, 1872-09-26

street, and becoming convinced from
his strange actions that he had become
insane, yesterday surrendered him and
requested an examination. He was
adjudged insane and will be taken to the
Asylum this morning.
The brig Orient, from San Francisco,
arrived at Kalama on Sunday. She has
FIVE hundred tons of railroad iron for
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
New YORK, Sept 23.-Judge Leonard
to-day granted writ of habeas corpus
for Thomas Farrell, against whom cor
oners jnry found a verdict of homicide
in having caused the death of lunatics
at Blackwells Island. A motion was
made this morning in tne city court to
set aside the verdict of the jury in the
cases of three widows who lost husbands
by the Westfeld explosion. Decision
reserved.
SAN FRANc1sco, Sept. 24.-Arrived,
overland, Gen. Cass, VIM. b. Ogden,
James Stinson, C. 3. Wright, Fred.
Billings, VIM. Window, and 7. II.
Garfield, Directors of the Northern Pa
cifc RAILROAD. and S. w. Thayer, Sam
uel Wilkison, W. Minor Roberts, Hon.
W. I. King, Hon. w. A. Howard, Mas
ter William Window, James II. Stump
and G. r. Gray, officers and attaches of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Last night, about
midnight, Jas. P. McWilliams. a young
man employed as compositor on the
Times. was shot through the head and
almost instantly killed by one of party
of four men whom he met McWilliams
with companion was going home when
his attention was attracted to some al
tercation between four men. He stop
ped and asked: What's the matter?''
One of the men told him to pass on,
"AieA hC uitt WitAouI WOTu, Dut only
got few steps when one of the men
drew a revolver and shot him. The as
sassin and his companions escaped and
are still at large.
In Chillicothe, ILL.,, Saturday night,
Henry McNulty, drunken beast, beat
his wife to death. 1t was with difficulty
he was rescued from the mob who gath
cred determined to lynch him.
1t has transpired that G. H. Good
speed, the young man on his way to
California who was feeced out of three
thousand dollars by gamblers Saturday
night, is Henry Sloan, confidential clerk
in Hartford, Connecticut, banking
house, who robbed the institution of
five thousand dollars and started to 90
west.
President Grant will leave Long
Branch permanently for the season on
Wednesday night.
A Washington dispatch says an agent
of the Cuban Republic and others, have
been waiting on the Attorney General
with the view of having the case of
Cuban fllibuster privateer REFEREED
Condemnation of vessel was had on
snap judgment, and that parties desire
to have case tried on its merits. The
Attorney General EXPIRE sscd himself fa-
vorable to Cuban cause, but said in the
present attitude of the Government no.
thing could be done in the matter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Special says
nothing is settled concerning time and
method of auditing private claims grow
ing out Of depredations of Anglo rebel
cruisers, but it is quite probable Con-
gress will provide next session for their
ascertainment without waiting for pay
ment to this Government by Great Bri-
tain.
PARIS, Sept. 24.-Figaro says Dejemel
Pasha, Turkish Ambassador to France,
died on railway train while going from
this city to Littleburg, Austria.
PENNINGTON, (AIaine,) Sept. 24.-Fire
Monday night. Nine buildings destroy
ed in Phillips Dover village. Loss
thirty thousand dollars.
New YORK, Sept. 24.-National Coun-
Gil of the Order of American Mechanics
met to-day; majority of States repre-
sented. Reports made on condition OF
the order.
Collision this morning between a
New Haven railroad freight car and a
Grand street car, injuring two persons
probably fatally. Passengers greatly
terrified.
Committee of investigation concluded
and decision of the Board sent to Wash.
ington in the Bienyille case. Investiga-
ton postponed till tomorrow.
providence, (R. I.) Sept. 24.-Cuban
privateer sold at Newport to-day by
Marshal, for 81, 800.
PARIS, Sept. 24.--Charles Sumner ar.
rived last night.
Gen. Manteuffel, commander of the
German troops now in France, and the
French authorities agreed that eyacua
ton of Departments of Marne H..ute
Marine will commence on Oct. Is.
Marine Intelligence.
PoET DISCOVERY, Sept. 20.--Sailed