The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-17

under consideration in separate session. many OF which,
however, only Of local private in crest Among
tho bills receiving favorable reports were those extend
ing the charter of the New York Female Assistance So
cieiy and Incorporating the Manor House Hotel Company
OF westcheser county Bills introduced to regu
late discipline in the STATE Inebriate Asylum providing
for an appropriation of afty thousand dollars by New
York county the relof OF the Society for the Proec
ton Of Destitute Catholic Children fixing the term Of
our City Tax commissioners Ave years. authorizing
the Morrisana and Fordham Railroad Company 10 OK
their track into this city through Third avenue and
other Streets incorporating the Sisters of the Poor OF
st. Francis the American Land Company Agency and the
Metallic Dock and Pier Warehouse Company. The bill
providing for submitting to the people the question OF
calling constitutional convention was passed.
In tho Assembly, among several bills reported from
committees wore those prevent combinations to keep
up the price Of COAL to incorporate the New York Mutual
GasIghs Company, and 10 regulate water assessments
rents taxes liens in this city The list of introduce
tons Of large, and included bills to
restrict the Of the Erie Railroad to two and
halt per mile for the better regulation Of gas
companies to open Lewfs street, In this city and 10
widen Fifth avenue between Fifty-eghth and Fifty.
ninth streets, to provide more ample accommoda-
ton for canal boats and barges in this port. to
define the powers and duties Of our Park Commits.
s.oners, and to incorporate the National Temperance
Society," the Ladies' Christian Union and the Poughkeep
sic and Eastern Railroad. Resolutions were introduced
and REFERRED expressing sympathy with the Irish in
their struggle for independence and recommending that
moral and military assistance be given them by our
government requesting our Congressional representa-
tves to favor the passage of bill to tax national bonds
and recommending that the State debt interest," including
the bounty bonds he paid in gold or its equivalent
resolution requesting Congressman to favor
for speedy construction of the Portage and Lake Su
peror Ship Canal adopted The bills incorporating
the New York Marine Association and the Now York City
Mission and Tract Society and requiring railroad trains
to full stop before crossing drawbridges, were
passed. -.tss. t..
THE CITY.
The Spanish naval steamers Carmen and Isabella 10
Catoca have both arrived in our harbor from Havana
within the past two days. and lying Off the Bat
terry. They with scaled orders, which
opened until the vessels have received thorough
overhauling this port whom II is supposed their off,
will find themselves directed either proceed
reinforce the Spanish squadron of the Chilean
to cruise in this vicinity for the protection of Spanish
! commerce against Chilean privateers.
There continuation OF tho cold, clear weather
yesterday in this vicinity and the mercury well
down during the day At in the morning at tho
HERALD Office tho thermometer indicated degrees
above Zero and at sixteen At three o'clock in the
afternoon the mercury had risen to thirty degrees
above, but at ave o'clock in tho evening had fallen
back to nineteen. Throughout the night there was
little increase In the severity Of the temperature
It standing about seventeen degrees above and rcmain-
ing that figure down 70 two O'Clock this morning
Both the North and East rivers and the bay fun
floating Ice durng the day, and navigation greatly
mpeded but have reports Of any serious accidents
thcrerom Skating OF courss again revived and he
prospscts for in continuance today al tho ponds
are excellent
In the OF the the master Of the
schooner Flight Judgment yesterday rendered BY
Judge Benedict in the United States District Court,
against the latter for failure 10 produce manifest Of
cargo entering port The master read sfdavit TO
the Court mitigation Of the offence which taken
Into consideration and the penalty liked At y dol
las this tho Judge said should form NO president
similar cases. tho law should DO strictly enforced,
and lie violation punished 10 the fullest extent.
Il OUTuxnssDuOnrf
sussnDah Abrams FOR trial charge Of having boon
engaged In the OF fourteen thousand dollars worth
Of counterst twenty nvc cent notes. and she was COM
udttsd IN dsfAult OF i've hundred dollars BAIL
John hartman hes been arrested BY ofhcer Bob, Of
the Treasury Department charge Of having In bis
possession and passing large quantity Of nifty cont
counterfeit nosss He taken before Commissioners
Osborn yesterday and held Tor examination to-day, when
the facts Of the case win be elected
The counsel OF Fsrnandsz and PeilIcsr, who were
Gently convicted OF the murder OF Mr. 0toro yesterday
made motion In the Supreme Court In Brooklyn, for
new trial. ground OF error the part OF the court
before which they were triod.
Application was made yesterday In the Supreme Court,
before Judge Insraham, by John Murphy, Receiver Of
Taxes and O. sloan Holden City Tax Marshal that the
Receiver Of the Marine Insurance Company DO directed
10 pay out tho funds Of tho company in his hands the
tax imposed upon the company in 1885, amounting in
all TO one hundred and two thousand dolla in prefer
encc TO all other demanda The decision reserved
The suit Of Ma Matilda A. Moody against Mr. George
A. 0sgood for injuries sustained in being BY
eeigh driven by defendant concluded yesterday.
After the summing Of counsel Judge Foster delivered
charge 10 the jury In which he clearly laid down
the law regard to drivers OF fast horscs The jfy
brought in verdict for plaintiff assessing her damages
| ut three thousand I'VE hundred dollars.
The jury in the Of Frederick Hooker tried In the
Court Of Oyer and rsmIner charge Of having sabb ID
william Robentae with knife, with intent kill him.
Jones' Wood the 25lh Of July last yesterday
victed the prisoner Of having assaulted the complainant
with dangerous weapon with intent 10 do bodily harm.
| Sentence deferred till Monday.
Abraham Ven 0rden, who Was Tuesday convicted
in the Court Of General Sessions Of rpo upon little girl
named Mary Ann simpson, only nine years OF age, was
yesterday sentenced the Stale Prison for years.
AZ meeting Of the Health Commissioners yesterday
resolution adopted approving Of the release Of the
brig Nemenso iron quarantine, she having beer
thoroughly fumigatsd The Commissioners also ordered
the removal Of q woman, SICK with ship fever in Mott
street, 70 the proper hospital
The junior exhibition Of Tho Frcc Academy came Of
last evening In the Cooper INSTITUTE before large audi
cnos The cxsrrsss vsrs gone through In manner
which NE JUNIOR graduates Of literary Institution
| might disown.
Tho lnman line steamship CITY Of Warrington, Captain
Brooks, win all q noon today for Queenstown and
Liverpool nom pier ~ Noh river. The mails will Gloss
at the Post once ~ haifpast Ten A. n
The steamship sar u NE Union. Captain Blanchard,