The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-19

the tax collected The cotton produced in the year
1867 bs expended through the Freedmen's Bureau TO
feed hungry and ooths the naked without regard
70 color.
At meeting Of the Board OF Supervisors yesterday.
resolutions were adopted giving to each Of the Supreme
Court Judges In the frat Judicial district S. 900 per
snnum a. additional salary and making the salaries OF
tho Judges Of the Superior and Common Pleas Courts
$4,000 EACH and Of the Marine Court 5000 each.
Tho Evening" Telegram and Commercial Advertiser were
designated - the ecial county organs large amount
OF routine business transacted, after which the
Board adjourned. -
The examination into the case OF the Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad has taken . new phase. The
rscalcitfant Defendants having refused At previous
meeting before the referee TO whom the case was sent
from the Supreme Court Tor taking testimony 70 answer
the questions propounded taken 70 COM
pei them TO answer. Accordingly yesterday morning,
pursuant to previous order issued BY Judge Cardoso the
plaintins. BY COUNSEL appeared to move for an
order directing that the dsfsndants Tracy, Tows and
Dows the questions which they had refused to
respond TO- being suggested that here were motions
pending, and that the examination already had had
reference only TO one would DO better to have them
~ brought together and that the defendants should
he required TO make adavits in respect to all the mo-
tons. This suggestion having been made in court It
was agreed that the motion to compel them to answer
should stand over till Wednesday next, and that the
three motons-ons for the continuance Of the injunc
ton another for punishment Of the defendants for
violating the Injunction, and the third FOR receiver OF
the proceeds OF the forty mine thousand shares Of
stock-shouid be held ON Saturday next Meantime
the defendants be required 70 make adavit
two other motions. Notice 70 that effect sent TO
them, and they then refused. Subsequently, however
they 70 PLANTING attorney the ahdavits required
Garness G. Baker, late teller In the Tradesmens
National Bank was again up for examination yestcr-
day. The limo Of testimony confined to the mode
Of doing business in the bank tho full details Of which
have been reported in the HERALD. The case will DO
summed up and submitted to the Commissioner on
Tuesday nexk
The gkt enterprise in which the plaintiffs have
sued Mr. James Kelly Postmaster Of this CITY, for hav
ing detained letters winch they claim as their property
up before Judge Blatchford in the United States
District Court yesterday but was adjourned to Mon
day. counsel for the plaintiffs being in attendance.
General Grant 10 expected at Richmond. Va, on Tues
day uext to attend the meeting OF the trustees Of the
Peabody Educational fund.
Great distress prevails among tho laborng classes
inYQusbec.
An explosion OF fireworks occurred in Pittsburg Pa
yesterday, occasioned by the falling OF . box of fire.
works. and two persons killed by sunocation and
son of the proprietor Of tho establishment fatally
jured.
Tho stock market was arm yesterday Government
securities we're strong Gold closed at 1885 1884,
Business in commercial CIRCLES yesterday was without
Improvement though few Of the leading articles we're
quite freely dealt in. Cotton continued in active de.
mand from exporters and spectators at
full prices, the market closing weak,
however. Coffee was in improved demand and
firmly held On Change transactions In -four. wheat
and were Hight and almost entirely for consump-
ton the export demand being checked by the high
of freight; prices were heavy and &C. lower for
Cats were shade easier Pork Sold more freely but At
decline Of Csc soc. per Dbl. Beef remained steady
with fair demand, while lard not 20 active and
shade easier Naval Stores oils ana petroleum dull,
but unchanged In value. FrsIghts continued Arm.
Whskey Was inactive and nominal.