The New York herald., 1869-01-31

win be paid In New York April l.
Albert u. Pyke, Of Boston, was arrested ct Fitch
burg on charge Of poisoning his wife and having
criminal intercourse with his stepdaughter, who Is
also under arrest on suspicion OF completely.
-Four men, tried at Northampton. Mass, on
charges Of incendiarism. were acquitted yesterday
| morning.
A banking house al Paoli, Kansas, was robbed Of
| $4,000 on Friday.
The passage OF the Railroad Fare bill BY the nli-
| nois Legislature Is denounced by the Chicago pa
pers.
Twitchen, convicted OF the murder OF Mrs. Hill,
in Philadelphia, was refused new trial yesterday
and sentence OF death pronounced
The City.
| At the meeting OF the German Society last even-
| Ing the financial exhibit or the Commissioners OF
Emigration was presented showing the receipts OF
| the year to have been $6y0 500 and the expenses
$662 95S and that the fund OF $40 900 had
been reduced by various appropriations $4,000 on
| the 1st OF January
In the United States Circuit Court before Judge
Benedict, exJudge stuart. counsel for James Carr.
convicted OF having counterfeit money in his posses
sion asked for an arrest OF judgment the ground
that the defendant had committed no orence under
the constitution Of the United States and that the
laws under which the defendant was convicted are
unconstitutional The court held the case for con-
sideratlon.
In the United States District Court yesterday Judge
Batchford affirmed the decision OF Theodore r.
Gates, Register in Bankruptcy, that the holder OF
joint note given by firm witch subsequently became
bankrupt is entitled tn dividends out OF the several
assets OF the individual bankrupts that the debt Is
not mere partnership debt, to be proven only
against the partnership and to receive dividend only
out fthe company stock.
Hpnr oil oil y,,
George yesterday stole package Of money contain
ing ST. 1885, from the counter OF the Chatham National
Bank, but as he was leaving the bank he was seized
and the money recovered. He was taken before
Justice Hogan. who committed him for trial.
Joseph Wolf and Lewis Fischel were yesterday
committed to the Tombs on charge OF setting fire. on
Thursday night to the premises No. 535 Sixth ave-
| nue., occupied by Wolf.
James J. Butler, young man OF pleasing address
and respectable connections yesterday held for
trial by Justice Hogan charge OF attempting to
| levy black mail upon John H. Walsh, Of 271 Green
| wich street. by demanding 500 as the price OF his
silence in matter rejecting upon Mr.. Wash's per-
| sonal character.
Bernard McCafray an Irish laborer, died at the
New York Hospital yesterday in consequence OF in
jures sustained on Friday by an iron pillar falling
upon him while at work at No. 324 East Eighth
street.
Edward Kolley, Of woodbury., Conn.,, attempted to
commit suicide by leaping from South ferry boat.
Pilot Joseph Hnckley plunged into the water after
Holey and rescued him, aud handed him over to the
Commissioner Of Charities.
At the inquest over the body OF Patrick Gill,
who was run over and killed by one Of the
Court street cars Brooklyn, the jury found
that the driver of the car neglected
to give the deceased warning OF his danger. The
driver committed to jail to await the action OF
! the Grand Jury.
The Fulton ferryboat Union, while entering her
slip on the New York side during the fog yesterday
came In contact with the Mineola. Considerable
damage was done to both boats, bat none of the
passengers were injured
The gold deposits at the United States Assay ONCE
| in New York during the present month of January
| amounted TO s462,ooo; Of silver, S5s0oo. Total,
| 500 900.
The receipts ar the onice OF the United States AS.
| sistant Treasurer at New York for the month OF
| January, 1862 were s6o,627,O7s. or this amount,
es7o2, AIS were customs receipts. Receipts for
toms In January, 1855, $7,2oa5sa Increase in 1862
l g., 2,497,s26.
| The annual report OF the Central Park Commits
soners the total expenditure for construction
In 1858 to have been t247,s2 The number Of visit
ors at the Park was over 100000, ana more than
10000 children played on the grounds during the
year.
The stock market yesterday was excited and de-
clined In consequence OF large reallzatons and de-
pressing reports concerning legislative action in
| Illinois Affecting the Northwesternstocks Gold sold
| uown to 1856 and finally closed at ls6H.
| The aggregate amount of business coasummated
| in commercial circles yesterday was dimnutve.
| though articles were freely dealt In. Colee
was in active reques; from the trade, and prices ad-
| vanSed &c. o &c Cotton was freely sought
after and commanded &C. higher prices, the mar.
ket closing at 2oHc. for mdIllng upands.
on 'Change -four was slow or sale and heavy
though prices were not quotaby lower. Wheat was
less active and prices again receded &c. &c. Corn
was slow OF sale and Ic lower while oats were duh
and heavy. Pork was IN improved demand and firm
at former prices. Beef was steady, while lard
trne more active at higher prices. Petroleum
dulI and lower crude I'm buIk being quoted at &c
a 22ts. and refined selling at SIC. Naval stores
spirits turpentine was firm, with better demand
while rosin was dull and unchanged. whiskey
dun and heavy.
Prominent Arrivals la the City.
r. Gardiner, OF Washington; John Banman, Of Salt
Lake city: $. c. Pierce. OF Albany; W. 7. Higgins OF
san Francisco and %. +. Cregan, OF Boston, are at
the Metropolitan Hotel.
General l.. ". Webb, Lacrosse, Wisconsin; w. r.
Allen, Comptroller OF Albany; J. Wiley Edmunds OF
Boston; Judge II. A. Nelson, OF Poughkceps.e; CON-
modore Powell, OF Washington, and J. A. Bryson, OF
| st. Louis are al the st. Nicholas Hotel.
John II. werne, OF Troy; Senator Fred. A. Sawyer,
OF South Carolina and W. o. Parkinson, OF Mataazas,
| are at the Holman House.
Congressman ID. jones' OF Massachusetts,: Colonel
C. J. Bushnell, OF Connecticut: J. A. Randall, OF
Rhode Island AMI George o. Jones' OF Albany, are
| al the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
nv R nff fnli raj
munds and Colonel J. Il. Trumbull, OF the United
states Army, and Dr. II. sprapue OF Providence, r.
| l., are at the st. Charles Hotel
A. II. Polk Of North Carolina, is at the New York
| HOTEL
Colonel J. w. Sawyer, OF the United states Army;
u. X. Pruyn, OF Buffalo, and q. X. Anthony, OF
Montreal are at the st. Julien Hotel