New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-05
GENERAL NEWS.

A cylinder for one of the largest marine en-
gnes in the world cast last Saturday ct the Etna
Works in this city II ia - f. In. in length It. IN.
In diameter and weighs $1,000 pounds The engines.
vi which this cylinder forms part are to be placed in
Two boats being constructed at the yard Of Mr.. W.
t Webb at the foot Of Sixthst They will be 374 feet
song l6 feet deep and IS feet wide These steamers
are intended for route to Boston via Bristol. r.
b. and are owned by the Merchants Steamship Com.
pany of this city.
A Convention or the Trustees of Common
Schools in this city held Saturday evening. at
Grammar School No 4 Ryington.st resolution
recommending modification Of the amendment to the
kchool law now pending at Albany was adopted and
.om nittee appointed to wait the President of the
hBos,d Of Education in reference to the matter.
The funeral solcmnities incident to the death
of The Rev. Dr. Mott were performed at Schenectady
on Friday morning discourse being preached by the
2,eV. DR.. Baocbus Of that place. There was very
great Of persons in attendance among them
fmauy eminent men. The remains were inferred In
Yale Cemetery.
! The case of Ishmael Day Of Maryland, who
shot man for trying to haul down the United States
flag was the only among 40 decided upon favoraby
10y the House Committee on Claims last week. in q
unestng at which demands for private losses sustained
Nv loyal citizens during the war were submitted.
A late fire at Jefferson Texas, is reported to
40 have consumed two blocks of buildings at loss Of
$4,000. AT Providence L. T.. the Valley Wcrsed
nIiu was destroyed on Friday at loss of $4,000
HEAVY fires are also reported this morning at Oswego,
y. ". in New.Jersoy and at Waterloo, Indiana.
Coroner Widey on Saturday took the ante
,nortem deposition Of Henry Curwin the second officer
sf the steamship Manhattan who was shot on thurs
Hlsy night last, by Chas Harrington The latter ives
committed to the Tombs to await the result Of Curwns
pnjuries.
The splendid skating OF last week eliminated
an Saturday, all Of the great ponds OF New York.
Brooklyn and Hobokeu being covered By thousands OF
skaters of both The weather yesterday indicated
II continuance Of the for perhaps week to come
The city was quite brilliantly illuminated last
evening by q fire in Jersey City at the United States
all DistiIery. The phenomena attending the con-
agration attracted very general notice from persons
out of doors during the progress OF the ire
By order of Gen. Woods, the military district
aines Of Mississippi were abolished on the first day
the present month. Certain military posts are how
ever designated within the State four in number viii
two additional ones temporarily.
By reason of the growing evils consequent
npon the lack OF proper safeguards against desertoI
from the United States army, Gen. Grant has found i
necessary to issue order enoniDg stringent measure
dor checking the evil
The stables OF the Fulton Ferry and Blocker
st. Railroad Company were destroyed by fire on Satur
day night Seventy FIVE horses perished in the flames
The loss will amount to about $4,000.
Gold closed 1921, after selling at liOi, on Satur'
day Government securities Of all casse. strong and in
good demand State bolis and railway mortgages are neg
Sscted with few exceptions Railway shares were 6rme IL
shs morning and throughout the day were fairly steady
Money is quoted per call with exceptional loans
= per cent Commercial bills sold a; 7d7t for best sac fo
good and I0al5 for long s. Of in ordinary times re
x,rlsl a. strong.