The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16

house agreed to by nineteen yeas to eleven nays
after which the Senate adjourned.
No great amount of business transacted In the
Assembly The annual reports the Superintendent oil
Public Instruction and of the Trustees OF tho Dear
and Dumb Asylum were presented. Some bills were
passed among them the Annual Appropriation bill
and those confirming the action OF our city govern
ment in regard to contracts extending the jurisdiction oil
the Metropolitan Police Commissioners over Richmond
county and increasing the Brooklyn police force TO pay
tho principal and interest the debt and to ex-
empt the Soldiers Home from taxation. Some other
affairs OF only minor importance, received attention
The two houses Of the Legislature will to-day in joint
session Metropolitan Police Commissioner 10 sue
coed MI. William McMunay. Caucuses of tho members
of both parties held last night when Mr. Benjamin
| F. Manierre nominated by the republicans and Mr.
| McMurray by the domocrats
| THE CITY
| The fresh spell Of cold weather which set In on
Wednesday night and continued through yesterday,
though giving a sudden and sharp change OF tenn
perature wasa welcome supersedure Of the mild, moist
clammy atmosphere, its attendant rains and drizzles
and the filthy and almost impossible condition Of the
streets which prevailed for the several preceding
days The present cold snap has vastly revived
the spirits of skaters and inspired them with hope
for grand renewal Of sport At eleven o'clock
last night tho mercury at the Herald Building stood
eighteen degrees above Zero and OF two o'clock this
morning fourteen above From other portions Of the
country have accounts of extremely cold weather
and a snow storm. At Cincinnati yesterday
ing the mercury at zero, and at Lcavenworh, Kan
sas sixteenldegrees below.
The City Assembly Rooms and American theatre, in
Broadway, together with several stores adjoining
destroyed by fire yesterday, enang loss Of about two
hundred thousand dollars
The Board of Councilmen met yesterday. Ordinances
proposed and referred making unlawful for city
railroad companies TO throw from the tracks and
to compel them to have lights all their after
dark under penalty, in both classes of cases. of two
hundred and fifty dollars. resolution adopted de-
clarng that charge Of than five cents fare the
Eighth Avenue Railroad is unauthorized assumption
of power as well premoditatcd fraud upon tho
public and directing the Corporation Counsel to enoin
the company from charging greater fare than is spec
fled in tho charter granted by the city government
The Dava race between the steamers Winooski and Al
gonqun for the purpose of testing the relative powers
of their engines their speed has, for the present
least, summary terminated both vessels having
turned to the Navy Yard yesterday afternoon The Wi
noosk the completion of her third heat around Falk
ncrs Island seventy miles ahead Of the Algonquin,
but owing to severe storm which set in Wednesday
nght they were both compelled TO seek anchorage.
complete Of the appears in Supplement
sheet.
decision in the of the United States against the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company yesterday ron
dered in favor Of the government by Judge Shipman in
tho United States Circuit Court This decision in
cordance with which the defendants and other similar
bodies corpora ions required to take out licenses
bankers and pay such fees therefor the Revenue
act prescribes Of great importance both to the
government and certain financial institutions Our Sup.
pcment sheet contains interesting report Of this
The trial Of Zeno Burnham on charge of having de-
frauded lady Of thousand dollars by mock auction
operations terminated yesterday In the Court OF Oyer
aud Tcrminer the conviction of the accused and he
sentenced by Judge Barnard 10 tho State Prison for
two years and six months. Burnham's counsel intend
TO file bill Of exceptions the finding Of the jury The
proceedings Of this trial also fully reported today
HERALD Supplement.
The counsel for the parties to the suit In the Mercer.
Washington Territory female emigration scheme werc
yesterday directed by Judge Mccunn in the Superior
Court, appear Saturday for settlement OF the
| order Issued by the Court In the matter.
Susannah Abrams, who has boon several times brought
before Commissioner Osborn the charge Of hav-
ing been concerned In the issue Of fourteen thousand
dollars worth o counterfeit twenty i've fractional
currency, again up yesterday, when the Commits
soner in,mated that he would dispose Of the
| day.
|
vice. lately arrested in ST. Louis and brought this
city charge Of dcfrauding Cortlandt street hotel
keeper Of nineteen hundred dollars, and ycster.
day arragned in the Tombs Police Court and committed
for examination. In our Supplement give the afda-
Wit Of the hotel keeper, which contains very ntc-
resting statements regarding high living and fine sup
pers.
The Will suit in which Julia G. Tyler, widow OF the
late exPresdent Tyler, is appellant was commenced in
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, yesterday. The is
appeal from decision Of tho Surrogate Of Richmond
county, before whom the will Of Mrs. Gardiner mother
Of the appellant entered obac, whose decision
adverse to Mrs Tyicr's interests.
The trial of John Cahill charged with the murder Of
officer Duryca at Jones' Wood nearly two year, since
commenced yesterday afternoon in the Court Of
General Sessions. Six jurors obtained, and
panel ordered re,urnablc Monday, when the
will be resumed James Logan, convicted Of burglary,
| was sent to the State Prison for three years.
| The testimony in the of Mn Moody who sues
Mr. George Osgood for damages for injuries oil
in being by Sleigh concluded yesterday,
and council both sides will up to-day, when the
Is 70 be given to the jury Some interesting EVIL
dence, which appears in our Supplement Sheet was
elected yesterday relative To fast driving fe
| the road"
Tho masked ball of the Licdcrkrnnx Association toe
place last night the Academy Of Music and proved
grand affair, presenting combination Of gorgeocs
decorations, delicious music, brilliant throng, rich
d csscs, ludcrous masks and efngies and unboundci
| humor and general enjoyment
Colonel James d. Murray, and old New York merchant
died ut his residence In Washington place Wednesday
| evening, in the seventy seventh year OF his age
| The silk mandatory Nos. All, <lo and AL West
Thirty nth street entered and robbed OF twenty
hundred dollars worth Of goods Wednesday night by
party Of burglars who, before commencing operations
in order tho silence Of the Waterman Of the
building, beat him severely that his recovery Is
doubtful and left him lying nscnsibe tho sidewalk
Tho Villains escaped but there Is prospcc, that they
will yet he arrested.