New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-10
LATEST GENERAL NEWS.
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Snow in Philadelphia last night.
The Georgia Medical Association has APP
pointed delegates to the National Convention.
Yale has challenged Harvard to "A six
Dared boat race at Worcester, JulyA
The Virginia Convention has agreed to
adjourn on the nth inst
Snow fell in Baltimore several hours last
evening. ~ >.
.-.. Commodore Prentice, L. S. n, died on
the south Carolina Railroad on Wednesday.
Charleston and other districts were not
represented In the recent Democratic Convention at
The Brown family assembled in Boston,
and appointed lawyer to sue for thSr Immense her
-. Mary Winslow, young English woman,
arrested IN Boston YESTERDAY for throwing her lille
climate infant from Cambridge Bridge
49, Mr. Perry Br0mley's unfinished mansion
in Syracuse, burned yesterday and the house adjon
ing was seriously injured. Loss $4,000
Mr. c. Abbott's law office in Lowell,
Mass was robbed Wednesday afternoon, Of stock GER
tincates, bonds, &c, valued at s25,0oO
An entire block was burned IN Hunts
vllc Texas Tuesday night. Loss, 100000 Insurance
In New-YOrk. 10000
Crank in whose bonded warehouse in
Galveston, enormous frauds upon the Government we're
recently committed has been baed In $4,000.
The Peoria, Pekin, and Jacksonville Rail
nesday night. Three locomotives and much valuable
machinery wee consumed. Loss $4,000
Lyman Pease was fatally shot while at
tempting foribe entrance To Caroline Kings brothel IN
Springfield Mas, on Wednesday night The mistress OF
the house fredthe shot
-. The STEAMERS AlfialnDfd anu commerce,
and one ghth II the steamer Oriental the property or
tho Boston and 'oonal Steamship Company, were sold
yesterday by auction for tlls,O00.
The Buffalo Driving Association has APP
pointed July s9 3d. and 81 for their great Annual Irot
ting Fair Premiums to the amount of t2OOOO have been
arranged 10 sui all classes Of horses.
-. X. Merritt was elected yesterday
member OF the Canadian House of Commons 10 repre-.
sent Lincoln County, In place OF j. H. Benson appointed
To the Senate.
Charles Ross, who has been some time IN
prison in Cincinnati on charge Of numbering MS land
lords wife IN leland several years ago. was taken IN
charge by two 3rtlsh officers, yesterday The British
Government offered E7OO reward for his apprehension
After his arrest he attempted suicide. "
The Mexican brig Watchful was lost IN
heavy gale, on the 2sth ut Is miles south OF cape
Hatteras and three OF her crew-JOhn Williams, william
Hunter, and Robert James-were drowned IN the sun
while attempting TO land In q small boat. The "atcmu
was loaded with 200 boxes Of sugar
John i. Howard, a One-armed ex-COn-
feerae solder shot from his horse aud Instantly
killed near Slma Ala the Brownsville road. yeater
day The assassin has not been arrested This rs the
NTH white nan murdered In that immediate vicinity
since the wal So. -
Whih Allyne, the Wizard, was perform
inc I'm Ipswcll. Mass, Wednesday night, walter
brown the orsinan entered and assaulted him brown
Was arrested and while tho way tO police STATION
WAS Melted With brickbats aud unmerchaniabe eggs.
Yesterday morning Brown repeated the assault upon
Allyne, at the railway station, cu
The land occupied by the new South
Church. on Snmnerst Boston. was sold by auction yes
terday for L34o, and the church building W DO ~
moved brolgt n.9JO. beVenty thousand dousr' oi No