New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26
CENTRAL NEWS.

As stated in our edition Of yesterday, the ship
Victoria arrived from London. on Wednesday night
bringing among her other passengers. Franz Muller
thu suspected murderer Of Nj Briggs. Mr.. Briggs 1t
will be remembered when returning home on Saturday
night the 9th Of July in frstclass carriage on the
North London Line, was assaulted, robbed Of gold
watch aud thrown out Of the carriage. 10 was found
by the driver Of the following train, !nsenSible and
died on the following day. The murderers evidently
by mistake left his hat In the carriage and took
Mr. Briggs, and on Monday Mr.. Briggs chain was e1.
changed for enother by jeweler named Death.
reward Of $500 offered for the apprehension Of the
murderer aud the description Of the man calling on
MI. Death was published csbman named Matthews
came TO look at the hat IN possession OF the police and
IL as one he had raoeny bought for per.
son named Muller, and gave to the police box
given by Muller 10 his daughter. and o photo
graph which immediately recognized by MI
Death as that Of bis customer und Mr. Death also iden
tilted tho box the hs had given him TO put the
chain In. Meanwhile Muller had set OF fox America
having told all his friends whore he was going. after
having pawned the chain and sold the ticket
10 q felow-lodger. The chain was obtained
By tho police, and again Mr.. Death identified
IT, The portrait Of Muller was also identified
by the booking clerk Of tie ship In which he was suppo
sed to have sailed and acting on the information thus
Obtained Inspectors Tanner. Kerrssey and Sergeant
Clarke. with her death and Matthews the osbman left
for New York. Arrived here arrangements were made
for his arrest with Msrsbal Murray and Superintendent
Kennedy and on the vessel being signalled of Sondy
Hook the officers nwatng to board her at the quar-
antine citation, On their boarding the Victoria the
captain who had been informed by the pilot Of the state
OF things and kept Muller under strict surveillance call
cd number Of the passengers aft under the preence
Of their being examined by the health officer. and
on Muller .(whO wss among them) answering to his
name. be wss arrested and charged with the muir
der Of Mr.. Briggs He denied being guilty saying
ee could prove he was not there that night
at all" He kept board the vessel
during the night. and yesterday morning taken police
headquarters, where portrait was taken Of him. At
tw0oclock yesterday the examination was opened be.
fore U. s. Commissioner Newton. but adjourned to II
O'Clock this morning to give Mulers counsel an oppor
nifty OF consulting with BIN as TO bis defense.
superintendent Whitley has communicated
to the Indian Bureau interesting facts relative to
the Ute Indians, numbering about 2 700 souls These
Indians have treaty with the United States and
give assurances OF their friendship for the whites This
10 an important fact. considering they are great
warriors and OCCUPY the mining portions Of Colorado
Their representatives left Washington favorably
impressed with the kind treatment which they received
The good effects Of bringing hthsr influential Indians
Of remote tribes arc seen In the conduct Of the Utes
Letters from Rome says The Courier dss
Rt0s Usis state that Plus TX. intends To make Car
dinal Of the new Archbishop There being q larger
number Of Roman Catholics in this country than In Eng
and their clergy it is claimed. being entitled to that
Tie late Archbishop Hughes died before
obtaining from the Pope that mark Of esteem with
" hich his saoccssor will DO honored.
On Tuesday evening. the clearinghouse of
Mrs Shaffer in Altoona Pa. struck by lightning
md young named Clark Milliron instantly killed
.aa Lizzie WiIl!sms daughter Of T. J. WILLIAMS. Of