The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-27


our Supplement sheet
The Health Commission held interesting conference
with large delegation Of rag and other junk dealers OF
this city yesterday afternoon at which no definite action
was taken Tho proposed removal OF that business to
some island in tho Sound received with anything
but favor by the rag dealers Other important matters
relating sanitary reform will, together with report OF
the meeting be found in the HERALD Supplement sheet
A meeting OF the Gas Consumers Association was held
last evening at o54 Broadway alwhich was determined
after some discussion, that petition signed by New
York should be presented to the State Legs
ature asking that legislative control DO exercised over
the various gas corporations
A meeting Of presidents Of trades unions was held
yesterday at No 267 Bowery, when resolution was
adopted that steps should be taken to hold national
labor convention in Baltimore Monday, the 10th OF
August next.
verdict for three hundred and ninetyone dollars and
sixty cents yesterday rendered against Studley's
Express Company in the Supreme Court Circuit, part
one before Judge James, In action brought by Miss
Maria Antonio Robinson for loss Of jewey taken from
trunk which being transferred from this city to
Montcare New Jersey, by the defendants.
A which will test how far hotel propretors
go in OBTAINING the property Of their guests for
ment Of board bills tried yesterday in tho Supreme
Court Circuit part one, before Judge James, without
jury. Miss Hattie " Tighman sues tho proprietor OF
the Irving House, in Broadway for the recovery Of
trunk containing quantity OF wearing apparel, which
he detained on an alleged claim against plaintiff OF
eighty dollars and sixty eight cents duo for board Judge
James reserved his decision.
An action was commenced by Mr. Garland Turello In
the Superior Court vest ,ray against Mr. VIM. Shir-
ley for the recovery OF s. 500 advanced for the pur
chase Of certain oil lands in Kanawha county Western
Virginia Tho complaint is that the money was OBJ.
tanned false representations, and tina. the defendant
never intended to apply the money to the desired pur
pose.
The Central Council Of the r. B. at Union square
tinue their mysterious session. None of the business
under consideration has been made public The re-
celpts In funds and arms continue usual. Several
meetings to organize circles held last night
with great There a large Fenian demon
straon in Portland yesterday In the OMahony interest
The Espot and Oroosoo papers deny that the Fenians
propose to invade New Brunswick.
In Clinton Hail. last evening, the Rev. C. b Smyh
ecured in aid of the Protestant Association
Mission An address also delivered by the Rev.
Thrcsham D. Gregg, D. D., of Dublin. Both speakers
referred to the subject of Fenansm, the latter declaring
that the Fenan movement a formidable one, and
that it had been brought about by the fahcssness Of
England to Heaven and to the Bible.
An exposition of the game of billiards took place last
evening at the Cooper Institute. The players were
Roberts, the English champion Kavanagh, Deery, Ca
hill, Geary and Foster There four games played,
IN two Of which Roberts victorious against Kava-
nagh and Deery respectively Cahih beat him In the
French game.
The store Of Patrick Conway. 221 avenue A. was
entered yesterday morning and the safe blown open
and robbed of considerable quantity OF money and
yaluabies.
Peter Browning was arrested on sanday Vast
- A.
from Mr. John r Moore. At No ITO Madison avenue No
positive proof has yet been found against Browning
The clothing manufactory of Mr.. Woods Tenth
aud Forty. third street, robbed previously an
nounced the 18th inst. OF clothing worth thou
sand three hundred dollars While searching for test-
mony aga.nt arrested suspicion Of having per-
pe.rated this burglary officers Cottrel and Whitman dis
covered in the house Of Alexander Ridge large guam
tty Of clothing which proved have boon stolen from
| vslcntpc Koon, 3s5 Seventh avenue.
james Herman yesterday arrested, charged with
robb ng A. r.. Brainard, No 1856 West Twenty fourth
street, OF quantity Of clothing and gold watch valued
at thrce hundred dollars The coat the prisoners
back was identified by Sr. Branard his and Herman,
who could not explain, committed
Inqucsts were held yesterday the bodies OF Rachel
Ann Johnson killed by falling down stairs, OF John Boil
inger fatally scaded by falling into brewers vat and
| Of unknown found at pier 81 East river
The stock market, including government securities,
was on the whole firm yesterday, and closed with up
ward tendency Gold from 1851 to 126-the latest
quotation
| There especial change in commercial affairs
yesterday compared with last week, though the up
ward tendency OF gold had the effect Of strengthening
| the views of holders. Cotton dull and dropping
| Petroleum was nominaliy unchanged. Sugar quiet
Coffee steady On Change -four dull and prices fo
| common grades lower. Wheat dull and lower
| Corn unchanged Oats active. Pork closed frmer
Beef was steady. Lard shade in buyers favor Butte
and cheese quiet. and whiskey dull and nominal
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steamship Bremen, from Southampton March IL
and the lnnan steamship City of Baltimore, from
Queenstown March 49, now due at this port Thu
steamship Damascus, from Londonderry March Is. Il
due at Portland, and the China, from Queenstown Mar
| H. will be due at Halifax to-day. The heavy north
westerly winds now prevailing have doubtless dcayet
| all these European stcamcra
Our reports from Canada show that matters have niue,
gu ced in tho provinces Instead OF there havn
been run on tho banks gold is drug and grccnback
in demand while business IL brisk The bug
bear Of Fenianism giving way before that OF tn
"draf' which ~ now held enngy the head
OF the Canadians. Our Kingston correspondent send
us somewhat remarkable speech by the Fenian Hca
Centre Murphy by which II appears that III
freedom Of speech il not entirely gone
Canada Mr. Murphy is represented saying that fort
| thousand Canadian Irish, many OF whom govern
ment employees, prepared to shed their blood 70
Ireiand's redemption; and that they had subscribe
twenty Ave thousand pounds for that After tn
close Of this singular speech cheers proposed
given for cold Ireland" Bishop Lynch, who had d.
nounccd the Fcnans aud for James Stephens the Chic
of the Fenians who alluded 10 as ''thc forcmo'
freshman alive"
Additional items OF interest respecting affairs in Bra,
and the progress Of the between the allies and Par
quay given in Rio Janeiro correspondence tn
grand attack Of the former had not yet been made bt
the two hostile forces confronted each other orpos'
side OF the Parana river and IL expected that the
| lied army would cross about the middle Of Februar,
L - n f.x..iaahc asaaulf nn The Pnraunaxo