The New York herald., 1865-01-01

hash up the business OF the old year The street clean
in difficulty between the Mayor and the City Inspector
WAS settled by the adoption OF ordinance ratns the
employ Of persons engaged 10 Cleaning tho s.eet
and giving the sanction Of s Coinmon Council 70 the
expone already incurred. In connection With this sub
jocL resolution offered authorizing the City nspec-
tho removal OF all garbage ashes and lth
until AN appropriation recommended by the Common
Council and sanctioned by the Legislature, shall DO
raised.
The Board Of Couuc.lmen were Ia session most of tho
day yesterday aud adopted a large number OF papers
passed by The Board Of Aldermen chiefly pertaining 70
granting donations charitable societies and TO the in
Of the salaries OF the employees in the various city
depaItments. Committees appointed 70 wait upon
The Mayor and the Board OF Aldermen, who reported
that they had further communications 10 make.
ssfiss o. resolutions presented by Mr. Jaques,
thanking the President James Hayes ESQ., for the i'm
partial able and courteous 10 which he dis
charged e duties Of presiding officer which unani
mOuely adopted On motion, the Board adjourned rwe
~ ~. Jaques the leading member OF the minority
then = exceedingly happy speech presented the Pre-
Gident with IN order for Of Chickering's piano
f6stss which accepted In few appropriate words
~ ~ Hayes.
GensmI Banks and Robert r lincoln son Of tho Pesi
denk an4vsd In this city yesterday.
NxVico President George NJ Dallas died 81 his resi-
denco IN Philadelphia yesterday Mr. Dallas was elected
vce Prdent OF the United States In 1874 tho demo
oFo1ac ticket OF which Mr. Polk was the accompanying
pecoGoGfu1 Presidential candidate.
zze oouewhat famous Lawrence will case, which has
occupied the attention Of the surrogates Court for
year. b nearly concluded The evidence being all In
the summing up Of counsel completed yesterday
and al that is required make final disposition
uf q is the decision OF the Surrogate which
served, and which win probably be made known TO-
morrow.
In the Of Julia Cciwc Charles Schenck
captain Of the packet ship Laura Ley where the plaintiff
obtained judgment for Ave thousand dollars for the
alleged violation Of her person by the defendant during
hc voyage from Liverpool, in August, 1868, motion
was made yesterday for trial. before Judge
leonard the ground that the damages awarded by
he jury excessive The Court denied the motion
however, there is alternative for the captain but 70
pay the amount specified in the verdict.
District Attorney Hall has appointed Mr.. @. s. Bed
ford J of his assistants In the place Of Mr. O.
I. Stewart, who has resigned that position.
man named James CaddelI, whose legs have been
parazed for the last nineteen years. and who has been
in the habit OF propeng himself about the streets in the
lower part of the city in small three wheeled carriage
yesterday locked up the Tombs the complaint Of
Maurice OConnel residing in Liberty street, who alleges
that Cadde attempted break into his house and steal
theroom over one thousand dollars worth OF clothing
Henry Scott an English seaman, was yesterday CON-
mttcd to the Tobs the charge Of having assaulted In
Roosevelt street Mr. Augdst Beckman, and taking from
his possession twenty Ave dollars worth Of cotton
Coroners inquest held yesterday in the case Of
Mrs Dusenbery who, alleged administered poison 70
four Of her children resulting in the death Of two Of
them, at her residence, No. Goerck street. on Thurs
day night and after all the testimony had been taken,
the jury rendered verdict that tho poison given to
her offspring by the mother with tho deliberate intention
Of producing death.
The stock market showed . slight Improvement yes
erday. Government securities heavy IN the
morning. but stronger in the afternoon. Gold was,
The whole, hrm and after opening At 225K closed al
l27X
The storm added TO the duness incident TO the season.
and scarcely any business done Saturday Values
were almost entirely nominal Domestic produce was
generally rather lower but foreign goods quiet On
Change the -four market less active and tribe
easier Wheat dull and prices nominal Corn and
quiet but prices without decided change
Pork active and frmer whlo beef In faiv
demand previous rates Lard ess active but fully
Nc per h. higher Freights duh and depressed whiskey
less active, but firm.