The New York herald., 1866-04-29

Thatcher Catharine Freedigs, Thos. b. watson, 3 A.
Urich and John Shorter, all Of Brooklyn.
In the United States Commissioners Court yesterday
case came up before Commissioner Osborn in which a
woman named Rosa Collins was charged with a"emp'
ing to pass counterfeit fifty dollar bill on Jonas Levi
of No 25 avenue c. The accused committed for
further examination.
MagdaIena wunderiy, the administrative Of Michael
wunderly her husband, who was killed by the tug
Thomas Cornell running against drawbrdge, which he
was opening, has recovered two thousand dollars
damages against the owner Of the tug in the Circuit Court
of Brooklyn
The Rev. Father James OFarrell who died on Thurs
day at Clifton. s. l., was buried yesterday from St.
Josephs church. Sixth avenue. The deceased was for
mery assistant priest at st. Josephs and was lately
transferred to Staten Island. large number Of the
Catholic clergy of the diocese and his friends attended
the obseques yesterday and escorted the remains to the
vault in st. Parick's cathedral.
mass meeting Of the shipjoners was held last
evening at No. 81 avenue D, at which speeches were
made by members OF the association and resolutions
passed expressing determination adhere to the eight
hour movement until 1t be universally recognized.
John Meyer, oysterman, arraigned before
Justice Downg yesterday for stealing 81 0S2 In green
backs from stranger whom he nvegled into Chatham
street clothing store.
fire occurred yesterday morning at 563 Broadway,
occupied by Mrs. Mary A. Baker, Loss about thou
sand eight hundred dollars
The stock market opened firm and closed dull yeser.
day. Governments quiet Gold closed at 1881
a%
There was less excitement in commercial circles
yesterday than ON Friday, and the markets
were more settled. Commercial values were well
sustained general thing but there were
few changes Of note in prices current
good business done for Saturday. Sugar very
firm. Coffee rather heavy. Refined petroleum armer.
Cotton dull out unchanged Dry goods dull and droop
ng. Freights to Europe very slow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Killian has followed the example Of his Fenian
warriors and left Eastport Before abandoning field
he to General Meade, asking II intended to
protect fishermen their labors were to be seized.
General Meade replied that he should seize all in
tended to disturb neutrality and moreover arrest all
persons engaged in such work. Mr. Killian left
after The Dc Soto and wnoosk are lying the port of
Eastport and the Augusta steaming in at the hour
of our dispatches.
The commissioners from British North America ap-
pointed with view to nqurng into the best of
opening commercial intercourse between the West
Indies and the British provinces in North America have
returned and report very favorable progress in that
direction.
The convention between the empire Of Japan and the
of the United States Great Britain France
and Holland providing for the payment to these govern
ments of the of three millions Of dollars for ndem
mites and expenses has been officially proclaimed by the
President.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued circular
giving notice that the receipt of deposits Of
temporary loans except for clearing house purposes
will be discontinued at Washington, New York. Phila.
phia, Boston, Baltimore and Cincinnati.
The United States Wachusett arrived ut Ma
Mia, China sea, February 81, from Batavia
Yesterday the trial Of Antonio Probst for the murder of
the Deerng family in the neighborhood of Philadelphia
the 7th of April concluded, the jury returning
verdict against him of murder in the first Degree Probs
will be brought Tuesday next for sentence. There
great crowds surrounding the Court House where
he was tried, during the day. and 1t was with difculi:<
the police escorted him in safety to the prison
In Raleigh. N. c., yesterday, an attachment for the
of General Ruger for refusing to recognize writ
abeas corpus issued In favor OF Major Gee served
by order of Judge Fowler General Ruger refused be
arrested and the awaits the decision Of the Presi
dent
fire involving large loss occurred In Portland yes
tcrday.
DIR. Marsdcn, OF Quebec, who has originated plan of
quarantine cholera his way lay before the
President In Washington.
The crops In the West and South give promise OF n
certainly average and perhaps abundant yield The first
appearance of the wheat in the spring quite dis
courasing, and IL thought to be than half
winter killed. but the later reports more favorable.
Fruit particularly appes pears and grapes gives good
signs but peaches, in many localities Of the
West disastrousIy nipped in tho bud. In
the South the high price OF cotton stimulates tho planters
put down great deal Of ground in that staple the
neglect Of wheat and Tho estimated yield OF cot
Is above two million bales In Tennessee and Ken
lucky much less than the usual amount of tobacco will
be raised and the sugar crop in the Southwest with the
rice crop in the Southeast will be well nigh failures.
Napoleon and l-ezico-A Step Towards
an Arunisticc with Juarez.
From the extracts of recent despatch to the
Secretary of State from Mr.. Bigelow, cur Min
stcr at Paris, which we published yesterday, it
is apparent that the Emperor Napoleon, having
resolved TO withdraw from Mexico, in consid-
Grafton of his friendly relations towards the
United States, is anxious TO come to an under
standing with Juarez, for the suspension Of
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