New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-05
GENEE AL EWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
At meeting held on Friday evening" OF the
General and the Representatives of the vail
Gus railways between Washington and the North tie
following new mail arrangements were made which
will 20 into effect Sunday the 18th day OF the present
month From New.York going South. the 40 p IN.
train will be changed to p w.. without any sleeping
csrs attached The ~ midnight train VIII have sleep
lag cars From Washington the mail train viii iea'e
al 80 in the morning and at in the evening. The
cars will be limited in number and no sleeping ears VIII
lie attached to the train The evening train now eay
ing at $50 will depart 7.30p with sleeping cars
attached The second morning train will at present
leave at Ills O'Clock.
Our last advices from Panama, which are up
g. the 10th of November. contain full account OF the
discovery of Rebel plot to capture one OF the Panama
Railroad Company's Central American steamers. and
sferwerd to seize the steamers OF the Pacific Mail
Company The T. S. Consul at Panama, having re-
ceived information Of the plot the managers OF the rail-
raoad induced Admiral Pearson. commander Of tie L.
T. squadron in the Pacific to send squad OF marines
from the u s. igats Lancaster the flag ship. on board
the threatened Thus seven Of the gang were
seeured The Governor Of the State Of Panama refused
10 the Consul of the United States permission to trans
port the prisoners across the lsthmus.
The Mayor, Controller and Supervisors, beng
the persons having official charge Of the business OF pro
curing volunteers in this city for the national armies
have issued address to the citizens in regard to the
correction of tic military enrolment ordered by fro'os-
Marshal.Gensrsl Fry and Gov. Seymour. Complete
copies of the existing enroDmens OF each Ward are 70
he printed and furnished to enrolled citizens, and
whenever name appears the list which should not
b. there and when omissions observed Of names
l.. ;,x al th.tr Ctf,a
Of the fact be given the district Provost Marshal
Late on Saturday night. al Irish woman
named Mary Bean. aged 62 years, arrested and
committed to one of the cells of the sixth Precinct
Staton,house. During the nigbtlone of her fellow.
prisoners colored woman named Elizabeth Sayokoe
without os< oestion jumped upon and kicked her
about the head and breast until she was quite dead
The murderess was secured. Yesterday Coroner
Naumsnn held an inquest and the desperate woman
was by him committed for trial.
The steam transport Merrmac, Captain
Sampson from New Orleans the 9Th ult. arrived at
this port on Saturday. She brings news. Captain
Edwin D. Philips senior line officer OF the First Regu.
lars died board the Msgrimsc Friday night. very
Suddenly He was formerly Adjutant Of the regiment,
and wa. one OF the officers turned by Gen. Twggs
10 Texas, TO the Rebels He thirty five years Of
aga.
Jeremiah Waddington and Robert Drysdale,
bounty brokers charged Saturday, before Jus
tce Clerke with having drugged furoughed soldier,
named Cannif, and taking him TO Portland, Maine,
where they sold him for $1,000. The Court granted
order of arrest in the of each of the accused and
held them TO bail In the of g. OOO
The COrOner'S inquest into the causes OF the
Ia,e fatal accident on the NewHpven Railroad.
,.,a1 O.,
witnesses were examined two Of them being employees
Of the Company Their testimony was that the road
wa. In good condition throughout and that il is
fully watched and repaired. The inquest was adjourned
TO the 10th inst
fight occurred at place called Timber
Ridge in Fulton County. Southern Pennsylvania, on
Friday between lot Of deserters and Company Of
the sOst Pennsylvania Regiment The contest lasted
for about an hour the soldiers driving the deserters for
considerable distance through the woods, killing one
and wourding two Of them. The remainder escaped
Il> steamship North Star arrived at this pot
yesterday forenoon She left Aspinwall on the 18Th
conveyed by the gupboat Augusta On the Goth the
Augustus machinery broke down. and the North Star
towed her into Port Royal arriving there the 2sth
After taking coal. &C.. the North Star resumed her
voyage.
William George died IN the IOmDs from inc
effects of the blows inflicted Oh him by John Donovan
while suffering from whisky lunacy, on Friday morn.
irg. A coroner's inquest was held on tie body Of
gorge when shown that the of death was
Il fractures Of the skull inflicted by Donovan with the
stove poker.
TIE albany Journal says: Gov. Fenton will
take his seat in the House Of Representatives at the
opening Of the session. and will not ysobaby come 10
ti, city before the middle Of the month. He will &c.
sign his seat 1, Congress before the first Of January.
Francis w. Rice, ESQ.,, U. s. Consul at Aspin.
wall WHO arrived at Port Royal on the North Star on
business with the State Department connected with the
Salvador pirates. came passenger on the Fulton
William II, Hanford, accused Of the murde
Of Miss Leland Of Brooklyn. near Bridgeport. Conn.
escaped from the prison at Danbury on Saturday.
Enos Prizer. the senior editor Of The Encks