The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-21

terday for tho murder OF mis- wife. his daughter
Margaret testned that tasrs had been several dtdi
culties between her parents, ner father having frs
the two were boating ner mother fell or was thrown
| into the river and Roach rescued her @Hl
| David Eckerson, Jr., convicted OF numbering Peter
Stoxum, at Pascack, N. j., was sentenced at Hack
ensack, yesterday, to twenty years In the State
Prison.
Tho City.
In the Board OF Assistant Aldermen yesterday o
resolution was adopted presenting forty -four clerks
OF committees with $500 each for extra services.
Mr. Laurence Lanergan was presented with 81, 800
for the same services and $4,000 was donated TO
three four churches ana charitable associations.
The motion for new trial for Real was argued In
The General Term Of the Supreme Court yesterday.
Counsel for the prisoner argued that the recent
decision made BY the court Affirming the finding in
the Court OF oyer and Teryniner, a. we'll because
Judge Bernard, who presided At Reals first trial,
also sat In review Of the case and passed upon his
own charge and rulings this proceeding, although
previously legal being SO no longer, because the
Judiciary amendment TO the State constitution for
bidding II had been accepted by the people at the
late election and went Immediately into effect.
Judge Clerke, who also sat In review Of the case
before was on the bench yesterday, and announced
the decision OF the court denying the motion.
Judge C0rdozo yesterday rendered judgment for
White IN the case against Senator NATION for the
recovery OF haf Of certain sums lost BY specuatons
in stock and ordered reference to fix the amount.
The two policemen. Hannegnn and Remsen,
charged with stealing $500 from Kentuckian
: named Wells, were yesterday found guilty.
The Hamburg American Packet Compsny's steam
ship Cambria, Captain Hack, viii leave her dock
at Hoboken at two p. NJ. to-day, for Hamburg. call
ing at Plymouth, England and Cherb0urg, France
The European malls will close at the Post once at
twelve NJ.
The stock market yesterday was extremely dull,
but In the main steady and strong. Gold was fever
sh and weak advancing TO III a. and closing nnally
ar i2Ol.
The market for beef cattle yesterday was pass
ably active, and with only moderate offerings prices
were firm, especially for the better qualities, which
were most sought AFTER Extra or Christmas
cattle sold At 17jsc. q 20c., while prime
brought l6c. . 17c., fair to good, l5c. Q 15xc., |
and interior to ordinary, 10c. 14>sc. Mich cows |
were duh and nominal at former prices Veal calves
were more active and prices were &c. higher prime
and extra selling at 12c 9 &c., common to good at
lilo. l2c and inferior at 10c. 10hc. Sheep were |
10 fair demand and firm at the following pricss:--
Extra, SC. lo1sc.; prime, &c. q INC; common TO
good, sac. 61so., and inferior, &c. &C.; the re-
ceIpls were fair. Swine were moderately active at
1870. lie. for common to prime, with arrivals OF
3, 4s2 head and moderate demand.
Prominent Arrivals In tho City.
General c. g. Huntey, OF Montana; John H. Sci
wyn OF Boston; Colonel ]. c. slavery, Of Des Mones
Iowa; General James FL. Heroy, OF New Jersey; |
Colonel r. p. Noah. OF Washington, D. G., and |
Colonel W. McGrorty OF the United States Army, are
ut the Metropolitan Hotel.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons Is at the Clarendon Hotel
Richard Linden. OF Japan, and Command Leuba
OF Paris are at the Breevort House,
Ex-Governor stanley, of California, Is At the Fifth
Avenue Hotel
Colonel ]. r. Atkinson. OF Albany, and Major A. |
R. Campbeii, OF winchester, are At the st. Charles
Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander s. II. Baker and Ensign |
]. I. Wood OF the United States steamship Bencta,
and u. Perkins, Of the Sandwich Islands are at the
Astor House.
General L. 3. Leayenworth OF Syracuse, Is at the
ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Marquise de Canissy, oil Philadelphia, is at the |
Aibenarle Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
senior Lopez Roberts, Spanish Minister, ana Senor
p uiez de Rivera Of the Spanish Legation left yes.
erdsy for Washington ~