New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-18
GENERAL ~ EWS.

A man named John Malloy, residing at New
Durham y. j. was yesterday committed 10 the County
Jail by Justice Pope Of oboken. a charge Of having
caused the death Of his sister wife Of Patrick Rally by
violence, in May last 1t appears that Milloy and bis
sister had quarrel on the l4th of May and. is al
legged he knocked down and then kicked his sister in
the chest and stomach causing internal hcmoTrhage,
which resulted in death two days after.
Captain West of the British brig Mountaineer,
arrived Monday morning from Cow Bay. Cape Bre-
ton reports the eth inst, in latitude 49, longi-
tude 67o heard heavy cannOnading. 1t lasted two
hours and appeared if engagement was going
on There was dense fog at the time. and he could
not see any distance
Our st. Louis correspondent says "A feeble
ray of hope is still held out that Col Lindsay may have
beaten John q. Scott the Copperhedd candidate for
Congress in the lid Congressional District The
soldiers vote as usual in such is almost unan.
imous for the Radical candidate and the returns afford
slight ground for expectation that Scott may yet be
beaten"
BY the America, arrived last night, we have
later news from Nicaragua The war IS nearly over.
Gen. Bonela and the Nicaraguan troops in Houdu.
ras the Hondurian army supposed to be operating
against Barrias at san Salvador Gen. Chomorro was
killed recently the frontier OF Honduras.
Accounts come via Los Angeles Of the dscOv-
cry Of very rich and extensive gold mine region in the
San Francisco Mountains, lying east Of the Colorado
River The La Pas and other recently formed mining
companies on the Colorado have been deserted for
mines The latter are described a new California.
A dispatch from Albany reports a terrible
disaster at Cohoes-the burning yesterday afternoon,
Of shoddy mandatory. and the death by fire Of 10
girls 1t is said there ~ missing Of whom the mum
bcr named supposed 10 have persisted
A little steamer just builtat Muscatne, Iowa,
while Oh her trial trip the 18TH exploded her boiler
Samuel W. Barrow her builder, was instantly killed.
and ten others were scalded and otherwise injured some
81 them fatally.
Gen. Grant favors the immediate opening OF
The cotton trade on the Mississippi under proper restrc
tons Many thousands OF bales now hidden in swamps
would speedily come to light if the owners could find
market.
There were $50 deaths in this city last week,
decrease o. III from the previous week The deaths
by snnStroke were IS; were murdered Is drowned
and died from riot wounds.
The Hon. John Bells wife arrived at Cincinatti
from Nashville, Thursday Ii is believed at Nash
vile that her poor Old husband would have remained
loyal but for her influence.
The claim Of the managers of The ColOred
Orphan Asylum, for damage " property during the
riot, is nearly $4,000
The spirit of speculation in the Stock market
which was 30 strong Saturday only strength
Yesterday and the market rampant and excited than
before There was greater rise IN prices than any day last
.ek the general advance being 3d3 y cent while Harlem
advanced II y cent At the Second Board the market con.
nued TO advance Fregs very quiet, and stes
what heavy Exchange continued dull but closes higher In
ihs morning Sterling opened at iSa with sales up to 1891
fhs Money market incng toward greater ease. aud
o. 10 freely offered at 500 cent, few loans have been re-