The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
HERALD THURSDAY DECEMBER 81 ses-rRIpLE SHEET


found several articles OF interest financially; among
Others Senator Mortons letter on the resumption OF
/ specie payments, and others ON the same subject
irom David Wilder, OF Boston, and Treasurer SPIN
ner and the opinion OF Judge Nash, OF Ohio, main
tanning that IL the Supreme Court decide the Legal
Tender act unconstitutional 1t should be considered
political decision and therefore entitled to
spect.
1t appears that the Mrs. Augustus Dickens who
committed suicide in Chicago recently was formerly
Miss Bertha Phillips, with whom Dickens eloped,
leaving his legal wife at home In England, where she
still lives In Illinois, however, Dickens obtained
divorce from her and married Bertha Phillips the
companion OF his flight. who was recognized as his
wife up to the time OF his death.
A man named william Astback, sixty-five years
OF age, killed his wife, who was ffty-se In Gin
cnnat yesterday, through jealousy, and then killed
himself
The trial OF william Brooks and Charles Orme.
charged with the murder Of Theodore Brodhead,
near Delaware Water Cap in September last, Is pro-
crossing in Stroudsburg, Pa.
The death of Mr.. Page, member, was announced
in the Alabama Legislature yesterday, but an in
vestgation showed that he was killed in Mississippi,
and the matter consequently says the despatch,
dropped
The pickpockets who were hanged by mob re-
l
lance Committee, picked the pockets OF an old man
OF every cent lie had.
The City.
The Board OF Education held their last regular
meeting OF the year last evening. The President in
his closing speech stated that during the last year
the number OF pupils had increased by l,130. The
general condition Of the schools is in every way salts
factory.
The commuters on the line of the New Haven Rail-
road held a mass meeting at the depot in Fourth
avenue yesterday, at which Mr.. Bishop, the Pres
Gent OF the road, was present by invitation. The
commuters urged that the company should run way
trains later at night from the city, and Mr.. Bishop
urged that the Communication system was productive
OF frauds and inconvenience to the company. I'm
proyements on both sides were promised and the
meeting adjourned.
meeting OF commercial travellers was held yes
terday at the Aston House. when 1t was agreed to
test the State laws relative to the license required
OF travellers selling merchandise. A committee re-
ported that Attorney General Evarts had expressed
himself as opposed to the laws referred to- believ-
ing them to be obnoxious and conflicting.
In the Blaisde case yesterday, owing to defect
in the venre, the order for jury panel was va
Gated and another one made summoning forty eight
jurors for the first Tuesday in January upon which
day the case was set down for trial
The North German Lloyd's steamship America,
Captain Kargeshemer, will leave Hoboken at two P.
NJ to-day for Southampton and Bremen. The mails
for Europe will close at the Post ONCE at twelve
O'Clock.
The steamship Columbia, Captain Van Slice. will
sail from pier No. North river at three p NJ to-day
for Havana.
The steamship Saragossa, Captain Ryder, OF
Leary's line, will leave pier No. 8 North River at
three P. NJ. to-day for Charleston, s. G.
The stock market yesterday was strong with clos
ing prices higher than those OF the beginning Of
business 1t was very buoyant in the middle OF the
day. Gold closed at 1341l 134s.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Congressman I. M. Pomeroy, Of Auburn, N. Y;
General G. +. Comstock, OF Syracuse; Dr. r. II. Tom
linson, OF New Jersey; Professor E. M. Tomlinson
OF Centre, N. Y; Paymaster M. B. Gushing, of the
United States Navy, and II. b. Norton, OF Norwich,
are at the st. Nicholas HOTEL
General Fitzpatrick, of the United States Army: L.
G. Estes, of North Carolina; George E. Gibbon, OF
Atlanta, Ga, and ex-Mayor s. d. Lawrence of New
London, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Mr.. De Fosse OF Washington; Edward p. Boyle,
Colonel Of the Codstream Guards and Mr.. Hough-
ton. OF Liverpool. are NJ the House.
Congressman william Window, OF Minnesota; Ger.
rt II. Smith. OF Geneva; Peter Gardner, OF Washing
ton. Colonel Thompson OF Boston; General ID. w. O.
Clark, OF washington: Colonel Hdt and Colonel
Kensel, OF the United States Army, and Colonel b.
H. Jmks, Of Pennsylvania are at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
CongressmanJ NJ. Ashley OF Ohio, and Asa Packer,
OF Pennsylvania, are at the Astor House.