New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.

During an alteration III the saloon NO. ooO
Vest Thrty.sixth st.. early yesterday morning. the
proprietor, Charles Carson stabbed TO le heart
by Dr. Henry Otto Causs. causing death in short
time The latter immediately arrested. Coroner
Wndcy subsequently held inquest and verdict
against the prisoner was rendered by the jury. lie
was committed to the Tombs for trial
Mr.. James T. Barker, an old and much
respected oil merehap yesterday afternoon committed
suicide in his Office at No. liS Front-si., 10y shooting
himself in the head with pistol Coroner Collin sub
seqnenty held inquest. Temporary abcrrat6h Of
mind the result Of embarrassment in business is be-
leved to have the whieh led to the commits
sion of the act.
In the Board Of Supervisors, yesterday, reso-
lutons adopted, appropra.ing 5000 for payment
of interest Boanly Fund Bonds No. aud directing
the Controller to draw lis warrant for the of SO i62
in favor of sun1ry persons for labor and materials
furnished to the New County Court House.
Secretary Stanton has asked FOR Congress
sional appropriation Of $4,000 for the purchase Of
Tords Theater fitted up depository for papers
relative to sick aud wounded soldiers. anG sanitary sta
tistcs. The project Of making II aegcsii Of Conied
crate documents has been abandoned,
There are no new Developments N the Fenian
troubles and much OF the DID bitterness seems TO be
disappearing. The Congress which meets on the %
pToxmo will be la gely attended fIom present indca
ton BY Representatives from every part Of the country
In the Board Of Councilmen, yesterday, al
resolution presented. calling tie attention Of the
Mayor and City Inspector and through them tie aen-
tion Of the Street Cleaning Department TO the deporn
ble and dangerous CO.. dieon of Ous streets.
The Judiciary Committee OF the House of
Representative have agreed to report early day
an amendment 10 tue Constitution providing that the
number of IL the States shall form the basis OF
representation in Congress.
A fire at Owensburg, Ky, or Friday, con-
suncd the block of buildings the Of Second
and ST. Ann-sts. occupied business houses by
Metsrs Morris, Bar Resented, Ro,hschild and
others. Loss. $1,000
A man named James G. Crawford, employed
In the oil and paint store Of essrs G. s. Crawford,
No AZ Ann.st.. was terribly burned yesterday by an
explosion Of benzine il tie vaClt where he al
work.
The trial in the Strong divorce sut was con.
taued yesterday. Jones detective, Capt CafTrey o
the Fifteenth Precinct Police. the Assistant District
Attorney Bedford and other witnesses examined
The Rev. Abbott Kittridge delivered alecturC
at the Thirteenth st Pes ycrian Church last evening
on the Bedcrn Arabs" The church was wclflies
and the lecture listened 10 with marked attention.
Raphael j. SemmoS (of the pirate Alabama
was arrested at Montgomery, Alabama on Friday last
By orders from Washington and s now en- route to th
North under guard
Judge Busteed Of the United States District
Court has decided at Montgomery, Ala, that tic Con
gressonal cath for attorneys and civil officers is con
sttutional.
Ex-Attorney- General Black Of Mr.. Buchan-
ans Cabinet, has formed law partnership Ia Wash
inxton with Mr.. Lainon formerly law partner will Mr.
Lincoln.
Mark Friedander slias Morris Flotow, was
arrested yesterday on several charges Of obtaining
goods by means of forged orders
The steamer Gen. Scdgwick, from Mobile,
with cargo Of cotton for New York. put into Fortress
Monroe short Of coal, yesterday.
The House Committee on Appropriations have
made reduction OF several millions from the Naval ap.
propria.ions.
The House Committee on q Bankrupt Law
have unanimously agreed TO repor. JeEcks bankrupt
Bill
Col. John o. Fallen, one Of the Oldest and
wsalthiest citizens of ST. Louis. died or Monday
Gold closed YESTERDAY at i4G0il6f. Government
securities Of all description steady Mondays
in State stocks little doing Bank stocLs offered in small
amounts at full prce The Coal steady aud
fn moderate demand Railway shsrea generally lower
upcu the street Money call Is sburdsn per cent and
rood deal Is done at TO brokers' Mercantile paper passes
a ,d9 for best aud there s largo amount at Od5 without
buyers