The New York herald., 1869-04-06


Thomas @. Durant and other Officers OF the company
denying all the allegations contained In Mr. fisks
complaint. The examination before the referee was
continued.
George King, convicted OF the Cambreleng bond
robbery, escaped from custody yesterday while on
his way to Sing Sing under charge OF John Moraa,
deputy sheriff. Captain Rynders had told Moran
especially not to attempt take King to Sing Sing
without help but he disregarded the instructions.
When the escape was known Moran was immedl-
ately arrested.
The steamship City of Cork, Captain Phillips, OF
the mman llne viii sail from pier as North river at
one O'Clock to-day for queenstown and Liverpool,
calling at Halifax, n, s., to land and receive mails
and passengers. The mails for Nova Scotia, &C.,
will close at the Post Office at twelve NJ.
The Hamburg American Packet Company's steam
ship Saxonia, Captain Meyer, win leave Hoboken at
two P. NJ to-day for southampton and Hamburg
The mails will close at the Post Onice at twelve M.
The steamship Nevada, Captain Williams, will
leave pier 46 North river. at one O'Clock tomorrow
"wednesday afternoon for Liverpool, calling at
Queenstown TO land passengers, &C.
The stock market yesterday was active and buoy
ant despite the continued activity of money, New
York Central advancing to l645s but subsequently
reactlng about one per cent. Gold closed finally at
1915.
Although the arrivals were only to moderate
extent, the market for beef cattle Yesterday was
quiet and heavy. and prices were generally lower.
Prime and extra steers were sold at Ice. 165ac,
while fair to good were disposed of at 141sc
a l5]sc., ordinary at 12hc. 14Ac and
inferior at 10c. 12c. Mich cows were dull and
heavy at 800 s125 for prime and extra, s75 ss5
for fair to good. $50 $40 for common and $45 s55
for inferior. Veal calves were in moderate demand
md nt1ita in vain yriyr, on1 aytrQ nO
quoted 12c. &c.,. common to good 1Ohc. 11sc
and inferior SIC. exc. For sheep the market was
quiet and heavy. Extra were quoted at &C. o 9ac,
prime Sc. a SIC, common to good 6lac. 7hc. and
inferior &c. a 63Sc. swine were only moderately
sought after, and, with fair arrivals, prices were
lower, closing at lie. 1lHc. for prime 1880.
1O7Sc for fair to good and 1890. a 1ohc. for
common.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Governor r. Marshall, OF Minnesota; W. r. Hollo-
way, Of Indianapolis E. F. Bailey, OF Boston. and
NJ. II. Wentworth, OF New Hampshire, are at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Paymaster Burtis OF the United States Navy, is at
the Hoffman House.
Judge f. f. Kattell, OF Binghamton Colonel G.. f.
Warng. OF Newport, and Rev. II. p. Chase (Mohawk
ChieD OF Meencey, c. W., are at the Astor House.
H. E. Sargent, OF Chicago, and Robert Adger, Of
South Carolina, are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel
S. W. Cragg of the United States Navy; Captain
A. A. DeLong OF California; Judge A. II. Carpenter
of Milwaukee, and B. F. Bruce, of Pennsylvania, are
at the Metropolitan Hotel.
General Robert C.. Wood, Jr., of MissIssppi
General Duncan s. Walker, of Washington: Colonel
j. Taylor Wood OF Nova Scotia, and ], S. Meredith,
OF Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
General n. p. Banks and George A. Henderson
left yesterday for Washington, C. T. Pollard and
G. Jordan for Alabama, Edmund King for Newport.
A. Van Allen and w. X. Williams for Albany. +. A.
Drexel and E. Griffith for Philadelphia, 7. D. Han
nan for Texas, E. Gaylord for Boston and Captain
Charles Pike for Newfoundland.