New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

hqns.s Cnvary weIc murdered ~ ineh 20 RON h''-',
near Foft hcy, aId me! sfe ineiAs had also c.r''d
r t.a!n Of m..tu! stores. Tie soldiers hiito "';'a
pat Q! l.c tram escort.
Two women, Minnie Iiiil and MIS-. Mary
Biescr. attempted 10 commit suicide N chicago On
raoaday evenue the former ly tnkus foor ounces OF
l,uasnum. aud the latter By slirs Smaller dose "
the same poison. b. tie active use o. stomach Jump
both were saved from death. Minnie d''f'eS Let u
tention 10 Nil hersc! at al o'enis.
i;snatch from st. LOU, rays the damage
70 me Union Pacific Railroad is rot 50 srcai "a 10
ported. The bridge over Stranger Liver Is gone. 'u1
all other bridges are safe meeting Of iAe ili'o'"S
Of the company in connection with Eastern eahah'a
jnteyc. .ed IN tic road. is now in session.
Ara meeting OF the Democratic State Central
Committee held at Albany yesterday. it was uu""'
mousiy resolved 20 call democratic state Convention
Of one delegate each Assembly CstrlC I" mec ~
Tweode Hall, Albany, OF the sixth Of sol"onoeF n'A'
for the nomination OF State officers.
A heavy freight train Of - ears, on The Mis-
,ou.i ana Mississippi L ilToad, in Iowa loaded with
produce and hogs broke through bridge near Wilton
on Saturday, and was terribly smashed AID Piled To-
rether n a heap Of ruins. One man was A!led and
another mortally injured.
Arrangements are on foot to erect a MONT
IS formed and $4,000 in sue crptioGs obtained. The
corner stone vii he laid With much ceremony.
Gems sherman and Logan lcyo accepted Invitations 20
b. present.
The Democratic State Sovereignty Coucn-
tiop assembled a, Columbus. Ohio On Thu day. \
State ticket headed hy Aoxanie- Long for Gc'egacr
and .lton A. White for MISUNDERSTANDING. wa
dominated. Tie resolutions were Secesslonst Il
gOSt,aree.
Whatever features Of interest have been re-
veaed in the Kctchum dcf4c''ol since cus last pub
loaion viii be found Csc hce. Rcd c.tato belonging
20 Morris Ke,chum. valued a. $4,000 Was attached
yesterday by creditors 81 The ruined hrm
Mr.. Stowe elCpod from Burlington, NJ,
lest week. with the wives OF three prominent citizn.
Al the women were ms,rsascs OF the scamp Gle
ruiy parties crossed tie Cl-1ia border closely par'
s8cd ~ Oac OF the wTonr N-
The examination Of Gc- -V.-l iNne> and jaLe
Davis. charged with receiving money f:ca Jenkins
knowing it to be stolen. continued ! S'cIdo!
Those unhappy iuuocenti tell very pretty story o
their beautiful lives.
The steamer Matauzas came into collision
with tho steamer Carlcta opposite he"-oh'ans o.
.rbp~sasy ,che latter vas SINK ood is uppose' TO p
q .o.al logs. 10 lives were lost Tie Maiallis WI
Onirjurcd
Mrs Maria Thornton, Who has Just died IL
Washington at the advanced oge Of 100 years tl
widow Of Dr. Thornton TIE original architect OF tb
Caplto and the fgst Commissioner Of Patents
Reports from all parts Of the NOrtA-N s.; y
regard % the coming crops continue to Improve -
prospects fcr a big yiod. Tie weather tic pest wecl
has been most excellent FOR farmers purpose.
Cen. Grant has received an ingita'ion from
Che Northwestern Packet Company TO visit 81 PAU
AID has Partially agreed 10 accept. If he goes ., OIL
Will be soon after his reception ai Galena
The contract for converting FOrd'a Iheate
into nrcproof blldiag. a depository for &c Eebc
archives hos been awardod TO Ichald Dunbar 0
Brooklyn at $4,000.
Zen Thousand dollars of Indiana free bank
notes we're burned TUESDAY at the Auditors ofic'
ct Indianapolis. making $4,000 destroyed during ih
pas, week
The suit Of the Great Western Railroad
of Canada against tae Commercial Bank Of Canada
involving e2oo CO., has been decided against tie oank
Wisconsin has still Is regiments Of infantry,
three regiments Of cavalry and siy batteries artillery
In tho service. Sle hes sent eQOoO rools in ALL
Quite a severe shock o. an earthquake was
felt at Memphis Lagrange. folly SPRING Oxford and
Granada Oh Thursday. 1t lasted about 10 seconGs
Detroit special seys the Board Of Lake YES
eel Inspectors have commenced Investigation into
the cause q the recent collision on Lake Huron.
The whaling bark Pearl Of New-London. while
rcconlyon the passage from Honolulu to the Arctic
Ocean, destroyed by the pirate Shenandoah
A cyDrian of st. Louis, well known in certain
quarters. has lust falcn heir to 5000 lcn her by
relative, Col. MAY OF Brooklyn. New-YoIk.
Duncan MCRae, Weil-inoUn politician Of
Kor.h Carolina. ard John Minor Bots were at tie
Executive Mansion yesterday.
TIE csse Of MumfJrd the gold.boler, was
resumel yesterday before Judge Downing but no ncw
facts excited.
Collector Webster at Baltimore il is said has
thus far appointed Only Army officers 10 positions in
tie Custom. House.
An extensive fire occurred in Quebec On
Thursday hight. Between 20 and 50 buildings were
Consumed
Gen. Grant reached his home at Calena yes
terday afternoon, and was most enthusiastically
ceged.
Gold opened yesterday at ii2s, sold up to ll3,
and closed 1t IGs Tie ueIkct with moderate
business Government stocks higher In State Stocks
and Railroad Bonds little doing but prices well maintained
Pan Shares are steady. Railway shores irregular, and
there IS no app esancs Of buying upward tun There
a. more money offering 6euss borrowers at per cent
on call In commercial paper lle dong.
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Letters from our Special Correspondents in
Louisiana and Tennessee, and Art items, to-
gether with local intelligence, Will be found
on the SIKH and seventh pages Of to-day'S