New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold and Atzerod'
we're simulanecu IL executed about p. m Yesterday
Strong Efforts were uade during the DAY rescue MI
Sur1at By means OF writ of habeas corpus but with
out success There were last words Of any import
ance at tie scaiFold although Mrs Surrait IS sai'
70 have left written statement Of some hind Payne
Is also reported to have stated that .he innocent
The ship William Nelson from Antwerp
June4 Of and for New.York. was burned on the New
foundand Banks on tie list inst About 30 Of her PAS
sengers have been picked up and taken TO St. Johns
1t is supposed Tat tie remainder-about 4oo-have
been lost.
Col. Burnett, Government Prosecutor in the
Assassination Trial, accompanied by Col Treat Com
missary.General or Gen. SchOfed's Corps, and Col
Cox, AdjutantG OF Tie sd Army Corps, arrived
in this city on Thursday They leave for the West in
few days.
About o'clock yesterday morning the
gtaten Island fsrry.boat Mortified into collision
with the steamer Jogeph Bclsnap Governors Is
land carrying away the port vaecltouse. guard, and
wheel Of the Belknap and also damaging her wheel
The street-sweepGrs on a strike held another
meeting in this city yesterday. Nothing Of importance
was cone Instead Of being ineonyenieneed by the
strike the new contractors state that they have more
apDllcetlOrS Tor VOlk tu5U lDel Gun Itei 'hN w.
Capt. John List was killed, and Major Nc
Pbail. ChieiPaymaster Of the Department wounded.
Of Wheeling, Va. o. tie night Of the 9th inst by an
accidental shot from the ProvostGuaIa, who we've in
pursuit Of IN escaped prisoner.
Five or six bounty-jumpers, deserters, &C.,
burrowei out Of The guard house OF Camp Mcclellan,
Davenport Iowa Friday night last during the storm,
and escaped None OF them have, as yet, been ar
rested.
The Department Of State has received Official
information that the Spanish Government proposes 10
direct the Captan.General Of Cuba to deliver the eI'
Rebe, ram SioneWal now at Havana, 10 this Govern
:aent
Over $50 brgadier and major generals who
have occupied easy positions in Northern cities viii
shortly be mustered out aud officers who have distin
gushed themselves in active service be substituted.
The case of Miss Harris was proceeded with
at Washington yesterday. counsel making the opening
argument and examining a few Witnesses The court
then adjourned until to-day
Companies are being organized in North Car
olua for the extraction of tar turpentine. oil and
pyrogneous acid by the process Of the destructive
dietilatOn of lightwOod.
The Secretary OF the Navy has disappeared
the findings OF the Naval Court Martial in the case Of
Commander William A. Parker, and relieves that
officer from arrest.
Gov. Curtin has spned the death-warrants
ofDavid Gregor and William Hopkins sentenced TO
10 be hung for np,der ia the City OF Philadelphia on
the llth OF August.
Secretary Stanton is worn down by hard
labor and though not confined TO lis house, has been
at the Department but about three hours per day since
last Friday.
In the Slower case in this city, yesterday, Mr..
Slower was for four hours subjected to rigid crossex
animation when further proceedings were postponed to
tie 18th inst.
The Dictator leaves this port to-day on her
,rial trip to Halifax Should she prove sufficiently
,eavorthy, sic will, OF its completion Cross tie At.
laudc.
The negro who was hanged up by the thumbs
Sor forty hours near tie railroad depot al Raleigh n.
C. on Friday Of last week. died soon after being taken
down.
Gov. II olden has appointed a commission TO
proceed to Washington and confer with the Authorities
on the subject Of con6scation in North Carolina.
The l39d and l27th New-YoTk and 9th Maine
Regiments arrived in this city yesterday The gu
Maine left for hone in tie afternoon.
Hon. Asa Packer, of Mauch Chunk Pa, ha
given 100000 and 81 Of land for the foundation
of a college near He,hlehor. Pa.
The President is understood to be uniavorabll
dsposed to the Richmond petition, to relax the $1,000
exception clause.
The United States screw sloop-ofwar MAZDA
vaska, will be launched at the Brooklyn Navy -Yar'
this morning
Negroes in North Carolina are making from
a. to 60 per day by rewashng the dirt in abandoned
gold mines.
Seven-Thirties were sold yesterday to tn
emount OF 81. 200.
Gold opened yesterday at 1884, and was firm al
d,y closing at 1851 Gold bearins Governments, and indee
everything in the form Of National Obligations firm, and
sye demand not only from speculaors bni by investors
All Border State stocks strong snd held firmly The mis-
cesneous shares Railway shares strons ard the dis
position TO opera for advance incres'es Aher the cs
prices were lower under sales realize profits but OF the pub
lie se.sion the market rallied and full prices were paid
Second Bosrd the very steady In ihe street IN
market W.. strong Money remans abundant on call at "a
Der cent snd at the latter Tse sums rernsin idle II
commercial bills no ehspse G6 cent 10 The rate i9s be'