New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.


The Hon. Chas. w. Bradley, formerly Sec
rotary Of State of Connecticut and United States Con
sui TO China under President Pierce died on wednes
dav last He was considered the best versed il Chinese
history language and of any living American
On Tuesday night, 18th inst, at Newark, N.
j. soldier named Edward Cootes shot Christian Stick
ler German, through the brain. causing death IN
few hosrs The cause, O woman.
The City Inspectors Department was again
under investigation before the Senate Committee yes
terday Several Witnesses were examined. The Com
mittee will examine but one witness this morning and
then adjourn
The House Carpenters Of this city have been
on q strike since Monday morning. They demand
60 5o-being an advance Of fifty cents. There are some
$500 workmon participating.
The formal opening of the New-York Tobacco
Exchange in this city took place yesterday. large
number Of shippers and dealers from various parts Of
the country were present.
Quite large number Of recruits were OBJ
tanned in this city yesterday. From the 18th OF Feb
ruary to the 18th of March inclusive 5s men were OBJ
tanned
In the New Jersey Senate, yesterday, the
constitutional Amendment debated without result
An effort will be made to-day to elect United States
Senator.
The town elections in Columbia County re
suited in the success Of the Union men, the Boar,
standing Union. Iii Democrats Q.
But YER little interest was manifested in the
city yesterday in the Constitutional Amendment cleo
ton. and only a small vote polled.
The fall in gold yesterday had quite depreSS'
ing effect at the Produce Exchange and nearly all ar
cles were considerably lower.
OIL is said to have been "struck at Mariners
Harbor Staten Island. A company Is talked Of and
specimens are already on exhibition.
Last years Police report shows that the sta
ton houses in this city gave lodgings 10 1898 drunk
ards during that period.
An Alderman in Augusta, Maine, has set the
good example of personally going into the ranks to aid
in filling the city quota
Secretary Seward has sent special envoy to
Honduras to conclude treaty with that Government
President Lincoln is quite i'll, and no Cabinet
meeting was held yesterday in consequence
seven-thirties were sold yesterday to the
amount Of s., l2725o.
Gold moved downward yesterday quito rapidly
and there few signs OF permanent reaction The openm
1874 and Is high as i3 was paid at noon IRON
this rate the price steadily dropped to 1874 si q p M III
next downward III and closed at 1901 The sup
ply Of cash gold is large and its owners sre not able
carry 50 readily The for the day fas been l7GS's
Government stocks barely steady and could not DO so'
readily large amounts at quotations. Railway sbare are al
ewer and no large could be sold at current rates
AT Second Board railway shues were lower and pressed
1or sale without exception Ls'c In the day slight recover,
~ss shown in few stocks but there was no disposition tc
buy except to cover short contracts
Money cal Is abundant 1t per cent and stookhouie
borrow for their limited wants very readily Exchange
low Bsnke Sterling 60 days. lOsaloa4 Bankers Sterling
Q days 100; Merchants Sterling, l06iaio7tI Francs IL.
352i.
Lat Erenino.-stocks and Gold weak the call Gold
after the call, l10t