The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16

States military service Of one John 0'Brien. The
Court upon bong Informed that the petitioner was be-
Yond the control Of Major General But!efheld as
| missed tue writ OF habeas corpus
The stock market was firm yesterday Gold closed al
| 1895.
There was fair supply Of beef cattle at the National
Drove Yards yesterday about 500 head being on SALE
AT the opening holders demanded an advance OF &c .
re per pound, which obtained in many instances
Buyers generally however. held aoof and towards tho
close ruled decidedly heavy. with sales made
at prices indicating that the improve lost The
| bulk OF the sales at the following prices
| 17,.c a Ike for prime extra. 1yc a i7Xc. for
| prime, 1870 1870. for nrst quality. I5kc a
loo for fair to good, and Ilc. loo. for common.
The average quality OF the offerings unusually good
Mich COWS remained dull and prices for all grades
nominal We quote the range $40 to $125. Veal calves
were not materially changed being steady at 12c for
EXTRA llc 11Kc for prime 10hc lie. for ordinary
and common and 71<c 91Ic for Inferior The market
for sheep and lambs depressed by the liberal Offer
ings and light demand, and prices &c. per h.
lower, extras selling at 6ac primo at &c. exc. ordi
nary and common ct &C. SIC and inferior q. 40.
&c. Lambs ranged at from $40 to 1Ohc The hog
market was active and firm. On Saturday SIC. was
paid for long prime fed but yesterday under libe
raj arrivals, prices declined Ac per h. but firm the
concession About thiry-three car loadswers on SALE
which were sold at 7Ac. &c., though fsw lots o.
ferIor commanded only 7Kc. The total receipts were
47o2 beeves SO mich cows 500 veal calves 81 cSs
sheep and lambs and IT, i1e swine
MISCELLANEOUS
Our letters from Matamoros, Mexico dated July g.
give detailed account Of tho trials OF Macmillan and
his two generals and their execution Among the docu-
ments accompanying the letters will also BE- found the
Will OF the late Archduks providing for regency in
30 he
q. Tampico. |
Additional particulars OF the execution OF Maximian
received from Galveston say that Metals wife ran dis.
tractedy through the streets at the time OF tho
ton carrying newborn babe. JuaTez had refused TO
give up tho Emperors body alleging that it must be the
subject Of treaty. Princess Sam Salm was ordered
from Qucretsro for attempting to effect the escape OF the
prsoners Corna had been ordered to the Rio Grande
with an army Of observation of fifteen thousand men
The MeXicans bitter against the Americans for
asking the life OF Maximi!an
The trial OF John H. Surratt was resumed Yesterday
Judse Fisher decided that tho register Of the Webster
House, at Canaudagua, could not be admitted evi.
dence. +. G. Lee brgadier general in the confede-
rate army testified that he the prisoner in Canada
on the 9th and again on the 18th Of April, |
1865. The defence offered to show by this |
witIess that the prisoner employed By |
the rebel authorities to ascertain the position OF
az Eitnua TOO approaches tnereto, tnat
he received no money from Jacob Thompson and that
the witness himself paid him for bis report OF affairs at
Elmra but the main points wore ruled out by tho
Court. Another onslaught the character OF John
Lee OF the Witnesses for the prosecution made.
witnesses alleging that he ''natura liar, and that
he might tell tho truth IL he neither gain Iose
but it would he accidental
The Constitutional Convention reassembied last even.
Ing. preamble and resolutions fsvoring a uniform
system OF suffrage among the States In tho election Of
Presidential electors members of the House OF Repre-
Governors Lieutenant Governors and Legs
laors laid the table and ordered he printed
The convention then went into committee OF the whole
tho report OF tho Committee the Right OF Suffrage
and on the frst count 1t being discovered that quorum
was not present, an adjournment took place
Our commercial reports from ST. Thomas to tho Goth
and Barbados West Indies, to the 28h and from British
Guiana to the 25th ult will be found elsewhere In
columns this morning.
The United States steamer Saco left St Thomas the
3oh ul for St. Crox and returned the LIST inst Tho
United States steamer Augusta and the Monitor Manto
nomoh reported at Barbados during the last week
of June
Chief Justice Chase it is said, will preside at the
October term OF the Richmond Circuit Court.
public meeting held yesterday evening in Jersey
city in favor of the Sunday law