The New York Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1867, Page 5

MEXICO. Peace Commissioners from Maximilian Re- ported on Their Way to Juarez. Arrangements te Get Max Out of the Country. MORE OF NAPOLEON'S DOUBLE DEALING. we ae. Reo ‘The following additional news concerning the situation fa Mexvo ts of importance:— ‘Tne stage which arrived at Matamoros from San Luis ‘Potosi on the 13th of April brought the news of the cap- ture of Puebla by Porfirio Diaz. The bells were rung ead cannon fired in honor of the event. or ‘The news of the occupation of a portion of Querétaro ‘By the republicans is fully confirmed. Letters from Monterey of the Tth contain the following additional @ews in reference thereto:—Governor Gomez, of the State of Nuevo Leon, has received letters from Esco- ‘Dedo, stating that he had his headquarters in the city. ‘Letters received in Matamoros by merchants confirm the @tatement, of which there is no doubt. Maximilian is now desirous to capitulate. He sent the Bishop of Querétaro to Escobedo, but the latter Would not receive him. Later, three commissioners from Maximilian presented themselves to Escobedo. ‘These were sent to San Luis to negotiate with Juarez. ‘It is said they will demand guarantee for the lives and propétties of the most prominent chieftains, but it is not thonght it will be granted; they may be permitied to Ueave the country, but no more. ‘Mr, White, the bearer of despatches from Minister Campbell to Juarez, did not go to Tampico, as was his intention, but has been farnisbed with an escort at Mat- ‘amoros, and has started for San Luis Potosi, where he expected to find Juarez, The Pensacola Observer has the following from Mexi- co:— The United States steamer saecay had been to Tampico and arrived at Vera Cruz, General Mendez, in command of the liberals, had solicited an interview on board tho Bo ge 9 with the commanding American naval officer, ‘The officer who boie the despatch brought information ‘bat Maximilian had offered to surrender on the as- surance of permission being given for his free departure, ‘It was supposed tbat the object in view by Mendez was peice pd arrangements for this finale, viz., Maxi- mulian’s safe conduct out of the country. This nows appears to have been brought to Pensacola by a naval officer. Ho brings the following additional news:— ‘The Zombra de Zaragoza announces the arrival at Querétaro on the 21st of March of fourteen thousand men under the liberal chiefs La Barra and Altamirano, On the same day Riva Palacio and the division under bim, camped six ivagues from Querstaro, and Col Martinez, ‘with three thousand men, camped at San Juan del Rio, a few leagues south of Querétaro. The liberals, if their accounts are correct, have not ess than thirty thousand men around Querétaro, The coutending forces are drawn up within gunshot of each other. A letter is shown purporting to have been written by Porfirio Diaz, to the effect that Maximilian had offered him the command of the forces shut up in Puebla and ‘the city of Mexico, assuring him that Marquez and Larez ‘will be deprived of power, and that Maximilian himself ‘Will soon leave the country; thus jing to place the country in the hands of the libetals. Diaz thought there ‘was some trick about it. The Zombra de Zaragoza, im eommenting on it, says:— Since he (Maximitian) came to Mexico he has pre- tended to be ltberal, moderate and conservative. He has tried to pier, with all parties, thinking himself a und politician, and to-day he finds bimeelf scorned and reduced we pe Pail |r tasne: fag om ‘Marquez may wish to im, @vil bas faiosuch @ thire that he will lament a. thousand sprevented him. r »_ The Mevi Times continues to into French in- Yervention and Marshal Bazaine. In one of its late num- it accuses the French of having worked during the last fifteen months to compel Maximilian to leave Mex- feo, in order to make arrangements with the dis- sidevt party m_ relation to the French debt and French claima, The Zimes says of the Marshal:— By special order from Bazaine, Mazatian, Guaymas, Tampico, San Luis, Zazatecas, Monterey, Duranzo Yulancingo other points occupied were delive! fato the hands of ciiefe known to be in close intimacy with Juarez. Hazaine, in August last, wrote to one of Bais officers as foliows:— You must cultivate the friendship of citizens known for Geir liberal principles in all the places through which you ‘will pass on your way to this capital. Yow sball punish with the greatest severity all atiacks against properties or lexicans belonging to the liberal party. You will under. stand me better when I inform you that the E: Dases afl his hopes of recovering the costs of France this expedition on the good treatment of the liberal purty ‘pending our preparations for leaving the country. General Tabera (imperial), in his report of a fight he had ‘with the repubicans near the cxpital, says there were ‘wear two hundred Frenchmen in the enemy’s ranka. a News by Way of San Francisco—Reinforce- ment of Escobedo—Marquez Ke; Mexice City Levying Forced San Francisco, April 24, 1867. Advices