The New York herald., 1865-05-04

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Secretary Seward continues V improve. md again rods
out yesterday Nh Frsdsck Seward better yestss-
day, and perfectly oonssaoua
BY the arrival here yesterday oT the stsamshp Nons
Castle, from Havana the 20th ut have some fur
ther Interesting items Regarding Mexican affairs. though
the dates ateas those Of the advces given N
yesterday mornings HssAID BY Of New Orleans
correspondents In 6amaloa, Nichoacau, PusbA and
other Mexican States the between the gueras and
the mpenalists stln continued, and with undmtn'
shed ferooity quarter being given on either sids
NAximiians prospects for subduing hs enemies show
little signs of improvement II 10 said that bis Foreign
Logon which now numbers Elk thousand, will be In
creased 10 twenty thousand Several republican leaders
who had given their adhsrsnes 70 the empire have rs
canted and resspoussd the cause Of yuarex Among
them is General Valdez whose influence with tho hex
soldiers is very great The rumor that the Invasion
Of Mexico BY armed from the United States 70 ~
President Juarez has already commenced 10 reter-
ated In the Of this arrival Marshal Bazane has
received the special thanks Of Maxman for the organi
zation Of his army and War Department
There has recently been reduction In the duties on all
classes Of -four imported At Havana There had been no
arrivals Of Ango-rebel blockade II that port up
70 the 10th ut since the date Of previous sdv;ces
Tho Board Of Supervisors held meeting yesterday;
but little business Of public interest up. Super
visor Purdy moved that the county tax levy amended
90 70 conform 10 the items Of the levy passed by
the Legislature. Asr some discussion the item pro-
vding for the payment Of the sodiers' bounty fund
bonds No. amounting TO sixty thousand dollars
adopted but the Board not having sufficient information
10 authorize them TO act upon the other items they
laid over. number Of routine papers were then dis
posed Of and the Board adjourned 70 Tuesday, the 9th
inst.
Tho trial Of the Strong divorce case which was have
been proceeded with yesterday in tho Superior Court
before Judge Moncrie postponed motion OF the
counsel for Mrs Strong. In consequence Of the alleged
unsettled state Of the issues. It decided by the
Court that the might be called again after three
days notice from counsel on either side.
The Of Peyton Jordan and Others brokers'
Henry 7. Moore in which the plaintiffs brought suit to
recover commissions and tho difference between the buy
ing and selling price of gold sold in 1853 tried
yesterday before Judge Leonard in the Supreme Court cir
cult. The jury were directed to bring In q scaled
dict at ten O'Clock this morning
The Grand Jury of the Court Of General Sessions
empanclled yesterday, whom Judge Russell delivered
brief charge upon the usual topics Mr. James G. King
was selected TO net foreman There very little
business transacted In consequence Of the
Of Witnesses Assistant District Attorney Bedford
for attachments In several cases. and hereafter the City
Judge VIII punish all persons who fail TO obey the sub
pnA necessary to adopt this strict rule to insure
the attendance of witnesses in order that the heavy cal
endar OF may be disposed Of this torm John Gal
agher was convicted Of grand larceny the complaint
Of Mrs. LIE Roy who testified that the accused and
ther visited her residence, 20 West Twontyh
street. the 2lst Of January pretending that they had
an order from agent TO inspect the house. and whle
there gold watch and some money weFe taken Tho
accused was identified BY two servant girls Counsel for
The defence maintained that the Witnesses were mistaken
In their denncation and proved BY the engineer Of tho
steamer Daniel Webster that Gallagher in Savannah
during the latter part Of January From circumstances
which we're disclosed after tho verdict rendered
Judge Russcl led to believe that the conviction of
Gallagher might have been improper, and accordingly
remanded him for further examination Of tho case
About three O'Clock yesterday morning re occurred
the third door Of tenement house the junction
Of Broadway and Tenth avenue during the continuance
Of which boy about years old, SON Of Herman
Lang, one OF the occupants sunocated. About
thousand dollars worth Of damage done TO the build
Ing John Wenzel, Of the tenants arrested and
committed for examination charge Of having fred tho
building. ue
Ayouns man named Henry B. Cole, lawyer, was
yesterday committed the Tombs on the complaint Of
Timothy Donovan, living as s41 Third avenue, who
charges that while hs ssIeep In drinking house In
Barclay street. last Monday, Cole stole from bis
pocket twenty-five hundred dollars in cash and
checka
Richard Cook costume, Of No. 10 Prince street. was
yesterday required 10 give bail 70 charge Of
burglary preferred against him BY Chatham street re
dealer who alleges that Cook broke into his place
few nights ago and stole therefrom articles valued at
about ouo hundred dolsrl
There have been ineendiary fires almost every night
for the pa two weeks In North Haverhi and Bath New
Hampshire Among the buildings destroyed were two
meeting houses and q new schooihonse
very destructive fire occurred at South Bend In
diana, on the evening Of the 25th ut. The whole
square, from Warrington 10 Market street. including
he st. Joseph Hotel building 70 very large four story
brick, the largest and finest building In Northern In
iiana destroyed The loss Is estimated At nearly
,ne ulred thousand dollars, Of which only small
portio IFas Insured.
The stock market was weak early yesterday morning.
but gradually became strong and quotations
iderably higher at tho close. Government securities
we're quiet and shade lower Gold dull but steady
and closed at 1l1K
The market without especial change yesterday as
general thing, but kinds Of domestic produce
lower and dull sti fair business was DONE taken
altogether and prices Of most goods foreign and domes
lie, were without decided change On Change -four
loc. l6c lower, and less active Wheat duh and
irooping, while was scarce and firm Oats were
iul and scarcely nrm. Thepork market opened dull
md lower, but closed nrm with fair demand Beef
nd lard steady Freghts dull and rates
loninaL whskey was unchanged
TIE News YRoM MExIco-BAD PRosPECrs FOR
HE Exp1RE.-The additional news from Mexico,
which we publish this morning, fully bears out
he worst anticipations Of the foes Of the en-
2ire. There can no longer be any doubt that