New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-31
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEXv@.
About o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Mr..
Joseph Van Doren q city weigher, doing business Mt
No. 40 Beaverst shot and instantly killed by Mr.
james F. Dram. also CITY weieher. So far as the
facts can be ascer,aned it appears that the two mon
quarreed and that scufle ensued during which Mr.
Van Doren was shot by Dram. The deceased resided
in Jersey City. and leaves widow and several chill
dreu Dram who is now under arrest. is resident OF
this city and unmarried.
A man named Archibald Matthews about As
or so years age. Committed suicide about O'Clock
Saturday evening in Greenwood Cemetery by shooting
himself with cavalry pistol. letter TO his wife anu
one to his son. Capt. George Matthews living in East
Thirty frsts In this city, were found In his pockets
which indicate that he mpeed to the rash deed by
the appret enson Of real fanced trouble which
hs did dare meet An inquest will be held to-day
The President has appointed William b.
Thomas Collector Of Customs at Philadelphia; also
Edward Wallace Naval Officer and T. Reed MyeT. Sur
veyor Of Customs ut the same port; c. Taylor Agent
for the Indians the Upper P tie Agency; Samuel L.
Day Receiver. ard 81. A. Williams. Register OF the
Land Office at Tallahassee and NJ p Dosty. Register
Of the Land Office at New Orleans
james Simmons, seaman, who expressed
satisfaction tie assassination OF Mr.. Lincoln, was
courtmartaled and has been sentenced by Secretary
wel,es to years imprisonment to forfeiture oil all
nav and allowances to be discharged from
the payy and never again to be enlisted permitted
10 serve under the Government Of the United States
In tho two-mle wherry race at Worcester,
Mass. on Saturday. Ward won III Is minutes and 10
seconds Bglen came in second and Radford third In
the three nile race for our.oared boats the MeCean'
OF Boston, won In the three-me race for six Dared
boats the Yale College boat won. 10 minutes and
seconds Harvard was second.
The miners of Carbonate, IuSerne County,
Pom. are on strike The companies engaged in the
coal business decided reduction of Is cents per
tuu In mining while tie miners are unwilling 70 allow
more thar a reduction Of cents
Hundreds of former residents Of Washington,
Who left for the South the breaking out OF the
Rebellion are now returning to their homes; but very
few of them have yet succeeded in obtaining employ
ment
The position of ChiefEngineer Of the Metro
politan Fire Department to which he was elected at
the meeting OF tho Commissioners Oh Friday. was on
Saturday accepted by Mr. Elitha KinGsland.
A confederacy of young scamps in Louisville
Ky, known as the Forty Thieves. has been broken
up By the police nine Of their number having been sent
70 the House of Refuge within the past week
Lawton, the counterfeit money passer, who
was arrested at Amherst. Commencement day, has, In
default Of s. 900 bail. been committed for tral before
tbs United States District Court at Boston
The United Service Petroleum and Mining
Company case was again before Justice Dodge on Sat
urdsy; bat little progress in it was made and nothing
Of interest or Importance ELECTED.
In Southern Kansas the people are getting
vn0 or lonQ
since six thieves were hanged IN Franklin County with
out the least benefit Of clergy.
Chambersburgh is fast rising from its ashes.
The court house IL under roof three hotels are nearly
completed end buildings and business houses are going
~ in all directions.
About 200 pardons were granted last week.
Thore sre still than 1900 applications on file. and
tho petitions continue In at the rate OF about
300 per day.
Lieut. Gen. Grant and family arrived at BoS-
ton on Saturday In special train fiom Albany. The
General was received by immense crowd with great
enthusiasm.
The total number of National Banks now in
operation Is 1884, with total circulation Of s6l 1885,
$50 The amount OF currency issued last week was
g. go les.
Avery severe storm Of rain and hail passed
eyer Washington on Saturday afternoon. breaking
windows. injuiing trees and doing other damage TO
Sroperty.
There will be no new Treasury clerks ap-
pointed unless to fill vacancies There are nearly l6OO
slern aud 400 copyists employed in the Department
The Stonewall will not DO brought to this
county Immediately for fear Of communicating the
yellow fever nor prevalent at Havana
One hundred and ninety-nine Government
horses were sold at wiIliamspot Thursday Last al
prices ranging from SIS to s2l6.
The figate Congress, in Hampton Roads
has not yet been raised reported but an effort vii
soon be made to Goat her.
The Central Railroad freight house, at Bata'
VIA was burned on Saturday morning. The loss Il
estimated ut 10000
The receipts from Internal Revenue for July
foot % Estimated receipts for the next two
months, tGO.ooo.ooo
The President LET Washington on Saturday
ssr another excursion down the Potomac. He will 10
Tho thermometer at Fortress Monroe Oh
Thursday last was 1860 In the shade.
Gold opened on Saturday at liol, sold at i4oi
and closed q i The extTenos Of the Day were l}al4
bonds were steady AID In far demand 'o' 1'