The New York herald., 1867-03-31

this morning. together with the afhdavs upon which
Leonard Huyck and Joseph D. Stewart were arrested
on Friday afternoon, aud now confined in Ludlow
street Jail in default Of s2oo, 900 each. Huyck aud
Stewart were arrested on charge Of Conspiracy 70 de-
fraud the United States government
The art Of defaudng being rapidly brought TO per-
fecton In this city Seven pay rolls Of employees In the
Custom House were recently abstracted BY some one
connected with that establishment and being altered to
suit the present month"; presented one after another
70 the auditor and cashed Tho swnder Is supposed 70
be German messenger employed in the building tue
police are investigating the matter.
Threeof the Brooklyn Fro Commissioners were ar
rested yesterday charged with sounding alarms Of re
when no Ore existed. They waived an examination
and released ON their own recognizancss 70 await
the action Of tho Grand Jury.
Fifteen steamers left New York yesterday for foreign
or coastwise ports
DR.. Thers who has recently been before the courts
suspicion Of being connected with the abortion case
OF Mrs. Noble who died from the effects Of an operation
upoa her, further involved similar charges, On the
affidavit Of Miss Mary Jones' whose child stiliborn
on Friday, is alleged, through the operation Of the
doctor A jury rendered verdict TO that effect, and
the accused committed for trial.
Morris Ephram found guilty OF the murder Of
John Fitzpatrick BY coroners jury in Williamsburg
yesterday.
Several important cases respecting the power Of the
State 70 tax United States certificates OF indebtedness
and legal tender notes argued before the Court Of
Appeals yesterday and submitted
An important exradition case came up yesterday in
the United States Commissioners Court before Com
missioner White tho accused being Philip Henrich
Prussian, who Is charged with having, in the years
1884 and 1866, while employed as secretary OF the
Rhensh Railway OF Cologne, committed forgeries TO the
amount OF about $4,000. The examination was set down
for Tuesday next
Tho stock market steady yesterday. Cold closed
at 1881.
The markets yesterday were generally quiet and thore
few essential changes either in foreign domestic
merchandise Cotton closed heavy under adverse cable
news Breadstufrs quiet but nrm Corn actIvc
At full prices. Provisions steady except lard,
which was heavy Coffee Arm for all descriptions
Naval generally steady, with moderate de-
mand. Petroleum still continued dull, though prices
not essentially altered
MISCELLANEOUS.
An important treaty concluded at the State De-
partment In Washington yesterday BY which Russian
America conveyed to the United States for the Of
81, ,0O0. 900.
Our Vera Cruz Mexico correspondence s dated March
Is. The final evacuation OF the French concluded
tho 18th instant by the departure Of Marshal Bazane
the Souveran and the embakaton Of tho Egyptians
who had remained to the last a guard. In all
three thousand and sixteen Of the corps that
for the purpose Of Intervention in the affairs Of Mexico
have departed than that number probably remain.
ing under its soil. French flags about the city were
lowered and replaced with tho emblcm OF Mexico. the
Custom House flag being among tho first. A largo
quantity Of material sold to the imperialists
by the French previous to their departure
The city in state Of siege Martial
law has been declared and the gates closed II
feared that the troops INSIDE tho city will pronounce for
Juarsz the liberals appear 10 front Of the
wallis All communication with the interior is cut of.
and nothing but OF doubtful character has been
obtained from the capital It was rumored that Maxi
milan had agreed to abdcae II Juarez would consent
TO abide by decision Of tho people for against
empire, but the ramor was not confirmed The young
Prince Yturbde, Who arrived time ago, had boon
taken in charge BY his father DON Angel de Yurbide
and en- roste for New York
Our Havana letter Is dated March ~ A revolutionary
proclamation had been received from Spain by many
prominent persons calling all classes to for the
overthrow Of Queen Isabella and the establishment OF
republican form Of government on the peninsula The
smallpox has disappeared from Maanzas sterling
change fell two and three per cont the 22d aud in
the afternoon Of the same day 10 seven aud even
eight per cont premium
AnOthor rev0iuti0n IN hayu fS reported the revOu.
tonists being headed by Prospero Eie and his The
Eles were killed and tranquility ensucd Another
count without date says that Geftard had been de-
fes,ed and had fed to jamaica.
rho Japanese Commissioners and suite sailed from San
Francisco yesterday for New York
General Beauregard has written . letter a New Or
leans paper recommending the submission OF the South
to the requirements OF Congress- fight would be
available lie urges that be taken secure
negro aud thereby beat the radicals with hoir
weapons
Tho steamship Francis Wright which sailed from New
York yesterday for Key West the service Of the Inter-
national Ocean Telegraph Company, carried corps Of
operators nosmen and iaboers besides horses wagons,
forage and raons, to begin the operation Of laying
cable from Key West to Havana Tho company under
the management Of General Baldy Smith.
large number OF whiskey barrels, shps' boats filed
with water broken boxes OF oranges and ships planks
were discovered by the steamer Hendrix Hudson on
her last trip from Havana 10 Philadelphia OF Cape
Henry. is supposed that unknown vessel has bccn
wrecked The supply steamer Newbern, which arrived
the Brooklyn Navy Yard Thursday, report having
seen similar signs Of disaster
An Important Trenty-Ccssion Of Russian
America To tho United states.
The announcement to-day of the proposed
ccssion by Russia OF all her possessions in
North America to the United States comes
Unexpectedly, and is Of great Importance,
both in q commercial and political point Of
view. Although price Is set upon the ter
riiory thus surrendered it is in fact merely
nominal The value OF the fisheries and the fur
trade alone to our euterprising people being
vastly 10 excess of the sum agreed upon as the
purchase money. The treaty is an evidence Of
the close and friendly relations existing be-
tween the two great Powers, and evinces the
concurrence OF the Russian government in the
policy which denies TO European monarchies