The New York herald., 1866-05-17

read ana appointments made
The Governor has appointed Or. Lewis Naumann
Coroner, in place Of Dr. Collins, deceased.
No deaths have occurred the Cholera Hospital
ship during the last two days The patients are rapidly
recovering, with one or two exceptions
The seventh annual commencement Of Columbia Col
ege Law school took place last evening at the rooms Of
the Historical Society before large audience Some
fifty students graduated four Of them being awarded
prizes
fire broke yesterday afternoon at No 36S Green
wlch street. factory owned by James Moore, and
extended Nos 365 and 367 and other adjacent build
| ings Loss estimated at $4,000.
At aquarter before eight O'Clock yesterday morning a
fire occurred the large cotton packing establishment
of F. B. Blanchard & Co., situated Van Brunt, Irving
and sedgwck streets, Brooklyn Owing to the combus
be of the of the building the want
Of proper water facilities in less than fifteen minutes the
entire building was in flames The tobacco factory Of
| Buchanan Lyell, adjoining tho above premises, was
threatened with destruction but by the noble exertions
of the remen it escaped with about two thousand dol
lars damage. Blanchard Co. g loss is about $4,000,
upon which there is partial insurance.
The nitro-glycerine which set down for hear
ing yesterday before Commissioner Belts, did not come
owing to the engagement in another court Of Judge
Dean who is to up the evidence for the prosecution
The strike of the shipcarpente ioners and caulkers
has not been brought to close The men declare that
they will not yield their demand for the eight hour sys
tem and the bosses that If the present condition of
affairs continues much longer they must remove their
establishments to other ports.
new motion to restrain Thurow Weed and others
from disposng of certain interests the San Francisco
and New Orleans Telegraph Company argued before
Judge Jones' special term Of the SuperioriCourf,
yesterday. AGdavits Of Thurlow Weed John W.
Forney and others read and the case
IN ,a f,ll,, Cd ~
The plaintiffs charge Weed and his associates with
violating an agreement to obtain a grant for the
structon of the telegraph line from Secretary Stanton
for the mutual benefit of plaintiffs and defendants, and
represent that they Weed Coz propose to dispose Of
the entire interest in the enterprise TO the American
Telegraph Company These statements Weed and his
associates deny point blank and give very different
version of the affair The matter has been postponed
till next Saturday.
A case entitled LcadDeater versus Lamb tried be-
fore Judge Brady in the Court of Common Pleas yester
day. the ground of complaint being about the sale Of
pair of horses for which tho former broker to
receive commission Of five hundred dollars twenty
five hundred Plaintiff is livery stable keeper and de-
fendant ono OF the propretors Of the Howard House
Leadbeater procured purchaser for the horses OF Lamb
but alleged that he never received his commission. It
having been proved the trial that the plaintiff re-
caived hundred dollars from the purchaser, the
Judge dismissed the the ground that the plaintiff
not justified in receiving any gift or commission
from both parties.
suit growing of wool transactions has been tried
in Part Of the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge
Foster The action brought by James L. southwick
and others against Emil Hcnnemann and others, the
ties both sides being dealers in WOOL 1t was alleged
that plaintiffs in August, 1854 purchased twenty-five
Thousands pounds wool from the defendants at dol
per pound the latter contracting to take back of
the wool which unwashed Several thousand pounds
the wool found TO be unvashcd on delivery which
defendants refused receive back and pay the value Of
which refusal resulted In suit A verdict given
for plaintiff for SO, ,651 13
An action yesterday tried in parts OF the Supreme
Court before Judge Foster brought by William Fram'r
and others against the New York and Harlem Railroad
Company for loss sustained by plaintiffs in tho killing OF
of their horses driven by cmploye) while cross
ing defendants track Fyfourth street and Fourth
avenue The jury brought a verdict for plaintiffs, as
scssing the damages at one thousand dollars.
In the General Sessions yesterday Judge Russell
fenced two young mel, named Gainey and Devln, who
pleaded guilty TO robbery. each to the state Prison for
ten years, and Kate Foley nooriousy dishonest SER
want, to the institution for five years.
The trial Of Dr. Henry otto Claus continued In tho
Court Of Oyer and Termner yesterday Mr. Brady made
an address for the prisoner and followed by Mr.
Bedford Assistant District Attorney, for the people
Judge Inraham having charged the jury they retired to
ROOM but having agreed at four O'Clock yester
day afternoon the court stood adjourned until half past
nine o'clock this morning
A butcher named Rcinbard List, in the employ Of Mr..
Henry Hammond 227 Merchants row, Washington
market arrested yesterday the charge Of having
been engaged in the robbery of carpctbag containing
sle4so from Mr. John H. Higgins Saturday last
Several aidavi,s made prove that List was one
of the robbers but he protests he prove his in
nocence and that he was Of the city when the rob
berry occurred.
Young man named William H. Marsh, sixteen years
of age employed establishment Of Messrs. w. j..
81 Z. Underwood, No. Bowling Green, was ar.
rested yesterday charged with robbng his employers OF
money to the amount. OF 1884. Two men who, It rs
alleged warned Marsh that the officers after him,
were also arrested.
boy named william Riley. aged fourteen wears was
accidentally killed yesterday by being run over by a
| dirt cart
The stock market alternately strong and rather
heavy yesterday but closed steady Governments were
barely steady. Gold opened and closed at l3ok
There was but little change In the aspect OF CONNER.
cial affairs yesterday though the European news was
felt and duly appreciated Imported merchandise was
quiet, but nrm while domestic produce was irregular
MIsCELLANE0Us
our news from st. Domingo, by way OF Havana on tho
18th inst relates principally to the revolution now going
on in that republic. On the I'D OF April the insurgents
attacked the government troops occupying Ne'ba nae
defeated them taking hundred and thirty prisoner
and most OF their guns The revolution, there can BE-
no doubt Is backed by the Hayten government which
supplies them with money guns powder and provs
ions The commander OF the government troops II
waiting for reinforcements Pimentel had been pro
cla med President, and the insurgents we're on thci
march to the capital
Our Mexican adviccs are TO the 7th OF May II was
reported credbiy that Maxmilian bad negotiated Loaf
IN Europe Tho correspondence with our Aus'ria
Minister published recently, regarding tho shipment o
Austrian troops TO Msximian was causing considerable
discussion large quantity OF arms shipped from Nes
York had arrived at Vera Cruz, for the use o the i'm
per.aists. Indccisive skirmshes were taking piac
daily rpurhout all parts Of the country Presden