The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23

EUROPE.

The news report by the Atlantic cable Is dated
yesterday evening, August %.
The English Foreign Once had no information
beyond the news telegram relative to a conspiracy
to assassinate queen Victoria in Switzerland. The
Prussian government Is investigating the emil
grant passenger transport service system with a
view to its improvement, The international race
between the Sappho and English yachts is post
poned to Tuesday. A renewed attempt to publish
La Late,ne newspaper in Paris was suppressed by
the police.
The London 'Change was closed for holiday.
Fivetwenties 759S 75s in Frankfort. Paris Bourse
frmer.
Cotton heavy, with midding uplands at 1O24d. a
lo7Sd. Breadstuffs dull. Provisions without marked
change. Produce unchanged.
BY steamship at this port we have interesting mail
details OF our cable kilograms to the 18th Of August.
Max Fessler, OF Bregenz, Tyrol was the winner Of
the first prize at the Schuentzenfest at Vienna and
lie was as such winner and as king of German
marksmen awarded the $500 Steinway piano sent
from New York as a donation.
MISCELLANEOUS.
General sherman has officially informed the secre-
tary of War that the Indian atrocities in Kansas
too horrible detail and that he has directed Gen
eral Sheridan who is in pursuit, TO innict summary
punishment upon the perpetrators. The President
and the Secretary have both acquiesced in General
Sherman's instructions in the matter.
The new incumbent OF the Registers office has
written a note stating that he intends TO make
changes in the subordinate departments OF his Office
for the benefit OF his party friends where he do
SO without detrment TO the public service.
The rigid investigation OF the alleged frauds in the
payment OF coored bountes is again going on IN
Washington. Representative Cobb's report at the
cta tad fhot no pNi1p of
ANYTHING beyond Irregularities was to he discovered,
but the present investigation is apparently unearth
ing several very distinct and well laid schemes for
money making.
II Is now stated that the radicals, If necessary TO
carry the Presidential election viii have all the re-
publican Legislatures in the Northern States cast
the electoral vote OF their several states, provided
the project does not meet with too decided a rebuff
from the New England republicans.
Mary Ann Jordan an Irish woman, was taken
into custody in Brooklyn yesterday on q charge Of
having killed Joseph Nicholson IN a drunken brawl
at a tenement house on Navy street near Hillary on
Friday evening by striking him across the breast
with an iron bar. She Acknowledges the striking
but the Coroner reports finding no external bruises
on Nchosons body. The husband Of Mary Ann
was sent mp yesterday morning on a charge OF dis
orderly conduct having been implicated in the row
which apparently led TO Nich9lsons death.
The trial OF the express robbers was continued In
Toronto yesterday and the women implicated were
discharged.
Two colored men were among the defeated con
testants in a champion regatta at ottawa, Canada,
Yesterday
-Four bodies were found in the Delaware river al
Philadelphia Yesterday, and a daughter OF General
Kilby smith was drowned at Torresdale In the same
river during the day.
Judge Underwood in the case OF the Alexandra
(va.) Railroad, yesterday directed that the road b,
returned to the old lessees the rendering o
requisite bonds, until the Commissioners report wa
made.
A fatal case Of cholera occurred at Brighton Mass.
yesterday.
The stock market was irregular, but on the Who'll
steady yesterday. Government securities were du
but firm. Cold closed at 1443S a l44%.
Business in most departments of trade In CONNER
cal circles was extremely quiet yesterday. COTE
was In fair demand and nrm, while almost all othe
kinds of groceries were dull and heavy. Cotton wa
only moderately active but firm, al SOC. for mddlin
upland. on 'Change -four was dull and heavy an
prices were lower in some Wheat was dull an
oats were quiet and heavy. Pork was in fair dc
mand at previous prices, while beef and lard wer
quiet but steady. Naval stores were dull and heavy
Petroleum was almost inactive and heavy for crud
Qn bulk) at 15jsc., and quiet and heavy for refine
at 32c. a 32Bc. Freights were quiet and lowe
while whiskey was moderately active and shad
lrmer.