New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
GENERAL NEWS.

GEN EESAL NAW6.
Additional details Of late severe marine disas-
tsrs off our Atlantic COAT have been received. The
.ohooper Pattis Martin wrecked on the 18th inst
outside Of Rateras Inlet bar and her captain and COOK
ware frozen to death The mate and seaman renamed
n board the wreck for five days. enduring great suner
ing and living for the last "a hours previous 70 their
rescue on the dead body Of the cook The snip ENirs
Owen and the bark Adelaide Pendergrast arrived ~
Fortress Monroe Thursday last after passing through
&srrifc storms in completely DISABLED condition Inc
former is considered unfit for further service. The
schooner General Sheridan, from Newfoqndland for
Gloucester Mass was wrecked on last Tuesday night
of Cape Conso and four of her crew persisted.
The case of Capt. Peabody Of the ship Nep-
time was resumed On Saturday before United States
Commissioner Stlwel. Two witnesses were ex'
smined, seaman aud a passenger The case was ad
iourned till Monday at O'Clock. Another case OF
cruelty on board ship brought against Capt Luther
C. Hopkins Of the ship Carlisle, by sailor named Peter
Mcneil before United States Commissioner Osborn. on
Saturday The evidence Of Mcneil was heard, and the
case adjourned tilt Tuesdays at o'clock.
Charles Huefner, German, aged 80 years,
who has for some time lived incorporate life, and
worked in the brewery Of Adrian Feyh, NO. 266s Will
liam st. committed suicide on Thursday night by jump
ing into vat Of boiling beer, while under the infu'
snce Of liquor Afer lingering in great agony at the
New.York Hospital until Friday night he expired from
the effects Of the injuries received.
There was considerable trouble on Saturday
among the hide merchants and tanners owing to the
fact that the Custom Holse authorities here have re-
ceiyed instructions from the Treasury Department at
Washington to prevent the import Of any hides
supposed to be those of cattle which have died Of the
plague so long prevalent in Europe.
Whitfield D. Hope of Raritan, Somerset
County. N. j., who was found drowned last week
in Communpaw Cove. was a compositcr On The
TRIBUNE at the time Of his death, and at meeting OF
his brother compostors held Saturday resolutions
Of respect and coincidence were adopted.
The case Of Martin the alleged Confederate
hotel burner was argued before United States Commits
sioner Osborn on Saturday, by Mr. Courtney on behalf
OF the Government and by Mr. Larocque, counsel for
the prisoner The Commissioner reserved his decision
o. to the holding Of Martir.
Alexander Russell was drowned last even
Ing on the arrival Of the O'Clock boat from Staten
Island while In the act Of throwing rope to the docE
lie was employed on the steamer westfeld' ana was
resident Of stapston, Staten Island.
Detective Shangle of the Eleventh Precinct
on Saturday night arrested David Schia and George
Boyoe the thieves who Friday morning last robbed
Samuel h. Terry Of sls 900 in bills and checks OF the
corner Of Beekman and Willism-sts
Still another counterfeit Of the 25-cent rac'
fional denomination made Its appearance on SATURDAY
at the redemption division Of the Treasury Department
at Washington and promptly rejected Its general
appearance was decidedly bad
The editors and proprietors OF The Police Ga
sa,s were on Saturday arrested on charge OF libel
preferred by Mr.. A. I. Stewart the wel-known i'm
porter They were held to bail in the sum Of Zoo
each by Justice Bowling.
The President pro tenn. Of the Senate has re.
ceyed the credentials Of exGov Krkwood Of Iowa for
Senator until the 4h Of March, 1867 and those Of Sec
retary Harlan for the long term commencing at that
date.
The extensive warehouse, Nos. 4S9 and 491
Water.st. extending through to South-st occupied by
Miller Conger with Its contents, was destroyed by
ire on Saturday night Loss. s64o0Oo
Benjamin Phinney, wealthy farmer at Rock
port H.. was recently poisoned to death with strych-
nine BY his fifth wife. pretty girl whom he married
six weeks ago.
The Office of Gen. Baker, late chief Of the
War Department detective force has been closed and
the records have been turned to the Department
Gold opened at 1851, sold as high as 1894, and
slo,sd 1t 1881 Oh saturday Government stocks under the
upfsvorsbe sdvices from Europe. shade lower and
Aha weskpsss e.tended itself TO the 40 loan, which quoted
a, mar cent lower on the various isues Tho business In
s,.ts honda Railway mortgages and Bank shzc was moderate
Mspsv Z aSundans per os In eemnsrc: paper shsrs
i. no Chance and che extremes sre 7dis per ceu~