New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
GENERAL TELEaRAPHIo NEWS.

The Western Union Telegraph lines have
been extended 10 Fort Scott, Kansas
1.-Two hundred and forty Chinese women
arrived by the China at San Francisco yesterday
The Alabama State Fair commences at
Montgomery day. with atering prospects Of success
President Smith of Dartmouth College
has been granted three months leave OF absence on ac
count Of I'll health.
Large quantities of opium were seized
M san Francisco yesterday by the Revenue officials the
property Chinese passengers OF the steamer Japan
DIR. n. Green, First President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company has been elected
President OF the Lexington, Cincinnati and Louisville
Railroad.
....On Saturday the Missouri River, Fort
Scott and Gulf Railroad was finished 70 within seven
miles OF Fort Scott aud in ten days 1t VIII be completed
10 that point.
The recent explosion of "Young America"
torpedoes has caused the lily nor
Slycerlne is used in their manufacture
The new hall in Booth Bay Harbor, Me-,
owned by DR. Rice and occupied by the Masonic Lodge
was burned on Saturday morning The loss to the Ma
sonic Lodge Is $500; TO Dr. Rice, $1,000.
....Jeter Phillips, who was to be hanged
next Friday, Richmond, Va, has again been respled
Constitutionality Of the Virginia Court OF Appeals
The report that Mrs. Chester Goodale of
South Egremont Mass, who injured in the recent
accident Oh the Harlem Railroad had died is
Mrs Goodale is alive and in fair way of recovery
IA locomotive tender, and three cars of
the Eastward bound train the Western Pacific Rail
road we're thrown from the track san andros
terday by defective rail. The fireman was the only
person injured.
IA Convention will meet at East Saginaw,
Mich today for the purpose Of securing railroad 10
meet the Northern Pacific Railroad at the head OF Lake
Superior the Straits OF Macknaw. large attenu'
anee Is anticipated.
"A young lad named Lewis was struck
by the mail tram gong West, opposite tue Loce Vn
Works Harrisburg, yesterday, aud was knockeu uueI
the freight train passing In the Opposite uecion.
Almost the whole train passed over him. ana co'np'eev
severed his body.
An express train on the Northern koal,
near Concord n H. yesterday encounters" aMec plonn
across the track by the gale on Salnruay ho enslne
threw the tree from track hut had heauIhgn', manu-
rails and windows broken There was no INJURY 70 tue
passengers or cars -.
Jefferson Burrows, residing near Louis
VILE whIle yesterday took up shot gun,
and NOT surprising was loaded, placed the mnzZe III hs
mouth ana HE foot the hammer wnen the contents
we're discharged, killing him instantly. Burrows had
taLen he rul with the intention OF loading IT. ana killing
a man who had assaulted him
The following was the position of the
In,ted Atates fleet I'm the North Pacific AT latest
dates The Delaware, Flagship OF the Asiatc Squadron
SSih Admiral Rowan, was at Yokohama; the Idaho,
having been disnast ted during storm, had put INTO hO-
bohama; tho AshuelOt cruising the Monocacy Vas
az o.aca and the Iroquois was at Hong Kong on the
station. The Unadla had been sod for ss,o,
a d her officers aud men transferred " the Maumee.