The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-22


able excitement the Of the Red Sea- Should the
fields provo permanently valuable the claim for SOW
ereignty of the territory will evoke an important discus
sion of the respective rights Of the Sultan OF Turkey ana
the viceroy Of Egypt
THE FENIANs.
From the Maine border we have to the effect that
the United States troops guard duty at the bridge
between Calais and st. Stephens. The Fenians from
Calais take the liberty Of frequently crossing the bridge
and observing the drilling Of the Canadian volunteers
In Montreal three soldiers Of the Royal artillery had
been privately arrested charged with the utterance of
Fenan sentiments. The matter Is kept Is profound .
secret possible.
which was current to the effect that the peo
pie of Sansted object the presence OF the volunteers
who sent for their protection and had engaged In
acombat with them is said 70 be probable, as the
inhabitants Of that town Americans generally eager
for return to their old allegiance by annexation.
detective from Montreal joined Fenian expedition
at Calais and has not been heard from since Trouble Is
anticipated on account Of the exclusion Of Catholics
from the Mayors Court for the trial Of the Cornwall
prisoners
The Fenian situation this side Of the border has
conveniently changed It's aspect They now declare that
they have for the present other intention than to in
vest their heavy Fenian fund in good paying fisheries
They propose 10 make grand piscatory excursion and
for the present capture Goldfish instead OF freeing Ireland
Mr. Kian is to be the business manager and tho arms
they carry only to DO used in defence in
the English any other power should attack them
II is supposed that by this they may force rup
ture between the United States and Great Britain al
though they profess no such object
THE CITY.
The pestilence still increasing among the passengers
Of the steamer Virginia. in the Lower Quarantine,
four deaths having taken place on Friday night and
thirty three having been discovered. The
total number of sick board the hospital ship at noon
yesterday was sixty-seven Tho steamship England
arrived yesterday-one death having occurred since
leaving Halifax and that infant, from whoopng
cough-and was Guaranteed in the lower bay. The
passengers and crew we're all we'll
collision up in the United States Commits
soners Court yesterday, before Commissioner Osborn
in which Of the Witnesses being questioned as to
whether he could attend on Monday, to which time 1t
proposed to adjourn the case testified that he was
seafarng man. that he ia member of political society,"
that he has been under orders from that society for the
past fortnight be ready to sail that 1t was doubtful
whether he would be here Monday not and that he
not liberty to say whether the organization to
which he be longed Fenianism not The was
adjourned to Monday.
The Of Wallace Dykeman, charged with passing
avenue, up yesterday again before Commissioner
Osborn in the United States COMMISSIONER Court The
evidence concluded but the Commissioner reserved
his decision till Monday.
The of the Meteor the alleged Chilean privateer
was again up yesterday in the United States District
Court Counsel either side closed their arguments
and Judge Belts took the papers, reservng his decision
in the case to future day.
Judge Mcneil, Of tho Superior Court has delivered
very important decision touching tho right OF the city
have mistakes corrected which tend its disadvantage
and committed by Its law advisers In a case Of
damages awarded against.the CITY, Corporation Counsel
O'Gorman moved for new trial on account Of mis-
take in the awards for correction Of the judgments.
and Judge Mcneil decided 70 grant the motion, TAX
ing the ground that mistakes ought to DO corrected,
especially In the Of the city which entirely at
the mercy Of its law adviser
Another large robbery bya lad was effected on
Thursday evening The safe of Messr Ruger Brothers.
on Beaver street. opened by Johannes Treveranus
boy Of nfteen employed by the nrm and money alb
stracted to the amount Of 60 400 with which he fitted
himself out bought ticket for New Orleans, and then
visited the Bowery theatre where no arrested All
tho money recovered except $500. which he had
found means TO expend.
Mayor Holman yesterday Issued an order to the effect
that all glyccrne discovered in the city should DO
placed In vessels oiled with water and particular guard
kept over it.
The number Of prisoners confined at tho present time
In the Tombs prison is hundred and ftytwo which
about equally proporioncd between males and femaes
Tho number Of murdercr FIVE of whom have been tried
and sentenced TO be executed sixteen, OF whom
a woman charged with the murder Of her children, but
not yet indicted. There oightyvc prisoners charged
with feonies and one hundred and nfty Ono with petty
offences
Mrs. Caroline f. Schcnck, who missing for some
time from her residence Fourteenth street, yes
terday found dead In her yard, having. is sup
posed, while in dcrangcd state Of mind thrown
herself from the fifth story window Of her house.
There were one hundred and thirty -one deaths In
Brooklyn last week. or this number twenty nine
men, twenty nine women, thirty eght boys and thirty
three girls The principal diseases consumption,
pneumonia bronchitis typhoid fever aud disease of
the brain.
Last week the wills OF the following persons ad-
miited probate the ooo Of tho Surrogate OF Kings
county -Hotso Van sindcrin, Of New Lots; Maria Bcr
gen. Julia Douglass and Garrett Tunison of Brooklyn
Letters Of administration granted the estates OF
tho following named persons Elizabeth Jordan, Caha
rnc Maginns Patrick Higgins Charles r X Frcsinsin,
Ed Ryan, Job Davis, Ed C. Thorn, John Mcmahon and
Michael Taggart all Of Brooklyn
The stock market firm yesterday, and prices ad.
vanced Governments strong. Gold steady,
and closed at 126x ~.
But little business was done yesterday, either
of Change. in foreign domestic mer.
chaniise. In the way OF shipments scarcely
anything done, even In cotton, which forms the
chef article nowadays The brcadstuns markets were
dull and heavy but provisions steady pork being
somewhat better A heavy stock depressed the sugar
Int nd prr rnfh In