The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-28

Gaz concluded In the Superior Court yesterday,
Judge Garvin presiding The company, it appeared,
were indebted to Mr. Hoge, merchant Of this city, and
funds to pay bonds issued by the company sent to
defendants, who advertised for all bondhoders to
present their claims Mr. Hoge had the bonds at
tached; but Rera Thebaud refused to give up the
money In their possession The jury rendered verdict
in favor Of the plaintiff under directions Of Judge Gar
win.
The Health Board met yesterday afternoon. con-
siderable amount of routine business transacted
communication from the superintendent, asking permits
sion to remove with contagious diseases
to hospitals received, and the requisite power
granted. number Of ofal establishments and other
nusances were reported by the inspectors and ordered
to be abated.
Yesterday morning, about seven O'Clock, fire broke
out in the Of the Clerk OF the Board OF Council
men, at the City Hail. and extinguished after dam
aging the building and Office furniture to the extent Of
two thousand dollars None Of the papers were injured
The fire supposed TO have originated from leakage Of
gas near the stove.
An adjourned meeting Of the Builders Association Of
Brooklyn held last night The reports Of several
committees conference with the journeymens asso
Citations were made but satisfactory results OBJ
tanned resolution passed to the effect that the
Union will employ whom they please to do their lathng,
irrespective Of any society regulations resolution
also adopted to resist the demand for increase Of
wages from Monday next, which Is to be made by jour
neymen bricklayers Tho President OF the society said
there good reason for the increase asked and il
persisted would prove ruinous to the "slrkers."
Fenan movements yesterday were unimportant. The
General Sweeny Circle Of Jersey City, held meeting al
Franklin Hall last evening. Addresses were delivered
By Centre McNuty, Of the Brotherhood; Miss OShea OF
the siserhood and Messrs Darmody and Mccarthy. OF
this city Thirty candidates were admitted 1t
solved 10 hold recruiting meetings every Tuesday even.
ing in Franklin Hall. The Washington Circle held
meeting last evening at hall Of Third and
Eighty-sixth street, Speeches were made by Mcssrs.
Smith, Flanagan and McGlone, and several new mem
bers joined.
An enthusiastic meeting of French Canadians was held
last evening at Croton Hail. No 1877 Bowery Speeches
were delivered bitterly denouncing the English govern
ment and the Roberts party Of tho Fcnans.
The stock market was the whole steady yesterday
but closed firm at advance Governments higher
Gold rose from 1864 to 1885, and closed at 12S H.
The upward turn in the gold market caused increased
buoyancy and rmness in commercial circles yesterday
and holders of goods were quite eated at the prospect of
soon recovering from the late market decline; STILL mer
chandise did not respond to the advance general
thing prices of most articles remaining about the
as on Monday Sugar was steady. Coffee quiet. Petro
leum frmer. Cotton heavy On Change -four was un.
changed. Wheat heavy. Corn frmer. Oats lrmer
Pork hrmer. Lard frmer. whiskey dull and nominal
The market for beef cattle controlled entirely by
the sellers this week, who matter Of course had
everything their own way. The supply was deficient
while under the favorable turn in the weather the de-
mand was more active. These facts taken advan
tage Of by the sellers who put up their prices fully two
cents pound the average being from ID to 49,
Mt will sales nj noro
The bulk Of the offerings, which ordinary, sold at
16c to 1Sc Mich COWS dull but unchanged veas
active at 10c to 15c Sheep and lambs were active
at 81 Is $40. Hogs were scarce, active aud higher
ranging from 1870. to Ne The total receipts were
39e9 beeves TO veals, 17,161 sheep and lambs, and
$50 hogs
MIsCEIIANf0Us.
Mexican news received by way of Brownsville Texas,
confirms the reported defeat Of the French General
Douay, at Parras already recorded in the HERALD The
liberals said TO have gained another important
cess in the interior of the country
Dispatches from San Francisco record that the shock
Of earthquake than any experienced since
the memorable Of last Oosober felt the 18th
instant the Pacific coast. Gilroy is the only town
from which damage Is reported.
The Canadians taking measures 10 afford pecuniary
aid to the families Of volunteers called out to repe the
imaginary Fenian invasion. Twenty-Five thousand dol
lars were subscribed for this purpose by fifty at
Montreal the 26th instant volunteer officer in that
city has been shot, II Is supposed by Fensns.
william Grady sentenced TO he hanged AT Elizabeth,
n j. for the murder of Fergus Collins on the 26th of
August 1854 yesterday respited for two weeks by
the Governor Of that State. The circumstances attend
ant tho murder somewhat singular, the prisoner
being arrested his confession. Efforts being
made 10 have the sentence of death committed to i'm
prisopmcnt
large and enthusiastic republican mass meeting was
held in Moridcn, Conn. last evening, at which Mr.
Horace Maynard or Tennessee made lengthy and very
able speech support Of General Joseph r. Hswley for
Governor.
Bradley T. johnson, Of Maryland who left that state
at the beginning Of the rebellion and entered the service
OF the rebels and returned during Of the
state rs general commanding n rebel brigade,
arrested yesterday In Maryland, and held To hail
in the OF ten thousand dollars 10 the charge
Of treason.
The Veto or the Civil Rights Biil-Thc
Signal OF Another Political Rcvolu.
tion.
President Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights
bill is before our readers. They will find II no
half way rcmonstrance, but broad, sweeping
and comprehensive rejection Of the measure.
His objections on constitutional grounds ex-
hibit this bill ~ involving the most fragrant
devices for overriding the reserved rights Of