The New York herald., 1869-03-27

Court 4ne Judge said the letter written by Com
missioner Rollins urging the removal OF Binckley
was very great provocation and should never nave
been written.
Great dissatisfaction is said 10 exist among the
| Indians on the Upper Missouri reservation ct the
/ manner In which the reservation Is managed. Even
Spotted Tail complaining, and general outbreak
Is predicted. The Indians In Utah preparing for
general raid on stock when the spring comes.
dam at Romney's Bend, on tne welland Canal.
has given way and the proposed Lake Erie level Is
| deferred in consequence for at least one year.
| The National Committee OF the Colored Mems As
sociaiion In Washington, are discussing the pro.
priety Of urging the claims OF colored men for oce
on the heads or bureaus.
general order from the President has been
issued directing the discharge from service OF about
75O enlisted men In the various arsenas.
The City.
The carpenter, boatswan and third mate Of the
emgrant ship James Foster. Jr., were brought up
before United States Commissioner Jones in Brook
lyn yesterday on charge OF murder. They had no
counsel, and were held to await the action OF the
Grand Jury. The inquest IN the cases OF the dead
seamen was resumed at Staten Island, and last
evening the jury rendered verdict charging the
carpenter. boatswain and third mate with the mur-
der OF the deceased seamen.
John Real, the murderer OF oflcer Smedick has
madea statement of the prosecutions that 5medick
inflicted upon him for two years before the murder
He says that he could not remain in any situation in
his ward because Smedick was sure to find him out
and tell his employers that he had been thief.
Real appears resigned to his fate.
The body Of Lockwood, one OF the Sing Sing con-
victs who escaped and was shot and killed by Sul-
van, one of the guards, now lying at his brothers
residence in Chryste street. The Board OF Health
have refused to permit 1t to be buried without an
inquest, which will be held to-day. Mr.. Scheu the
state Prison Inspector ana the State Prison Com
mttee OF the Legislature have arrived at Sing Sing
to investigate the origin OF the late revolt
Commissioner Jones, OF Brooklyn, rendered de-
cision yesterday in the alleged drawback frauds
case. Laidlaw and Dickinson, TWO OF the accused
parties were discharged, and the Others Korn,
Theriot, Whmster and Wilson. were held to await
the action Of the Grand Jury
The American steamship Northern Light Captain
Zimmerman, OF Ruger's line, will sail to-day from
pier AZ North river at two O'Clock p. NJ. for Bremen
and Copenhagen, via Cowes.
The steamship Rapidan Captain Mallory will leave
pier SO North river at three O'Clock p. NJ to-day for
Havana and New Orleans.
The steamship Euterpe, Captain Gates will leave
pier 90 East river this afternoon for Galveston,
Texas, touching at Key West
The sidewheel steamship Manhattan, Captain NJ.
g. woodruff, Will sail from pier No. North river at
three P. NJ to-day for Charleston.
The steamship Isaac Bell, Captain Bourne, Will
leave pier 81 North river at three p NJ. to-day for
Norfolk City Point and Richmond.
The stock boards and Gold Exchange were closed
yesterday in observance or Good Friday. The banks
and private bankers transacted business as usual.
Some inconvenience was occasioned by the calling
In OF loans A movement is on foot to have the day
made legal holiday.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
DR.. Herrick, OF Albany; II. A. 1ilden. OF New Leb-
anon; D. G. Lindsey, OF Vermont r. r. Faxton, OF
Utica, and r. NJ. Bishop. Of Cincinnati are at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel.
George W. Chandler and Henry Whten, OF Phila-
deipha Louis Blitz, OF Detroit r. S. Hart, OF st.
Louis, and c. r. Mayer. OF Baltimore, are at the
Astor House.
General J. L. Goldsmith, Of Chicago; L. D. Jer-
maine and Andrus Burnham, OF Milwaukee, are at
the st. Charles HOTEL
Captain Howard. OF Washington; r. w. Little, OF
China, and Dr. George Turrel Of Newport. at the
New York Hotel.
Judge n. Harrison, OF West Virginia. and Theo-
dore Cozzens, OF West Point are at the Clarendon
Hotel.
DR.. E. L. sturtevant OF Boston; E. H. Kellogg, OF
Pittsfed, and J. s. Williams OF Massachusetts, are
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
DR.. Pancost Of Philadelphia I. Boyle, OF Balti-
more T. Patton. OF Detroit, and D. Woodruff, OF the
United states Army, are at the Hoffman House.
Prominent Departures.
Judge J. f. Comstock and Z. B. Judson left yester-
day for syracuse; General Leavenworth for Phila-
delpha; A. G. Pollard for Boston; n. b. Benson for
Albany; General Palmer, for Ohio; J. Williams, for
Boston; ". b. Bristol for Connecticut; f. NJ. Avery
for Norwich; Dr. A. Lawerance, for Buffalo. and E.
| r. Mendum, for Baltimore.
| Louis Leland leaves to-day by the City OF Paris
for the purpose OF making survey OF the hotel sys
TEN in Europe and seeing II any new ideas have
been developed there. He will do well TO give the
Europeans touch OF the American metropolitan
system he knows so well.