The New York herald., 1869-04-27

workingmen and the Eight Hour law.
The steamer St Elmo exploded in Mobile bay yes
terday morning. One person was killed and six OF
| eight were wounded.
| A row OF buildings on North Clark street IN
Chicago were destroyed by fire yesterday, involving
| loss OF S15000O.
| The New State House Commissioners OF Illinois
already have serious charges of gross fraud and
rupton preferred against them by the late secretary
OF the Board.
The City.
In the spirit photograph yesterday the prose-
cution was reopened and one or two experts were
produced, who made very clear exposition OF how
photographs to resemble spirits might be taken by
combination OF two pictures In one. The case
| was again adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr.. Edwards Plerrepont formally assumed the Dis
rlct Attorneyship in the United States Circuit Court
before Judge Blatchford yesterday. He immediately
called up the case Of william Fullerton, which. after
some debate, was fixed for trial on the 14th OF June
Tho Coroner's inquest over the Long Island Rail-
| road disaster was continued yesterday. Consider
able testimony was TAKEN and the inquest was again
| adjourned until Wednesday. The condition OF some
OF the wounded is reported much worse, while others
| are improving rapidly.
| The Coroners jury In the case OF Patrick McCor-
mick VINO was killed In o barro0m ARRAY in Mul.
berry street, rendered a verdict yesterday that his
|
| hands of William Nicholson. The accused who Is
! only nineteen years old, remanded to await the
action OF the Grand Jury. He claims that the deed
was done in self-defence.
Captain John S: YOung's case. in which demand
is made tnat the judgment dismissing him from
the police force shall be vacated came up and was
argued yesterday before Judge Card0zo; but at the
conclusion the Court reserved its decision.
An investigation was held yesterday into the
murder OF Thomas Hughes in New Chambers street
on Saturday. The verdict charges the murder on
Emil Butts, mild, inoffenslve German, who Is In
custody.
The Hamburg American Packet Company's steam
snip Hosatia, Captain Ehers, will leave HobOken at
two p NJ. to-day for Hamburg, touching at Ply.
mouth England and Cherbourg, France, to land
passengers, &C. The mails will close at the Post
Office at twelve NJ. to-day.
The steamship Manhattan, Captain Forsyth, will
sail from pier 46 North river at four p M. tomorrow
"wednesday for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown
to land passengers.
The steamship Belona Captain Pinkham, will
leave pier No. North river at seven O'Clock tomor-
row "wednesday morning for London direct.
The stock market yesterday was very strong and
active, New York Central touching IT'S. Gold was
steady, closing finally at 1885.
Beef cattle yesterday were only moderately sought
AFTER and, being in fair supply. the market was
heavy at 10c. lie. for prime and extra steers 14,c
15hc. for fair TO good do and 1oc. lac. for in
ferior to ordinary Mich cows were steady in value
with fair demand chiefly for prime and extra, which
were selling at $50 $125 each. Far to good were
quoted s75 Ss5, and inferior to common $45 q
$40. Veal calves were plenty and lower, prime and
extra selling at l1c 12c., common TO good at Shc.
q l0c. and inferior at &C. a SC. Sheep were
only in moderately active demand and heavy
of thaf follo vytpnC ntofin Eyfra
q shc.; prime, 714c. 7aic. common to good, &C.
&C., and inferior, &c. SIC. New storn-Prime and
extra s1sc. 91sc, and inferior to good, 6hc. SC.
Swine In moderate request and steady In value,
the prices current being 10%c. 1870. for prime,
1oHc 1890. for far to good and 1Ohc. l09sc. for
common.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General French Tnghman, Of Maryland; Senator
Stewart OF Nevada, and Major W. G. Beardsley, Of
Auburn, are at the St Nicholas Hotel = .vs-"
General Lanin, Of North Carolina; @. D. Willard, OF
Washington; John E. McDonough, Of Philadelphia
and Col. F. Memogyei Of Mexico, are al the Metro
| politan Hotel
Captain W. Grace OF Washington; Mexican Blu.
chansn, and Major E d. Colgn Of Saugerties are at
| the st. Charles Hotel.
General J. Hamblin, OF Chicago, is at the Maltby
| House.
Captain Kennedy, OF the steamship City OF Paris;
| Judge j. W. NJ. Harris, OF vicksburg; Andrew Low,
OF Savannah, and Robert r. Prentice. of Fifeshre
Scotland, are at the New York HOTEL
Congressman Robert q. Schenck, Of OHIO; d.
chimes, OF Canada, and ". Appleton, OF Boston,
are at the Brevoort House.
General Robinson, of the United States Army, is
at the 81. Denis Hotel
Governor T. r. Randolph, OF New Jersey and DR..
J. T. Heard, Of Boston, at the Clarendon HOTEL
Ind Ruch afp daln Ioh
dith Read, Jr., Of Albany; e. QUINCY OF Boston; L.
L. LHommedieu, Judge Stanley Mathews Colonel
J. j. Slocum and d. McLaren. Of Cincinnati are at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lieutenant J. Campbell Morrison, OF the United
States Army; r. S. Gratze OF Philadelphia; General
Franklin, OF HARTFORD Thomas Oxnard, OF Boston,
and Fred. Zerego, OF Savannah, are at the Hoffman
House.
Prominent Departures.
Governor Evans. for Colorado; J. NJ Mccullough,
for Pitrsburg; c. Averll, for San Francisco; Major
ID. Wray and W. Sturges, for Washington George
s. Clifford for the Sandwich Islahds General E. W.
wickersham for Memphis; Senator Conkling, Gen.
eral Barnum, N. p. Bemus, George o. Jones' Jacob
sharp and A. Van vechten for Albany; A. B.
Cornell, for Ithaca, and W. =. Gri1ths for Phade
phia.
Mr.. c. G. Kiug, OF the firm Of Charles Unger Co..
sails to-day for q summer tour OF the Continent of
Europe.
The NATIONAL OUTRAGE CRoP.-When-
ever the public mind becomes excited on
question involving international intercourse
the crop Of national outrages always becomes
large. That is the case just now in our con-
tact with the Spanish authorities, and we
notice that the Associated Press has fallen
into wonderful facility-in which we regret
to find some Of our own correspondents have
followed-for discovering ''outrages on the
American flag We would caution our own
and the Associated Press correspondents alike
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