The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-06


case the company refuse to do go the Street Commits
the expense Of the Company The Board concurred with
the Aldermen In adopting resolution requesting the
Congressional and State authorities TO take for
enforcing moro stringent quarantine regulations. The
Corporation Counsel in answer to an inquiry in reference
to the legal rate Of fare chageabe by the Eighth Avenue
Railroad Company gave his opinion that the Com
pany should charge than five cents to the end
of their The communication referred to the
Committee Railroads The Comptroller was author
lied release the promises 1853 Houston street for the
use ofthe Fourth District Court resolution directing
the Clerk of the Common Council to prepare ten thousand
copies of the Corporation Manual, and appropriating
thirty hundred doars for his services adopted
Tho of Mr. George Knapp, Of the editors and
proprietors of the Missouri Republican, charged with
publishing lbeous article Mr.. A. 7. Stewart, was
indefinitely postponed by Judge Bowling yesterday, on
counsel for the defence stating the desire OF his client to
make public retracton
An order was yesterday received from Washington for
the extradton Of George Gusta who held In this
city a charge of administering poison to one McKen
non Toronto Canada. One Of the United State Depu
ty Marshas will escort the prisoner and deliver him
To the canadian authorities.
verdict Of Ave hundred dollars was yesterday rem
dered In the Supreme Court in favor of Mr.. VIM Car
collision between Harlem freight and one Of the
Third avenue passenger
Judge McCunn yesterday ordered affidavit presented
by the counsel OF Mr. Daniel NJ Porter TO DO expunged
from the record Of the Special Term Of the Superior
Court account of Its alleged ungenlemanly and scur
rous language. The affidavit offered a motion
for a commission to examine witnesses in Boston and
Worcester Mass and reflected in strong terms the
defendant, Henry D. Slower.
n
day ordered that all Jurors regularly DO nuod
dollars for each day of with
out proper excuse.
Tho Court Of Oyer and Terminer opened yesterday
morning by Judge G. G. Barnard for tho trial Of
Grand and potty juries sworn after which
vne court procucscd With the trial Of John Connyss alias
Gordon, who tried and convicted Of pocket picking
Evidence Of aprcvous offence having given against
him. he sentenced the State Prison nine years
and six months. The Of J. y. Dram, accused OF
murder, has been postponed until next Monday and
Wednesday, the 14h inst, the Of the people against
tho proprotors OF the Arrow for manslaughcr
will DO taken up. The court adjourned until tomorrow.
The February term of the Court OF General Sessions
commenced yesterday, City Judge Russell presiding and
Assistant District Attorney Hutchings prosecuting In
consequence of Grand Jury having been empanelled
in the Oyer and Termlner the Grand Jurors summoned
for this court were discharged till next Monday. Kate
Kelly charged with stealing twenty dollars worth
of property from the Gramercy Park Hotel pleaded
guilty. Joseph Prior indicted for stealing
and set Of medical instruments worth seventy dollars
pleaded guilty to the charge. Henry Gross, who
saultcd John L. Word IN, Jr, the Esd of De ember
pleaded guilty to assault and battery. These prisoners
remanded for sentence.
In the suit brought by Josephine Skilman and Sarah
e. Onderdonk against the city OF Brooklyn in the su
prone Court In that city, and which has been trial for
the last three days. to the value of house de-
sroycd by mob in June, 1885, the jury yesterday
turned verdict for the defendant.
An application was made to Surrogate Tucker yestsr-
day permission to release payment Of thirty five
hundred dollars cash, bond OF the American and
Foreign Bible Society for twenty nine thousand dollxs
held by the estate OF the late Nathan Plait. 1t was
alleged that the Bible Society had property except It's
stock Of Bibles, Office furniture and stereotype plates,
altogether worth about twenty Ave hundred dollars
The Surrogate, however, denied the application
The annual intermediate examination Of the students
OF Columbia College commenced yesterday and win
,inue till Friday.
Another meeting of the stockholders OF the Colum.
ban Marine Insurance Company was held yoster-
day, when, after the transaction Of other busi.
ness In regard to the late suspension Of that instu.
ton, charges Of Encouragement being made against
OF the directors, proposition submitted re-
questng two Of those gentlemen resign aud urging
that II they should refuse do legal means be taken
TO coercc them
The City Inspector reports the deaths in New York for
the past week al asa dccase Of 90 from the previous
week and Of IS as compared with the corresponding
week in 1865 or the moraliies recorded 90 were Of
men, es women 2ea boys and girls OF the latter 22i
less than i've years OF age.
The stock market unsettled and lower yesterday
morning. but improved in the afternoon and closed 0rm
Governments duh and steady Gold closed at
1898.
There rather dcma nd for goods in some de-
partments Of trade yesterday, and the week opened
with considerable buoyancy STILL the amount Of bust.
actually done was small Groceries were quiet.
Cotton was duh ana nominal pending later European
news Petroleum dull aud lower On Change
-four steady Wheat and corn were also without de-
cdcd charge, though the latter was somewhat heavy.
Pork excited active and higher Lard aso higher
whiskey was dun and dropping
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rumors Of the contemplated resignation OF Secretary
Of War Stanton were again In Washington ycstcr
day. General steedman and Montgomery Blair both
being mentioned as among the persons having chance
for the succession.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mcculoch has issued cir.
cuar announcing that tho 1st OF March next viii tor
inmate the provisions Of the Department concession some
time ago made by which articles manufactured In tho
states lately rebellion before the establishment there
Of Internal Revenue collection districts but stu retained
Manufacturers possession until after such establish.
mont should be held free from the revenue assessments
until transported beyond the limits Of said States
letter from Brazcs Texas Of the slst ut says that
Generals weitzcl Smith and Clark to DO mustered
ont Of service that day, an that within month Ave
regiments Of troops would b. mustered out In the State
loo eu're force In the Department Of Texas on the 25h
1t comprised nineteen infantry and Eve cavalry rcsi.
men's, three batteries Of artillery and one company OF
ponioniers
Further details on the recent raid Bsgdad Mexico,