, 1872-12-19

position they joined issue. The demur.
rer was then overruled and defendant
called upon to plead. A plea of not
guilty was then put in and trial was set
down for the first Monday in january.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16-tObsequies
Of Forrest took place from his residence
at 2p. M. His body was laid in the par
lor of his late home, dressed IN full
suit of black with laurel wreath at his
head and q cross of immortells on his
breast. A number of large floral offer
ings placed around the room. A large
number of visitors viewed the remains.
New YORK, Dec. 16-Fifty-cne shares
of the capital stock Of the Tribune asso-
citation, majority, to-day were sold to
William Orton.
Att o'clock this morning John Sim
mons and N. A. Duryea. both we'll
known lottery dealers, engaged in des.
perate struggle in front of a restaurant
on Liberty street near Broadway. Sim
mons succeeded in throwing his antago-
mist and drawing knife stabbed him re-
peatedly. The principal wound intiict-
ed, which almost instantly proved fatal
was on the left side of the neck seyering
the iugular vein and several main arter-
les. Simmons fled and took refuge in
neighboring saloon where an officer sub
sequently arrested him. -
New ORLEANS, Dec. 16-Citizens COM
mittee of thirty-seven left this evening
70. Washington there was large crowd
at the depot to witness their departure.
In the s ourt, in ~, mouth S
contempt case to-day several witnesses
were examined; but there were no new
developments. The case was taken un-
der advisement. Ballot for y. 5. Sena-
takes PLACE tomorrow. Billings,
Casey, Darrell. Pinchbeck and ex-Goy-
ernor Hahn, will probably be nominated.
Pinchbeck is regarded as strongest, near
ly three-fourths of the Legislature being
colored.
LONDON, Dec. 16--The Post denies
that Eliza Cook, the well-known writer
is dead. though u person bearing the
same name and popularity supposed to
be the authoress has died at Deptford,
England.
PARIS, Dec. 1G-Theirs appeared be-
fore the committee of thirty to-day and
explained his position. He said that
the only remedy for the present difficult
ties was the organization of q second
chamber. Ministerial responsibility ex-
listed already. TIL nd min
1sters were ready to retire if their acts
were disapproved. He was willing to
accept any other modus ririendi which
the comm oe might pr ose and prem
ised to confer freely with them to that
end. The President $ words had most
conciliatory effect.
MELBOURNE, Dec IA meeting was
held here last night to protest against
coolie traffic.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Marine disasters
attended with loss of life, caused by the
late gales, continue to be reported. The
steamer Charente, of the Regular line
between Hull and Dun'lrk, was lost
while en- route to the latter port, and
fourteen persons drowned. The ship
Rodnagoro, from Quebec for Highbrldge
became unmanageable and was aband-
oned. Fourteen persons were washed
overheard and persisted.
PARIS, Dec. 14.-Heavy rains in the
northeastern departments. Swollen
streams to an unusual height, and sew
eral overfowed inundating the country.
A part of the city of Lille is flooded and
MANY factories have been closed, and
several bridges entirely su5m arged, and
in the adjacent country crops are des-
troyed.