Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-12
The News.

tus is now complete, and the Queens Massage
to the President Of the United States was
expected yesterday.
The steamships Prince Albert and Arago,
from Galway and South Hampton respective
~ arrived at New York On the 9th. The
news is not very important. The determine
tion of the English governlarrt TO leave the
chastisement of the Jiddah assassns entirely
to the forces Of the Porte, afaated some sur
prise in Paris
The return OF the Emperor OF Russia tC
st. Petershurgh, was accomplished by the pub
LEGATION of IL ukase restoring 10 the Bible So
cieties the privileges they fernerly possessed
but of which they were daphsed by the late
Emperor Nicholas.
Accounts from Tegernsee speak favorabl,
of the improved health of the King of Prus
STA, but hold out no hope of his Majesty beng
ever able to resume the reins of power.
The East India government attached muel
Importance to the recaptuae Of Gwalior. Ii
other respects the state of affairs had not i'm
proved. According to- Calcutta paper, thu
entire country was ia possession of the rebels
and although every fortress and place of i'm
portance were in the hands of the British. vel
their authority did not extend beyond the
reach of their guns. The heat was dreadful
and the British soldiers were succumbing to il
in large numbers.
1t was stated in London that so. 900 Euro
pean troops were requisite for the suppression
of the Instruction in India, and that 26 OO(
was about the number available for field ser
vice.
Two thousand troops equipped with the
most effective arms known to the army. We
learn, will soon be in the Territories of Wash
lngton and Oregon, and make a vigorous fall
and winter campaign against the hostile Indi
ans. General Harvey will command the one
~rations.
The election which took place in Kansas OF
the I'd inst. resulted in the entire defeat Of th.
Administration The Lecompton swindle. Of
English Land Bride Bill is completely, and for
ever crushed. Two-thirds of the votes nolIef
are against the bill.
A very destructive fire occurred in Water
bury, Conn, early on Friday morning last
completely destroying the main building of thu
extensive brass and coppsr rolling mills O
Brown and Brothers. The loss is estimated
at | 100000, only $780, 600 Of which is covered
by insurar ce. The building is supposed t.
have been wilfully set on fire.
AT Manchester, n. H., on Friday mornjno
a range of stables was burnt, together wifi
twenry-eight horses.
A severe thunderstorm was experienced il
Essex uounty, Mass, on the 9Th inst. A bar,
IN Swampscott was struck by lightning anc
burned, together with the celebrated trottino
mare Lady Suffolk, valued at 50, 900. 4
young man at Davenport, was seriously injured
by the lightning. A laborer was ~instantlv
killed at the same place by the lightning, Will,
working on a building. Mr.. Ira Story wa
also struck and seriously injured.
A duel was fought near New Orleans. OF
the 4th inst, between Major Henry and Jos
Howell, Esq. The former gentleman wa,
wounded.
An ARRAY occurred in New York Citv O,
Sunday night last, in which a young Irish
man, named Quinn, was dangerously. and it i
thought, fatally, shot by a Policeman. while
in the discharge of his duty in quelling a dis
turbance.
Charles Barrett, a Baltimorean has heen
sentenced in Washington, to be hung on the
I'D of October, for the murder Of Reede
Lewis.
Michael Beaudin, convicted of the murder
Of Antoine Ereopelle, in August, 1861. at
Toledo, has been sentenced to be hing on the
18th September next.
Advlces from the city Of Mexico state that
the editor of the Mexican Extraordinary .
Journal published there in English, has been
fined one thousand dollars, and prohibited from
giving any more political intelligence in his
columns.
Advices to the 4th report the prospects Of
huloaga as very desperate. After the fight
from the Capital, he declared in favor of the
Constitution of 1884, when Parodi abandoned
him, leaving him to his fats, 1t was the gen.
eral Impression that the wkale country would
soon be in the possession of she Liberals.
On Saturday last, says Ne N. Y. Herald,
a fatal accident occurred at Hastings. by
which several highly respe6bable families Of
OF this city have been thrS$n into the deem.
est affiiction. Miss Lyell, laughter of John
Lyell, Vice President of the New York Mn.
tual Insurance Company, her mother and Mrs.
Dean, wife OF James I. Dean, merchant, were
descending a hill in a wagon driven by one Of
the ladies, when at a sudden turn of the road
1t capslzed and caused the death of Miss Ly-
ell and Mrs. Dean, who were thrown out and
instantly killed on the spot. Mrs. Lyell es-
capped with merely a fractured arm. The
horse took fright and ran against the stump of
a tree, throwing the ladies out among a pile
of rocks and stones.
The Hatters' Bank, of Bethel, Conn, was
entered and robbed, between Saturday night
and Monday morning, of 5000. in specie,
$1,000 in bills of other banks, and $78, 600 in
bills of their own issue. The entrance was eff
fected through the bottom Of the vault. The
robbery was not discovered until last night on
account OF the inability to open the vault yes
terday. The officers caution the public against
using the bills of the bank at present.
Destroying Eighty Thousand Dollars.