The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-27

burn them and as they were already 10 tne hanas VI
| the United states measures were TAKEN W or'pe
them before the courts on the original complaint OF
| the Peruvian Minister, so that now fef" 10 a'oh0
| responsible Tor their safe keepins'
Notice was given to Judge flerfepon' yos,e'ua'
~ ~ SIDNEY webster counsel for the Spanish gov
| ernment that he would move IN Tue Distrc' oours
next week 10 ouash the writ OF seizure against Tue
| sn.n,sh eunhoats and dismiss the libel senior
| n,s bas applied TO Judge Pierrepont TO have the
.colonv district or people" OF Cuba represented IN
| Tho comp,otnt and has laid before him documents
| on the subject.
| Another suit has been commenced against the
| Ere Railway Company-this time by the Rogers
| Locomotive Works Of Paterson. which charges that
exorbitant freightage has been demanded for trans
| portation over the Erie Railway from Paterson to
Jersey CITY, and transportation is sometimes refused
altogether unless It is through an express company
to which the directors are especially partial
A coroner's jury took the ante-mortem statement
OF Albert D. Richardson at the Astor house yester
day. A verdict was rendered against Mcfarland.
who was committed. The ball In Richardson's
stomach was extracted yesterday. and there Is a
probability OF his recovery.
John l.. Barton, Custom House broker, was ar
rested yesterday on the complaint OF B. g. jayne
an Officer OF the Custom House. that he had at
various times given brides TO the aggregate amount
OF 81 800 TO Messrs. Carr, Towniey and Van Winkle
ali of them weghers in the Custom House, lot the
purpose OF procuring false returns OF weights OF
coffee imported by Dymond Lally OF No. los water
street, firm for which Barton was agent COmnls-
sioner Belts committed Barton yesterday In defaut
Of $1,000 bail. Several other warrants were issued
Yesterday and ii Is SAID to be the Intention OF the
authorities, after the prosecution for bribery, TO
fart har nj
In regard TO the contested Supervisorshp. Cor
poration Counsel o'Gorman has rendered an opin-
ion 10 the effect that Henry Smiths position as
Police Commissioner was vacated by his nomination
for Supervisor and therefore, he eligible to the
latter office and the votes for him should be counted
writ OF mandamus TO restrain the Board OF Can
vassers from counting Smiths votes and to compei
them to count those for Foley and Roche and deter
mine who Is elected was obtained by MIR. Foley yes
terday from MIR. Justice Clarke, OF the Supreme
Court.
Two roughs were arrested in saloon at 120 Greene
street Thursday night for disorderiy conduct,
when one Of them, named Sipp, drew revolver and
snapped it twice at the officer but 1t failed to 60 off,
and the onicer knocked him down. The
other prisoner then seized the revolver and ran
down Greene street. pursued by citizen at whom
he snapped the pistol but again without dscharging
1t. Finally Maloney quarreed with negro woman
in whose house he took refuge, and shot at her. the
ball grazing her ear and the fash burned her eye
brows. Maloney then went to the station house to
find his friend Sipp and they were both locked up.
Yesterday Justice Dodge committed both Of them.
In the case OF Charles Cohn, who was arrested by
superintendent Kennedy few days ago on tele-
graphic despatch from Charleston, Judge Ingra-
ham yesterday decided that there was no authority
for arresung or OBTAINING him, and so ordered his
release
Tie stock market yesterday was irregular and
feverish. Gold declined to 124h and then rallied to
| l241s, closing finally at l24al.
| Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Judge 7. W. Adams, OF Tennessee; Colonel J. w.
| Barlow. of the United States Army; A. Van den
| Linden, of Mexico; P. N, Sanchez, OF Guatemala;
Colonel G. T. Magee OF Albany, and Paul Isenberg
| OF Honolulu, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
General John Mcfarland OF Titusville, Pa; Colo
mel J. NJ. Elwood OF Des Mones, Iowa; Colonel II.
wrgley. of T!tusvllle: General ]. q. Curtis and
Colonel ". c. Crosse, OF Little Falls Dr. II. G..
worthington, OF Nebraska; John II. Selwyn. of
Boston, Mass: General F. Strouse. Of New York,
and Captain ]. H. Hale, OF Boston, are at the Metro
politan Hotel.
| A. W. Boswortn, of New 0rleans Paul eastman
of Albany and Francis Fellows. OF Hartford, are al
the New York Hotel
Judge Peckham, of Albany; f. A. Wilson. w. r.
Sheiield and A. Greenless, of cincinnati, and Henry
| Young, OF Paris, are at the Everett House.
Aonzo Marcy, OF Madrid, Spain; W. Bond Of New
York, and X. c. Fox, OF Washington, are at the
| Genham Hotel.
Professor Hutchins, Of st. Louis, is at the st.
| Charles Hotel.
Captain V. Bouniakofsky. Of the Russian Army, is
| at the Hoffman House.
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from ST. Domingo per steamship Tybee having been
relieved at that place by the new appointec, Mr..
| Perry
| Prominent Departures.
General James McQuade, for Albany; Smith Weed
for Plattsburg; Colonel Looney and Congressman S.
Hooper, for Washington.
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