The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-24

been made ana consequently It VIII be useless for
place hunters to remain any longer as the capital
The Treasury Department will soon issue new
United States notes Of the denomination ofone dollar
the plates for which now being engraved. Upon
the new notes the bustof Washington Will be sub.
stituted for the vlgnette OF Chief Justice Chase.
This Is In accordance with an act OF Congress,
which prohibits the likeness Of any person nov
living from being on the face OF the national cur.
rency.
Several supervisors Of the internal revenue having
proved incompetent or dishonest, Commissioner
Delano has determined to assume the responsibility
Of removing them during the recess Of Congress,
being satisfied that the intent OF the law justdes
his action.
Peter Riddlck, colored, convicted OF murder and
highway robbery In Norfolk county. Va, suffered the
extreme penalty OF the law ct Portsmouth yester-
day. He refused to make q confession although he
intim ated that he was cognizant Of oil the facts
concerning the murder with which he was charged.
William Edwards, colored convicted OF killing
another colored man, was executed in st. LOUIS
No., yesterday. After the drop fell It was dis
covered that the rope was too long, 1t allowing the
toes OF the culprit to touch the ground. The con-
tortons Of the poor wretch were fearful IN the ex-
IRENE, and II was not until he had struggled fear.
fully thirteen minutes that lie was pronounced ex-
tinct
tuQu6tItal ex0lOlblOu VIII % uoi0
at Buffalo, commencing October and continuing
oil the month. Buralo, enjoying superior facilities
OF transportation offers great advantages to contr
putors, and great results anticipated from the
exhibition.
Ex-Governor Henry L. Grape, Of Michigan, died
yesterday morning at his residence, In Flint. Mich.
John Ramsden, prominent citizen Of Paterson,
N. j.. died yesterday Of Asatic cholera Being an
isolated case no spread OF the disease Is appre.
hended.
One hundred and twenty thousand dollars Of the
new ten and 6fseen cent currency have already been
issued.
Canterbury Hall, erected as o theatre in Washing.
ton city nifty years ago. was destroyed BY FIRE yester.
day morning.
Upon the application Of william H. Bailey, holder
Of several Fenian bonds, Judge McCunn yesterday
issued an injunction restraining receiver Barr and
August Belmont from paying over the Fenian funds
In their hands 10 the claimant, O'Mahony until after
the bonds have been redeemed.
John Howard, implicated as an accomplish Of
"Reddy the Blacksmith, and recently sentenced to
the state Prison, yesterday received an uncondi-
tlonal pardon from Governor Hoffman.
Ths Cuban Hlibusters, l2A in number, captured on
GARDENERS Island and confined In Fort Lafayette,
were discharged yesterday on parole not to violate
the neutrality laws VI the Uulteu StaleS
Yesterday morning Elizabeth Trppes, q native OF
Switzerland, adomestic. employed at No. 1877 Liberty
street, was found dead in her bed, having CON-
mitted suicide by taking quantity OF Paris green.
A construction train OF the Sag HarbOr branch OF
the Long Island Railroad ran Off the track near
Cedar creek yesterday, and was precpitated down
an embankment, fatally njurlng two laborers ana
seriously inluring two Others
Yesterday the Newark and New York Railroad
was opened to the public and fully 10000 persons
were transported between Newark and Jersey City
witAout the slightest accident. This is the most
pensve road in the country, being but little over six
| miles long and costing over 100000.
/ The palace car "Wasatchn the pioneer car
through from Sacramento, CAL, without change. Will
| arrive at the Hudson River Railroad depot this
| morning. Among the passengers are two French
officials who will take the steamer for Havre this
afternoon and expect to make the journey from the
Pacific coast to Paris In seventeen days.
ON Thursday evening Augustus Zubelt, passen-
ger OF the Staten Island boats fell overheard
and would undoubtedly have been drowned but for
the bravery Of william Hilton, deck hand, who
spraug into the water and rescued Zubelt.
| The stock market yesterday was strong but busl-
ness dull Gold Huctuated between 1864 and l35z
closing finally at 1888.
The National line steamship France, Captain
Grace, will leave pier AZ, North river at three P. NJ.
TO-DAY for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown.
The steamship Britannia, Captain Campbell, Of
| the Anchorline will sail at twelve NJ today from
pier No. 20 North river for Glasgow, touching at
/ Londonderry.
/ The steamship Paraguay, Captain Dixon, will not
| sail for London before Tuesday next.
The sidewheel steamship Manhattan, Captain
| woodruff, will leave pier No. North river at three
4 P. NJ. to-day for Charleston, S. q.
Prominent Arrivals in the CRY.
General Moses, Of South Carolina; Judge r. s.
| Hale, Of Elizabethtown; J. Marquis of San Fran
CISCO and Alfred White, OF Detroit are at the Hor-
| man House.
Captain b. Levy Of Mobile, Ala, ana c. L. Piqlott,
| OF Detroit are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel J. r. Reynolds,eof Mobile; Captain o. s..
| Thompson OF Albany, and Major Frank Elmer, Of
Syracuse, are at the st, Charles Hotel.
General D. Wright, j. J. Boslen and Colonel D. n.
wech, Of New York, are stopping at the Breyoort
House.
| DEPARTURE OF OUR New MINISTER TO
BRAzm.-Hon. Henry T. Blow, OF Missouri,
left this port yesterday in the steamship