New-York tribune., 1867-08-16
GENERAL NEWS.

The American Watch Company at Waltham,
Mass closed their shops, last week, for month Vac
ton
The Monhose Republican, the leading Journal
Of Susquehanna County Pa has been greatly ehai
new dress
The Omaha Press publishes the prospectus on or
anew Republican paper 10 he estabs shed immediately
at Lincoln City by c. ii. Gere d Co. The material ls
been ordered and Will he hand in the course OF 10"
weeks. The paper is to he called The Corm0" "edH'
The Rochester Express has discontinued It's
morning edition and will henccforth abide exclusively
by its evening edition. II has been enlarged In size ana
gives every sign Of able and prosperous business ana
editorial management
Charles II. Beeson merchant, of Fayette CO.,
Pa while on drinking spree at West Newton wondered
during the night OF the nth inst into paper MILL and.
finding a pitcher which ne supposed contaued water,
drank freely OF the contents Which proved to dc SUI
phurio acid. He died very soon afterward.
Some scamps entered the yestry Of the Or
thodox Church IN Atteborough, Mass, one night last
week and made raid the class contribution boxes Of
the SsDDathochOol and cooiy appropriated inc cehtes
OF some 10 boxes The amount Is unknown, u being inc
slow accumulation OF nearly three months The yield OF
three months previous was something like 800.
The cause of temperance is now very popu-
lar i'm the towns and Villages OF the oil regions lodges
OF Good Templars have been organized I'm all the import
ant places with the exception Of Tidoute The lodges at
Ttusyle Petroleum Center Housewife, &c., flourish
ing; and the 9th inst strong lodge was organized IN
Oil City.
The 81. Louis Republican says: Judge Andrews
OF Worth County NO. few days since received letter
from a daughter living In Eureka, Greenwood COity
Kansas which she she Is SATISFIED tnaI Inuc Vi
the Indian trouble the border is caused by the WHITES,
who endeayOring to speculate out OF the opportunity
offered by the sending OF troops into that country
During the last two years the garrison at
City Point Va. has been reduced by degrees unl now
only soldiers remain, while corporal cOmin1hoS
the post" All the Government property there uncludhg
the long 5 sheds ana wharYes) having been recently
sold by auction little necessity of military force
exists
1t was discovered yesterday morning that the
safe IN the fruit store OF George Farmer at the foot OF
Veseyst, had been opened and between $lOO and $500
stslen There were some business papers scattered
around and about $40. IL suspected that George
Frame who was allowed TO sleep in the store,
was the thief he that there duplicate
the sofa kept In the store and had been seen going
out several times the previous evening, Detecye
ey OF the Third Precinct went In search OF him. but IN
the meantime he appeared at the store IN drunken con
dfton and WAS then arrested by officer Downing ana Sst
In greenbacks found in his possession.
Charles Mccormick, deaf and dumb boy OF
years, yesterday afternoon, nearly ia
OF his residence, No 81 Mangtnst, by car No 80 Ot t
Belt Line, driven by James Bowen and John
and had one severed Tie drivers were held 10 an
swer by police magistrate
Frederick Berger middle-aged man, keep
ing an apOthecary shop at No. 45 Alenst., was i0llo
dead i'm bed yesterday morning twas reported To be
mysterious death He formerly OF New orleans, h'
n surgeon IN the Rebel army
Yesterday afternoon Alexander Taggard OF
5ersey Co was prostrated by the heat while ~ woTk
front OF hot air furnace ut the Colgate Soap Manuac
tory He was carried to Bellevue Hospital.