New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-06
GENERAL NEW -.

The Board of Councilmen yesterday pro-
,osed TO adopt the eighhour system. as FAR as The
mechanics and laboTeTs employed by the eity are
concerned. The matter was referred 10 COMMITTEE
.lhe Valentines Manual resolution was conourred IN
over the MAYORS veto National affairs next occupied
,he attention of the Board, and the freedmens bill
veto vas the subject Of twohours debate, resulting
finally in an equal division Of opinion whether the
President or Congress was right, the vote standing
70 tol2.
In the Board of Supervisors yesterday after
soon msudamus was received commanding the Board
10 deliver up to their Clerk all the books and records
sppyine to the expenditures of the New Court House
preyous to and including the year 1893 The County
Tax Levy was received but it laid over for future
consideration. 1t appropriaies s6,99l,csi o..
At the meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
Yesterday the City Inspector sent i'll a communication
reciting the demand made for the books of his Office
and asking permission to remain until such time as the
affairs OF tho Office were closed. The request was
granted.
meeting was held last evening at No. sl3
broadway for the purpose OF forming Gas consumers
Protective Association A Committee was appointed
10 draft Constitution after which the meeting au
icnrnea to reassembe at the call of the Committee.
iropotau Fire Department against accidents occurring
while In the discharge Of duty has been naugurated
in this city by several Of the insurance companies.
Gen. Meade denies that he is to run as the
Democratic candidate for Governor Of Pennsylvania.
and negatives the assertion that the President desired
lin 10 become candidate.
The Pennsylvania Democrats have nominated
Ueiser Clymer as their candidate for Governor The
Convention supported the Presidents restoration
policy.
The Metropolitan Board Of Health held a
secre. session yesterday. Several officers were ap
pointed. aud the scale Of salaries determined on.
An official estimate puts the amount of money
required for improving the rivers and haTbors OF the
United States for the current year. at so69,2OO.
BY the explosion Of boiler on the steamer
Lockwood near Memphis On Sunday. the boat was de-
,troyed and IS persons are reported killed.
The British ship Orient experienced the shock
Of an earthquake in midocean. while oil her passage
ftom Australia to London. Nov II.
BY the cavng in of an embank1nent at Brook
lyn yesterday laboring man received injuries from
which his recovery is doubtful
The coroner's inquest in the case Of three
children found dead in Forty.seventkst stands post.
IODed TIL Monday next.
At the municipal election III Portland, Me-,
yesterday the Republicans elected their Mayor by a
handsome vote
cotton fire in Bridge-st., early Monday
morning resulted in the loss of property valued at
Than S3J00OO
A very large number Of vessels are now due
overdue at this port from Europe the East Indies,
China SC.
Miss Dayton, the victim in the Russ shooting
sfray weeks ago is believed to be convalescing.
Bishop Alexander Campbell died at Bethany,
Penn on Sunday night, at the age Of IS years.
Gold opened at 1925, rallied soon to l3i, and
closed l322oJ2s Goyernm stocks steady and in
moderate demand. State and railway mortgages are
not request and the miscellaneous shares neglected except
Atlantic Mail which largely dealt in Money call is
Per cent among brokers' a1d little is done except upon
special cos,cras Commercial paper pssses e al for best
500 for good and l06l5 for ordinary.