, 1866-05-17

[Fsom the New York World, Hay 1staI
Tho dead body Of Collector Klug hss teen found.
Yesterday aflernoon, while Fpecutation a. to the
future movements Of the successor OF Mr. King
WIS rife, and the praises Of The coming rnan in the
Donths Of eager cfce seekers, who are ever friendly
to those upon whose well being in position they
loud tones Ia tho Ro,uDda, the ne~s arrived that
The E@.Coleesor. the Hon. Preston K1nsg, had
4 large number Of pc1eoue had bern of The opin-
ION thai, in bis peculiar stale Of mind, Mr. King
had wandered od INTO aome retrcnt. Of which this
T. Ell 5ee oo o5s as sh %ele d
TO utter dtsappofntment as the following flca will
FcpNa or TIE BopT.
About four o'clock yetterday morning, as Officer
keRney, Of the Atlantic Dock Pol,ce was patroli,ns
hls beat in the vicinity Of The Atiant'c Basin. hts
tie water, as II coming rom Bu:temLIk Channel.
and which STRONG Wind and Hide VIA last pushing
toward the whnd. As 1t nearcd the basir the OH.
ng: and ossinea i he "a assi.ianee of serceant CT
sehcn, Of the same force to secure i alongside
the landlue. Captain Thompson, OF the Atlantic
to the dock md examining the body, pronounced i
rs his oplutton that 1t nas that ol Preston King,
the late Collector Of the Port OF New YORK, whom
whom ha was thus able 10 Identity, although he
appearance or the corpse almost forbaic all attempt.
At sseoGnsaGn, 20 % %eEeaiy II dseonpo,ed bad It be
water A. @5o0 was olIetcd for The recovery of the
body by the naval officer, and $50 by Assistant
G9lleeior shulz, altar the dleappeaEance OF MF.
ward1.
APPEARANCE Or TIE roDr.
The body, although rauch swollen, had all The
mar /. wsa clothed in suit of dafe blue csoshes,
and the feet cuca. ed in woosn socks and pair oi
ealr+kln boots. Over the suit Of blue vas hea7J
acton d ihe water. as :se1e e7esyihiDs q u ,hs h
bodT, The head was fptaly destitute Of hnlf, nnd
the face wss partially digesed Of flesh, presenting
1rsy iaIien ID from corruption, and, II fsct. ,hs
entire body was one msss Of daeay.ng matter,
whlch, Is the sun beat down upon II. gave forth
tTiae eoId was "s oand lid around ths neet n sni
waist, united about the lower porlou Of the chest
nd wes lghtIs bound round ths body over thet in
7nE. IDENTIFICATION.
News Of the discovery OF the body VAS sent 10
numerous tienas Of the dcceaked IN New York,
Mr. 7. 3: Webster, the nephew or the ez- Collector,
and M1. Lsdeckes. OF the Custom House, arrived st
TIC ba'ln. Uhsn an exanlina1on Of the contents Of
resulted in the nndinR Of pair Of eold s2eIscles,
pocket oooE, ali of whieh Nj Webster idsaaea a1 Il
sni ss e e arner ns Uoeo9 NJ d
the clotaes he wore the last day he was seen, and
to- fon ine EsaeEal snReaEanse Of the corpse although
position that certsln recognition i1ou its aspect
xupAyitfINc cDpoyEn'e ,1rpT
3y order Of The rolIco The BODY wa removed
fton tie Wates about II o'cIocEs ana Y,Iarei nnnn
Corpnrr lynch. accomranfei Nv ms cser,r erT5vei
at Tie landing and proreeded to e1nnsnnei = tnry
Ai1cr tbs irry had msde 4 formai essmtnstfnn ~
the bodT ihe cfrpse was nlaceG IN cn1n I'D eos =.
yeTed 10 he dend house wherc non snorSSm ~.
animation aas to hsye 6ecn held tai nieht. The
inquest has been fixed for Fhursday, at p. N, at
10 aIloy The frcns nT ,he ipcease sn ~. III