The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-15

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100000; and to the New York lobby king. $Soo,ooO.
Martin makes these charges and says he Is willing 70
prove them II ne 10 called upon by the committee.
The steamer Gulf City, from Galveston to New
York, went ashore or Point Lookout at ten O'Clock
Monday night and was dashed to pieces Three OF
the crew named Patrick McCabe, Of Jersey CITY;
Anthony Thomas and Henry McArde, OF New YORK,
were picked up on Wednesday afternoon and taken
to Wilmington. N. @. The remainder of those on
board the steamer, twenty-five In number are sup
posed to have been lost.
large DIRE occurred in Philadelphia yesterday
morning BY which block Of buildings on Chestnut
street was destroyed. The loss Is estimated at
100000 Seven clerks sleeping In the buildings mar
r0wy escaped with their lives and 1t Is probable that
two others have persisted.
| The Reconstruction Committee Of Congress are
favorable to the admission OF Mississippi as the EVIL
dence so far goes to show that majority Of the
people In favor Of the constitution defeated at
the recent elections. General Giem testifes that
there was considerable intimidation or the blacks on
the part OF the sherifs and the planters.
| Among other nominations sent to the Senate by
the President yesterday was that OF Perry Fuller to
| be Collector OF Customs In New Orleans.
The track OF the Lebanon Springs Railroad Ia CON-
| pleted to Chatham Four Corners, connecting with
| the Harlem Railroad. Trains will run through to
| Bennington, Vt, and Montreal in few days.
The trial OF Josephine Brown, under Indictment
as an accessory before the murder OF the child
Angie Stewart came up before the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer at Hudson, n. r., yesterday, and was
postponed until the April term, In order to give the
public prosecutor opportunity to procure the at
tendance Of foreign witnesses.
A convict named Henry Wilson alias George
Cahill escaped from the Sing Sing prison on Wed
nesday, by secreting himself in wagon containing
wood. Pursuit was made and Wilson was recap
tured at Pleasantvle. This Is his NTH attempt at
escape and the third time he has been out Of the
prison grounds.
negro horse thief was taken from the Jail at
Murphysboro, ILL.,, on Wednesday night by a band OF
Ku Kluxes and carried or since which time no
trace of him has been found.
Tho City.
Nm further development has been made in the
Rogers murder mystery. The Logans are still con-
fined, and no communication with them is allowed.
The most expert detectives in the city detailed
the case and 1t is understood that the detective
who captured and convicted Whelan Of the murder
OF Darcy MCGEE in Canada, is present for the pur-
pose Of exercising his wits in the matter.
The drilling with Shelbourne's apparatus on the
rocks at Hell Gate was continued yesterday. Sec
ond bore, SIX feet in depth through the solid rock
some thrty1ye feet under the surface, was success
fully made and buoy attached.
The ship Egmont is lying in the Atlantic Dock,
Brooklyn with nve hundred miles Of telegraph cable
on board. This cable was intended to be laid across
Behring's Straits but beng useless for that purpose,
the western Union Telegraph Company are now
trying to sell it to the government.
A grand cock fighting tournament between New
| York and New Jersey took place on Wednesday
night and resulted in victory for New York after
/ eleven battles had been fought
John Marks was sentenced by Justice Kelly yester-
| day to pay fine OF twenty-five dollars and serve
twenty days in the City Prison for cruelty to animals
| in having started fire under his baulky horse and
burned him fearfully in futile effort to make
him go.
In the United States District Court yesterday, be-
fore Judge Blatchford, the Blasdell and Ecken
whiskey case was trial till the adjournment OF the
court. Only two witnesses were examined. On
motion Of District Attorney Courtney, the defend
ants, Blasdell. Eckell and McLaren, committed
to the custody OF the Marshal till the resumption Of
the trial this morning.
John Kelr was convicted by q jury, in the United
States Circuit Court, before Judge Benedict, on .
charge OF passing United States fractional currency
with intent to defraud the United States. He was
, | remanded for sentence
The Inman Line steamship City OF New York. Cap
tain Tibbits will leave pier IS North river at eight
O'Clock tomorrow Saturday morning for Queens
town and Liverpool. The mails will close at the
Post ONCE at halfpast six O'Clock In the morning.
The National Line steamship Denmark Captain
Thomson, will leave pier Al North river at twelve M
on Saturday, 10th inst, for Liverpool, calling at
Queenstown to land passengers
The steamship Crescent City, Captain Weir. will
sail Saturday, 10th inst, at three r. M from pier
IL North river, for New Orleans direct
The Black Star Line steamship Montgomery, Cap
tain Lyon. will leave pier Is North river at three p
M. tomorrow for Savannah, Ca.
| The stock market yesterday variable. but
strong. Realizatons at high prices produced tenn
porary decline, IRON which there was q subsequent
recovery. Further sales produced another decline
at the close from the best figures OF the day. Gold
sold up to 1881.
Prominent Arrivals I'm tho City.
Colonel B. G. Duryea, OF the United States Army;
Major L. Tilden, OF Delaware, and A. b. de Cour-
celes, OF Havana, are at the st. Charles Hotel.
j. Buckingham, OF Cleveland; N. P. Campbell. Of
Baltimore, and David Gibson, OF Cincinnati, are at
the st. Nicholas Hotel.
W. II. Webb, OF the United States Navy: s. h.
Brown, OF Washington; Colonel W. II. Freddy OF
the United States Army and A. N. Currier. OF Massa-
chusetts, are at the Metropolitan Hotel
Benjamin STARK, OF New Lcndon; @. X. Phillips,
OF Providence, r. l., and W. H. Bradford, OF Phila
. delphla, are at the HOFFMAN House.
As IL Was and A. IL Is-Thc Changes In
the Government and the Causes.
"The people are ahead Of the politicians.
/ This remark has been attributed to the phlo.
) sophicai Lincoln in discussing the hearty
reception Of his emancipation proclamation BY
the loyal Stated end the army. In his frs
} regular message 70 Congress- he had proposed
. scheme whereby he thought the abolition O
slavery might be consurmated p the year