received in this city from Mexico state that ‘Maximilian was stil! in Querétaro, with 14,000 troops. ‘The Hiberals, under Escobedo, had been reinforced by 4,000 troops, making 22,000 men under arms. ‘The last. pews received from Colima states that no de- @lsive action had taken place. ‘The imperialist General Marquez had managed to pass ‘the liberal lines with 1,500 ~avairy, and has reached the city of Mexico, where ho forthwith levied a forced loan ‘ef $1,000,000, and succweded in collecting $600,000 ‘by imprisoning the heads of several of the leading com- ‘mercial houses, The victims of the forced loan were the Real del Monte Silver Mining Company, $50,000, Mr. Bidique, $60,000; Barron, Forbes & Co., $30,000; Beneke & Co., $15,000; Graham, Geaves & Co., $19,000; Rotns- ebild’s agent, N. Davidson, $15,600; Bates, Barton & Co,, 000 additional troops and left for Querétaro. Colima is prosperous under the government of Remon Voss. Liberal. Way of Raising a Prestame from Americans. King & Oo. bave a shipyard at Jo at ef the orm, made arras ent with the owner of the ferry at that place todo his own ving A misunderstanding having arisen ia to the sai Jeet, six soldiers, belonging to t) of ‘were sont, at the instance ¢f the f . to any crossing. About this time a couple of Irish- men river. They ordered to atop; but having a few drinks alead, they paid no at- tention to the soldiers, and were consequently fired upon them. Not being with Ubie kind of treatment, Trishwen retu and made a furious attack upon the soldiers. The result of the aflair was that the whole my, of soldiers were disarmed, and their guns tLrowa in river. The next scene in tie story was the disarmed soldiers running through the streets of Bogdad cryine, “Americancs! renmaciomianie This soon brought ether the military of te city, and having heard the tale of the r= ae Pt eee . Ange upon Jo Cooper's shipyard. “Meantime the two pb Irishmen, who had done ail the mischief, had of the ‘among them Captain Kelley, late of the United tes Army, the representative of King & Co., im the absence of Cooper. Keiley bad not even gone ont of his office in time to see the fracas, An 6: tion of the affair was immediately commenced. Nine of the iy ‘wer? tried, and not a particle of evidence nced against them. The commander, becoming satisfed that the guilty parties lind escaped, and that be would not be able to make out a prima facie case against any of the prisoners, clored the investigation, Not ot in the nature of @ Mexican official to do Justice to an American wheoever be has the least pre- tex: to maltreat him. ‘The commander of Bagdad oriered tie hands of nine prisoners, whose cases Le had not examinod, and against whom no evidence had Been adduced, to be tied vobind them, aud in this on- dition had them marched (rom Bagdad to Matautoros, a distance of forty miles, o@ foot, without a montbfal of food. He alvo sent a letter to the Governor of tue city, | to the effect that the prisoners were great ctiminats, To this commanication he makes bis charges principally inet Kelley, who thud not bad the least thing to do with the affair, He atieges that as isa “ian gerous man,” that be is an “enemy jexicans, his conduct as been a “series of outrages upon defence- Jess Mexicans,” that the “culmination of bis wicked course has been a great Inaignity to the Mexican flag"— allegations, which, if true, have nothing to do with the ease; but which, beyound doubt, were fabricated for the occasion. ‘These men wore cast in prison in Matamoros among @ommon fetons—tbieves, hi men, murderors. They Bave | ina iWarhovtae de No Open violation of the laws of Mexico, which expressly Provide that no man shail be im prison longer than three days without being heard. aS Rasta seenares Se et tors on this ‘frm NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1887-*TRIPLE SHEET. eee : Fe gt fl anh 5 i r fir plsle=# i rf uy fre He ey Hie 5 E ! i 5 Unfortunately the American consul of Matamoros has a very vague comprehension of his duties, He is a good man, a nice gentleman and all that, but in my humble opinion he would fill the office of Postmaster in some gene of aaa Indiana better Ay that of American exico. ‘his man, Tepre- sentative of the American pation, to whom is intrusted the ts of his countrymen, a ing he has been made acquainted with the fact that nine American citizens have been imprisoned contrary to law, and for miquitous prrpoces, as not only not made an effort to have thi eee renin. but bas ‘not even seen them. