The New York herald., 1869-01-16

IL to la Bills to rebuild Washington Market; tt
| regulate fare on railroads, and TO complete thu
quarantine buildings on the west bank were noticed
resolution providing for action upon nominations
OF notares public and for business In executive SEES
| sion was adopted. motion declaring that the
standing, committees AZ at present constituted act
through the present session was adopted bill Tor
the construction OF certain railroads across Harlem
river and through New York city was presented, ana
also bill amending the Excise law The Senate
| then adjourned until Monday.
| In the Assembly petition from citizens OF New
| York for q central underground railway was pre-
sented. Bills were introduced to appoint additional
notares publc to regulate the leasing OF stalls In
the New York city markets; to amend the law Gre
ating Metropolitan Fire Department; relative to the
Marine Court OF New York. and TO amend the act
reorganzing the Port wardens' ONCE OF New York.
The Assembly then adjourned until this morning.
Miscellaneous.
Very few additional particulars have been OBJ
tanned concerning the wreck OF the steamship Gulf
CITY, list OF the oficers so far as known will be
found elsewhere in our columns, but as the seamen
were all shipped on board instead Of by shipping
firm 1t Is impossible to obtain an accurate list of
them. 1t seems however, that there were only three
passengers on board.
tubular boiler in a turning shop in Elizabeth,
n. J., exploded yesterday, and was driven through
the air 200 feet into hardware store falling upon
the heads OF TWO men, who were almost instantly
killed. Three others were seriously and perhaps
fatally injured, while several received severe contu
sions.
The Virginia Committee and the Judiciary Com.
mittee have had several conferences upon the
struction Of Virginia, and have apparently agreed
n drnft IN fho 0dO nf Ia
constitution with the obnoxious Acknowledgement
and test oath clauses stricken out. A general
amnesty bill viii probably follow the passage Of the
one thus agreed upon.
The gold medal ordered by Congress was present
ed to Captain Creighton, at Norfolk, on Wednesday.
1t is said to have cost about s., 900.
little girl in Paterson, N. j., died on Thursday
night from eating candy supposed to have been col
ored with poisonous matter.
The City.
George Francis Train delivered lecture at Cooper
Institute last night on Irelands Prospects for Lib
erty" Fred Douglass also delivered lecture at the
Brooklyn Academy OF Music on "William the Silent"
Inspector Leonard, OF the Metropolitan Police
force died very suddenly yesterday afternoon at his
residence in West Twenty-secOnd street. He had
just LEFT the table, where he had been dining with
some OF his intimate friends. An inquest will pro-
baby be held to-day.
In the United States District Court yesterday be-
fore Judge Batchford the case OF the United States
VS.. Baisdell and others charge OF violations OF
the Internal Revenue law was continued and at the
rising OF the at four O'Clock was adjourned
till eleven O'Clock Monday morning.
In the case OF David Lichtenheim, charged with
evymg blackman In his capacity Of an internal
revenue Inspector some further evidence was taken
before Commissioner owen, and the case was ad-
jouned till Wednesday next.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday, City
Judge Cunning s. Bedford, Jr., presiding, Garret
Baldwin, who pleaded guilty to an assault to do
bodily harm upon police ofhcer William Robinson, OF
the Twenty y-seventh precinct, was sentenced to the
State Prison for I'VE years.
The Inman line steamship City OF New York VIII
sail from pier as North river at two p. NJ to-day for
Queenstown and Liverpool, and the mails will close
al the Post once at twelve NJ, instead OF past
six A. NJ, as'orignally intended.
The stock market yesterday was repetition OF the
previous day in the features OF opening strength sue
ceeded by large sales and decline Of prices. New
York Central was again active on account OF re-
ports from Albany. Gold closed at i've O'Clock with
the quotation 136ls 1891.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Governor James E. English, OF Connecticut: II. c.
Lord. OF Cincinnati and E. p Ross OF Auburn, are at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Count Colobrano, OF the Italian legation Is at the
Clarendon HOTEL
Count Joel Zabriskie. OF Mexico, ana L. E. Plumb,
OF waterbury, Conn.,, are at the wesmoreland Hotel.
General ]. fitzpatrick, OF the United States Army:
General W. II. Mccartney, OF Boston. and f. H.
Caldwell OF Colorado at the Metropolitan Hotel.
b. Buffum, OF Providence B. f. Hopkins, OF
Wisconsin, and W. B. Brscoll, OF Connecticut, are
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
George Maynard, OF Boston Charles NJ. Folke, OF
Philadelphia b. NJ. Brockett, OF Hartford and n. E.
Baker OF PENNSYLVANIA. are al the HOFFMAN House.