The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-15
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

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Special Correspondence Of The EVening Telegraph.
New YORK, February Is.
The weather is fine to-day, and there is more
activity in business circles. The stock market
opens strong, Gold is weak at 1884. There is
not much doing in merchandise and produce,
and prices generally are ruling more favorable
to buyers.
A case that elected considerable interest was
tried yesterday in the Supreme Court Circuit
before Justice Foster and jury. The action was
brought by the Mayor and Commonalty Of this
city AGAINST De Witt @. Lent &. r. Bangs, A. W.
Merwin and another. The gentlemen last named
composed the firm of the wellknown book
auctioneers who did business under the name
of Bangs, Merwin & Co. The action was for
the purpose of recovering the possession Fof
an autograph letter, written on the I'd of
Nav, 1855, by General George Washington, and
addressed to the Mayor and Common Council of
New York. The letter purports to be an answer
to an invitation rendered to Washington to come
heTe-the- Mayor, ETC., promising to give him
"the freedom of the city," The plaintiffs in
their complaint demand the letter or its value,
which they aver was $250O. Two or three years
ago an antiquarian, named John Allan, died in
this city, leaving this autograph letter, and
about $4,000 worth of books, papers, and
valuable relics of the olden time. Mrs.
Stewart, daughter of Allan and executrix
of his estate, placed the letter with his
other effects in the possession of Bangs &
Merwn, to be sold at public auction. On the
sale the letter was bid OF at the sum of S2O5O by
Al l,g,., T,,,A 10 a i
returned it to the auctioneers, and asked to have
the contract rescinded, which request was re-
fused. Meantime the city authorities learned of
its Whereabouts, and made a demand of it from
the auCtioneers, on the ground that it was their
property, and had been wrongfully taken from
their possession. The Jury after long delibe-
ration, rendered the following verdict:-"We
find for the plaintiffs, and assess their damages
for the detention at six cents, and asCess the
value of the letter at $2050.n
In the United States District Court, in Brook
lyn, yesterday, before Judge Benedict Nelson j.
Stewart, found guilty of counterteidng trac-
tional currency, was sentenced TO pay a tine of
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in the
Penitentiary at Albany tor ten years. Gaetano
Luchere, also convicted of counterfeiting, was
sentenced to the Albany Penitentary Tor the
term OF four years
An action was yesterday commenced by Mrs.
Matilda A. Moody against George A. Osgood,
III bDo supreme .OOuTU, 10 recover damages,
laid at ten thousand dollars for being run
over on the 9Th OF January, 1865, near 125th
street, in Eighth avenue, by sleigh driven by
the defendant.
The american Cousin case came uo yesterday
in the General Term OF the Superior Court, on
an appeal from Judge Barbours decision dis
missing the complaint and refusing an injunc-
t on TO restrain the performance of the play.
Counsel argued the matter at length, and the
Court ordered postponement to give opportu-
nifty Tor an amendment OF the case.
An action was brought yesterday in the Marine
Court against the Hudson River Railroad Com
panp VS.. William Mcdonald, to recover five
hundred dollars damages for span of horses
killed and wagon and harness destroyed by a
de,o,nno cd locomotive belonging to that company,
ner One hundred and seventy-ffih street, in 0c-
tober last The decision will be rendered TO-DAY.
Tmnoigration to our shores appears to be
largely on the inCrease--the arrivals Of last
month beng more than twice the number landed
| at this port dnring January Of last yesT. The
prospect is that during the ensuing year our
population will receive unprecedented acces,
| sions OF hard,wolking, industrious people from
| the cramped and overcrowded districts Of
| Europe.
The anniversary OF ST.. Valentine w$s extern
| sively observed in the city yesterday and the
| number of missives of love, as well as OF spite,
| hate, fun, etc, which found tbesp way from the
| public shops TO private hands, Through the mail
| and other modes of conveyance was immense.
In the case OF j. n. Baleh against Asa s. Meer-
|
and others, a decision was yesterday rendered
denying the motion to restrain the California,
| Oregon, and Mexican Steamship Company from
parting with property in their possession, alleged
| to belong 10 the defendants, on the ground that
The Court has no jurisdiction, and because the
steamer Consultation, which left this city a short
time ago with load of female emlgrants, is
prosecuting her voyage and beyond the control
| OF the company.
A verdict of S19C coo was rendered yesterday by
| the Jury in the case of Christopher Tyler VS..
| James G. Barrows and others, which has been
| on trial for the last two davs in the Superior
Court, Part l, before Justice McCunn. The ac
ton arose out OF the conditioned sale of 5000
barrels of refined petroleum oil An extra
allowance of five per cent. was, on motion OIL
plaintiffs counsel, allowed by the Court.
The exequatur of Estaban Rogers, authorizing
him to act as Chilian Consul at this port, has
been revoked by the President
MIR. Booth still finds Richelieu profitable
Maretzeks company gives CrtspiRo Ia Oon1dre
in Brooklyn tonight. On Friday evening" Fro
DidUOlo will be performed at the Academy oI
Music here. Lent does not seem to interfere
with public amusements this season, thus far.
FULTON
ALUMNI MEETINa.-At the meeting of the