The New York herald., 1865-03-15

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boen aware OF tho fact The ceremony passed off ver
quietly; few people exercised the cherished right
casting . ballot and, indeed, no interest whaieve
seemed to be taken in tho result The election u
accept reject proposed amendment to State con
stiution to enable the Governor appoint Commissioner
Of the Court Of Appeals In this city the total vote wa
$500 or this 30 votes for the constitutions
amendment and 500 opposed 10 IT, giving majority IN
Its favor Of 02o In Brooklyn 1855 ballots were poed
3222 being in favor Of the amendment and o6S against
II, showing majority for Il Of 1850. Returns from
other portions OF the State give equally small COM
parave vote but indicate that the amendment has been
adopted BY the people.
The steamships City Of Washington, from Queenstown
March and Peruvian from Londonderry March 8, are
due At New York and Portland respectively to-day The
Peruvian carries two days later news
Al meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen yesterday a
communication was received from Senator Laimbeer In
reference to the site for the proposed Capitol and
asking an answer to the circular Of the Senate
before tho 10Th inst The ordinance prohibiting the
storage Of petroleum and other combusbles within tho
city limits larger quantities than Ave barrels was
called up and substitute for offered which was
referred to the committee having the subject under con-
alteration.
No business OF special public interest came up yester
day in Colonel Bakers onlce There was good deal Of
The Senatorial Investigating Committee continued
their examination Of tho affairs Of the City Inspectors
department yesterday, having before them number OF
Witnesses the testimony Of all Of whom related princi
pally to the condition OF streets and transactions
connected with the work Of cleaning them. The COM
mittee will meet again at half past three o'clock this
afternoon.
Isaac Whitman keeper OF saloon in Thompson sire
and Margaret whelan yesterday committed for
animation default OF fifteen hundred dollars bail each
charged with having stolen from John Jones' in tho
house Of the first named gold watch valued at ono
hundred and fifty dollars
coroner's inquest held yesterday at the Black
wells Island Hospital over the body OF Thomas Donald
son, whose death resulted It appears, from the acc-
dental explosion Of pistol in the hand Of Jacob Sefn,
while the two, who friends, were together In .
drinking saloon In Third last Sunday after
noon.
About eight o'clock last evening nre broke out Hn
the OF the second story Of No. II Dey street. which
spread rapidly to the upper floors and before It could be
subdued the four upper stories entirely destroyed
The building occupied by three four firms, Rich
Brewster hardware Dealers being the heaviest sufferers
their loss amounting about twenty nve thousand dol
lars. The total loss stock and building IL about ty
thousand dollars The insurance not ascertained
Yesterday the Israelitish anniversary Of Purm,
festival in commemoraon Of the delvcrance by Queen
Esther OF the children Of Abraham from the massacre
designed for thom by Hsman the chief minister OF King
Ahasuerus The Jews in this CITY, in addition TO observ
ing the occasion as holiday celebrated in the evening
by grand masquerade ball at the Academy of Music
The subscriptions to the national seven and three
tenths per loan yesterday amounted TO FIVE
millions hundred thousand dollars, in ranging
from half million down TO fifty dollars
The election for State officers and members Of Congress
fha t0Ox In
day The returns received indicate that the republican
candidate for has been elected by increased
majority over last year. though in the aggregate vote
there considerable decrease The republicans elected
all three Of tho members Of Congress- being gain for
them Of one member.
Three mysterious nres occurred at Newark N j., be-
tween Saturday night and Sunday morning, destroying
property valued at thirty thousand dollars
Tho two houses Of the New Jersey Legislature meet
in joint session to-day for the purpose Of eecting
United States Senator.
The stock market duh and lower yesterday.
Governments depressed Gold was in . state OF
panic and after opening 1s4ss sold down to l77A,
but recovered 70 lSOH which the closing down
town. At the evening board II went down again. and
closed at 178x.
The markets were unsettled yesterday by the large fall
in god prices OF nearly all kinds or merchandise
entirely nominal Foreign goods were quiet and
nominal. Domestic produce was dull and lower, almost
without exception. Cotton was dull and &c. lower.
Petroleum very quiet and 1c &c. lower. On
'Changc, the -four market quiet but prices were
without change Wheat &c. &C. lower, while corn
declined 4c &C., Oats duh and 1c. lower. The
pork market dull and decidedly lower, while beef
was depressed Lard a trinc easier. Frcghts wore
dlll and rates were nominal. whiskcy was nrmer.
The market for beef cattle has ruled heavy this week,
owing to the fact that tho receipts have been much hea
v.er than last week. Prices about 1c. lower The
range from l2c to 20c &c, with scattering sales
at 23c Csc The decline would have been greater but
the fact that the government took about 500 head
Mich cows unchanged vcals were in far demand
previous rates. Sheep and lambs were in plentiful
supply and rather cheaper. Hogs also about 10
lower, varying from 1sc to 1870 The total receipts
were 400 bccves 15s cows 6i3 vcais s,9e sheep and
lambs and 6, 500 hogs
News II ON Shcrman-The Progress OF the
Campaign at All Points.
General Sherman, as will be seen by the de-
spatch in another column, was at Laurel Hill,