The New York herald., 1869-01-19


\ The supreme Court yesterday made decisions IN
the New York bank cases. Opinions wero read py
Chief Justice Chase to the ect that certificates OF
Indebtedness and United States notes, or greenDack
are exempt from State taxation
The Virginia committee paid visit to General
Grant yesterday. He expressed himself anxious Tor
speedy settlement of ansirs in that State ON the
plan proposed.
Hayes CITY, Kansas, despatch states that Colonel
Nelson, commanding at Fort Hayes, sent guard to
Hayes City last Tuesday, with Instructions to arrest
every person out after nine O'Clock, ana nHy-nine
persona found In ballroom. were kept IN the guard
house all night The Colonel y said to have also
threatened to close all the saloons ana tear down
the livery stables Tho citizens Of Hayes City were
considerably excited over these arbitrary acts
Three negro soldiers were recently hung By vigi-
lance committee In Hayes City, and probably this
circumstance accounts for the Coloncl's wrath.
Several Englishmen, not naturalixed citisens, are
consulting with the authorities In Washington to
whether they can present their claims for property
Destroyed in the South during the rebellion a. an
onset to the Alabama claims.
Ex-Governor Neil 8. Brown, OF Tennessee, has
published letter addressed to the Ku Klux organi
zaons urging them to disband and cease taking the
law into their own handR Kentucky democratic
papers are also urging the same measures on the
members OF the Klans.
shock OF earthquake occurred in st. John, N. B.,
on Saturday.
In the Board Of Aldermen yesterday numerous
resolutions for paving uptown streets with Belgian
pavement and for other purposes were introduced.
In the Board Of Health yesterday four Sanitary IN
spectors appointed. and 1t was decided to elect
q superintendent and assistant on the Sd Of next
month. Typhus fever b reported raging tn the
neighborhood Of East Thirteenth street ana avenue
A. and smallpox at No. 2l5 West Thirty first street.
Fred Douglass iectured last evening at Cooper In
stitute on 'sWilliam the SILENT" for the benefit Of
the Tennessee Manual Labor University.
An inquest, from which reporters were excluded,
was held by Coroner Flynn yesterday in the case Of
DR.. Kennedy, OF 11s Chatham street, who died re-
Gently. His partner, Dr. Powers, attended him and
gave certificate OF death. The relatives CLAIM
portion OF the property Of the firm, some $2oo.OOo
for which, however, Powers exhibited . transfer,
claiming that he only loaned It to Kennedy for pur.
poses OF bail. Powers was committed to the Tombs.
Nothing new Is reported in the Rogers murder
mystery except the fact that all previous reports are
declared by the detectives to be mere canards OF
their own invention.
In the United States Circuit Court the case OF the
United States VI. william Fullerton, Jacob Dupuy
and others was called on. The District Attorney
stated he ready to proceed, but on application
OF defendants counsel postponement was granted
till Monday next in consequence Of the absence by
reason Of illness Of the counsel upon whom the pre-
paration for the defence had devolved.
In the United States District Court yesterday the
trial OF Blaisdcll, Eckel and McLaren for alleged
violation Of the revenue laws was resumed, and was
continued at the rising OF the court.
Harrison Shaw was convicted yesterday In the
United States Circuit Court of perjury in making
and swearing to . false and malicious anldavit
against Collector Bailey. Sentence was deferred.
George Myers was convicted in the United states
Circuit Court OF passing counterfeit currency. Sen
tence was also deferred.
The stock market yesterday was weak at the morn
ING boards in consequence OF a continued pressure
by the "bears," but recovered and became nrm and
strong at the close. New York Central sold mp to
1e51<. Gold declined to 135x.
Beef cattle yesterday were only moderately sought
after and prices favored the purchaser. with arrivals
OF 1882 head Extra steers were selling at 17c
17Kc.; prime, Ice. q 16Hc.; fair to
good. 15c. q 16c., and inferior to Ord-
nary, 10c. q 141c. Mich cows were in improved
demand at about the prices previously prevalent,
viz.:-Prime and extra 500 $125 each; fair TO
good, SIS $s5; common, $50 . $40, and inferior,
$45 &55. Veal calves were In moderate request
and firm, with sales at 12c. 13c. for prime and ex
ira, 10,<c. 11]1c. for fair good ana 9hc Iok.
for inferior to common. Sheep were IN tolerably
active demand and prices were steady at SC. SIC.
for extra, &c. 7kc for prime, skc exc. for CON-
mon to good and &c. 5Ic. for inferior. swine,
though slow Of sale, were frm at 11hc II &c, with
arrivals Of $3.50 head.
Pr0nlnent Arrivals in the City.
Major Gibson r. Howard, Of Bunalo; Major !. NJ
Johnson, and Captain W. P. Warren. OF Troy, all Of
Governor Honman's stan, aud II. A. Richmond OF
Batavia are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel r. Werner, Of st. Paul, Mnn.. Is at the
ST. Julian Hotel.
Thomas :. Morgan, OF Augusta. Ca, and Thomas
W. Fars, OF New Jersey, are at the Matby House.
Lieutenant Colonel e. s. Sanford and Lieutenant
W. s. Reynolds, Of the United States Army. and X.
p. de Leon of Baden Baden. are at the st. Charles
Hotter.
@. G. willis and D. N. Scott OF the United States
Army; G. NJ Thompson and John Harrison. OF Eng
land; W. A. Gillespie and n. Richards, OF Colorado
and Lieutenant Commander Charles w. Tracey, OF
the United States Navy, are at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Captain Macomb and chief Engineer Lawton, Of
the United States Navy, are at the HOFFMAN House.
Judge Russell. OF Boston; L. l. Davis, OF Spring.
neld; II. Trowbridgc Jr., Of New Haven, and D.
Phillips, OF Hartford. are mt the Astor House.
The Great European Troublc-Anoshcr Conn
pIicafien In the East.
The Conference which for some days past
has been in session in Paris closed It's sittings
yesterday, and the Turkish Ambassador has
received instructions to sign the protocol
agreed upon by the Conference. Our cable
kilograms state that the belief was general
in Paris that Greece would not reject the
terms Of settlement. Moreover, II will be seen
that the Emperor Napoleon, in his address at
the opening Of the French Legislature yester-
day, refers to the satisfactory and peaceful
conclusion Of the deliberations of the Con-
ference. Thus, for time At least, we have