The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-15
uary 1884, and 10 transact any other business wn0a
may be deemed expedient The following State oonven
tions also TO be held during the present month


may be deemed expedient Tho following State oonvsn
tions also TO be held during the present month
,ytaks plyss Dak
Minnesota. Democratic Auuss - ~
Pennsylvana. Republican 'Ausus ss q.
Pennsylvania. Democratic. .Auguss -.
vnIo. DemocIa.ic. 1nsnst ri
The Atlantic Mail Steamship Companys steamer COSTA
RIGA. Captain Wilson, will sail from the commodous
pier No. 43 North river foot OF Canal street. tomorrow
10th inst at noon for California connecting at Panama
with the steamship Colorado The mails VIII close at
the Post once at hafpast ten A. NJ
The iron clad Dictator and the gunbcst Agamenticus
yesterday tried their powers in race between Ports
mouth aud Portland The distance hfy miles, was run
BY the Agamcnticus in Eve hours and ton minutes the
Dictator being mile and half behind whom on Port
land but the latter entitled 70 allowance
Of seventeen minutes on Of delay from heating
her crank pin
It is stated in our Washington dispatches that the
trial OF wirz the rebel prison keeper n Andersonvle
will commence to-day before the Military Commission
of which General Underwood IL President About one
hundred witnesses have already been sup@naed They
will testify from personal experience.
Tho old frigate Congress- sunk in the MePrimac raid
of Newport's News has been successfully raised and
be- aken to the dry dock Il the Portsmouth Navy Yard
The iron and copper her estimated 70 beworth
thirty thousand dollars fhs successful parties wtl
is understood be given the job Of raislng the Gum
berlaud wrg
despatch from Washington sta.ss that the dsband-
Of the famous signal corps Of the army has
menced. u RE
Companies and H Of the Seventy -nrst regiment
State National Guard leave this city day grand
excursion to Boston dress parade and review OF the
battalion is to take place Boston Common wednes
day afternoon
From the uncoush busting little Of Scranton
Pennsylvania Of the HsRALD correspondents
Of the strike at present prevailing among
the coal minors Of the Lackawanna valley and descrip
ti0n Of that region Of country The strike has now
lasted for about weeks and there yot prospect
OF the employers accedng TO the wages demands Of the
workmcn Of the latter who II is d have fund OF
eighty thousand dollars to fall back on submitting 10
the terms OF the former Consequently the mines for
miles along the valley lately the scenes Of life and In
drstry almost deserted and che effects will shortly
be felt ia high prices by every who compelled 70
Lackawanna coal
The startling subject sithe street" yesterday
was the removal OF Mr.. Simeon Draper Collector Of
this port and the appointment OF the Hon Preston King
his The change is to take effect on the
first Of September The reasons for Mr.. Draper's
movai yet been made public albeit every qu'd
In has probably settled II 10 his satisfaction
sketch OF the Collector will he found In our
columns this morning.
suspension Of large gold operator with liabilities est
mated all the way seventy.fve thousand TO three
hundred thousand dollars II s stated that several
forged checks have been discovered, and that great
deal OF very mysterious Ansnccring has taken place
The second base ball match tho famous ATTAIN
tic and Mutual clubs place yesterday the Capto
line ball ground Brooklyn the Ataniics being tho win
ner Ivy score of forty 70 the Mutuais' twcntyeigh
Tes. clubs prominent competitors for The champion!
mr. and ~
clubs play match at Newark on Thursday newt. '.
I Ellen OWENS an intelligent. PROPOSE s,ins girl Of -is
,een residing in Hobcksn, mysteriessiy disappeared
| from her home Wednesday morning last, and a.
! though every effort made 70 dscover her where
! abops by her friends nothing heard Of her until
| Sondny evening" when abe met by her hrosheS'n
law who in search her. the ferry house, foot
Barclay street. in this city. Miss Owens accompanied
her brother home. but found yesterday morning
the influence Of lsudanum, which she stated she
taken for tho purpose OF self destruction and in
spite Of all efforts hee she died from tho effects
! of the drug The case Is snvciopcd in much mystery
| The Examination in tho case Of The Phenx Rank
defaIcatiop will this morning At hafpast ten
o'clock a the Jefferson Market Police Court No facts
of importance elected yesterday, though Il
was proven that while jenkins robbns The bank
Earle was fobbirs the dsfs9licy, epa bad occurred
large portion OF the money which jenkins had sup
poseo 70 NC .s. VI sPec"'a"oh IN Nus own uauy ~
detectives expect about third Of che stolen
money, which amounted ali TO about three hundred
''oussh" aoiatS.
Inc somewhat romantic w'ie aoandonmsns case, tho
complainant 10 which was the nece OF an ex-Presdent
ana Inc defendant son Of New YORK millionaire. Was
Drought 70 sudden termination Yesterday morning by
tue ~e accepting 'ne promises OF '"e HUSBAND 70 senn
oVe cnetsn an" support "cr nc HAPPY par TOOK the
FIRST train for their homo in Washington while the Cana
aian 'aay IL 'eis aisconsos'e.
"eorse n man, s'eveoofe, wan charged before Vailed
States commissioner osoorne with interfering with