New-York tribune., 1869-06-05
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Albert Massey, son of Dir. Massey of Louis
vile, Ky Was drowned on Thursday while bathing.
The first sleeping cars seen in California
arrived at Sacramento yesterday from the East
Gen. Thomas yesterday issued an order,
assuming command OF the Military Division oftbe Pacific
The steamer Mary Swan, bound up the
Alabama River, sunk on Thursday, ~ miles Spo'e MO
bile.
The tornado which destroyed the town Of
Shlpman, Ill. extended Tor 70 miles, Auu WAS apou'
quarter Of mile wide.
C. Maxson g. Co.'s planning mill, in Wes-
teriy r. T. was destroyed by fire last evening LOSS
atout S5, ,oO0 on which there was no Insurance
The United States monitor Saugus, which
bas heen undergoing repairs IN Norfolk Is nov at anchor
n Hampton Roads She viii sail IN few days, to join
the West India squadron
wv. II. Townsend, a prominent citizen OF
Rockfod m disappeared few days since, having risen
from his bed in the right and gone out His BODY was
fUin found yesterday in the river, near Rockford.
IT. D. Brewster g. Co.'s pillow factory at
peru IN was destroyed by 1re on Thursday night
Also Burkheardt's livery stable Loss ON the former
$50 900; insured for Sio'Ooc .
Charles Springer the 6 bond wo5assGsy Eo66eT who no
turned tho next night at midnight ana gave hnsen up
to the Sheriff. a, ooo
Joseph Murtaugh has been awarded 1000
Inv Jury for cruel treatment aud unnecessary
SmpuIation Of his toes, while patient IN inc st LOUIS
City Hospital
A onantity of sugar in the hands of va
ons merchants at Dubuque, Iowa. was sezed yesterday
rous m rnenf odirals IL Is portion Of a cargo SNUG
id into New.Oeans and distributed by Chicago com
,n,,tss,nn house throughout the country,
Yesterday the soap mandatory of Meag-
lev q Bowers, la Binghamton N ~ was destroyed by
are The loss ON tho stock, machinery, and nannfac
tnred soap is 5000 Insured for $500 The building
was worth $4,000
A fire occurred 1T Union, BrOome County,
n v ON Thursday night. The stores OF x. f. x NJ Mes
seyean M C. Rockwell, and NJ. Clark were burned. The
losses have not been kscerained. Tho property was
mainly insured
The Governor of Name and Council yes
terCay appointed and confirmed Ezra l.. pattangae Uf
Pembroke Trustee OF the Insane Asylum and Parker y.
Burleigh William w. 4LomAs, lr., and William small,
Commissioners on the Settlement OF Public Lands
The steamer China sailed from San Fran
cisco yesterday FOR Hong Kong via Yokohama taking
ont 81 o IN treasure, of which t6s4OOO for Hong
Kong S9S0O0O for Yokohama; $4,000 for HiOga eOIO00
for Shanghai. She also took $4,000 worth Of mer-
chandise.
DIR. w. o. Kulp, of Muscatine, Iowa,
member OF the Missouri Dental College Association, now
In at ST. Louis has been sued IN the Circuit C91Is
for publishing In 1.-THE Dental Cosmos" Of Phlade!phr,
alleged false and deiamatory statement against the s
Louis Dental College; t70,OOo damages are claimed
"a submarine diver named Robert Spencer
drowned at South West Pass yesterday while wTeca
Ing the steamship Pantheon. The iace glass OF nc
broke, andh becoming foued among the utnyS unS W ~
was impossible 20 haul hun up. man haiou ou ". .nd
Buck descended In rs feet Of wator "ltnooV "'I'O W
recovered the body.