New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The Washington Star says that the CHILEAN
Charge d'Afairs Senior Asia Buruaga, accompanied
by Gillian naval officer made an inspection lately OF
the monitors at the Navy Yard and particularly
Of the double-turreted Miantanomah. with view to
their purchase for the Gillian navy The purchase was
not effected however-probably for the reason if for
no othel that our Government deemed such transfer
at this time to be in violation Of our neutrality Obga.
lions between Spain and Chill
Collector Speed at Louisville, in accordance
with instructions from Washington is reQuir.
ing coal tickets and dray tickets TO be
ftamped. The coal merchants have, almost with.
out exception, made report Of the number OF
tickets taken by them for delivery Of coal since the is
OF November, and in presence of the Collector des-
troyed stamps equivalent to the number Of tickets not
stamped since which settlement they hold themselves
liable for all such transactions. ... e.
An individual claiming to be from Massachu-
sets arrested at the Executive mansion Washing
fon yesterday having been detected y stealing pieces
from the curtains of the East Room Such acts
that 1t is necessary that examples should be
made Of the offenders The party therefore taken
before the Superintendent Of Police and required to
give bail in the Of 500 to appear to-day and
swer the charge
In the Board Of Aldermen, Mr.. LOew intro
dueed preamble and resolutions recommending the
amendment of the present Emigration Laws. reso-
luton adopted requesting the Committee on Streets
10 devise new plan for numbering the streets. The
Trustees of the Cooper Union sent in their Annual Re-
port for the year 1865 see proceedings Of the Board
published elsewherel
The Republican General Committee held
meeting last evening of the Union Headquarters
Broadway and Twentv.third-Sr, at which resolutions
Endorsing the Metropolitan Health bill were adopted;
also resolutions in favor Of the offices in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard being flied exclusively by persons who
have been answering in their support Of the Admins
traton.
The annual meeting Of the society Of ladies
having charge Of the Graham Institute corner Of De.
IIab and WashngtOn-ayes, Brooklyn, took place yes.
1erday The officers reports stated that the institution
was in a prosperous condition, and fully carrying out
The designs of its founder John Graham which the
relief of respectable aged and INDECENT females.
The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce was held yesterday. A report recon-
mendiug immediate action by Congress reative to the
Paris Exposition. was adopted. committee to raise
funds TO enable DR. Mcgowan 10 prosecute his Asaiic
expedition appeinied and other business OF minor
importance transacted.
From information furnished by the agents Of
the Bureau Of Refugees Freedmen. &c. it appears that
there is somewhat over 100000 deposited by freed.
aen In the different saving banks throughout the South
about $4,000 OF which is deposited with the Freed.
mems Savings and Trust Company. -
Last evening the National Temperance
Society held its fret public meeting 10 the City of New
York. In the Cooper Institute. The large hall Of the
Union was nearly filed with most respectable au.
dience, Who were addressed by Drs XAVIER Bowling.
Toss ard Cox.
The yaine of the taxable property belonging
to tho colored residents OF Washington is 213 600
OF the "a 900 cooied residents Of this city, the Freed
mems Bureau estimate that. 400 can read aud that
about 5000 subscribe for newspapers.
An agent of the Kansas aud Arkansas Rail.
travsrsng Texas stirring up tie people about
making connection With that road. so to connect
Galveston aud St. Louis via Fort Gibson and Kansas
City. In .rrrt e-rtr
Late Mobile papers state that the Tombigbee |
River is infested with guerrllas, who FIRE into and
plunder passing steamers. force had been sent from
Mobile 10 dispose ofthem.
Ground was broken yesterday for railroad
between Aexandris aud Fredericksburg. Va. and the
ev ut was duly celebrated by those directly Interested
Smallpox prevails at Mobile and is on the
Increase at Montgomery, Ala 1t lie very fatal among
the freedmen. p;
Gold was scarce for delivery yesterday, and sic
a.. per cent paid for cash gold The cledns price was
1904 aer seng 1t Iloi Government stocks strong and
In good desnd for all the issues Railway mortgages State
and Bank shares sold sparngy Railway shares
;OntIaas eYsrsa At lie Second Board, and ,i The public