New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-16
GEN ERAL ~ EWS.

Yesterdays proceedings in the Court OF Gen
sra Sessions before Judge Russell principally taken
up by Assstant.Distrct Attorney Bedford and Coun
seor Henry L. Clinton. in the preliminary work OF
selecting Jurors for the trial Of John Cahil elias Car
roll 70. murder. Out of those impanneled SIX were
accepted competent 10 serve and the rest were set
aside. A new panel OF $50 names was ordered Tor
Monday next, when the jury will be completed and
ready to commence the trial.
About O'Clock on Saturday morning Lieut..
Col Richard T. Whitaker late Of the 9th Kentucky
Infantry and brother of MaorGen. w. c. Whitaker.
committed suicide in Shelbyville Ky BY infcting four
or five wounds the region Of the heart and sever
ing the left ugular vein and carotid artery The deed
was committed while aboring under fit Of insanity.
When his body was found life was extinct
The American Theater No 4ii Broadway.
aud the City Assembly Rooms Nos. 442i TO $50 were
burned yesterday. The losses viii amount to about
sl5OCoO. The Continental Hotel aud Dining Room was
also injured 10 the value Of $4,000 Several theatrical
people lost their wardrobes The goods in the stores on
The ground floor and several of the adjoining buildings
also damaged.
The Li6derbranz MaSque at the Academy OF
Music last evening crowded TO be pleasant bu'
sss al elaborate and brilliant Gud merry gathering OF
Jur German fellow citizens with large representation
,f the soberer AngloSaxon element, which acted as
all TO set of the superior cheerfuness and good nature
ii our 1eutonic brothers in theiI mad reve in Irving
place.
Gen. Sweeay and Col. Robert. arrived IN
Nashville on Wednesday nj ight from Louisville. They
we're serenaled during the evening BY band Of music
Last night they were address the Fenian Brother
hood at the Old Theater Preparations were made TO
extend them an enthusiastic reception. The proceeds
Of the sale Of ticket, would be spped to the purchase
Jf arms.
Another case OF suffOcatiOn by gas has Oc-
cured ia Chicago. Two returned soldiers. named
Harding and TewsberIy. occupied the same room IN
hotel or the night OF the 9.h inst and retiring blew
,ut the gas. The next mcrning Harding was found
lead and PewsberTy nearly So the latter however re-
viyed the application OF restorative
terrible tragedy occurred in Rockpor, near
~leyeand Ohio last week. 0den. maIke; gardener.
attacked lis wife with after they had retired 10
heir room for the night and literally hacked her to
peesx He then fed from the house csrryirg The a1e
with him to pond, cut hole in the zee and plunged
In, ending bis wretched life.
convention of the soldiers o. Indiana was
led al Indianapolis yesterday and permanently organ
zed the Indiana State Soldiers Association with Gen.
Nathan KInball President. Resolutions favoring
,be equalization OF bountes and the establishment Of
soldier and Seamans Home in Indiana we're adopted.
As DR.. Joseph H. Lcyering was entering his
rosidence between Whitehall and Rosenonnt Stations,
~ the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. the evening Of the
18th inst he was fred ai by person unknown aud
ts eiess to the ground No explanation has yet been
given of the dastardy net
Mar Sheridan, a girl OF H., met a terrible
death IN the foundsry and mscbine-shop Of sardford.
Mason & Co.. at Fulton n. Y. on the 18Th inst, by
falling upon shafting in revolution. Her body was COM
pletely deuuded terribly manged and dropped into
canal 10 or l. feet below
The Cincinnati train on the Erie Railway,
due ia Jersey City at p. Yesterday, struck wagon
osded with timber which crossing the track near
Port JeIvis' instantly killing the driver Of the team.
The engine was considerably damaged. and one end Of
ihe taggage-cai was stove ill., but one the train
was iDjured.
A Feniln meeting was held last evening al
Dingedeins Third.ave. and Fity.ninihst, under the
auspices OF the OMahony Circle Of the Fenian Sister
mood. Addresses were made one $40 bond purchased
.nd several brothers and sisters enrolled.
Tie Board of Councilmen yesterday adopted
report Recommending passengers on the Eighthavenue
Railroad TO pay than fec cents fare and direct.
tie Corporation Counsel 10 enion the Company
rom charging more than that sun.
Another pork poisoning case recently occurred
N St. Louis The wife and Of brcklayer named
Essg were taken quite III steI eating Of diseased pork
,Id were sinking rapidly whom medical aid arrived II
is thought they win recover
W. l.. Fleming is now said not to be the