The New York herald., 1869-03-13

the Third Avenue Railroad; IN relation
the appointments OF deputies BY the Sherii
OF New York, and to widen broadway be
| tween Thrty-fourth and Thirty-Anh streets
The bills for the appointment OF . President prt
tenn. OF the Metropolitan Board OF Police was passed
bill to increase the Metropolitan Police force wal
ordered TO third reading bill to authorize the
construction Of certain piers on North river waa
passed. Bills were reported relative TO the storage
OF combustibles and amending the act relative "a
pure milk resolution Of inquiry into the outrages
on emgrants during the late trip OF the ship James
Foster Jr, to this port was introduced and the As
sembly adjourned.
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The officers OF the navy. headed by Vice Admiral
Porter, ana the ofncers Of the army, headed by
General Sherman. paid their respects to President
Grant yesterday.
The Georgia Senate yesterday passed the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution by vote OF twenty
one yeas to sixteen nays. The House, by vote OF
eightyone yeas to forty-four nays reconsidered ts
action Of Thursday adopting the amendment The
extremists Of both parties in Georgia oppose its
adoption.
Dr. Mudd has been released from his imprison-
ment on the Dry Tortugas and is on his way to his
home In Maryland.
Clifton Harris. q negro. was hanged at Thomaston,
Me-. yesterday for the murder OF Mrs. Kinsley and
Miss CassweI. two old women, at Auburn, Me-, In
January 1867. He met his death calmly, confessing
his completely In the crime.
In the Massachusetts State Lunatic Asylum ct
Cambridge coroner's inquest was held yesterday
on the body Of James Parks, maniac, who died
om injuries received on the Sd inst at the hands OF
three prison keepers upon whom he made furious
assault while lab0ring under &C attack Of manlacal
frenzy. Upon examination It was found that his
breastbone and fourteen ribs had been fractured two
Of the ribs on the right side being broken In two
places.
Mrs. jeremiah Ladd. OF East Lynn, Conn, aged
10S years and nine months the Oldest person In the
Nutmeg State, came to an untimey death on We'd
nesday last Her health had been quite robust until
few days since, when she took cold and died Of
pneumonia.
The commencement OF JEFFERSON Medical College,
Philadelphia, was sneld yesterday. One hundred
and twenty-six students graduated.
A delegation from the New York Corn Exchange
is in BunAlo, receiving many attentions from the
denizens Of that city public meeting Is to be held
on the Buffalo 'Change to-day, at which the New
York delegation will be present.
large part Of the Gloucester, Mass, fishing neet
arrived home on Thursday from Georges Banks,
having encountered unprecedentedy severe weather,
involving losses which will consume the profits Of
the fishery for the present year.
DR.. Charles Wallace. editor Of the Warrentown, Ga
Clipper was shot and instantly killed yesterday by
DR.. G. W. Darsen, who had been denounced in the
Clipper as liar and villain.
Louisa Egnmie who is the girl that Cunningham,
a nria n "A form
mistress OF Logan No. 2, denies all the allegations
he made lately In relation TO her connection with the
Rogers murder. She says that she never knew
Rogers or Logan, was never in New York city but
four days, and has friends in Duchess county who
will confirm her statements.
The report OF the superintendent ef Public Build
ings for 1868 Is published. There remain 35S7 build
ings unsupplied with the requisite re escape; 2l12
new buildings have been commenced and 1,S74 were
finished during the year. The largest number Of
persons admitted at time to the various theatres
In the city reaches aggregate OF 62o which Is
an excess Of 13,6sl over the number Of seats pro-
vided. The report gives the length Of time to empty
eacn theatre OF Its audience Niblos has contained
$500 persons and required only from i've to seven
minutes to empty 1t, while Brougham's, which con-
tanned ], 900, and Woods, which contained 300 re-
quire from nine to eleven minutes.
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Captains Association held special meeting at their
in Pine street at three r M. yesterday to
slider the bill now before the state Legislature re-
lation to Hell Gate piotage. committee was
appointed to proceed TO Albany to use their efforts
to defeat the bill.
The captain and mate of the emigrant ship James
Foster, Jr., which eighteen persons died on the
last voyage from Liverpool owing In part t s said to
III treatment were arrested yesterday The investi-
CATION was postponed until to-day.
The sidewheel passenger steamship Ariel, Captain
Jones, will leave pier No. AZ North river, at two
P. NJ. to-day, for Bremen and Copenhagen, via Cowes
and Bremen.
The steamship Don Captain De Hart, viii leSve
pier No. North river, at three p. M. to-day, for
Matanzas, &c.
The sidewheel steamship De Soto, Captain Eaton
Will leave pier No. 80 North river, at three p. NJ
to-day, for Havana and New orleans.
The steamer General sedgwick, Captain Glider.
dale. viii sail this afternoon from pier No. 20 East
river, for Galveston Texas.
The steamer PERT, Captain Gardiner Will leave
pier No. North river at three p. M. to-day for
Galveston via Key West
The sidewheel steamship Manhattan, Captain
woodruff win leave pier No. North river at three
p. N. to-day for Charleston.
The stock market yesterday was very quiet and
steady. Gold was steady between 131 and 1879,
closing finally at 131k. Governments were very
strong the 'o2s selling as 12oK. the highest price
they ever reached but reacted at the close Foreign
exchange was weaker.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
General J. NJ. Braine, Of the United States Army;
General J. Hunter, OF Ohio, and Captain Brooks, OF
steamer City Of Brooklyn, are at the st. Nicholas
Hotel.
Judge B. r. Curtis. OF Boston, and Captain 7.
Cook, OF steamer Russia at the Brevoort House.
Norris Lopez Roberts Spanish Minister, and Rev.
Paul G. Morton Of Georgia, are at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Captain Van Reed, Of Key West and Chas King,
OF Nassau, n. p, are at the Astor House.
Colonel T. Malone, Of Mississippi; Professor
Samuel Gardiner, Of Philadelphia: DR. John W. saw
yer, Of Providence, and Colonel W. II. Friedley OF
the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan
| Hotel.
Judge J. L. Connolly, OF Franklin. and Judce ].
Sherwood, OF Connecticut are at the 81. Charles