The New York herald., 1869-10-19

port OF the coonsts already on their voyage
TO this country.
Admiral Parragurs health is Improving rapidly.
The City.
The Democratic Union County Convention met last
evening and nominated judiciary and county officers
The Republican County Convention also met ana
made their county nominations. The list OF nom-
nees VIII be found in another column
| In the Board of Aldermen yesterday the question
Of up town travel introduced, and resolution
permitting the Fifth avenue line OF stages to run to
Eighty-sixth street was adopted. The lower Board
concurred IN the resolution.
owen Hand was tried in the Brooklyn Court Of
Oyer And Terminer yesterday for the killing OF
James Mcdonnell at the Citizens Gashouse, Ia
August last and found guilty OF murder in the first
degree. He was remanded for sentence. His wife
and two children and Mrs. O'Donnell and her infant
seated among the spectators during the trial.
Father Hyacinthe arrived at this port yesterday
by the steamship Pereire.
The Inman line steamship Etna, Captain Lock
head, will leave pier as North river at one p. NJ
To-day. for queenstown and Liverpool, calling at
Halifax, NJ s., to land and receive mails and passen-
gers.
The Hamburg-Amercan Packet Company's steam.
ship silesla, Captain Trautmann, Will leave Hobo
ken at two P. NJ to-day for Hamburg. calling at
close at the Post ottice at twelve NJ.
The stock market yesterday opened with great
buoyancy In sympathy with continued activity In
the Vanderbilt shares. Harlem was the feature,
owing to the expectation that the company VIII lay
q horse railroad track In Madison avenue to accom-
odae the residents OF Yorkvlle who are SO actively
agitating for better travelling facilities God was
steady at l30 l30's.
With only moderate receipts ana a passabiy active
demand the market for beef cattle yesterday was
quite steady Prime and extra steers were sold at
151ac. a 1skc.; far to good, 144c. 1870,
and inferior TO ordinary, &C. l4c., the major
part OF the sales being at l3xc 15Ic.,
and the average price being about l4c. Mich
cows-Good were more in demand ana 1rmer, while
common were dull and heavy. Prime and extra
were quoted sos sl25 each, fair to good $50 500
and inferior to common $50 a $75. Veal calves
were moderately active at 12c a 13c for prime and
extra, l0tsc. 1lHc. for common to good, and &C. q
l0c for inferior. Sheep were moderately sought
after at steady prices. Prime ana extra were
quoted 614c. 754c., common to good &C. &c. and
inferior 4c. 4tsc. Lambs were selling at &c. exc
a 10c. for common to extra. For swine the market
was quiet but steady at exc. 10alc. for common
to prime, with arrivals OF 6.355 head, chiefly for
slaughterers.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
n. y. Clapp. OF Chcago Z. Stanley. OF California;
Captain Buffum OF Providence; Hamilton Harris OF
Albany, aud Z. G. Beckwlth, OF Washington, are at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Caleb Rice, OF Massachusetts,; Charles Schalers OF
Philadelphia; Captain F. b. Raymond, of New Jer-
sey and B. Napier OF Albany are at the Asor House.
Antoine de Cunha, of Lisbon; Havier La1cha OF
Chicago, and +. j. Brisbon, of Belfast, are at the
Brevoort House,
General L. NJ. Frost, Of Staten Island, and Potter
Palmer, OF New Orleans, are stopping at the New
York Hotel.
General Robert B. Parker, OF New Y Ork; Frank
Bsel, Of the United States Army; Captain Clark, OF
Toronto, and DR.. Sunderland OF Philadelphia, are
al the Glenham Hotel.
Major J. II. Hudson, OF Richmond, Va, and Alfred
Cutlip or Sharon, Pa, are at the st. Nicholas
Hotel.
". n. Evans, of New Rochelle; Henry Burden, Jr,
and J. W. Burden, OF Troy, N. Y, are at the Abe
marie Hotel.
Coone II. NJ Black, OF West Point; r. q. Hall, OF
Baltimore, and DR.. Billings, Of Georgia, are at the
Hoffman House.
Lloyd w. Williams, OF Baltimore; J. r. Reynolds
OF Virginia. and Rufus II. King Of Albany, are at
the Coleman House.
Prominent Departures.
Attorney General Hammond left for Albany.