The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15

INHU NAVA
Cornelius Donogirue OF Titusvile Pa in the Supreme
Court at Buffalo yesterday, against the Erie railway
Company for injuries received at the Mast nope us
aster
Postmaster General Creswell has addressed let-
ter to the chairmeu OF the House and Senate Com
mittees on Post 0fices strongly recommending the
adjustment OF the ranking privilege.
Tla office of the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany at Elmira N Y, was entered by burglars early
| Yesterday morning the safe blown open and 500
| In greenbacks and checks and drafts amounting 10
over $4,000 stolen.
The Ayondale Relief Fund amounts TO S126,077 81
or this sl02,6 35 mas been invested or deposited
| Sl07rs remains IN the hands OF the trustees and
only So 727 has been divided among the families OF
| The victims OF the disaster.
defaIcaton OF $4,000 ia SAID TO have been dis
covered in The Howard National Bank OF Boston.
| Judge Courso, Of Montreal, has decided against
ascharging Il. b. Caldwell, the alleged defaniting
clerk OF the New York Custom House, who IS await
ing extradluoa.
Two policemen were shot and seriously injured by
three thieves whom they were attempting TO arrest
III Pittsburg yesterday The thieves were captured.
BENJAMIN Teachout an old man, who was con-
yicted at Albany OF poisoning his wife ana sentenced
to be hanged the 24th has had his sentence COM
muted 10 imprisonment Tor lie.
The City.
The spanish nag was holsted yesterday morning
on nfteen OF the gnnboats at the Deamaer Works,
and the Aotilla is expected TO leave for Havana to-
morrow
Work on the new Post once Ia progressing slowly
on account OF want or funds, nonarriyal Of granite
and the prevalence of cold weather. The board
fence on Broadway has been taken in the width Of
the sidewalk.
Tue case OF s. p White against State Senator Mat
toon came up before Judge Cardozo yesterday, being
an action the part OF White to recover $4,000, half
the amount OF his losses by speculation In Erie
stock in which he CLAIMS Nation, who was then
chairman OF Senate committee investigating Erie
matters, was partner Nation on his examine
that he not 10 share IN the losses. but
to have share OF the profits OF the speculation
IN consideration OF valuable Information which he
was 10 render and which he might obtain as chair
man oil the committee. Judge Cardozo reserved his
decision.
veteran counterfeiter, named Conrad Fautzer
and his son have been arrested by Treasury detec-
lives after much dhgent search, tho charge OF
printing bank checks with a spurious engraving OF
The government revenue stamp marked on the lace
OF each. a large quantity of material IN presses
paper ink and photographic stones were captured at
the place OF operations 2i6 William street. Fautzer
aud his yesterday held to bail In $40 900 TO
appear before Commissioner Belts on Friday
The canvasslDg of the votes at the late municipal
election was continued by the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday. In the Fourteenth Aldermanic district
Nesbit was counted as having received seventy
eight majority over Florence Scanned.
The Cunard steamship Cuba, Captain Noodle will
leave to-day for Liverpool. The mails for Europe
Will close at the Post once aI half-past eleven
O'Clock this morning.
The stock market yesterday was very weak and
decned Gold declined to 12lzs, closing finally at
122.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge W. D. Elliott OF Philadelphia; Captain 8.
II. Nye, OF California; Colonel T. 8. stevens, of Mas
sachusetts ana Judge E. S. Dawson of Syracuse,
at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel John NJ. Wilson, and Captain N. II. Est
ling oil the United States Army, are at the ST.
Charles HOTEL
Captain J. N. Donaldson, or quebec; Captain E.
G. Young OF the British Army andJ. 5. Young, OF
Toronto are at the 81. Elmo Hotel.
arthur Cheeny, OF Boston, and Jose Marlscal, Nexi
can Minister, are ut the Westminster Hotel.
General Marvin, of Albany Colonel Lewis, of the
United states Army; r. II. Pruyn, OF Albany, and
DR.. Rubley, OF Vermont. at the Fiith Avenue
Hotel.
Judge W. ]. Cog9eshan, of New Jersey, and J. II.
Hayward, of Boston, are at the Coleman House.
Major j. N Knapp, OF Auburn; Judge William A.
Wright, OF wilmington, N. G., and DR.. G. B. Kin
keohman, OF Pennsylvania, are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel.
Colonel II. II. osgood, OF Norwich; Captain Pratt,
OF ship Hudson General W. Il. Sherman, A. W.
Randall, and J. J. Nocks, OF Washington are at the
Aston House.