The New York herald., 1869-01-30

and release all the bfisohers in jail. Pickess are
stationed In the suburbs by the white people and
reign OF terror exists.
The dificuties between Nova Scotia and the New
Dominion OF Canada 1t is reported, have been par
TALLY settled by aconventon between Mr. Howe and
| Sir John A. Mcdonald. The money appropriation TO
the irate little province Is to be increased ana the
tarlY is to remain the The arrangement Is yet
to be approved by Parliament.
The Supreme Court has granted writ OF prohibi-
ton against Judge Underwood, OF Virginia, who has
released several convicted murderers on the ground
that the judges before whom they were tried were
| ineligible under the fourteenth Amendments. The
1 writ Is returnable next Friday
| The stockholders OF the Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana Central Railway have refused to lease their
road to the Erie men, and by q large majority have
| voted to lease 1t perpetually to the Pennsylvania
Central and the Pttsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis
| roads.
The City.
Among the trials Of police oicers before the Com
mssioners yesterday was one OF an officer Of the
Twenty-seventh precinct, charged with completely
in the burglary at Hugh McKay's warehouse II Dey
street, on the Goth inst. Sergeant Woodward and
several officers testified that the defendant had made
an arrangement with che burglars and was to be out
| Of the way when the job was going on.
In the Rogers inquest yesterday the widow and
brother of the deceased testified 70 the occurrences
just after Mr.. Rogers was stabbed. Gloster, the
| negro boy was brought up and identified Taand as
one Of the two men he saw In the nelghborhood at
the time Of the murder, and detective Kelrns testi
fed that he watched the house in ssH stscc.. size.
where James Logan Logan No. lodged, and saw his
brother and father 60 In, and afterwards saw James
come out when he arrested him. The inquest was
adjourned until Monday
riot occurred In the neighborhood OF Canton
street and Park avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday, in
which two negro men were chased and worried by q
party Of about 100 white and women for no con-
ceivable offence SO far as shown at present.
One white man was stabbed, and about 500
WORTH q crQckery was destroyed in battering
the negroes The two negroes and severa. Of the
white rngleaders were arrested. One Of the negroes
confesses to having inflicted the stab wound upon
the white man Hopkins, which may prove fatal.
The employing printers held q meeting at the
Astor House yesterday. scale or prices for job
work was read and adopted. Miss Susan B. An.
thony addressed the meeting the subject of teach
ing the printers art to girls.
Assessor Webster's effort to enforce the law mpos.
ing tax OF one twenty fourth OF one per cent on
all capital employed BY dealers in stocks and securi.
ties, is creating considerable excitement in wall
street. that region being included in his district 1t
is claimed by Mr. Webster that there are bankers
IN WALL Broad and the contiguous streets who have
made no returns whatever, and the instances are
numerous where returns Of less than 100000 are
made by parties who confess to using capital much
larger IS -. 49,.
Some Of the seamen who recently succeeded in
their strike for retention OF wages at the old stand
ard are now on strike for an increase. The move
ment, however is hot general.
Judge fngraham yesterday decided that the in
cftnt,r ofv,iu Alan
room In the Grand Opera House, heretofore leased to
the Morning Star Sunday school, should not be con-
tinued, and 1t was thereupon dissolved.
On our triple sheet this morning will be found an |
article Interoceanic Transs, ana their political
histories.
The steamship Santiago de Cuba, Captain McDiar-
mid, win leave pier SO North river three p NJ
day for Havana and New Orleans.
The steamship General Sedgwick, Captain Glider |
dale Will sail this afternoon from pier 81 East river
for Galveston Texas.
The steamer George washington, Captain Gager,
viii leave pier No. North river at three P. NJ to-
day for New Orleans.
The steamship San Salvador. Captain Nickerson
win sail at three p. NJ to-day for Savannah from
pier No. North river.
The steamship Isaac Bell Captain Bourne, VIII
leave pier No. 81 North river az three p. NJ to-day
for Norfolk, City Point and Richmond.
The stock market yesterday was quite Irregular
being strong for the ST. Paul and Northwestern
stocks, depressed for the "vandcrbitr and Erie |
stocks and barely steady for the rest or the railway
list. Gold was DUH closing at 1902.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Baron Z. 7. Falkenberg, OF Sweden; w. W. Hegen- |
nan OF Albany; o. W Baldwin, OF Ohio; J. w. Brit
ton. of san Francisco; Colonel o. Reese OF Titus
ville and o. II. Baker, OF Mississippi, are at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Robert +. Banks OF Baltimore; General John n.
WISE of Chicago; Thomas Carney, OF Leavenworth
Colonel George P. Kane OF Maryland. and General j.
N. Corse, OF Chicago at the st. Nicholas Hotel
Dr. James L, Thayer OF Pennsylvania, and W. H.
McCarey, Of Saratoga, at the st. Charles Hotel
Colonel W. ID. Farrand, or New York; A. Holly, OF
Troy, n. Y, aud General D. $. steele, OF Columbus,
Ohio, are a. the westmoreland Hotel.
Wayne Mcyigh, OF Pennsylvania; Frank King, OF
Boston, and r. Motley, OF New Orleans are at the
Hoffman House.
General II. l.. Burnett, Of Cincinnati; W. L. Scott,
OF Erie; G. y. Yeanans OF Massachusetts,; d. Buf-
FUN, OF Providence. and u. Jewell OF Hartford are
af the Fifth Avenue Hotel
DR.. c. r. King OF Buffalo; G. r. Kingston, OF Bal
tImore, and 4. r. Davis. OF Salem Mass are at the
81. Julien Hotel.
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