The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-20


add ng that IL their Judgment tho evidence pointed at
Kane and shchan as the guilty parties Kane and
Siehan have both been arrested
Early this morning the premises No 70 Elizabeth
street. q tenement house. were discovered on fire and
although tho flames were promptly suppressed by tho
tremen, eight families who living there had
marrow escape from succatlon ono child Is reported
missing
The trial Of Francisco vele for the murder OF Otcro
continued In the Brooklyn Court Of Oyer and Terni
yesterday. Tho principal witness examined was
Edward Pau, who was in prison with vele and Peicer
for the purpose OF writing down what they might say
regarding the murder The trial will DO continued this
mormng
Conrad Nefendorf and Charles Iebala wero yesterday
found guilty in the United States Circuit Court OF pass
ing counterfeit United States currency, and we're re-
manded till Saturday nexl when they will be brought up
for sentence
In the General Sessions yesterday John J. sinnott
was convicted OF the crime of rape, the victim being
little girl aged six years Recorder Hackett sentenced
him TO the State Prison for twenty years
The fine steamship c. W. Lord Captain Ward bel ong.
ing to G. H Mallory Co g line will sail this afternoon
from pier 20 East river for Galveston Texas Tho G.
W. Lord takes the place of the j. Ingerso which has
been sold.
The stock market was somewhat unsettled yesterday
and closed At 1861 1877.
Only moderate business was transacted IN com.
mercal circles yesterday, but values wers not esscn-
tally changed, in a few instances. Coffee was
frmer and more active Cotton active and higher.
On Change -four though quiet, was without decided
change Wheat heavy, while declined 1c.
Oats were unchanged. Pork moderately active and
lower. Beef and lard heavy Froghts were dull.
whskey nominally unchanged. Petroleum
dull and heavy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reports from Florida state that officers and soldiers and
civilians froro the North subjected to many perss
cutions and annoyances the part OF the civil auhori
ties Tho municipal authorities have frequently arrested
General Fosters officers and orderlics for fast riding
when they going faster than canter; and
when Foster protested against such arrests the Mayor
made answer Foster then ordered him TO
making such arrests, and telographed to General Sher
dan to know if he had done right Sheridan referred
the matter to the President, who directed that the civil
authorities should not be interfered with Various ju
dicial outrages negroes also reported
Dispatches from Jefferson City (Mo) state tina. on tho
representations OF citizens OF Jackson county, Governor
Fletcher has ordered the troops in that county TO be
Withdrawn stationed in Lafayette county where the
bushwhackers still rampant
Application was made yesterday before Chief Just ice
Chase, in Washington for writ Of habcas corpus In tho
case Of Dr. Mudd imprisoned at Dry Tortugas for COM
plicity in the assassination of President Lincoln.
The trial Of Madden continued at Sweetsburg yes
terday. The day almost entirely consumed In
hearing the opinion OF the Judge the right OF the
prisoner to challenge tho jury after having pleaded TO his
indictment The testimony Of few witnesses was
taken The Western delegations arrived at TORONTO yes
tcrday and entertained in the evening by the NUM-
cpal authorities at grand banquet
The Connecticut Democratic State Committee have
called q state Convention, n at New haven on
January 8, TO consider the revolutionary acts OF the
present radical Congress ana the proprety Of recon-
mending national convention with reference to the
came subject
The ship General Mcclellan ran ashore or Patchoguc
l.. l., early yesterday morning She had ono hundred
and ffty passengers aboard but lives lost
Wrecking vessels have been despatched to her assist
ance and she is In danger II the fair weather con-
tinues
The Military Commission for the trial OF Dr. Watson,
who killed negro in Rockbrdgc county, Va assembled
In Richmond yesterday, and adjourned not being quite
ready The Judge of the Circuit issued writ Of
habeas corpus for the appearance OF Watson and served
1t on General schoheld who, however disrsgarded H.
and the matter Ia still pending
An express train from Fenton TO OH city was thrown
into tho river yesterday and of the passengers
are reported 10 have been burned by Of the cars
taking fire.
A ire in Philadelphia yesterday destroyed several
large warehouses North Broad street, the loss
amounting to $4,000. James Roston, who was doing
business in one Of the houses, Ia supposed to have
persisted In the flames
woman seventy years OF age named Overacksri, was
burned to death in house In the town OF Lagrange
Duchess county, N. Y, on Tuesday.