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DEPARTURn OF OCEAN STEAMER
MARIN E N EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND
Tuesday, Aug. 4,

IN ---7-
eai- Tuesday, Aug. 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New England, Field, st John, NE, via
Brig Victoria. ttBrj Smith, Nevis molasses 70
Brig Arichat wes-,, tBr) Giroir. Pictou.-coalso
Brig Etc N Tucker, Tueke, philadelphia-coall
Sch p Woodbury.. Craig Bay cbaleur. .
Sch Eliza Frances, Hunt, st Andrews, NJ II R
Sch Catharine Wilcox, Taylor, Boston.
Sch Persis Smith, Bunker, Boston.
Sch Mary Wiley. Clarkson, Portsmouth.
Svh Edward Morse, Thompson, Friendship.
'f CLEARED.
Barque Endeavor, tnew, Of Bath. 422 tons) JAS E
Baraue Helen Patterson, tBr) Scott, Pictou-Geo
Brig wsnonah, Dunning, Philadelphia. with in
Sch Day Star, Brl Davidson, Halls Harbor Ms.
Sch Harrie, BIZ Hunt. st Andrews, NIB.
N; Ssn aann,e Mesterook. Littejohn, New York
DOMESTIC PORTS.
az SAN nMANotscO-Sld 9th, ship Criterion, Shell
=, FE,RNANDINA-Ar 3d. brig Hampton, Perkins,
oJAcKsoNvMLE-Ar Sd inst, sch Guiding Star
0rcyit ChsrIestons ea'i' Boston; Louisa smith,
Ar fin, sch Monadnocx Bunker. Boston.
SAVANNAH-Sid I'd, barque walker for
Boston. 81 ~ e3 va
CHARLEsTON-Ar 9Th, brig Susan e VOORHEES,.
Fuiford, Boston
dEORGEoTwN, sc-cld ith brig BENZ Carver,
Movers, Searsport.
WASHINdTON-Sld 7th, sch Thos Fish, Wiley.
Geor- etown. to load Tor an Eastern port
BALTIMORE-ArS th, brig Harry, Sedgeley i'm
Matanzas. as.ssA3ss.
CID sth brig j Bickmore, Henly. Portland. land
sailed; schs Nettie Richardson Davis Boston. land
saiIedj; NJ nj Pote, Macomber, do.
PHlLADELPHlA-Ar It'll, sch Henry. Marts,
Bracket, Saco; w B Darling. Baxter, Gardiner
Below ith briggs Frontier, Morgan, I'm Gardiner
Minnie Miller, Anderson, from st John, NIB; sch
L W Wheeler, from Gardner A Mccain, from
Havana.
Cid 7th. brig Elizabeth. Ames, Sagua; sch Geor-
gle DeerIng, Willard Portland
AT 9th, barque Andes, Sheppard, Trinidad; 9Th,
GILES Loring, PInkham, New York.
Ea m Cabarien. so III - =
n SID TN Delaware Break water 9Th inst brig Prairie
G. HEW YoRK-Ar 7tb. schs JAS Warren, Drisko,
S e. usoree n John Boynten, Mitchell Tennessee
oAeou' crescent Lodge, Hatch; Golden Rule Grow
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TENNESSEE.


hhCif IIoN o1 VOF' D17]'1 ~
NASHVILLE, Aug. ia special train from
this city this afternoon to receive Gov. Senter !,
who was on his return to Nashville from East
Tennessee. A congratulatory speech was made
at Murfreesboro by w. G.. Brien, which was
responded to by Gov. Senter. The return train
arrived here at o. clock this evening and Gov.
Senter was escorted to his hotel by large and
enthusiastic procession. His reception was
unusually brilliant
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LONDON, Aug 1O-Forenoon.- Consols s2A q So
for money and account.
American securities United States 5'2o's ss5; IL
nnois Central shares 95d; Erie shares 1871 Great
Western shares "a.
5-2s's S84.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 10-Forcnoon.-Cotto steady;
sales 10000 bales; Midding uplands 12fd Middling
Orleans Is q 13fd. Corn EOS. Pork 1o1s. Lard IT'S
California Wheat lis %; Red Western los Id q los
ID.
LONDON, Aug. 10-Evening .--Consols closed at 925
tor money and 50 for account. $50
American securities-United States 5-20's 1874;
Stocks quiet; Erie shares 1884, Illinois Central shares
cat.
FRANKFoRr. Aug. 1o-Eyeping. UNITED States
5-20's closed firm al SS}.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 10--Evening.- Cotton shade
irmer; Middling uplands 12fd; Middling Orleans 3
a 13td; sales r. 600 bales. Breadstufs quiet. Pro-
visions drmer. Other articles unchanged
LONDON, Aug 10 Evening. Sugar market quiet
Mt 45s Cd.
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mIssouRI.


