The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-14

sjectng them from the white peoples place win De
argued on Monday before Judge DIN.
The signal tower OF the Mine IIill Railroad, near
Schuylktu Haven. Pa, was destroyed by hre tues
day night. The Waterman, owen Feeney and MS
wife and two children we're burned to death In the
tower. sister-in-aw OF Feeneys saved her life by
leaping from window.
Yesterday morning the Iail In Charlotte Monroe
county, n. T., was destroyed by fire. Two sailors
confined In the prison were burned to death.
Near Harpersville N. Y. yesterday morning,
locomotive and two cars on the susquehannah Rail-
road were thrown from the track iujuuug several
passengers This is the third accident on the Sus-
Quehannah road within few weeks.
The City.
The engineer or the Board OF Health reported
avoraby yesterday upon the project for using salt
water instead OF Croton for extinguishng fires and
watering the streets The plan he believes TO be
quite practicable.
Francis Drake the coored man who killed VIII
liam Fitzpatrick at Grow Hill, In Kings county, last
June, was found guilty yesterday of mansaughter In
the third degree, and recommended to the mercy Of
the Court He was remanded for sentence.
The trial OF officer Hennessey, OF the Forty third
precinct was commenced yesterday in the Court or
oyer and Terminer. Hennessey Is charged with
having committed assault and battery upon the late
Mir. james Haggerty who died III the cells OF the
Butler street station house in April last The charge
is based upon testimony showing that the accused
tapped Observation-Disclosures In his custody for ntoxi-
cation the evening previous TO his death-lignty on
the head the case win be concluded to-day.
The stock market yesterday was buoyant in trans
actions after the boards. Gold was quiet al 1905
1885,.
Prominent Arrivals In tho City.
General F.. r. winslow. OF ST. Louis; Il. Z. sar
gent, OF Chicago; Colonel Charles H. Dean. OF Peoria,
and Rev. Albert Barnes, OF Philadelphia are at the
st. Nicholas Hotel.
General G.. W. Mcneil or New York. and L. r.
Stlwell OF Rochester, are at the Coleman House.
Charles Fargo, OF Chicago, and Bishop Martin, OF
louisiana are at the Astor House.
II. b. Mather, OF Boston; b. A. Farnham, OF Phila-
dephla, and G. s. Mlnot, Of Boston, are at tho Grand
Hotel.
Colonel J. r. Casey, OF New Orleans; J. @. Yates.
Of Louisville. KY; Colonel Egbert Turner, Of
Albany; Colonel w. S. Brown, Of Erie, Pa; II. w.
Gleny, OF England; General Day, or Rhode Island;
J. Goodday, OF Italy; r. II. Pruyn OF Albany, and
Hamilton Harris OF Albany, are at tho Firth Avenue
Hotel.
Judge Conyngham, OF Wnkesbarre, and Edward
Smith, OF England, are at the Albemarls Hotel.
Captain I.athrop, OF Albany; Charles Hidden, OF
Providence; H. l. De silva, or Philadelphia, and A.
Gage, OF Charlestown, are at the HOFFMAN House.
General c. Ii. Frye OF the United States Army;
Colonel Berret, OF Washington, and W. w. Coch-
rane OF New orleans, are at the New YORK Hotel
J. Ii. Wheelright. OF Boston. and J. N. Hazard, Of
Rhode Island, are at the Brevoort House.
Chevalier Bertolino of Naples, Italy, end Signor
Desare, of Paris, are at the westmoreland Hotel,
A. NJ. Capp, OF Washington, Is at the Glenham
Hotel