The New York herald., 1869-06-16

Broad street. The Mayor and Council reviewed che
l column.
L The Peace Jubilee In Boston opened with grand
| flourish yesterday. Alexander II. Rice, as Presl-
dent made an opening address, and Mayor Shurtlen
| delivered address OF welcome. Fifty thousand
persons were seated within the coliseum.
The diplomas were awarded to the graduates at
| West Point yesterday by General Sherman, who de-
| lvered the customary address.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn (colOredl of Louisiana,
| and three other members OF the Metropolitan Police
| Board of New Orleans were imprisoned in that city
yesterday and fined 500 each for contempt in dis
obeying an Injunction relative to the late police COM
| plicarons in Jefferson City.
| Senator Sumner, since his Alabama speech.
! wherein he alluded to some private Information Oh
tanned in his private talks with foreign diplomats,
| has become very unpopular with members of the
| foreign legations.
General Thomas has ordered q military eXplora-
| ton of southeastern Nevada country almost un-
| penetrated. Miners are scarce because OF Indians
| and the great distance from the great depots of
| supply
Mr. Frank Dupont Inspector OF Customs at
| Brownsville, Texas has recently been found MUIR
dered In the Rio Grande. IL is believed that he was
killed by Mexican smugglers. and If 80 he Is their
third victim within SIX months
The chiefs OF departments In the War ONCE in
caucus yesterday decided to recommend that the
order Tor wholesale dismissal of clerks be rescind
ed, on the plea that will suspend all operations
carried out.
The Philadelphia Quakers have presented an ad.
ditona list OF their brethren the secretary Of the
Interior for appointment as Indian agents in the
Central Superlntendency.
The iron-clads Monadnock and Comanche are be-
ing put in readiness at Mare Island, Cal to sail at
a moments notice for some point yet unknown.
San Francisco has just opened what it claims to
be the finest Stock Exchange room IN the United
States.
The City.
Murphy another officer OF the James Foster, Jr,
was found guilty in Judge Benedlct's court, In
Brooklyn yesterday, Of assaults on the passengers
and crew OF the ship on ner last voyage from Ltv.
erpoo -.
In the case of Captain Mills and officer Casey, OF
the Eighth precinct, who were sued by one John
Fallon for false Imprisonment damages being laid
at $500, the jury yesterday rendered verdict of six
cents against each of the defendants. Fallon was
arrested some time ago under an order from Cap
tain Mills for the general arrest Of "all vagrants"
Judge Curtis delivered a long charge to the jury to
the effect that the defendants were guilty and must
be fined something, and he trusted 1t would be IN
such an amount as to show that citizens could not
be oppressed with impunity. The above verdict was
the result.
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday before
Judge Bedford John Howard, indicted with william
Narley, alias Freddy, the Blacksmith" and others,
was convicted Of robbery IN the drst degree Judge
Bedford looked upon the prisoner as the least guilty
of the offenders, put forward merely as a scapegoat
and, therefore, remanded him for sentence till the
July term OF the court.
The stock market yesterday was very Irregular
but IN the main stronger. Gold was heavy and de-
clined to 1879.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General D. Mcclure, of the United States Army,
and General J. w. Denver, OF Washington are at the
st. Nicholas Hotel.
General J. L. Fry and W. j. Reed Of the United |
States Army; Captain J. Peck Dukehart, OF Balti.
more; Ex-Governor ]. l.. Gibbs, OF Nebraska; Major
ii. c. Clntock. OF Richmond, Va. and S. Summons |
OF England are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
c. F. Hampton, OF South Carolina, and w. s. Kel- |
ter, Of san Francisco, are at the New YORK Hotel.
Colonel X. P. Lewis Of Baltimore, and DR.. o.
Adams, OF Portland, are at the ST. Julien Hotel.
A. c. Henderson and F. Mcdonald, or staten |
Island and W. NJ. Gibson, OF Honolulu, are at the |
ST. Denis Hotel.
S. Appleton and Z. J. Biddle OF Boston, are at the
Westminster Hotel.
T. j. Coffee, Secretary OF the Russian Legation; p
Monteith, OF Albany; Gerritt H. Smith, OF Geneva, |
and Chas r. Paine, Of Massachusetts,, are at the |
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General Franklin, Of Hartford W. r. Lvermore /
OF the United States Army and W. Rawle, OF Phila-
delpha, are at the Hoffman House.
Colonel Charles Hamilton, Of the United States |
Army, from the Dry Tortugas, Is at the Coleman |
House.
General Cadwallader OF New Jersey E. W. Haz- |
ard OF Rhode Island and John G. SAKE, OF Albany,
are at the Astor House.
Prominent Departures. !!
President Grant for Boston, General John Rawlins |
for Connecticut; Baron Boilleau, French Minister
per the overland route to San Francisco for Peru:
John NJ Douglas for Chicago; Major A. Redmond |
for New Jersey: General H. L. Palmer, Colonel A. B.
Alden Colonel B. b. French and Colonel s. J. Car.
rington, for Boston. |
"A ROYAL VISIT IN PRosPEcT.-Prince |
Arthur of England will visit Canada, and it |
may be the United States, during the fall. |
A young gentleman Of excellent reputation, |
he will, no doubt, receive hearty welcome. |
How would royal Governor-General in |
perpetua do for the Dominion? Would the |
Nova Scotians object to the cost?
STILL AFRAID OF ANDY JOHNSON. "A Ten |
nessee radical writes to his friend III. G."
that the division Of the republican party in |
Tennessee "opens up prospect for the demo- |
crats;" that Elf both Senter and Stokes run to |
the end the democrats will be found after their /