The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-22

Croton reservoir 10 tue reiatofs Ffouesok A. nAeAAy
and benjamin G. Wells. tho ground that their pro
posa vir $e7 500 the lowest bid rendered for the
performance Of the work. Decision reserved.
An action brought in the Court Of Common Pleas
by Bean va the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
policy OF insurance for $4,000 The Court direct
ed verdict for the plaintiff In the Of tlssTs So.
The motion for writ Of habeas corpus and certiorari
in the Of the Prussan government against Philip
Heinrich, has been granted by Judge shipman in the
United States Circuit Court The case was down for
further hearing Tuesday next al three O'Clock r. r.
The stock market dull yesterday but steady Gold
closed At I37k.
The armnsss in gold impaired rather more buoyant
feeling in commercial circles yesterday. but there vas
not much .nclinaon 70 transact business tho part Of
buyers except when undoubtedly good bargains offered
On the contrary the merchants continued TO manifest
good degree Of caution in view Of which commercial
transactions circumsoribed. Cotton called dull
and lower. Groceries were drm at the improvement
quoted. On Change -four and wheat were quiet and
heavy. while corn unsettled and decidedly lower
Oats closed lower Pork opened lower, but closed arm
at the reduction Beef and lard remained steady
Freights were dull and lower Whiskey remained Arm
Naval stores generally firm. while petroleum was
steady. Wool continued dull and heavy.
MIsCELLANE0Us.
Dates from Orfzaba Mexico 10 tho Sd inst state tina.
Mexico city being bombarded Marquee had ex
press,d his determination TO hold out to the last and
had impressed all the water carriers and porte Orders
had been issued by the liberal Commander that Mira
mon, Marquee and Macmillan should be shot il cap
turei BY the arrival Of gentleman who left Quere-
tsro in the beginning Of March facts are CLEANED
relative 10 the inside situation there At that time the
command was short OF ammunition and there was pro-
baby provision enough 10 last until the 1st OF May.
Maximlian had with him Marquee, Mramon, Mejia and
other generals who seemed to consider Quer5taro as
their last ditch HERAID correspondent was also with
him. The gentleman who has just arrived was four
in coming from Mexico city 10 Vera Cruz, owing
to the attentions OF robbers and guerillas At Vera
Cruz the mortality from yellow fever alone ATTY
per day
We have les from st. Thomas and Porto Rico, dated
on the 9Th OF May. The commercial news ia without
interest The annual examination OF pupils OF the Re-
formed Dutch Church School, which postponed from
Christmas account of the cholera had just come of
with very gratifying results Freights from Porto Rico
the United States were forty for sugar the
4ih OF May.
Another Fenian invasion Of Canada Ia threatened. A
large body Of troops being organized for that pur
pose and will be concentrated the frontier within
few weeks Massey, the informer, is reported in Mon
trea. hiding from Fenan avengers. Two suspicious
characters arrived there yesterday, believed to be
Roberts men, on his trail.
News from China to tho 25th OF March Is received.
The sole right Of navigating the Canton and Yangtzee
riyers had been awarded TO two American firms. The
imperial forces In Shouting had been TO pieces and
It's general captured The first steam fire engine over
seen in China had arrived At Hong Kong
JEFF. Davis arrived in Montreal yesterday, having
passed the road inco0nto His reception very
quiet His family passed through Troy last night on
their way to rejoin him.
Is said that Jsf Davis Intends writing history Of
his connection with the rebellion, In which che parts
played BY England and France will b fully exposed.
Our Southern letters this morning refer 10 matters
Louisiana. Virginia and Texaa
Tho recent decision In tho New Orleans courts that
debts incurred for the purchase Of before
are null involves nearly enc hundred million dollars il
Louisiana sisns.
mayor Heath. Of New Orleans, has decided that
theatres not compelled to sell tickets TO negroes
Two French gentlemen In New Orleans fought duel
with small swords ON Wednesday last. No one was
dangerously injured
The dstat,on Of spirits from grain has been prohib
tied the CarolinA BY order Of General sckles on
account Of the scarcity Of food the supply Of which
diminished by the quantities Of grain consumed in dis.
teriss and the increase OF poverty, crime and dis
order consequent on the unlawful trafic.
Colonel Shepherd, commanding at Mobile has 20 far
modified hts order relative TO the maintenance Of the
public peace that the present police will remain and tho
city government will be undisturbed. The military will
take cognizancs only Of particular cases court Of
inquiry has been ordered to investigate the Of the
riots.
Springfield. Massachusetts,, il excited over cases Of
alleged undue severity towards children in the public
schools OF that city N indignation meeting has been
al for IN. niOht IN taxa action IN tina nnatfar
coored sergeant Of the Ninth colored cavalry, at
Antonio Texas being about TO be reduced 70 the
ranks attempted, with the aid Of fourteen Of his
panions TO murder his officers. He succeeded in killing
one Lieutenant and was then killed himself.
The stringent liquor law in Massachusetts, appears to
be anything but success in Boston. The amount Of
drunkenness is the ever, and liquor be oh.
tanned by some means another by everybody who
wants IL. The House Of Representatives debating
the bill favoring licenses.
The Boston fund for Crete amounts to $1s,500.
The boat race between Hamill and Brown, at Pitts
burg came OF yesterday, Brown proving the winner
The Presbyterian General Assembly ~ Rochester
yesterday received the Irish delegates with welcoming
address.
An arrest in Fredericksburg Va. recently developed
the fact that negro organization hostile the
military existed In the town. The party arrested
man named Potter, from New York, who was charged
with having threatened TO kill the commanding ofccr
OF tho troops stationed there, the Mayor and several
citizens, and to burn Fredericksburg and Falmouth
He however, discharged by the Mayor, the proof
being insufficient.
General Hancock has stationed small squads OF cavalry
at intervals along the Smoky Hill for the pro-
lection OF travellers and mails
In Port Coborne. c. W., on Saturday night, man
named John Wallace shot and killed by his brother
in-law, Memo Graybill who was Immediately after
wards shot by his own brother, John Graybhl.
The firm OF Hlnde h Porter, commission merchants
OF Cincinnati have failed to the amount OF $4,000
Causc-cotton operations and Southern debts.
The Change of Commander at the siege Of
Querctaro.
BY the way OF Matamoros we have the news
that Ecparol Damon Cornua hos sucoroaJad