New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-29
GENERAL NEWS.

ing lady. On Wednesday, folJVlng, Dr. j.. Harper
went With three citizens and hrco soldiers, TO arrest
them; found chem with three othcr men in house
armed and doors barricaded Two citizens approached
the house lem Ia surrender when they were
shot dead A general sght ensued. lasting half m
hour two despcradocs being then killed and third
mortaly wounded The other two rusted ont Of the
house and attempted to escape hy running. One was
immediately killed. and the other said he would sur
render. when ne was dispatched by bayonets.
A passenger and freight train or the Toledo. |
Wabash and Great Western Railroad came in collision
near Island Grove station abort 10 o'clock Sunday
night One Of tho engines vas thrown from tho track
and pretty badly smashed up though strange to say.
10 one was severely injured. special train on the
sauc road bearing the l5sth Illinois Regiment from
Camp Batter Springfield. III. ran off the track aboat
O'Clock on Monday evening ocoasoned by the break
ing Of an axle Of one Of the carriages Several soldiers
were somewhat. though not severely. injured.
A fast woman, named Nellie Oils, or Curtis, |
robbed man of So 400 in this city on Friday night
last and TIE next day went TO Boston There she gave
away sa,20O but finally recovered s27oo Of it. The
real then arrived and secured less than one haf
Of the original amount He refuses to prosecute.
While General Grant was returning from In
dianapos at an early hour Wednesday morning. the
oNltcl CT Tue emu vi CuINt III Aou wv"
turned. Intentionally and the in which tie General
was seated was thrown from the track and dragged
some distance. No one. however was injured.
Work is very much delayed In the Baltimore
shpyards by the refusal Of the whte cauikers to do
any woik until the negro caulsers who have been en-
ployed many years, discharged. On Tuesday a
large number of carpenters painters and ioiners
stopped work for the Same reason.
Since Saturday 500 pardons have been granted
by the President for the greater part to persons in
Virginia Georgia and Mississippi. Yesterday the
Presidents room thropged with pardon seekers
ethe. to ObtGia their documents information as t
where they may be found
A boiler exploded at Pratt q Company's
rolling mill in Buffalo yesterday morning. killing two
men and vounding about twelve Others section OF
the boiler weiehing about half thu. was buried
through the building distance of about three hundred
feet.
The Alabama Convention hes passed the elec-
tion ordinance BY its provisions all State elections
are TO be left the people and to be held In Noven
Der. Consider able discussion was had the basis Of
representation bu. action has yet been taken
-Four conyictS escaped from the Jackson
State Prison early on Monday morning by getting
through thc hospital to the roof and by swinging down
with sheet TO the guard.hcase roof Among them
was the negro Da lie. celebrated convict.
The Circuit Court at Memphis last week
served writ Of habeas corpus upon Gen. Smith. for
the surrender Of three arrested BY tie military
charged with an attempt to kill soldier. Gen. Smith
Immediately delivered up the prisoners
The Freshman Glass in Yale already numbers
$50 md few more. it is supposed will be admitted
making i OF the largest classes the institu
toD. Lyonil has secnred 79 Of these Freshmen and
She Brothers in Unity TO-
Col. Inslee Of st. Joseph. Mo-, in letter TO
bis family from tie Plains says that g. j. Parker of the
eth Michigan Cavalry recently tied 10 wagon by
Indians surrounded with baeon and Ia that position
burned 10 death.
In the Wirz trial yesterday the time waS oc.
cupied in examining witnesses for the defense Nots
ing very important ives elected. Counsel Baker had
another passage.atarms With the Court.
The Convention of Evangelical Christians
met at Cleveland. Ohio. on Wednesday ChiefJustice
Chase chosen Plesdest and 300 delegates enrolled
representing 10 different denominations.
The United States steamers Saranac and Law
renee sailed nom San Francisco the 18th and Goth OF
August in pursuit Of the Shenandoah They are Of
good speed and very heavily armed
mass convention Of the coOred men ofl
Wisconsin s called 70 De held at Milwaukee the 9th
Of October to consider the best means for securing the
right Of suffrage.
The bark Houston, from New-Orleans to
Galveston was recently blown ashore Galveston
Island l6 miles from Galveston. There were some
hopes Of saving her.
Early Wednesday morning, a train on the
OHIO and Mississippi Railroad carrying Gen. Sherman.
was thrown from the track east of Lawrencebnrg No
injured.
The Circuit Court of the United States at
Milwaukee entered decree for the foreclosure and
sale Of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad OH
"Wednesday.
Coy. Hamilton Of Texas has issued proc
iamation ordering nd yalorem tox ofl2l cents per
siOO; also. poll-tsx Of 81 on every voter.
The wife of naval officer was swindled out
oi 81 in this city yesterday By the fraudulent Of
express envelopes and telegraph blanks.
There is great scarcity of laborers at Gal.
weston, Texas ordinary laborers readily commanding
81 per day.
Nearly 500 Post Offices Lave been reopened
L. the Southern States since May last.
Gems. Butler and Gilmore were among the
arrivals in Washington yesterday.
God was steady yesterday at l4't9iH oil day
yesterday and closed Ut s The Cnbs, OF Bofon, brings
S2e go In god. Government bonds strong Border
State tocks sre not IA uch osmsnd The lis.
steady Railway shares. early the day. weTo strong snl
densrd with Quito large business Al the public esl