The New York herald., 1867-04-04

breac and butter brigade which he moved 70 adopt.
ba the whole matter was tabled ater spioy debate
p.s,utions tsnderng thanks TO Governor Fenton fo
his ve,oes ara sautary advice 10 the country member
we're adopted. and tie COMMITTEES adjourned
The Academy of Music narrowly escaped destruction
on Monday night last by the mefest chance One mai
was badly injured and lies in very critical state
and FIVE boys who were engaged in the sstsblishmen
been dreadfully injured Had the explosion taker
place whom the theatre crowded the most disastrous
consequences might have arisen
The annual conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church Of this State opened yesterday morning ia
the Bedford street church Tho East Annual Conference
was also commenced IN New Haven
In the Supreme Court general term yesterday, before
judges Leonard Ingaham and Sutherland. the case Of
the people Of the State Of New York against the New
Jersey Central Railroad Company argued on appeal
from . Judgment in favor OF the defendant. at the
special term Of June 1884 The relates 70 the OBJ
sruction OF New York bay by tho piers and whaves Of
the defendant AZ the southern extremity Of jersey City
The further hearing Of the has heen adjourned until
the 9th Inst
A series or volumnous ana detailed ad1davits have
been made by Daniel Drew, Fisk b Bslden, Samuel ".
Boocock, ". G. Dornn and Emmet D. Burr in reply to
the charges contained In the complaint OF Joseph
Stewart and denying nearly every allegation in refer.
snce TO the Erie stock pool trsnsactiona
An action was brought in the Supreme Court, Circuit
yesterday by Patrick Fcnney, administrator, against
the Belt City Railroad Company, laying damages at
5000 for the killing Of VIM. Brophy on the 5th OF
March, 1885, by being by Of the defendants
Case still on
In the United States Commissioners Court yesterday,
in the case OF Daniel Mooney, which involved certain
questions touching the duties and powers or Deputy
Collectors of Internal Revenue. Commissioner Osborn
decided that Deputy Collector has no authority TO
make sseizure outside his district unless II Ia
specially delegated to him by Commissioner Of Inter-
nal Revenue.
verdict for the plaintiff OF 81 900 rendered in
the breach OF promise alleged seduction of Ammo
Cragan against Thomas Conway in the Court Of Common
Pleas yesterday.
An action for damages incurred in the non-deivery or
telegram is pending against the Western Union Tee-
graph Company in the Superior Court Part before
Judge Jones'
The North German Lloyd's steamship New York, Cap.
tain Ernst will leave this port to-day Thursday for
Southampton and Bremen. Tho mails for the United
Kingdom and the Continent Of Europe will close at tho
Posi- Office a halfpast ton A. NJ
The United States mail steamship Eagle, Captain N.
R. Greene will sail for Havana at three r. M. todav
VIhursuayl from pier NO NOrtn Tver. Inc mhis VIII
close at the Post Office at two O'Clock p ".
The stock market Was heavy yesterday. Gold closed
at 1S3X
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our San Luis Potosi Mexico, letters are Of various
dates the latest being March o. and mainly connr
matory dispatches received previously in relation to
the situation Queretaro Two letters Of Maxmlian had
been intercepted in which he intmates that some un.
sparing hand has been nhng his treasury. The siege
Of Querearo had been actually commenced on the 4th
ut by the advance or Corona Who prouised 70 take IL
by the 1lth Of March, Escobsde = willing 70 wait pa
tenty thereby giving time for Diazs operations against
Puebla aud Msximiiian Is N such . strait his army
being dcmoralzed that ali hts forsgng parties dessrt
that yet probable that battle viii be fought
and the war viii b ended by the snoeadiAena sarren
der Of the mperiahsta Everything was rsady for -
assault on the 9th.
The advices from Honolulu, H l., arc to the 1Ith Of
March, and contain no news Of Importance An arrival
from the Clarion Islands reports large whaling feet
there and at the Galapagos Islands.
The United States Senate 10 executive session yester
day acted upon several nominations for minor ofces.
BY the recent election tho Connecticut Senate will
stand eleven republicans to ton democrats, and the
House will hundred and twenty y-threo repub
ucans to one hundred and fourteen democrats
In the Rhode Island election yesterday the republican
ticket was completely successful
The election for legislators in Connecticut is already
being discussed in that State II involves election
for United States Senator oil the vacancy occasioned
by the expiration OF Mr. Dixon's term
All elections In the Carolina district General SickIesJ
have been prohibited for the present. and the General
has announced that he will appoint tho civil officers If
any Offices should become vacant
The Ohio Legislature has passed resolution for man.
hood suffrage in both houses. An amendment dsfran-
chisipg rebels and deserts has yet be acted upon
by the Senate
large impartial suffrage convention Is In session in
Topeka Kansas; Lucy Stone DR.. Blackwell and other
lights being In attendance.
Rear Admiral Goldsboroughs Mediterranean squadron.
comprising the Colorado Canandaigua, Ticonderega,
Augusta Shamrock, Frolic and Miantonomoh was at
Port Mahon Minorca the 10th Of March, All board
were we'll
grand raid the dealers in counterfeit money was
made by United states detectives Tuesday in Western
New York. Thirty persons were arrested up TO last
evening
The African packet ship Goconda, belonging to the
American Colonization Society, arrived at Baltimore
yesterday, having safely delivered cargo OF freedmen
in Monrovia, Afnca, and bringing back few colored
passengers bound on business pleasure.
The negroes OF Richmond celebrated the anniversary
OF tho evacuation Of that city yesterday by procession
they were addressed by Hunnicuit, who warned them
against voting with the Southern white people Senator
Wilson was in Richmond at the time but did not ad-
dress the crowd.
prominent merchant Of Clinton, Iowa, has been ar
rested for burglary committed In Cleveland Ohio three
years ago.
The nrst vessel Of the sealing feet arrived at st.
Johns, b. yesterday having taken sixteen thousand
Ave hundred seals
At the Board OF Trade banquet given In Charleston
Tuesday night Governor Orr and General Sickies made
speeches
The rebuilding OF the I.ndell Hotel in st. Louis has
commenced.
Fashionable Amuscments at the state Capital.
Keno is said to be very popular game in
Albany this session among the general resi-
dents and visitors Of the capital, although the
aristocratic Senator'S and members, with the