New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-12
LATEST GENERAL NEWS.
IBy 1'elegrsphl

10y felegrph
ST Louis ia moving for branch mint
Weston lectured anil walked in Buffalo on
Monday evening.
Oranges and strawberries are abundant
in the Sew-Oreans market
Fifty schoOners sailed from gloucester
for ST. Georges Bank on Monday
The severe cold in St. Louis on Monday
night extingushed 500 streetlanps.
Prof. Richardson of the Rochester Uni
versity. died In Rochester yesterday.
.... The New-Jersey Senate has postponed
until next Tuesday the discussion OF tue
.... The Minnesota House passed bill yester-
day leaving capital punishment for murder Ut the dcre
ton OF the jury.
- The Erie and Niagara Railway Extension
bill has passed TO second reading In the CANADIAN
House OF Assembly.
Thomas Smith fatally stabbed one Free
man In Rochester on Monday night Both are cooreo
Smith ia under arrest.
The Western delegates to the late Com
cotton mills on Monday
Private O'Regan of Company G. United
States Artillery. drowned at Plymouth Mass, yes
terday. lie belonged to Roxbury.
49,. Bishop Williams of Massachusetts pro.
hbs the saying Of high requiem masses for tho repose OF
the souls Of the Manchester martyrs.
THE Republican members of the Legisla-
ture, In caucus Albany, last night nominated Ira
Buchanan OF Brooklyn to be the fifth Police Commissioner
six highwaymen were sentenced, in But
ao yesterday To aggregate imprisonment OF "a years In
Auburn prison
1.-The Boston Banks held sG52,98 in specie
and 1859 In egaltcnder notes. and had 500 in
National aud s22lIOo in State notes. In circulation yes
The City of Limerick, and other vessels
which have arrived at Halifax report very extensive Ice
fields midway tho Atlantic aud oil the coast OF New
foundland
....John O'Neil went home in Philadelphia,
Monday night, after too much drinking and ieu down
stairs Yesterday morning he vas found Of the ioot VI
the staircase dead.
THE annual catalogue of the Jefferson
Medical College OF Philadelphia. for 1878 has just been
published. The number OF students entered during the
year was ass OF these Pennsylvania furnished 49,
800. Randall ID. Howell, the Southern pedes.
trian arrived at Lexington. No. last week from Mans
field Texas on the way to Council Bluffs Iowa. From
Mansfield 10 Lexington SIS miles. made In 10 days.
The entire trip AGA miles, he expects to accomplish In
"a days.
David Knapp OF Milwaukee was garroted
and robbed Lockst Buffalo last evening Before the
garroter could get at Knapps money patrolnlan ap-
preached. and with Que shot brought the cuprs 10
stand.
Mrs. Natalie Pollard (wife of f. A. Pol
Moore was presented by Baltimore grand Jury on Sat
urday assault, aud the Court released her
on $500 bail
The Boston police stations have been COM
PEELED to get 6Ogallon soupketes in place OF the 20
gallon kettles. which were recently provided Tor cooking
soup for the poor
AT st. Adams, VT, on Monday night, Au-
gustus Mnrango, boarding keeper. fatally shot
James Austin who, with several coniederates, nhd
smashed ia his windows aud attempted 10 enter Ills
house.
49,. Bankruptcy petitions were filed In st.
Louis on Monday by Joseph L. Papn. for $4,000 ADra-
ham NewInack for s2400O and Theodore H. Caswel LOT
$4,000 The creditors mainly NewYork, Cincinnati,
and Pittsburgh merchants.
$50. Her Majesty's ship Minstrel arrived at
Halifax Saturday from Jamaica She takes The mai
for Bermuda on arrival OF the Iuman steamer from
England. The Royal Alfred Phebe, Niger sphynx'
Fawn, and Barracuda, we're at Jamaica ana tne Son
sante and Negent were at Bermuda The latter would
sal for England In few days.