New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-01
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Four men employed in the Hubbard Coal
Mine near Ceycaud were eau hy frcshc. and
near being drowned But by taking refuge in tic highest
part OF mine they kept dly. but were here in immi'
nent danger Of starvation. Acr four Of this SOFT
a. Imprisonment in the bowels of the earth the waters
ailayed aud the FINISHED victims were rescued b.!
ttcir friends.
4 number of Federal appointceS in the
Southern States have been unable 10 eSecItc their
bonds aud take the required oah that they nave never
voluntarily borne given aid ant counsel or en-.
couragencrt 10 persons engaged IN armed hostility
against the United States, aud that thay hage rot
yielded voluntary suppoi. 70 tie Rebel Govern.
ment
party of thirty Indians attacked an ea'i-
grant train forty miles west of ue,burf Col. o sat
urday killed two men and captured one wagon. On
- day large party Of ndilns SURPRISED c9snp
ortwcnJy six soldiers few nlas Lorth Of vai!ey sta
ton captured their stock and drove tie 10 the
station.
Benjamin II. Butler Of EdcartOwn. Mass,
and Albert Burke Of Providence. sin-law we're
probably drowned by the upsettins of boat in which
ihey were fslug lest Wednesday, about eight miles
soath-ea,tor,y from Mcrtia's Vineyard. They icfi
home in the morning and have not since been heard
isom.
Br0phy, who aS,ailcd thc testimony OF
Wolobman. the principal witness against Mrs. Sur.
ialt. has pahisLcd q osrd Teoatine Lis statements,
and challenging Weichulann 10 bring him (Bropby) e.
defendant IL Washington court OF Justice. in order
To test Tie truth
man named John Hill, in custody Of the
Sheriff Of rcrtoa County. Mo-, for being concerned
with twenty-five oilers. in tie murder Of several nor
Inen, was foTcibly taken from the SheriG hands July
Is carried across The Ossgc River and shot dead will
oat ceremony.
A Western paper has a dispatch from Mem
phis reporting the seizure OF the Commercial Bank in
that city and the discovery of dcfacaion in the Gus
tom.Housc. 1t is supposed that the money which
should have been IN the Cusicliouse had been used
by the bank.
Two prisoners confined in the jail at ST.
AbaDs VT. lately escaped By filing away the grating
to the windows. 1t is said that Hezekiab Payne The
Acged raider held TIE charge Of robbery, refused 70
avail bimself OF the opportunity 10 escape.
The military district OF Alexandra is discon-
tnued. The records are ordered to be removed 10
Headquarters OF Washington and the officers arc or
dered home with Instructions 10 report by letter to tie
War Department.
A fro broke out about II &. IN. yesterday
in ssndrordst Jersey CITY which destroyed a build
ings, and rendered - families houseless. The occu
pants we're all OF the poorer classes and barely escaped
with their lives.
The steamer Nsrcela from Montana, with
SEQ 600 in gold dust arrived at Sioux City last Sun
day. Tie Upper Missouri is low, and number Of
boats had to turn back when within 200 miles Of Fort
Benton.
The Mavor of Portsmouth, Va, was arrested
or Friday by order os Gen. Mann. commanding tlat
subdstrct Tho cause Of his is said to be
interference with military law or military court
matter.
1t is rumored at Washington that the Presi-
dent has made Gov Wells Of Louisiana Provisional
Governor so that the control OF the State may be OBJ
sansd and Rebels prevented from holding Office.
A youc man named Fred IIeilkamp was mur.
dered at Toledo o.. aud robbed of small amount Of
money and gold sleh early Sunday morning. No
arrests were made.
The President and lis family returned
yesterday from their trip 70 Chesapeake Boy. The
crowd Of visitors at the White House was very much
diminished.
Efforts are making in Richmond to induce the
Washington authorities 10 rescind Gen. Turner's re-
cent order declaring the late municipal election null
and void.
Capt. Wirz, of Andcrsonyille infamy, is said
70 be the only prisoner of remaining at Washing
ton. His trial will not take place under two weeks.
The Post-Offcs Department sent letter by
Yesterday mornings nail notifying Mr.. Wsshburn OF
Sis reappoin.Incnt as postmaster at Philadelphia.
The monthly statement of the public debt,
which viii he issned to-day. viii show more favorable
financial condition than previous statements.
The receipts from Internal Revenue yoster-
day. amounted to sl.69s.47o 75-making the total
receipts for the mOnth-s2i, ,eea.47o as.
A rot occurred in CummingSvilie, o., on
Sunday in which three men were shot and large
amount OF property destroyed.
The damage to furniture, &C., IN the E4ecu'
ys Manson at Washington. from Saturdays storm. i'
estimated at $500.
Priss claims TO the amount Of sl6', 595 70