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Grey River Argus, Issue 63, 7 June 1866, Page 3

General Butler.— The American correspondent of the Times observes that one of the greatest scandals afloat- during the late war against General J3. F. Butler was that lie had- extorted 80,000 dollars in gold- from Smith Brothers, , of New Orleans. These gentlemen, at the close of the war,, began a suit in New York for the recovery of the money ; but General Butler, believing that the case 'would, go hard against him, had according to the writer in the Times; given back riot only the 80,000 dollars in gold, but interest, costs, ami other expenses — in- all, 150,000 dollars. Upwards -of 2000 men an^bqys in the employment of the shipbuilding' firm of Messrs Pile, Spence; anti-C0..- . (Limited), • West liartlcpopl, are now out on strike. • A man recently got a divorce from his wife in Cincinnati because she u'Jed. morphine to a degree so excessive that ut crazed and rendered her unfit for her dutie iHos a wife.