The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-23
GU ADRU PIE SHEET
New York. Thursday, April %, 1868.
IMPEACHMENT.

IMPEACHMENT.
The High Court opened as usual yesterday.
The order giving the Managers and counsel leave to
file written arguments before the oral argument
commences amended as to permit them to
make oral addresses II they prefer and thus amended
lost by vote Of &c to 20, and order permit
ting as many OF the counsel Managers to speak
may desire to do so was agreed to. Mr. Curtis an
nounced that Mr.. Stanbery would take no further
part In the trial on account OF illness.
Mr.. Boutwell, then commenced his argument for
the prosecution, reading from printed slips. At four
O'Clock he yielded to a motion to adjourn, stating
that he would occupy the court an hour and half
to-day.
THE LEGISLATURE
In the Senate yesterday bill authorizing the con-
astructiOn OF piers from Thirteenth to Hammond
street East river, advanced to a third reading.
Bills were reported to provide floating baths in New
York, to provide manual for the Common Council,
regulating lights and fires on railroads and to re-
I1uild Washington Market. Bills for line of coaches
in Central Park for an additional Metropolitan Fire
commissioner; to increase the pay Of members of
the Metropolitan Fire Department.; and re-
pealing the Niagara Frontier Police act
were all reported adversely and the reports were
agreed to. The general canal bills were made the
Especial orders for to-day. The Arcade Underground
Railway bill was taken from the table and, pending
discussion upon it, the Senate adjourned.
In the Assembly Mr. Sherman was allowed to re-
tain his seat contested by Mr. Smith. Bills were
passed fixing the compensation OF corOners at $15
case to suppress obscene literature relative emf
grants arriving in New York and to prevent cruelty
no children.
EUROPE.
The news report by the cable is dated yesterday
evening, April o.
The Fenians seized at Buckingham Palace are held
.or examination to be had after the fluid found with
them has been analysed by the chemists The
Fenian murders trial was continued at the
Old Bailey, London. The Identification OF the
prisoners by officials OF Cerkenwell prison
appeared complete, and the public interest in
the result was unabated. The Prince OF Wales paid
"A visit of state TO the Catholic College OF Maynooth,
ireland. Prince Humbert, OF Italy, married to
his cousin, the Princess Marguerite, in Turin, the
King OF Prussia attending at the ceremony Marshal
Narvaez Prime Minister Of Spain, lies dangerously
al In Madrid. Count Bismarck has withdrawn his
federal Debt bill from the North German Parliament
Sir Morton Peto resigned his seat in Parliament.
Consols, 934 a 935s. Five-twenties, 701S 1Oi4
lex dividend) in London and 75ss in Frankfort.
Paris BOurse steady.
Cotton advanced in Liverpool with middling up
lands at 12i4d., and higher In Havre. Breadstuffs
steady and quiet Provisions and produce dull.
by the steamship Scotia, at this port, We have our
special correspondence and mail reports from Europe,
in detail OF cable dispatches, to the 18th Of April
The London journals continue to acknowledge the
HERALDs enterprise In anticipating the British
government and press in the matter Of special war
kilograms from Abyssinia, but "Bull Run"
Russell grows and endeavors to pervert the fact for
the that he is beaten in the most humiliating
manner In the matter OF news collection and trans
mission, department in which he assumed TO have
a sort OF speciality.
MISCELLANEOUS
BY the arrival OF the steamship Arizona yesterday
from Panama we have mail advices dated April Is.
The yellow fever had again appeared on the sthmus.
The Costa RIGA Railroad scheme had been revived
under the auspices OF new company. Important
ministerial changes are expected in Chile. The
election excitement continued in Peru. yellow
fever was spreading in Callao
Our correspondence from Hiogo, Japan, is dated
February 20. washngton's birthday was appropri-
aiey observed by the Americans in the city and
those connected with the feet and consulate.
We have mail advices from La Guayra, venezuela,
10 March 22 The rebels in entire possession Of
the provinces OF Barcelona Aragua, Bolivar and
Caribobo the national resistance being mainly con-
lined TOT paper blockade OF the sea coast General
satillo an old soldier OF great nuencein Barcelona
had however urged the people Of that province 10
return to their allegiance and a committee OF ct
Of Caracas had been appointed to offer terms to
the insurgents on condition OF return to their al
legance to the federal government. Other items Of
interest have been anticipated by our special de
spatches over the Gulf cable
No Official returns have yet been made of tn,
Louisiana election. II is understood that thirteen
parishes give majories against the constitution and
six or eight for 1t. The result IL considered yer,
doubtful In Georgia the contest Is considered yer,
close the conservatives being slightly ahead. In
North Carolina the situation is about the same
negroes In many instances having voted the con
sentative ticket. In South Carolina the majority fo
the new constitution, far heard FROM il thirty
three thousand. The election campaign is opening
somewhat excedly in Virginia.
A jury In the Cole-Iiscock murder case at Aban
was finally empaneled yesterday ana the trial pre-
cecded. The opening speech for the prosecution wa
made by District Attorney Smith. The evidence "a
the prosecution was then commenced; the doctC
who examined the dead body OF Hiscock. the stor,
keeper who sold the pistol TO Cole, and the poIit'
man who made the arrest being examined
boy named Edward Ferguson, ten years of lg'
me only son OF widow and an inmate OF the Gun
ber'and street Brooklyn orphan asylum, was take
TO The hospital yesterday suffering II is alleged fro'
tue effects OF buras produced by the deliberate pou