The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-06

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The News.
ASTOUNDING RAILROAD STOCK RAUDs.
Wall street fairly loiled oger yes.erday With ex-
oitemen'. h. astounding disclosure relative to
thu New 70 nd New Haven Ra lroad Company
befor, sen in he street. Nothing p caching
this ( aud ever occurred in GU city. The effect
sbroughre he country, and upon raj real securi.
ties abroad, be most disastrous to al works Of
internal improvement in partially fnished state.
Bee Money Article for particulars.
THRILLING EVENTS
Since our aast publication events Of q -thriRiAg
and painful character have crowded upon us
The decisive battle under the was of Sstri& Is the
mort important that we have yet received from the
hostile camps. An account Of this - gSveC else
where, and In another column may be found our
usual editorial commentary onshe features I'll Euro
pean politics, as presented by the intelligence re
ceived by the steamships Washington and America.
The lamentable accident on the Susquehanna
Railroad on rhe Fourth, by which twenty five per.
sons we're hn'ried n eternity, ard between thirty
and forty Others-men, women and CHI f-en-were
6ightfully nangled, is the most painful event Of
that desert gtion have been compelled to record
since the dreadful Norwaik tragedy, which is still
fresh in the minds Of orr readers. The details of
TIE borrid affair are given elsewhere, and will no
doubt be read with meurnful feelings
destructive fire occurred last night at Phila
dclphia. The National The atre the Girard House.
and number Of other elegant and costly buildings,
with their valuable contents, were consumed. The
Museum was on fire At the latest accounts.
The collision Of the ships Trade Wind and Olym-
pus, of Cape Sable, by which both vessels aud
twenty -four souls we're enguphed In the remorse-
less waters, adds another to the long list Of mari
time casualties that have distinguished the past few
months.
At Manchester, N. H., on the Fourth, fearful
hot between parties Of Americans and Irishmen
took place. The former, after defeating their op
ponents and attacking their domicis and destroying
their household furniture, assaulted the Roman
Catholic church, doing considerable damage.
newly erected Roman Catholic church at Dor.
chester, Mass., was blown up with gunpowder on
the Fourth The cause of the explosion is attributed
10 various causes.
The annual catalogue of accidents from the inds-
Greet use of firearms ON the Fourth is being made
sp. Some Of the items are given in other parts of
70 days paper.
FROM WASHINGTON.
In the Senate yesterday the bill establishing a
hne of steamships between San Francisco aud Shan
ghae, touching at the Sandwich Islands and japan,
passed by vote of twenty three to thirteen. The
bill to prevent the transfer Of American owned YES
eels in ports in South America on the Atlantic,
thereby more effectualIy suppressing the African
slave trade, also pas ed the amendment appropri.
sting large sum of money to support line OF
armed steamships, under the control Of the Colo
n zatie n Society, having been withdrawn. It ap-
pears that the intended opposition to this measure
BY the abolition Senators, which was pom pously
announced by Mr.. Sumner, fell through. The bill
in aid Of the construction Of line OF telegraph
between the Mississippi river and San Francisco WAS
taken up, and, after an explanation Of its provi-
sions by Mr.. Hamlin, laid aside until Today. The
Insane Land bill coming up, Mr.. Brodhead vindi-
Gated the Presidents veto of that measure. He al
30 discussed and opposed the Homestead bill, stat
ing that the objections Of the Executive in the first
instance fully applicable to the latter subject.
In the House the measure known as Bennett $
land bill was taken up The General Appropria-
ton bill was under consideration in committee.
Amendments appropriating one hundred and eight
thousand dollars for running the boundaries betw IN
the United States and Mexico, according TO tn
Gadsden treaty, also for continuing the water wo =
Of the District, and the Capitol extension, and l.,
pay the rent Of the Assay office in this city, were
adopted The bill was finally reported, aud will
probably be acted on in few days as the necessity
il urgent, many public works having been suspend.
cd for want Of funds.
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY.
The Board Of Aldermen last evening got through
good deal Of business in a few hours. The sub
ject Of slaughter houses was referred to the Law
Committee. A communication from the Comp
troler relative to the Gansevoort property was or
oered to be printed, and the present management
Of the Crystal Palace received severe philippe
ffom Alderman Mott. The cattle ordinance was
again defeated, and the Board adjourned TO this
evening at o'clock.
The Board OF Councilmen held meeting last
evening, which was mainly spent in receiving and
referring the reports Of committees.
In the Board Of Education last evening Josenh
NcKeon and Samuel W. Seton were elected First
and Second Assistant City Superintendent.
The Universal Republicans met last evening nj so
Leonard street, and in the absence OF the President
Col. Forbes took the chair after which the minutes
of the last meeting were read and adopted. A let
Ger received from the Polish society Defeating
two Of its members to attend the meetings Of the A.
sociation but the letter added |, would not act in
any matter relating 70 the internal Affairs OF the
country, although the society was willing to do 20
In all questions referring to European politics.
After some discussion IT was finally decided that
tbe Polish delegates should be received and that
they should follow the dictates Of their own judg
mcnts in taking part in the variou. m ,,ters that
might come before the society
THE LAW COURTS.
In the Superior Court yesterday Judge Duer
slit ng In general term, decided that Mrs. Langdon
was entitled TO the first 100000 bequeathed to her
In the win Of the late John Jacob Astor, but that
she was not entitled 10 similar sum mentioned for
her in the cod Gil Of the testator.
In the Supreme Court, chambers argument vrss