The New York herald., 1869-05-18

A. Brown. all democrats, aud Anthony Campbell
| republican
| The Board OF Police Commissioners met again yes
terday TO elect president, but as Mr. Henry smith
was absent nothing was done.
Joseph Annable the American citizen who was
seized by the Spaniards board the schooner Lizzie
Major or Remedies, Cuba, is IN this city. pressing
claim for damages against the Spanish government.
He has made statement OF the circumstances TO the
| United States District Attorney.
Policeman John Conners was on trial In the Court
OF General Sessions yesterday for assaulting one
John Conroy. The evidence showed that Conners
had accosted and was following young lady named
Nellie King. She met COnr0y, with whom she had
an appointment at the corner OF Grand and Eliza
beth Streets and the policeman struck him. The
case was adjourned until to-day
In the United States Commissioners Court yester-
day, before Commissioner Osborn, william c. Parker,
John NJ. Bruce James H. Robinson, Benjamin Sif-
ton, James Canning and Benjamin Harrison sea-
men, belonging to the whaling bark Java the Second,
were charged with the murder Of John W. Jones on
the high seas, on the 7th Of May, 1863 The exami-
nation stands adjourned.
The steamship westphalia Captain Schwensen
will leave Hoboken at two O'Clock this afternoon
Hamburg. touching at Plymouth England, and
Cherbourg, France. The mails by her VIII close at
the Post ONCE at twelve O'Clock noon.
The Inman line steamship City Of Cork, Captain
Lockhead will leave pier No. As North river at eleven
O'Clock this forenoon for Liverpool via Queenstown,
calling at Halifax N. s.. to land and receive mails
and passengers.
The steamship Nevada Captain Williams will sal.
from pier 46 North river, at twelve NJ. tomorrow
10th inst. for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to
land passengers.
Tie market for beef cattle yesterday was without
VIII tho jau hain iiobt
ferings were only moderate prices heavy at the
following quotations:-Extra quality, 1910. a16Gc.;
prime. l51sc a 16c; fair to good, lac. 15c.. and
Inferior to ordinary, 10c. a 131lc. Mich cows were
dull and heavy for common, but moderately active
for good. Prime and extra were quoted at 500 q
$3.50 each fair to good at SIS $s5 and inferior to
common at S45 $40. Veal calves were only mod.
eraely sought after, and heavy at 10Kc 111c for
prime and extra, SC. 10c for common to good and
&c. 71ac. Tor inferior. Sheep slow OF sale.
and prices were weak at 7Ac sKc. for
prime and extra sheared, &c. &c. for common
to good do, SC. SIC. for inferior do, and &C
ss1ic. for inferior to extra new shorn Swine were
frmer, though the demand was light. We quote:-
Heavy prime 1Ohc., fair to good 1O4c. 1O'sc., and
inferior to common 10c. 1Ohc,
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Captain Samuel Brooks. Of steamer City Of Brook
III; WHuam Wnitlng OF Boston, and G. b. Linde-
man. of Pennsylvania, at the st. Nicholas Hotel
Senator Trumbul Of Illinois, is at the Fifth Av- |
enue HOTEL !
Paymaster R. c. Spalding of the United States |
Navy, and S. F. Tappan, Of Nevada, are at the Hotr.
man House.
Congressman b. F. Butler OF Massachusetts,; Judge |
Schaeffer of New York; Captain G. B. Raymond, OF |
Bordentown, N. j.. and Il. Mccormick of Arizona,
are at the Astor House.
Colonel J. Townsend, OF New York; Major ]. II. .
Dixon, OF Illinois, and State Senators Foger and I
Crowley, OF New York. at the Metropolitan Hotel.
J. Lothrop Motley, Minister to England, ana Mr.. |
A. Badeau. secretary are at the BrevOort House.
Benjamin F. French, OF Washington; X. Reade OF |
Connecticut and J. B. Francis, OF Rhode Island are
at the Westminster HOTEL
Thomas Russell, Collector OF the Port, and Captain
J. NJ. Doliver, OF Boston, and Colonel Farrand, of |
Washington are at the westmorelaud Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Ruaten Bey and Mr.. Wyatt, for Washington: Colo |
mel A. Warwick, for Galveston, Texas; Mr.. d. Freed.
man, for California; DR.. D. Coe for Boston, and A. |
J.;McDonald, Tor New Orleans.