The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10


rho fitch anniversary Of the Deaf and Dumb Inst-
tue celebrated Yesterday The exercises ~ers very
Interesting and showed high degree OF proficiency In
the language Of signs among the scholars.
Ire American Congre gational Union yesterday held
their fourteenth anniversary exercises the Brooklyn
academy 81 Muse; in the afternoon business meet
inS having been held there ana in tho evening social
reunion, which the Rev. Mark hopkins, n. d., pre-
sided aud delivered address me society said 10
ID a lourisLlng condition Hf- otner addresses
principally Of social and rtr4onal nature. elictng
few points OF public interest
Tue convention Of PIE v,Ients. superin,endens and
chief engineers OF railroads in the United States met at
The st. Nicholas Ho,c yesterday. number Of reports
were received and after the adoption OF considerable
business, lhe convention adjourned until July.
lecture was delivered last evening at the Cooper
Institute b, Lionel w. r. Roberts on sthe freedom Of
Ireland indispensable 10 universal liberty"
The case Of Bearns tho Columbian Insurance Com
pany, argued appeal from judgment in favor OF
the plaintiff in tho Supreme Court General term, yes
erday The is important, involving the liability
Of marine Insurance companies in the case OF insured
vessels navigating entering ports streams prohib-
ted by the terms OF the policy Decision reserved
DEGREES of divorce granted In the supreme Court
yesterday in the suits Of Horny Brel va. Emeline H.
Bricl and Owen Lensghan Ellen Lenaghsn. Custody
OF the child in each awarded to the plaintiff.
! A motion was made yesterday in tho Supreme Court
Chambers in the OF Anna L. Murphy w. Andrew
Gross 10 franc issues in tho action pending and In
which the qua ntif seeks the title TO tho house
No. 81 Ea Thirty fourth street. which she alleges was
transferred defendant by plaintiffs husband for
| nominal consideration without equivalent suit Is
also peuding in which Mrs Murphy sues for divorce
from her husband On the ground Of extreme cruelty
In the Of Julius f. Schel ct al, VS.. Rufus Wa
erhoIse et AL action In the Supreme Court Circuit
reported yesterday by OF counsel verdict was
rendered for 81, 1850 without costs.
An action commenced the superior Court, Part
2, yesterday, by Frederick A. Wheeler Edwin G. B.
Garcia for damages arising from failure on the part OF
the defendant to deliver Two thousand shares Of Downe
vile gold mining stock, which he had sold "short."
Defendant alleged that plaintiff stock up TO s., and
and then threw hundred and thousand shares
on the market, running ii down to ten cents, and that
the whole AFFAIR intended to defraud the uninated
Tlc jury returned a vordlct for the plaintiff the
i OF $3.50 80
An action brought in the Superior Court Trial
Term, Par J. yesterday, by Della Burgess, against the
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, in which the pialn
clams $40 900 damages for personal injuries alleged
10 have resulted from the negligence Of the conductor OF
one OF the compauy's Case still On.
The stock market unsettled yesterday. Gold
closed al 1877 a "a
There rather activity ia commercial circles
Yesterday, and As general thing the markets ruled
Drmer. especially Tor domestic produce. Coffee was
steady. Cotton quiet but firm. On Change flour
advanced &C. l5c., with fair demand Wheat was
firm, while corn declined &c &c Oats buoyan,
and 0rm Pork was shade easier Beef was steady
and firm lard WA IN active demsnd and higher. |
whiskey was unchanged and ireghis dull though
rui Naval stores moderately active and heavy. |
Petroleum. was active. !
MISCELLANEOUS.
our dates from Havana are 10 line 4ih inst, AL /
branches Of trade in critical condition The banks
felt confidence in the situation although the crops
have been larvesed and the planters paid ut
old scores with the proceeds OF their barves, find dir
hcuty Ia obtaining new monetary Accommodations. a |
meeting OF merchants to concert for the relief of
provision dealers was held and two years time in which
to settle Their indebtedness demanded The drawer
OF lottery prize OF $4,000 had been murdered and
his body shipped tin box a coasting vessel The
murderer hal escaped. The Ocean Homo was still de.
tanned by the authorities Al expense Of $40 per day
The American Consul protesting vigorously against
such action out the Captain General reported too IN
10 attend to him The sugar market was active Short
sight gold bills New York command ~ per pre-
mum, and days currency sells rs 10 30
counL
Advices from Monterey and the interior OF Mexico to
the oath Of April received BY way Of Ms,amoros
All the ut san Luis had been ordered TO the front
The liberia commander found difficult obtain sup
plies News from Querciaro scarce and rumors /
aiost Of liberal defeat Two imperial papers at
nasmoros and Brownsville positively that the
liberals had suffered defeat Querearo ana one
OF hcm bases the opinion positive from Cortina
Our dates from st Domingo TO the 18th ultimo |
The national Congress had authorized the Executive to
contract loan OF $a,0oooCo; also, the emission OF
go 900 Of national paper money. Business good.
and The tobacco crops very abundant OF supc-
ror quality. The Dominican Commissioner who went 10 |
Hayt with treaty OF amity commerce. &C., returned 10
await the result OF the Hayden revolution.
Richmond unsettled by threatened riot between
whites and blacks yesterday. While two Are engines
we're engaged IN contest OF skill, NEGRO made some
remark which called forth tho ire OF fireman. who
Knocked him down The negro arose and knocked back
AID both parties Immediately arrested Acrowd of
negroes Immediately sprung up around the policemen
and rescued the black prisoner, the white ono having
becn voluntarily liberated by the policeman who had |
him M charge. squad OF soldiers finally called
into requstion. the mob dispersed the police con.
cenraied white people requested TO keep within
doors The prisoner not retssen, and lac hour
Il reported that crowd OF negroes outside the
city going through the military exercises |
senator Wilson was honored with a torchlght pro- |
ccson Of black people Augusta wcdn asday night
and spokc IN Atlanta yesterday His audience was more
largely composed o. whites than usual and he was INTRO
duced by thoroughly reconstructed rebel colonel |
General sexton General Pope, Ex-Governor Brown and
many promineat citizens occupied the platform
The tolored apnoicau rnlon Club on the ground
with transparenciss, notices, &c dinner was given
70 him in the evening by Governor Brown.
Judge KoIley arrived in New Orleans yesterday and |
welcomed oy committee OF citizens headed hy the
Mayor and Common Council Among the delegation |
~ere several coioTcd individuals The Judge responded
tho selcome the 81, Charles Hotel to large and
vsrersed audience lie will the public formally
Oh Saturday
general convention Of railroad officers was held IN
Cleveland, ohc. Yesterday. Asorny debate ensued on
a the propositions relative the shipment Of
sghts and resolution adopted making i, oblisa-