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Much apprehension is felt for the safety Of
the new Quarantine Buildings, now going up
on Staten Island. A strong force Of police
has been sent to the spot, as riots are appre-
hended.
On Monday difficulty occurred between two
men, in Pittsburg, when one of them, named
Philip Waters, threw a skillet at the other,
Edward Mccain, which struck him on the
head, inAicting deep cash and causing
fracture of the skull. On Tuesday evening
McCann died. Waters is in Jail.
On Tuesday last the steamer j. Ii. Dickey
arrived at st. Louis, having on board, among
other passengers, eleven colored persons from
South Carolina, en- route to Nebraska, in pur-
sunnce of the terms of portion of the last
will and testament Of gentleman Of that
State, lately deceased. o.. ....
The Pittsburg Daily "True Press" Of We'd
nesday asks the question, "Wby does the Iron
College prosper?" and then proceeds to an
swer in his wise: "By employing mono but the
highest grade Of cultivated talent for instruct
ors." We shall suppose that the instructors in
Iron College are thoroughly qualified men;
but we take leave to say that if they were the
most eminent of professors of caligraphy and
accounts, the proprietors of the college would
profit but little from that circumstance alone,
unless their excellence and ability were made
public. The true secret Of success is in the
extensive advertising of the college, prinoi-
pie it would be we'll for other schools and col
leges to adopt. .....
Professor Peck, one of the "rescuers" now
in Jail in Cleveland, preached to q crowd of
ladies and gentlemen in the courtyard of the
Jail on Tuesday last Great was the excite
mont, as matter of course. The Cleveland
Herald publishes long account of the proceed
ings, and adds, at the close, "The remark was
general in the crowd, that were the prisoners
in the custody of the United States officers and
Southern slave-catchers, instead of the friendly
care of the County Sheriff, the Jail walls would
present but frail barrier between liberating
crowd and the incarcerated prisoners. The
numbers and the spirit for such an undertaking
were both present, but under the circumstances
it was well known such u measure was not
necessary"
SWIFT RETRIBUTIoN.--Some months since a
man named Fischer murdered his wife, at Fon
du Lac, and then fed. Tho Governor offered
a reward for his arrest. We learn from the
Fon du Lac Press that his remains were found
the other day in the river at that place. 1t is
supposed that after the murder he attempted
to escape across the ice, which was very trail,
and he broke through, thus meeting his fate.
ALLEGED WFE-PoIsoN1Na.-In the "DAILY
PRESS" Of March 25, We noticed the fact, that
the wife of the Rev. j. S. Harden, of Belvidere,
that month under suspicious circumstances,
and that Mr.. Hardin had fed. We have now
to announce that Hardin was arrested on ijun-
day last, at Fairmount Va, where he was
passing under the name of Austin.
RUSH no PIXIES PEAK.-The st. Louis DEM
ocrat of Wednesday states that the crowds still
press on, bound to the regions of gold. "There
is no abatement. 1t is wonderful; it astonishes
even Mississippi and Missouri river steamboat
men. One company of eighty young men from
Western Virginia leave this morning." The
Democrat says, moreover, "the task of keeping
journal of the arrivals of Pixies Peakers al
this point, soon appeared such huge under
taking, that we renOunced it in despair"
| Or DOUBTFUL PRoPRIErY. = The special
Washington correspondent of the n. Y. Herald
writes: "It is well known that the prosecution
are preparing to make an onslaught on thu
character of Mr.. Sickles. Every one herr
asks what that has to do with the matter
did Sickles kill Key?' did he commit tn,
act under provocation given by Key?' Thes
are the issues. 'What have Sickles' antece
dents to do with these?'-is generally inquired
The feeling out doors is decided against any
wanton attack on Mr.. Siokles by the prosecu
ton. If such be their tactics, they will e
astray. 1t is considered that Sickes has suf
fered enough, and that the prosecution ough
not to go beyond their duty"
SUICIDE.-on Sunday afternoon two ladies
called at the Daguerrean saloon of Conrad
Koehler, Houston street, New York, and haC
their hkenesses taken. One of the ladies OBJ,
jected to her likenesses as not being accurate
| and he requested her to call ON Monday. He
then went into an adjoining room, and while
the ladies were arranging their toilet they
heard a fall as of a heavy body, and on looking
into the room they saw the unfortunate Koch
Ter lying in the agonies of death. On the in
quest, Koehler's widow deposed that on Tues
day afternoon she purchased for her husband
three cents worth Of cyanide of potash, drug
used by him in his art; as soon as he got it h,
ate some of it, when she exclaimed "What diC
you do that for?" Mrs. Koehler then told tn
ladies her husband was not well, but befor
they left the saloon he fell as above described
She could not assign any cause for tho desper
ate act. Koehler, who has been about oighteel
months in this country, was post master for
long time in the city Of Bensheim, Hesse Darn
| stadt, a ..t.. ...
SICKLEs' FRIENDS IN CoURT.-At half-pas
ten (says the correspondent of the Herald oI
Tuesday, Mr.. Sickles came in accompanied b,
the jailor and officers, and his faithful, insep
arabic companion, Rev. Mr.. Haley, a Unita
rian minister, who has been by his side durin,
the whole trial. Mr.. Haley is quite indignan
at the liberty taken with him by the Distric
Attorney in describing him as clerical sups
to keep the theological part of the house in OF
der. 1t was he who furnished the scripture
part Of the argument; hence the application
Mr.. Ould sought an opportunity for explaining
but Mr.. Haley declined. Emanuel B. Han
and Thomas J. Browne, of New York, are un
remitting in their attentions to Mr.. Sickle:
DR.. Morehead is equally attentive to MI
Sickles, senior. Mr.. Bagioli has not been ]
Court for the past week. Chevalier Wyko
evinces active sympathies with the defense.
MRS. HARTUNG.--The Albany corresponder
of the New York Times, under date of tn
18th inst, has the following respecting Mr.,
Hartung: 1t was one year ago yesterday tina
Mary Hartung bought the powdered arsenic
ostensibly for her paramour to preserve stuffe
birds with, but which was used to poison he
husband with. It is year next Thursda
that he died. Yesterday called to see Mri
Hartung in the Albany Jail. She was in
largo room-which, except that it was With
Jail, was very comfortable. She sat readin
the Testament; by her side was copy of tn
N. Y. Times--on tho wall, pinned up, cop
of Frank Leslie's paper with the illustration
showing Mr.. Sckles in prison, and the seen
where Key fell. She was dressed in ncG
calico dress, with loose white muslin sacl
She is. really very pretty German woman
quite tall, young and pleasing in her way. Sh
was unmoved as she rehearsed the story of th