The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12

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defendants wife. giving him authority to sell Yer
dict was given for plaintiff for Gy thousand dollars
damages.
me Christy will case again up before Judge Bar
nard in the Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday, ON
motion to settle the issues to be tried before jury and
for the appointment of day which the cause may be
tried Decision reserved.
An action for breach Of contract in the purchase OF
farm Of fifty In Suffolk county, brought by Aexan-
| der Henderson against Hannah Iron and another was
tried yesterday In part Of the Supreme Court before
Judge Foster In the contract Of sale 1t agreed that
in of non performance by either party, the Of
five hundred dollars should be forfeited plaintiff being
the purchaser and defendants the sellers Fraud the
part Of plaintiff In procuring the contract being set up
defence verdict was given for the defendants.
Messrs. Peyton and Frank Jaudon, stock brokersl
brought action against Mesaa Joseph J. Walton and
Nehemiah Perry Jr, which tried yesterday in art
OF the Supreme Court Circuit before Judge Mullen.
The suit instituted to three thousand
hundred and thirty-two dollars and fourteen cents,
claimed to be due plaintiffs brokers for buying and
selling Stock Personal notice Of sale of stock not having
been given the derendants nonsut granted in the
case
Dennis G. Ferguson who was arrested some days ago
charge Of being implicated the Lord bond robbery
brought before Judge Cardozo OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, yesterday on writ Of habeas corpus,
through the efforts of his counsel who objected 10 his
being confined the Sixth ward station house when the
commitment ordered him placed In tho custody OF
the City Warden the Tombs The Court granted the
application for the removal Of the prisoner.
In the United States Commissioners Office yesterday,
before Commissioner Bets Colonel T. p. Shaffner was
examined in the case of the United States against Otto
Bursenbindcr. The Colonel gave his evidence at CON-
siderable length the properties Of nitroglycerine.
The investigation was further adjourned till Monday
next.
John o. Brien was yesterday put trinl In the
Court of Oyer and Termner before Judge Ingraham for
the murder of his wife by shooting The details Of the
have been already reported The jury after brief
trial. returned verdict of manslaughter the third de-
gree Sentence reserved
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Judge Rus
sci sentenced batch of prisoners convicted of burglary
forgery larceny other crimes to terms in the
State Prison varying from one to five years.
Albert Bryson brought suit yesterday against the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company before Judge Reynolds
to thousand dollars damages alleged to have
been sustained by being by of their cars in
October last The continued.
Lewis Clark and Charles Dennis, charged with the
theft OF $3.50 900 worth of United States bonds and rail-
road securities from Mr.. John p Moore, No ITO Madison
avenue yesterday discharged from custody by Jus
tce Dowling the evidence of their accuser, Mr. Morr
son. having been corroborated by that OF other wit
nesses.
Two boys named George Fatherly and Hnnce Oowdau,
aged respectively thirteen and fourteen, were yesterday
arrested arson and confessing their guilt sent
| to the House Of Correction
The Inman line steamship Etna, Captain Tibbltts, will
sail at to-day from pior "A North river for Queens
| town and Liverpool. The steamship Borussia Captain
schwensen, for Cowes and Hamburg, will also sail at
noon to-day The mails for both vessels will close at the
| Post Office at halfpast ten.
The steamship Star Of the Union, Captain Blanchard,
Of the Cromwell line will sail for New Orleans at three
| p NJ to-day from pier No. Q North river The mails
| will close at half past one.
The Empire Sidewheel Line steamship Missouri, Cap
tain Loveland will sail at three NJ to-day for savan
nah from pier No 10 North river foot of Cedar street
The stock market dull but firm yesterday. Gov
| ernments were steady. Gold closed at 129X Z.
The continued lrmness in gold exerted favorable in
fuence in trade circles yesterday, and the market for
| both foreign and domestic produce generally
frmer. Breadstuffs tho most noticeable exception
to this rule however strong reaction having set in, re-
sulting in decline Of zoe Soc. flour and &c. &c.
wheat. Provisions firm. Groceries quiet. Cotton
flrmer but not active Petroleum in moderate demand,
with an advancing tendency. whiskcy dull and
| inal.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
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appointed to investigate the workings of the Freedmens
| Bureau through the Southern States have made a
port Of their observations in Virginia and North Carolina
The statements made from time TO tine by CORE
| spondent, travelling with the commissioners, are
| fully corroborated by this report and the out
| RACES perpetrated by the agents Of the Bureau
| in North Carolina freely ventilated and
justly censured. recommendation Is made in the re-
port for the removal OF the present officers of the Blu
rsr..
the officer commanding troops in the State. as the
agents have but little TO do, all cases for trial or adjust
| ment having been turned over to the civil courts
The President approved the resolution exempting
parafne oil crude petroleum from internal taxation,
and also the bill extending the jurisdiction OF the Court
OF Claims, that 1t may determine the claims Of army
disbursing officers who may ask relief from respons!.
bility for losses sustained by capture otherwise.
Jefferson Davis indicted for treason Thursday
by the Grand Jury Of the United States Circuit Court
now in session at Norfolk The Court adjourned until
| June next, when II will in Richmond and II Is
supposed, proceed to tho trial Of the prisoner.
Official documents which have been placed in the
hands Of Secretary Seward by NJ. Romero the Minister
OF Mexico at Washington reveal the fact that Santa Anna
was a warm advocate Of monarchcal form OF govern
ment In that country, and is now warm adherent Of
| Macmillan
General Butler In the Music Hall at Boston, yesterday
evening cvpounded his scheme Of reconstruction to an
immense audience. All the leading politicians Of the
State and some Of nelghborng States in attend
ance In his remarks he deprecated the restoration
policy Of the President and the committee alike
satisfactory and onunca,ed substantially the principles
set forth in his plan published some days ago.
An extensive and valuable collection OF information
regarding the great basin q the Columbia river, the
suit of I've years spent in exploration and observation,
is presented in the letter OF correspondent at the
Dalles Oregon That portion OF this immense region
which belongs TO the United States, lying between the
Rocky Mountains the and the Cascade Mountains
on the west, and Of which our people generally have
only ndistlnct idea s I'VE hundred aud twenty-five
miles long from north 10 south and nearly Ave hundred
miles WIDE and Us comprises hundred aud sixty
thousand square miles, one.tenh OF the territory
of our country Its real wealth has only been few