The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06

eral interesting reports OF engineers VINO nave sur
veyed the proposed route. and OF Mr. WhitbecK' wn'
/ has been examining the London ROADS, were read
Tho Board expressed itself confident OF finishing ths
| road and making 1t successful.
The Grand jury Is still investigating the gold con
spracy but no long array Of witnesses ore in attend
| ance as at first No indictments have yet been pre-
scented and 1t is feared the whole Investigation may
| prove farce.
Judge Daily IN the case OF Joslyn vs. Fisk, Jr.. in
reference TO tne opera House attachments, yester-
day ordered Fsk's motion to vacate. on the ground
that he was resident otthis city. to be denied.
David English ship captain, while rooming at
the United States Hotel. on Fulton street. on Mon
day night, left the gas flowing and unlignted, and
was fatally poisoned by inhaling it.
An inquest on the body Of Cornelius Shay yester-
day resulted in the exoneraton OF the prisoner,
Christopher Mcclure, from oil connection with the
matter and the arrest OF Peter rezute, an Italian
organ grinder who was found guilty by the Coroners
jury and committed to the Tombs.
The stock market yesterday was irregular, but In
the main steady and dull. Gold declined to 1904,
thence reactina to 1871, closing finally at ia7A.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
MAJOR J. W. Parker Of OIL City, Colonel q.
McCready, of Philadelphia; Colonel Il. B. Smalley
OF Washington; Judge B. Hendricks, Of Elmira;
Colonel E. @. Pomeroy, OF Providence, n. L., and
General Alexander Warwick, OF Texas, are ar the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Senator Bayard, OF Delaware; II. p. Brown, OF
Petersburg, Va, ana l.. 8. Harquos, OF Richmond
Va, are at the New York Hotel.
J. r. Doolittle Jr, OF New York, and A. Il. Sum-
ner OF Boston, are AT the Breyoort House.
Captain j. Il. Mcdonald, OF Toronto; Professor
Williams OF St. Jonns, and Captain e. r. Donald
~ az ha
Hotel
Governor F. s. stockdale, of Texas; Major General
T. E. Nj. Mason, of the British Army; d. H. Keton Of
the United States Army; United States Minister @.
NJ. Cav and Nine. Caso'ons of ST. Petersburg, Rus
STA; Professor ). Parker. OF Cambridge, and Mayor
George lnnes, or Poughkeepsie, are at the Aston
House.
Count ]. de Almond, of France; Clarkson Tibbitts
OF Albany; Thomas Ramsdell, OF WIndham, Conn.,
and J. +. Purdy, OF Fordham, are OF the Glenham
Hotel.
Judge Corey, of California; J. II. Ramsay. OF sus
quehanna, and II. II. Buchanan, OF the British
Army, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
r. G. Haven, OF Boston, and J. F. Winslow Of
Poughkeepsie. are at the Albermarle Hotel.
Colonel Don Piatt Of Ohio; Lloyd W. Williams, Of
Baltimore and Captain L. H. Upper, OF Troy are OF
the Coleman House.
Mr. Watson, OF Washington; G. B. Marsh, Of Gin
cnna and II. G. Groeswold, Of Hartford. are at the
Grand Hotel.
Judge R. G. Hurd, OF Ohio; General James NJ.
Cavanaugh Of California, ana II. @. Lord. OF Cincn
natl, are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
General Walker for Troy; Dr.. Samuel Mitchell. for
Salt Lake City; Colonel D. Brown, for Chicago;
Colonel William Trego and Major A. Weilkman, for
Baltimore G. G. Corson, for Philadelphia, and Eben
Wright, for Boston.