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

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| The steamship Sheridan, Captain e. W. Holmes
of the Cromwell Lne will sail for New Orleans tire,
| p NJ to-day, from pier North river Mails will close
| at the usual hour.
The steamship san Salvador Captain Atkins will sail
at three ~ to-day from pier No 10 North river for
| Savannah.
The steamship Quaker City, Captain William H West,
for Charleston will leave pier No IA East river three
| p. NJ to-day.
The stock market strong yesterday morning. but
afterwards became somewhat unsettled Governments
were strong. Gold closed at 127ha4.
There was rather doing in business circles yes
terday and better feeling was prevalent 1t having
been ascertaned beyond doubt that the Brokers Tax
law is unconstitutional business proceeded usual and
there more done than any other day this week
on Change. The grocery market was firm. Coffee was
unchanged Cotton dull. On Change aour was higher
| Wheat also better. Corn easier Oats frmer. Pork
| frmer. Beef steady Lard trhe higher. Whiskey
dull and nominal.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Austrian troops at Matamoros discontinued and
grumbng account Of not being paid. Forced loans
are still made the merchants who being driven
| away by tho pressure upon them. Martinez the
liberal commandant at Almos encountered force OF
Maximians troops Villa del Fuere and was
defeated losing three pieces of artillery. Garcias be
raj forces have broken up into small bands. Thirty
three persons had been arrested and tried by court
martial for utterng sentiments favorable 10 Juarez
Further official confirmation Of the capture Of Chhua
hua by the liberals has been received by way Of San
Francisco decided victory in Coahuila at Santa Isabel
is also officially reported, hundred iinperialiss,
the French commander among them being killed and
nearly two hundred captured together with the artillery
baggage and munitions Of war.
Commissioner Rollins of the Internal Revenue Office
Of the Treasury Department has decided that the
not obliged to send blank forms to the
income tax payers. They must be obtained at the
assessors Office The Commissioner also rules that house
rent actually paid may be deducted but that the rental
value of property owned is not subject to deduction.
The law however says directly that the rental value Of
homestead occupied and owned by the taxpayer not
included in his income.
The Governor has signed the City Tax Levy origin
ally received by him from the Legislature not, after
correcting alleged error was enormously stated
yesterday.
Mr. Beckwth, Commissioner for the United States to
the Paris Exposition writes to Secretary Seward that
there many assistant commissioners with him
he wants. and that persons really DESTROYS of assisting
the United States exhibition that great fair do
best at home.
The Wnooski returned to Eastport empty -handed
from her chase after the Fenians yesterday afternoon
Captain Grace original Fenian in Boston, denounces
OMahony in the columns OF the Post and urges all
rally under Sweeny's standard
The Merchants National Bank at Washington failed
yesterday. The Of circulation one
hundred and eighty thousand dollars secured by United
States bonds.
In the Court OF Appeals of tho State New York
csions recently rendered the effect that parties
TO criminal prosecution wore not entitled testify on
their behalf; that goods consigned for sale
mission could not be seized for the consignees debts
providing that advances had been made specially
goods seizod that tho consgnees were not entitled
by agrecpent to balance Of advances generally
The Knoxville Convention called to propose measures
for the separation OF East Tennessee from the
State in session Thursday committee OF
to bring the matter before the Legislature appointed
and also committee to prepare address to the people
OF Fast Tennessee.
Mrs. JEFF Davis and her little daughter wero admitted
to Carroll Hall to Mr. Davis Thursday Tho
ing witnessed only by the officer in attendance but
is reported TO have been most tender aud affecting
Il is not known how long they will remain.
Our correspondence from Havana gives account Of
several dues there between Spanish army officers and
the chiefs of the Cuban republican clubs in which the
Spaniards worsted.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of
Lewis d. Campbell, Of Ohio, Minister to the Republic
Of Mexico.
In the Massachusetts, House Of Representatives yes
erday Speaker Stone ruled that members of the House
who would the benefits of the bill to equalze the
bounties Of State troops by of having sol
diers would not be allowed to vote. The ruling
sustained.
An old ctzca, named Ben O. Davis, in Memphis,
made remark during the recent riot TO the good
disposition OF coored barber with whom he was con-
versing when he instantly dead for by some
person unknown.
Levi Mayhem executed at Batavia yesterday for
the murder of Theodore Durham.
Another towboat, the Nick Hughes, exploded
Memphis Thursday night. Nine persons killed.
Henry Marsh, a broker in Boston, disappeared
Thursday, leaving worthless checks behind him on
which he had realized from seven to ten thousand
dollars.
Pest, tho wife murderer cut his throat in his cell in
the prison at Auburn yesterday.
The schooner Corscan arrived at Oswego yesterday,
having its trip from Hamilton, C. W., picked up two
boys and girl in open skiA OF Oakve The boys
nearly exhausted and the girl died Of exposure
The skin had drfted shore with three girls and the
two boys, but two of the girls had been washed
board
General sherman left St Louis yesterday for an ex-
tended tour through Wisconsin, Kansas and Nebraska,
with view to observe the projected Pacific Railroad
routes and the proposed eastern tcrmni
GOVERNOR FENT0S's POLITICAL HEALTH Bill
FOR THE METRopoLIs.-One of the good meas
ures that became a law at the recent session of
the Legislature was that establishing super
vision of our city government This super
vision is similar in character to that which was
to have been exercised by the Board of Con-
troll but it gives promise of a more effective
discharge of this important duty than we could
have hoped from any board, however consti-
tuted.
| The law authorizes the Governor to appoint
commissioners to inquire into alleged abuses
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