The New York herald., 1869-03-31


Cheyenne warriors were captured and are retained
hostages for the promised appearance OF the trDe
to treat for peace.
The correspondence between Lewis Cass ara
President Buchanan when the former rendered his
resignation as Secretary of State, was TRANSMITTED
to the Senate yesterday 1t discoses the TACT that
| Mr. Cass the only one OF the Cabinet VINO urged
the defence aud reinforcement Of the forts in Charles
ton harbor. Mr.. Buchanan In his reply says, 1--WE
both concur in the opinion that Congress has not the
| power to coerce a State to remain IN the Union"
The President has recovered his health, and yes
tcraay received numerous visitors and attended the
| Cabinet meeting.
A HERALD correspondent recently had conver
satlon with Dr. Mudd, who has returned from his
Imprisonment in the Dry Tortuuas He gave an in
terestng account Of his meeting with Booth, bis
conviction, his services at the Tortugas during the
fever epidemic and his pardon.
The body OF the Sing Sing convict who was killed
by heavy deluging under the shower bath mas been
disnterred by the Westchester county Coroner Tor
the purpose OF holding an inquest.
/ The American Consul at Toronto, Canada writes
to the Secretary OF State that he is receiving con.
stant applications from Canadians who are anxious
to emigrate to our Western States Tor information
regarding government lands, -. Commissioner
| Wilson furnished hun with needed circulars.
| The Inauguration ball committee have determined
| 10 devote the surplus proceeds Of the ball to the
purchase OF Clark Mills statue Of President Lincoln.
The testimony before the Pacific Railroad Commit
| tee OF the Senate goes to show that the bonds
recently issued to the Central Pacific Company were
| issued in accordance with the law. The Union
| Pacific Is far from being completed to Ogden and
there two tunnels still unfinished. Several miles
OF temporary track, almost useless, have been laid
upon which the company received Its full quota Of
bonds
Governor Wells, Of Virginia, Judge Bond and
others, Of Richmond, charged with purloining let
ter from the mails, were discharged by the United
| states Commissioner in that city yesterday.
conflict Is threatened at Gettysburg, Pa, be-
tween the alleged proprietor OF the Katasyne spring
| and the New York company holding contract for
| the sale Of the water. The former drove out the
latter and has armed force guarding the springs,
while the New York company 10 said to be muster
| ing another armed force to dispossess him.
In the great connagration OF steamboats, at st.
| Louis on Monday night seven boats were burned,
valued, with their cargoes, at $337,5o0, on which
| there was an insurance OF $4,000.
An anti-confederation meeting In Picton county,
Nova Scotia, recently passed resolutions favortng
| annexation.
| train on the Toledo and Peoria Railway was
| thrown from the track on Monday night, near
! Eureka, Ill., while 1t was crossing treste bridge
| 500 feet long, Nine slightly damagei, but
the engine jumped or the bridge and turned COM
plete somersault in Its descent. The engineer alone
| was killed, and the fireman was wounded.
The lady and gentleman about whom Fl. Rives.
Pollard wrote the article IN his Richmond (va)
Southern Opinion that was the cause OF his murder
were married in that city on Thursday last.
man named Blackstone dong business at No.
liz Market street, Philadelphia murdered his vile
| and two children by chopping them In pieces with
| an axe, on Monday morning. After committing this
| horrible crime Blackstone threw himself into the
| Delaware river and was drowned.
The City.
The Board OF Police Commissioners In accordance
with the opinion OF counsel. have directed suit to
he commenced against Captain Young, late Of the
detective force to recover money received by him
gifts presents or rewards while he was serving on
the iorce.
Assessor Webster has returned from o consulta-
tion with Commissioner Delano, ana 1t Is understood
that he fully sustained in his proposed taxation
Of funds used by brokers as banking capital He
announces however that he does not propose to tax
margins as capital. The assessments against
Messrs. Clark. Dodge & Co.. ore In tine hands OF
collector, and q test case Is being prepared.
military commission, consisting Of Brevet Major
Generals II. G. Wright and John Newton and Major
W. T. King. will assemble In this city to-day to In
vestigate the subject OF q bridge over the East
river
The inquest on the body OF the convict Lockwood
was concluded yesterday. Tie jury returned ver-
dict that he received his death at the hands OF
Charles Sullivan, the keeper, and that Joshua
Nanny, another keeper, was accessory. They re-
commended that the District Attorney take imme-
drfe action in the matter. Coroner McEntee OF
| westchester, had made an effidavit before Judge
Gilbert In Brooklyn, charging that the inquest was
| being held In wrong jurisdiction, and upon this
| the Judge issued an order which was served upon
Coroner Flynn the conclusion OF the inquest re-
quring him to answer on Monday next why all
further proceedings In the matter should not be pro-
| hibed.
The obsequies Of the late James Harper took place
| yesterday at the st. Paul Methodist Episcopal
church, corner OF Fourth and Twenty second
| street. The church was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity and the services were OF highly impressive
character Among the pa-bearers were several OF
our Oldest and leading wealthy citizens. The re-
| mains VIII be taken this morning to Greenwood
\ Cemetery for interment
| The Easter festival OF the Orphans Home Forty
| ninth street, was held yesterday and was well at
| tended.
In the Union Pacific Railway litigation before the
| supreme Court yesterday, Judge Barnard directed
the reccicer to break open the companys SAFE This
lie attempted to do, assisted by some laborers and
others; but Mr.. Barlow, q member OF the company,
warned the whole party Oh trespassers, and they
went. The case was then adjourned until to morrow.
Virgil A. kepps. the young who attempted
10 XIII Miss Cassie King Brooklyn store In Feb
ruary, sentenced in the Brooklyn Court OF scs-
sions yesterday to eight years and seven months
| imprisonment In sing Sing.
| The Cunard steamship Siberia. Captain Martyr,
i viii sail to-day for Quesn,town and Liverpool. The
mails viii close at the Post ONCE at haf-past eight
| O'Clock this morning.
/ The stock market yesterday was active with New
/ YORK Central Fort Wayne and Rock Island as the
features There was further ami a large decline in
| foreign exchange. Gold nuctuatcd between 1871.
and isih, closing finally at 1sl4.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General W. Raasion, Danish Minister OF war: