The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-06
New York, Wednesday, July q, 1883.
The News.

Much Of our space is to-day necessarily devoted to
the details Of the manner in which national ami
versary was celebrated in this and other parts of the
country The day here was unusually fine, the rain
the night previous having impaired GOODNESS to
the atmosphere that was exceedingly refreshing to
the hundreds of thousands who participated in the
numerous military and civic professions, the otla
excursions upon our beautiful bay, &C. The display
of fireworks in the evening was brilliant in the ex.
treme and the only matter that tends to cast gloom
upon the contemplation Of the glorious occasion is
the lamentabe fact that large number of persons
were crippled for life by the indiscreet of fire.
arms and also that dsgracefu riot occurred in the
Ninth ward, in which many men, including several
police officers, were badly beaten. However,
after hasty glance at what took place in
various other places, mere villages in comparison
with this city, we have Of graduation that the
day passed off in such comparative harmonious.
ness. A despatch from Boston, after enumerating
two or three fatal accidents, winds up with the
mark that railroad conductor nearly beaten to
death by some people who refused to pay their fare
A fight took place between some of the people Of
Annapolis, Md, and the passengers of a steamboat
IN which it is reported that several shots fired
at those on board the steamer although the ssel
was crowded with women and children. In Phila-
delphia bloody fights took place between rival fire
companies But it is useless to recaptuate-read the
incidents of the day, and particularly the grafton Of
Mr.. Brady at the laying of the corner stone of a
monument to the captors of Major Andre at larry
town.
Oswego was yesterday the scene of one of the most
destructive CONGREGATIONS that ever occurred in the
interior of this State will be by the despatch
under the teegraphic head 1t is estimated that
about two hundred buildings were burned, covering
space of forty five acres. The heat is represented
to have been so intense that some of the fire engines
took fire, and thrown into the river to save them
from being consumed. Hundreds of families, rich
and poor alike, were driven from their homes and
places of business and were last night penniless and
without shelter of their own beneath which to re-
pose their weary limbs.
4 An extensive tobacco mandatory, with its con.
tents. was totally destroyed by fire at Richmond
last Saturday night. The establishment covered half
square, and the loss is estimated at eighty thousand
dollars.
Our special despatch from Washington contains
some highly interesting information with regard to
the fisheries. We have adverted to the subject in
another article. Rumors again rife, observes our
correspondent Of want Of unity in the Cabinet
that the barnbuner predictions Of Secretary Marcy
do not work tremendously with the broad national
principles of the President 1t is pretty generally
believed in well informed circles that the disagree
ment win end in an open rupture, or else the Premier
viii quietly vacate his present post for the vacant
mission to France. Gen. Pierce is reported 10 have
accepted the invitation to be present at the opening
OF the Crystal Palace.
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Navy and Interior Departments, as classified under
the act passed at the last session OF Congress- The
classifcatons in the Post Office and Treasury Depart
ments are not yet completed; and if there is any
truth in flying rumors, it is very doubtful whether
they will be in the former establishment for some
time to come.
A suspicious vessel is reported to have been de.
tanned at Laguna, Yucaan, in consequence of irreg
hrtes in her papers. She is supposed to be the
torious Cuban SLAYER Lady Suffolk.
It il understood that the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company contemplate sending the three steamers
now being constructed direct to Australia, where
they will take their place in the Australia and Pana
ma line. This will enable rs to procure news much
earlier from the auriferous possessions of Great
Britain than we now do by the way of Europe.
BY an arrival at Boston we have some late and
interesting intelligence from the Cape Of Good
Hope and Adelaide, Australia. We learn from the
Cape that the condition Of the disamed Kafirs was
most deplorable. They were actually wandering
over the country without the means Of procuring
food, and in many instances were compelled to steal
TO avoid starving to death. Large nuggets Of gold
continued TO be found in Australia but many Of the
miners were becoming dissatisfied with the stringent
laws enacted by the Legislature, and were about
abandoning the digging. Much important iniorma
ton to those engaged in maritime pursuits, will be
found among the news by this arrival. In eonaec
tion with other matters, we are informed that the
United States steamer Powhatan, belonging 10 the
Japan expedition, left Table bay for Mauritius on
the Goth ultmo.
Adyices from Aux Cages to the 18th ut., report
That 1t WEE very scky at that place. Scarcely any
coffee was to be had, the crop being nearly OK.
hausted. Logwood had advanced fifty per cent
The increase Of the canal tolls Of this State over
those of last year at this time, now amount to
$50 SEQ. The receipts Of the last week Of June
reached slO4 53s, being 81 100 moro than those Of
the same week Of the previous year.
Scarcely week passes that we are not called
upon 10 record the death or serious injury to persons
on railroads. in consequence Of the perncious system
of allowing cattle to run at large. on Monday
morning locomotive on the railroad near KrSville
in this State was upset, and The fireman killed, by
running over an OK.
jewelry store was robbed Of four or five thousand
dollars worth Q! goods, a. Portland, aast Monday
sveniDg.
Tie Grand jury were empanneled ID the Court o.
General Sessions yesterday for The July term. His
Horror, Judge .Bebec, charged The Jury brieGy 10
,seeaee % any violation Of the lottery and election