The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20

aou Wuooo coming nA4 Ooeu long enough
for and oen enough deferred 70 sken the hearts Of the
expeotant.
The trial OF Mary Harris for killing Burroughs. tho
Treasury Department clerk concluded In washing
ton yesterday The court room was denscly crowded,
the attendance Of ladies being very large. On the
conclusion of tho arguments Of counsel, the
Judge in q few remarks submitted the case TO
the jury who aftor an absence OF about ten
minutes returned with a verdict Of not guilty. On
this announcement There great excitement
The men threw up their hats and burst into loud
applause women waved thor handkerchiefs and wept
with 10y and numbers rushed towards Miss Harris to
congratulate her The acquitted lady tainted, and was
taken from the court in an nsensibe condition
Rev J. NJ Stevenson Secretary Of the American Tract
delivered last evening" under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Christian Association an interesting ad-
dress upon the effects Of the war ON Virginia and North
Carolina and the present condition Of those two States
as seen by the speaker in recent ourneyngs through
them. he was attentively listened to by large au-
diencc. -...-----.
YESTERDAY TO witness the trot between the Bashaw y
Ella Sherwood and the Hambletonian colt Bruno
thousand dollars side, mile heats best three In Ave.
The entire five heats trotted the ally winning three
OF them The quickest time was made by the colt in
tho first heat he trottng the mile in minutes md
thirty seconds.
Thomas s. Pitts, claiming to be drovsr, yestef
day before United States Commissioner Osborn charge
of having recently been cxtensvely engaged In passing
on the people Of Orange and Sullivan countess and in
other sections Of the State counterfes Of the fifty dol
lar Treasury notes. which he gave in payment for pur
chases of live stock Considerable testimony was taken
but the not concluded
The examination into the Of Slower against Por
.totae~
money from him on pretence Of using It to get him Of
Fort Lafayette resumed yesterday In tho Jefferson
Police Court The complainant Slower. the only
witness placed the stand and he subjected to q
very rigid crossexamnation. Not concluded when the
court adjourned The further hearing OF the case was
set down for Monday next
meeting was held in the Cooper Institute last
ing TO express sympathy with the Mexican republican
exles now in this city Mr. Joshua Leavitt pre-
sided and addresses were delivered by Messrs Zarcos
Rio and Vlalofus.
The thirteenth annual Commencement Of the Free
Academy took place last evening at the Academy Of
Music The exercises consisted chiefly, usual such
occasions Of addresses by the graduates and the
mony Of comforting degrees Tho former were Of
character very credbe TO the students and the nstu
ton The Academy of Music well filled by intel.
ligent audience tt+
Early yesterday forenoon the members Of the German
singing societies in the city TO the number Of be-
and three thousand formed in procession and
marched down the Bowery and through the City Hall
Park where they passed in review before the Mayor
Thence they proceeded up Broadway and on to Jones'
Wood where the saenger picnic held. The amuse-
ments here wore various, and enjoyed with the
greatest zcst BY the participants There singing,
instrumental music, dancing eating, drinking, playing
games and distribution OF prizes TO singers besides
many other innocent and exharating performances.
The street cleaners composing the Cartmen and Ia
borers Association held meeting last evening at 70
Prince street. but adjourned TO Saturday evening" with
out transacting any business OF consequence. :.
The following named persons were yesterday commit
ted by the city police jusces:-A giving his
a. William johnson, said to have been engaged, with
several others who escaped, In assautng and robbing
Henry Schroeder Of IA Delaney street, on Tuesday
night the Of Broome street and the Bowery;
John NARROW occupying attic at II John Street, on
whose promises found largo lot Of obscene pic
lures; Thomas Halpn, . drayman, ON complaint Of
recklessy rolling ono Of number Of bales Of cotton
which he was unloading In Greenwich street Mrs.
Mary Harland, aged lady living al 3yo Greenwich
street. James Hart aid Martin Brady aged sixteen and
seventeen on charge Of burglary and robbery s 500
Sixth avenue; man giving hts name James Gordon,
who was arrested after desperate struggle with po
liccman, on charge In company with another person
who escaped Of burglary and robbery in the premises
rear Of " Forsyth street, and Thomas McShey charged
with attacking the street Lave ct night returned SOL
dier named Michael Kinser brutaily beating him and
stealing from him hundred and thirty dollars
There were four incendiary nrss in Troy, N. T., on
last Monday night. one Of them In large i've story
hotel, whore tho flames wore gnited with phosphorus,
the building being fred every door and in ten differ
ent places The incendiaries were not discovered
The total losses by the freshets Of Monday last in six
counties OF the States OF Pennsylvania and New jersey
where the damages the most extensive are esti-
mated at six hundred thousand dollars.
There were auction sales Of coal In this city yesterday
by both the Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Della
ware Lackawana and Western Railroad Company about
fory-sx thousand tons altogether being disposed or
At both sales the attendance large and the bidding
lively The prices show Q slight advance on those of
last month.
The stock market was dull but without material
change, yesterday Governments steady. Gold
unsettled and closed the street 1t 1l2K 142X and
at night at 142X.
There rather less activity in breadstus yesterday,
without any remarkable change in prices OF oat
which advanced To- Provisions less freely dealt Ia
New pork sold high t31 37k but closed a $751;
Cotton freely offered at decline Of lc per
h., with moderate sales. fair demand prevailed
for coffee, sugars and tallow, which firm. Tho
freight market quiet and somewhat depressed With
ls3 vessels Of all classes port The changes in other
branches Of general business were unimportant.
POLITICS IN NEW JERsEY.-The republican
party of New Jersey hold their State Conven-
ton to-day at Trenton, the capital Of the State.
A convention Of the war democracy Of the
State was called to meet at the same place yes
terday, for the purpose, as was supposed, Of
forming an alliance with the republicans and
uniting their combined strength TO secure .
Legislature that would ratify the emancipation
amendment to the national constitution.
The war democracy, however, a. will
be seen by our Trenton despatch, did
not "come to time," there being but
i've delegates present ct the hour for
assembling and no convention was held