FREIGHT TRAIN DESTROYED.
ST. LOUIS Aug. 10.-A train of seventeen
freight cars was completely smashed upon the
Northern Missouri railroad, ten miles west of
Moberly, on Sunday. Loss estimated at from
$25,000 to $4,000
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mAssAOHUsETTs.

MEETING OF THE LYMAN FAMILY.
SPRNGFTELD, Aug. 10.-Five hundred Ly-
mans, representing dozen States and the Cam
adas, held a gathering to-day at Mount Tom.
Rev. DR.. Lyman Coleman, of Lafayette Col
lege, Pa, delivered genealogical address. A
characteristic letter from Henry Ward Beech
er was read -.s-af
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NroTfcF /. herebv given that the following ds-
IN scribed goods were seized at this port on the
DAYS hereinafter mentioned TOR violation Of the Rev.
Nav "a IL boxes CHARS, boxes Cigars, kegs
Olives i keg Wine; May q. casks, 8 bbls, 1 half
ciesrs: Dbl s,in, boxes and part box Cigars; I
Dem Rum, empty Dbl; 200 Cigars; June 3, 2 bot
Ties Gin; june g. bottles, hi bbl and I keg Mo-
"a, Dbl and bugs sugar 459 Cigars; June IS, 2
bills and bottles Sin, ullage Dbl Whiskey, box
Tobacco June Is, 320 Cigars; 40l Cigars; June 23d
III Cigars; June %, DemrnsRum; june %, 400
Cigars; July IA, bottles Brandy; July IT, bottles
Brandy; July 10, 8 bottles Brandy. .Nf
Any person or persons claiming the same are re-
quested to appear and make such claim within TWEEN
ty days from the date hereof. Otherwise the said
goods will be disposed ofn accordance with the Acs
OF Congress in such case made and provided:
I. WASHBURN, Jr., Collector,
Portland, July %. 1869. dlawsw
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PENN sYLvANIA.

MEANWHILE, Aug. 10.-Thurston left here
Tor New York at o'clock this afternoon in
ms balloon, accompanied by Oliphant and
Baldwin. He was in view for about thirty
minutes, and when last seen was making good
time His asc nsion yesterday was only par
tai owing to the late hour
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: ONCE of the A. @. s.,


FORT PREBLE, Maine,.
August 4th, 1869.
CEaLED PROPOSALS in duplicate. with copy
y OF this advertisement attached to EACH and
samples Of each article invited and will be re-
ceived al this office until o'clock NJ, September
9Th, 1889 for supplying the Subsistence Department
Of this post with the following Subsistence Stores,
viz:
fvs thousand eight hundred and seventy-two
ponds, in quality equal to extra Family Flour"
sUGAR-(1065) Nineteen hundred and sixty
ave pounds, in quaht equal to stewards C.
Sugar"
VNEGAR-ti35) One hundred and twenty live
gallons, quality "Pure Cider Vinegar"
sALT-t4ss) Four hundred and eighty-eight
pounds tbarrel) quality good"
LARD-(95O, Two hundred and fifty pounds,
quality "Pure Leaf Lard"
: BUTTER-t1OOl One hundred pounds, ''GOshen
Butter" or in quality equal to It. .;U4tl....
DRIED PRUNEs--ti 1907 One hundred pounds,
quality good" % IN
The above articles to be delivered at this post
free Of cost.
quantity oithe above mentioned articles then the A.
o. s.. at Fort Preble, Maine, shall have power TO
supply the deficiency by purchase and the contract
s. sas Sy fSs
signed BY two responsible persons, and IN case the
bid is accepted and the contract entered into they
will become security, In sum eqnal to onerhe the
amount Of the contract for the faithful performance
No bid viii be entertained that Is not made in ae-
cordahce with this advertisements.
or ali bids REGARDED as dsadvantaeeous.
Bidders hove the privilege OF being present at the
opening of the bids.
and eSdorsed Proposals Tor subsistence Storss1"
b. X. ROBERTS,
au5d1w LIST Lieut.. 9th Art'y A. @. s.
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i bags WOOL hetses, 100 pkss Princes Express, %
DO to order; tor Canada and up country, 2O6 bars
railroad IRON % do, 80 bds iron, 10 bales hides, 40
Dp1s sand, "a do hardware, Is pkgs to order.
conee, 10 boxes lead, 20 do mdse, % tubs lard icy
xgs nails, 1875 bars ironi 20 bbs. pork 70 DO nut "a
40 LIQUOR Is terccs lard 43 dozen pals ~ Meons
200 do to order; for Canada and up country, z6S
boxes Holsters lis empty bbs 2Os bars rairoaa iron
In rtsou n, orf7er
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WEST INDIES.