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Special Sessi “Leew” Bridge—The Blind ” Donations. The Board of Aldermen met by special call at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and, in the absence of Presideat Shannon, Alderman Hardy presided, A resolution was concurred in, designating the foot- bridge at the intersection of Broadway and Fulton street as “The Loew Bridge.” Alderman Losw presented @ resolution repealing the preamble and resolutions approved by Mayor Hoffman March 2, 1866, in relation to the indigent blind, and conferring certain designated powers and duties upon troller Connolly in the same connection, and that all such matters be referred in future to the sioners of Charities and Correction. + Alderman Exy moved to amend the resolution by in- eerting that all applications received by the Common Council since January 1 be referred to the Commission ers of Charities aud Correction. The amendment pre- vailed, and as amended the resolution was adopted. The city tax levy, as adopted by the Legisiature and signed by Governor Fenton, was received; which was peering te the Committe? on Finance and ordered to be int ‘ BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. h Street—A Protest in to Al jag City Ordinances, &c. This Board met yesterday afternoon, the Presidont, Mr. Brinkman, in tho chair. After the minutes of the meeting held on Monday were read and approved, Mr. Sreraey Rovers rose to protest against the de- cision of the President in deciding, at the spectal meet- ing held on Wednesday night, that the Board had con- ourred with the Aldermen in annulling the ordinances of the.Common Council respecting places of public amusement, pawnbrokers, jank shops, &c. Mr. Roberts claimed it required a two-thirds vote to concur with the Aldermen in the adoption of a paper acted upon the same day by the latter board. Afew members sprung to their feet. and there was aD avgry discussion upon the matter for a few moments. ‘The Prestpext called upon Mr. Roberts to put nis pro- test ia writing, and as the minutes of the last meeting were not in of the Board further action in the matter was deferred. THE LEOW BRIDGE IN BROADWAY. A resoltition “was presented and adopted iding that hereafter the bridge for pedestrians at corner Se peiry see Fulton street be designated “Ihe Leow idge. BXTEXSION OF CHURCH STRERT, A resolution was presented and referred to the Com- mittee on Streets rescinding a resolution adopted by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor, December 31, 1864, authorizing the Counsel to the Corporation to take the necessary legal one for the extension of Church street trom Fulton to Morris street, in conse- quence of the matter being against the wishes of the property owners on the line of the improve- ment. Mr. Roperts renewed bis protest; but as he rose to hand it to the Clerk it was objected that the minutes of the last meeting were not in the possession of the Board, anda to was then Mr. Roberts will present the following protest at the next meeting of the i a To rmx Presiwuire ano rae Cixnt Or tus Boand or Coos CHL: — inst the f hereby enter my protest against the legality of the, a¢- { tion of the Board at a ne res couches, junk shops and. other multers speeitied in tion. ife messure not having recived tne coustitutienal nutaber of votes required by the rules of the Board. STEPHEN ROBERTS, Member of the Board of Councilmen. ‘The Board adjourned till Monday. GROTON AQUEDUCT DEPARTMENT. Contracts for Street Improvements. The Croton Aqueduct Department opened proposals and awarded contracts yesterday for the following street improvements :— CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS, For sewers in Sixtietn, ee and mage e streets, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, The con- tract was awarded to J. Lunny, at $27,835 50. Sewer in Seventy-seventh street, between ith and Ninth avenues. The contract was awarded to H. & G. A. Treacy, at $10,080. Sewer in Second avenue, between Forty-first and avenues, Contract awarded to C. Farley, at $9,222. Sewers m Et fifth, Eighty-sixth and Eighty- seventh streets. Comtract awarded to D, Duffy, at Mek ers in Fit seventh street, between Third avenue wers in rf and East river, m1 branch inavenue A and WITH STONE BLOCK PAVEMENTS. The ‘way of Hudson street from Canal street to Ninth avenue, exciusive of the space betweeo the mi srotes oe was awarded to L. W. Jobnson, at $7 Same in Fe hth from east side of Seventh avenue to es ‘The ‘tootract was awarded to Thomas r, at $2,609 08. Same io h street, from Third to Fourth avenue. The cont was awarded to J. W. Pettigrew, at in Seventy-third street, from Third to Fifth avenue’ The contract was awarded to J. W. Pettigrew, ‘at $18,118 20, Same in Fourth avenue, from Thirty-eighth to Forty- third sireet. The contract was awarded to J. W. Petti- grew, at $29,769 70. Same in Eighty-fourth street, from Third to Fourth avenue, The contract was awarded to J. W. Petti- grew, at $7,922 12. Same in Thirty-eighth street, from Lexington avenue to Fourth avenue. ‘The coutract was awarded to T. C. Kenny, at $3,540 60, Same in Cuurch atreet, from Chambers to Canal street, from curh to curb. The contract was awarded to W. C. Jardine, at $12,571 80, Laying crosswalks across West street, from southeast corner of Christopher and West streots to the Hoboken ferry and alzo to No, 51. ‘Tho contract was awarded to &, Kidney, at 80. