The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-07

v.cted or murder. They will be hanged on December
4; one at williamsport and the other at Butler.
The Rochester theatre was destroyed by fire yes
terday morning, involving loss OF $4,000.
Tho City.
Coroner Flynn and a jury yesterday investigated
the cause OF the death OF Archibald Douglass, in
Washington street, on the Goth ult and rendered o
verdict that tho killing was done by Thomas jack
son, partly I'm selfdeence. The prisoner was then
remanded to jail until Monday, when motion to
admit him to bail will be heard. Quite scene en-
sued the rendering OF the verdict, Mr.. Spencer,
the prosecutor, denouncing il very severely as en-
tlre!y unwarranted by the facts.
Mary Pealsall was brought up before Justice
Downing at the Tombs yesterday to receive sen
tence Tor alleged shopiiting at Stewards. She had
been in q cell since Monday, and was almost over
come with anxiety and nervousness. her friends
were present in force and represented to the Judge
that she was a member OF one OF the most distin-
gu,shed congregations in Brooklyn, highly con-
nected and lady OF the highest moral character.
she had taken a PAIR OF gloves. The Judge sus-
pended sentence on condition that she remain In
Brooklyn and do not come into New York again.
The stock market yesterday was dull but gene
rally strong particularly for the vanderbilt shares.
Gold declined 10 1861, closing finally at l26S
l26&.
With but few exceptions the markets were quiet
yesterday. Coliee was dun, but unchanged. Cotton
was only moderately active and tribe lower.
closing at 254c for mddling Upland. On Change
four was quiet, ano prices OF most kinds were l0c
15c. lower. Wheat was irregular, prime being
quite drm and unsound duh and heavy.
Corn was active at former prices, while
oats were dun and lower. Pork was
dun ana heavy. while beef was quiet and lard
lrlh rt
without particular change in value Petroleum was
passabiy active and 1rm closing at 2oa4c. 2Ic. for
crude, and s51.c. forredned. Whskey was active but
al 10. &c. lower prices. Freights were quiet but
more steady.
Prominent Arrivals I'm the City.
General r. W. Kirkham. OF san Francisco, and
General Maxwell Woodruff. of Washington, are at
the Breyoort House
J. q. Gorham of Galveston, Texas; Henry Allen,
OF Baltimore; O. A. Ludlow, or Nova Scotia; E. o.
Graves, OF Washington, and ". J. Dillon, OF Cali.
fornia, are at tue Metropolitan Hotel.
Judge f. +. Carr and Colonel John Brooks, Of
Pennsylvania are at the St Charles Hotel
Major ". Slack OF tue United States Marine Corps;
L. ". Hale OF Washington, and Justin Mccarthy, OF
London England, are at the Sc. Dents Hotel.
I. q. Smith, OF the United States Marine Corps, Is
at the Westminster Hotel.
j. II. RhodeS, oil EennSylyaDia, george III. Smith
aud T. S. Farmer OF Kansas CITY, are at the Astor
House.
Alfred Gilmore. OF Pennsylvania; ]. r. Bates, OF
Toledo, aud 5. r. Stephens. OF Philadelphia, are at
the Grand Hotel.
MAJOR Charles Cunningham, OF Wikesbarre; Il. A.
Mahon, OF West Point; J. II. Bullock, OF Phiadel-
phia, and @. j. d. Han, OF san Francisco are at the
Holman House.
Colonel McCauley, Of the United States Marine
Corps; Commander W. p. Mccain, OF the United
States Navy; Robert Campbell and Charles Todd, OF
ST. Louis, and Henry Wells, OF Aurora. N Y, are at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Captain 0gilvy, Of the Sixtieth Rifles tCanada),
aud Dr. I. D. Ward. OF Norfolk, Va, are at the
Everett House.
Ex-Mayor K. II. Bishop, OF Cincinnati. and
Senator D. 4. Norton. of Minnesota, ore at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Ex-Governor Cummings. for Georgia; Congress-
man w. II. Barnum, for Connecticut; General
A. Porter, for Philadelphia; Judge Peck, Colonel
Wright General G. II. Crane. Judge Devens
and General schafrcr, for Washington; Judge Peck
ham, for Albany; General Smith, for Philadelphia,
and II. L. High and wife sailed yesterday in the
City OF Paris for Europe.