The New York herald., 1869-01-27

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iesterday afternoon the Maryland Congressional
delegation called upon President Johnson to try to
induce him to pardon DIR. Mudd. The President gave
them encouragement to hope that DR.. Mudd would
be pardoned before the 4th OF March.
The New Jersey Legislature yesterday formally
elected John p. Stockton United States Senator, 10
succeed Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
The United States Navy Register for 1869 shows
that at the beginning OF the year the navy consisted
OF aos vessels in full commission 1525 commissioned
officers n7o OF whom volunteers) and about $500
| enlisted men.
In the Alaska investigation yesterday Mr. Tasistro
was examined, although very unwilling, as he said.
to testify. He stated that the Russian Minister told
him that Russia only got $5O00,0oo for the posses
sions and lie believed that Secretary Seward and
| Generals Banks and Butler got the rest, because
Seward and Banks paid up some old debts soon
after and Butler ceased agitang the claims OF the
Massachusetts, arms manufacturers against the
Russian government.
General RaasloG the Danish Minister, yesterday
| addressed the Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs in advocacy Of the proposed purchase OF st.
| Thomas.
| safe was opened by burglars in wurtzboro,
| Sullivan county, N. Y, on Sunday night and $4,000
In money belonging to the town OF Mamakating were
| stolen. The safe was not broken open, but appa-
renty opened with key or picklock Mr.. Morris,
the banker who had charge Of the funds offers $1,000
reward for their recovery.
An Indian delegation are In ST. Louis on their way
to Washington for the purpose of negotiating O
treaty on behalf OF the kiowas, Comanches and
other hostile tribes. They request that the military
withdraw from its present threatening aspect and
that the Indian agents be removed.
The Missouri radical House Of Representatives
have expressed their opposition to repeal Of the
Tenure OF ONCE law by Congress-
Ten thousand French Canadians now In the United
States are reported anxious to return to Canada,
and the newspapers are urging the quebec Legis-
lature not to give them free grants OF land.
The recent corner In Erie shares in New York is
said 70 have bed the Bank OF Montreal to the amount
Of 100000.
The City.
tom" was captured in Paterson, N j., yesterday
By two detectives Of that burg He answers fully to
descriptions OF the mysterious individual who has
SO long dened the wits Of city police and is be-
lieved to be the vertable tom McGbney." The in
quest on the murder Of Mr.. Rogers viii be resumed
this morning.
The seamen on strike held another meeting In
South street yesterday, at which it was determined
to organize society to deal directly with shipown-
ers or their agents.
Most Of the large book firms have acceded to the de-
mands of the printers and there are now only about
500 OF them on the strike
An investigation held yesterday in the case OF
Dr.. Kennedy, whose partner, Powers, Is In custody
on charge Of producing his DEATH. 1t was shown
that Powers was living under an assumed name and
that great portion OF the property claimed 10y him
was in Kennedy's name. The jury rendered ver-
dict to the effect that whskey, supplied to the de-
ceased by Powers with fraudulent intent, had accel-
Grated his death.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday
motion was argued before Judge Benedict to quash
an indictment found against Watson & Crary, dis
Hlers, for obsructng public justice, and second
count conspirng to compass the same, the ground
that the indictment did not state specifically the
ground OF action. The motion was denied.
In the Supreme Court, Chambers, the cases OF
Batchford VS.. The Merchants Union Express COM
pany came up yesterday on o motion before Judge
lngraham to show cause why the injunction pre-
vously granted to restrain the consolidation OF the
| Merchants Union and American Express Companies
| should not be continued. The arguments were ad-
i journed till to-day.
The Cunard steamship Java, Captain Lott, win
sail to-day for Liverpool calling at Queenstown.
The mails will close at the Post ONCE at hafpast
| eleven A. NJ.
at two p. NJ to-day Tor Queenstown and Liverpool.
The Black Star line steamship Thames Captain
Pennington, viii leave pier l3 North river at three
r. M. today for Savannah, Ga.
| The steamer Virginia. Captain Drew win sail from
pier 10 East four p. NJ to-day for Washing
ton and Georgetown, d. c., and Alexandria, Va.
The stock market yesterday was depressed by
heavy realizatons and by decline in Northwestern
Railway shares, attributable to legislative action in
the State OF Illinois Cold was variable opening at
| 1885,, selling up to 1863 and closing at l369s.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Colonel ii. l. Clark, Of Providence, X. J.; Seth
Warner, OF Massachusetts,; Theodore Cozzens. OF
West Point; Colonel A. J. Rodgers, OF Georgia; J.
| Edwards OF the United States Army; L. = wnkin.
| son, OF Montana, and J. X. Gregg OF England are
| al the Metropolitan Hotel.
General James McQuade, OF Utica; ex-Mayor r. NJ.
Bishop OF Cincinnati; Homer A. Nelson Secretary
| Of Stats Captain Augustus Mclaughlin and A. 5.
Able, OF Baltimore: ]. Landon, OF Emlra aud II. Il.
sloane, OF Ohio, are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Lyman L. squires. OF New Haven; Charles II.
| Mills OF Boston, and J. ). Reese OF Albany are at
| the Hoffman House.
Admiral Radiord OF the United States Navy: c.
W. wooley, OF ohio; j. w Schaeffer OF Illinois, and
T. r. Bloom, of Georgia, are at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Dr. y. Green, OF Louisville, KY, and r. r. Hark-
ness, OF Cincinnati. are at the Maltby House.
Captain Albert Kline Of steamship Granada; u.
Runnells, OF Paris. France, and william Rutherford
OF Hamilton, G. W., are at the st. Charles Hotel.
DIR. James II. Ferry, OF Waterbury, Conn; George
NJ. Dawes, Of Salem, Mass, and b. II. Cornell, OF
New York, are at the ST. Julien Hotel.
| ANOTHER BATTLE WoS.-General Battle. OF
Alabama, has written letter declaring that
the controversy is settled" and that ''the
constitution, with the late amendments, is as
binding on all the citizens ofthe Union as il was
when It came from the hands Of Washington"
Perhaps a little more 50. pleasant TO know.
however, that General Battle has surrendered
at last. 1t is another, and, we hope, the last
battle the North will have to win over the
South. But the General IL seems, has rot
| himself into hot water with fhn Snnthnrn A.