New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-17

Tile Rfqistcr Of Newark relates singular story Of
German superstition IN connection with the clay pts
in Oliver street, where young Mctay was drowned
some few weeks since. Gays that some years since
a German lsborer working 10 garden near The fatal
SPOT observed a white leaf growing from beetroot
which is said to be regarded as an evil omen IN ater
lard. On going home he remarked upon the ciIcnni,
stance TO Lis wife who forthwith escorted her lord
tito the little lot by which the house was surrounded
and there pointed out which she also had discov
cred that morning. They both went back INTO the
house and ate their MONDAY meal III nsitnchoy
silence After dinner, II man returned 10 MS WORK,
as was supposed but early In the Afternoon, as some
persons were passI the pits, they saw clothing Elng
ON the eoge vi the water but saw no owner. ne
water was dragged AID the lfeless body OF the Ger
q an was founo. The supposition Is, that the man
went in to battle, and being unable to swim, stepped
into one Of the deep holes and thus drowned bat ths
most singular part Of the story remains 10 Dc toa'
This German had sister residing In Brooklyn, n l.,
Who on the afternoon in question had at her house
suIk into dreamy sleep, in which she saw ner
brother struggling 10 the water that engniteo nun
be ard bis shrleks for help in which enc wildly Johed'
and which aweke her causing nsf !, Uu.n S %n
tnnd and her determination to go TO Newark ana see
wac her brother safe Her husband ehpostua'eo oa'
,he was 6rm and up che came Just In time 10 zee me
corne NJ her brother borne into the house ne had e
but few hours previously III Aealii DuI Win pre-
sentiment Of impending eVD'
RIcrT OF MAIL CONTRACTOIs TO PRE-TNPTIoS.-
The Commissioner Of the General Land Office WIZ
shortly sue to the Registers and Receivers Oh inc
Al rrut LaLo Offices circular In relation to pre-
empt:on. 10 Contractors carrying mails through the
Territories west OF the Mississippi, under the general
provision for that purpose in the act of Congress ap-
proved March 5, 1865, making appropriations Tor
lie service Of the Post-Ofics Department,
AID also in relation to the special poet-
route preeDption under the act OF 30 March,
1861 The Commissioner holds That 10 constitute
"a right Of presumption under this law, the mail.
route on bicb the claim Is based must iorm part oi
",he syster stretching laters!y across the Territory
"bepg Ink in psYt Of connected route from ne
line CT the States west Of the Mississippi TO The Ia
cifc and that no benefit privileges Conferred oy
the said act Oh routes stretching lenghwise In
"portherly OF southerly direction il Territory AM
forming 10 DaIt Of such connected route nan
Der OF stir gent rules aid down TO assist the con
tractor in p,oyiDg his right to tho prescriptions, ana y
prevent imposition upon the Department. lne saui.
principles appy to the special act o 1871 eAcsp. .a
il restricts the stations 10 ten u.es apart ana we P
smp;on TO 32o acros. Washington Union, ssp'. H.
MOVEMENT or TRooPs.-Conpanies ana ~
SeocId egiment United States Artillery . IT,
19J men, arrived in this city yesterday rv isa
Smelling Minnesota Territory, en- routo !, - ~ srl
verwortb. Capt. Arrold Elzey ard w; e. .cconnsn,
| Eouts. CHARLES Griffin and q. ID. beue{ I9,h
| the ioress. st. LOUIS i'ep 1. ~
CARVING OCT JuDGE TAsEY's Dtsis i',;,,- -.
IHo,,oJ,b,ro5 XVI 7ronseript says thai Jauv zen
r;Ilsd r.g m; I,sn in Mercer County te'x dsy
.i,sa On account of bis refusal TO pay ni% ds"'
sce.s. The murderer tnca feos gu anH' 'es'e9'