The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10

afternoon and proceeded at to the residence or
his brother-in- Mr. Corbin. At twenty minutes
past nire O'Clock the President accompanied by
Secretary Fish and General Porter, left for Wash
ington.
The ceremony of breaking ground for the building
OF the new Post once was duly performed yesterday
| morning. The first shovel full or earth was turned
by Colonel Joseph Dodd, the oldest attache OF the
Post once in this city, having been employed in the
| Office since the year 1916
The tailors' strike continues, the journeymen
| showing no signs OF receding In their demands
About 5000 strikers formed In procession yesterday
morning and marched to City Hall Park. where they
We're addressed by Nelson W. Young President of
the workingmen's Union, and by several other
speakers. About 400 members of the craft from
Newark joined the procession, the strike having ex
tended to that city.
In the Superior Court Judge Cardozo yesterday
delivered an opinion in the cases OF certain parties
against the Merchants Union Express Company,
argued before him some three months since, deny
ing me application to remove Mr.. Allen the receiver,
ana TO appoint successor
The case OF John II. Pratt the reputed Texan MUIR
derer and outlaw, came up before Judge McCunr
yesieruay morning on writ or habeas corpus.
Ihe case being called and the accused not being
present the Judge demanded that he should be
produced, and adjourned the case until the after
noon During the recess Commissioner Osborne
before whom the examination OF tue prisoner was
pending, ordered as a matter of courtesy to the
Court, that Pratt be taken before Judge McCunn,
Notifying the Judge that Prarts examination was
beng held before him, the Commissioner Upon
the reassembng Of the Court Pratt was present and
Judge McCunn remanded the prisoner to the custody
OF the United States authorities The testimony
agains, the prisoner Is said TO be overwhelming and
requisitton VIII be immediately forwarded from
Texas for his rendition.
The firm of Bowers, Beekman & Co., dry goods
dealers OF Leonard street. suspended yesterday.
Their Liabilities are said to exceed s2,OOOOoO.
the steamboat ST. John ON her upward trip
Saturday night collided with a collier Just above
the Highlands. The shock was quite severe throw
ing the passengers out of their berths. Fortunately
the steamer received little damage.
The Hamburg American Packet Company's steam.
ship Cimbria, Captain Hack, will leave Hoboken at
at two P. II. to-day for Hamburg, touching at Ply
mouth, England, and Cherbourg, France. The mails
will close at the Post Office at twelve NJ.
Beer cattle were only moderately sought after
yesterday, and with fair supply sale, the mar
Set was heavy, though prices generally were I'M
changed. Prime ana extra steers were quoted, l5c.
l6c, lair to good, 14c &c., and inferior to Ordi-
'nary loo. 1879. The most OF the sales were at
l4c. 15c., and the average price was about
lac. Mich COWS were slow of sale, and
prices were nominal at 500 a 1920 for
prime and extra, S75 ss5 for fair good, and $45
$40 for inferior to common. Veal calves were In
better demand, and prices were higher, especially
for prime STOCK. Prime and extra were selling at
lie. l2]Sc., and inferior to good at &c. 1O1ac.
sheep were selling moderately at exc. a 7kc. for
prime and extra, &c. &C for fair to good and 4c.
414c. Tor inferior and common, while lambs were
quite steady at &c. &C. Swine were dull and prices
were nominal ct loo. 10hc.; the arrivals were
s,'S' head all for the combination of slaughterers
rromheut Arrivais In the City.
Judge Noah Davis. Of Albion General G. l. Mayer,
of Schuyler county Judge d. Towe, OF Raleigh, N.
c.; General Benjamin LIE Jeose, of Ohio; General
D. Corse OF Chicago; q Pratt of Prattsville and J.
NJ. Scovi, of Camden N. j., are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel
A. B. MULTI, OF Washington; A. d. Webster of
Elmira; DR.. Wallace, OF Philadelphia and f. p.
Crosby, of Hartford are at the Astor House.
Mayor Beach, OF Troy; Paymaster Dack, OF the
United States Navy, and L. Ii. Kellogg of Mil
waukce, are at the Hoffman House.
Count Faverney, Charge d'Afrairs On. Beran-
ger, of the French Legation, and C. Townsend, OF
Newport, r. l., are at the AlbemarIe Hotel.
Major Thoureycraft, OF England; DR.. G. b. Gruaff
OF Montana; J. B. Campbell and J. Barrett Cohen OF
Cnarlestown, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
o. W. Peabody, OF Boston, Is at the Brevoort
House.
Dr. T. 7. Wright, OF Hartford; ]. A. McClelland,
of Louisville and J. F. Butterwortn, Of Newburg,
are at the Coleman House.
Colonel Stewart ana Major George Butterneld OF
the United states Army; Professor Reid, OF Massa-
chusetts, and DIR. King, OF Toronto, at the st.
Charles Hotel.
The siamese twins, Chang and Eng, and daugh-
70 Ivat in nia ctfv A,t,y
Prominent Departures.
Sehor Roberts, spanish Minister for Washington;
Count Turenne and Count Dironne for Newport,
J. Bardwell Tor Boston, Minister Ruiz for Saratoga
and W. $. Cuthbertson for Albany.