The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-23

the present Board of Regents aud Superintendent Of
| Public instruction, and also providing new regula-
lions for the distribution Of the public library
money. The House then adjourned until Monday
evening.
miscellaneous
General Grant has been the recipient OF many
| courtesies and ovations In Baltimore during his
present visit there as one OF the Peabody trustees.
brilliant party given In his honor last evening
at which among many more distinguished guests
| were several ex-rebel soldiers d one female ex
| prisoner OF war
Menard, the coored Congressman from Louisiana,
| was before the House Committee on Elections yes
| terday and made an elaborate argument in free
! unembarrassed manner IN advocacy Of his right to
| seat.
| new trial in the case OF Whalen, convicted Of
the murder OF D'Arcy McGee has been denied by the
Toronto Court OF Errors ana Appeals, and leave TO
| appeal to the Privy Council OF England has also
been refused Whelan, therefore. will in all proba
| billy, be executed on the 18th Of February.
The Indiana Legislature yesterday elected "a
United States Senator to succeed Hcndrick Hon. u.
s. Pratt, who was elected Representative from the
Eighth district at the recent state election.
In the Georgia Legislature yesterday resolution
that distinction in the selection OF juries should
be made on account OF race or color was defeated
General Sherman has been quite III for several days
IN st. Louis.
Merchands Hoto at Rviere du Loup, Canada,
| was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Three Of
Mr.. Merchands children and Mr.. Wallace were
burned to death and number Of other persons We're
more or less injured
The Central Pacific Railroad Is completed 10
point four hundred and eighty miles east OF Sacra
ramento and within one hundred ana eighty miles
OF Monument Point, at the head OF salt Lake.
AT Tucson, Arizona sickness OF a malignant type
prevails to an alarming extent, almost every per
son in the place having been attacked and many
having died
Mrs. Twitchell, oil Philadelphia on trial for being
accessory TO the murder OF her mother, was yester
day acquitted, the prosecution abandoning the case,
and the jury, under charge from the Court render
ing verdict OF not guilty.
The Rogers murder still remains a mystery, and
tom" has not yet appeared The romantic stories
accredited to Waterbury tConn.) paper not be-
leved by the prominent police authorities. The
argument in the habcas corpus proceedings for the
discharge of James Logan was postponed yesterday
for three weeks.
In the New York Central litigation yesterday arg,l.
ments OF Messrs Fairchild and Field were heard,
and the closed, the Court taking the papers
and reserying Its decision.
United States Commissioner Osborn yesterday
held for examination Antonio Donard, Italian,
and some half dozen OF his countrymsn, a charge
OF being engaged in counterfeitng in the premises
No. rs Cherry street. ostensibly used as barber's
shop There was large quantity or counterfeit five
dollar bills and other notes of less denomination on
the Rhode Island bank found with the parties.
In the United States District Court yesterday in
the case OF The United States VIZ. Blaisdell and
Others charged with frauds on the government
through violation OF the Internal Revenue law by
the Illicit removal OF whiskey from a dstillery
Judge Batchford charged the jury, who. at about
five p. NJ. came into court and rendered verdict
The defendants Blaisdell and Eckel were found
guilty on the main charge and McLaren guilty OF
aiding and abetting in the removal Of the spirits
The latter was recommended by the jury to the
cemency OF the Court.
The steamship Merrimac, Captain Zimmerman
will sail from pier 4s North river at three r. NJ. to-
day for st. Thomas Para, Penambuco, Bahia and
Rio JaneirO.
The Anchor line steamship Iowa will leave pier 20
North river at twelve O'Clock to-day for Liverpool.
The stock market yesterday was strong with re-
newal OF the speculative feeling at the morning
boards. Later in the day there less disposition
to buy and holders disposed to SELL The after
noon boards were dull. Gold was nrmer, selling up
to 1857. and closing at 1851.
Prominent Arrivals in the City,
Horaiio Seymour, OF Utica, Is at the New York
Hotel.
Baron A. de Riyiere Of Paris, and Albert Cooe, OF
England are at the Clarendon Hotel.
Gaiusha A. Grow, OF Pennsylvania, General Swane
OF the United States Army Colonel W. II. Osborn and
General Fullerton, OF st. LOUIS, are at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel.
General w. q. Ely, OF Norwich Conn; Lieutenant
Fitzgerald, OF san Francisco, and General +. w.
Whitaker. of Hartford, at the Metropolitan Ho.
| TEL
Captain Higbee, OF the United States Navy and
| Colonel c. T.. Fuller, OF Boston, are at the Astor
| House.
Captain c. G. Carr, Captain Fecht ami Captain I.
T. Tobey OF the United States Army, are the Hon.
man House.
Dr. William Kemper, OF Philadelphia; Colonel Il.
Gibson. OF Jackson, Miss. and surgeon Gilbert Of
the United states Navy, are at the st. Julien Hotel.
/ Tho Government and the TcIcgrapll--Thc
| struggle to Defend the Monopoly.
We yesterday published q synopsis of the
Statement OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company" made as defence against the solid
speech of Mr.. Washburne in the House OF
| Representatives in favor Of the proposed union