The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-24

by are last night ana ons uaa VAS burned TO death,
| while several are missing aat others injured.
A New England supervisor OF informal revenue.
/ who was ousted from ONCE by consolidation. Ii In
/ Washington seeking pay for two weeks extra time
during whicn he kept hli once opeu by mistake OF
| Treasury clerk
| Mr. c. r. Barnes has commenced his suit against
the corporation OF Georgetown for the recovery or
/ various dues paid the haroor master by his ship
! Nautilus.
| The City.
General ButteIheld has written TO Secretary Bout
| well denying The charges made against him in con-
necrion with the gold panic. ana the Secretary has
consented 10 his wish Tor full and iair inyessisa
ton.
Josephine Weiss the young woman who was
stabbed by her Jeaious lover, Henry yasquez, at 90
Crosby street, on Friday evening, made statement
yesterday, duplicating yasquez. against whom q
verdict was rendered by the jury. He IA in lair
way to recover, but the girl is in considerable
danger.
Some bold thieves on Friday stole q TIN box from
the store OF Cohn 4 Lazarus, on Pear street, con-
tanning about $4,000.
The British sloop-ofwar vestal arrived az this
port yesterday from Port au Prince, with yellow
fever on board. The schooner Grassmere arrived
from Jamaica also with yellow fever on board
owen Hand, the murderer of James oDonnei. was
sentenced by Judge Gilbert IN Brooklyn yesterday
to be hanged on the I'D OF December next.
Jimmy the Lug" Twentieth ward desperate.
fired at two police o1cers and citizen In his neigh
borhood early yesterday morning four shots in al,
without hitting either OF them. Tie WAS captured
and committed.
The stock market yesterday was steady and quiet,
closing strong fter the bank statement Gold was
yyaa a nd dar m nal IL ar
With but few exceptions the markets yesterday
were extremely quiet. business being restricted TO
some extent by the inclemency OF the weather,
Coffee was In fair demand aud firm. Cotton
was in limited demand and easier closing
at 20 c. for mIddllng uplands. On 'Chango -four
was quiet, but steady Wheat was dun, but I'M
changed, while corn was moderately active and
steady. and oats quiet. but shade frmer. Pork
was rather more sought after and a trihe firmer.
Beef ana lard were dull, but unchanged. Naval
stores were quiet and generally heavy. Petroleum
was quiet, but frm, crude closing at 1SI C. 19c.
and reaaed at 33lac. Whlskey was steady q. former
prices, while ireghts, though quiet were arm.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge E. A, HeaIey and Colonel J. T. Thompson
of California; Colonel ri. I. Lee OF Buffalo; Judge
J. w. Boyd, Of Sacramento; Colonel G. Randall OF
Washington; Colonel G. f. Wilson, OF Panama and
Judge Canaeld, of Elmira are at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Ex-Governor William Dennison, or Ohio: @. L..
Cobb, OF North Carolina; Congressman wilkinson.
Of Minnesota; General W. }. Clark OF Texas, and II.
r. Bridges, OF North Carolina. are at tho 81.
Nicholas Hotel.
Judge p. H. Morgan, OF New Orleans ami Colonel
r. w. Latham OF Texas. are at the New York
Hotel.
Major S. Dick. OF the United States Army; E. 9.
Coane, Of Newport, r. l., ana George H. Fuller, OF
Louisville. are AZ the Wesimoreiand Hotel.
Major @. p. Aiken. OF the United States Array "a
at the Hoffman House.
Captain 0gilvey, OF the Sixtcth iritish) rides Ia
at the Everett House.
Captain Hunter. OF her Majesty's steamer yesta
Is at the Clarendon Botel
General George Peabody Lester. OF Warrington.
IL. January, OF Kentucky; G. II. Smith, Of Whining
TOM A. Cummings and W. Rasen OF Boston. are at
the Glennam Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Bishop Williams and Father Lyndon for Washing.
TOM q. f. Spencer for Alabama; General Walker for
Boston; Judge J. ID. Anderson for CINCINNATI; Colo
mel Samuel X. Phillips for Philadelphia; Judge r. D.
Latin for Saugertes; d. Calm for California and