The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01

and an engine and seven freight cars plunge'
through the opening The engineer fireman AM
one brakeman were killed.
L. G. Riggs an editor at Meriden. Conn.,, wa
knocked down and bruised by young man yester
day for an obnoxious article which appeared In hi
paper.
The gas in an oil tank at Newton, Mass. exploded
yesterday. and one man was burned to death.
The striking miners who attempted to stop worl
| In the mines at Scranton have gone away. being
deferred from their purpose by the demonstration
4 OF the citizens. All is now peaceable, and worl
| will probably be resumed.
some OF the fractional currency furnished by the
New York bank note companies is said to be SC
badly printed as TO be unit for use.
Charles 8. Archer and Others, well known mer
chants OF this CITY, were arragned In Commissioner
shieids court yesterday on o charge OF making
fraudulent returns Of revenue. The former book
keeper employed by Archer stated that he had made
out the return OF sales each month and on several
occasions had been told to cut the amount down
| $4,000 or $4,000. The defendants claim that the
| whole AFFAIR is a blackmalling operation.
Dexter yesterday trotted q mile in 221A, to road
| wagon at the Prospect Park grounds. He was
driven Ov Mr.. Bonner nlmselI.
General Sherman is ct Bangor Me-, with his
| daughter.
The American Spiritual Association is in session
at Kremlln Hall, in Buffalo.
The closing ball Of the season at White sulphur
Springs, Va, was given last night to the press.
The City.
James Wood living in shanty on West Fortieth
street. Eleventh avenue was arrested for being
drunk yesterday morning; but an investigation Of
his premises disclosed the fact that his wife had
been murdered, and the evidence Of neighbors i'm
plicated Wood himself in the murder. It IL stated
the man and his wife were drunk and quarrelled,
whereupon he beat her until she became insensible
and subsequently died. He was committed and an
investigation will take place.
The stock market yesterday was heavy at the
opening and underwent q sharp decline, particu.
larry In the Vanderbilt stocks. reaction ensuing,
the whole list recovered and closed buoyant Gold
was steady and closed finally at 1887.
The public schools of the city Will be reopened on
Monday. Many alterations and improvements have
been made in the buildings during the vacation
months.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Governor HOFFMAN, OF New York. is at the Claren.
don Hotel.
Lord Adare, OF England, and Mr.. McMichae, of
Philadelphia, are at the Brevoort House.
General T. d. Seweller. Of Washington: Judge
Bach, Of Michigan; Major H. c. Clark, Of Providence;
General M. T. Wall, Of Texas; J. P. Totten. H. d.
Reeve and Geo. Ashbury, OF the United States Army,
and J. W. Page, OF the United States Navy are at
the Metropolitan Hotel.
General Sackett and General Averill OF the United
States Army; Professor Adams, Of Philadelphia;
General H. W. Ledie, Of Chicago; Judge Comstock,
Of Syracuse; A. Hardy, Of San Francisco; Colonel
w. Mason, OF Taunton; Colonel McComb, OF Della
ware. and John s. Irwin OF Boston, are at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
A. A. Hays, Jr, Of Shanghai, China; Commander
Lowery, Of the United States Navy, and General
H. A. Barnum, OF Syracuse, are at the Hoffman
House.
General E. w. Leavenworth, Of Syracuse; George
L. Dunlap, Of Chicago; Major Perry Fuller Of WASH
ington; Colonel M. j. O'Brien, OF Augusta Ca;
Judge n. H. Swayne, Of Columbus Ohio, and Gen.
eral N. Davis, Of chicago, are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel.
Rev. s. A. Morgan and Rev. p F. Mccartney, of
Washington, are at the Coleman House.
Prominent Departures.
Governor W. Dennison, for Ohio; Ex-Governor
Harris, for Tennessee; Major General George Meade
for Washington; Colonel H. @. Hays, for Saratoga;
Judge A. Doun, for Philadelphia; Colonel W. d.
Mann, for Washington, and Robert Rivner, for
Baltimore