The New York herald., 1869-04-20

| Others
One of the old crew of the pirate Alabama, who Is
now board the Virginia at East Boston, says that
| the yacht Deerhound, which rescued Semmes ana
his officers alter the vessel was sunk by the kear
sarge or Cherbourg was In reality paid teuder TO
| the Alabama-had on board at the Time the stolen
| chronometers, and few days before had brought
from England nifty trained gunners, who were work
ing the Alabamas guns during the fight
| The fire is still burning in the Yellow Jacket mine
| in Nevada. The shafts OF the Keniuck and Crown
point mines remain closed, although the fire has
| probably died out IN both OF them.
| meeting Is TO be held in Boston tonight ha wing
| in view general reform In matters OF legislation
and a modification OF the tariff the payment an
nualy OF part OF the principal OF the national
debt reorganl zation Of the civil service, the re-
| turn to specie standard Of value and the promo
ton OF reciprocity treaties with the North American
| provinces.
| Arrangements are being rapidly perfected in the
| Printing Bureau OF the Treasury Department for a
new Issue OF greenbacxs and fractional currency in
entirely different style from those at present in
| circulation.
An old and well known Washington beau, who
was engaged to young and beautiful lady, on ap-
| plying to be confirmed in the Episcopal Church, re-
Gently, refused by the bishop, who could not lay
his consecrating hands upon wig On hearing of
this the young lady, who suspected nothing OF that
| Kind, broke the engagement
Kinscla and Doyle. two alleged accessories in the
D'Arcy MCGEE murder, were discharged al the OF
| towa Assizcs yesterday.
! Tho City.
| In the Board OF Aldermen yesterday, the usual
donations were made in the shape Of extra service
| money and church subscriptions the veocipede
ordinance was referred and the Board adjourned.
In the Board Of Assistant Aldermen u resolution
| in reference to placing the management OF the
| Second Avenue Railroad under the direction OF the
| Common Council was refused. After the usual
charitable and religious almsgving the E0ard ad-
| journed.
For several weeks the Cubans in this city have
| been quietly but assiduously working to aid their
brother revolutonists in the field by the shipment OF
| men, money and munitions to them. Volunteering
is going on very rapidly but very quietly. ana the
recruits are promptly forwarded in small deiach-
| ments to Cuba. Very recently full battery OF Held
| artillery, completely equipped and manned, was
despatched and Information mas been received OF its
safe arrival
Recruiting is progressing rapidly at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. The report that twenty vessels are TO
be made ready for service is untrue. There are only
eight that could he made serviceab,e in few weeks,
and the only one that Is actually preparing for sea
is the practice ship Sabine which carries thirty-six
guns.
Annie Rogers, a woman twenty-four years OF age
died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday from the effects
OF opium eating habit that she had been addicted
Toto for eight years.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday, Judge
Bedford presiding, john Wilson pleaded guilty TO an
attempt at bnrglary in the third degree; sentenced
| to two years and six months. Mary Smith, con-
vcted OF petty larceny, was sent to the Penentary
for four months. Leonard Dupret and Patrick Car.
,tn.l laI attn
| glary in the third degree; sentenced to tho
State Prison for two years ANA six months.
Antonio Carroll pleaded guilty to an ndict-
| ment charging him with passing a fraudulent
check for 1926 on the Fulton National Bank Thomas
Eagan pleaded guilty " carrying sung shot and
ior acting dsorderly; remandcd for sentence Alfred
Carter alias Scott. pleaded guilty to grand larceny
and sento0ced to the Stale Prison years
| and six months.
The steamship Etna, Captain Jones' Of the Inman
line, VIII leave pier as North river at l. NJ. to-day
Queenstown and Liverpool, calling at Halifax, n. s.,
70 land and receive mails and passengers. The mails
| VIII close at the Post Once az eleven A. NJ.
The Hamburg American Pac let Company's steam
| ship Anemanna, Captain Bardua, will sail from n0-
bOEen at two Z. ii. to-day tor Plymouth. England,
, and hamburg. The mails will close at the Post
| Office at twelve NJ.
The steamship Nebraska, Captain Guard, VIII sail
from pier No. 40 North river at p. M. tomorrow
"wednesday for Liverpool calling at Queenstown 10
land passengers, &c.
The stock market yesterday was buoyant ana
strong until the late boards, when IL settled but not
to the lowest quotations OF the day. Gold was ex.
cited and advanced to lj4kl closing finally at l3i
With tair offerings and only q moderate demand
the market for beef cattle yesterday was rather
heavy at the following piice5:-Prime ana extra,
l6tc iIc; fair 10 good, l5c. l6c.; ordinary l3c.
| Hkc and inferior, l0c. l2Hc. Mich COWS
Prime and extra were IN fair request and Grm VT 500
| sl25 each, wine common TO fair were SLOW OF sale
| at 500 $S5. Veal calves were In limited demand
| and, beng IN fair supply. prices were lower prime
aud extra selling a. lie. l2c., common to good a,
| 1Oc lo3.c., and inferior at SC. o 9kc Sheep were
| but little sought AFTER and the market was heavy,
| particularly for sneared, which composed the bulk
| OF the arrivals. equote:-Shelred-Prm and ex.
| ira, 7Xc. sJsc.; common to good, 6Hc "a nc;
| inferior, 6kc 6Ac. Unshorn-Extra, gxc.a loc;
prime, SIC. &c.. and inferior to good 6I.c. &c.
| Swine were slow OF sale and the market was un-
settled and lower heavy prime being quoted II &c.
ll4; fair 10 good 1870. ilc-, anu INFERIOR lO.o.
l0%c.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General 4. L. Clingman OF North Carolira General
Nj. >. Lteded, OF Was iington; Judge II. A. Nelson
| Of Poughkeepsie and W. u. wasnburn, OF Mime
SOFA, are at the st Nicholas Hotel.
Professor samuel Gardiner. L. Dunlap, OF Baiti.
more; Ben X. Nesbtt, OF Buenos Ayres, ana Charles
A. Miller, OF Philadelphia, are at the Metropolitan
| Hotel.
Professor Risiey. OF Philadelphia; Napoleon Gent
roy, OF Texas and MAJOR II. L. Gardner, OF wiscon.
| SIN. are at the st. Charles Hotel
j. L. Smyser, OF Louisville, and ]. n. Coycl of
Galveston. Texas, are at the Maltby House.
oovernor Bullock, OF Georgia: Dr. George G.
Mcknight. OF Providence: Colonel @. Moorhead. OF
| New Orleans, and u. Phelps OF san Francisco, are
| at the Filth Avenue Hotel
General J. y. Denuis. Of South Carolina; Az
| Held, Of Doston; Z. A. Enstis, OF Syracuse, and