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Show GEIVERAX. New Yorlc Intelllceiica. New York, 18. The funeral of John P. Skensett to-day, from the First Presbyterian Pres-byterian church, was numerously attended at-tended by friends and associate artists. Vice-president Colfax has accepted the editorship of tho "Tribune." His salutatory may be looked for in a few days. It is said Orton has offered tho position of managing editor to Hazard, and that he will probably mccoiiL. Three jurors were obtained in the Stokes case to-day. Judge Jngrahura to-diy denied a stay of proceedings in tho case of King, tho murderer of O'JS'eill, but granted a commission com-mission to procure testimony in England. Eng-land. " King's trial follows that of Stokes. The defence of Simmons, for tho murder mur-der of Durgea, will be that he was in a paroxysm of insanity when he committed commit-ted the act, having been excited to frenzy fren-zy by Durgoa's taunts and knowledge of his straightened money condition. It is said tho quarrol grow out of Dur-gea's Dur-gea's refusal to pay a debt ho owed Simmons. A ccldeut. Wyoming. Omaha, Neb., 18 Jesse Turner, receiver re-ceiver of public lands at Grand Islar.d, Nebraska, accidentally shot and killed himself to-day whilo cleaning his gun. A public meeting is to bo hold at Cheyenne, Wyoming, to-night in apposition appo-sition to tho proposal to divide that Territory Ter-ritory among adjoining Territories. Reports Re-ports from Laramio city, and other point?, represent public sontiment as pretty equally divided. Hisoellniieoua, Chicago, 18. A Washington Epecial says: It is stated thattho evidence given before the credit mobilier investigating commit leo this a.m., traces shares of tho stock directly to James Brooks, other than tho fifty hold by his son-in-law. Leavenworth, 18 Tho epizootic pro-vails pro-vails hero to a great extent. In eighteen livery stables 5O0 animals are sick. Half the privato horses of tbo city aro affectoJ. Street cars withdrawn from Jb'ront Leavanwoith road. Concord, 18. Now Hampshire st;ito temperance convention hold hero lo-day re-nominated Rev. John Blackmar for governor and Asa S, Kendall K-B.com-missioner. Prohibitory resolutions were adontctl. The convention subsequently resolved itself into a district convention and nominated candidates for congress. Springfield, Mass., IS Chas. S. P. Rowles was arrainged this afternoon and gavo temporary bail lo appear within with-in thirty days. Boston, 18. Sumner's oblivion resolution reso-lution was condemned by resolutions in tho senate, 20 to U, and in the house, 10 to 70. New Orleans, 18- A building on Dryados street, occupied by tho Shak-spearo Shak-spearo club, burned. Loss $00,000. Cincinnati, 18. George O. AJullaly, postollice clerk, charged with abstracting abstract-ing money from letters sent to the agent of the Louisville public library concert, was to-day held in $2,600. Grcclcy'a Will. New York, 18 In the Surrogates court, of Westchester county, proceedings proceed-ings wcro resumed in proving Oreelcv's last will. Hart to-nihrrl thai Im flrst went to Dr. Choato's on the afternoon jof November Ifl'th, at tho request of his father, to ascertain if a will had been executed. Ho was accompanied by 11 r. Haines, nnd upon reaching the houso ho erw Ida Greeley and Mr. Stuart. Tho witness and they went into Greeley's Gree-ley's room. Greeley recognized witness. Stuart had in his hands the last will Greeley had written on November 'Jth. Showing it to Greeley ho asked if it whs his last will. Greeley answered, "No' Hart spoke to Greeley, calling his closa attention to tho will. Greeley raised his head from the pillow, looked at tbo will and said "yes." Greeley requested re-quested that Hart and Aunty Lamport should be subscribing witnesses. Counsel Coun-sel for contestant asked for a modification modifica-tion of tho deed whii-h had been made tv Ida Greeley in favor of her sister Gabriel. It was produced. It deeds half tho properly to Gabriel. William fe. Robinson was examined and produced tho will written by Greeley Gree-ley in September, 1S37. It was not read. Washington A civile a. Washington, 18. The secretary of the treasury (rave notice to-day that he would commence payment of interest duo January 1U If-7 3, on Saturday the 21st, without rebate. The President visited the capitol thii afternoon, and held Conversation with several enators on business matters, il is inferred, in reference to the Vienna exhibition, as it is known that he expressed ex-pressed the desire to have tho American productions largely represented, but feared the app-i'printirj of or.ly one hundred iboii-and dollars, as proposed by the committee of foreign atf-urs, in-si'iiTicier.t in-si'iiTicier.t fr the purpose. He a'.' spoke of the importance of an early appropriation ap-propriation to enable the commissioner te resume their inrivii nation ( tho o.it-racoe o.it-racoe on the Texas border. Although Al-though ho made no spnc ial recommendation rec-ommendation in transmitting to congress the report of commissioner, he has personal. y interested himse,f on tho subject of obtxiaing additional information with aiewto such action as may protect the border. YT FSTER . |
