The New York herald., 1869-03-21

uce mnd amounting to 11oo.oo to be used for cor
rups purposes, OF which fund over 100000 were
expended BY the directors within single year In
orioes TO members OF Congress and oficers OF the
United States government and that millions OF dol
lars have been given in Indirect manner TO such
members and oflcers
cnaries Smith, man twenty-seven years OF age,
living at ll6 Madison street. yesterday morning
committed suicide by leaping frsm q third story
window The deceased had been very III. ana com.
mitted the act while iaboring under at OF tempo
rary insanity.
Tne work or removing the remains OF persons
buried In the Dutch Reformed burying ground, on
First avenue, between 124th and l25th streets COM
menced on Friday last Nearly all the remains win
be reinterred In Woodlawn Cemetery Westchester
county.
The stock market yesterday was weak and de-
cllned, particularly for Pacific Mail and New York
Central. Gold was steady in the vicinity OF ISL.
which was Its nnal closing price,
The aggregate amount OF business consummated
In commercial circles yesterday was light, the mar
kes with bur few exceptions being exceedingly
quiet. Gomez was dull and heavy. Cotton was In
good demand, principally for export but prices
were very irregular, closing at about 2Skc for mid
ding upland Sugar-Raw was active and Kc.
higher, fair to good refining Cuba closing at l1Xc
l2hc., while refined was freely sought after and
40 nc. higher, hard selling at 16Ac. 17c.
On Change n0ur was dull and heavy,
while wheat was slow OF sale and lower
Corn was in moderate demand and rather
more steady In value. Oats were unchanged. Pork
was dull and prices deprecated about 25c. per bb
Beef and lard were but little inquired for and prices
favored the Duyer. Petroleum. though quiet was
higher, crude In bulk closing at 17c and refined at
30hc. Naval stores were generally steady.
Prominent Arrivals in tho City.
Judge R. r. Sloane, OF Ohio; General E. w. Leav-
enworth OF Syracuse; Comptroller W. F. Allen, of
Albany; Congressman L. S. Trimble, OF Kentucky,
and Colonel 8. Tate, Of Tennessee, are at the st.
Nicholas Hotel
Commander Mead OF the United States Navy. and
G. G. Baylor. Of Georgia, are az the Astor House.
A. Van vechten, Of Albany, and e. L. Brewster, of
Chicago, are at the Holman House,
Colonel +. D. Curtis, OF Troy; 8. L. Grith Of Lit
tie Rock. Ark; Judge Merriman, OF washington,
and 8. N. Randolph, Of st. Louis are at the Metro
politan Hotel
DR.. Joseph s. G. Rowland, OF Fort Smith. Ark;
8. NJ. Mathews. OF Tennessee; G. H. McCann, and
r. 8. Baker, OF Massachusetts, are at the Matby
House.
Colonel R. Fl. Delaney, OF virginia; Colonel S. NJ.
Johnson, OF Washington and W. A. Dudley. Ken
lucky are at the New York Hotel.
Coionei b. Y. Butter, OF Luzerne; frederick Ham,
mond, OF Worcester, Mass, and Ed. Campbell, Of
Albany, are at the WestmoreIand Hotel.
Galusha A. Grow, OF Pennsylvania; L. B. French,
OF Ohio; J. L. Howard, Of Hartford, and Roswell
Hart, OF Rochester, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
D. G. Littlej0hn left yesterday for Albany, w. Fl.
Hennes for Philadelphia, J. II. Harwood for St.
Paul, Minn; Richard Smith, OF Ohio, for California.
and Professor Thorpe for st. Louis.
MIR. and Mrs. James B. Mackenzie, Miss Adrienne
Webster, New York; DR.. r. II. Townsend, G. d. de
st. Sauveur, Paris; A. J. Ostheimer. Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ciccone, Parls Mlle M. Blanchard,
New York; Mr.. A. Dennutte, Havana; Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson, Boston; Mrs. Signigo and child, Paris:
Miss X. NJ. Redevin, Mr.. Lechaux, France Mr.. and
Mrs. Lapage, N. Hart Jackson; Mrs. L. J. Hart, New
York; +. de Baeieh, w. w. Emile Guion, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Morlof, sailed yesterday in the French
steamer Pereire for France.