The New York herald., 1869-01-21

sioner: for the regulation OF convict labor and to
protect consumers OF coal in New York city. The
resolution TO investigate the affairs OF the Merchants
| Union Express Company was referred to The Com
mttee on the judiciary.
The two houses met In joint session and Reuben p.
Fenton was formally declared elected United States
Senator for SIX years in place OF Z. d. Morgan.
Miscellaneous.
| The President yesterday nominated Robert g.
Buchanan 10 be Brgadier General IN place OF L. II.
Rousseau. deceased ana A. c. Giliem in place OF
| Joseph Hooker, retired. Also w. u. Weisner 10 be
Collector of Customs a. New Orleans, in place of
| Perry Fuller, whose nomination has been with
| drawn.
In the National woman's Rights Convention at
washington yesterday quite a lively debate ensued
| on resolution savoring educational qualifications
for Suffrage. Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony spoke
strongly in favor Of the resolution the former de-
clariag that she wanted no outside barbarans from
China or Africa or the Indian country TO be the
educated woman OF America and Miss Anthony de-
| nouncing any man or woman who could not learn to
read and wte in this age fool or an idiotS Mrs.
| Dr. Mary Walker spoke in favor OF resolution
| securing higher rights to married women which
| was adopted.
Fun particulars OF the wreck OF the steamship
Gulf City OF the North Carolina coast which pub
lish elsewhere show that twenty one sailors and one
! passenger were lost Thesurerngs among the three
who were saved was intense. Eight persons took to
raft, but during forty-eght hours OF hunger and
thirst five OF them fell into the and were drowned,
| the remaining three being finally picked up and
| saved.
| General Kipatrck's leave OF absence has been ex-
| tended until March.
The Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia
yesterday denied Mr. Joseph II. Bradley's motion to
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courts of the District modified. Mr.. Bradley. how
ever is armed with peremptory mandamus from
the United States Supreme Court ordering his resto
ration the roll OF attorneys in the District and he
| will probably soon serve it on the Court.
| General Mower has been assigned to the comm . nd
| OF Louisiana and the headquarters OF the Thirty
! ninth infantry Mower's regimenD has been trans
| ferred to New Orleans. General Buchanan who
temporarily succeeGed 10 the commanp OF the dis
rrlct upon rne death OF General Rousseau has Ad-
dressed a letter to Senator Kellogg in reply to the
| letter or Governor warmoth assaillng General
| Buchanan as being unrriendly to the State. The
General shows that far from being unfriendly. 1t
was wholly owing 10 his interference that the lives
| OF Governor Warmoth and the republican State OH
GERS not sacrificed by the populace during the
first days OF the meeting OF the present session OF the
| Legislature.
republican meeting at Richmond, Va, last night
adopted resolutions protesting against Congress
granting what s asked for by the Virginia Conserva
tive Committee now in Washington.
1 The trial OF Mrs. Twitchell, Of Philadelphia,
charged with assisting her husband in the murder
OF her mother commenced yesterday. A fall jury
was obtained and the taking OF testimony was com.
| menced.
| The United States Grand Jury in San Francisco, at
it's present session, found three hundred indct
| ments for naturalization frauds.
In the Georgia House OF Assembly yesterday
| resolution was introduced inqnirng into the ap-
| pointment OF a negro as clerk OF the court In
| Chatham county, and TO institute proceedings
4 against him, the case to be carried to the Supreme
| Court If necessary resolution was also intro
| ducel into the same body declaring that Georgia
was fuly reconstructed and therefore Congress has
right TO interfere in regard to qualification of
members OF the Legislature and State officers.
The Democratic State Convention or New Hamp-
shire yesterday nominated General John Bedel FOR
| Governor.
The City.
The Street Cleaning Commission met yesterday.
but before paying the usual semmontnly bill OF the
contractor The question to whether frost snow or
Ice has prevented the cleaning OF the streets during
the first half OF the month was at the suggestion OF
Mayor Hail. referred to the Board of Health for in
| vestigaion and report.
| The Blaisdell and Ecke case which has been on
| trial IN the United States District Court for four
days. was further adjourned til this morning, the
prospects being that II win occupy the court couple
| Of days longer.
The case OF the United States vs.. James Mcr.ough-
lin, indicted on a charge OF perjury continued from
| Tuesday. occupied the whole OF yesterday and was
adjourned TIL this morning.
| The North German Loyd's steamship Union, Cap
| tain Dreyer, will leave HoboSen at two r. NJ. to-day
for southampton and Bremen. The European mails
| viii close at the Post Oflco az twelve II.
The steamship Columbia Captain Van sice. win
leave pier No. North river at three P. NJ to-day for
| Havana.
The steamship Fah-Kee. Captain Steele, viii leave
pier No. East river at three p. M to-day for Ber-
| muda.
The steamship Herman Livingston Captain Cheese
man, will sail from pier 80 North river at three r. NJ
to-day for Savannah
The fne sidewheel steamship Magnolia, Captain
Crowen OF Leary's line. win leave pier No s North
| river at three r. NJ. to-day for Charleston 8. c.
The stock market yesterday was irregular and
feverish. Cold closed on the street at is5X.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Judge L. s Trimole and Colonel J. p. Jackson Of
| Kentucky, are al the st. Nicholas Hotel
General 0lmstead, OF oregon; Alexander Molsom
and P. Daddy OF Montreal, are al the Metropolitan
Hotel
General 7. IT, Smith, OF virginia, and Charles r.
Cornwall, OF New Jersey, are at the New York
Hotel.
James Thomson, OF Aberdeen, Scotland and Rev.
J. II. Cole. or Montreal, AZ the Ereyoort House
Fred. ". stoddard OF scotland, Is at the west
minister Hotei.
james Trainor OF Cairo H., and Q. Oakes, or Rut.
land VI. are at the westmoreland Hotel
General II. @. Gibson, OF The United states Army.
and John Kirk, OF Belfast Ireland, are at the Claren
don Hotel.
Colonel n. I. Scott, OF Pennsylvania: r. A. A.
Jones, II. A. X. Young and W. II. Young or Mon
treai ana George Peabody Russell, Of Massachusetts,
are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
George II. Norman Of Newport and r. ". For.
roster. OF France. are at the Hoffman House.
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