The New York herald., 1869-01-13

TheBank OF Montreal. at st. Catharines Canads
was robbed by burglars on Monday night OF $780, oco
ihe Peruvian monitors sailed from the mouth Of
tne Mississippi yesterday for the Pacific.
II Is proposed in Georgia that the question OF
negro eligibility to ONCE shall be brought before the
Supreme Court.
The prize fight for the championship and $4,000
came OF between Tom Allen aud Bill Davis on Cho-
teau Island in the Missouri river, yesterday. and
was won by Allen in forty-three rounds.
Judge Pelham. OF Alabama who was elected to
once when the Governor and Legislature were has
decided the Legislature to be an Illegal body and
Governor Smith an unlawful oficer.
The drafts for the payment OF Wells Fargo Co.
for the overland mail service were refused by the
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury yesterday put on ap
peal of the Postmaster General to the Secretary OF
the Treasury they were honored in part, $3.50, 900
being paid on them and 200 being reserved until
after the action OF Congress concerning the over
land mail contract.
Attorney General Evarts has issued circular OF
instructions to the District Attorneys directing that
all suits for the crime OF treason are TO be discon-
tinued.
A despatch states that train on the Pan Handle
route, near Pittsburg, ran OF the track yesterday
and the rear sleeping car was thrown down an en-
bankment. three persons being killed.
negro outraged married woman and strangled
her little daughter in Mississippi on Saturday night
and was hanged by the Ru Klux. The husband OF
the outraged woman, on coming homo and hearing
OF the aiair, cut down the body and burned it,
dancing around the flames in the meantime like
maniac.
Mr.. Z. B. washburne appeared before the House
Committee on Post Ofiices yesterday and made a
telling speech in favor OF his bill for erecting new
telegraph line from washington to New York. and
against the telegraph monopoly.
Mr.. Gambree, a negro from the North, has been
elected reading clerk OF the Florida State Senate.
There is very little new regarding the freshet at
Albany. The water was gradually receding yester-
day, although the current was very strong. The
buildings north Of the railroad ferry cut still stand
ing were settling, and 1t was feared they would be
wholly lost.
meeting OF the State Sportsman Association was
held at Albany yesterday. A. committee was ap-
pointed TO frame BILL to be passed by the Legsla-
ture, making material amendments in the existing
game laws. Also bill to incorporate the associa-
ton.
Tho City.
The Congressional Committee investigating the
election frauds in this State busy In secret
sion all day yesterday They will probably adjourn
to the rural districts In few days. The Union
SomiuAttCV bbotc tuot tuty Ediu
thirty dollars his representation that he had paid
out 500 for the board Of some witnesses but his
saying that the witnesses willing to swear to
anything the committee wanted, he and his witnesses
we're summarily dismissed.
In the Board OF Health yesterday the resignation
OF Superintendent Dalton was accepted, and Dr..
Jones was assigned temporarily to the position.
Professor Chandler submitted report in which he
stated that Of eighty specimens OF Kerosene Oil that
he had tested none reached the right standard and
Kerosene for sale the city that he had seen was
afe to use.
In the great Stevenson cotton case yesterday
Judge Blatchford directed the jury to ind verdict
for Stevenson, the defendant and against the United
states. Thirty days stay OF proceedings were
granted for the government to prepare writ Of
error.
The National line steamship England Captain
Thompson, viii leave pier AZ North river at twelve
NJ. to-day for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to
land passengers &c.
The Cunard steamship China Captain Hockey,
will sail to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool.
The Black Star line steamship Thames Captain
Pennington, will leave pier 10 North river at three
P. NJ. to-day for Savannah, Ga.
The stock market yesterday was verv dun. At the
close there was more animation and prices became
active, owing to better supply Of money. Gold
was dull at l35k 1861
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Senator f. W. Morgan, ofNew York; Henry Kipp,
OF Buffalo; Senator L. NJ. Morrill,, OF Mane and T. J.
York, Of New Jersey, are stopping at the Astor
House.
J. NJ. scovile, Of New Jersey; Captain Parrott, OF
the United States Navy; A. J. Drexe, OF Philadel-
phia, and ]. Langdon, Of Elmira, are at the st.
Nicholas Hotel.
Major Thomas X. Gibbs OF the United States
Army, and Rev. Clarence Buell. OF Sing Sing. are at
the Hoffman House.
General W. w. Averill, Consul General at Mon
treal; Major NJ F. Bowes OF the United states Army,
and Peter Monteth OF Albany, are at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.