New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Gen Sheridan and staff passed through
Omaha saturday.
....Jacob Grcenbaum, sen., a prominent
citizen OF Chicago. died on Friday.
Gen Fremont, who has been seriously I'LL
for several days, is now conyalescent
The Rebel graves in the vicinity of
Memphis were decorated on Saturday.
THE steam saw-mill of Hayward &
Sweet at Atteboro, r. l., was burned on Saturday.
The new steamship SidOnian, for the
Anchor line, was launched at Glasgow on Saturday.
.Wer's furniture manufactOry in San Fran
cisco, the most extensive on the Pacc cost was burned
on Friday. Loss, 100000.
John Savage, of Fenian fame, is in San
Francisco and delivered address at a grand Fenian
picnic in that city yesterday.
.... George Kicker, a seaman on board brig
in Portland harbor was accidentally shot in the aodo
men, Saturday night by the captain. He cannot re-
cover.
AT the annual session of the Maine Con-
ference Of the NJ f. Church held in Augusta week.
against.
AT the Billiard Congress in San Fran
cisco, Messrs Mott, Gates, Little Terrell and MeCleary
have each won one game the latter making the best
average.
.... The steam boiler in factory at Smiths
Falls, Canada, exploded on Saturday, killing one work
man and severely inuring another besides demolshing
the building.
IAN old man named w. W. Jones was
dangerously stabbed by boy named Charles Adams, in
Utica Saturday. Adams Is under arrest. J0ness
cOyery is doubtful.
~. b. Bell, proprietor of the Planters
Hotel, at Cheyenne attempted TO commit % suicide on
Friday by shooting himself through the breast He Is
not expected to live.
Encouraging reports from the New Mexico
mines have been received in san Francisco In some
instances lodges OF extraordinary value have been found
yielding almost pure gold.
Mr. j. Grau has concluded an engage
meut with Nine. Marie Niemann, ,seebach, the German
tragcdenne. She will play 100 nj ghts in America COM
mencing in New-York next September.
AT the Southern Baptist Convention in
Ionisye KY on saturday T. was decided not to unite
doubted the benefit to arise from such union.
"A disastrous storm occurred on Saturday
at Council Bluffs, Iowa new church, Just completed
mated that the losses will aggregate 10000
THE Illinois Constitutional Convention
have rescnded the resolution submitting the Woman
Suffrage question to vote % the peSpe % as mis- aSon is
against the movement
THE Missouri Democratic State Central
Committee have decided not to hole 2 state n
the Committee has been authorized TO publish address
giving the reason for such action
....Joseph c. Ramsay having been forcibly
taken from the custody of constable In Putnam County
Ill., April i6 by certain awless persons and murdered
by hanging Gov Palmer offers 81 900 reward for the
apprehension OF those engaged In the outrage.
IA collision occurred yesterday on the
South Carolina Railroad, five miles from Charleston,
between a passenger train and q train with several
0e
wounded.
AT the General Conference of the NJ. +.
Church South, In Memphis Saturday memorials
presented asking that the manufacturing and selling OF
qour by members be punished severely critcsng the
Sunday school literature in and praying for
rigid discipline in regard TO dancing.
go. The reported wreck of the ship Eli Whit
ney, Tahiti Ia incorrect A bre was discovered
board the ship, but IL extinguished with but slight
damage the vessel The entire Of 900 900 oranges
ruined The vessel was undoubtedly set on fire. and
the crew have been arrested on suspicion.
.. Gov. Scott of South Carolina has ordered
election, May lb to NIL the Congressional vacancy
caused by Mr. Whittemores resignation. There will be
regular party nomination, and Mr.. Whittcmores only
opponent will be y. C. Dunn, officer OF the Navy
who the Independent Republican candidate.
..T The body of William p. Angel of Provi-
dence, r. l., who has been missing since January 81
found yesterday In reservoir pond I'm North Providence
by some boys who fishing. There six bullet
holes In his breast, his jaw broken and there were
other indications OF murder An inquest will be held TO-
day.
49,. The steamboat Shippan, running between
stamford Conn., and this cty, was burned NJ her dock
IN Stamford on saturday night. The fire communicated
Ia the freight house, which also destroyed The
was built five year, ago, at cost Of $4,000, and in
snred for $4,000 The freight HOUSE Was built this spring
and Was uninsured