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, General Lew Wallace, of Indiena; A. B. Cornell, of Libica, and J. M, Scoville, of New Jersey, are stopping at the St Nicholas . Professor Bowne, of Cambridge University, and the Rev. ghurst, of hia, are stopping at the Everet Ms Datzell and L. B. Lane, of the Fifty-third goes Sab Sony sro iippubgas she Clarcaben Hot Postmaster General Randall, of Wasbington; Alexander Hay, of Penosylvanta; James Terwilliger, ‘ot Albany, and HA. Risoly, ‘ot Washington, afe stopping at Astor House, The Marquis de bey Minister Pieni; France to,the King of has takem: Of the Frenci at Lisbon, The Kui rusefa bis conferred on Mme, Viardot- Gareia the ‘arts gold medal of Prussia. Gartoaldt to hie bed at Calanio with the gout s ot ite Ticuin Wavy tothe Teakor Vee Aan Napoleon and Rogen wing to ve 8 apecial mark thew insevton ‘sponsors i ‘eaita jou bore wot an of Madame ia Maréchale, THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cover, Alleged Forgery of a Widow's Pension Certl- ficate. Before Judge Shipman. The United States vt, Lucian Brown, William Reid, Henry Stecle, Jr,, and Thomas W. K. Mill,—The parties in this case are jointly indicted for having, as alleged, on the 24 of January last feloniously and falsely made and forged and procured to be falsely made and forged, and sided and making and ing & assisted in falsely jon certificate with intent to defraud the United Mr. Samuel G. Courtney, United States District Attor- ney, assisted by Mr. Joseph Bell, brngecnsed on ste of the government. The accused are defended r. John Sedgwick and Mr. Sanford, From she facts in the cage it appears that the defendant Brown is ariel, Sette pi dave: Cainennies See 9 Bae Place, the other defendants being clerks in his Bridget ‘woman whose son was killed in the war, was a sum of $401 due to Mrs and she gave the business of making out her certificate and collecting the amount of it into the hands of Brown. Some time elapsed from the time she entrusted this work into the hands of Brown, and she was frequently at his oMfice inquiries as to the result. ‘On the 2d of January, the date laid in the indicuanens, tbe Aarencont Reid called at the office of Mr. A. Fobes, a pension agent, and* ted the certificate ot Mra. McArdle for coliection, the amount of her claim being then in the acent’s hands. Reid taper ers a certificate alleged to be forged, of the inability of Mrs McArdle to appear in person, from old age and general infirmity; also a ped her, and he Seth of algitace e er a for her, and an of duly attested by Mrs. McArdle, all of whtce documents are alleged to be forged. Ret called at her house and inquired of her if abe could write, She answered no, and he then told her to cet him pen and ink and he would write for ber. She did so and handed them to him, but the pen fell into the bottle and then Steele left, saying he would go to Mr. Smith's office opacalte and getapen. Ina few minutes he returned and showed Mrs. McArdle a paper, saying there is your name, and added you havea pretty penny toget, Steele then left. On the 4th of January, two a after Steele’s visit and Reid’s payment of the cer- cate by the agent, Mrs. McArdle again called at Brown's office, where she saw all of the defendants ex- cept Brown, who, she was toid, had achild sick and would not be in the office till Mon The next day, Sat- urday, January 5, she again calied and asked for her money. ‘Steeie said. they had no money of her’s, but that Mr. Brown wa; going to advance her soms money tili herown came. She said she would accept nothing but the whole, She then went into a room where Brown and Reid were together, but as she appeared at the door, Brown left the room by another door; afterwards met him on the stairs, when she enquired it her mo ey, and he told her to wait tll Monday. Mrs McArdle then went to i pension office and from there home. On mesachion 4 Steel and Reid came to her house and offered to ber the money—the amount of her certificate, but acting under instructions she refused to accept it, saying she had nothing more to do with it, Subsequently new cer- tificates were made out, and Mrs. McArdle was paid the sum due to her by the Government, The parties being charged with conspirmg to defraud Mrs. McArdle were, on examination, committed, and the papers being sevt to the Grand Jcry, the indictment to which they pieaded yesterday was found. ‘Witnesses to the foregoing facts were examined, but the case 18 still on. The Case of J. H. Trapp. ‘The motion argued last week before Judge Shipman to quash the indictment against J. H. Trapp, charged gia having forged pension papers, was yosterday de- SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 2. Phe Payment of Dividends on Southern Rail- read Stock During the War—Interesting Questions of Law. * Before Judge Noah Davis, William H. Scott vs, the Central Railroad and Banting Company of Georgia.