HAVANA, Aug. TO- Intelligence has been re-
ceiyed from Puerto Principe that the rebels
mad destroyed the railroad bridge near that
Ely saSy 1t was repaired, however, by the Span
'sn troops the next day.
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FOR Sale.

Rare Chance for Business!
TOR Sale the stock, Tools, Fixtures, and good
E will of frst-class Harness, Carriage, Trunk and
etfs The store maintains good Reputation. Is
rai1y located doing frst rate cash bnsiu as
carriage paint, and blacksmith shop in the rear
This IS an opportunity seldom met with, Tbs
business win be sold at aoargain II applied for by
Sept 1. Good ress MS for selling
so SSs Sghss sPRy e George
FLINT, Water st, Boston, Mass
Salem, Aug 8, 1859. p 'iI71 fat au1c-dlw
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MAINE.
GREAT FIRE IN BIpDEFoRD.

GREAT FIRE IN BIDDEFoRD
Especial Dispatch by Western oni On L'ne.l
BIDDEroRp, Aug 10.-Qlinby q sweetsir's
block, ON the corner of Maia and Lincoln
streets. caught fire about 10 o'clock, and was
totally destroyed 1t was occupied by B. E.
Gutter s. Son, hardware dealers; Daniel Lib
by, barber shop; B. Dalton, fancy goods; e.
D. Bean, boots and shoes; Turner & Parsons.
furniture; Mr.. Cakes, linen goods; Mr.. Saw
yer, marble shop; Thomas Quinby's Office;
Gilman P. Littlefield, gunsmith; e d. Sem
ter, intelligence Office. The second story was
occupied by the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. A part of all the stocks in the stores
was saved. The building was worth 1926, 900.
The building and stocks were mostly insured.
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IRON Works at AUCTION

WILL be sold at Public Auction on THURS
W DAY, 9Th September rex', at II o'clock NJ,
at The Merchants Exchange, Portland, Me, all The
Real and Pers nal Property of the Casco Iron Com
pany, comprising some 60 acres OF Up-lani aud
Flats situated at tide water at the mouth OF Pre-
sumpscot river. with a wa'er frontage Of several
hundred feet, and la &c OF unimproved fats
and a good depth Of water at the wharf
The Works CONSIST OF Forge Building about 100
BY 140 feet, containing Furnaces Engine, SIX ION
Nasms tn and Other steam hammers and all the
Tools and machinery TO iol ging heavy cranks car
axIes, and all kinds OF Iron Work.
This property is within one mile of the city, and
will be sold without reserve.
Per vote OF Stockholders.
j. NJ. CHURCHILL, Pr st. al
VIII. STEPHENSON, Treas.
,gS-P Plans Of the property may be seen at Mer-
chants Exchange. jy2sdtd
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M'ARRIEsL;.

