The New York herald., 1868-06-25

accessories with Thomas Fitzgerald for the killing OF
Miss Ellen Hicks In August 1885, took place ct White
Plains yesterday. the case being summed up and
| given to the jury.
The case Of Yates against the Chicago Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company was before the Su-
preme Court yesterday on motion to continue the
preliminary Injunction granted on the 9th instant
The suit is similar to those brought against the COM
pany by Hatch, Fanshawe and Others which were
recently settled The court reserved decision on the
motion.
The old litigation Of Mumford against Greenlesf
was argued at Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday,
on motion by the assignee to compel the plaintiff
to surrender the moneys obtained on the Judgment
in the original suit. Decision reserved.
In the case Of Sedgwick assignee, against James
K. Place and others motion was made in the United
States Circuit Court to set aside the assignment Of
the defendants property; that the assignee be COM
PEELED to account and be restrained om further exc
cution Of the trust. The motion was denied.
Ferdinand Sulzberger, George Strauss, Charles
Heltman, Jacob Fleischeimer and william Silver
were convicted in the United States District Court
on Tuesday Of defrauding the revenue. Silver was
never arrested and the other defendants were out on
ball. When the jury rendered their verdict Of guilty
the prisoners were not to be found nor has any trace
Of them since been discovered.
A motion was made yesterday in the Superior
Court for the discharge of Max Strauss who was ar
rested on the complaint Of Charles r. Copeland for
having sold plaintiff hundred and fty barrels OF
whiskey on which the tax had not been paid. De-
csion reserved.
The North German LOyd's steamship Hermann,
Captain Wenke, will leave HObOken about two
O'Clock P. M. to-day for Southampton and Bremen.
The mails for Europe will close at the Post ONCE at
twelve O'Clock M.
The steamship MORO Castle Captain r. Adams,
will leave pier No. North river at three O'Clock
M. to-day for Havana. The Cuban mails will close
at two O'Clock p. M. at the Post once.
The stock market was dull, but drm yesterday.
Government securities were dull, but steady Gold
closed at 14OH.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our Havana letter is dated June 20. Tho Amer
can brig ]. NJ Burns had been compelled to pay two
dollars per ton ON q cargo of molasses when the
legal rate was fifty cents and the United States
Consul had laid the case before the State Depart
ment at Washington. The six military commits
siOns in Cuba had sentenced prisoners
to death in three months.
Advices from Port au Prince. Hayn state that Sal
naves friends were rapidly deserving HIM. Delorme
had stolen 5000 900 in gold when he sailed for Eu
rope.
venezuela advices by telegraph are to the 7th
inst. General Monagas had demanded the surrender
OF Caracas.
The Secretary Of War reports the sum required to
meet deficiencies in the execution OF the recon
structton acts at $685., ,57s.
Perry Fuller, Of Kansas brother -in-law OF Miss
Winnie Ream, the scuptress, has been nominated BY
the President to succeed Commissioner Rollins.
The elections In New Providence, Bahama Islands,
are over. and the liberals have majority in the
Legislature. petition fs to be forwarded to Eng
land for the removal Of the Governor and Secretary
Business was very dull.
The Philadelphia democrats yesterday nominated
city ticket headed by Daniel N. Fox for Mayor.
The Nova Sc0tian memorial for the repeal Of the
Confederation act has been denied by the Home gov
ernment and dispatches to that effect have been re-
ceived in Ottawa.
The remains Of Rear Admiral n. II. Bell and Lieu
tenant Commanders J. d. Reed and A. 8. Mckenzie.
who lost their lives while duty in the China squad
ron, arrived at Boston yesterday.
The nlibustering expedition for Mexico. recently
reported as nipped IN the bud in New Orleans turns
out to have been party OF aborers engaged to work
on Mexican railroad.
The Tuscaloosa (Als., Monitor newspaper has
been suppressed BY the military.
The corner stone Of the new Masonic temple at
Philadelphia was laid yesterday with imposing oere-
monies.
The thirteenth annual international convention of
the Young Mems Christian Association assembled in
Detroit yesterday.
A fire occurred in Bangor, Me-, last evening, which
destroyed an entire block.