—he complaint in this action sets forth that between the first day of July, 1801, and the first day of Joly, 1865,one Edward B. Crowell was the owner of certain shares of stock of the defendants, aud that the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia declared certain dividends out of the surplus earnings of the corporation These declarations were made as follows:—Betweeu July 1st, 1861, and Decem- ber Slst, 1861, one dividend of $5 upon each sbare; be- tween the Ist day of Jannary and tne Sist day of De- cember, 1862, other dividends amounting to $16 per sharo of the capital stock; between January Ist ana December 3ist, 1863, the dividends amounted to $28 per share; between January 1st and July Ist, 1864, $15 per share, and between July ist, 1864, and January 865, ‘a dividend of $5 per share, amounting in the aggregate share of their stock. These dividends le on demand during ‘lared, a id to all the stockholders ex rng Croweli, who owned eighty-five shares of the vite of $100 are, and in septemb:r, 1805, a deroand for the sum of $0,440. the ay of the dividends due to Crowell were demanded {rom the defendants, at their quently apcigned: ell bie Tatereat in the clatas to the is in in the claims to plaintiff, who pow pain ntaees parind dhe dafintans with interest from September 29, 1865, in the sum ctaimed, wero i e answer denies every material allegation of the complaint. ‘and shows that between the third day of De- cember, 1861, and June 7, 1864, the company declared dividends amousting to sixty per cent apon each and every share of the stock and surplus earnings of the cor- poration, The last three dividends were specifically de- clared payabie in currency, bavkable at the defendant’s bank. soon as the defendant could receive the amount due to itself from the Confederate rnihent, with the option to shareholders, that after the twentucth of the latter month and year, they could, if thev chdse, re- ceive in payment four per cent Confederate certificates, or seven-thirty Confederate notes at seventy-five cents on the Confederate dollar. Un the Ist of December, 1864, ‘a further dividend of five per cent, made payable on demand, on the 7th of March. 1965, at the company’s ‘in Macon, Georgia. The defence further that all the carnings and receipts, out sisted of Confederate notes, made and issued by the States of America, so called, enforced and exist! yy law and wilitary authority, and that the company was compelled to, and did, receive all pay- ments for services to the public in such noier, and no other; that the dividends were all made payable dividends in any other money. ‘The case came before this court Davis, witbout a l. np * ‘he court gave jadgment in favor of the plaintiff on the two first dividends yn the grouad that it ‘was not a sufficieut defence for a corporation to transact ne that Confederate currency. SUPERIOR COURT—PART 2. Caution to Rallrond Compantes—810,060 Damages for Careless Diiving. Before Judge Jones Charles Endris, a minor, vs. Charles T. Platt,—This seit to recover $20,000 damages for injuries received by being run over by one of the Hudson River Railroad Company's cars at the junction of Canal and Hudson play, bad been translated from the German by Mr. Bienville; that it had been “adapted” for the American. ‘by the ten as eee ene right of thie play from the plaintiff, and had to it (as stated by Mr, Bateman) The Plaintif, on the other hand, alleged that he was to re- @eive $250 and the proceeds of a benefit; and The plaintit » and te 1. appestod the biography, and was me nt ti tat he alo now that Mies fofant, and unat defendant was acting as her agent, The jury, however, founda for the amount of his claim. ew trial, on the ground that the Te os Sate oy ae Sade as whether @ single Judge of the Marine Court had the power to order a new trial. From the judgment and order ‘ing & new trial, the defendant tothe rm, aud the case now comes before the court upon certain exceptions taken on the trial, and upon the question whether the veraict is not against the ee of ‘The appeliant’s counsel held that the Verdict was contrary both to the evidence and to the urt: ‘upon the merits the defendant i H i e 8 f ; twat his duty was simply jot, and that he could not jury. arguments on the appeal have concluded, and the matter now stands for judgment. Before Judge Hearn. Tosi ve Barnes.—In this case which was an action by a pothographer to recover a balance of wi amounting to $300, the Court gave judgment for the full amount. were reported in the Hera of yesterday. COURT GF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. BURGLARIES AND LARCBNIES, The first case disposed of In this court vesterday was an indictment charging John Plunkett with stealing three pieces of cassimere, valued at $50, from a little boy named Herman Amon, atthe corner of Lispenard street and Broadway. It was shown that the boy only caughta glimpse of the man who stole the goods, and as Plunkett ‘was not arrested till three days after ihe occurrence and proved excellent character, Assistant District Attorney Bedford abandoned the case. The jury acquitted the accused without leaving their seats, John Cutt pl guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing $11 in currency, on the 16th of March, from Bernard Smitn. He was remanded for seutence. James Geraty and Michael Sullivan (boys) pleated guilty to an attempt at burglary iv the third degree, wing broken into the liquor store of Mi Le Geraty, No. 502 Pearl street, and stoion $40 worth cigars, AS the youths were. known to the auttoritic, the Recorder sent them to the Siate Prison for (wo years and six months, THE PUPLIC SCIIOOL ROBBERY CASE. Joseph Jobnson, who was charged with robbery in the first degree, having on the 15th inst. D. Dubois, the Principal of Ward School No. 30, guilty to the charge. The evidence against bin overwhelming. When searched false whiskers wii wore when the attack was mad? and asinng shot were fognd upon bis person He concealed himseu beni the school house door and us Mr. Dubow entered wiih ge Murray, who was jointly in with Johnson, refueed to plead a pallty ad domandes a trial. His complicity with the offer prisoner was cleariy eatabligued by the witnesses, It was shown that Johnsou and Murray wore seen together an hour beiore the robbery near the school house, that a pupil when descending the stairs heard Murray say that they conld knock bim over, together with other equally strong cir- oumstances. The jury after deliberating a few moments Feudered a Verdict of guilty. 1: will be remembered that the full particulars of this daring highway 1obdery im tho Henato a few days since, rendering it Gnnecasary to Tecapitulate them ai Luis time, When ‘Murray was found guilty, Assistant D.strict Attorney Bedford (who prosecuted this. case), called ‘upon the Recorder to sentence the prisoners on the spot, His Honor, in addressing the men, remarkea that they had been convicted of an atrocious cr.me, and the law demanded that speedy aud retributive justice should be meted out to them in order tha: a wholesome example should be set # Ww hemes aren: of this community, It was ouly ten days since this crime had been committed, apd now he was calied upon, after @ tair trial, to impose the fall penalty of the Jaw, which was to sentence each of them to imprisonment in tbe state Prison for twenty years. : 3 COURT CALENDAR—THIS OAY. Supreme Covrt—GuxeraL Term. —No further calendar at this term. Surrexe Covat—Crecrir.—Part 1—Short causes—Noe. 2500, $383, $371, 2549, 3475, 3449, 3175, 3909, 3407, 3249, 3429, 2848, S141, 2115, 2587, 2705, 2890, 2013, 1008, 2167, , $153, $335, 1997, 3479, 2203,” 3351, 2291, 3461, 2161, 2591, 1961, Part 2—Suort causes—Nos. 2044, 1506, ‘3056, 5232, 3442, 3374, 3216, 614, 3196, 3462, 3250, 3486, 2896, 2406, 1626, 3406, 3510, 1150, 2184 Scrneme Covet—Caamuers—Nos. 172, 222, 226, 231, 252, 75, 78, 91, 188, 210, 223. Scrxpion Courr.—Part 1—Nos, 3251, 3179, 3282, 309, 3303, 3310. SPectaL Tenu—Adjourned for the term. BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT, BROOKLYN. The Whiskey Frands. Before Commissioner Newto :. United States vs. Francis McNeeley.—This caso, in which the deiendant, wbo is keeper of the Kings county Penitentiary, was charged with having boen pariial owner of an illicit distillery at Valley Stream, near Hempstead, L. L, which was seized on the 4th of January, was taken up before Commissioner Newton yesterday morning. The other parties charged with being in the are William Gilchrist amd Terence O’Briea, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The Fire Department Trouble—Metion to Quash the Injunction Against the Board ef Before Judge Gilbert, The writ of injunction granted by Judge Gilbert on the 19th instant, restraining the Board of Fire Commis- stoners of the Western District from taking any further action at present in the cases of the fire compa- nies who were locked up by them for alleged violations of the rules of the department In running their appa- in th road tracks dowh grades, &c., and com- eesaing thes to show cause why the iejunction should not be perpetual, was made returnable yesterday morn- ing at halt-past mine o'clock. The followin; ek noes jose companies referred to:—Enj ‘Noa, 6, 7 and 8; and Hook and Ladder No. 2. The Commissioners were ited rs V4 their counsel, ex-Judge R. C. Brainard, while Wm. Veeder, Eeq., appeared for the firemen, At pomtpoued cht Gatatday“toraing, at ball-past, sine jorning, a past nine Polock, Bx.Judge Braloard then made a motion to quash the writ, aod the whole matter will be argued on saturday. Contempt of Court—Habeas Corpas. The case of an Eastern District lawyer named Jobn M. Flyna, who was committed to the county jail on Tuesday by Justice Dailey, of the Fourth district, for econtemptof Court, was brought up yesterday. It ap. pears that eabsequent to Mr. Fly: assaulted Alpheus | od rien! pao age i FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tavrapay, April 25—6 P. M. ‘The gold market has been excited and very irregular ‘n ite movements to-day, under the influence of conflict- ing rumors relative to the aspect of affairs between France and Prussia, and the quotations for five-twenties im London and Frankfort. After opening at 140, it ad- vanced to 140%, and relapsed to 139% within an. hour, and then gradually recovered to 140, from which it Sprang, in less than ten minutes, to 1415¢, inconsequence of the London telegram to the effect that Prussia emphat- ically repeats that she will not evacuate Luxemburg, and that war is now regarded as almost certain. Bat the