The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-09

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vessels at this port yesterday, the entire list com
prising only three steamships and two schooners
There much drift ice in the North and East
rivers and that In the former caused consdera-
BILE damage and annoyance to the shipping al
anchor in the bay compelling vessels to slip
their cables and seek shelter ELSEWHERE and aim ost
sinking the large packet ship Escort which was anchored
or the Battery The ship was towed over to the
Cats between Bedlocs and Ellis Islands keep her from
sinking 10 the channel and will probably be brought up
to the city in day two Several of the piers on the
North river side Of the city sustained slight damage
which easily be repaired.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Councmen yesterday
resolutions adopted calling for the appointment OF
committee Of three investigate into the recent defa
cations Of Robert B. Bradford late Public Administrator
and designating tina. fOon Of Charles street between
Fourth and Blocker streets Van Ness place. The Corpo-
ration Counsel instructed to inform the Board what
il the legal fare that the Eighth Avenue Railroad Com
pany have right to charge from one end OF the route TO
the other John r. Greene appointed Reader Of the
| Board.
The new Brooklyn Common Council held its first ses.
sion yesterday afternoon and organized by the election
of Alderman Archibald Bliss republican, OF the Seven
teenh ward President and Henry McCoskey demo.
craft as City Clerk The of Mayor Booth was
then read, and the various city officials were elected
United States Commissioner Osborn delivered his
judgment yesterday in reference to the extradton
OF George Gusta accused Of having attempted poison
Alexander McKinnon by administering to him prussia
acid in glass of ale in Toronto Canada the Sd OF
October last The Commissioner stated the law and the
facts Of the at length and decided that Gus.
taft should be surrendered for trial at the place whore
the offence was charged to have been committed.
The case Of the Mercantile Bank against Charles Wind
sor the absconding cashier OF that establishment
up in the Supreme Court Chambers yesterday, the
application Of counsel to file a supplemental in
relation to the proceedings in England An action is
now being brought by the bank against of the
ties of Windsor. The decision reserved.
Tho case Of the People against Alderman Farley was
brought to close yesterday by the dismissal of the
plant Justice Connolly after an examination Of the
evidence decided that the defendant had proved that no
acted openly without donia conceament and under
color OF right, the authorized agent Of the actual
owner Of the property question, and that therefore,
the charge must be dismissed.
The election Of officers of the French Protestant Eis
c0pa church du St. Esprit has been fruitful Of lawsuits
In the Supreme Court there have been four or i've
ac ons about it, and yesterday 1t turned up in
part first Of the Superior Court, before Jrdse
Jones, the WY elected Justice. This last suit
is brought by the rector, wardens and vestrymen
against Mr. John J. BURNER the former Clerk Of the
Corporation the book OF records belonging to
the church and Ave hundred dollars daages for its do
tenton. The complaint dismissed.
The General Term Of the Superior Court was opened
Yesterday; but cases being ready, adjourned TIL
eleven O'Clock this morning.
The general term OF the Court OF Common Pleas to
have met yesterday to render DECISIONS but owing to
the absence of two of tho judges at the funeral OF the
Rev. DR.. Cummings. postponed till today. The
Common Pleas chambers also closed for the
cause
Tn tha Cnurk M Gene
Phillips convicted of stealing the 18th Of Deem
Der, three hundred dollars worth Of wearing apparel
being portion OF bale OF goods addressed TO A. Low
ensten Trenton which In charge Of the New Jersey
Express Company The prisoner caught in tho oct
Of stealing the goods Judge Russell sent him TO the
| State Prison for I'VE years Joseph W. Barrow,
who stole seventy dollars from Samuel Duncan,
| was sen. to the House Of Refuge William Pggott
pleaded guilty TO assaulting Martin Cah with sharp
knife the 9Th OF December. Joseph Waller pleaded
guilty TO stealing four hundred and dy dollars from
Joseph Brown while asleep In the Fourth precinct sa
ton house. These prisoners were remanded for sen
| tance Thomas McGlnn, jointly charged with VIM.
Jameson with stcalnga quantity OF tobacco from the
premises Of Mr.. Sheridan, in Franklin street, was
| acquitted Edward Reddy, indicted for pass
| ing O tw,nty dollar counterfeit bill upon John
| Astin, Of Sixth avenue was also acquitted.
Bartholomew Fitzgerald and James Miesholm tried
ant being John Smith, who alleged that he assaulted
and robbed hundred dollars by the prisoners in
Chatham square. Assistant District Attorney Bedford
abandoned the feonious part Of the accusation and
number Of witnesses for the defence contradcted tho
| complainant The Jury could not agree upon verdict,
/ whereupon the Judge discharged them and the
cuscd remarking that there was nothing in tho case
The case OF the prisoners Gonzales and Salvador ia.
diced the murder Of Jose Garcia Otero the Cuban,
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brought up yesterday morning In the Court Of Oyer and
Termner OF thai city, before Judge Gilbert The coan
sci for Gonzales made motion for posponemcnt Of the
| trial til the next term OF the court, In order
| TO allow him time TO produce evidence Of
| character, aud read q lengthy affidavit In
| support Of his motion. The Judge, however,
denied the motion, and the trial set down for Mon
day the 18th inst. In the meantime panel Of nvo hun
| dred Jurors will be drawn from which 10 SECURE petit
jury.
The cave of John Matthews. charged with numbering
a man named Kccvy the 13th or September last, was
brought up yesterday In the Brooklyn Court Of Oyer
| aud Tcrmner and the trial fixed 70 commence TO
morrow.
Further particulars Of the robbery Saturday night
last, noticed In yesterdays HsrALp Of half million
dollars from the Adams Express Company Of train
between this city and New Haven, show IL TO have
been effected in . most bold but skifu manner The
robbers prcd open the door OF the car either before the
train started from this city or at one Of the way
stations and entering and closing II, went TO work,
Iesurely and deliberately ovorhsuns the contents Of
the safes The floor of the car the discovery Of the
robbery found strcwn with papers and envelopes,
| and among other matter there WAS one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars worth Of bonds and notes which
the thieves had either Inadvertently dropped or deemed
IL unsafe TO carry Off All the other bonds and money,
including sa,d my eight thousand dollars In gold,
were carried OF
Surrogate Tucker yesterday decided TO reject the will
of Carrot Hopper, deceased, the ground OF inca.
pacy Also reject the viii OF Joseph Hall, on the
ground OF nformalty Of execution The will Of Lydia