The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-23

ont a wall OF the washroom In the hope OF escape
The explosion was loud, but not being tampet
sufficiently produced but little erect They were al
secured again.
The United States District Attorney, Judge Pierre
pont, received instructions yesterday to proceed
agsnst the Spanish gunboats, now almost ready 60
sail and lying in the East river, for breach OF the
neutrality laws The libel viii be filed to-day and the
order OF the District Court obtained for their seizure
one or the grounds for this proceeding
is that the vessels intended for hos
tilities against the people OF Cuba, with
whom the United States peace. demand by
the Spanish Minister for their release refused by
the government special despatch from Washing
ton confirms this and asserts that the American
squadron in the West Indian waters has been aug
mented specially in view OF the contingencies that
may arise IN consequence Of the action Of the United
States In this matter OF the Spanish gunboats.
Judge Clerke yesterday issued 0 mandamus on
! the application Of Mr. John Foley restraining the
County Canvassers from counting the votes cast for
Henry Smith for Supervisor, the plea that he is
ineligible by reason Of being Police Commissioner,
and also directing that Walter Roche is duly elected
| and John Foley having received the second highest
number OF votes, must be appointed supervisor.
The trial or Superintendent Kennedy for contempt
in the alleged evasion Of writ OF habeas corpus in
the case OF John Crawford, who was charged with
| burglary in Chautauqua county, came up before
| Judge Cardozo In Chambers OF the Supreme Court,
| yesterday. Mr., Kennedy testified that he had not
heard anything OF habeas corpus when he gave
| Crawford up to the Sheriff; had evaded sucn
writ and did not intend to do in this case.
Judge Cardozo took the papers and reserved his
| decision.
keeper OF the PenlsentIary at Blackweus Island,
aha hat ha ha NH srtar I'd
signal, on Sunday, proceeded with a crew Of con-
victs to the foot OF Fiftyfrst street, where one Of
| the convicts leaped ashore. The keeper aimed his
oarbine at MIN, but Immediately found himself me-
| naced by half dozen men on shore with pistols.
| He then withdrew with the rest or the crew, and
returned to the Penitentiary. The escaped convict
and another person, supposed to be one OF his res
! cuers, were arrested yesterday.
| The Hamburg American Packet Companys steam
ship Hammonia. Captain Meyer, win sail from Hobo
ken at two P. NJ to-day for Hamburg touching at
! Plymouth, England, and Cherbourg The mails for
| Europe viii close at the Post once at twelve M.
The stock market yesterday was buoyant and ac-
| tive Gold decned to 12e4. closing analy at 1898.
The demand for beef cattle yesterday only
moderate, and with far supply the market was
rather heavy, though prices were without quotable
| change. Prime and extra steers sold at 1514c.
l6Ae.; fair to good 14Ac 15hc. and inferior to or
binary exc. 1885, the bulk of the sales being at
| l3iac. 15isc. and the average price about 14c.
Mich cows were dull and prices were nominal at
| former quotations. Veal calves were moderately
active at lSc. 1870. for prime and extra &c.
| 12hc. for common to good, and 101sc 11c. for
Inferior Sheep were selling moderately at DC. q
| TIC. for common to extra; the supply was fair
| Swine were firm at lo]sc. 114c. for common to
| extra, with arrivals OF 5.021 head.
Prominent Arrivals in tho City.
| Sir A. T. Gait and E. II. King, OF Montreal; John
| Swinyard, OF hamilton, @. W., and Colonel Set.
greaves OF washington, at the Brevoort House.
| II. A. saxton, of Lexington. KY: Colonel H. S.
| Winn of California and Captain II. D. Drumond.
| OF the United States Navy, are at the St. Charles
| HOTEL
Judge 5. Bogardus, Of Hudson; Colonel ]. NJ.
Ferrien OF Kentucky; Colonel II. Van Orden, OF
! New York; Judge E. K. HelmDold, OF Philadelphia
Captain Henry Martin, Of Pennsyl yania; d. II. Bing-
| ham, OF Massachusetts,; Judge J. II. Lathrop OF
| washington; Colonel J. W. Boultier OF washington;
| Colonel G. Clark Of New York, and Judge J. G.
whiting, Of Pennsylvania, are at the Metropolitan
Hotel
J. B. Loney, Of Baltimore, H. c. lie Roy of Pough-
keepsie, and Captain W. E. lie Roy OF the United
States Navy, are at the New York Hotel.
s. 7. Cozzens, of West Point, is at the Everett
| House.
Major General Fitz Henry Warren, OF Ohio; Colonel
Rustem Bey, OF Ottoman Empire; J. X. Chandler OF
| Boston; Oliver Ames, OF Massachusetts,; w. G.
Fargo, of Buffalo; Mr. Htz, United States Consul
| General to Switzerland Senator s. F. Pomeroy OF
| Kansas; Edwin Adams (Enoch Ardenb OF San Fran
CISCO; Colonel G. G. Waterman, OF Providence, and
d. y. Barney, of Irvington. at the Astor House.
| Colonel W. p. Warren, OF Troy, Ia at the Hoffman
| House.
| MARY Rail- nj Nay
/ OF Kingston, n. Y. William Edwin Farquharson and
| Samuel wyAe, OF Baltimore, are at the Coleman
| House.
Colonel Kibour Knox, OF Pennsylvania. and E. p.
Morrison, Of Rio Janeiro, are at the Grand Hotel.
Judge Nelson, Of Poughkeepsie II. M. Rice. OF ST.
Paul. and Horatio Harris OF Boston, are at the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel.
F. 8. Lawrance OF San Francisco; Joseph Demp-
ssy, James Maxwell and Frank White. OF New York.
| are at the Glennam Hotel.
W. Bodisco, OF the Russian Legation; II. A. Ris-
ley, OF Washington, and Mrs. Scott Sddons are at
| the Clarendon Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
s. schlesinger. for Boston; r. B. Angus, for Mon.
treal General H. A. Barnum, for Western Virginia;
G. V. Culver, for Oil Creek, Pa; Colonel Dangler,
| for Cleveland, and Judge G. s. Compton. for
Washington.
CONGRESS. Members of both houses are
dropping into Washington in increasing num-
bers with every succeeding day. All the signs
Of the times indicate session of commanding
interest and great Importance, and the gather
ing of the most powerful lobby in numbers and
money ever known. 1t will be drawn together
on the tariff on whiskey, on internal revenue
changes generally on railroad Jobs, land