price relapsed to 14034 almost as quickly, and the ductua- tions during the rest of the day were from 140% to 141, the closing transactions in the room having been at 1404. There was a good borrowing demand for coin, and loans were made at 1-64 1-16 percent per diem in favor of the lender. The transactions yesterday ‘and to-day have been very heavy, both on “short” and “Jong” account, and the fact of there being only about seventeen millions of floating gold with which to make the deliveries creates an active borrowing demand. The undertone of the market is at present strengthened by the heavy decline which has taken place in cotton and the firmness of the rates of foreign exchange. These are now up to the shipping point, and the speculators for a rise are calculating upon a considerable shipment on Saturday. The steamer Deutechiand, which sailed to-day, ‘wok out $196,000 in specie, The war news received this ‘morning is more decidedly threatening than any hitherto Feceived, because it is apparently more final in its charao- ‘ter, when we take imto consideration all that has preceded it, But even if we regard war as inevitable there is no sufficient reason why gold should advance as it is doing in the absence of a considerable return flow of our bonds. The speculators are discounting possibilities more than probabilities, and in the speculative excitement of the time the imagination exerts moro influence than mate- rial causes, and before a gun is fired in the tnreatened conflict the whole effect of it will have been discounted in the Gold Room. Although the Treasury will dis- burse more than fifteen millions in coin im payment of the interest due on the five-twenty loan on the Ist of May the gold market is unaffected by the prospect, re- garding § as a mere drop in the bucket, the more especially as about half the amount is payable to bond- holders residing abroad, Just now the tendency of the market is upward, and high figures are talked of for it, but it remains to be seeu whether events will justify its continued rise. At the outbreak of the late German war it rose very rapidly, much above the present point, but it declined with almost equal rapidity when the tide turned. ‘The supply of money contiaues abundant to the Stock Exchange at six per cent on ratlway collaterals, with ex- ional transactions at five and seven, while the gene- ral rate on governm ons is five. Notwithstanding this ease, however, the demand is light, owing to the dul- ness of business in Wall sireet. bere is a moderate amount of frst ¢: 1 paper offering which is tain freely at 6 { di-count at the banks, wiures, ho avve: mit to higher n money mar 4 at Cincingati at $a 10 per tof sale, 12 the hote broke: wits enyceney, sod bor wes mereasing, capital and way suares were taut ane and, 82.0353 North We Vor: Wayne, 92755 : At tf regular board Ui proved New York Central ed 15, higher thau at the same time rday, Hrle 24, Reading 34, Michigan Southern 1, North Westora 74, d» preferred 1, Rock Istand 11, Foit Wayne 1, Minaukee and st, Paul preferred 1%, Atlantic Mal 1%, Ohio and Missis- sippi certificates 34, Westeru Daion Le!egraph 11g. Gov- ernmett securities were somewhat heavy. Coupon five twenties of 1862 showed a decline of ',, issue of 1864 34, ten-forties %. At the half-past three open board the market was a fraction lower, and barcly steady in tone. Erie sold at 574¢; Reading, 10214; Michigan Southern, 6615 @ 6; Cleveland and Pittsburg, ; Rock Tslaud, 8732; Northwestern, 3224; do. preferred, 551s; Fort Wayne, 93 (a, 3); Western Union Telegraph, 38); Atlantic Maj! 8044. Subsequently the market remained steady bat dull, and at a quarter to six the foilowing prices were current:—New York Central, 96; a 7%; Erie, 573g a 5%; Reading, 102 a 34; Michigan Southern, 0614 land and Pittsburg, 6034 « 9%; Rock Istand, Fort Wayne, 98 a 3; Northwestern, 32: 4; do. pre- ferred, 6354 a 34; Pacific Mail, 126%; a 34; Atlantic Mall, 89.4 14; Obio and Missiseippi certificates, 2334 a Western Union Telegraph, 38% a ‘4. ’ Government securities closed steady and dall at the suljoined quotations:—Registered, 1881, 100%; a %; coupon, 1881, 109 %; 5-20 registered, 1862, 1052¢ 34; 5-20 coupon, 1862, 100% a %; 5-20 coupon, 1866, 10844 a $4; 5-20 coupon, 1965, 108% a %; do., January and July, 10754 ; Bold, 4; August 730, 1063 a 4; June 7-30, 105% a KX; July 7-80, 10554 a %. The foreign exchange market was very firm during the morning, and transactions in bankers’ sterling at sixty days took place at 109% a 110; but afterwards it became duil and closed steady at these rates : —Bankers’ bills on England at sixty days, 109% a 7; at three days, 11034 @ ${; commercial bills, 10834 a 109%{; francs, at mxty days, 5.2234 05.15; at three days, 5 16a 5.1214; bills on Bertin, 70% « 7234; on Bremen, 783; a 7914; on Frankfort, 4034 a 41%; on Amsterdam, 40% » 4117; on Hamburg, 857% 0 36%; on Antwerp, 6.2234 a 5.15. ‘The Boston bank statements of the past three weeks compare as under:— A s. A we. April 22 s0t/o19,840 $0L-712,414 $02,472,815 456,761 ‘370,943 243,712 Legal tender notes 16,800,418 16,815,355 16,549,608 Deposite ......