The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-23

gives ss2 as the number OF fatal OF cholera that
occurred in the public Institutions last summer
The Inspector OF Excise granted elghtynv permits
yesterday The Attorney OF the Board intends to
its meeting tomorrow that the licenses Of all those
licensed dealers who took out njunctions again the
Board aud have not paid costs be revoked
George W Crager, member Of the Board Of Council.
men, had his leg OF while attempting TO get on
train OF the Hudson River Railroad yesterday while it
was in motion. Is feared that his injuries win prove
fatal
In the Untet States Commissioners once Yesterday
before Commissioner stlwell, a man named Brennan
committed for trial charge Of having presented
forged discharges from the army claim agents. for the
purpose Of obtaining the additional bounty provided by
the act OF Congress Of 1854 John H. Trapp, lawyer,
was further examined before Commissioner Belts q
charge Of having presented to United States paymaser
IN this city writing alleged to have been forged for the
purpose Of obtaining the back pay and bounty Of de-
ceased soldier Some evidence having been taken the
next hearing Of the adjourned until the 25th
instant
Surrogate Tucker was engaged yesterday in hearing
the testimony in the Layton will casc the trial OF which
was commenced In June The deceased, It will be
membered. q coal merchant, who died possessed Of
considerable property The will la contested the
ground that il was made while deceased not in q
sound state Of mind The will occupy several days
In the United States District Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Shipman presiding, the following goods sezed
under an alleged violation OF the revenue laws,
ordered for barrels OF whiskey Stone street.
seven barrels ditto, Miller street, barrel distilled
spirits 40 Broadway; Ave barrels whskey pier 80 North
river; twenty-five barrels distilled spirits, 457 West
Thirty street, three barrels distilled Spirits pier
10 North river; three barrels distilled spirits Thirty
barrel distilled spirits. 81 Munroe street.
The case OF Dorothea Rawson vs.. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, in which the defendant sued by
plaintiff for the recovery Of damages tor property de-
soyed through the alleged careessness OF the company,
and in which verdict rendered for the plaintiff in
the sum of 1895 TO- came before the Supreme Court
General Term, yesterday, appeal by the defend
ant Decision reserved
Tho stock market dull and rather heavy yester-
day Gold after opening at 1884, closed steady at 1865
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our advices from Rio Janeiro are dated December 25
and Bucnos Ayres correspondence December a.
tanning from the seat Of In Paraguay to the 9th
OF December The most active preparations we're going
on for battle but nothing beyond few artillery dues
had occurred The report of q battle the 4th ut
proves incorrect Two Brazilian vessels had bombarded
the extreme right of the Paraguayan army. Five hun
dred troops and had been despatched from Brazil
and tho keels Of five monitors had been laid The draft
was still progressing General Castro, commanding Ar
gentines at Tuvuty. reports that formidable muhny
had broken among the Paraguayans Another Indian
invasion had been made In the province Of Cordoba
General Flores of Uruguay had issued order rcquir
ing banks1o resume specie payment in q few days
muato slave carried OFF the medal for sculpture in the
Provincial Exposition. Two hundred immigrants from
New York had arrived but complaints were made that
they not agrculturists submarine telegraph had
been completed between Buenos Ayres and Montsyisdo
Tho United States vessels Brooklyn and Pensacola lost
some spars and rigging storm OF The Brazilian coast
The Junata and Mohicsn were at Rio Janeiro Christ
mas.
We have special adyicss from Jamaica dated a Kings
ton the 10th Of January. Our correspondent states
the negroes Of st. Thomas in the East and St. Davids
have refused to turn out 70 work the estates except
they get increased Of pay The proceedings Of
the Jamaica Committee producing in these parishes
the greatest amount Of hostility towards those in
thory. DR. Fddes the opponent Of Ex-Governor Eyre.
leaves for England 10 testify against that gentleman
his trial. The Colonial Bank has iutimated that II pur
chases American silver at six per cent discount in
amounts Of not less than El0 Tho commercial report
the market has been extremely dull during the fort
night There very little nshsus nrss hands, put
good supply Of -four and provisions Tho crop Of coffee
is coming in very slowly, owing doubt, to the hol
days The weather during tho past fortnight has been
dry. In We're drought still continues which will make
the crop in that parish below the average
Adsces from Hayt dated at Port Prince the 7th
Of January do no, include news Of importance The
steamer Pantagenet was Port au Prince from Cura-
Goa, vpase to Liverpool
From ST. Thomas, W. l., under date Of January II.
specially informed that the Governor about to
notify the Consus that cholera had ceased prevail
and with an almost complete cessation OF mortality
from its attack
Michael Purtci renian, placed in the dock at
Toronto yesterday for trial He declined to challenge
auy Of the jurors and on being required to plead no
stated that a already made out, the Judge
might set hun down guilty. The Judge did so and
sentenced him to twenty years Imprisonment. Owen
Kennedy was tried. and beius found guilty was sem
fenced to be hanged on the sth Of March next
A motion las been submitted before the United States
Supreme Court asking for reversal OF the Judgment OF
the Supreme Court of the State OF Missouri by which
A. J. r. 6arachc OF that state, excluded from the
bar o. that without taking the oath prescribed by
tue constitution OF the state The motion based
the recen, decisions in the Of Cummings and
Garland and is joined in by Reverdy johnson for Mr.
car,che. aud senator Henderson, OF Missouri for the
State.
An opinion recently delivered by Mr.. Justice
Leonard OF the Court of Appeals, in the Of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company against the
Board Of Supervisors for the city and county Of New
York. regarding the legal remedies applicable in the
of the for deposits made by cor.
poralons securities TO policy holders
Frederick 7. Frelinghuyscn elected United States
Senator tor New Jersey yesterday by vote OF ~ 81
Timothy O. Howe reelected by the Wisconsin Legis-
aturc and Senator Pomeroy by the Upper House Of
Kansas Legislature, the Lower House refusing go into
election for the long term Gov. Morton elected
to the same position by the Indiana legislature.
The brig George =. Msltby lost the 7th inst,
while her trip from Demerara Baltimore. Her
we're all saved. The George w. Hynson, three
masted schooner went ashore ct point south OF sQuan
Inlet day before Yesterday .~A-.v..1 sszsss.r-
Five brick stores, six frame buildings and two dwell.