IN Saco, Aug. 4. by Rev. c. j. Clark Daniel D.
llarrows and Emily Bradbury, Aug. 8, by same,
Saco.
In Lewiston, aug 6, ohas f. Eaon. Of Boston,
and Matte B. Wentworth. OF Il.
In Lewiston, Aug. I, John Emit and Miss Annie
Stevens.
In Guiliord. July 90, Joseph Fl. Deering and Miss
Helen L. Carr.
In Kennebunkport July 9, Joseph Littlefeld and
Lucy Written.
In Kennebank, Aug. 1, Albert Rutland and Mary
E. Hanscomb.
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NEW BEDFORD. Aug. 10-Oil market-Spa1m Is
quiet the only transaction since our last being
800 bbls OF inferior quality on private terms. Whale
report -[Shipping List
NEW Y,Rk. Aug. 1O-7 P. M.-Cotton unchanged;
sales 1900 bales Four-saes II, 600 bbls; State and
ncy State 90 "a Co. do s to Choice Western 90
50; Southern quiet; sales 300 bbls.; common to
choice 90 a II rs; California quiet and unchanged
bush; No. Spring at So q SC; White California
So. Corn less active; sales $1,000 bush.; new
II sale.
600 BUSH; old Western rs q 79c afoat new do 20 O
55c. Beef steady and unchanged. Pork is shade
cash and old do at 80 u.s. prime 2s 90 q % 50. Lard
armer and quiet; sales sOo bbls; steam rendered
"A s % 2 Sc w snsss ssczs sale: sales
800 hhdls; Porto Rico III g 13c Muscovado 1T q
o s At "
81 a. sde'mef e 90 ana per san ~nea' per san =
NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Beeves-wth a. supply of
2800 and emtpy stable at the slaughter houses, the
butchers operated with fair degree OF spirit and
Fridays prices readily paid. The receipts tor
good 8 a i4ic; primo to choice III q ic Sheep and
Lambs The market to-day ruled moderately active
with prices tavorhg buyers; receipts TOR the week
@ec; extra to choice g e; Lambs g loc: Swine
receipts for the week 26 346 head; quotations NOM
inal at 10 q 10 s-1oc; DIRE 'sed 12i q 1sc.
is tame and the supply $500 head short Of the re-
ceipts last week; the best drove from Kentucky %
head. averaging l5i, brought &C. " b, live weight;
Later the prices tell OF from i to {c. Sheep and
Lambsdemand fair and for choice droves full prices
are rsai,aed LAMPS plenty n the market and prices
prices.
CIIcAae, Aug. io.-Elour quiet; Spring extras 4.
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AUCTION SAILS.
SneciaI Auction Notice.

Shall ciose This forenoon the remainder Of the
i Stanwood Stock, commencing with bot $50 on
Catalogue 1t consists mostly Of Patent Medicines
furniture. Tools. Cigars Liquors, four ChestnI
Counters 70 feet long, &C. t+s.-r
@. p. MHTTOCKS, Assignee, SO Middle st.
au11-d r. D. BAILEY, Auctioneer.
auction d Commission Business.
WE offer tor sale our Store and Counting Roen
80 tuSrture, including Desks. Safes, &C. Also,
years building up. w S-'S'' " $500
Responsible parties wishing to engage in the Auc-
portunity seldom offered ~ --' '"i' ~'VP
For the present we VIII attend to out and indoor
sales and appraisals. ~
To those indebted to us we request immediate SET
Element.
jy27tf T.. m. PATTRN a co.
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!. \. -. s,ecL ana MONEY marke,.

NV yoRK. Aug 10 Evening Money quiet and
aosv at b@7 per cent. Discounts dull but paper
was offered on the street at sper cont without Luy
ers. Foreign Exchange dull and steady at ITO a
i10t Gold closed quiet at 1854 q 1855. The rates
paid for carrying to day were Q, q, 81, g. 4325@2
Der cent. to fiat. Governments dull and steady 10
the close. Henry Cewes & Co. furnish the following
Observation-Disclosures States coupon G's. 1881 1874;
do 52Gs 1862 124f do 1864, 123j do 1865, 1884; do
January and July, 1872; do 1867, 1921; do 1868 1925
do l0-40's, 1i5f; Pacific 6.s, 1I0}.
Southern State securities dull on last call with q
decline on new North Cardinals and Tennessee's
The stock market was firm during the afternoon
and generally higher at the closed especially New
Jersey Central, Michigan Southern, Rock Island and
New York Central. The stockholders OF the Buffa-
10 q Erie and Lake Shore Railroad Companies met
at the West to-day and voted in favor of consolia-
ton by than twothirds of all the shares This
completes the consolidation OF all the roads from
Buffalo to Chicago. The earnings Of the Chicago &
North Western road for the first week in August
show a decrease of $12,16461. The market closed
dull and irregular at the following $50 quotations:
Western Union Telegraph Co, 3s4; Pacific Mail, s6l
New York entral, 2i43 Erie, 2Sf do preferred, 53a
Reading, 975; Hudson, 1861 Michigan Central, 1871
Michigan Southern, 1851; Illinois Central 1403 Ceve
land & Pitisburg, 1861; Chicago q Rock Island,
116a; Chicago & North Western, 9i3: Har ford 81
Erie. 204; Pittsburg g. Fort Wayne, 1881.
The balance at the Sub-Treasury to-day is as fol-
lows:-Currency, Si4,9l7 900; general $685. 900.
The gross clearances at the Gold Exchange Bank
to day amounted to $50.O35, O0O
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FOREIGN PORTS.

