New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-25
GENERAL NEWS

he has refused 70 make advantageous c"i""oN' P'
salaries TO persons not in existence anu W P''''"
not In the ernpoy Of his Department 'u'' w mo "a
Dcnded dnelle Tie amount PAID ny n's p'o"''o'' "
The samo expended unnecessary SUNS 'o' '0''
- "a ld o,I,ce, in bis department, or at least re-
90 ~ ngtiaelo charges Of that character. ana In
...,...,~ ,o,,.rnirst;on Sir. BooLE AYERS that the
,,.s cbar,es nro false md groundess and that no
has hecn ac.uated by base oDd personal motives In
making thom At the meeting OF the Beard Tie whole
,ottcr was ref rred to Selec. Committee, aud The
,pou Of the Corporation counsel ordered to be taken
az 70 the power Of the Mayor to suspend the head OF
snr Department (Which seems TO be generally dobte0
anil tic power Of tic Common Council in regard to tie
same.
4 very curious case concerning the mysterious
murder in Brooklyn occurred yesterday. young
woman called upon the Coroner and readily idehihea
the features those Of her husband, debtlned the
clothing rents which she said she had inonded
She sal tie man was 4 soldier had recently pnfriea
herr the next day go, bis new civil dress and dis p
pea,ed. She WAS so much excited "a to faiEt away
On coming to her the Coroner asked her for the
marriage certificate. Sic produced II, showing That
she was married oa the 7h Of this month. Tie nrst
Part Of the body was found the 3D. four days before
There can be no good for attempt at decep-
.ior and We must ihe down IS one Of Tho re-
suits of nervousness and morbid interest in things
horrible.
| The death Of Mr.. JAMES L. BULELEY in st.
Iusos Hospital from nJaries received In consequence
of he cars running oil the track Of tho Harlem Railroad
8, scyrrtv.srvcrt's; nrd Fourthavo. ia to be made
the subject OF thorough investigation. Jury has
been imnsurolcd at the Hospital. ard the in9uistion
commenced. There is a question Of responsibility IN
which the two companies usirg tho track arc on oQpo'
/ site sidss Il ia alleged by the New Haven Company
that Tie accident was occasoned by defective raj
while the Harlem Company eadeayo!ine To make oct
that Tie breaking Of the rail the result of running
q heavily loaded train az too great rnte Of speed
Boh conpsnics have employed counsel to looA amer
| their respective interests.
The deaths in Nsw-York during thersst week
worc ce,--oi mon SO women. IL bOys, ani ioi eifs-
decrease ot ~ IRON the mortality q tn prev cs week
aud Of Il ,s compared With tLe mortality u &c s
responding week Of ls6s OF TIE deceased, i7t vcTc
children lntler Eve years - .re. TIC rcta'y b, ,''c
ID tncigs dsease; VS. IS lo.loHs: Csrsn..P'on' O.,
infausiie 1asrasuus, -; infsntiie com WILSON'S s"i
6-.r-v ~ ne he'd Ia; Inflammation OF The
lu.rs .. cream Il. cho'cra iuisutn,. III disease
Of tie hr--t. typArs fever lei typhoid fever
; srarit f~vsa !. Dsts IRON oztsrnsl chuscs 3D.
among wlici are reported premature births >
drowned IL killed by GceideIts. There were ~ deaths
IN tic Institutions. and - iD,elmenis Ia PoltsFs
Tich. p,. u .Iv.r. ...., .sI.
| The friends and supporters OF Human Bond
age in Maryland hghtng iie progress OF FroodoD
with great zeal. Yesterday iLey applied IN the sapo
ror Cont OF Baltimore FOR rnandallls commanding
GovcInor BY AFFORD 10 d.sfFeDehise The soldiers by
trorfrs OFT Their yotes 1- Cont declined 70 'rcr
fere whes the eenspira,ors against the brave boys IN
the held stor.ei Cor the Supreme Cour With sn appeal
TIE law provides fT voting ~ tho sodi rs OF Mary
land md We cannot believe that any Court or resqnsi
bic caicer NH venture 10 attempt their disfrHnch.e
neat That the pro-SlaI ory men woadde 50 Is very
certain, and they would equally ~ soon sicot any
SOLDIER who fights their master JAfR. DAVE. II thoy
/ The German mass meeting at Cooper Inffi-
tue lsst evening" wee grand ard successful demon
uraton for the Union cerse. Tie proceedings were
Conducted entirely In the ormaa iansuagt-Governor
MORTON not bcifg present IA had been efieei"L Tue
meeting as called 80 order by Mr.. Pnur fEaNkSH
HEIMrR, and Or. CHARLES KassuAs Was unani aiorAiy
elected Chairman. Patriotic resolutions we're reaf'
I'D enthusiastically adopted. The speakers were Gov
ernor EDWARD SAroNAs Of Wisccnsn. Hon. FsiiZ
iHAssAUIIcK OF Cincinnati, and Nj. T. WELL OF New
lYork. Mr. Al DrTTTSHoEFEE was also present and
proba BIZ addressed the meeting before itbIoke up
In our notice yesterday Of the sword pToSsuta-
ton OF the arnory Of the 9Th Rcgs N. Y. s. NJ,
Co BY souie unsccoiIaishle oversight omitted the
name OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM y. OLIVER. IN whose honor
the entertainment. wa. in tiiutcd old who The re-
cipeut VI he elegant sword and SASH AZ tcstnon!al
of the esteem and affection IN which he Is held by tho
company which he commands A large number were
presont and the toasts were Of u decidedly uncondi'
t,onsl Union character Sergeant CRIssrY presided,
ana the whole affair was cheerful and agreeable In tho
extreme. .fa
The trial of Messrs. -JoHssOS and SUTTON,
dry goods merchants Of Washington arrested several
days ago. charged with selling goods TO tAs blockade
runners was resumed yesterday Tie prosecution Inv
,nr been cosed The counsel for TIE defense produced
witnesses who testified the loyalty Of tho firm Tho
trial will eontinue several doys and win be followed by
that of the other firms arrested in Warrington and Bal
I timoTe. ...I .f -..- .lGVIJH "a.
On Saturday morning one Of Our land bat.
teres vigorously sheed the Rebel feet James River,
near Co1's Landing. The fire was sufficiently effective
10 drive the woodenboats ont OF range ilneo iron
clsds however held until their smokestucks were
mostly shot away, when they followed their wooden
1 fellows The Whole feet was driven about mile We
had none killed and but one wousided = ~.
I Some Of The ruflians who undertook TO enjoy
prize {ht on Bergen Point the other day have been
tried and fined from sl0o to eco each. From their
names we should Judge that tley were nearly all Irish
men. Another fghter--one Of the LAZARUS faDly-was
placed under bonds yesterday. on lilo mothers COM
paint. TO prevent hin from going ipto light with Jods
A .pnx ESQ, q gentleman Of professional renown.