The New York herald., 1869-09-16

sessory rights OF the udson's LAY and Puget sound
| Companies I'm the territories west OF the Rocky
/ Mountains.
| Wells Fargo 4 co. have recovered the treasure
! recently stolen from their express wagons on the
! Montana stage road by road agents.
The City.
To-day IL the centennial anniversary OF the birth
of Alexander Won Humboldt and in honor OF the
occasion statue of the great cosmographer will be
erected IN the Park, near the scholars gate, with
imposing ceremonies and grand procession.
Mr.. A. 7. stewart yesterday received his title
deeds to the Hampstead Plains property and had
them recorded with the County Clerk at Jamaica.
MIR. Harvey did enter any objections either per-
sonay or by counsel.
The stables OF John McMann, OF trotting celebrity
were burned at Hunters Point yesterday. The loss
Is 100000.
Ellen Rebecca Utt was arrested yesterday charged
with stabbing Thomas Barrett severely In the abdo
men with knife. 1t appears Thomas and Wulian
Jarrett, brothers. were drinking and carousing as
William's house their return from their fathers
funeral. on Sunday, and quarrel ensued, during
which the accused woman. who has been hVing
with William as his wife. stabbed fhomas 50 Sc
verely that his life Is endangered.
In the Friedlander inquest yesterday Mrs. Ortho-
struck HIM over the legs with it during an afray In
Thru street. on the 9th inss was discharged, there
being evidence to show that his death was caused
by some man unknown. who struck him ever the
head with milk can cover.
In the Hess murder inquest 1t was shown that
some man unknown had attempted to rob deceased.
ana on his making an outcry had struck him with
a heavy stone, fracturing his SKULL
The stock market yesterday was heavy in the fore
noen but became active ana strong after the second
CALL Gold rose to 1857. closing finally at 1851
1854.
The market for beef cattle yesterday was t0lerably
active and prices generally steady; the offer
ngs were fair. Prime and extra steers were sold at
l5i4c. l6c., fair to good at 14c 15c. and inferior
to ordinary at l0c Q l3Nc., the bulk OF the sales
being at ISc. q 15hc and the average price being
about 14kc. For mulch cows the market
was dun, but unchanged. Prime and extra
were quoted at $40 $125 each, fair TO good at $75
ss5 and inferior to common at $45 $40. Veal
calves were in fair demand and steady, at lie. 12c
Tor prime and extra 1Oc. lie. for common TO good
and Sc. s,sc. for inferior Grass calves were
quoted at Axe. &c., according to quality. sneep
were quiet but quite steady, at &c. 7Ac for extra,
s1ac 6slc. for prime &C. q &C. for common 10 good
and &c. 4bc. for inferior. Lambs were quoted at
&C. q &c. Swine were quiet at 9Ac. 1OAc. with
arrivals of $50 head chiefly for the combination
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge snpman, OF Hartford. is at the HOFFMAN
House
General f. Ward. OF New York. is at tae Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel.
Colonel Z. C. Belle, OF Montreal, and DR.. f. Cha
pm, of Mobile, are at the New York Hotel.
Commander W. II. Lewis, OF steamer Hartford
Seaton Donono. of Washington Colonel G. II. Whit.
lev Chief of Secret Service. washington, and Major
d. Summers, of New Orleans, are at the St Charles
Hotel.
Governor Patton, OF Alabama; Ex-Governor W.
DennisOn and b. e. Smith, OF Ohio; T. A. Young, OF
Salt Lake City, and Andrea Comigie, OF Pennsyi.
vania are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel T. s. Cobb, of Kalamazoo; Colonel George
Hooper, Of Boston; Judge s. T. Hinsdaie, Of North
| Carolina; Colonel W. W. Benjamin. OF Sing Sing;
Judge Marshall Brown, OF Washington; Judge Paw
! ling of Quincey, ILL.,; Colonel +. NJ. Stebbins OF
| Troy; Colonel Samuel Walker, Of Schenectady, and
General d. S. Roberts, of the United States Army
! are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Commodore McDougal, OF the United States
| steamer Powhatan; Galusha A. Grow, Of PennsyI
| vania Colonel Lount, OF Washington; J. II. Risely
Of South Carolina, and r. W. MIlligan. OF the United
| States Navy, are at the AstOr House