New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-06
GENERAL NEWS.

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At Louisville KY, on Friday morning. The
steamer ID. G. Taylor was consumed by fire. She was
owned in st. Louis and valued at s39000 on which
there Is an insurance Of $1,000 The flames communi
Gated to the tow boat r. T.. Lee vailed at $4,000 and
she vas also consumed no Insurance. The Taylor hsd
200 suns of commissary stores board for Nashville,
and the loss IN tie Government il about $1,000 Capt
Rhodes and Engineer Jones OF Pittsburgh, and another
max. pane unknown. Jumped overheard aRd were
probably dros0ed. A negro boy Of the Tayor is
missing.
Coroner Naumann on Friday held an inquest
on the body Of William Smith, the baTkeePer who was
shot on Tuesday morning in the saloon at the corner Of
Fulton and South streets while engaged in quarrel
With party Of negroes who asked FOR drinks which be
refused to sell them The n,.aant. Daniel Brooks who
keeps restaurant at the OF Wooster end Canal
streets ives positively identified By n number OF wit
nesses ~ the man who ehot deceased The wounded
nan before his death also identified him. lie wes com.
mitted TO tho Tombs TO swat tie action Of the Grand
Jury.
II is stated that the Legislature in session in
Alexandria win take action in reference TO the col
lection OF state taxes for the years Js6 1862 ord Ices
and the reiore the collection OF the viii be enforced
and for that on rse Of real and personal
e5tate Tor lsGi was nxed O. only five cents the sDl
rhe tax on slaves as was stated yesterday. w0s re-
pceled. a bl has been passed by tie Legislature In
session IL this place extending the Stay Law 70 1868
/ 4 dispatch from Des Moinos, says that a bill
has passed both branches Of the Legislature repeating
the law prohibiting immigration Of free negroes into TIE
State. joint resolution passed tho Senate, rceo.
msnding the passage ola law by Congress making be
uc Of elestionof Members Of Congress Uniform. and
allowing soldiers 10 vote for Presdental Electors.
Mr. L. R. BaBgher, of Gettysburg Pa, de-
ivsred lecture IN tho Chapel OF Packer Institute
Brooklyn Cor tina benefit Of the Brooklyn Sanitary Tar
the Battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Boagher IA familiar
with thc InoDeuyers Of that battle, ind illustrates HE
narrative upon large nap th.s giving clear eIpsna-
non Of the whole contest.
on Friday, the Woman's Loyal National
Leagae scnt to Washington 10000 signature. 10 their
Emsnc potion petition. This Is the first nsol,aeni Of
tls million to 10 presented to ts Congress. Tie peh
tloa I. ptusted to the of.he Hon. Charles Sumner
! a Washington dispatch Of Friday says: The
rlnors recently MT forth q reo or npprehendel diff
cuitfs between the United StatOs nad Trance with
Out iouudstlop.
! resolution has passed tue New-York Assem-
/ bly, that toh ought TO be imposed on the SewYor.
Central and Brio Railroads during the suspension Of
canal navigation.
| The Rev. Nr. Staples, Unitarian, Of Brook
lyn died Friday morning. His health bad long been
yery poor. oni liz decay. therefore vas not .DeI
pectcd.
The Legislature Of Virginia, az Me.and:ie,
has iDdeantey pcstpored the election Of Cned states
Senator IN place " Mr. BOwden, deceased.
The venerable josiah Quincy entered upon
bis ninety thlrd year on THURSDAY. tie IN iu,i.
Gold opened at Isl: q 1877, and rose 10 ijs!5
Ssi closing at l's1i9, Stocks IN the street strong
Win .aa. excitement among slecuaor ho stand IN crowds
upon Wl',n 'res IA numbers equal anything "a
1870 Al the Stock Exchange Inc .tescI oortnnsd With
sfge sasG Stocks eoa8nus .,ro-s and cdgsnclDg Rome
stocks specially supported have ri,en materially bu, tLr
st steady nui sustained without trouble By tho increasing
ou;as 81 eGTeacy AL United State, Stock, are firm ed 20
demand especially long bonds rnd $50. which convertible
into long loto. ~ 10 Second Bord pTco were irre f
uider irse ssle TO rcsie pgo1s bat Inc srs lost Eohig
c,rs buoyant feeling onc, IA ~ss.sy srd esry
ho1f bFolsrs rdJ % !sE3 cach otter irsoy a . c.u
snc couiidG eJs balances lois tae 1lanY houses a.