The New York herald., 1869-01-01

Merchants Union Express. were ycsieraas. under
the provisions OF the extraiiiion treaty handed
by the Canadian authorities at Windsor 10 the Unlled
States officers
In the Courts OF Oyer and Tcrmlner and General
Sessions for this city during tine year lsss there
were 76a trials which resulted In eos convictions and
ninety-nve acquittals. or these convictions three
were for murder In the first degree and ten for
slaughter; 297 males and sixteen females were sen
fenced to be imprisoned in the State Prisontwo of
the males for life The aggregate term OF imprison-
ment for the remainder was l,o72 years and ten
months.
The United States District Attorney for the SOUTH
district Of New York during the year just closed
instituted in the federal courts 1898 suits and closed
9S3.
The United States Marshal for this district during
the year 1868 executed 1900 warrants and All At
tachmens seized AIT dstleries and 46S3 barrels OF
whiskey and served LOO capiases.
The Board Of Councilmen yesterday adopted a
resolution creating q new ofice-engrossing clerk
for the Common Council with q salary OF $4,000 per
annum; $500 was appropriated to the pastor OF st.
James church; slO3 to the Bloomingdale Methodist
Episcopal church; 900 to the House OF the Good
shepherd, and $4,000 to the Ladies' Union Aid
Society.
SuuIicS itOugtIs, Vi NJ ~ Edst SAtcSt
was assaulted in front Of his own house by two
known men. who robbed him OF gold watch and
stabbed him in the left side, innicting a mortal
wound
John Reilley was yesterday arrested for entering
the premises No. 339 West Twentieth street and steal
ing property to the value OF 81 O00 Circumstances
prove him to be the burglar who has been operating
so successfully for some weeks in West Twentieth
street, where number OF houses were broken into
and large amount OF wearing apparel and other
goods stolen.
young lady belonging to the most fashionable
circles OF Brooklyn and member OF the Rev. Dr.
Banchards church has been missing from her home
for several days past and fears entertained that
she has been abducted by some evil disposed per-
sons.
The Inman line steamship City OF Baltimore, Cap
tain Letcn, will leave pier As North river at nine
O'Clock tomorrow Saturday morning for Queens
town and Liverpool. The European mails will close
at the Post ONCE at halfpast seven A. M. Hereafter
the steamers Of this line will leave at such hours
Saturday that they may not be detained by want
OF sufficient water on the bar, and the mails will
always close one hour and half before they sail.
The steamship Europa, Captain Craig, Of the
Anchor line, will leave pier No. 20 North river, at
twelve M. tomorrow Saturday for Glasgow, call
ing at Londonderry to land passengers &c.
The Merchants line steamship General Grant,
Captain Quick, will sail at three P. M. tomorrow
Saturday, from pier No. IL North river, for New
Orleans direct.
The stock market yesterday, considering the
severe stringency in money, was strong and buoy
ant. GOLD rallied to 1885, and closed at the quotation
1347s q 1885, The highest price Of gold during the
year 1868 was $50 and the lowest 1927.
Prominent Arrivals I'm the City.
General F. p. Blair, of ST. Louis; Senator George E.
Spencer, of Alabama; Senator A. II. Cragin, OF New
Hampshire; G. 7. Cobb, OF New Jersey; Senator
James Harlan OF Iowa; A. B. Richmond, OF Pennsyl
vania; Colonel J. s. Sterns and J. S. Davis OF Mas
sachusetts, and Judson Jarvis, OF Monticello, N. w.
are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel T. y. Kent OF Binghamton: Lieutenant G.
Partridge, OF the United States Army; c. II. Coon of
Ohio, and Surgeon J. NJ Reed, OF the United States
Navy, are at the st. Charles Hotel.
General Badeau Of the United States Army, land
Captain Cook, OF the steamship Russia, are at the
Brevoort House.
Congressman D. Mccarthy, of New York Thomas
+. Graves Of Massachusetts, E. 7. Hatch, Of Bunalo
]. W. Bradley, Of Maine and Colonel n. d. Clapp
Of Chicago, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Captain Ward, of the United states Army wyley
Woodbridge OF Louisiana W. A. Galbralth, OF Erie,
Pa. General w. H. Reynolds and Colonel C. W.
Tompkins, OF Providence, and G. d. St. John. of
Connecticut, are at the HOFFMAN House.
Colonel +. X. Logan and Captain b. Saunders, OF
the unitedsStates Army DR.. r. Gibson, OF Jackson
Miss: and Captain q. d. Green, OF Macon, Ca, are
at the st. julien Hotel.