conveyed to Calvary Cemetery
The United States bark voliigner, loaded with hay
caught fire yesterday afternoon while lying in the North
river. aud was almost totally destroyed.
Fires occurred yesterday morning at 4S0 Fifth avenue
and IS and II Wooster street. destroying about two thou
sand dollars worth OF property in each case.
We learn from a private letter that young man
named John Brown, a on the gunboat Ada, was
recently shot at st Ingoes 1t seems that Brown had
in passed the negro sentry and been on1
=hore picking up oysters He was ordered to return to
the vessel While going by the coored guard Brown
made of insulting language, wherenpon the
negro raised his gun and deliberately shot him down
He died few hours afterwards. Brown resident
Of wenham, Mass.
Stocks gold and governments were firm yesterday.
Gold ranged from l49ls 15Oti in the down town
The closing price at the up town evening board was
l4s,&.
There less activity in commercial circles yesier
iay but the markets maintained the rmness noticed
N yesterdays issue The rmness in the gold mar
had the effect OF causing holders TO demand higher
prices in some instances but in the absence Of any
considerable activity, prices were generally the same
Domestic produce was quiet. Cotton was active and &c
a 3c higher On Change the -four market was quite
active aud irmer Wheat was In improved request and
higher prices were demanded Corn and oats dull
and heavy. -he pork market opened active and hrm,
but closed dull and dropping. Beef steady, while
lard was armer with increased demand Freigh,s
we're dull. whiskey quiet and lower
Andrew johnson q War Democrat-Our
Foreign Policy Under His Rule.
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