The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06
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CONGRESS.

The Senate not in session yesterday
In the House the general debate for which the day
set apart consisted almost entirely of attacks upon the
President by Mr. Ingersol and upon the Blair family by
MI. Lawrence
THE CITY
The Excise Committee on applications for license to
sell liquor engaged yesterday morning, and dis
posed Of about hundred and fifty Of dealers
who protested against the action of the police captains
refusing to endorse their form for application But few
decided favoraby. The total number of appl-
cations fled at the Office Of the Inspector Of Excise is
throc thousand five hundred To-day is the first Sunday
under the law and those wish to imbbe oday
should have prepared for the emergency yesterday.
The Aldcrmanic Committee Streets held meeting
yesterday to hear parties Interested in tho proposed
widening Of Yves: street. Two gentlemen only spoke
against the project while one advocated it. The COM
mittec promised hold another meeting before report
ing ON tho matter
The strike of the ship carpenters oincrs and caulkers
OF New York and vicinity, which inaugurated five
weeks aso, to put into force the eight hour system OF
labor, still continues with very little prospect of salts
factory understanding between the mechanics and their
employers The men receive aid from the various trade
societies throughout the country, and thus enabled
10 hold out against the old regulations Of ten hours.
delegation Of Indians from the far West have boon
sojournng in midst during the last few days They
LEFT the outrageous shelter of their forest glades TO
10 the pent.up dusty confines OF the white man.
for the purpose Of negotiating sale of some OF their
rich lands vermillion lake. Minnesota. In this
they havo been entirely successful and the lands will be
Dad for in the true Indian custom-that is, part in
ploney, part goods, and the whole to be paid within
Dwenty years They leave town to-day for their wig
and papooses, highly delighted with the sale they
Dave effected, and with their visit to their paefaccd
Brothers
The guuboats Augusta, Ashueiot and ironclad Manto
nomoh, Of the Eastern flying squadron, will sail from
this port to-day for PASSPORT Me- The gunboat Sham
rock have sailed from Philadelphia for tho
destination yesterday.
The Fenan Senator's present in preliminary Sos
sion in this city yesterday. An inquiry Is to be made
Stephons' management OF the Irish department. and
he said be held morally responsible for the fleeing
Of the Brotherhood here The Kanite circles again
20 DO In judicial conclave to-day.
In the United States Commissioners Office yesterday,
before Commissioner Osborn the of John Lambert,
who has been charged with having stolen 500 900 god
the property of the United States, again for
further hearing Mr. Joseph Bell Assistant District At
torney summed up behalf of the government. Com
missioner Osborn expressed wish be made acquainted
with the contents OF certain missing letter that has
ference to the matter and said he hoped to DO able to
pronounce his judgmcn, on Monday ito morrow
Tic General Term OF the Supreme Court met ycser-
day and rendered number of decisions. On appica.
ton OF Mr. Charles OConor, Mr.. Enoch Louis Lowe,
formerly Governor OF the State Of Maryland was with
Others admitted practice In the courts of this State
The May term Of the law courts viii to
morrow Tho most important on the calendar is
that in relation to the will of Madam Jume which is
the calendar Of Part l. of the Supreme Court
william Browne, alias Barron, arrested and taken
before Commissioner stilwell yesterday, charged with
attempting 10 pass twenty dollar counterfeit bill on
Henry r. Pepper, bookkeepcr for George shaner No.
1T avenue D. The case adjourned till Tuesday
mex.
Ferdinand Buesche, who arrested few days age
on a warrant issued by United States Commissioner
Newton on the charge Of committing forgeres on
various bankers In MocklenbergSchwerinv voluntarily
agreed to that place and surrender himself to
the authorities of his country discharged yester
day custody of<he United states authorities and
sailed for Europe
Tho wills Of the following persons have boon admitted
70 probate during the pas week by Surrogate Tucker
Mary T. Weaver. William Gray, Rebccca s Ives, viii
liam Quanzer. Christine Linderman, Minna $ Wilson
Frederick A. Thibault and William Forgay Tho only
ones containing requests OF public interest the last
two Frederick A. Thbault bcqucaths TO the American
Bible .socoty $3.50 and william Forgay bequea,hs 10
the American Bible Society $4,000; to the Trustees Of
the Seventh Presbyterian church. 81 ooo to the Society
for the Relief Of Aged and ndigen, Females, $4,000
tho American Sunday schoo Union, $1,000 TO the Trus
tees OF the Eastern Dspcnsry, $1,000; and to tn
Society for the Relief 81 Half Orphans mud DESTITUTE
Children, $1,000
Ia the BROOKLYN Surrogate Court last week the wills
che following named deceased persons were admitted
probate: James whittisn, Charles Kelsey, James J
Dillon ard c. l.. bennington, all Of Brooklyn Letter
OF administration granted on tho estates Of VIM
Mcdonald. John Donnelly, John NJ Skillman Sarah
MeDermott Catherine Quinn and C L. Valentine, all {
Brooklyn.
The total number Of deaths In Brooklyn during la
week were 1875, OF which IS men, 81 women,
boys and Il grls-a decrease from the previous weei
The principal causes OF death we're consumption, pnc'
MONA disease Of the brain, debility, oonyusions an
paralysis
-Four more alleged robbers. charged with bcing impI
Gated In the Adams Express robbery last January wer
arrested yesterday.
TIE stock market was que, but firm yesterday Coy
crur,erts were strong. Gold closed at l27x.
There pas less excitement among the brokers In fo
sxn pereh21dlse yesterday ba, business was moderate