The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-02
A Boom CoLoxEr.-On Tuesday evening

D pofDon dressed IN unliorfn Oolcue OF INC
Q. Q. Army saunsorcd INTO a public saloon on
Broadway, Known ~ "The broadway Garden"
and seated himself ami ng somc officers afer which
he announced hrnsM a. Colonel williams Of the
o3d N. Y. Volunteers and that he Ind been ordered
on here 10 sctas Judge Advocate on q Court Mar.
tsl assembled TO try General spnola. Some u the
ofbcers presents happening n be members Of saii
Court Martial, "smeit very large mouse" and
detectives wniust and Watson Of General Hayes
force happening 70 cnGr at the moment the officers
gavo the i" ODkonei' into their custody. As soon
Is the detectives approached the gallant took TO lie
heels and when no got . short distance turned
with pistol apparently 10 his hands tbut which
afterwards was found W be knife, and presented
II a, tho detectives who had given chase. Finding
tbis hs ctfcct, he again took IN his heels, and
alter exciting cha~ he WAS captured and lodged
In the 1ih Ward Stat on-hous. Yesterday morn
ing he VIM taken bcfo r. Captain Hayes at the Rsr
racks, who sent him General Hayes. The latter
inquired what he dn ssscd 10 uniform for, and he
replied, "For q lark u" On searching him letters
werc found addresssi 10 Colonel Chambers which
caused . suppo@ton that ho hal also gone by the
latter name. General Hayes ordered his eayla
buttons and sverytlyi ng military which be wore to
| he cut OF. This done yesterday morning in
front OF % 81. MARKS Place. in presence Of large
number n Spectators After which the bogus colonel
was permitted 10 skce sddle.
| RAILWAY PosT-C FFICI.-An ingenious and
valuable method OF in rcssing the mail facilities lie
tween this city and Washington has been adopted
by the Post Once D-I srtment. T. consists Of wha,
may he termed.s portable Post o1ice--s car Jar.
rangsd In such n1anncr 10 answer all the pur-
| n ID ii .o.L ,,l food
With the trains The object Of 1t Ia to save the time
at according to the prren, System necessarily In
,ervenea tetwecn u,e closing Of the malls, and the
departure of the trs ins and the time consumed a,
the end Of the route In making the mails rcsdy for
the carriers. Tho ear for this purpose is sup
| Piled with clerks to transact tic business, whose
duty will be the other mail clerks Amer
the train has started. the clerks assor, the letters
and papers, stamp them, and make them ready for
delivery nj the way stations and when the termi-
nus Of tho route IN reached, tho mail mater Ia a..
re.dy sorted out for the carriers. This method, IN
addition TO the saving Of trouble at IL. Post Ofccs,
will give fully half AL hour time for the mail
ing Of letters tor they bc dropped into the pig
eon-holes Of the when moving away and will
secure their distribution to recipients another ali
hour earlier than under TITO present system. The
Department src well pleased with the arrange.
ment shss they propose 10 adopt II on other roads.
The ALLEGED WIFE MuRpEn.--Mrs. Nancy
Love, Of b1st street, near 9th avenue. wSo is al
legged 70 have been poisoned by her husband-or
one Anne O'Neil-dled tss mentioned In yester.
days sux) At . O'Clock on Wednesday evening,
ard Coroner RAnncy, who had previously taken
her ante.,noytsm Deposition. completed the in
A. ...fA "a.
which Ia as follows reveals something further
D than has been previously said tt knew the dc.
ceased, and had known her for more than ,hrc,
months she boarded with me for ten weeks; las
her on Tuesday evening, IN my house
asked her what IN ale her come to my house dur n
my absence, and she said that she feb sleepy, md
thought she had been poisoned she Iii not wan
: 10 go home, fearing that she might get anothci
dosc she desired me to take care OF her' as hnt
! been mother to her she said that poison hat
been administered IN her food by Mira. O'Nril sh'
believed she complained Of a burning PAIN in tho
: stomach, and continually called for icr water, anc
| vun,ited freely, throwing up q green phhgm.
Ehzalcth Lee, sister Of Mrs. Love, tcstiner
that having been called 10 attend the deceased, sh
, administered brandy, md remained With her unit
y the hour of death. | have never known tsav
this witnesal any intimacy between Mr.. Low
and Mrs. O'Nhl my sister had been IN tho hsbi
Of drinking she had quito quick temper, an
u would get In n passion ; abe had black eye, an
informed me that her husband had pushed he
4 against bureau my opinion is that they wer
- 10th to blame; have never heard anything aga ~
O'Neirs oh sracter until now deceased, some tim
ago, told me that her husband had threatened &
RS knock her brains out, but thought nothing {
that she said that from the time that her hushan
hrst made the Acquaintance OF Mr.. O'Brien. tier
IL had been difficulty between them.
7, All the testimony having been given texcep,in
Of that Of the chemist Or. Pohl. who has taken Ii
4. stomach Of the deceased and will mako an exa
~ minAtion thereof, Coroner Rauney committe
be Love and his paramour to the rombs, and adjourn
be cd the further hearing 10 "Wednesday next. Low
~ Is 81 years OF ase his wife was ?s, and Mrs
or O'Nel is 81.
I'd The WEATurR.-Thr thermometer A. Della
N tours yesterday showed the following to he III
~ state Of the atmosphere;
To GAN. lem. 3P
u- 1SSt-scpt. 50 10 20
.h ls63-Seli. l OF 69 a.