The New York herald., 1866-05-01

being taken to who enttled to the custody Of the
| child.
Tho of Aihsrt Ealv charged 18th having counter
felt money his possession was concluded yesterday
before Commissioner Osborn and ii was proved that the
prisoner had s7l so counterfeit fty cent stamps in
his possession when he arrested He was committed
in default Of 81, 900 bail.
In the case of John Piggott which was up again yes
torday before Commissioner Belts in which the defend
ant was charged with attempt to pass spurious hity
cent stamps on conductor of the Third Avenue Rail
road further postponement was had till this morning.
after the examination of other witnesses
The Madison bond robbery case was under
investigation again yesterday The evidence was mainly
corroboratve of what had previously been testified to by
the informer Morrison and went to mplicate the pri
soners Clark and Dennis having been concerned in
the robbery.
Twenty dollar bills on the First National Bank OF Port
land Conn, being circulated yesterday in the city
There is such bank.
fire occurred in the building No 55 Mercer street
yesterday forenoon. Loss $500.
The Ropewalk Iaborers in the Eastern District Of
Brooklyn have struck for a shorter working period.
The stock market was dull and somewhat unsettled
yesterday till late in the afternoon, when it became
firm, and closed with upward tendency. Govern
ments were quiet Gold weakened, and closed at 1854
The favorable advices per last steamer from Europe
were counterbaanced by decline in gold yesterday,
and trade extremely dull again. while prices were
all at sea- The demand for groceries wassry moderate
but prices without special alteration. Cotton was
dull but unchanged. Petroleum firm On Change
flour inactive and dropping Wheat lower Corn
dull and dropping Oats dull Pork lower Lard dull
and heavy. Whiskey dull and nominal at previous
figures
MISCELLANEOUS.
Another body OF Fenans retired from Easport yeser
day in good order small force of them refusing to
withdraw still operating along the border The Eng
sh steamers Cordeia and Rosario had arrived at East
port and the steamship Ottawa at Halifax with troops
and ordnance stores. General Meade, who has been ILL.,
is rapidly recovering 1t was said that the English war
vessels lying of Easport sinking torpedoes for un
suspecting Fenans to upon in their future raids
committee from the Fenan Circles in Philadelphia was
appointed on Sunday to wait on Colonel o OMahony and
inquire about the distribution Of the funds inrusted to
his hands
The Governor has signed the bill for the increase Of
salary to the Metropolitan Police.
Our correspondent at Fortress Monroe says that JEFF
Davis is very anxious for his trial to come off. His
health percepbly failed since his incarceration and
it is reported that he cannot live the summer through in
prison
A large fire occurred in New Haven yesterday morn.
ing, originating Of the buildings belonging to the
New Haven Clock Company, which destroyed oil Of the
company's buildings in number and eleven dwell
ling houses The loss is estimated at 100000 Two
hundred workmen are thrown out OF employment, and
twenty families rendered bouseess
fire occurred in Leavenworth, Kansas, Saturday,
destroying eight ten buildings Shawnee street and
damaging property to the of s25 900 or $50 OOO
The Kentucky Democratic State Convention meets
at Louisville to-day
The Jersey City rioters who were arrested on Sunday
night and reported themselves be residents of New
York and members Of the Junior Franklin Base Ball
Club committed to the county Jail yesterday by
| Recorder Martindale, Of Jersey City.
German baker, named Fredericks stabbed two mem
bcrs of fire company No IN Jersey City yesterday aud
| very near being mobbed by the fremen for 1t.
The police question in Jersey City is still unsettled,
The force goes into operation to-day bu, they
refused the of the city prison and the police station
they compelled to lit up temporary tenement 70,
| those purposes.
| An alleged fraud in discounting bills for firm in
Easton has been discovered, by which the Cambridge
| Valley Bank and other banks in wsshn ngton and Sara
toga counties have suffered to the amount of sixty
thousand dollars.
Advces from New Zealand via San Francisco stat
that the natives at Optki numbering all the Euro
| peans they can capture.
The flood in the Mississippi continues Southwestern
Louisiana is ovcrfowed, and all efforts to stop the
| crevasses prove unavaling
Judge Darrell, of the United States Circuit Court at
New Orleans before whom General Candy was recently
arragncd for contempt, has closed his court.
| The Cadiz Bank robbers overtaken yesterday
afternoon, one OF them wounded and three captured
One escaped One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
| were recovered