The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-27
quiet collation. was given at tue Astor House, and
at night grand soiree was held at the Academy Ct


at night grand soiree was held at the Academy Ct
Music.
John D. Pioneer was tried yesterday in the Court
of Oyer and Term'ner, for the granddaughter OF
Charles Sturges on the 25th of March, in an oyster
saloon in the Bowery The particulars have
been already recently reported. For the prisoner
il was commended that the killing was done in self
defence, and therefore justiiable. At late hour
the jury had not agreed.
The vestry meeting held at Trinity church yes
terday for the election Of wardens and vestrymen
resulted in the reelection of the old officers, with
the exception Of John r. Livingston, whose place
has been filed by ex-Surrogate Bradford The
interest taken in the election may be judged from
the fact that 1913 votes were poled, being the
largest number ever polled on any previous occa-
sion The successful ticket had los votes, and the
remaining As were distributed among the unsuc-
cessful ones
The Board of Ten Governors held their weekly
meeting yesterday at the usual hour. Two COM
munications-one from Mayor Tiemann, and the
other from Charles n. Haswell and others-stating
that the third annual meeting of the Sanitary and
Quarantine Convention will take place at the
Cooper Institute to-day; that large number of
medical gentlemen and others interested in
sanitary matters, from all parts of the Union,
will be present, and suggesting to the
Board the propriety of inviting them to
visit the institutions under their control,
were read, and a committee of five, with power,
was appointed by the Board to be present at their
meeting. The warden of the City prison sent in a
communication asking for the appointment of two
additional keepers. Their appointment was author
ized The Superintendent Of the Relief of Out
Door Poor was authorized to appoint clerk speak
ing the English French and German languages, at
a salary of $500 year. The number in the insti-
tutons is 25s; decrease on last week, los; admit
ted during the week, 1,4Os; died, discharged or
sent to the pententary or State prison, l,5l3.
The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1000
bales, included in which were 700 in ransitu The
ket continued 10 be unsettled. The foreign
csed favorable influence the market for bread
stufs and impaired stronger tone to it. The sales Of
-four were q rather increased scale, while common
and medium grades Of State and Western were
lrmer; Southern was also in good demand, and
prices steady Wheat was in better demand with
more doing; prime lots were firmly held,
while common qualities were unchanged. Corn
Was frmer and more sctivo sales Of Jersey and
southern yellow made at S5c. sehc, and good TO
prime at s75ic ssc.; Western mixed was at SIC.
s2Hc Pork was easter and more active, with saes Of
new mess at SIC 90 SIT and prime at $12 rs $12 49,
Sugars toerably active with sales of about 1900
hhds. at rates given in another column Coffee
steady; two cargoes Of ST. Domingo embracing about
5000 bags sold, Of $500 bags at 103Ic. and
the other private terms. Freight engagements were
sOmewha. larger In amount, while rates without
change Of moment