The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-16

| aggeraed, he has determined to demand ample
| reparation. indemnity and apology.
! The United States Supreme Court rendered de.
cison yesterday to the eect that judges are not TO
be held liable to suits by individuals for their judi
| clal acts. -
correspondent OF the HERALD recently had an
Interview with senator Sprague on the subject Of
his late startling speeches. The Senator says that
he intends to keep at his work and not to fold his
arms and see the country go to the devil. He con-
fesses to being crazy In the sense that all great re-
formers are crazy He is not bidding for the Presi
| dency, and would not take 1t unless he was per-
mtted to appoint whom he chose to ONCE In big
bundle OF letters asking for copies OF his late
speeches only two came from Rhode Island, where
he said the truth about the great family monopoly
was unpalatabe.
Ihe Canadian Parliament was formally opened
yesterday by speech from the Governor General
meteoric phenomenon was visible in Richmond
Va. last evening. belt OF white appeared across
the sky, drifting northwest and crossing and par
italy obscurng the moon, after which it closed like
fan and disappeared.
Fifteen buildings in the business part OF the town
OF Ripon, Wis, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday
morning. Loss $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
The City.
The aurora oorealls was visible last night.
AssessOr webster mas received Instructions from
the Deputy Commissioner OF Internal Revenue to the
effect that the average Of all money used by bankers
in business borrowed or otherwise, exceps deposits,
is taxable as capital.
The new drivers on the Second avenue railroad
were licensed yesterday, although the officers of the
road had previously objected to Marshal lockers
demand that they be licensed, as contrary to the law
of 1865. The strikers still hold out.
Edwin Rogers, who committed suicide in station
house on Tuesday night was spiritualist. Mr..
Conklin, another sprttualist testified before Coro-
ner Keenan, yesterday that on Tuesday Rogers called
on him and left his own obituary notice, which he
desired to have inserted In the papers Mr. ConklIn
further said that for the last year he been writing
letters for weekly paper through the medium Of
Edgar A. Poe.
Alawyer named Anderson, practising at the TOm6s
Police Court, was yesterday committed to prison by
Judge Bowling on a charge Of swinding q clients
widow, under alleged aggravating circumstances.
The fine new steamship City OF Brooklyn Captain
8. Brooks Of the Inman line VIII leave pier As North
river, at ten O'Clock tomorrow Saturday morning
for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails for
Europe will close at the Post once at eight A. M.
nth instant
The National line steamship England, Captain
Thompson, will leave pier At North river at nine
A. NJ. tomorrow, 18th instant. for Liverpool, calling
at Queenstown TO land passengers.
The steamship Vile de Paris, Captain Surmonr,
of the General Transatlantic line, will leave pier so
North river at ten O'Clock Saturday morning for
Brest and Havre The mails for France will close ut
the Post ONCE at eight A. NJ on the nth instant
The Merchants line steamship United States,
Captain Norton, will leave pier No. IL North river
at three P. NJ On Saturday, 18th instant, for New
Orleans direct
| The stock market yesterday was active and buoy
ant old w IN
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Governor W. R. Marshall, OF Minnesota; Governor
J. B. Page. OF Vermont; James Medil. Of Chicago;
| Richard Smith, OF Cincinnati; Judge n Davis, OF
Albion; Judge George Green, Of Iowa, and Alderman
e. A. White OF Boston, are ct the st. Nicholas
| Hotel.
| Chief Justice Meredith, Of Quebec; Captain lie
Mesurier, OF the steamship Java; Surgeon W. Grier
| and E. NJ. Mack, Of the United States Navy; A..
Mckay, Of Boston, and A. G. Bradley, Of Washing
ton are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel Oswald, captain R. Rhea and Major J. H.
Fullerton Of Norfolk, Va, are at the st. Nicholas
| Hotel.
Captain J. Lawless, Of Massachusetts; A. r. Sco-
field OF New York; George p Folsom, of New Hamp-
shire; N. J. Woodruff and Moses Spear OF Connects.
CUT are at the Aston House.
Minister Sanchez, from Chile; DR.. Palmer aud DR..
| F. H. Clark Of Boston; II. NJ Rice, Of st. Paul; d.
| Thomas Vail, Of Troy, and VIM. r. Maize, Of the
| United States Army, are at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
| Judge J. YALE OF Rochester; w. G. Shearer, OF
Charleston, s. C.t +. f. Barnard, OF Green, N "
and Colonel May, OF Philadelphia, at the Maltby
| House.
Captain r. woolsey, Of the United States Army; c.
Davis, OF Boston, and DIR. Wells, OF bcIalo are at
| the St. Julien Hotel.
Geo. NJ. Tibbitts, OF Troy; Geo. A. Wood. of PhIla-
dephia, and d. W. Endicou OF Chicago, are at the
| Hoffman House.
Prominent Departures.
NJ. f. Benson, for California; II. Sydney Everett
| for Boston; Benjamin Stark, for New London; b.
Rumrl, for Springfield and Colonel Stewart, for
| Baltimore.