New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-08
GENERAL NEWS.

There have been received by tie Adjutant-
General a, Washington. about 800 applications for
share in the rewards offered for the capture Of tie
assassination conspiresors. The rewards now ready
or distribution amount to about 5000 600 Arrange
nents being made by the claimants TO get posses
sion o: Tie rewards offered in the several S.atot.
amounting 10 over million OF dollars "a soon as is
announced by the Government. who are entitled 10 a
shsre Of the money.
large and enthusiastic meeting was held at
Cooper IDsitae Saturday evening for the purpose
Of reatliTming the Monroe Doctrine and expressing
sympathy With Me, leo and the other mipor republics
Of this continent. Wm Cullen Bryant presided and
!st,ers were read from number Of members of Con
gTess End Major-Genersls. The meeting adjourned.
10 convene at the call Of the President.
The Fenian Convention met or Saturday, and
passed resolution oondemning any delegate and eI
peuins any Fenan from TIRE brotherhood unless they
should recognize the authority Of tue Convention and
The legitimacy Of its action. There was also large
fenian meeting Clinton Hail. in tie evening, most Of
the speakers hoips delegates The Convention
bcs this morning, a! 10 o'clock.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has superseded
much OF the circular fortiddiug the importation OF
foreign cattle etc. as refers TO Canadian horses mules
and asses. Such animals may boz trougit into tho
United States from that country, provided tey are no,
imported from other countries via Canada.
u The Navy Department Las ordered Board to
at the New York Navy Yard on the eth Of Febru
AIRY for the examination Of applicants for the Office
Assistant Naval Constructor in the Naval service The
goard is composed Of Naval Constructors ). NJ. Pook
B. ID. Delano and Edward HART.
There was excellent skating on the ponds
of yewYork and vicinity or Saturday with the excep
lion of the lakes Of the Central Purk. from which
skaters were stl debarrcd Tie latter will probably
be opened to-day. however. together with the Fiji
I'VE. and other popular ponds.
The General Land Office has received in.
formation that tie offices Of the Register of the Re
celyer OF Lands. together with all the records books
md papers. were entirely destroyed by recent FIRE q
Btasens's Point. Wisconsin.
Ex-Julra qtns-. &c a. - -
Ez-Judge Stuart, one Of the counsel in The
case Of Bernard Fuery has obtained writ OF error OF
appeal 70 the Court OF Appeals with stay Of execution
ofjudgment until thai Court shall pass upon the cues
lions involved.
Mr.. Charles Larrabee. native OF Portland,
Me- fell overheard from the steamer Orient at Da-en
Ga, and was drovred His body was recovered and
brought TO Savannah the Sd inst Portland papers
please COPY.
The Department Of Washington is informed
that Oscar Msnkin who murdered . colored man q,
Alexandria the occasion Of the recent riot q. that
place. has been apprebended near Warrenton, Va
A list Of so Generals Of the army to be mus.
tered out of the service was prepared several week,
ego. but has not ye; been acted upon and strong
,ynovemeut 10 N ade to prevent further dismissals
The safe of the Adams Express Company wa
opened or Saturday night On tie train between New
York and New Haven and robbed $4,000
Mary Watts, rich maiden lady Of German
town. precinct Of Philadelphia vas fond murie'e
"A her bed on Saturday morning. The nurderers AZ
supposed to have been burglars
The Iron-Moders' Convention, still in scs
son ia this city passed resolutions on Saturday recon
amending the formation Of cooperative esaohshmen'
for manufacturing purposes
The Savannah steamer Virgo E0@ SsTG