New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.

and now presiding over the United States District
Court of Alabama, has into cona:c with the mill
tay there Cen Wood having declined 10 obey writ OF
habeas corpus issued by the judge for the surrender 10
the civil au,hori,cs Of S. c. Dcxter Treasury cotton
agent at Mobile arrested and held for trial by court
martial on a charge of malfeasance Subsequently 'ue
Judge ordered Gen. Wood TO appear and sho" WI! h'
should not be proceeded egainst for contempt Inv
General still neither appearing nor responding wiz
Of attachment against him. directed TO the oni'e"
States Marshal was granted by the Judge anu Ni'u0
returnable on the llth Of December proAlno'
Jose Gonzales, suspected of beng the ehici
Actor in tho late atrocious murder of senor otefd III
BrookI,n vas found and arrested on Saturday p 'H.
waddv at No 2l7 Centre-st. in tbs cit! 'n'"HS"
,,so,motiou received from the prisoner Pelecer'
latter was induced TO make confession W OoP''
Waddy the Spanish Consul and Mr Cuyas' proprietor
Of the Barcelona Hoiel His statement Is not '.S
Trustworthy on some points; but IT disclosed tho mum"
Mace of Gonzales. Abou. e5 600 in gold snd Dns o
exchange belonging TO the murdered man. "elV
fund in Coma ess ON. 1T tbenonse IN wAich ne WAS
captured.
, Michael Haley and Peter McGOry, roomng
together at No. 46 MuserIyst.. had q quarrel on
Friday evening during which, it is SAID 'he iOIA''
Threatened to kill the latter before morning oupSe
ouently they both retired and between ana oe'ooA
on Saturday morning Haley. as Charged got ap' anu
going to the bedside Of McGary WHO was asleep uea'
him powerful blow on the head with an aS, iractar'
ing his skull and producing injuries which 1t Is feared
will prove fatal Heley was arrested and Mcuary
taken to tie hospital.
The Rev. Sella Martin (colored) gave the
results of his mission to England 10 obtain aid for the
suffering freedmen of the South, at the Shiloh PresDy
terian Chlch last evening. He hsd succeeded III col
lectng about SEQ 600 but thought that the freedmen
must rely Chiefly the contributions OF the North of
relief lie found much sympathy among prominent
Englishmen. bnt general unwitneness to contribute
peounory from fear lest they might be consideacd as
impertinenly interfering in our domestic concerns
A young man and young woman were burned
10 death on Thursday. Nov l6. in Franklin County
Kansas while trying to save hay from being con
sumed by prairie Ere. The parents OF the younI
people came from Indiana aud lately settled nea
Ottawa Large numbers of prairie fires have occurred
recently in the newly settled districts Of Kansas. and
vegy considerable amount OF property in the way
barns fences ay and fodder and in Two or three II
stances houses have been destroyed
Saturday was the 62d anniversary Of II
evacuation this city by the British troops in l7s2
the conclusion of the War of Independence The occ
sion was recognized by general display OF the nanor
flag on the public buildings throughout the city and
the shipping. The veterans Of the war OF isl' &c
brated the day by parade through some on prin
pal streets and an association dinner
Intelligence from Central Mississippi repor
q healthy condition of affairs there. Personal ent'
prise wes active. and provisions were plentiful L
negroes were also well disposed and returning TO the
Sormor homes A Columbus (Miss.) newspaper is
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agent who accounted for but 5000 1t odds: IT
stealing mania is rampant"
The majority Of the House Committee of u
Tennessee Legislature have reported against the Neg
Testimony bill They assign two !. The III
{orty Of the people opposed TO It Legislation
favor Of negro testimony at this time is premature
A session Of the United States Circuit Cour
with eitler ChiefJustice Chase OF Judge Underwot
presiding has been ordered TO commence at Norfol
va today and it is thought by that its busine
will be the trial of jeff Davis.
Edward Simpson, late master-caulker at Il
Philadelphia Navy Yard, charged by the Goyernme
with series Of embezzements covering long perio
was cleared in that city. Saturday by jury in Il
United States District Court.
John p. Reed, jr., indicted for the murder
Jacob Grouse was acquitted on Saturday at Bedfor'
Peun in the Court of oyer and Termner. The KILN
ofCrouse was caused by political disagreements arisn
out OF the late Rebellion.
Gen. Grant, with q portion of his staff
will leave Washington to day on visit to Richmond
Charleston. aud other Southern towns The Genert
has not yer visited the e1capital Of the Rebel Cond
srscy since its capture,
A letter from Brownsville TO The Neic- Orlcan
TSnes corroborates the statement that the Imperiast
6red on Federal boat drifting down the river. Gen
weitze is said to have demanded an explanation.
Gen. L. i. De Russey Of the Engineer Corp
of our army who had rendered fifty years OF mill
tary service to the country died in San Francisco
Thursday last aged seventy FIVE years
Francis Adams, long connected with th'
Boston press and recently Of The Saturday Eren
fnx Erprsss died in Boston Friday night. He ha'
been in i'll health for some weeks.
A Prussian named Herman Powell, manu-
faoturer Of gasovens. committed suicide on Saturda
night at bis Office in Wanutst. Philadelphia by shoot
ing himself with carbine.
We learn from Wisconsin that official return
from all counties but Pepn give Fairchd $500 major
ity, and against Negro Suffrage 1914. Pepin will b
about 300 Republican.
Mr.. Mcpherson, clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyea says Washington special. has sent th,
new roll to the printer. No names from rebellioui
States appear upon ii.
Twenty.three ocean steamships cleared at
ths port on Saturday. Of which only one WAS for Eu
rop 10 for various Southern ports and the remaining
thrss for Eastern ports.
The Government Coast Survey schooner