The New York herald., 1869-02-17

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relative to the New York and Long Island Bridge
Company; relative to fire insurance companies; 70
foreclose and sell the New York anu Westcnester
Railroad; to authorize the construction OF railroad
on Broadway Lexington avenue and other Streets
number OF unimportant bills were passed ana pro-
creased, after which the Senate adjourned.
In the Assembly bills were reported authorizing
the formation OF railroad companies ana granting
certain powers to municipal corporations. Bills
were introduced to increase rfe metropolitan police
force and to increase the salaries Of members OF the
Metropolitan Fire Department. A number OF bills
| OF minor importance were ordered to third read
ing. motion was made TO relieve the Committee
on Commerce and Navigation from consideration OF
the resolution relating to the reduction OF toll on
coal. Mr. Jacobs moved to lay 1t on the table, which
was lost. after which the Assembly adjourned.
I Miscellaneous.
! II is reported in washington that General Grant
had difficulty with General Badeau OF his stan,
and yesterday directed him to move his desk into
| another part OF the Headquarters Building.
| The Richmond<va., Grand Jury yesterday brought
in true bill Of indictment against James p Grant
for the murder Of H. Rives Pollard in November last
Grant plead mot guilty" and was admitted to ball
in the sum OF $4,000 The trial has been fixed for
Monday next
1t Is reported in ST. Louis that two Eastern rail-
way companies one Of which Is the Erie, have con-
cluded to take the rest Of the stock In the proposed
bridge over the Mississippi at st. Louis.
The remains OF John Wilkes Booth were received
In Baltimore yesterday. They are to be inferred by
the side OF those ofhis father Junius Brutus Booth
Miss Susan B. Anthony has gone to Leavenworth,
Kansas, and Mrs. Cady Stanton to Springfield, ILL.,,
on their woman's rights crusade. Mrs. Stanton Is
to address the Illinois Legislature on Friday.
General Fitzpatrick has received q telegram from
General Dent stating that the nominee of the Presi
dent for the Chile mission was his brother, Judge
Dent, and the appointment had been promptly de-
clined.
The City.
An inquest was held by Coroner Keenan, yesterday
on the body of Thomas Dunn, who died from the
efYects OF stab with an oyster knife indicted by
Michael Mcclure on the 10th ult in Twelfth street,
near First avenue. The testimony showed substan-
italy that the deceased forced quarrel McGuire
but the jury rendered a verdict on which he was
held for examination.
An inquest held yesterday on the body OF
Mrs. Ellen OHara, OF SO South William street. who
is supposed to have died from the effects OF NAL
practice. DR.. James Walker, Of No. 16 Greenwich
street, who waited upon her. was arrested and de-
tanned to await the results OF the inquest.
The recent strange cases Of hydrophobia in this
cians and they have to the conclusion that the
bite OF dog enraged is as poisonous as that of
that is rabd, and dogs are just as likely to go mad
in the winter months as during the heated term.
William McCutcheon plead guilty to murder in the
second degree in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
yesterday, in having stabbed q lad named James
Shandley with penknife, at brewery in Third
avenue last January, without any provocation than
that the lad had not money enough to treat him.
Judge Barnard accepted the plea although he stated
that the prisoner really guilty OF murder the
highest degree, and sentenced him to Imprisonment
at hard labor for life.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday James
Kinney pleaded guilty to the commission Of an out.
rage on young girl, who, being In court expressed
willingness to marry Kinney. Recorder Hackett
thereupon performed the ceremony and postponed
Judgment. informing the new-made bridegroom
tnat II he ceased to cherish. respect and labor
for his wife he would sentence him to twenty years
Imprisonment.
The Cunard steamship China, Captain Hocklt, VIII
sail to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool. The
mails VIII close at the Post ONCE at eight A. n.
The stock market yesterday was depressed and
declined from two to four per cent Gold nuctuated
between 13f7S 1865.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Sir Henry NJ. Havelock OF Montreal is at the Bre-
WORT House.
General Marvin. or Albany; DR.. G. I. Collins OF
Massachusetts, and Lieutenant G. II. Perkins, OF the
United States Navy, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
John G. Breckinridge, Of Kentucky; Albert Banks
and T. X. Were, OF England. and Arthur +. Wheeler
Of Peru, arc at the Clarendon Hotel.
Colonel Jacob Dick OF Montreal. Ca; L. J. Lloyd,
Of Albany. and Jacob, Bruck, Of Cincinnati, are at
the westmoreand Hotel.
Colonel w. May OF Philadelphia; J. II. Kicks, OF
Norfolk, Va, and Thomas q. Kyle, OF Frankfort are
at the Maltby House.
Captain Morgan and DR.. wheelock, OF the United
States Army, and Alexander Miller. OF Milwaukee,
are at the St. Charles Hotel.
Congressman w. II. Barnum, OF Connecticut, Is at
the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel Hooker, Of Connecticut; r. c. owen. Of
steamship England; John Nestar, OF Oregon; d. X.
smucker, OF St. Louis. and 0. @. johnson, OF San
Francisco, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel Stewart, OF the Uated States Army: Pay
master Davis, OF the United States Navy, and DR..
Trumbul OF st. Louis, are at the St. Julien Hotel.
General ]. b. stonehouse, OF Albany; ex-Mayor
Innls, OF Pouyhkeepsie; Alfred Gather, OF Cincln-
nati and George Harrington, OF Washington, are at
the Astor House.
Prominent Departures.
In the steamer Rising Star, for Aspinwau, Iieuten-
IL ueuucI1OD Ut. ana Wile, AlS. -eIley
Smith, Miss Rose Quackenbush, Major Stevens Miss
z. g. shaw, Miss Ella Aster and Rev. G. X. Bonneil
departed.
General Grant and the New DispensaficE--
The Coming Storm and Then the Calm.
Let us have peace" Is the motto Of Cen
eral Grant. It is Napoleonc idea, for Napo-
leon says, "L'Empire c'est Ia pair" Bismarck
and Won Beust cry peace" and the Great
Bear and the Grand Turk say ''Peace." For all
this tremendous convulsion Is brewing in
Europe; but to us, under Grant, there Is
always an assurance Of peace. Ii was this
grand idea, ''Let us have peace, that led him
into vicksburg, that carried his victorious
leQions up among the clouds of Lookout Noun