+. 37,26%775 37,218,526 38,207,548 Cire’a (national).. 24,851,528 24,838,819 24,862'200 Cire’n (State)..... 206,011 287,205 "286,701 ‘The receipts for customs, and the receipts, payments and balances at the Sub-Treasury in this city for the expired portion of the week, have been as follews:— Custom House. Treasury. —————. ipts. Paymen’s, — Balances. April 22. 811 $6,497,028 $2,197,821 $115,376,279 April 2%. 351,000 1,741,964 2,220,195 114,808,048 April 24. 349,000 1,590,683 1,267,300 115,221,271 Apni 25. 405,000 1,677,690 398,616 116,600,346 The Bank of England return for the week ending April 10 is as follows, compared with the stat>ment of the Rost .....+5- Notes unemployed Notes Specie and bullion. The gross receipts of the principal French railroads for the week ending March 25, 1667, compare as follows with those for the corresponding period tast year:— Name of Rail- Passen- Goods, Saas apenas 1,517,087 409,713 T0020 862651 France. 1,366,560 1,766,263 1,71 2,783,633 586,628 668,393 1,165;620 1,784,428 1 18.008.” HEE ay ‘alae £38 @o.. do. 0 Adams 3 1p Becton 100 200 do.. 94000 50. US6's, am 0 8 6 Ed 8, 500 UB ost ry 13000 US 6°, 100 5300 U 8 5 my = 500 Trn7 1 14000 M. - By 6 1000 300 © 20000 4 100 ‘B00 3319 400 1000 linois 09" 200 .. 2 BD fo 500 30 Boo : ie Wh, 200 1 = z mS Eee gE 20 Ain Express 200 Wells-Fargo Express 67 COMMERCIAL REPORT, Tuunspay, April 25—6 P. M. Covrex.—The mirket for Rio was moderately active, but prices were without important change, Sales were made of 2.60 bugs ex Alpha on private terme, Of othcr Kinds we Beard of uo aies Comox, under the Envopean war news. opsued a shade frier, bu: the deinand was moderste, and the sales we consequently light, being confined to 1,600 tales. Ibe mar- ket closed dull at our quotations. We quote: — Ordinal be 1s ae “-" wie si Tow miadii® py B Middiing 6 » 2s rT 38 18, 1,998 bbls. flour, 269 de. corn meal, 5.140 bushels corn aud 100 Uo. oats. The market for State and Western flour was inore buoyant andersa more active inquiry from mhe trade, aud prices 1 bbl. higher, the market closing firmat the advau fornia flour was steady, with ainodarate deinand at yesier- day's prices, ‘The sales (including California) were about 2,000 bbls. ' The demand for Southern tiou was fam a sales within the range. For ry demand, and rather higher prices were obtained. Sales 680 bbis, at $7 75.4 $8 75. Corn meal was quiet, but steady, with xales of 200 bbls. city at $6. We ‘ Superfine State and Western Extra State... Cholce State. . ‘ Common to medium extra and chotce Western Round hoop Obio.. Fancy and extra do. California flour (sacks and’ bbls.) Rye flour (nuperfine) Corn meal, Jersey. . jorn meal, Brandy The wheat market opened quiet, bat’ subseqentiy became yelid prices, were advanced 2c, h would” hi advance of Ue. a be. Cali nia was quiet; $325 was bid and $4 90 asked. sales were 40,000 busuels at $2 60 a $208 fur No.2 Mil watikee, $3 2644 a $8.39 for white California, $2 25 for re- jected spriug, and $33 for amber State. isarley was in Tair demand and 2c. to 40. higher, The sales were 25,008 bushels Canada West at $1 200 $1 32. Male was dul! aud re nominai, Oate were active at further ad ‘a 8c. The sales uggreanted fully 150,00 bush. ‘Ste. For State, Age. w 7Be, Of rye moment were re} “equal to an price vanee of 1 E not essen- better at the opeming of busi closing at $1 36 for Western 160 00) Dustiels at $1 354s + $1 8 4 $1 2884 for do al ids for siderable shipments of cova to Liverpool, v the lout, and $1 iverpool, pe 760 bales’ cation, 14M. 3). tleroes re is wt 3268. To dotted a a, pide, Virginia, vo- , And 100 ea seg to) |. The charters A british trigte Tiverptl, stag ‘bois. ive, Mamma. voNUgD, 180 ps E r feet borne. Catanes, onanagsr 30 .. $1 6) a $B 70; BBO eo # $2 59, and 1,250 do. Palermo do, $28 ed dull. and we heard of no sales. We re, wad ie. tn Kosten. heard of no transactions, and prices here and %e. « 2c. in Aston, tinued dull and vouinal mt ii)se. Viewe.—Manila gold. No sabes were emt : Hors were in moderain consumptive demand and steady In yaine. Salen 8) bales wt fe. a 7De., according wo quality ¥ continued in fair demand at about furmer prices. uote shipping $i 9).a $200, and retail quatition $2 00 jOLAssEs was in fair demand, but the market ruled rather heavy, particularly for the better erades. Sales 20) hhds Porto Ric . & 70e, and 15) do Bar! Navat, Srovms.. re wh turpentine, whic er, was geaerally he! prides, there being uo nellers xt the close below 760, nt 100 bois, tail lots commanded | price we heard jes of 780, No. 2 were jn mod- ‘former prices, Other Kinds remati firm at $1 25a $1 $7. No impor- tant sales were effected. ish oils remained dull and mi- sifes a oll small sales were made of prime wioter at 606 bois, pork, 40 do. boot, 490 pigs. oad HOS don lard ike Tar-som opted aly active at about former Brices, closing frm at ore 1.800 Dols. ut $22 70 a (or ne fo. $21 16.0 $21 87 tor tnd’ S185 8 B18 for new meas tor May firm, sales $13 a $21 for new plaindo. 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