The New York herald., 1865-01-10

purposes which referred 70 tho Commee on Ways
TIE LEGIsLATURx.
The State Senate yesterday transacted but little bus
ness Of importance Among the bills noticed ono
TO amend the laws relative 70 unlawful marriages and
incest TO incorporate the Home for Disabled Soldiers
making Monday holiday whenever II succeeds Christ
mas New Years or the Ath Of July; TO incorporate the
Metropolitan or Underground Railway Of New York also
an appropriation 70 continue the Improvement Of tho
navigation OF the Hudson river Bills introduced
confirming the acts Of town auditors and supervisors In
raising bounes to provide for payment Of awards
made BY the Canal Board and Canal Appraisers and
Incorporate tho Cayuga and Ontario Ship Canal Com
pany
In the Assembly among the bills noticed were one in
relation 70 collecting rent for gas metres In New York
for railroad In Eleventh and other streets OF
New York; the New York and Brooklyn Passenger BILL
and for q railroad from Cold Spring 10 Huntingdon
KIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
There three European steamships due at American
ports today, Of thsm Uhe Moravian) bearing
five days later than the report Of the Asia These
sells sailed in the following order
United Kingdom Glasgow. Dec. 2S. New York.
Edinburg Queenstown. Dec. 20. New York.
Aoravian Londonderry Dec 80. Portland.
BY the arrival here last night OF the steamship Liberty
have advices from Havana to the 9th inst They fur
nish, however nsthing later OF importance from Mexico
The war in st. Domingo still langushes and the great
mortality among the Spanish troops who have abandoned
the interior Of the island shows te any dimnution.
In Cuba the New Year carnival was not yet fully ended
The Board Of Aldermen met yesterday, President Nor
gan Jones In the chair The Comprolers budget for
1885, setting forth his estimate OF the city expenses for
the current year. received and ordered TO be printed
1t appears that the required to be raised by h
$7,2S4, ,0Se o. The annual message from the Mayor
also received and five thousand copies Of the
ment ordered TO be printed No little excitement
created among the Aldermen by the appearance OF Mr.
John Hecker In their midst with claim for the vacant
sat In the Fourth district occasion cd by the death Of
Alderman Mcmahon. The chairman informed the gentle
that It would be necessary TO petition tho Board
upon the subject Mr. Hecker then withdrew saying he
would conform with tho suggesi OF the Chairman; but
up the time OF adjournment there was no appearance
OF any petition
The Board OF Councmcn met yesterday and adopted
resolution directing the Comptroller to soil the property
formerly occupied by the Coored Orphan Asylum, aud
to- purchase suitable site for 1t above 10th street.
President Hayes announced the standing committees for
the year.
Another meeting OF the Chamber OF Commerce COM
mttee having In charge the matter Of furnishing relief
to the suffering poor Of Savannah held yesterday
The subcommittee Of 1--WE appointed TO decide upon the
manner In which TO proceed presented the draft Of
appeal to the people Of this city for contributions either
in money or provisions, and committees representing
the various classes Of the mercantile community wereap-
pointed TO solicit the
Mr. Simeon Draper Collector of Customs at this port,
reached Fortress Monroe Friday last route to sa
yannah his mission in reference to the cotton and
other property captured BY General Sherman
Tho street sweepers and laborers whose wages have
been stopped By the injunction Of Mr. Hecksr held
meetings yesterday At 70 Prince street. to consider the
best 70 obtain tho due them by the city
They agreed, after considerable discussion the sub
ject, 70 receive no money from any source but the
Comptroller City Inspector, and utterly repudiated
any negotiation with the Citizens Association the
subject committee OF three from each ward ap-
pointed, and will hold meetings daily until some
promise be made. The first meeting Of this COM
mittee win be held this morning at the City Hail. to
consult with the Comptroller in relation 70 the necessary
stops TO be taken In relation TO the matter The state
mcnt made some days ago, that orsr 70 clean the
streets for three hundred thousand dollars per year had
been rendered TO the city authorities by tho Sanitary and
Chemical Compost Company appears 10 have been prema-
turc. Sealed proposals from this company, were how
ever received al the Mayors once yesterday but the
amountof compensation demanded has not yet been made
public
The annual meeting Of the Marine Society took place
last evening Tho receipts Of the society last year
$5042 and the expenditures 142 co. The officers Of
last year reelected
Judge Leonard, Of tho Supreme Court, was engaged
yesterday In trying interesting stockdealing
An operator named George W. Morgan sued Augustus 8
Peabody Co for selling threo hundred shares Of Quick
silver Mining Company without authority and At ruinous
rates. which involved loss to the plaintiff Of thirty
thousand dollars The defence set that the stock
In question held by the defendants account OF
the plaintiff and that the latter scgccting TO make his
margin good they obliged to sell to themselves
The case was not concluded when the court adjourned
Notwithstanding the great length Of time which the
Opdyke Weed libel suit has occupied In the Supreme
Court in this city great interest In IL Is sl manifested
by the people. There was large attendance In the
room yesterday Thssrgumcnt for the defence was
closed and Mr. Field made his n address for the pro-
sccution. The case win be continued today.
In the Court OF Oyer and Termncr yesterday, before
Judge Barnard, Henry Hawkcr, charged with killing
John Brennan, deck hand board The steamship
Northern Light pleaded guilty 70 granddaughter in the
fourth degree Sentence in ais postponed until
the Goth inst Thomas Hadden indicted for kidnapping,
brought up but owing 70 the absence Of counsel hs
trial postponed Ira Garadier, charged with being
connected with alleged extensive gang Of forgers
counts Of whose operations published In the Herald
few weeks ago. and who indicted for being concerned
In forging check on the Bank OF Commerce for twenty
thousand dollars, Is 10 be tried to-day.
Tho verdict Of the Coroners Jury In the casa Of the
steam pump boiler explosion at pcr North river last
Friday by which Hamilton Merritt was blown overheard
and drowned TO the effect that tho accident was
caused BY the negligence Of tho engineer there being At
the time greater pressure Of steam than the boiler
was qualified TO carry
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday Robert
Thompson, indicted for bgamy, pleaded guilty 70 That
offence There was also indifferent for grand larceny
against Thompson Judge Russell sentenced him 70 the
State Prison for four years and ak months Margaret
Mooney, who stole coat worth sls from VIM H. Dovoe,
Of las West Thirty seventh street, the 2sth Of Decem
bcr pleaded guilty. and sent 70 Tho State Prison for
two ycara Jane McNuity, charged with stealing so
in bank bills, the property Of Peter Millen, OF 81
Pike street. on the Gath Of December, pleaded
guilty 70 an attsmpt at larceny, and was sent
a., H. porli innlia GnH A.