The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

fs was not called upon TO pass upon that portion
making such currency legal tender In individual
transactions.
The senate Judiciary Committee havc agreed
upon DILL recognizing the Georgia Legislature
making it provisional until her representatives ara
admitted to Congress.
General Butler Is buying up . large quantity of
war munitions and has opened bargain with the
Secretary OF War for more. 1t Is supposed that no
wants them for Cuba
Superintendent Macartee, OF the Printing Bureau
OF the Treasury Department, has posted up notice
forbidding whistling. smoking, profane language
and lounglng among the female CLERKS In his depart
ment.
Additional returns OF the Texas election sim leave
the result az to the choice for Governor doubtful
The rest OF the radical ticket Is elected.
Five men were recently found murdered near the
store OF one OF them in San Joaquin county, Cali
fornia Two other bodies were found In the same
neigborhood a few nights before.
Tho City.
Fifteen Of the Spanish gunboats have hauled out
into the stream preparatory to departing for Cuba.
and eighteen are expected to leave on Thursday,
under the convoy OF the spanish war steamer
Pizarro. number Of men were engaged yesterday
TO 80 ont on the gunDoats ~ engineers
In the Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday,
an opinion In the case Of Real. the murderer was
rendered, sustaining tho verdict rendered on his
trial OF murder the first degree and deciding that
the sentence OF death must be carried out Judge
Barnard, who presided at Reals trial, and Judge
Cierke, held to this opinion, while Judge Cardozo
dlssented
The extent OF the recent state bond forgeries is
now said to be about $5OorOOo. The firm Of W. f.
Grey Co., No. ~ Broad street. are believed to have
DrfncDa1 n n chama far tfiuo
them on the market The members OF that nrm have
disappeared.
Tho trial OF oflcers Hartigan and Renson, OF the
Twenty-second precinct, for an alleged highway
robbery, was commenced before Commissioner Bos-
worth yesterday.
lad, six years OF age, named John Do0dy, died
Yesterday from the effects Of a blow from a snow
ball nlled with Ice, received while playing on sun
day.
The stock market yesterday was heavy, weak ana
declined, owing the discovery of the State bond
frauds Gold was weak and closed finally as l22k
The market for beef cattle yesterday was moder-
ately active and prices were generally steady the
offerings were moderate and mostly common quality
Prime and extra steers were sold at l6c. i7c fair
TO good, 14c. 1910, and superior to ordinary 1oc.
lac. while the bulk Of the sales were az
lshc l5Hc. and the average price about
14c Mich cows were dull and nominal
at our last quotations. Veal calves were quiet but
unchanged In value. Prime and extra were quoted
Ike. 1870. and inferior good at l0c. II 10.
For sheep the market passably active ut former
prices prime and extra selling at ec. 7hc., CON-
mon TO COED at &c. exc and inferior at &C. 4tsc.
The market for swine was quiet at 1910. Q lie. for
common TO prime. with arrivals OF 5.14O head.
Prominent Arrivals in tho City.
Nara mol and I IT0l0 ~ rnttn
states Army; Captain b. Clark, Of Cleveland and q.
A. gecher, Of Havana, are the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel +. H. Taylor, Kentucky and X RiVas, OF
Cuba, are the Holman House.
Charles A. Adams e. Blocklinger and P. Garst, OF
the United states Army, and DR.. Bristol or Nassau
are the Albermarle Hotel
W. Mcpherson, OF st. Louis; ]. l.. Carlyle OF
Western Virginia; Judge Mosley, OF Buffalo; General
Ledlie OF Chicago and E. Corning, Jr., OF Albany,
are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel $. B. Hobard, OF the United States Army;
George Mckenzie, Of Scotland; D. N. Barney, OF
Irv1ngton; ". Ogden Hoffman, Of New York. and G.
W. James, OF Savannah, Ca, are Ut the Everett |
House.
Carlos I. solno. francis Marrcro, and Felipe
Perez. Of Cub,; Captain Noodle, OF the steamship
CUBA and Geierai W. F. Bartlett OF Pittssld are at
the New York Hotel.
Colonel John N. Wilson. OF the United States Army;
Major J. $. Dye, Of Washington; Professor 9. II.
Castle, OF Syracuse and Alexander Miller, OF Mil
waukee, are at the St. Charles Hotel
General James 8. Whitney, OF Boston; G. II. Sher-
rill, OF Washington; Captain Samuel Brooks OF the
City OF Brooklyn, and General ]. c. Ere
mont. OF 1arrytown, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Commodore Bodisco OF the steamship Petersburg:
J. W. Thompson, OF Washington; L. g. Risely, OF
Dunkirk; w. G. Fargo, Of Bufralo: Captain G. b.
Raymond and A. W. harkley, OF New Jersey, and
Judge Black, Of Mexico, are at the Aston House.