Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-22
TIE NEWS.

The Steamship North Star, which left
Southampton on the It'll inst. arrived at New
York or Tuesday morning with news from
Europe four days later than brought by the
Canada.
The second expedition had failed to lay the
Atlantic Telegraph cable, after three attempts,
and the frigate Niagara with the English ten
der Gorgon returned to Queenstown, Ireland,
on the 9Th of July. After the cable had part
ed twice, as already reported, it was joined
rthes third time on the % ultimo. When
about two hundred and fifty miles had been
payed out from both vessels messages from
the Agamemnon ceased on the evening Of the
E29th, at which time the cable either parted or
was cut, and the Niagara sailed for the rem
devious at Cork. The Agamemnon had not
arrived at the latest date; SO the exact cause
of the disaster was not known.
The Fourth of July was duly celebrated in
London by a grand dinner got up under the
auspices of the American Association, a new
IN organized body. Hon. Mr.. Dallas made a
speech, during which he announced the final
settlement of the question of the right of
searchin time of peace.
It is said that Queen Victoria would be
pE6cEIG dbs buC ELCuSA AdfdA VIZ W OHCi-
bourg, by invitation of Napoleon.
The result of the Russian peasantry in
Lithuania is a very formidable affair. As
the peasantry could not be benefited by the
proposed emancipation, they demanded by ris-
ing en- aasse, a free possession of the lands,
and compelled the mobiles to fly to Revel. In
ian. engagement with the military the troops
wefS routed.
i, Akfe letters received in England from India
PaeSRas Bombay and in the camp Of Sir Co
lin Campbell in May and June, show that the
Sepoy rebellion is far from snbdued. The
British troops suffered to a very fatal extent
from the heat of the weather, whilst the insur-
gents were united, well organized and daring
although always beaten in the open field,
they continued a most guerilla war. Sir Co.
in Campbell had $4,000 men under his COM
mand of whom, on an average ten per cent
we're sick or wounded. He would soon want
thirty thousand fresh troops. The old Gene
raj bore the brunt of the march and weather,
and fought well, but had some very narrow
escapes from death in battle.
A terrible and distressing accident took
place on the New York and Erie Railroad on
Thursday night about nine o'clock, by which
six persons were instantly killed, and nearly
forty more wounded. The night express train
encountered a broken rail at Glen Hollow,
about five miles from Port Jervis, when two
cars were thrown off the track down the en-
bankment, which at this point is nearly thirty
feet high and very steep. The sufferers were
removed as soon as practicable to Port Jervis,
where the wounded received medical aid, and
are attended to by the citizens of the town
the jury in their verdict find that the catastro..
phe was purely accidental, and, Furthermore,
that it was one against which ordinary care
and foresight on the part of those having
charge of the train could not guard.
A distressing casualty occurred at the foot
of Eighty-sixth street. N. T., on Friday even
ing. 1t appears that FIVE girls belonging to
the House of Mercy, proceeded to the river
to battle. After the girls had gone into the
water they joined hands and walked out into
the river some distance. The force of the tide
carried them beyond their depth, and being
unable to swim, they were drowned before as
sistance reached them.
Three ladies were drowned on Wednesday
last, opposite New Rochelle, Ny the capsizing
If a sail boat. The unfortunate ladies had
accompanied a Sabbath school on their annu-
al excursion.