The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-25

NEW YOF
large crowds Of citizens assembled to pay their re-
epects to the Prince and received him With great en-
thusiasm
About noon Yesterday white party from ProVi-
dence r. L. was riding In carriage in front OF the
Clifton House. Niagara Falls, Canada side, the
horses became unmanageable and backed tue car
rage containing four ladies, down preciplce
distance OF fifty feet. One OF the ladies' MIS-
Smith, was horribly crushed and killed Instantly
Another lady, Miss Baow, was fatally injured 1 .ae
other ladies were severely bn. not dangerously
wounded Il il fnmored that this tragedy was
caused by the careessness OF the driver who sprang
from his sest before the carriage went over the
bank and escaped with slight injury.
The City.
The excitement yesterday in Wall street was
intense owing to rise in gold to 1876 and a sudden
"preak TO lss, the price closing eventually at 1914
The stock market was feverish and very irregular.
but comparatively neg elected.
Secretary Boutwell, yesterday ordered Assistant
Treasurer Butterneld to sell to-day In this city
900 gold and invest the proceeds OF the sale In
the purchase Of government bonds.
The California pioneers arrived In this city yester-
day. About seventy Of them departed Immediately
fer old homesteads In adjoining States. To those
who remained banquet will probably be rendered
IN few days.
respectable looking man was brought before
Justice Hogan yesterday by an officer who asked the
Justice to discharge him from custody, he having
been kept in the station house for eight days by
order Of the Inspector at headquarters for an alleged
theft OF horse three years ago. The complainant
failed to appear against MN, and he had conse.
quenty been sent to Justice Hogan to be discharged
The Justice declined to do 80, however, and said
that the Inspector had violated one OF the most
important rights Of citizenship in taking evidence in
the mans case and locking him up, and he would,
therefore, hear the evidence before he discharged
him. subsequently Inspector Dilks himself dis
charged the prisoner.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Major Himself and Colonel Hoyt Of the United
States Army; II. D. Goodyear, Of New Haven F.
Billings, OF California, and forty-dve members Of the
California pioneers are at the Astor House.
Ex-Governor J. G. Smith, OF Vermont; ex-Con.
gresham w. Window of Minnesota; D. c. Little
john, of Buffalo; J. G. Kennedy. OF Washington; r.
D. Rice, of Augusta are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General B. H. Hill, Of Georgia; Samuel j. Caring
ton, of Richmond, Va, and W. H. Blackford, OF Bal
timore, are at the New York Hotel.
Professor s. B. Foster. OF Pennsylvania, DR.. Rus
sell Childs, OF Saratoga, and Captain H. X Brace, OF
Of the United States Army, are at the ST. Charles
Hotel.
Colonel G. F. Fargo. OF San Francisco; Major j. G.
Bronson of Chicago; Major F. X. Bonner, OF south
Carolina; J. W. Cofrroths and fifty members Of the
California pioneers Captain II. Tuthill and Maj F.
s. Roberts, OF Penn Yam, and fifteen members Of the
Philadelphia City Council are at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Captain Stockton OF the United States Army, is at
the Albermarle Hotel.
Captain J. P. Story, OF the United States Army,
and Rev. DR.. Jackson, OF Hartford at the Hoff-
man House.
George s. Haskell, OF san Francisco; r. M. Steel,
Of St. Johns and W. A. Bryant. Of Baltimore, are at
the Westminster Hotel.
Judge NJ NJ. Cohen and General T. L. Clingman,
OF North Carolina; Colonel J. F. Conaly, Of Texas;
G. w. Cass, OF Pitsburg; General J. NJ Brannan, OF
the United States Army; CooneIW Whaley, OF South
Carolina; the Park Commissioners Of Allegheny
City, Pa, and ten members Of the California pio-
neers are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Fl. Boughton, OF Texas; T. d. Harris Of Portland
Me-; N. NJ Smith, OF WATERFOWL, and C. G. Munger,
Of Rochester, are at the Glenham Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Mr. Estrada, OF the Spanish Legation, for Washing
TOM Colonel Jackson for Boston, Colonel Semper for
Chicago and Judge =. Hunt for Boston; state Sena-
| tor Joseph WlllgensterD OF louisiana and Captain
| L. Livingston for California.