, 1872-11-05

| Some excitement exists in Westchester Coun.
ty, N. Y, over discoveries Of gold quartz there
| Thomas Gail, of Cassapolis, WAS burned to
death at Dowagiac, Mich, on Saturday.
| Half an inch Of SHOW fell at Brunswick. Me-.
on Sunday night.
General Burnside arrived at New York, yester.
day, from Europe.
The New York Produce Exchange will be
closed to-day.
The Presidential election to-day occupied the
attention Of many Of the New York preachers
on Sunday
VIM. Holbrook's residence in Fort Wayne wae
destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Cause
Of the fire unknown.
In bar-roon fight, in Cincinnati, on Sunday
night, man named Betse struck William
Markland with q chair, and killed him.
Secretary Belknap arrived at his home in
Keokuk. Iowa, last night. He was serenaded
and made brief speech.
The Halifax steamer Hope, owned by Adam
Mckay, Was burned to the waters edge while
lying at her wharf at Mill Cove, Dartmouth, on
Sunday. The loss is not stated.
There is wel1-dcfined rumor in Peoria that
the Pan Handle Road has leased the Toledo,
Peoria Warsaw Railway for long term OF
years.
John Hurley, alias William Graw. and George
Thompson, alias Samuel Moody, two notorious
thieves, escaped from Sing Sing Prison On Sat-
urday night.
A man named McNaughton fell from the roof
OF a building in Rockford, yesterday afternoon,
fracturing his skull. Some hopes Of his recoy-
cry are still entertained.
In the case OF Burke, who Was arrested at
Windsor, Canada, for having broken jail at In
dianapohs, the Canadian authorities yesterday
decided to surrender him to the United States
under the extradition treaty.
Private adyices from Pomeroy, Ohio, state
that the coal miners have struck for an incraase
n CT n 1+o o@,11 f>%,1l~ -
that the salaried employees have demanded q
corresponding advance Of pay
The grocery stores of Richer d Kenner and
Mclean d Lester, at Chillicothe, H., were en-
tered on Sunday night BY burglars. Entrance
vas effected by boring hole II in the door and
then pushing back the bolts. The amount stolen
WAS not ascertained.
Gottfried Gibhard, Of St. Louis, the young
boy who was bitten in the hand seven weeks
ago by dog, died on Sunday night of hydro
phobia, after suffering intensely for three days.
This is the second death by hydrophobia that
has occurred within q week.
At Decatur, Ind, will take place to-day the
trial Of John Steaght, for attempting to kill his
brother-in-law, J. Richards, by shooting him
last summer. Richards was in q critical condi-'
tion for some time, but will now probably re-
cover from the effects Of the shot.
A man living near Burnettsville, Ind, Was
thrown from his wagon, yesterday, and fell to
the ground. A barrel Of cider, which was in the
wagon at the time, fell on his leg, mashing it
badly, and rendering amputation necessary,
which was done just below the knee.
On Friday night band Of armed men went to
the house OF Samuel Hawkins, negro living in
Hickman Precinct, Fayette County, Ky., took
him and his wife and daughter away in the direc-
tion of the Licking River, and, it is thought,
drowned them. No cause is given for the out
rage.
Colonel &. ". Battles, the man arrested at
Warsaw, Ind, in September, on suspicion Of
having burglarized the Lake County Treasury
safe in June previous, was yesterday discharged
from custody, the evidence not being, sufficient
to convict him. No person who saw the man at
Crow. Point previous to the burglary was found
willing to swear positively to his identity,
although many feel convinced in their own