The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-13

term OF the New York supreme Court TOT the roureh
district DO held at Baston on the 9th OF November
next
During the hurricane OF August % the whaling
schooner Susan N. Smith, OF Boston, was thrown on
her beam ends IN which condition she remained
| eight days and nights The captains wife and two
| children were drowned In the cabin aud all tho
| Officers anu crew were lost except the captain and
four seamen, who chung 70 the wreck for eight
days when they were rescued by an English bark
! and taken 70 London
| Attempts were made on Monday night TO assassi.
nate four citizens OF birmingham, Mass. IL Is be-
| lleyed the would-be assassin Is q scoundre who
had been convicted OF whipping his wife, ana thus
sought to revenge himself upon the Witnesses ap-
pearing against bin.
The three hundred and seventy seventh anniver-
sary OF the discovery OF America by Christopher
Columbus celebrated IN few cities Of the
Union yesterday By few Italians.
Tho City.
A huge mass meeting OF the Workingnen's Union.
with Nelson W. Young in the chair, was held at
Cooper Institute and outside in Aston place, last
evening, when 1t was determined to select working
men for oflice and run them on platform iayorns
tile Eight Hour law and cooperation.
Walter Williams, the Poughkeepsle burglar, was
indicted in the Court OF oyer and Terminer in that
Sit5 gSstSlhlJ lOA sihiu oSbiSN' $685.
his trial was postponed untll Thursday. Arrange.
ments are believed to bc under way TO compromise
the matter on the return OF portion OF the bonds,
but District Attorney Thorne declares that he viii
prosecute the case Notwithstanding any such
arrangement.
An iron building In course OF construction In
South Tenth street, Williamsburg, fell yesterday
and crushed two persons to death and Injured five
Others Mr.. j. woodruff. who superintended the
construction was arrested by tie Coroner, who VIII
hold an inquest tomorrow.
The CGnard steamer China, Captain Hockey, viii
sail to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool The
European mails Will close at the Post once at half
past ten o'clock this morning.
The stock market yesterday was dull aud declined.
Gold was quiet at 1905 l30s.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Governor Bowie. OF Maryland: ex-Mayor j. u.
Hoover, Of Washington; Thomas Byrne ana A. u.
CammaoS OF New Orleans, are at the New York
Hotel.
Colonel c. A. Hartweii, W. Harper, Jr ana II. p.
Perrin, OF the United states Army are at the Metro
po!tan Hotel.
Warren Delano, o! Newburg; Mr.. Meidge of Bos
ton, and H. G. Russell, of Providence, are at the
Brevoort House
Colonel F W. St. Ledger, of Syracuse; william II.
slddons, of Sacramento. and P. II. Hlnman, of
are at the st. Charles Hotel.
Mrs. General Gates, Charles Mcintosh and Daniel
z. Jackson, or Boston, are at tie Westmoreland
HOTEL
Colone. I. Howe Of New York; IL. Crttenden of
ST. Louis J. II. Warner OF Providence, ana Bayard
7. Fouihe, of New York, are at the Everett House.
General Easement, OF Ohio; Professor French, OF
West Point; A. G. wilder OF Rochester, and ]. Pom
eroy, Of Cincinnati, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Francois Soliyerez, attache OF the Spanish Lega.
ton; Bishop stevens and DR.. 0. Kratz. OF Phladel
pha; G. w Bentley of New London, and s. Froth-
ingham. OF Boston, are at The Albemare Hotel
Bishop Atkinson, OF Vermont; Rev. q. Buell. OF
Sing Sing; Or. Z. HARDWOOD, OF New Hampshire. and
w. r. Nicholson, of Boston, are at the Grand Hotel.
Congressman John Lynch, OF Maine; Captain d.
Barnes, Of aayre. aud Joseph Bush, of the United
States Army, are at the Aston House.
II. Bridge. OF the Navy Department, Washington;
General J. Vogdes, OF the United States Army and
b, F. Camp, OF New York, are at the Coleman
House.
General Tlbbi.s, Of Troy; Charles King Jr, OF the
United States Army w. LOOMS, of St. Louis ana 8.
s. Watson, OF China, are at the Hoffman House.
w. w. Dobbins, G. W. Adams ana W. S. Blake, Of
Boston, andi 3. F. Manson of Portland are at the
Westminster Hotel.
Il. Harley, OF New York; g. B. Cummings OF
GAINESVILLE, Wis. and W. G. Disbrow OF Illinois, are
at the Glenham HOTEL
Ex-Congressman 7. NJ. Pomeroy, OF Auburn; A.
Keep, OF Chicago and Amasa stone, Jr., OF Cleve-
land are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Governor Page, for Vermont; Governor II. II.
Haight for California; Admiral Breese and wife
and Colonel Rogers and family, for Philadelphia
and Captain Winterhon, Tor Baltimore.