At Shanghai june 8, barque Homer, Rogers, from
Swallow, unc- :
At Manila June 20, ship Fleetwing, Thatcher, for
Boston. ldg.
Passed Anjier June Z, ship Nevada Nichols from
New York for Yokohama.
At Singapore June IS, ship Borueo. Burseley FIN
Rio Janeirot ar Sd, to load for Bostor barque Rome
Moses, for Hong Kong and Whampoa.
At Penang June Is, ship Fearless, Drew i'm Sim
gapore ar 9TH, for Boston, ldg.
At Calcutta June IS. ships Tennyson Graves for
Havre; Winged Hunter, Small, unc.
AT at Hayre 18th ult, barque Egeria, Starrett, I'm
Richmond, Va.
Ar at Londonderry 9Th inst, steamer HISTORIAN.
Arid, Quebec, land proceeded to Liverpoolj
Ar At Liverpool 9th inst, ship Polar STAR Rarson,
New Orleans.
At Demarara 10th ult, brig Suzanne. simpsou.
York. ar 18th.
ton, New York.
dard, Lewis, Portland
SPOKEN.
june 10, lat 81 s. Ion Al e, shin Bombay 80 days
from Rangoon for Falmouth, e.
june y, let 10 3, lon E ship Moravia from Maui
main Mch 81 tor Falmouth E.
July IL, lat 80 N, lon IS w, ship Richd McMauus,
Foster, from Rangoon Feb % for England.
July "a, in Lough Foye, barque Andaman, from
New York FOR Loadondery.
July "a, lat 80 Is. Ion "a S5, brig j II Kennedy,
from New York for Savannah.
Aug 8, off Absecom. barque Philena, from Phila-
delphia Tor Boston.
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Grass tor Sale III applied for at once)
DY the acre, on the woodbury. Farm, IN Sornam'
DiMe. For terms enquire q ..s.rv
jysoistf Middle St., Portland,
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Adneiasastrator's Sale.

OURS UANT to a license from the Hon. Judge Of
il Probate r the County OF Cumberland the sub
scribers will cause to be sold ct public auction on
Thursday, August ", at O'Clock P. M. the yalua-
double wooden House containing eleven rooms, FUR
nished throughout and in good repair. There Is q
good celia and cisiern Lot 35x75 eet This pro
perty Is situated in pleasant ne.ghboThood, and q
desirable piece oil rperty.
GEO T. MEANS, Administrator.
F. .. BAILEY, Auctioneer. jy9dtd
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I.,IkD


Brig Victoria. from Nevis-244 puncheons molasses
8 bbls sugar, to order. &A rs esesN
Brig Arichat West, from Pictou-4s5 tons coal. 10
JAS Z Farmer. -
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Something New !
THE HEND ERs0N
Self-Feeding Base burning
r u R II ACE s {!

The unprecedented sale Of this Improved Heater,
since its Introduction in September, 1868, Is alone
argumentative Of Its worth.
While 81 much is being written about the perni-
81 effects OF furnace heat generally on health and
while ea, ami ali reco nize rom actual exp ence
its truthfulness, the testimony daily gwen by those
ties Of the henderson Heafer, connrm the belief
that in its Great Evaporation OF Water the needed
improvemen b . been effected.
Cali and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
For sale cniy by
N. e. THOMPSON d. CO.,
Workers Of Brnss, Copper, Lead, Tin,
sheet Iron, &c., &c.
COR. TEMPLE s. FEDERAL STREETS,
a1tk Portland, me.
Plumbing and Jobbing of every description
promptly executed. aug4-dtr
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Horses, Carriages, &c, at AuctiOn
LIVERY SATURDAY, at II O'Clock A. NJ. on "
~ market lot, Market street, shall sell Horses
Carriages, Harnesses &c.
1 Heavy Express Wagon, new, and cost $3.50
l Family Carriage.
Apl 20. +. o. BAILEY, Auctioneer
The New York herald., 1869-04-13
TeleGRApHlC NEWS ITEMS.

