The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-10


present treaty and why government has determined
10 terminate on the nth inst The Canadians charge'
that the object OF our authorities in the matter is pro
lection to our own industry and not revenue which Mr.
Morrill, chairman Of the committee, emphatically denied
holding prospects for revival Of reciprocity whci
the necessity for internal in this country shall
have ceased
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Considerable business transacted in both house.
OF the Legislature yesterday. In the Senate remon
STRANGE presented against the proposed widening Of
Broadway between Fifty and Fifty ninth streets
message received from the Governor vetong the
bill substituting the Mayor Of this city for the
Recorder in the matter OF making contracts
and the veto was sustained by an almost unan
nous vote. Among . number Of bills reported
from committees were those requiring the Emigratior
Commissioners TO pay Chaauqua county for support Of
emgrant poor to prohibit the prose issue Of free rail
road passss and for the erection Of elevated steam rail
ways In whitehall and other streets Of this city. Bills
introduced for public market In this city and fol
other purposes Of little interest A few unimportan
bills passed Tho Senate adjourned till Monday.
In the Assembly the bills providing additional relie
for SICK and wounded soldiers and incorporating tht
Methodist Episcopal Annual Conference OF New York
were passed, and the bill increasing the pay Of
the Metropolitan police was ordered to third
reading Several matters were reported from COM
mittees and q large number OF new ones were
introduced. Among the latter bills to establish a
Metropolitan Board Of Public Works and Commissioners
Of wharvos for this city for the better protection Of
invalid immigrants arriving in this port, for Broadway
elevated railroad for railroad in Lexington avenue
and other streets OF this city, and to establish uniform
system Of railroad time.
THE CITY.
We understand that some twenty dstierics were
seized In this city yesterday under instructions from the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington. Hon.
D. c. Whitman. the Deputy Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue is here, and has charge OF the whole matter
He Is assisted by strong corps Of and special
agents. and is expected that effective will be
taken stop the gigantic frauds which is alleged
being pcrpctrated, and 10 punish those who commit
ting them.
The Health Board are rapidly organizing, and the
enforcement OF sanitary daily producing the
sautary effects Yesterday number of complaints
we're received, among which was one from Fort Plain,
informing the authorities that number Of young calves
regularly to the markets in this city, the meat
Of which unit for food The Sanitary police at
proceeded to the Washington Market and seized forty
nfy Of that description which disposed of at the
dumping ground report Of proceedings will be found
elsewhere in to-day's issue
motion was made yesterday, before Judge Cardozo,
Of the Court Of Common Pleas, TO aside the
plant In the case Of Meyer Co., the Prussan bankers,
aga INST Charles Noete, their CASHIER and others
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday John Con-
nor who convicted Of highway robbery sent 10
the State Prison for twenty years.
The controversy relative TO the appointment Of
OF tho Morris Fire and Inland Company
again up before Judge Barnard, In the Supreme
Court Chambers, yesterday, motion TO punish Mr.
s H. Hammond the Deputy Attorney Gcnerol. for con-
tempt Of Afndavs Of Mr.. Beamish, clerk of the
court, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Barnes read. After
hearing argument Of counsel Judge Barnard reserved his
decision.
An action brought BY John A. Bigeiow against Adoph
Lachenmeycr proprietor Of the Lafage House. for loss
Of ewelry and money while stopping ut the hotel In
September, 1854, tried yesterday In the Supreme
Court, Circuit, Part before Judge Mason The jury
and twcnty Ave dollars.
suit was brought yesterday in the Marine Court by
Mr. McMAhon on behalf Of the Mutual Pleasure Club
and other parties, against Mr. Rauhr and others,
charge OF fsurc the part OF defendants to comply
with the terms OF contract by which they agreed to
build boat for the Club Defendants deny the charg,
The case viii be concluded to day
The eighth annual meeting Of the Alumni Association
of the College Of Physicians and Surgeons held last
evening tho college, Of Twenty third street and
Fourth avenue Alfred c. Post, NJ D., elected Presi-
dent OF tho association for the ensuing The yearly
obituary list containing the Of nineteen deceased
members OF the association read, and other bust
Of an Interesting nature was transacted
Within few days past william H. Cannon, youth Of
eighteen lately in the employ Of the Murray street firm
OF Jones' Smith Sheppard, has been arrested charge
of having drawn three thousand three hundred dollars
from the Central National Bank OF Broadway and
Pearl street, two checks Of his former employers to
which he had forged thor signature The presentation
at the bank Of third alleged forged check for four thou
sand dollars led TO the arrest OF other youths Of
about Cannon are named James Mitchell and AIexan.
der Gray and a man named John Casey, O saloon
keeper on susp cion of connection with the forgery
An inquest held yesterday in regard TO the death
OF the unknown whose dead body was found on
Wednesday lying at the corner Of Second avenue and
Tooth street, but, although considerable testimony was
taken nothing adduced to identify deceased to
Indicate whose hands he met DEATH though nat be
was murdered Is not doubted
An ARRAY took place early yesterday morning in the
brewery Of Forster Brothers, in Myrtle Marcy
avenue, Brooklyn, during which a workman, named
John Haslocler athletic man, while receiving in.
sructions for his labor from Mr. Forster few into pas
sou and Selling iron bar struck his employer
tho head body and limbs INJECTING serious and perhaps
fatal wounds Hasloecr arrested, and Is held to
await tho results Of tho injuries OF his victim.
Surrogate Tucker has admitted tho wills Of the follow
ing persons probate Margaret L. tcston, John Gau
d. T. Fox, Edmund Jones, Louis W. Pcarsall, James
Murray, VIM D. Tracy VIM. C Belts, ). NJ Marsh, Rob
crt Thomas and Charles H. Taylor
The steamship Ednburs, Captain Roske, Of the Inmau
lIne sails to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool
from pier ~ North river The North German Lloyd''
steamship Herman Captain wenkc, also sails at TO
day from Hoboken for Southampton and Bremen. The
mails for both vessels will close at the Post once at half
past ten A. VI
The steamship Vera Cruz will sail at three p NJ today
for Havana and Vera Cruz from pier No North river
The Empire sidewheel line steamship San Salvador
Captain Atkins will sail from pier 10 North river to-
day at three p NJ for Savannah direct connecting al
thai Morn ruth afc fnri Elorida noris