The New York herald., 1869-04-30

elected TO the respecttye positions Two veto mes
sages, relative to unimportant bills. were received
from the Governor. one OF which was sustained and
the other was laid on che table, bill was reported
to prohibit steam on the Second Avenue Railroad.
and on motion certain amendments which pro-
hibited the use of steam locomotive engines any
where IN New York city were stricken out. The bill
repay money Illegally collected by the Health Conn.,
missoners was also reported. A long repor. was
submitted by the committee investigating the AFFAIRS
OF the Merchants Union Express Company. and a
bill in reference to the matter introduced. The
bill authorizing the acceptance Of new site In the
City Haul Park for the new Post Onlce was passed.
Miscellaneous.
President Grant and his wife. with Secretary
Borie, Attorney General Hoar Mr. Eyarts and seve
raj other persons OF distinction at the capital visited
Mount Vernon and the tomb OF Washington yester-
day. This was the first time the President had ever
visited the place, and he appeared strongly I'M
pressed with the sacred associations connected with
it, Among the other visitors who came down In the
regular steamer was Doctress Hasbrouck dressed In
| BOomer costume
In the National Sunday School Convention at New
| ark yesterday Mrs. Jeanette p Heath made
speech and was elected OF the vice presidents by
| acclamaton. Addresses were delivered by Rev.
| Henry Ward Beecher, stephen IL. Tying, Jr,, and
| Others.
|
adjourned yesterday without having made any nOmi-
nations, 1t being generally admitted that the con-
servative vote should be cast for Walker. the
| servative republican candidate for Governor.
ABOUT one hundred lodges OF Arrapahoes are now
ready to go upon their reservations north OF the Red
| Fork OF the Arkansas They are only waiting the
arrival Of the Cneyennes. The Indianslw have re-
fused to go upon reservations committing depre-
dations again. and are probably only waiting fur
ther annuities, when they will commence the war
| again.
General Sherman was at Fortress Monroe yester.
| day, and presented the graduating officers or the
artillery school with their diplomas
The City.
| The Coroners Inquest in the case OF james Hag
gerty, wealthy resident OF Brooklyn, who died in
cell in the Forty third precinct station house. the
night OF the 18th iast., was concluded yesterday
| The jury find that death was indirectly caused by
violence at the hands Of Dennis NJ Eagan, liquor
| dealer, and officer John Hennessy. They also
| verely censure Captain Rhodes. and report that
great brutality s exercised towards prisoners by the
officers and employees at the station house.
Additional afildavits were made yesterday before
Justice Downing, at the Tombs, against Mrs. Mary
c. Miller, the confessed perperator of the late hotel
robberies. She promises to use her utmost endea-
vors TO effect restoration OF the stolen property
celvers of the stolen valuables each gave bail in
$4,000 to answer the charge at the Court Of General
Sessions. Mr.. Judd was released.
General Patrick II. Jones was sworn in as Post
master of this city yesterday and gave bonds to the
amount OF 81, 100000 lie win assume the duties
on Saturday.
Secretary Boutwell,, of the Treasury Department
visited the Stock Exchange yesterday and made
| speech to the members present
The Inman line steamship City OF Paris Captain
James Kennedy, will leave pier As North river at
ten A. NJ. tomorrow Saturday, for Liverpool via
| queenstown. The European mails by her will close
at the Post Office at eight O'Clock In the morning.
| The General Transatlantic Company's steamship
Pereire, Captain Duchesne, will sail at ten A. NJ,
May l, from pier No. so North river, for Brest and
Havre. The mails for France VIII close at the Post
ONCE at eight O'Clock tomorrow morning.
| The National line steamship Louisiana, Captain
Thomas Will leave pier AZ North river at nine A. M.
tomorrow Saturday, for Liverpool, calling at
Queenstown to land passengers
The steamship General Meade, Captain Sampson,
OF the Merchants' line, will leave pier No. IL North
river at three P. NJ. tomorrow Saturday, for New
ORGANS direct.
The stock yesterday was irregular, with wide
fluctuations Gold advanced to 1a4'S.
Prominent Arrivals i'm the city,
I b
! United States Army, and S. Fancher, OF Newburg,
| are At the Astor House.
Captain NJ. Leahy and Lieutenant Reynolds. OF the
United States Army; Robert S. Hale, OF the Trea-
sury Department Washington and Captain $. O.
Kellogg OF the United States Navy, are at the IIor
man House.
Colonel J. j. slocum. OF the United States Army:
Congressman Oakes AInes, OF Massachusetts: Major
Blood OF Montreal, and Ut. William N. White, OF
Connecticut, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
George f. Learnard and F.. II. Tenny. Of Boston;
f. J. Flatow, OF New Orleans, and Ed. X. Gegen OF
Providence, are at the Westminster Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander Il. $. Cpew OF the United
States Navy; Robert Gibson. OF Kentucky, and W.
W. Hardy. OF the rnited States Coast Survey are the
ST. Denis Hotel.
Eugene stuftevant, OF Boston, is at the Brevoprt
House.
Ex-Governor J. H. t;b,s, and Colonel o. W. Bliss
OF Washington. and Dr. George X. Snepl,srr OF New
Haven, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Major L. W. Powell, Of Ch,cago; James r. Bresn,
Of Saratoga. and Captain Robert Dazee. of Texas.
are at the ST. Charles Hotel.
J. W. Holden. of North Carolina; Dr. ]. e. Aver.
OF Lowell Mass and G. d. Lindemann, OF Pennsyl-
vania are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel. Governor John
". Geary, OF Pennsylvania, h also al the St. yicho-
Las Hotel having arrived to tul his duties Presi-
dent OF the Union League ot America, which body
meets IN this cry at noon to-1ey-
Prominent Departures.
George 8. Boutwell,, Secretary OF sas Treasury for
Washington; r. Y. McAdsn. General T. l. ClingImn !
and d. 4 jenkins, for North Carolina; J. b. Chasce
and o. X. Grggs, ,or Washington senator King, for
Minnesota: l.. l.. L'Hommsdisu and Jnaee Matthews,
for Cincinnat Dr. Bishop and ,Coonet Holbrook tor
Boston.
THE HERALD IN EGNT.-Some short tine 1
since there appeared in these columns an
editorial on ramie. the new textile. As the
result of this article we lave had a rommunioa-
tion from Cairo iu the nsne Of several pachas, .
asking information as to where the seed can