The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-31

2sth instant and after remaining there forty eight hours
pieces causing the loss Of forty SCUBA Captain
Greenman twelve Of his and one passenger NAMED
VI. Long Of Brooklyn, saved themselves on cotton
| bsles
Charleston ON Wednesday last. between the steamers
Zodiac from Savannah for New YORK. and the Virgo
from New York for Savannah in which the former
badly damaged Both vessels arrived 81 Savannah on
| the following day st
The heaviest storm which have yet had during
the present winter visited yesterday. II commenced
| about eight o'clock in the morning and continued
Throughout the day. and, though the temperature w
Mid and there . consequent thawlng process going
on such heavy volume did the nescy substance de-
scsnd that by night depth Of three four inches had
accumulated A basis was thus formed for the first
genuine slsighns Of the season and the favorable
sion was embraced BY many lovers Of the sport the
merry iasling OF The balls being heard In different parts
Of the city and in the suburbs The telegraph
the prevalence OF one snow storm far south
Baltimore and lar sast - Boston. Coming from the
southwark, commenced in Baltimore At six o'clock In
the morning in Philadelphia q ssven here ct eight and
In Boston about noon.
The closing session Of the Board Of Aldermen for the
year 1885 held yesterday whom that body met and
transacted Al the unfinished business Of previous meet
ingA Alstter wss received from Dr. r. B. Bradford
ats Public Administrator IN which the writer sonfssses
that he bag been guilty OF Declarations 70 the extent Of
nearly forty thoseand dollars sad amount having been
improperly used BY him while In ONCE and lost in stock
specustioas Subsequent TO the reading Of This docu.
facts OF tho case The ordinance from the Board Of
Counclmen providing for the widening and extension Of
Ann street taken up. concurred in and sent % the
Mayor for approval The Board adjourned sse die Al
late hour in the afternoon.
The Board OF Councilmen held their closing session
yesterday. Mr. Sweeny, the Clerk Of the Board, re.
signed his Office whereupon the Board elected exCoun-
Gilman Hagerty to al that position. resolution
adopted granting permission to John Mills to
veyances through Broadway and all the leading thor
oughfares which afterwards reconsidcred and re-
ferred to the Committee Railroads similar dspo-
sition made Of resolution granting permission
the High Bridge Railroad Company operate their road
upon certain streets in Harlem and the Bloomngdae
road Appropriations in addition 10 those provided for
In previous ordinances made to enable the Comp
roer TO meet the expenses OF the present year. After
the usual complimentary resolutions, the Board ad-
journed sine die
The last official act Of Judge Hoffman, our Mayor
elect in his position Of Recorder performed by him
yesterday in tho Court Of General Sessions and
sisted Of pronouncng upon Edward b. Ketchum the
Wall street forger the sentence of imprisonment in the
State Prison for four years and six month"; Previous
the judgment being pronounced young Ketchum's csun-
sci read lengthy AFFIDAVIT upon motion for further
postponement Of the sentence which overulcd by
the Recorder II was claimed that several millions of
dollars were involved in the tgatons growing out Of
his extensive forgeries and that Ketchums testimony
was Of the greatest importance in settling these
counts After the regular business Of the court was
finished Mr.. James Brady, District Attorney Hall and
Judge Russell made appropriate remarks upon the
retirement from the bench Of the Recorder enter upon
his duties as Mayor collation. prepared in the
buildings TO which the District Attorney invited the Judi
ciary and several distinguished lawyers. among whom
was Judge Davies. Of the Court Of Appeals
Up 70 three O'Clock this morning the jury in the
Strong divorce case had not arrived Al agreement
They had been, a that Time thirty eight hours in do
liberation The Judge left them last night AT midnight
With Instructions 10 be sent in they agreed upon
verdict before morning At last accounts they stood
ten to two, but which side they were thus arranged
did not transpre
Judge Leonard, Of the Supreme Court yesterday de.
cdcd the OF Robert Martin who brought before
fined in Fort Lafayette charge of being rebel spy
and connected with the rebel plot 10 destroy this city by
IRE. lengthy opinion was given by tho Judge the
different points Of law governing the case and 1t was
decided that the prisoner be handed TO the civil
for trial.
Mr.. John B. Haskn, who was appointed by Judge Bar
nard in February 1894 referee TO hear and adJucate
upon the claims against the city government of Charles
Devfn FOR work done on the New Bowery, Fourth
n2s Ind Fftysecond Fifty seventh, Seventynnih and
Delaney Streets has recently rendered his decision
denying all the demands OF the plaintiff the ground
that the Common Council authorized or made ap
preparations for the services In question.
Robert Mitchell the mate Of the schooner John Boyn
ton while the latter was anchored on Rker's Island,
early yesterday morning. shot deadiin the cabin of
the vessel BY river pirate The mate was watch ut
the time and something calling his attention TO the for
ward part OF the vessel he went there In the mean
time the vessel boarded by river thief, who came
from shore noiseessy to attract no notice The
rogue Immediately entered the cabin. where the captain
aud pilot asleep Ills movements awoke the former,
who had pistol Immediately presented at his head by
the thief and threatened with instant death should
he make any alarm The captain needless Of the threat
cried for help when the thief fred. Tho mate then
the rescue when second shot was fred Ny the
thief the ball peEng the mates heart killing him in
santly The murderer Immediately after ran out Of the
cabin jumped the ide Of the vessel into his boat,
and was soon lost In the darkness a. the morning.
Major General Judson Fitzpatrick, our new Minister TO
the republic Of Chile sailed from this city for Asnwall
yesterday board the steamship Henry Chsuncey, on
iiis way " the scat Of the legation in Santiago.
Tho activity and excitement the part Of both sides
to the present renan quarrel continue unsbsted and
each party is mastering ts forces and putting forth all
It's efforts make the largest possible show Of strength
The interest becomes intensified - the time approaches
for the grand opening OF the campaign In earnest with
the assembling In this city, Tuesday next, Of the
convention OF the Brotherhood. s..s- a.r-,lx.,
Two young men named Chafiea Brown and Thomas
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