The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-26


adopted between them will soon be given to the
public.
The Narragansett races commenced yesterday.
One OF the races was handicap for which Stone
wall Jackson Climax and two other horses were en-
tered. Climax won the race, two miles. In 1854 by
half a dozen lengths over Stonewall Jackson, al
though his rein broke and his rider was compelled to
| ride him bending far over his neck.
resolution was introduced in the Louisiana
Senate yesterday appointing committee to inyesti-
| gate charges OF corruption against Governor War
moth and certain members OF the Legislature 1t
| was tabled
An old clergyman OF seventy. and his daughter, OF
| twenty-eght, both highly educated and accom-
| plished, have been discovered living as hermits
about thirty miles from Chicago. They have lived
thus IN most outrageous filth and with diet but
! corn bread for twelve years.
Colonel George Hancock, OF Jefferson county, KY
s said to be in possession Of original letter OF
General Washington, dated March, 1897 In it he
declines to attend political convention in Phila-
dephia in the following May because he had previ-
ously declined to attend meeting OF the Cincinnati
at the same time and place.
Patrick Morrissey, a young man, was before Judge
Kelly on Monday for abusing his mother and sister
While his mother was testfying against him he
attacked her with an open claspknife INJECTING a
slight wound upon her head He then commit
ted to prison.
woman was arrested rs a vagrant in Brooklyn
yesterday who had two little girls with her. They
denied that she was their mother, and the affair is
supposed to be case Of kidnapping.
street stabbing ARRAY occurred on Atlantic
street, Brooklyn, on Monday night, in which Thomas
Cunningham. a young man. was stabbed by Ger
man named Baudendisel. The wounded man died
yesterday, and Baudendistel was arrested and con-
fessed that he stabbed the deceased, but In self
defence, which statement has, so far, been gene
rally corroboraed by those who the occurrence.
boat race came Off at Sing Sing yesterday be-
tween Johnny Nickel and Jared Raymond for 5000
side, over course of about two and three-quarter
miles. Nickel won by over three lengths in q min
utes and 30 seconds.
DR.. Harris mortality report states that there were
1872 deaths in New York last week aud 81 in Brook
Ign.
. Mrs. Victor, convicted in Cleveland, Ohio, for the
crime OF poisoning, and sentenced to be executed on
the 29th inst, has been resped until November 90
The Cunard steamship China, Captain Hockey,
will sail from the wharf, Jersey City, at one O'Clock
today for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails
will close at the Post ONCE at twelve NJ.
The Atlantic Mail Steamship Company's steamer
Missouri Captain Palmer, will sail for Havana at
three O'Clock tomorrow Crhursday), leaving pier
No. North river.
The steamship General Barnes, Captain Norton
will be dispatched from pier 80 North river at three
O'Clock this afternoon for Savannah.
Tie steamship Saragossa, Captain Crowell, of
Leary's line, will leave pier Ia East river, foot OF
Wall street, this afternoon, at three O'Clock, for
Charleston.
The stock market was dull but variable yesterday.
Government securities opened weak but closed very
strong at a marked advance Gold closed firm ut
1445s q I445l.