The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-25

City Intelligence.

PROBABLE SUICIDE OF COLLECTOR KING-
The NAM friend, Of the Hon. Preston Kin, AID the
public generally, we're yesterday shocked by the an.
nouncement tina. the Collector OF thl, port had com
miited 'uic de. II appears that for rome weeks Mr.
King had been out Of hoth, and for the purpose Of
escaping from the snnoyances thst beset him In the
shape OF Office rockers and political -repullers who
visited him, he male . trip 10 his residence In
st. Lawrence County. Since his return, on
Saturday last his friends noticed that he
seemed depressed in spirit, and on the same
evening, In bidding friend goodbye" sad.
you will mover see me again" lie LODGED at the
Aston House, and relative slept in the same room
being also with him during the following Sabbath.
Mr. ThuIlow Weed visited Mr.. King on Sunday,
and noticing his ill-heath, when he len he told the
Collector he you call again on Monday with ply
stefan. On Monday morning, Mr. King aro.o about
seven o'clock, and after dressing himself Informed
his relative that be would take q short walk Iii.
companion desired to accompany him, but the
Collector said he preferred to so alone lie
then lcft the room, descended to the mont
steps Of the HOTEL where he linsered Tor few min
ute and then walked up broadway. Several perron.
are confident they saw him upon the step. Of Tho
A.or Hou.c on Monday morning, some time before
eight o'clock Az he did not hi. relative be-
came alarmed and sought for Mr.. KING at various
places. Receiving tiding, the aid OF the police
was invoked and the report Of q man having that
morning jumped of from one OF the IIobokon ferry
boats was investigated. The particulars Of that &C.
curicnee we're ssoertaincd to be AZ follow.
About nine o'clock, a gentleman answering TO the
description Of Mr. Kins who was "a short lat man."
vent board Of tho Hoboken ferry boat at the foot
Of Christopher street. When this boat Was halt wa,
scross the river, two little children standing near the
this small stout man take Of his hat which
he dropped upon the deck and then jumped into the
stream The children Immediately gave the ALARM
the boat was stopped, but no further evidence vi.
obtained that such occurrence had taken
place. The hat which found upon tho
ferry boat, was subsequently brought 70 the Aston
House where Mr.. KINGS relative aud other friend,
recognized It - the one usually by the Colloc-
tor. 1eegraphie dispatches had slrcady been sent
10 various parts Of the country and during ye,ter-
day replies received without any other tidings
from Mr. Kins II Ia ihercfo-e considered almor,
certain that MT. King has oommite ell suicide in the
manner above stated although the body haa not vet
been recovered. The naval Offcer, who Ia, been
actively engaged in the search snor Mr.. King.
HI" written letter, I'm which he 'ay,;
We have eye-y rcl'on 70 believe that Mr.. King
day aud was diowsef lie vas seen by two cbilJTcn
In the boat 70 take OIL his hat and lump. They gave
the 'hlul, me D3st 4. sop Il, but he did not
Mr. KIN. bT n. no. ma ,isnn 't'ongl9g 70
doubs OF his dealh. MI opEIt
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,ueh -. term. -, ,hc mo-, in,;,,.,. -,
polltic.I fr,c,d of p,,.id,,,, Ia,n.Ir 80" -,
,.,,n,Iv .rp,,nt.i hin, coIl..,,r ~ "I'
uort in which po,I,io, h. - i.,.o-,. -
,eforn,. ,hich vo,i5 oo,,a, - " ''''
camille community VA, .mo,,, 81 -.
l.,ide, enabling A., sovorn,,.n, ',,u ~,
c,.,ou,. dra NOR. .,o,oa,,..T- 'o'''
foe. The care, ot ofTc. do,h,,o.. 49,,
upon Mr.. King. thu, 4, hron,h, On .r.'f
n.l.d, which .alic,.d him in Isq- ,-t'S "
for several month, an irm.,o =, a, -, =,
A,vlum Al that tim. "A, Ein,h., t.,i
nor,v NJ m. :, I.vr.,-o ,,o,,,,'- ..',.
cro., tho border and asia, ,ho ,h,n c.....s. W
in their movenon, A n,rhor 81, n, r.1,-1 Us
friend, we're kiiI,d in tho ,,,,,r.i, -,
ar. c,p,ured triad and ,,,,,n.r,., W..
caused Mr.. King. -ueh ppe.,in,. ,h,, ba 49,
M and not coa.inr TO sscu.e himself, =, hoir. 49,
eau,s of .he deAths and mi.f,r,,n., n, III. ,ri.z.
n, became quite in,An. upop thu ,uh,,, and - |
he recovered hi, mental f.cuIt,, m, ,ecoI,ec,,o,.
of the above occurrence invariably c.,.sd d..