The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27

without the consent Of majority Of the owners iu
interest," advanced TO third reading The Senate
then adjourned.
In the Assembly the bills relative TO quarantine in the
port OF New York and to facilitate the Albany and New
York Railroad, on the west side Of the Hudson,
advanced to third reading In the evening session the
Annual supply bill was presented and ordered to be
printed Bills to create . Metropolitan Harbor district
and provide for Board OF wharves and PIERS and rea
tive to certain streets in Brooklyn. reported The
Assembly refused TO 60 into Committee Of the Whole
on the Broadway Railroad bill. Bills relative to the
formation Of gas companies to amend the General Rail-
road law and for other purposes. were advanced to
third reading
The Legislative committee charged with the investiga-
CATION Of the Affairs Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany held meeting and heard testimony on the SUBJ
jet yesterday The president and two directors
Of the company several Others stockholders. tes-
titled among Thorn Mr. Leonard W. Jerome, who stated
that he had $500 900 different stocks last Febru.
ary The president stated that the company worth
$s7, 900 o0o
Tho Commissioners Of Quarantine have applied 70 thu
Secretary OF the Navy for the Of the steamship En-
pire City, The Illinois s stationed In the bay, and the
Falcon lying at Red Hook, will soon be sent down.
grand temperance meeting, under the auspices Of the
Plymouth Temperance Society, held last evening in
Plymouth church, Brooklyn. Messrs. Horace Greeley
and Edward Carswe made speeches. and the pledge was
circulated among the audience many Of whom signed It.
A boy named Thompson struck on the head with
boojack by Patrick Cavanaugh, in Brooklyn, on
Monday the 18TH aud died Friday last is alleged,
from the effects Of the blow. Cavanaugh has been ar
rested
A man named William Martin arrested yesterday
tho charge Of obtaining money under false pretences
For nearly nine years he has been soliciting snbscrp.
tons for sick and destitute members Of the Insurance
Patrol from merchants of the city representing himself
member Of the patrol and authorized to receive said
subscriptions. BY this means ne has received gums
amounting $40 OO0 all OF which he has squandered in
lottery policies. Ho discovered finally by Mr. Lewis
OF Leonard street.
In the OF Mrs Noble. who died recently from the
effects of alleged attempt at abortion the Registrar OF
Vital Statistics after receiving the proper medical GER
tincate. yesterday granted o burial permit.
The argument in the Supreme Court on the motion to
dissolve the injunction in the suit Of Christopher Pull
man vs the Mayor, &C., has been further postponed
until Friday, the Goth inst This injunction Is an OBJ
sace in the way Of the consummaon of the lease of
Fernando Woods premises Nos 115 and lit Nassau
street
In the Supreme Court Circuit in the case OF Jonathan
Christie against George Haskell action to recover
$780, for which the plaintiff sold goods to defendant
taking his noe for which the defendant had furnished
alleged worthless endorsement. the Jury yesterday
unable to render verdict. The has occupied
this court for four days
An action was brought in the Superior Court Part 1,
by Rufus K McHarg against tho Washington Medali on
Pen Company, two promissory notes amounting to
0oo The money had been advanced 10 the secretary
Of the company in his own and that OF the
poraticn but without It's authority for the purpose Of
carrying the manufacture Of gun sights during the
war. Verdict for the defendant.
In the Superior Court, Part q yesterday action was
brought by the Yopkcrs Fire Insurance Company against
the Hoffman Fire Insurance Company to recover $2611
being onehaif Of risk transferred by the plaintiffs to
The policy issued on quantity Of oil
warehoused in Philadelphia and destroyed by Gre in
1885, The Court directed the jury to nd for the plain
tai In the full amount claimed
mot ion made in the Supreme Court, Chambers,
yesterday aside order Of arrest In the Of
Packer ct al AGAINST Meyer The anidavits upon which
the Of arrest granted charged the defendant
Meyer with having made fraudulent representations, 10
the effect that upon the plaintiffs advancing him various
of money he would mako them his agepts for the
sale OF all the coal produced from mine owned by
him in Maryland His total liability to the plaintiffs Is
alleged to nearly S70000 and upon his arrest
he was held to bail in that amount Decision reserved
The sessions or the Court OF Appeals commenced
yesterday in the appropriated for the purpose at
the new County Court House. After making assignments
on the calendar and the usual routine business argu
mont on appeal in the OF Jeremiah O. Bren was
hoard and the decision reserved
In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday. Judge
smaey delivered the sentence Of the upon Joseph
Gordon convicted OF passing counterfeit United States
fractional currency and upon Frederick Guscct alias
Jacques Roengcr found guilty OF forging q soldiers
certificate with intent to defraud the United States
govsrnment--the former TO two years and six months
hard labor Sing Sing the latter to years i'm
prisonment in the Pcncntiary at Albany.
Tho examination OF Dr. George Beaklev and Mrs.
Nancy Cole the defendants the Kimba abortion case
contin Cd yesterday before Judge Bowling at the
Tombs A number OF witnesses were examined and tho
case was adjourned until ton O'Clock this morning.
The stock market firm yesterday Gold closed at
l34x
There was much complaint OF dulncss in commercial
circles yesterday but tho volume OF business was quite
as large as usual The seadnsss Of gold cxcrts good
effect and merchandise begins to settle down to sub
stan,ia or at least moro reliable, basis. Domestic
produce continued move pretty freely, and prices
almost universally favored the buyer.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our correspondence from Hong Kong China, Is dated
February IL relates entirety 10 the incidents con-
neotcd with the trip OF the Colorado the pioneer ship of
the China line OF the Pacific Mail Company from San
Francisco 10 Yokohama and Hong Kong which
correspondent passenger The vessel received
with houors never accorded merchant vessel BEFORE
and was the subject OF admiration and wonder among
the Cinnamon foreigners Of the ports shc visited.
reconstruction meeting OF both colors was held
in Montgomery. Ala. on Monday night Resolutions
favorng faithful In the requirements Of
the Military bill eulogizug tho colored who arc
entitled to political equality, and calling for State
veniion, were adopted General Wager swayne and two
or three cx.rcbc officers addressed the meeting Gov
crnor Patton was among the vice presidents
Tho Joint Committee Of tho Louisiana Legislature on
the Reconstruction bill has reported In favor Of reor
ganIzng the State government under s provisions and
holding general elections in accordance herewith
General Shcridan's order assuming command OF tho