The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-24

mission now IN the Indian Territory, telegraphs to
| Mr. George A. Stuart, OF Philadelphia that hghly
satisfactory council had been held with the Chey.
ennes and Arrapahoes.
The City.
| We publish elsewhere this morning under the title
OF "0ur Street Cleaning" account OF the profits
OF the contract system the present condition Of The
streets and the effect of clean streets upon the health
OF the city. The profit OF one years scavenger ing
In public streets under the contract as at present
arranged amounts to $335.20O.
The undertakers' quarrel over the dead body OF
Mrs. Sutton at the Morgue was concluded yesterday
by the nterposition Of the police who gave the body
over to the undertaken selected by the Coroner.
was then removed and buried.
Cornelius Railoher, young man, living in Sixty
second street, died yesterday from taking dose
consisting OF paper Of chewing tobacco aud three
tumblers OF ale which was given him by Mrs. Mona
CHAN, coctress, as cure for fever and ague. A
Cor0ner's investigation disclosed In Rail0hers sto-
mach an irrltant poison which smeled strongly Of
tobacco. Mrs. Monaghan was held In 1000 BAH to
await the Investigation.
The mman line steamship Etna Captain Lock.
head win leave pier No. IS North river, at one NJ
to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool, calling OF
Halifax N. g., to land and receive malls ana pas.
sengers The mails will close at the Post once at
twelve N.
The steamship Hammonia, Captain Meier, will
sail from her pier at Hoboken at two p M. to-day for
Plymouth England, Cherbourg and Hamburg. The
mails for Europe will close at the Post once at
twelve M.
The stock market yesterday was 1tfdl, but closed
dull and heavy. Gold was strong, rising to 1921.
The demand for beef cattle yesterday was passa-
bly, active and prices were quite steady Prime and
extra steers we're sold at Is nc. &c.,, fair to good
at 14hc. 16c. and inferior to ordinary at lOo. q
12c., the bulk Of the sales being ct l3kc.
l5c. Mich COWS were dull and prices
were nominal at former quotations. Veal
calves were in far demand at about previous
prices. Prime and extra selling at lie. lac,
common to good at &c. 10lc. and inferior at Sc.
sIsc Sheep were dull and heavy at exc. &c. for
extra, exc. exc. for prime and DC. &c. for COM
mon to good. Lambs were slow Of sale and prices
were heavy at &C. q SC. swine were dull OF 91Sc.
1896 for common to prime, with arrivals Of H. 4l0
head, almost entirely for slaughterers.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge Underwood, Of Kansas; H. Cameron. Of
Canada; General West, Of Mississippi; II. NJ. Drane,
Of North Carolina, and Mayor r. NJ. Bishop, Of Gin.
cinnati, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Judge Nelson. Of Poughkeepsie; Commodore Nc.
Cam, Of the United States Navy; J. G. Plant, Of
ueoTSia, anu Waro Cneney OF connecticut are az
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
J. G. NJ. Menellat, Of Maryland, and W. p Esk-
ridge, OF Virginia. are at the Clarendon Hotel.
Colonel s. M. Johnson, Of Washington; James
SurGet, Of Natchez and J. O. Nixon of New Orleans.
are at the New York Hotel.
Major 8. NJ Martin, OF Waterbury; Dr. E. Northrop.
Of Buffalo; Professor Williams OF Massachusetts, and
Captain R. Wilson, Of the United States Navy are at
the st. Julien Hotel.
Major Frank Taylor, Of the United States Army;
Professor w. F. rockingham, OF Boston, and DR.. G.
L. McIllarny, Of Memphis are at the st. Charles
Hotel.
Dr. II. Mclean, of st. Louis) +. L. Dawson, OF
Syracuse; G. G. Grswold, Of st. Paul. c. c. Bowen,
Of Charleston, s. C., L. Copperel OF Texas; and c.
Laid, Of Illinois, are OF the Metropolitan Hotel.
W. R. Robertson, Of Katonah; II. E. Morton, OF
Maryland, and g. G. Pratt, Of Boston, are at the
Coleman House.