The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-25


ton and shortly afterwards hand roll similar in
appearance to Commissioner e. A. Rollins The
case will be resumed to-day.
The National Labor Congress yesterday elected
WIN. u. Syvas. President; @. H. Lucker OF this
city, First Vice Presi lent and John Vincent also OF
TINS CITY, Recording Secretary. MISS K. Molony was
elected Second Vice President by an Overwhelming
majority, but on referring to the constitution 1t was
found that she was ineligible. new constitution
and platform Of principles were adopted and at five
| O'Clock p M. the Congress adjourned to meet at
| nine O'Clock this morning.
The Board OF Councilman transacted q large
amount of business yesterday. They cOncurred with
| the Aldermen in extending an official welcome to
General Mcclellan in granting the use OF the rooms
occupied by the County Clerk to the Law Institute,
in directing the Comptroller to issue $4,000 worth
Of market stock and to pay the Clerk Of the Com
| mon Council $4,000 for compiling the Corporation
Manual
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday
"Tommy Hadden," the Water street revvalist and
convert ~, was arraigned on o charge Of feonious
assault. His counsel addressed the Court urging
the necessity OF Hadden attending to his prayer
meeting, and that he ''had not time to be tried"
The Court allowed the case to go or for the term.
Charles Meyer was sent to the Penitentiary for one
was convicted OF robbery and sent to the State
Prison for five years. Pleas of guilty were made
q large number OF other cases and sentences were
postponed.
Mr.. Bergh has addressed a note TO Mayor Hoffman,
IN which he shows that by the reduction to twenty five
cents OF the bounty offered for the delivery of dogs
the pound, foot OF Twentieth street, the city has
saved about 49, 200 in two months. Number Of dogs
destroyed this season, $685. last season, 6,763 But
two cases of supposed hydrophobia were reported IN
the two months ending lst September.
Edward r. Creech and Charles Dorsay were yeser
day arrested on charge offorgng the name of Messrs
Corbett Clemens, As Ann street, to an order upon
which they obtained OF the Russell and Erwin Manu-
featuring Company goods TO the value Of $25 Seve-
raj other parties, it is stated, have been victmzed
in like manner with forged orders by Creech and
DOrsay.
Sergeant McCready and two private policemen OF
the Seventeenth precinct were yesterday before
Judge Mansfield accused Of acts OF most barbarOus
iniraction of the rights OF two citizens whom they
beat and kicked and then confined in station
house all night The full particulars will he found
in another column An examination in the case is
to be had to-day.
The notorious Sophia Myres, recently pardoned
out of the State Prison by Governor Fenton, has
again turned uD in the police courts. She was yes
terday committed by Judge Mansfield to answer
charge OF swndling.
The steamship City OF Boston, Captain Roskel OF
the lnman line, will leave pier A. North river at one
p. M. tomorrow Saturday for Queenstown and
Liverpool. The European mails will close at the
Post Office at twelve NJ. on the 26th inst
The steamship louisiana, Captain Forbes, OF the
National! line, will sail from pier Al North river at
one O'Clock Saturday, 2eth inst, for Liverpool,
n tn la nd mas BE-
The Anchor line steamship Britannia, Captain |
Laird will sail at twelve N. tomorrow Saturday,
rom pier No. 20 North river, for Glasgow touching
1t Londonderry to land passengers, &c.
The steamship YazoO, Captain Hodges, OF the Mer-
hants line, will leave pier No. IL North river at
hree p. M. tomorrow Saturday afternoon, for
Jew Orleans direct
The Cromwell line steamship Mariposa, Captain
iembe, will sail at three p. NJ. tomorrow, from
der No. North river, for New Orleans
The Black Star Independent line steamship Mont
'omery will leave pier Is North river at three p. NJ
m saturday, September g. FOR Savannah, Ga.
The steamship Gulf City, Captain Stewart, OF G. II.
Mallory Co.'S. line will sail from pier 20 Fast
river tomorrow Saturday afternoon for Calves
ton Texas.
The stock market on the whole firm yesterday. |
Government securities closed strong. Gold closed |
strong at l4l7S a la2.
Prominent Arrivals.
Senator 5. G. Pomeroy, OF Kansas, and Colonel r.
Hannay, OF Washington, are at the ~. Nicholas
Hotel.
General L. r. Graham, OF the United States Army
Is at the New York Hotel.
Congressman Thomas Il. stewart, OF New York, IL
at the st. Denis Hotel.
Mrs. cxPresident Tyler, Mons. Jules Renard. OF
Paris; Mr. Buckley and Congressman Burt Van
Horn, of New York. are AT the Aston House
Attorney General Eyarts Is In the city,
Mr. CofaX is still in this city, and has visited the
rooms of the National Committee at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. lie viii leave for home the morn
ing train today.
The Judges Of the Court or Appeals have a consul
taton room at the Metropolitan Hotel.
The Revolution in spain and Its Possible |