The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27

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aexs resolution Adopted aushssisiag thu Super
mAks such increase In the boantss 10 vol
tssrs they may deem proper. Tho C.ty Inspectors
annual report received and ordered 10 b. printed
communication Wa sens In by the Mayor stating the
intention OF tho New York Cassh, Company 70 increase
their charges for lighting tho city Communics,ioas
also received from tbs Mayor vet'rs permits for
the cion OF recruiting booths and 9, .amsnding the
withdrawal Of all such permits hereteso granted and
the passage Of ordinance 70 prcysas ~alstneus In
this city for other looales cs3utioa was adopted
permitting tho Colored Orphan Asylum trustees 70 sell
tn ground which their old building situated aud
us t.c money 70 purchase another s.te Tho Board ad
jonr,..i - Two O'Clock Monday nexI
I'll Hoard Of Councimcn met yesterday, the President
Mr. lays presiding Resolutions were adopted forbid
ding tc r,ctoA Of any more tents for recruiting pur
poses for Tie present. and nsructins the Committee
National Affairs inquire into the proprssy Of rsscind
ing all permits for the erection Of bidngs tents
other places for recruiting purposes and report their
earliest convenience The Mayor sent In oonmunca-
ton ve.ops resolutions granting permission to certain
parties erect recruiting tenta The Mayor states that
IL tho recruits obtained credited 70 the city no
would not object; but II was well known that thoss
tents furnished facilities agents from other localities
procure recruits besides disngnring the city He
submitted an ordinance making Il unlawful for
any person 70 open ocss In this oity 10 obtain recruits
for any other place than the city and county OF New
York. 70 induce any person to enlist - substitute
for any person other than resident Of this city and
county under penalty Of not len than thousand
than ave thousand dolarA The paper referred
70 the Committee 0rdinancsa The Board eoncurred
with the Aldermen In giving psrmisson 10 the trustees
Of the Colored Orphan Asylum to soil their property In
vxtS.
up town resolution was adopted approprating
thousand Ave hundred dollars for the celebration Of
washnston's birthdays also resolution furnishing the
members Of the Common Council with badges maps and
other articles requisite for the performance Of their on
cial duties .,.Yos
The Commissioners OF Charities and Correction met
yesterday. The report Of the Committee Of the whole
contained letter from Dr. ives President Of the Ins
tuition for the Protection Of Roman Catholic Children
stating that the typhus fever has broken out vrusny
In the female department Of the institution and asking
the Commissioners TO take temporary charge Of all chill
dren affected The Board agreed 10 the request The
number Of Inmates at present reported In the nsttu
tions IL 7,22o. The number admitted last week was
asa Discharged died transferred 70 other nsttu
tions, 1,294
Patrick Doyle convicted Of passing counterfeit fry
dollar Treasury notes. wa yesterday sentenced by Judge
smalley In the United states Circuit Court to ten years
imprisonment and dollar nne. Palmer Lewis and
George CLARK were arraigned yesterday In the same
court FOR having spurious fractional currency In their
possession.
In the Supreme Court circuit yesterday before Judge
Leonard Martin w. Brett recovered three thousand
hundred and nfty dollars damages for alleged
failure the part Of Louis Renaud 10 deliver nifty thou
sand bushels OF oats at = time agreed upon.
In the case OF Epstein Odenhemer In the Supreme
court before Judge Barnard yesterday the plaintiff who
sued the defendant promissory note, recovered
verdict for nine hundred dollars <st
The Historical Society OF this city held special meet
Ing al their last evening In respect the memory
Of Of their former mcmbers--the lato Edward
Everett The President Mr. De Peyster, occupied tho
chair. Resolutions were presented by the Rev. Dr.
Ferris Chancellor Of tho University which were unap
mousy adopted Addresses appropriate to tho occasion
vera delivered by Mr.. Charles p Kirkland, Professor
Smith, William Cullen Bryant, Esq, Hon. George Ban
croft and Rev. Or. Ossood.
Owing to the absence Of an important witness, tho
coroner inquest in the Of Johnson Pollock Who
as alleged, was shot Wednesday evening by Henry
Yelveron in house the OF Church and lispe
nsrd streets yesterday postponed TIL this forenoon.
Yelveron has not yet been arrested The woman Kitty
Burke In whose apartments Pollock shot, ~ detained
by the captain or the Fifth precinct police wnss
A coronsr's jury yesterday rendered . verdict that
william H. Johnson, who was severely beaten In .
house In Chatham street, near Roosevelt on
the night OF the 18th inst, aud who died In tho New
York Hospital last Tuesday, csme to his death from
blows on tho head inflicted NY a man known as Ssn
and that Thomas Ohen and Patrick Hebron were acces
Iores. Cohen committed 10 the Rombs; but Stem
and Henron have not yet been arrested Expolicsn'sn
Hayes was acquitted OF all completely in ths fatal
Assault
An inquest was yesterday held In tire case Of John
-onnsssn, the soldier found murdered Governors
ISLAND last Saturday evening" but tho evidence failed
o show by whom he killed
The inquest In the Gaze OF Mr. Horace Cushing who,
has been reported, killed himself by jumping from
story window Is West Thirty third street. has
been postponed till the Sd Of February.
Major General Benjamin y. Butler arrived In this city
from Washington yesterday his way 70 Lowell Mass,
for which place he viii leave to-day
Theodore Yates convicted In the Brooklyn Court or
Oyer and Tsrminer Of the murder OF policeman Charles
curran was yesterday sentenced to death Judge Bar
Hard briefly addressed the wrstchsd the enormy
Of the be had committed In concluding the Judge
pronounced the Last of The law that he Thso-
doro Yates be taken back 70 Vie jail from whence ~ hsk
been brought in,o court and the nth day u March
next DO taken thsrerom TO the place Of execution ssd
there hanged until he Is dead
There has been another change made IN regard 70 the
number or 10 - furnished BY Brootyn under the
Presidents last call for roopa The quoas Of the second
aud Third Congressional districts together nxsd
four thousand sIse hundred aud thirteen the Second
district being required 10 supply three thousand hun
dred and sevsnty.two men, and the Thrd thousand
seven hundred and forty ono.
The extensive Are 81 BufYas, noticed In yesterdays
HxaMD was subdued at . late hour Wednesday night
AFTER burning number OF buiidsnga Three arsmen
killed by the falling Of wall The value OF the property
destroyed estimated seven hundred and city thou
sand doiIsra
General wabridse has excepted the invitation or the
Legislative Committee on FEDERAL Relations ana 10
70 address the committee and Legislature this evening
n eight o'clock 10 the Assembly chamber At Albany,
The proposed amendment 70 the constitution aboishisg
slavery.
The severe cold weather Of the past two days has put
the Ice 10 excellent condition, and oil the ponds and
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