New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-10
GENERAL NEUS.


The single county of Kent, in Delaware,
+ counts on 100000 baskets Of peaches TINS year
The Cincinnati Common Council Is discussing
an ordinance reduce the price OF gas after August 10
The annual fair of the Indiana State Agri-
cultural society i'll be held at Terre Haue. commencing
September 3d.
SThe Connecticut General Assembly has agreed
10 unite City OF Hartford in erecting monument
10 mark the site OF the Charter Oak
The citizens of Burlington, Vermont, have
shown their @ppssS2np5a nr 81 Il y Within w months "
The Vicksburo Times fatty denies the re-
ported suspension OF The First National Bank Of that city
There First National Bank but the National Bank
OF Yicksburg," and that Is IN good condition.
A widow lady has brought suit against prom
ent citizen of Nashville. Tenn whom she charges with
having killed her husband by administering an overdose
A tremendous flood is reported in Arkansas,
on the nth nit at Ellsworth ard great destruction OF
property in consequence. At Fort Hays the flood was
still worse. Several civilians aud six soldiers were
drowned.
w. s. Parkam, w. j. Minor, and Alexander
Walker have been appointed commission by the Board
OF Aldermen of New.orleans to go to washington ana
urge upon Congress the necessity OF lending Government
aid In rebuilding the levees along the Mississippi
In Connecticut the number of children, be-
tween the ages Of fonr and IT, is sos aug tne nnher
so43s25 and the total amount expended last year was
Including board is siS, and OF female teachers s25
A Providence paper recounts an exploit which
throws Leauder's swim In the shade young fellow OF
49, named Patrick Keller, on Tuesday evening SWAIN
nearly three Of mile drawing after him boat
u feet long, containing ak good sized men, The time
was inside three-quarters OF an hour
TIE Indianapolis Herald says that during the
ING County Treasers in that state The Treasurer OF
Upton County is said 10 have fallen short 10000 the
Treasurer Of Washington County $4,000 ana Aie1ander
Wiley the old Treasurer Of Allen County IS behind some
s25,0JO or $4,000
In Pittsburgh, the arrival OF iron-workers from
Europe Is announced and the workinSnen's paper ne
Ereg Adroco declares IL TO he the intention of the
iron mill 10 break up the Trades Mons tha nave
been supporting the recent strikes over loo nOwork-
ers mostly Germans have been brought 10 Pittsburgh 10
work In the mines.
The Springfield Republican tells the following
snake story child at South Dorset 10 months old,
about three inches OF its tail, bit t through the mead
its arm and the blood oozSg from its mouth The chids
jury.
David ]. Files is now OH trial in Mobile, be-
fore military commission, the charge OF nstigatlng
and causing the riot In Mobile The commission is com
Infantry; BrevetMajor James Curtis Captain 18th u. g.
Infantry Capt A. e. Daggett, 10th U Infantry Breyet
Major w. ii. Smyth Captanfl6th u +. Infantry, Judge
Advocate.
An act of barbarity TO dumb animal was
very causing the destruction OF the whole town Of
Trenton, In Texas, n fortnight Some heartless
wretch saturated dog In turpenne and then set IL on
fire The poor animal ran bowling under newly built
house, and rolling among the shavings, gnited them.
The house took fire in two places and had i not been for
timely exefti0ns, every building In the town would PROB
ably have been destroyed.
The Syracuse Journal says destructive tor
nado passed the southeastern portion OF onondaga
County on the forenoon of the Fourth AT Delph cole
braon was going storm broke over the viz
lage carrying terror CONSERVATION and destruction with
A. Sheds filled with horses and carriages blown
down, burying the contents under the rubbish God
frey and wife, who had Just driven under shed,
badly injured and first supposed TO be killed The
lasted about ten minutes IT about mile in
length and It's track ed ADMINISTRATION and desola
ton The air completely filed with dust and ny.
Ing debris that darkness prevailed for the e intense
that person standing at door could absolutely
nothing The Journal records several other casualties
among ths uisny that occurred,