The New York herald., 1869-04-04

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Committee OF the Whole. In the debate tnat
| ensued it was stated that the hydrostatlc
presses heretofore used 10 the Treasury printing
Onice were to be abandoned, and the work Is 70 DO
| done on rollers In some building OUTSIDE OF tue
| Treasury Department.: that there were l,ooo more
employees in Washington than the law ahowed ana
that g. 600 OF the appropriation was 10 supply an
omission through oversight In the appropriation OF
last session the collection OF the internal revenue
! The bill was finally reported to the House ana
passed. The Senate amendment to the resolution
for final adjournment fixing saturday, tue iotn
| inst as the day, was concurred In. bill to PROVIDE
for taking the ninth census was introduced, and the
| House adjourned.
| The Legislature.
Bills were reported in the State Legislature yester
| day to amend the charter Of the Brooklyn and ia
! maica Railroad; to abolish certain punishments in
prisons; for the appointment OF interpreters In the
| courts OF New York and several others. number
| OF bills of minor importance were ordered TO
third reading. The Senate adjourned until Monday
evening.
The Assembly was not In session.
Miscellaneous
Mrs. Grant has announced her first reception at
the White House for Tuesday afternoon, similar
one to be given every Tuesday succeeding.
A delegation OF Virginians had an interview with
the President yesterday In relation to reconstruction
in that State. The President said tnat he Thought
Congress ought to order election on the constitu
ton and permit the people to vote separately on
each section. He promised to consult with his Cabt-
net on the subject, and probably make recon-
mendation to Congress in the matter.
General Stoneman has gone to Washington to sub
init report OF his administration in Virginia, and,
it is said will make some startling revelations.
hoS n
pointed military commissions wherever there are no
civil officers.
George S. Twitchell, Jr., who is confined In the
| Philadelphia prison under sentence OF death on
| Thursday next for the murder OF Mrs. Hill, MS
mother in law, has made statement TO his pastor
and the prison superintendent to the effect that his
wife killed the old lady, her mother, while quarrel
ing with her. and he assisted her to throw the body
out OF the window for the purpose OF avertng susp
cion that might endanger her own life Mrs. Twtche
has suddenly left Philadelphia and her Whereabouts
| is unknown; but she has been once adjudged not
guilty of the deed. The statement OF the condemned
man said by the Philadelphia papers to be incon-
| sstent with the evidence adduced on the trial.
The President sent in another long list Of appoint
mens yesterday including consus, Territorial off,
GERS revenue officers and postmasters Among
| them are A. p X Stafford, to be Governor OF the
| Territory of Arizona; John A. Campbell, OF WyO-
ming; Charles C. Grove, OF New Mexico; Aiban
Flanders, of Washington, and John A. Burbank. OF
Dacotah; and General A. J. Smith to be Postmaster
OF 81. Louis.
John F. Cleveland was nominated on Friday to be
Assessor of the Thrtysecond district instead OF the
Sixth district OF New York, as enormously reported
by telegraph yesterday. l.. l.. Doty is named as
| Assessor of the Sixth.
The employees at the washington Arsenal have
| baap fnd hiatt thpy mi ".
or accept a reduction Of twenty per cent on their
wages for eight hours work. They have accepted
the ten hours labor
At the Treasury, during the week ending yester-
day, s574,7so in fractional currency was received
| and destroyed.
The accident on the Hartford and Springfield Rail-
road on Friday last was not as at first re-
presented. But three passengers ana one employe
were severely injured. The casualty was caused by
a brake shoe falling upon the track.
As a young lady, Miss Mary Monks, of Cold Spring,
N. Y, was returning home from church on Friday
night she was approached by discarded lover,
Charles Merrick who presented pistol at her head,
but before he could carry out his murderous inten
tention his brother knocked the pistol aside and
saved the young ladys life. Merrick made good his
escape.
No overland mail has reached California since the
18th OF March. Steptoe marsh, between Salt Lake
and Elka Is impossible and the mails from the East
and West are banked up on either side, awaiting
carriage across.
J. II. Bunce independent candidate for Mayor OF
| Louisville, Ky was elected over the regular demo-
| cratic nominee yesterday.
| bonded warehouse at Frankfort, KY, containing
$500 barrels Of whiskey was destroyed by fire on
Friday last Loss, s35o,ooo.
The City.
The stock market yesterday was buoyant and
strong with considerable excitement over an ad
vance in New York Central to 154I. Gold was
steady between l31L and 1917, closing finally at
| the latter figure.
Business yesterday was very quiet in almost all
| departments OF trade In commercial circles. Cotton
was in good demand and firmly held at 2sslc. for
middling upland. Rio coffee was freely sought after
! by the trade, and sold at &c. &C. higher prices
| on Change -four was dull and prices were heavy
| and irregular wheat-Sprng was duh and
| nominal for common, but firm for choice,
| while winter was firm, with moderate
| demand. Corn was steady with fair inquiry.
Oats were active and rather higher Pork was mod
era.ely dealt in but at prices, while lard was
| dull and heavy. and beef steady, though quiet.
Naval stores were steady at former prices. Petro-
leum was dull and lower, crude lin bukl closing at
| lSc. iskc. and refined at SIC. a 32kc. Freights
| remained dull and heavy.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Congressman N. p. Banks, OF Washington; Judge
| Il. r. sloane, OF Sandusky; c. G. Hammond, OF Chi
cago. and Governor w. r. Marshall OF Minnesota,
are at the St. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel Geo. o. Jones, Of Albany; Commander
Breese Of the United States Navy; Ezra Cornell, oi
thica: Gardner Colby, OF Boston, N. A. Miles, OF the
United states Army, aud W. Window, Of Minnesota,
| are at the r 18th Avenue Hotel.
Dr. f. c. Franklin, Of Providence; Nathaniel
Mckay, OF Boston; Hudson Q. Tanner, OF Albany
and Manuel Lagrand, of Mexico, are at the Metro
politan Hotel.
Dr. d. W. stone, OF the United States Army; Coone
]. NJ. Jackson, OF Ohio, and Captain Z. Sherwood
Of Illinois, are az the st. Charles Hotel.
| W IL Weems Of Atlanta; John II. Gardner o