New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEW -.

A q meeting Of the creditors and claimants
VI tue Columbian Insugaucc Company. held yesterday
ateIuou al the rooms Of the Shipowners Association
No s. Pine ST. to determine The best means of obtain
Ing satisfaction Of their various claims resolution was
adopted expressing the entire confidence of the claim
nnts in the present receivers OF the Company and re-
uuestine them TO wind up the affairs of the same as
speedily possible
Wendell Phillips de4irered his address on
"The Duty of the Hour" last evening in he New-En'
gland Congregational Church. South Ninh-st Brook
Dyn L. D. under the auspices of the Brooklyn Library
Association. The audience quite large, and the
sddress. which was Listened to ateutivcly until its
Gloss, was frequently interrupted by applause.
A large and spirited meeting Of house painters
washe at Metropolitan Hall last evening to indoTse
the recent action of the Practical House Painters
Association in resolving work only eight hours per
,sy as,cr tie first Moudag of March next. After CON
siderable discussion the action Of tue House Painters
Association was almost unanimously iudorSed
Washington dispatches show that the Spanish
Minister has caused to be published certain resua-
ons Of the Island Of Cuba respecting coored persons
such publication having been made in consequence OF
the eyailng statement that freed people have been
kidnapped and sold into seryitude at Havana
The Fenians assembled in large force last
evening az the Cooper Institute when stirring ad
dresses in favor Of Ienianism an Irish Republic,
American neutrality in case of Fcnian fight, and
other subjects were made by Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. Fer
nando Wood and Others.
A mock-auction case OF considerable interest
was begun in the Coury of oyer and Termiuer yeser
day and is fully reported in our law column A case OF
nrson at likewise begun before United States
Commissioner Belts.
Leland Brothers Annual Bali last evening
nj the metropolitan Hotel excellent and decided
success 1t was largely attended, and IN style and
magnificent toilettes compared favorablv with the,
celebrated hops at the Union Hotel in Saratoga during
the Summer season.
In the State Legislature yesterday there was
consideration given to the project Of Niagara ShiI
Canal to the Metropolitan Underground Railroad
scheme and several other subjects Of special interest.
At Cincinnati daring attempt to perpetratC
. forgery of two checks each for 81 42o was dscov
sred on Thursday last Two out OF three engaged
in the scheme are now in custody
The Right Rev. John B. Fitzpatrick Roman
Catholic Bishop of Boston is reported in a very low
condition of health and but very slight hopes
tertained Of his recovery.
A robbery at Binghamton involves the Amer
ican Express Company in loss of 5000 The sum o
$4,000 is reported have been left untouched by th
burglars
An embezzlement case of great imPortanc,
and with very extraordinary features is reported
In New Hampshire.
Important and interesting proceedings werC
Asd yesterday by the City Governments of New-Yorl
end Brooklyn.
A Southwestern railroad line has lately beer
BOLD to private party for $4,000.
Gold closed yesterday at l3S5 a l39 Government
were steady for all the issues with moderate business Stat
bonds and railway mortgages dealt in sp4rnsy Ban
shares steady and the miscellaneous shares neglected Pacih
MAJ steady and large amounts offered The Railwa,
share ,rAct is eversh and unsatisfactory TO spectators
either direction. Between Boards prices lower bu
rallied a the secsnd session about the mornings
Money is offered among stock houses at per cent call bu
she banxs rule get per and per cent ouy ia
hen upon Government securities. Exchange is rm and 70
Beat Sterling at 60 days the rate is lc7GlO7 and close
utro1g