The New York herald., 1869-05-20

oxcitod. and the police are avenglng themselves "
making arrests on small provocauon ana win mucn
useless clubbing.
One death BY yellow fever Is reported al Key
| West Fla.
A subcommittee of the House committee inves-
gating the charges against Judge Eusteed are to go
to Montgomery Ala to proceed with their inquiries.
| Busteed Is said to be in Alabama holding court
| although last winter he feared violence II he re-
| turned 10 the State.
| senator Sprague addressed the Commercial Con-
vention in Memphis, Tenn, yesterday, and his re-
marks were heartily applauded by the delegates He
spoke OF the pernicous influence OF Capitalization
OF the money power and strongly opposed free trade.
| Senator Wilson addressed the Charestown Navy
Yard workngmea last evening on the subject OF the
Eight Hour law.
Hon. Hamilton Fish. the Secretary OF State. Is
presiding over the anniversary meeting Of the So
ciety OF the Cincinnati, In Baltimore.
An express messenger, while delivering package
In room in North Charles street. Baltimore, yes
terday. was gagged by two men In the room and
robbed OF $4,000 The robbers escaped.
In the United States District Court at Trenton, N
j., yesterday, William P. Kelly, convicted OF swear.
ing falsely to procure naturalization certificate.
sentenced to the State Prison at hard labor for
one year. Foster, the counterieiter. was sentenced
to three years.
A counterfeiter named Cummings, In the State
Prison at Trenton, was pardoned by President Grant
yesterday. He had served two years.
The Excelsior Iron Works in Chicago were burned
yesterday. involving a loss OF sl50,oO0
The City.
In the Police Board yesterday Judge Bosworth was
unanimously elected President and Mr.. Smith
Treasurer.
At the meeting OF the Board OF Excise yesterday
arguments were heard from the liquor dealers and
from delegation Of temperance men relative to the
proposed reduction of the license fees The matter
after quite lively debate referred to the Com
mlttee on Applications
Mrs. Ann Gallagher, Of No. s7 Cannon street, made
statement yesterday that the unknown man whose
body was found of Riker's Island some time ago,
with rope around it, was her husband, and that she
has reason to believe he received his death by foul
means at the hands OF four men who induced him to
go out with them in October last, when he disap-
peared. The coroners propose to have the body ex-
humed and the matter further investigated.
squad Of burglars were discovered in Jersey
City on Tuesday night trying to open the safe in the
ofice Of Deos e. Culver where million dollars In
bonds and securities were deposited. One Of them
alone was captured. He stated that his name was
Robert Page and he was q ticket speculat0r at
Nibo's Garden.
Judge Benedict yesterday, the defendant who ap-
parenty took poison the day before, appearing In
court free from any excitement or perturbation Of
mind
The North German Lloyd's steamship Union, Cap
tain Dreyer, will leave Hoboken at two P. M. to-day
for Southampton and Bremen. The mails will close
at the Post Office at twelve NJ.
The steamship MORO Castle, Captain r. Adams
will leave pier No. North river at three p M. to-day
| for Havana, via Nassau, n. p.
The stock market was strong, buoyant and excited
yesterday. New York Central advanced to 1917,
acting to 1856. Gold also was excited and advanced
| to 144hl closing finally at 143ss.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge H. A. Nelson, OF Poughkeepsie; Rev. Rollin
A. Sawyer, OF Dayton, Ohio; Rev. A. Steed, OF
Clarence, Mo-; Rev. p. Schoonmaker OF Troy; Judge
Samuel J. Pearson, OF North Carolina, and A. J.
Drexel, OF Philadelphia, are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel.
Rev. G. s. Stout OF Chicago, and Captain E. WILL
liams OF the United States Army, are at the Astor
House.
Colonel f. J. Eldridge OF Honesdale; Major r.
Highly, Of Bridgeport r. S. Anderson, OF the United
states Coast Survey; Major r. Mccartney, Of Syra-
cuse and c. W. Pollock, OF the United States Army,
are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Captain Edmond L. Berry, OF Kingston; Major E.
M. Parker, OF Cleveland and George Ross, Of Lon
don England, are at the ST. Charles Hotel.
Marquis de Bourbel, OF England; Colonel Bassett
Of Connecticut. and Rev. Dr. Hills. Bishop Of British
Columbia are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Captain Truesdae, OF the United States Army; Dr.
William Anderson, OF Toronto, and Professor Alex.
ander, CT Massachusetts. at the st. Julien Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
John Lothrop Motley, Minister to the Court Of St.
James, accompanied by has family. and General
Badeau Assistant Secretary Of the British legation
sailed yesterday In the steamer Cuba for England;
Judge Reynolds, of Brooklyn; Major General Thomas
Swords, Rev. J. H. Rogers and Waldo Hutchins and
family left In the steamship Nevada for Liverpool