New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
GEN NERAL NEWS.


About daybreak on Saturday, the propeller
Oceanus of the New-York and Providence line. came
in collision with the soop Jacob Duryea. of Matnti
cock Point striking her amidships and nearly cutting
her in two Assistance was promptly rendered by the
crew of the Oceanus but Mrs Sarah T. Davis and her
TWO children, Emma n. and Hattie b., were drowned
The bodies of Mrs Davis and OF her children were
subsequently recovered and brought to this city
The demand for all kinds of labor at ST. Paul,
Minnesota is far in excess OF the supply. The ST. Paul
and winona Railway advertise for 500 men, the Su'
perior and ST. Paul Road 5oO and the ST. Paul and Pa
cifc Road want men, horses, wagons and carts. The
Minnesota Valley and Central Road want men to lay
track and carpenters wanted to complete two large
hotels which are commenced, and several dwellings
and blocks Of stores in process Of erection.
Geo. w. Beach, the actor at Woods Theater,
Cincinnati who was shot by his wife Tuesday last is
living and slowly recovering. Mrs Beach had partial
examination before the Police Court and was held in
$1,000 bail for future examination. She charged with
assault with intent to commit murder She is stl, in
custody and now seems quite melancholy. Beach has
made statement charging her with gross infdety to
hin.
A train. consisting of $50 army wagons, =
ambulances and forges under the direction OF Capt
Vaudeville Quartermaster Of the Fifth Corps passed
through Columbus Ohio. Friday last, on the Ma
tiopal Road en- route for Leayenworth, Kansas Each
wagon is drawn by six mules and in addition there are
Eve extra mules for every 25 teams making in all so
mules.
A gentleman Of Madison, Wis, has received
letter from former resident Of Wisconsin. now
siding in Mississippi in which be gives as his opinion
that IL the United States troops are withdrawn from
Mississippi perfect reign of terror will commence,
snd Southern Union men. Northerners and freedmen
will be prosecuted and compelled to leave the State
building formerly used as a powder mill
near Marshal Texas, recently blown up, and with
four belonging to the sth Illinois Regiment who
were terribly burned and wounded. Two of them
named Davis and Little, fingered in excruciang pain
until the following morning when they died. The
other two. named Crate and Algood, will recover.
1t is said that Attorney-General Speed will
not in future give consideration to applications for par
don from Rebels not resident in this country. II is
supposed that the effect of this will be perpetual ex
pariation in the of many of the extnguished in
dividuals formerly prominent in jeff Dayss confede
Taey.
The Provost Marshal of Freedmen at Shrcve-
port. La has arrested tine Judge Sheriff and other
civil officers, for trying freedmen charges Of larceny
the Superintendent of the Bureau maintaining tina.
Of affairs belongs exclusively to his Bureau.
locomotive and one car were plunged |
through the open draw of the bridge The Hudson
River at Troy about O'Clock Saturday evening and
preciptated into the stream. There were about a
dozen persons on the train, but sngulary enough, no
one was killed or seriously injured.
The case for the prosecution was informally |
CLOSED in the wirz trial on Saturday. The prisoners
ell 1ofou
account of i'll health and other reasons, but only
granted until tomorrow. until which time the Court
adjourned
Major J. NJ. Baker, of Starville, Smith
County Texas, was recently murdered near Marshal
Texas. by. supposed, "a man named j. s. Butler,
of the same town. There old grudgc existing
between the parties.
The English tourists arrived at Buffalo on
Saturday morning, and were received by the Mayer
aud Board of Trade In the afternoon they took an ex
curson on the lake in the evening present at
q grand banquet. /
Gen. Frank Blair has been assigned TO the
command of the cavalry in the Department of Missouri
He temporarily commands the Department during the
absence of Gen. Pope in the Northwest
The new Brazilian Minister was on Saturday
presented to the President An address was offered to
which the latter responded invoking perpetual peace
and amity between the two nations.
The Gaireston Bulletin of the Sth inst. says it |
"a the intention Of Gen. Gregory, Assistant Commits
sioner of Freedmen for Texas TO establish public schools
at once throughout the State.
The Boyd's Hill (Pittsburg, Pa.) murder has
been partially cleared VI by the voluntary confession OF
two Germans, who ackLo,...~ having committed the
deed. ~
A locomotive belonging to the North Western
Railroad exploded in Chicago on Saturday. instantly
killing two persons aud fatally wounding several Others
Since the Ist inst. IL National Banks have
been authorized. making total of ,567 with 'O5'
723 30 capital.
The petition for the pardon of jeff Davis is
being circulated in several counties Of Indiana.
The Houston Gazette says IS counties have
been organized In the south Of Texas.
The internal revenue receipts on Saturday
amounted TO tel464s 76. |
On Saturday gold opened at 1872 sold down to
a. cad closed s lsa The market "" dull and heavy ]