The town OF Portland Conn.,, voted yesterday. 22s
to 49, loan its credit to the Air Line Railroad CON-
pany to the amount Of $10s,O0o.
Roesle's hotel and two adjoining buildings, at
Clifton, Canada, were destroyed by FIRE Sunday
morning. Loss $4,000
George Taylor9 oil refinery, at wyoming, Canada,
containing $50 barrels of refined and 700 barrels Of
crude oil, was destroyed by fire on Sunday night.
Loss about $4,000.
The building OF the Portland Packing Company, in
Franklin street. Portland Me- occupied Ofiices
and stOrehOuse, took fire last evening and was
dartially consumed. The loss VIII probably foot up
$4,000; insured for $50, 900 IN leading companies.
horse attached to a wagon in Worcester, Mass,
yesterday, became frightened, and running away, a
boy named Benker, five years old, was thrown from
the wagon ana instantly killed. The driver was
badly hurt, but not dangerously wounded.
Four hundred cords OF wood at Palmer Mass
belonging TO the Boston and Albany Railroad, were
destroyed by an incendiary fire Sunday night. The
mail train for Boston was delayed several hours at
Brimheld, Mass, on account or collision of the
locomotive with a water tank spout. Both acts are
supposed to be the work Of malicious individuals
$500 reward is offered for the arrest OF the Of
tenders.
The New York herald., 1869-04-13
STARTLING SUICIDE.

Last evening" ten minutes past six O'clock offlcer
Mclaughlin, OF the Third precinct, while on post
was ,exctedly accOsted by an individual who re-
quesed him to hurr1edly call at the boarding house
No. College place, as it was believed that an In
mate had committed suicide. Responding with
alacrty the officer was directed to the fourth 0Or
room No. 10, when, after trying the door and not
being able to gain abundance, he burst 1t open, when
q hOrrid sight met his gaze. Lying on the bed with
large size navy revolver firmly grasped in his right
hand, was the dead body Of Daniel A. Dckerson, he
having committed suicide by shooting himself iu the
right temple. The wound was Of the most terrible
nature, the slug having torn the top Of his head
nearly Oh. Information at once sent to the sta
ton house In relation to the sefmurder, when COrO
ner Keenan, was notified TO hold an inquest Later In
the evening the Central ONCE was apprised Of the
startling suicide, simply announcing that the deed
had been committed but giving no details. The house
was then Immediately visited BY reporter OF the
HERALD but no information OF interest could be
ained, the manner Of the occupants being such
as to warrant the assumption that they wished TO
hush the matter up entirely. This was 30 nnsatis-
factory, that he then called at the Station house on
Chambers street, when Sergeant Crolius who was on
duty, vouchsaied the information that the par
tlculars OF the self-homicide were very few, but
that the deceased was twenty eight years of
age had been boarding in the house for
some time, and it was alleged that he
had been very imprudent OF late IN his habits.
Further inquiry developed the fact that
letter had been left by the deceased explaining the
cause OF the tragic affair, ana that this document
was in the hands Of Coroner Keenan, who had called
at the house to satisfy himself regarding the case
The most strenuous exertiOns were then made to OBJ
tain this epistle and any other documents that had
been left to explain the Impulses OF the deceased
pirate at this juncture, and having the startling
suicide In view, to inquire why there few fac
ties for the entire press to obtain intelligence from
the CQroner's ONCE after four O'Clock IN the alter
nOOul 'FtNre
The New York herald., 1869-04-13
BR0OKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

A NEW GAS COMPANY FOR WILLIAssBURG.-The
Peoples Gas Company, new body, are about erect
ing a gasometer in that portion OF Williamsburg
bounded by First, South Ninth and South Tenth
streets.
SLIGHT FIRES AND A SERIOUS ACCTDENT.-About
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon the frame building
No. 81 North First street. z. d. was accidentally
set fire by children PLAYING with matches but the
names were subdued with slight loss. While pro-
Ceedlng 10 the fire steam engine No. ran over and
seriously injured Franklin Zeiger, young man Of
seventeen. lie was conveyed 10 the residence OF his
parents, corner OF Graham avenue and Devoe street.
and received surgical attendance AT about four
O'Clock the stable OF Patrick Nash, Broadway, near
Hewes street, took fire aud was damaged TO the
amount OF 500; no insurance.
TAX ON TOBACCO AND CIGARS N TEE SECOND REV
EEUE DIsTRcT.-The Second district OF the internal
revenue, X. s. Torrey collector, is the most exten-
sve In source OF revenue sccruing from the manu-
facture OF tobacco in the country. The smoK.
ing tobacco, which is sixteen cents per pound, has
been productive Of the following profits 10 the gov.
ernment during the first quarter OF the 1907