The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-15
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The many friends and acquaintance OF Hon. Preston
King Collector Of Customs in this city, yesterday
astonished and saddened by the news of his death,
statements from different parties placing it beyond
doubt that Mr. King while laboring under temporary
mental alteration, had committed suicide by jumping
into the North from the deck Of the Hoboken ferry
boat Paterson In 1896 Mr. King confined for year
in asylum for the insane and it is supposed that too
close attention his muarious duties had resulted in
return Of the disease Mr. King had been ailing for
time past and about ten days ago IT observed
that his conduct peculiar that his friends deemed
1t advisable to select OF their number to keep him
company On Sunday night therefore, the deceased
and relative retired the Collectors sleeping apart
ment In the Aston House. At three O'Clock on Monday
morniny, while his roommate still slumberng Mr.
King rose dressed himself and left the house. subse
quently returning AT about half past o'clock
MIR. King again quilted the hotel. According
TO the statement Of tho ferry master at the
Christopher street ferry q man, whose deecrp-
tion seemed that Of the Collector to alight
from and 60 on board the fcrryboat Paterson,
which left the pier few minutes later When the
sci had reached the middle Of the stream the unknown
individual placed his hat the deck and jumped
board The alarm given and the engine
versed but all search for the remains Of the deceased
proved unavang The hat remaining on deck was
identified by friends and relatives having belonged to
che Collector and the statement Of two children, who
had seen the man jump into tho water, and that OF
deck hand which corroboratcd the statement OF the
ferry MASTER established the sad truth that the unfortu
nate who had committed suicide was other than
Mr.. King The deceased was sixty years OF age
NJ. tacd ~ III, ruv
in this city has yet been appointed, although many
mentioned In connection with the now vacant
Office.
President Johnson yesterday appointed Major General
John A. Logan of Illinois, commander Of the Army
OF Tennessee, Minister to the republic OF Mexico, and
Colonel William A. Browning. Of Tennessee Secretary of
Legation
There was great rush Of visitors the Metropolitan
Hotel yesterday to Lieutenant General Grant, and
hs overwhelmed with invitations to visit almost
numberless places and institutions Among those who
called upon the General number Of persons OF
prominent civil and military positions During the day
he drove down Broadway, and was greeted with much
enthusiasm.
The Canadians, as will be by Toronto and
Montreal dispatches still in OF great trcpi
dalton over the apprehended Fenian INVASION and pro-
pery holders generally, and especially persons inter-
ested in banks, remembering st. Adams, feel
very insecure The arrest In Toronto last week,
already alluded in the HRRAID, of two said to be
implicated huge bank robbing conspiracy, made
by the papers OF that city the Of additionally alarm
ing tho inhabitants and the excitement which was at
first confined tho towns spreading through the
rural districts Both regular and volunteer troops have
been ordered 10 the frontier steps being taken
for perfecting the organization OF the militia generally
Rumors were circulated is this city and other parts
Of the country yesterday that difficulties had oc-
CURED between the Canadian military and authori
tes the Maine border and that United States troops
had been ordered thther but these stories appear TO
have had little II any foundation, up to late hour
last night there nothing known OF the reported affair
at the War Department.
The approach Of the time for the termination OF
1he Canadian Reciprocity treaty the provncals
DO work OF looking around for whence to repay
themselves for the loss Of trsdo with this country which
hey are about suffer and commission TO negotiate
tbommercIai treaties with Brazil, Mexico and other
lDountries Ii, Il Is said, 10 be soon appointed.
The Florida State Convention which assembled the
2Sh Of October passed the third day Of It's session.
by unanimous vote, ordinance declaring the seccs-
son ordinance annuled There considerable dis
cussion propositions TO pronounce IT, instead null
and void and declare, did the North Carolina Con-
vcntion that always had been null and void; but the
majority would accede to either Of the latter forms
OF wording Il bcngicontended by tho advocates OF the
ordinance A. II parsed that annung was equivalent to
pronouncng null and void. committee OF 1--WE was ap
pointed TO solicit Of President johnson the release OF Je
Davis; Mr. Mallory, rebel xSecretary Of the Navy Mr.
Yuee ex. United States Senator, and xGovernor ALI
son. Florida Our Tallahassee correspondence states
that harmony prevailed among the members OF the Con-
venton and that they expressed themselves @ acting In
good faith with the national government towards which
among the people Of the State generally there s repre-
sentcd az being far less animosity than In other
southern States There has also been comparatively
little difficulty between the Floridans and the soldiers
and freedmen
The Georgia State Convention which met the 25tb
al October adjourned after session OF thirteen working
lays on last "Wednesday, having made provision for
ugain meeting If such should be rend red
sary We have already published from day to day the
substance briefly of the Conventions proceedings Of
which our Milledgevie correspondent gives synopsis
in this mornings Issue The most important measures
we're the abolition OF slavery the repeal mot declaring
multi Of tho ordinance of secession, the Reputation OF
tie State debt incurred to aid the rebellion memorable
me tLe President for the release OF JEFF Davis and other
ines and the naming Of time for holding tho state
otft ups.
tr,raa win elect Governor and members OF Con.
pu y Iic Legislature to-day.
o. 80 se'sa rcIe.i.Ous sa!es fQr uhich President