The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Srw YORK AND rAE VICINITY.

public gentrally rcfe yc,,srlay shocked hy the en-.
nounoeusut tina. the Collector Vi this PORT hai com
nit Ell suicide. II appears ,hs, for sons weeks Mr.,
King had been out OF hesa and for The pu pose Of
escaping from tho annoy ar ,c, hat beset him In the
shape Of occ seeker, and political wirepullers vho
visited him, he maie q trip to hi. residence In
ST. Lawrence County Since his return, on
Saturday last, hi, friends noticed that bs
seemed Depressed iu spirit, and On the same
| evenins. Ia biddins q friend "eood-bye," ssid,
"you will never SEQ mo ssin." lie lodged a, the
Astor House, and relative slept in the sane room,
teing also with him during the following Sabbath
Mr. Thutlov Weed visited Mr.. King on sunday,
and noticing bis N heath, when he lea he told tho
Collector he won "a call .tatn on Monday With phy-
.iciAn on Monday morning, NJ. King arose about
seven o'clock, and after dressing himseL Informed
hi. relative that he would tske q short valk Ills
Companion d sired to accom- pany him but the
Collector said he treie.rrd 70 20 alone lie
| then ioA tic goom, dcseonied 70 the front
atop. Of the Hotel whore he fingered for few m n
uts and thea Walked np broadway. Several perron.
arc contdcu, they saw him upon tho step. Of the
A''or llousc on Monday morning. some time before
eirht o'cock As he 20 not return bis rolAuvO be-
came alarmed and .outht for Mr.. Kins AZ vsriou,
riscos, Receiving no tidinrs' the aid Of tho police
vas invoked snd tho report Of a m'n having shat
81 r.
n'o n'al u"pel OH NON Que o' 'H' ii"''Nen WITTY
toa" "ss investigated Inc rNsenlafs OF that &C.
cutienoe were s'er'hi"ou 70 pe 80 'o'o''
Au'Ht h''e 0'loeN' ee','mAh snsre refihs !" 'he
description o hr. hins' Who vas short iAi man.
seat GU board oi he hoooEsh terry boat Al the loot
oi Chr'''ophor street. Wheh thi' bo'' wi" halt way
'Io'' uo nVei' 80 h''ie ehidi.n standing near TOE
'ein "a" th' small stout nan '-ks OIL MS hat which
ne droP@ei upon me Geek anu thon jumper into mo
stream Tue children inmeulAteV gave the hAiin'
the po.t -" "oppeu' put no iuf'her evidence vas
o1isihod thss soeh an occurrence had tA'tn
phce' Iho nat "hleh Wa tound upon the
ierV boat VI" 'up'equenty bToush' !" the A''or
House "hero VT. Kings roia'Ne ana oihcr tnend'
recognized " As thc one ufualIY worn py W" 'ohec-
tor Ie'esraphie d''pa'che' had already been sent
to various pa" of 'ho country ana during ye''or'
day replies we're received without any o'har udns'
nom WI Ains' " F" 'no'o'o'o e01spoo' N"os'
certain that NJ hing hsa coninluei suicide In me
manner above stated although the body has not yet
oeeh teeo'eiei iho NA'" Oinoo'' "oo M" p'ch
sehVey ehs"ed 'h tne eHen ai'"f MI Aius'
mas NH''eh . Io''or' III Nn'oh no
We have every reason to hclieye th.t Mr.. King
lnmp 9'el'2nii lIoh iiovoAen ViiS 90. 'os,oI ,
An The Iot 4, ,,Ir III his hat and Jump The. Gave
the aia'iu to boat wa, aio.p d. oli ho d'd not r,s
n, in. t,, 81. 1ss,on,I frjenJs rbetoi Ia iniIir
duubt ol hI. doah N. 4. uDELt-
III, deceased, II tho aloye facts warrant the use OF
such a torn, vas the most intimate posonL aud
political mend VI President johnson, Who had
recently appointed him Collector Of Customs for this
port. In which position no Vas lAboring to effect
| rcforma Witch you'd coufcr upon tho msr-
camille community a visl amount Of benefit
bo'idcs enabling the government 20 collect
customs due more economically shan hereto
foio. Tic % Office doubtless pressod 90 heavily
upon MI King, that 10 brought on recurrence Of q
maiAdy which atii ctrd hlm Ia lsJI-s when he wss
f)r several months an inmate Of the Utica Lunatio
Asylum. Atthat tine Nr. King had induced l.rFo
party Of his ~. iswrenoo County oorstituenu TO
The bo.er and s,si.. The then Canadian refels
in tlelr movement. number Of Mr. k.ns'a per'oual
friends woc killed la the str,rre, while others
rore captured tnod and transported This event
! cau,el NJ. KinR much uneasinas' that he lectmo
III and not oesslns to accuse himself Of hoins the
cause " tho deaths aud msi'rtunes Of his frona,
! he toe smo quito inslue upon tho subject and whon
he recovered his mental faculties, tho reooocl.ons
OF the Above occurrence Invariably e..ei doyres-
sion Of spirits
The Hon Preston King was born at ordeusburgh,
| St. Lawrence County, In this State, on the lith of
October, 1890 Amer graduating from Union College,
| he became q laVyer which piofoSaon he ioOSed
th more les Of success In 1884, and for several
years sub'sluenty, he ~ss Eiembsr Of tho Assem-
bly,, and In 1872 was elected Reprosontsii'e Ia
Congress lie served The State In this capacity until
1877, and In isi9 vas again elected 10 seA1 IN Con-
fIes'' "Lieh no continues 10 ho'd uh'l' I-1.' All
th'' ne Was elected by combination OF htm'cTata
ana hepuhlleAn' " represent "a" h'Ate IN
tLe sonA's OF inc lu.ied siei'N Nhich peel
'ion he assumed IN 1871 and continued to MI