The New York herald., 1865-02-15

Il senate yebefuhy
amehsnt the constitution providing thas Justices and
judges may be appointed instead OF elected, was
REQ ived Bills reported to amend tho law relative
to the incorporation Of life asr companes relative
to taxes fees and fines paid by insurance companies Of
other States; and relative TO tho schools In
New York Bills were noticed TO incorporate tho Brook.
lyn and Calvary Cemetery Railroad Company to incor.
pote the Accident Insurance Company 70 prohibit tho
erection Of public nuisancss In this city; 70 incor-
porats the Knickerbockor Gaslight Company OF New
York bill incorporating the New York and
Point Isabel Immigration Company was introduced
Bills were passed incorporating the Now York
Yacht Club and relative 70 Greenwood Cemetery. Mr.
Bell presented resolution, which lies under the
rule 70 the effect that the conditions offered by the Presi-
dent Of the United States namely the restoration Of the
national authority throughout all the States the freedom
OF the enslaved, and vigorous prosecution Of the war
until al tho forcos. hostile 70 tho government dis
banded meet our cordial approval.
In the Assembly bilk relative the punishment Of
criminal offenders; the State Census BILL incorporating
the New Yerk Sharpshooters' Club, and amending the
charter Of the Manhsstan Fire Insurance Company
ordered third reading The Speaker then presented
the annual report of the Medical Society concurrent
resolution adopted to adjourn from the lth TO the
! 23d inst
NIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
Very interesting from South and Central America
Is contained in dispatches brought by the steamship
Ocean Queen which arrived here yesterday, from Aspn-
wall on the 9th inst The difficulty between Spain and
Peru had finally boen settled the latter agreeing pay
all the claims Of the former including three millions Of
dollars for the expenses Of sending large squadron TO
the Chincha Islands Simultaneous salutes 10 be
fired by the Spanish vessels and the Peruvian FORTS and
diplomatic relations would be resumed between the two
nations It was expected that, having brought tho
| Dor, pura
of the Spanish feet would proceed to Chile to demand
satisfaction of her for having refused supply his ships
with coal and provisions The Chilean seat OF govern
ment IL to BIO removed from Santiago to Valparaiso
The discovery OF quicksilver mno In the streets
Of tho latter city, noticed In dispatches
by q previous arrival, had caused great
element among the people generally as well
as the speculaiors contract has been entered
intofor the construction within three years. Of road
the Andes from Chile to tho Argentine Confcdea
tion An order has been issued by the government Of
Colombia prohibiting the passage hereafter tho
Ishmus Of Panama Of the soldiers sailors marines Of
all naiions The cotton crop of Central America is
expected to give very fair yed contrary to previously
entertained feara Major General sickles still IN
Panama the 9th inst The Ocean Queen brought 10
this port from Aspinwall two hundred and sixty
four thousand dollars In specie
The steamship Parkersburg which arrived al Panama
the 2sth ult reported having spoken In the Straits
OF Magellan the schooner Petrol ninety ays from New
York, for San Francisco Tho Petrol reported having
been attacked while At anchor In Port 6alant the
Pstagonian side Of the Straits by the Indians Of Terra del
Fuego; but succeeded, after severe Tight n beating
them or killing and wosnding number The Parkers
burg also spoke tbs United States steam sloop Mar
ragansott in tho sra and supplied her with seventeen
tons Of coal
The United States steamers Flag and WayandA, which
sailed from Port Royal the 9Th inst part convoy 70
twenty -four vessels laden with General herman's cap
turod Savannah cotton, arrived here yesterday The
Kewanee, another Of the conveying steamers arrived ~
Newport, r l., yesterday But neither Of these steam
brought with them any Of the cotton laden craft tho
latter being parted with by the Flag the
day OF sailing, on Charleston, and by the Kewanec
and wayanda Tho 10th inst The Kewanse and
wayanda experienced northeast gale Sunday
morning ast OF Bafncgat, and suffered some damage.
When they LEFT Port Royal another large Hss laden with
cotton was lying there, and would sail in fsw dayA
There was great rush a the Supervisors volunteer
ing rooms yesterday Of desiring TO Join the army
and large number enlisted tho nine hundred dol
lars In sreenbaclS per capita being powerful induce
ment The activity In recruiting made the committee
headquarters look like their former selvea
In Brooklyn scarcely anything is doing In recruit
ing for the army and the Provost Marshas have received
orders from Washington 70 hold themselves In readiness
70 drafting al any time; but II IL understood
that will NOT begin to-day. Kings county has yet 70
furnish -four thousand hundred and twenty 70
Nil her quota Of whom the proportion Of the Second Con
gressonal district lis two thousand throe hundred and
seventy and Of the Third thousand hum
dred and forty-one
The rebel Captain James Yates Bea who arrested
ai Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls the 10th OF
last December has been convicted by court martial OF
piracy Lake Eric, and Of being spy and guerrilla and
General Dix has ordered his execution by hanging on
Saturday next on Governors Island Bcail, win bo
remembered concerned In the sezuro Of The lake
steamers Island Queen and Pho Parsons In September
last Captain Kennedy, charged with being one OF tho
rebels who attempted 70 burn down this city, b now
being tried before the military court which con-
victed Beall
Colonel Baker chief of the VA Department detectives
Is still engaged In investigating the bounty brokerage
and bounty jumping frauds IN this city and Brooklyn
Some astounding discoveries have beon made, which IL
not deemed prudsn. 70 make public yet Unsuccessful
attempts have been made to stop the Colonel In hin
labo by both oon Of brbes and threats Of personal
injury.
A meeting Of the Board Of me Fire Department was
held at Frcmcns Hall last evening" TO hear the report Of
the committee who had appeared before the Senatorial
committee 81 Albany 70 present the views Of the Fire
Department Of New York In opposition TO the bin 70
ported providing for paid Are department Remarks
mado BY Chief Engineer Decker; Mr. P1ait, Prcsi
| dent or the Fire Department; John J. Govmsn and
| PhR.p W. Enes and othsS
| Ths Court Of Appeals have decided In tho csss OF
rsnatz Raisky who has besa confined IN Jail since 1884
under sentence Of death for The murder os sssmond
rener that the Court Of Oyer and Termner had jurs
con over shs eass but that the sentence should DO
modified accordance with the law of 1890 which pro
vidcs THAI murdsssu shaIl b confined In the ssste
Prison up, such time the Governor shall order their
sentence 70 be carried Into execution motion was
made N the Kings county Supreme Court yesterday 70
mako the decision Of the Court Of Appeals the decision
Of the general term The motion granted and the
prisoner viii therefore be Sescntenced BY tho Court Of
| Oyer and Terminey.