The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

Thursday nominated Q city ticket, half tho candL
dates being republicans ana hall democrats.
The State Fair at Eimira closed yesterday. The
total receipts were $4,000.
An EngIishman named James Armstrong living
in North Bridgewater, Mass, yesterday morning
attempted 10 murder his father-in-iaw by shooting
him with pistol but missed him and wounded .
nei2hbor He then turned upon his mother -in-law
and shot her dead.
noted border character called "wd BILL" the
hero OF many sketches OF Western adventure, while
being taken to the Colorado jail ON Tuesday last
WAS shot and killed BY assassins concealed IN 0
thcket
Margaret Connolly was yesterday sentenced to tho
State Prison for five years for attempting to murder
police officer Kearney. As the prisoner was leaving
the court room she turned to officer Kearney and
swore that she would take his life as soon as
released from prison.
Henry Straus. = German. twenty-three years OF
age living at No. 80 Rivington street. being crossed
in love- sought consolation yesterday by blowing out
his brains.
On the 14th inst. the United States Treasury con-
tanned $lo2 $50, 34s in coin, including $2l,355,o4o IN
gold certificates Except about g. 100000 this coin
Ia in the United States SubTreasury in this city.
Frederick A. Tarmadge. ex-member Of Congress
and for several years Recorder Of this city died at
his residence In Lttchaeld, Conn.,, yesterday morn
ing, aged seventy eight years.
The French steam corvette d'Estaes arrived yes.
terday morning from Havana. Since last June
there were ten deaths on board nom yellow fever
including her captain and first officer. She was de-
tanned at the lower quarantine.
The stock market yesterday again underwent
large decline amid considerable excitement. Gold
rose to 1904 and fell on at the close to 1891.
The sidewheel steamship Manhattan, Captain
woodruff will sail AZ three O'Clock this afternoon,
from pier No. North river, for Charleston.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Samuel Brannan, Of California; e. G. Billings OF
New Orleans; D. W. Ingersoll, OF st. Paul; colonel
Runkle Of Washington; DR.. Bowen, Of the United
States Navy and Colonel H. Q. Potter, OF Connscti-
cut. are at the Aston House.
General NJ. 8. Lttteneld, OF North Carolina; Chas.
8. Sheriff., OF Washington; General J. M. Brannan
Of Connecticut; George W. Swepson. F. A. Sawyer,
d. A. jenkins and W. A. Smith, OF North Carolina,
and General L. NJ Shackelford. of Alabama, are at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Sir A. T. Gait, Of Montreal. and Baron Kruse, OF
the Prussan Legation. are at the Brevoort House.
Fl. T. Dorte and the Countess T. de Perugaux, OF
Paris, are at the HOFFMAN House.
General W. W. Avery, Of the United States Army;
Colonel Devonne, OF tue French Legation, aud
Edward Smith, OF England are at the Albemarle
Hotel.
Colonel william Warner, Of Indiana: B. J. Sheri.
dan. OF Nashville and Colonel j. V. Clark, OF Fort
Columbus, are at the St. Charles Hotel
Y. R. Stuart, OF Helena Montana Colonel 8. SIM
kins OF Florida. and j. W. A. Robinson, Of the
United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Ex-Secretary Of the Navy A. E. Borie, for PhIla.
delpha; Abbott Lawrence. for Boston, General R.
W. Kirkan, for Springfield Governor A. NJ Patton,
for Georgia; Judge Race. for Illinois; General g. W.
Cass for Pittsburg; Governor William Dennison
for Ohio.