New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.


The Controllers monthly statement shows
decrease in the circulation of Wisconsin banks during
July Of $50 $685. The whole amount of present crcula
ton ia g. GIL go of which s274Ss5 Is OF par banks
sl6277 OF banks winding up sll627 secured $3.50 500
wisosnsin Sizes s23 900 United States Skies el47,o2l
Treasury notes, e.. 256 COIN
Thirty.fiye employees have been discharged
from the gas works at ST. Louis and $50 negroes em'
poyed to do their work The receive Is cents
per day more than was paid to whites. The police
were sent to the spot to prevent the whites from mob
bling them.
riot occurred at Aqua Creek, Va, on
Tuesday between the white and black laborers en-
ployed there. The military was called ont and fired
upon the rioters killing colored man and woundng
many Others Fifteen of the negroes were taken to
Richmond
Arrangements are being made with the Louis.
Vile and Nashville Railroad Company to put the Mem.
phis. Clarksvile and Louisville road in operation
Orders have been received for the Nashville and Chat
tsnooga and the Nashville and Northwestern Rail
roads
The colored people of Michigan recently held
aState Convention. The subjects under discussion
we're the elective franchise and common school educa-
tion They appointed five delegates to the Convention
The semi-Secessionists have arranged for
Mass Convention and barbecue to be held in Callaway
Co., NO. to day to bury the war Ratchet forever, and
promote harmony among the people. Gov Fletcher
has been invited to be present.
The Western Sanitary Commission has for
warded large amount Of supplies to the troops now
operating the plains in suppressing Indian hosfii
ties. There call for more, however from the same
quarter.
Gov. Stone has presented to Page County,
Iowa the banner to which it is entitled for contributing
more money and supplies. according to population.
TO the needy families Of soldiers than any other county
in the State.
There were l,795 deaths from cholera at Alex
andria Egypt from June q to July H. and more than
$1,000 people had left the city from June IL to July T.
The most distressing reports received from the
interior.
Major-Ge Augur has received brevet pro-
motion to Brigadier General in the Regular Army and
his Chief Of staff Lieut. Col. j. A. Taylor, of the 9th
Cavalry is brevetsd Colonel in the regular service.
psroled Rebel prisoner named Miller was
Iynohed at Sheburn. Sullivan County Ind. Thurs
day. for attempting to murder Mr. Gregory. the pro
pristor Of the Spencer House at Louisville, Ky.
The Commission to visit the Indians who
affiliated with the Rebels and to make permanent peace
with them. has organized at Washington. Gen. Her
ron. one Of the Commission arrived yesterday.
After an excursion among the islands in the
Deighborhood of Portland yesterday Gen. Grant re-
turned to tina. city. and took cars for Gorharn, New
Hampshire. He leaves for Quebec to-day.
Edward Kennedy, who was arrested few
days ago at Chicago Ill, the charge of having
sc 900 of bogus Cook County script has been bound
over to stand his trial.
The attempted abduction Of George n. San
ders is considered in Montreal unmitigated hoax,
got up sympathy for the broken down Seces-
sionists residing there.
While the lSt Maine Regiment were at New
port News Wednesday evening the men cleaned
OUT the store of the post suffer- carrying off goods TO
the value Of $1,000
Mr. Kasson, Member of Congress from Iowa,
started on Wednesday trip to Salt Lake City. He
will be accompanied from Leavenworth by Major Gen.
Dodge.
Gen. Darlington has been re-appointed United
States District Attorney for the District Of Columbia
an office which be has filed for the last four years.
Arthur Donelson, 70 years Of age, deliberately
shot his wife dead at Bath, Me-, last Monday, with
charge Of buckshot. He is In custody.
Owing to the intense heat it is understood
that the President will make brief trip to Cape May.
The old frigate Congress was successfully
raised Thursday after several abortiEe attempts
Secretary Seward telegraphs from Cape May
that his health and that Of bis improves rapidly
The internal revenue receipts for Thursday
amounted to o.. 100 COO and yesterday to g. iO2563
About rs pardons were granted by the;Presi-
dent yesterday.
Gold opened yesterday at l44l and closed at l43a.
The extremes Of the day l+disa Government bonds
we're firmly held quotaons and but small amounts were
offered The amount Of business done in them very
small Tho miscellaneous list dull and steady Coal
shxss were Arm State bonds steady Railway shares opened
firm on the street and the leading shares In active de-
and At the Board the market remained firm, with an act
i've demsnd for EewYork Central which sold at "a eI div
dend balance Of the list closed strong In the street the
market dull but strong the opening but at the close the
whole market advanced and closed strong At the Second
Board the msts. improved. Money was reported much
easier and WAS freely Offered at 6d7 per cent on call.
A letter from Constantinople, the record of the