The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-26

yesterday Il says that the bitterness Of feeling caused
by forays OF white bushwhackcrs the territory Of tho
Indians forms great obstacle TO the negotiation Q.
favorable treaties with them These bushwha Sers carry
regularly organized system OF wholesale ca'te steal
ing, by which Is estimated that the tribes nave ios'
three hundred thousand head Of oa1te' Vaueo ~
between four and five million dollars Nineteen thousand
Indians are now being subssted by tho goyernment in
this SUPPLEMENTARY,
The delegates 10 the Alabama Convention have memo
raized the President to speedy trial OF Clement
c. Clay of their State who Of the rcputed rebel
agents Canada during the war and who wss suspected
of implication the plot which resulted in the assassna
ton Of President Lincoln Our Washington dispatches
say il is probable prayers Of the memoriass will be
granted
Internal Revenue Commissioner Orion yesterday
signed his position Mr. A. Rollins the Deputy
Commissioner Is expected to be the successor
The convention Of internal revenue assessors was
again in Albany yesterday and the reports Of
the various committees appointed the previous day
take into consideration the several branches Of the
business presented and read Their reading
sumed the greater part OF the day and revealed
curious facts It appeared that completely variant de-
clsions had been rendered by the Internal Revenue
Bureau on tho subject at different times
and to officers IN different parts OF the country
1t also shown that stamps OF different
value were required for th3 same articles in
different parts of the country. Tho Committee on
Manufactures recommended that deductions DO made
for freight articles and that goods
signed agent TO sell shall not DO taxed until sold
The report of the Committee whiskey and Cigars
veacd the fact that tho from those has
fallen far short of what anticipated which said
from OF The law Tho report OF of the
comm tees looking towards general tax sales in
lou OF other modes OF taxation caused lively debate
there being strong opposition % the suggestion which
ultimately had 20 be withdrawn by the committee max
Ing IT,
Therc was continuation OF the Mariposa Company
litigation yesterday before Judge ingraham, OF the su
preme Court at chambers argument being heard
motion TO dissolve injunction restraining farther pro-
ceedns in Ia Marine Court in certain cases growing out
OF the operations OF this organization The Judges do
csion reserved.
Yesterday the time appointed for the hearing be-
fore Judge ngraham, at chambers Of the argument
tn order obtained by the Eighteenth Ward Market Com
miss.oncrs to compel tho Mayor and Common Council 70
show FOR neglect TO have enacted tho necessary
municipal ordinance for tho erection Of said market, in
of law passed at the last session Of the L.
gslature Twas, however, postponed TIL next month,
cnabc tho counsel OF tho Board Of Aldermen pre-
pare afidavits
Judge soncrief of tho Superior Court has rendered
his decision favor o. allowing Edward D. Kctchum,
confined in tn Tombs charges o. forgery, TO
appear witness in the SUIT growing out Of his Wall
street transactions brought by VIM H. Mcvickar against
the firm of Grccnleaf Norr Co. Some seventy thou
sand dollars alleged to have been deposited with this
firm by young he chum, claimed by Mr.. McV .ckar.
The trial OF Peter Strong indicted for procuring
abortion upon his wife, commenced yesterday the
Court OF General Sessions jury was cnspaneed.
and witness sworn whom 1t discovered that
Macame Barber claimed TO be an Important with SIS for
the prosecution, was not In attendance An officer was
sent 10 hor residence who stated his return
that he could not succeed in seeing her Tho Recorder
on learning that regular subpoena had be n
served, decided that the would have to proceed
un.css the oil for the dc consented 10 post
poncmcnt Mr.. Brady would not consent TO further
postponcment OF tho trial and asked tho Court to instruct
the jury to acqut the accused As the prosecution
ready when the called the Recorder told
the jury u thor duty to render verdict o, not
getty, which hey did This case has created cJnsidcra
bic sensation in fashionable circles the parties
respectfully The divorce sui brought by Ar
Sron AGAINST his wife will be tried month in the
Superior Court
In consequence OF tho last Legislature having passed
law exclusively governing elections in the Metropolitan
Police dis.rc and providing for the appointment Of
special To- examine and count tho ballots cast
confusion Of IDEAS has arisen whether upon
those the district inspectors will derolyo
the duty Of counting the votes pocd at tho ensuing No
vcmbcr election regard TO the State volunteer boz MY
debt dec ding whether tho people will have II funded
and pay interest t. or, by special tax dishsrg, 1t
at State Attorney General Cochrane has been ap
peacd TO In the matter. and gives his opinion that In
tn city and Brooklyn the said bounty ballots must be
canyassed by the of the respective election
districts, and not by the Inspectors thereof
Attorney General Cochrane las also given his opinion
response inquiries that OF naturnzcd Cit
zcns wishing isercd who allie 20 inability TO pro-
duce their naturalization papers their oas legally
competent to prove such nab lily.
There two large auction sales Of coal in the
city yesterday, thousand tons Of Ption coal
being sold Ill Broadway and twenty three thousand
tons OF Scranton nj ~ Exchange place The gratifying
feature the sales he general public a fa, from
the prices realized at the last previous sacs the decline
taking all qualities into account averaging about seventy
FIVE per ton. and II Is believed that sii!l lower
prices for the article viii shortly rule. Al the clos" ycs
terday Scranton cal sold for from eleven dollars
and thirty cents eleven dollars and sevcnynvc
cents
There was another large sale yesterday ., The Brook
iyn Navy Yard OF surpl go7rnmcnt vcsscs many o.
which took an important part in The late war for the
Union Altogether twenty seven vessels sold. all
OF them excepting TIRES being steamers o, dilercht
classes including sdewhecl and propeller steamships,
gunbcats tugs and tenders and the total amount Of
money realized half million dollars.
The repairs OF tue diercn, railroads between Peters
burg Va, and Charleston, g. O., have been completed
and the railway route Of travel Is open through
from the former TO the latter city II runs via Weldon
aud Wilmington, N. O., and Florence, 3. @ Peters
burg be reached from Now York by steamers direct
or by rail Washington, Fredericksburg and Rich
mond From Charleston TO Savannah there IA regular
line Of steamers and from the latter place Augusta can
be reached by rail or Savannah river steamers tn
roads Augusta via Atlanta and West Point TO Mont
gomcry, Alabama now also in operation.
Nearly two hundred delegates from tho Divisions Of
the Of Temperance in Eastern New York assembled
yesterday at Odd Fellows Hall, in Centre street day