The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-18

who shall not The order mentions particular points
that are especially to be reported upon.
Aa meeting of the Board of Health yesterday pro-
test was received from delegation of residents Of York
vile against removal of sundry nuisances to that
locality The question Of the adulteration Of milk was
also discussed previous TO adjournment
The strike on the city railroads continues with
abaed inconvenience travellers In the forenoon Of
yesterday the old hands on the Third avenue went to
work the understanding their demands would DO COM
piled with, but tied up again hearing such was not
the companys intention. On the other lines Of railroad
traffic less Irregular and ceased altogether
at eight r. NJ riot small scale took place about
half past five o'clock in the neghborhood Of Thrtieth
street ndSecond avenue. Arrests were made, and the
rioters separated without doing much injury. meet
ing Of the drivers took place in the Continental HOTEL
Thirty street, at which enthusiastic speeches
made and subscriptions raised for the assistance Of
the strikers.
Several OF disease supposed to be ship fever have
been discovered in Brooklyn. E. D., by which several
deaths have occurred.
A case has been decided In Part Of the Supreme
Court by Judge Mason which lays down the liability Of
the Croon Aqueduct Board for wages of their employees
In repairing the streets under the McCoo and Warnock
contracts The suit brought by James Eagan against
the city for salary Inspector Of Pavemens from the
18th Of August to the 2 Of October 1s65one hundred
and twenty dollars Judge Mason decided in favor Of
the plaintiff for the full amount claimed is said that
| a number of similar have been depending upon
| this decision.
Judge Ingraham has decided relative to the claims Of
| Morris Ketchum & Company on tho New York and New
Haven Railroad Company as to the atters responsibility
for the fraudulent issue Of stock by Robert Schuyler
The decision is, Judgment for defendants against tho
plaintiffs for 500 $40 65 with interest s54 s34 o.
from April TO- 1866 and costs
The case of Sureau Lamirande Frenchman, who is
charged with having absconded with seven hundred
thousand francs the property OF the Bank of France
was expected to come up for hearing yesterday under
the Exiradon law, before Commissioner Belts. II ap
pears that Lamrande Diet aimed in the hands of the
Sheriff of New York, at the suit Of the bank in civil
action in one Of the State courts but the bank also
the party who has prosecuted him crninally it is likely
there will be no difficulty in handing the defendant
to the United States authorities to be dealt with accord
ing to the terms Of the Extradition treaty.
Commissioner Osborn took evidence yesterday in the
of the United States against who it
is alleged had mutned on board the ship ranore while
on the voyage from Hong Kong to New York Accord
ing to the testimony the affair turned out to be rather
a serious one, the captain having been obliged to fire
upon tho for the purpose of restoring order The
examination will be resumed on Thursday.
An imr ortant trial is pending in the United States
Court in Brooklyn, before Judge Benedict, in which
George S. Howe ct al, owners Of the ship Margaret
Evans, are PLAINTIFF and the owners Of the steamboat
Bridgeport defendants. 1t is a of collision
during fog, in which the sunk the ship The
owners Of the attcr claim s14, 31s damages.
pckpocket named Rutherford arrested in the
act Of plying his nimble fingers Park yesterday
and committed.
AT meeting Of the Farmers Club yesterday a lengthy
discussion the subject of ichne the feature of
the occasion, the majority of the dsputans believing
the disease TO be caused by the of pork in
parboiled state although nodeanite conclusion
rived at. An improved hand tanning MILL patented by
Mr.. George Lccch was exhibited.
The steamship Jamaica Packet, of Glasgow, from
Kingston jamaica bound 10 New York. Is ashore on Abb
secom beach, New Jersey.
The Inman line steamship Ednburg, commanded by
Captain Hacrow, experienced and popular master,
will sail At to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool
from pier "A North river
The depression in the gold market prevented much OF
movement IN the general merchandise markets, yet
nevertheless fair trade DONE all things considered
especially in breadstufs Both -four and wheat in
active request and prices higher tho former by
15c. Csc per bbl, and the latter &c. &c. per bushel
Cotton dull and dropping heavy stock depressed
the sugar somewhat but prices not decidedly lower
Coffee without material change. Petroleum was |
higher. Corn hrrner. Oats frmor. Pork lower Beef |
steady Lard unchanged. Butter and Cheese quiet and
somewhat nominal
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dispatches from Mexico via New Orleans state that
wagon train from Panos to Monterey, guarded by four
hundred imperiasts, attacked and captured by
the liberals about the lh instant Two hundred French
were killed or captured Emigrants from the United
States arriving at Maamoros in large numbers An
imperial force under Joonigros attacked Canales
Cherco Escandido on the 9th inst, and worstcd him,
killing twenty-five and wounding large number Mata-
moros is considered by the impcralists to be impreg.
nable
BY the arrival last night Of the steamship Manhattan
from Vera Cruz the sth inst via Havana the 18th,
we placed possession OF correspondence from
those places. The additional news from Mexico
unlmpor,ant The Italian and Belgian ministers Mex
leo arrived in the Manhattan.
An official despatch from the Secretary of War to
Brcvet Major General J. NJ Brannan Assistant Commits
sioner OF the Frecdmans Bureau in Augusta Ca states
with the Presidents approval that the late procla-
nation does not remove martial law in the Southern
States operate in any way upon the Freedmans Blu
reau in the exercise Of its legislative Jurisdiction
Clement c. Clay was yesterday released by order
o, the President condition that no report when called
for |
The captain Of the ship Eliza Mcrauchlan which ar.
rived here yesterday reports the loss and abandonment
at OF the ship Express, Of Liverpool, from New
Orleans for St John, N d. One out OF four belong
ing to her. who had chung to fragment OF the wreck,
was picked up the 4th inst, the other three having
been washed or This survivor stated that the captain
of tho Express his wife and Of the left the
shattered craft IN n boat
Additional particulars Of the Port Prince conagra-
ton state that attempts made Afterwards burn
down the rest Of the city Acase Of obsm Is mentioned
by our correspondent having occurred recently where
Marty of several persons were discovered feasng on
cooked Infants
The researches made for oil In Cuba have proved
cessfu the whole island being nearly one digging The
oil Is the same as found by analyzaon tho Pcnnsyi