The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-29


Florida 70 day elects her State officers consisting OF
Governor Judges OF Supreme and Circuit Courts mem
bers of Legislature &c together with representative
to Congress- Tho Legislature is to meet on the 18th q
December
The trial of the strong divorce suit continued yes
terday in tho Superior Court, before Judge Garvn.
Af,ar the close Of the Of Miss Museh
Mrs Hutchns nurse In the Strong family, placed
the stand She testified TO having seen Mira Strong on
one occasion slowly open the door OF Edwards room,
and after pc eg about come out and up stairs and
this while atred In her wrapper. The deposition OF
Mira Bedel sister Of the PLAINTIFF next read The
document the occasion Of considerable dispute be-
tween the opposing counsel 1t dsposed to the alleged
confession Of the adultery by Mrs. Strong
ton with her sister n-law with the circumstances At
tending the rst temptation. The reading Of the depOs
ton will be continued to-day
suit for ten thousand dollars damages against the
Second Avenue Railroad Company was yesterday insti-
tuted in the Supreme Court, before Judge Smith, by
named John sca6un, who alleges that he was run
over by one Of their the Bowery about year ago.
and severely injured that he has since been deprived
Of the Of his legs The case Is not yet concluded
In the suit in the Supreme Court of Mrs. Ann Curran
against the Warren Naphtha Manufacturing Company OF
Williamsburg for damages by the death Of her while
in the employ OF the propetors Of said establishment
returned verdict fifteen hundred dollars In favor Of
the plaintiff.
Tho case Of George Davis against Sheriff Kelly and
Deputy sheriGs Hugh ODonnell and Henry Drenr, for
alleged false imprisonment In Edrdge street Jail and
extortion damages being laid at ten thousand doars
was concluded yesterday In the Superior Court fore
Judge Moncrief The Court dismissed the comp tint
against Mr. Kelly, and left the assessment Of the amount
OF damages against his deputies to the jury, who
turned verdict in the plaintiff for hundred
dollars.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Charles
Allen was convicted OF grand larceny, in stealing
piece Of lace worth hundred dollars from the store
Of Clanin Co. on tho 18th instant He sent to the
State Prison for two years coored man named John
Timan was then placed at the bar and tried in
dictment for rape committed upon beautiful child
aged only Eve years. the daughter Of highly respectable
parents residing up The victim of this atrocous
and endsh act was brought into court in the OF
her mother and told the circumstances under which
the offence was pcrpetrated. Her statement was
funr substantiated by medical and other testi-
m0hy, which disclosed additional revolving facts
The crime committed few days SINCE and as soon
as Justice Bowling finished the examination the Grand
Jury brought in m Indictment A few moments after
the prisoner argncd by Assistant District Attorney
Bedford and promptly convicted Judge Russell, in
passing sentence said he regretted that the law
changed to prevent him from sentencing the prisoner
for life. The highest penalty however, was imposed,
which was twenty years imprisonment in the State
Prison When the officers removed the negro from tho
court he was struck severe blow by indignant
citizen but Justice Downing who was passing prevented
any further violence
The alleged Custom House frauds up yesterday
afternoon before Justice Downing In the Tombs Police
Court for the purpose Of argument the jurisdiction Of
this court in the matter The prisoners William Chase
Barney Benthan Fabian and Captain Reginald Chauncy
were attended by their respective counsel. All the
afternoon taken up by the argument II being main
tanned on The side that in offence committed on
coded territory las tho Custom House and other
public bmldings) the New York state courts have no
Jurisdiction and that therefore the must be tried
before United States court Several authorities were
quoted substanate this and the Justice said that he
would hare the question settled in few days. and that
in the nea ntime the testimony Of witnesses would DO
proceeded with. The matter was adjourned over until
tomorrow at ten O'Clock.
fire was discovered between two and three o'clock
yesterday morning tho carpenter shop in the Of
Nos $50 and l61 mercer street. The flames spread
rapidly, destroying tenement house in the rear, and
dong damage to the ncghborng property. The fire Is
supposed have been the work Of incendiary The
loss is estimated at thirty thousand dollars.
Nnoher meeting Of the Health Commissioners, to take
action in reference the cholera held yesterday.
communication from Dr. Marsden Of Quebec, embrao-
ing apan for quarantning in of the disease was
presented and read Dr. sayre, city Resident Physician,
addressed the Board in defence OF the recent action
Of tie health authorities in quarantning vessels from
infeoed European ports in reply the animndver
SION OF many on their conduct He also gave expo
si,io Of the nature and symptoms of cholera,
al ha
preenting its ravages. He insisted especially rigid
quarantine.
Tie departure OF tho Brazilian Mail Steamship Compa
nys steamer South America will be delayed until to-
morrow t30th) 70 enable merchants to acknowledge
receipt OF advices by the Havana Of tho same ne due
today from Rio Janeiro and st. Thomas
he new Empire sidewheel line Of steamships between
Nv York and Savannah will hereafter sail from pier
% North river foot Of Warren street. instead Of from
per No A. The San Salvador will leave the above pier
o Saturday next, December 2, at three P. N.
Particuls Of the loss the Florida coast Cape
arnavera the 2sd nli., during the october
eles, of the schooners Harriet b. Tyler and Joel G.
weet are furnished by one of our Charleston CORES.
ondents. The former her way from Galveston
Dr. New York, and the latter from New York for Apa-
,chicola. All the persons belonging TO both vessels
,ere saved excepting Captain James McGeo Of the Tyler
mo was drowned.
sidewheel steamers now running between Charles
on, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Fernondina
land g. Augustine, Florida and intermediate points.
The dead and mutilated body of young man named
John wescott found yesterday morning lying the
tract OF the New Jersey Railroad, at the Washington
street crossing in Jersey City II Is supposed that he
had been struck and instantly killed by passing train
during the preceding night.
Thirty thousand square feet Of space have been as
signed for American exhbosin the French Universal In
dustal Exhibition which Is open Paris In the spring
Of 1867 Those desiring exhibit must send their appca
ons for assignment TO No Spruce street. in this city
before the LIST Of January next but they will have
year after that in which TO prepare their specimens
There Is trouble between the Milwaukee and La Crosse
Railroad Company and the farmers along their line
The farmers have morgaged their farms to the amount
Of million Of dollars and the mortgages being
foreclosed On Monday night considerable Of the track