The New York herald., 1869-09-21
YORK HERALD TUESDAY 81 l8csrRPLE SHEET


account for over 100000 in his charge while Inter
nal Revenue Collector in that city.
| Twenty.o persons belonging to Rockp0rt, Mass,
were probably lost during the gale on the 9th inst.
Seven bodies have been recovered and brought
| home and have received Christian burial. All the
| parties were engaged In the fishing business.
| In the Susquehanna Railroad case at Albany yes
terday Robert L. Banks ana James McQuade were
appointed joint receivers by general consent, and
further proceedings were adjourned until October l.
The City.
| John S. Nichols. OF No. Livingston place, com.
| mtted suicide in his room yesterday morning by
| shooting himself with a pistol Pecunary diff
cultes were the cause. His wife and daughter had
| left the room but few moments when he com
mtted the deed
The Walabout improvement for the extension OF
washington avenue, by which more direct COM
munication between Brooklyn and Williamsburg Is
attained nearly mile being cut of. has been COM
pleted.
woman was sentenced IN the BROOKLYN Court OF
Sessions yesterday to one years Imprisonment in
the Pententary for keeping house OF prostitution.
The Court. in passing sentence. remarked that 1t
was determined to prevent the existence OF such
nuisances in that city.
The steamship City OF Baltimore. Captain Roskell
one O'Clock to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool,
calling at Halifax, N s.. to land and receive mails
ana passengers. The mails for Nova Scotia, &C.,
will close at the Post ONCE at twelve NJ.
The Hamburg American packet company's steam
ship Aemannia. Captain Bard0a will sail from
Loboken at two r. NJ. to-day for Hamburg, touching
at Plymouth Eng, and Cherbourg. The mails for
Europe will close at the Post ONCE at twelve M.
The stock market yesterday was irregular but in
the main strong, becoming active toward the close
of business. Gold advanced to 1917, closing
at 1915.
Beef cattle were in fair supply yesterday, and with
only a moderate demand the market was heavy,
especially for common stock. which composed the
bulk OF the offerings. Prime and extra steers were
quoted at 154c. &c.,. fair to good, 14c. 15c., and
Inferior to ordinary loc. l3slc. Mich cows were
dull and nominal at 500 1925 for prime and extra
$75 ss5 for fair to good and $45 $40 for Inferior
to common Veal calves were moderately active at
12c 13c for prime and extra, 1Oc. ii &C. for
mon to good and SC. q 9lsc for inferior. Sheep
were steady at &c. a &C. for common to prime, while
lambs selling moderately at &c. &C., the latter
price for choice. Swine were quiet but steady. at
914c. 1o1sc.. with arrivals Of 1888 head.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
A. W. Randall, ex-Postmaster General, of wash
ington; J. Barnard. of Chicago; +. ID. Webster and
John Shater OF New York, and Major Donovan. OF
the United States Army, are at the Astor House.
Ii. G.. FAINT, OF Washington; G. +. Whitney, Of
Syracuse; M. Cortright, Of Pennsylvania; George
Francis Train, of Newport; J. G. Winter, Of Ala
bama, and J. M. Cavanaugh, of Montana are at the
| Fifth Avenue Hotel
| Judge Jewett, OF Ohio; J. d. Whltford, OF North
Carolina, and John J. Grsham, OF Georgia, at the
! st. Nicholas Hotel.
Robert Pomeroy, Of PlTtsned, and Captain Wat
son, Of steamer Palmyra are at the Hoffman
House.
| Major Geoxge Taylor, OF Arkansas; John Robert
| son, of London, and George +. winston, Of the
United States Navy are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
| Professor G. s. Hanford, OF Chicago; Dr. A. @.
| Haveand, of Hudson, ana Colonel T. S. Burton, of
| Philadelphia. are at the ST. Charles Hotel.
Samuel J. Darlington, Of Richmond Va; A. L..
| Hartrdge OF Savannah Ca, and w. Ward McAls-
| ter OF Newport, are at the New York Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
| Mr.. ana Mrs. w. J. Florence sailed yesterday
| for California.