The New York herald., 1866-03-07

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shipped from New York 1862 and sold to them IN that
year. full report will be found in our Supplement
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| Two divorces were granted In the Supreme Court
chambers yesterday viz:--Harriet s. Gray vs. Francis
c. Gray (plaintiG to have custody of chd) and Mary
Ellsworth VIM. l. Ellsworth. In both cases the do
cison in favor OF plaintiff The case OF William b.
Lason Slina G. Lason also came up on motion to
modify an order so that plaintiff might be admitted
BAIL be having boen committed to jail for contempt of
Conrt not paying alimony directed. l. is alleged
Lason procured divorce without the knowledge Of
his vie, and afterwards married again. The original
Mrs Latson made affidavit of the fact and permitted
to come in and defend, an allowance OF twelve dollars
per week alimony being granted to her. rf
Judge Garvin, OF the Superior Court has granted the
application for divorce Ia the Of Mary E. Lille
against Benjamin II. Lille
In tho General Sessions yesterday James Brown alias
Clark of the gang who committed the burglary upon
the of Mr. Probst 74s Broadway, to tho
State Prison for five years Hancy and VIM Jefrers
pckpockes each to the State Prison for four
years.
In the United States Commissioners Office applica
tion yesterday made Commissioner Osborn for
warrant against Captain Douas o the British ship Min
neaha for alleged cruelty to the steward Of that ship
by caus ng him to sleep in exposed place. by which
injury caused to his health Tho Commissioner told
the steward that go the British Consul for
lief In tho matter.
The Of John Hartman who has been charged with
having had in his possession large quantity Of counter
felt currency, yesterday postponed by Commits
sioner Osborn til Friday. Il will be rememb red that
s,at,nen, made in Court that Hartman had offered
to make certain disclosures regariing indv duas who
TO be have been engaged in the business of
counterteng and for thai purpose would be taken as
witness; but IL is now believed tho charge aga nst the
psonsr VIII be proceeded with at the time named abo,e.
Joseph Mathews, convicted at tho last torn Of the
Court Of Oye- aud Termner, Kings county whose exc
cuton TO have taken place on Friday next, has had
his committed by tho Governor to imprison-
nj for life.
The Of secor against Thnr!ow Weed was oided
yesterday by judge Mcneil 1t action, i will be
remembered, to restrain tho San Francisco and Now
Orleans Telegraph Company from Transferring their in
terests to the American Telegraph Company The Judge
has dissolved the injunction with ten dollars costs.
A bold robber named George Gardner, alias ''Dutch
Heinrich ait npicd TO rob Mr. James Rowe, OF 75s
Third avenue, while dcposing sum in the Broadway
Bank and though he succeeded in getting package Of
bills into his hands, he was pursued vigorously that
he forced to drop his booty and was naly captured
and taken to the Tombs Ee the thief who stole
two bags Of gold, containing 1000, from tho Bank OF
Commerce about year
AT large meeting of the Farmers Club held yester-
day the Cooper Institute, the questions of various
methods OF soil culture, tho dairy and manrai economy
discussed G. W. Packer, Of Mystic, Conn, exhi-
bted a modl Of a newly invented wall building and
stump pulling machine
meeting Of the New York Historical Society held
at their hail. corner OF Second and Eleventh
street. last evening paper on american Rock Writ
ing by Mr. Ewbnnk read American inscr p'sons
of Gothic Hebrew unknown chsrac
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raj specimens exhibited Colonel wilson, General
Grants stan. read highly inter sting paper, giving
detailed account If the building OF the dam the Red
Of the feet during expedition OF
| General Banks
C. Primo, Esq, the well known Eastern traveller
delivered an interesting lee last evening 10 working
men, at the hal No 2oe Eighth avenue, his subject be-
ing ''Ancicnt Work and the Remains of Ancient labrr {"
The annual ting OF tho Board Of Iron Founders was
held last evening at the Mason D,rce and the officers
the ensuing year elected after which tho
bcrs partoos o. grand banquet
The stock market was Arm on the whole, but irregular
and excited yesterday. Gold closed ut 1851.
Everything unsettled and uncertain yesterday,
and dealers in merchandise as general thing would
price either TO buy or sci at. Il seemed 10 DO
the deteim nation 10 the resul. OF the dec IN
gold before going The cotton market was du:l md
h avy Petroleum and groceries ITO On Change flour
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dropping. Pork lower. Lard unsettled and declining
| whiskcy quiet, hut lrn
| Continued light receipts aud good demand
coupled with most favorable weather. have combined
| render the market for beef cato more buoyant and
rmcr ard prices were fully half cent higher ard some
called II more The cattle generally fair lood
sold mostly at lac a lShc hut tho whole rang
from 12Ic. loiec 2oc. Mich quiet. and
prices Of the different kinds wcro wide apart varying
$50 $780, for ordinary to prime with occasional
sales at figures vcals sod freely loc.
i5c Sheep and lambs In good domand and FIRM,
varying from 60 to sl3 Hogs fairy active at loc.
1l.c The total recep pts 1913 be,ves lis cows,
ae5 veals, ID, ,8s2 sheep aud lambs and q, 90 hogs
ErCELLANEoys.
The delegates tho Democratic Convention at Harris
burg have given way TO those OF the Republican Convon
on VIII ch assemblies in that city ,od,y for the purpose
OF nominating a candidate for Governor. Tho johnson
! wing o. the party favor OF General John w. Genry
gallant soldier OF the army duriog the late and
| strong though not radical republican. The stevens
faction talk Of Hon james X Moorhead member o. Con
gress W. W. Kctchum, for the nomnauon but Geary
| chances Of the nomination the best Tho pol real
aspects Of the Convcntion given In our Harrisburg
correspondence In our Supplement- sheet: Later iate.
gcnce received too late for publ in supplement
stated that the excitement late honr last night
increasing Several members Of Congress and cPerson
the Clerk Of the House OF Representatives Mt Harris
burg, and working for Moorhcad. "Dcad dgck'
| Eorncy made his appearance yesterday, and made a
speech Of Gcary iaudns Congress and pcturuy
the radicals who standing up and contend
ing tho liberties Of the oplc against treason high
| places"
An enthusiastic johnson meeting held last evening
at Hudson City Tho attendance was very large, and the
greatest unanmlty pcva LODI Resolutions pedsing tho
meeting TO support the President In hts veto and
struction policy were unanimously adopted the same
be M ordered TO be engro1ed and forwarded 10 the
representative Of the district In Congress- for prcssnsa
| ton 10 tho President
The confederation scheme N being rap IDLY pushed
in Canada The important declarations Of the Canadian