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Show GENERAL. Sentenced to Dentil. Washington, 29. Horatio Balster to-day was sentenced to be hanged, June 9th, for the murder, of his son James. During the remarks of Jude Olin to the prisoner the scene was very affecting, Balster sobbing aloud, and the Judge was so overcome at times as to be unable te proceed. Burned to Denth. Pittsburg, 29, The carpenter shop of Jas. Mellen was burned this morning. morn-ing. Jlellen, in trying to save the tools, was overcome by heat and was burned to death. The charred ire-mains ire-mains were found in the ruins, Ftre, Warren, O., 29. The sashandblind factory of Ileiner & Co., was burned this afternoon. Lks $81,000. ; "Washington Stews. j Washington, 29. President Grant returned to Washington this evening from his visit to the west. Gov. Ito and the assistant minister of Finance of the Chinese Empire, gave an entertainment to-night to a very distinguished company, among whom were Secretary Delano, Attorney General Gen-eral Ackerm?r, Acting Secretary Richardson Rich-ardson and Admiral Porter. The Mississippi CreTasses. xVew Orlea- vy.The city sur-eyor sur-eyor reports the river falling and the levees safe along the front of the city. The Bonnett Carre crevice is now 1200 feet wide. Otherwise there is no material ma-terial change in the situation. The water is within half a mile north of j Kennenville, and has also made its appearance ap-pearance in the low ground enstnnrl ! Decision on the Krle Case. j Tho Tribune (his morning rays, in ; the case of Ilcalh and J!aparel against tho Erie railroad and others, Judge Ulutchford has prepared a decision de-cision which will probably be ofiicially given to-day. Tho derision covers a hundred ami twelve pages, and is in favor of the plaintiffs upon all the constitution;)! points involved. Monetary mid Mocks. New Ymk, 29. Money is easy at : Ui 0. Gold lit in. The-shipments tomorrow to-morrow are i siiiiintcil at one and a half to two million dollars. Governments opened steady and closed strong; eights higher. Sixes, of 81, 108; 5-20's, 02, 01 and 05, I I; new, 07, 8; 10-4t)'s, 9. Slocks rather irregular, but closed strong. W. U., 59;; quicksilver, 12; Mariposa, 0; Pfd, 10; W. F., 4?,l; Pacific mail, 47s'; N. Yr. C, 1001; Erie, 203. |