The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-06

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After she ceremonies Of laying the corner stone me
lus az march resumed hro ieh Henry street. 10 At
isr.c Atlantic Court ana Court 20 the y Hail. where
Inc military we're dismissed.
Every sipdow in The CITY Han xu nued with ladies',
b 600 persons, many Of them sd,es-
platform erected upon which the officiating cler-
gy OF The Declaration Of Independence and others
AprNer was cnsred BY Rev. N Smith Of the H.rr-
street Dutch Reformed Church. when the Decasato on
Of Independence Was read by Mr. T. I. Wood.
Rev Henry WARD BssCHEa, Who spoke from ths City
Hail steps, addressed the assembled multitude in SUB
stance folio He thought that he might very well
have apclcgzed for appearing before them such
occasioa but he did not think that was Improper ths
ne sboad address then. He supposed thu; upon
cccasioa any subject 70 the will OF his fellow
cszens, and bound 10 comply 20 their wishes. he then
alluded tohe that thirty hfee years ago Geo.
era Lafayette had ai1 the stone OF the Armory
wss perhaps special fact In history that In that Rev
oluor or Ill ns,iops could boast that Their al
cetern taken part BE alluded to the circumstances
under which the Armory was nrst erectcd-so the fact
thai the 1rst stone Of the original afr uctnre was
Aia Lafayette and that there was scarcely nation on
the earth that could point 70 man. saying, that be-
of my ancestors took part In your glorious revolution
airy war. He complained, sportiveiy, that they had
drawn him out TO speak the Fourth 81 July anuiverss
~ whereas be had invited merely 70 speak the
laying of atone OF arnory. Upon this there
much TO be ssid and the reverend gentle DID say
il with great effect An armofy now wk1 mos an armory
ancient days We had armory In every
every father who rsaed family OF children, every ct
great and growing city, was an Armory in himself such
were tho defences that We now raised, and We did
not require 70 point 70 walls and fortsesses for
our strsnethbut when We pointed 70 our artzans we
pointed TO walls shas were impregnabe Every nresde
every Workshop, every public school, presented " the
higher Institutions he lad been asked " speak
simply upon tho laying Of corner stone and when ne
accepted the nvita On he had no dea would called
upon 10 make an GRAFTON for the Fourth Of July out his
friend beDg crafty hAd caught him with guile What
the Fourth Of Juiy9 was not day 70 be celebrated
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celebrate ana those fundamental principles Of eer
" the Declaration forth The speaker sketched
ss sUH. Il
numbered 5000 inhabitants, and now numbered $50 Co.,
he drew picture OF M future career, when would pro
badly DO the populous city OF the world There were
people Rho talked of patrio and all people and all
sects talked Of patrotsm but he only recognized thai
patriotism that In accordance with the declaration OF
Independence, that proclaimed that al born
free and equal Any protesting patriotism hat LETT ou!
this grand clause vas equal 70 that description OF man
Who omitted his head and heart He trusted that bis tel
low country would stand forth aud declare that liberty
the virgin daughter Of God reependent blessed
and blessing BE was for the whole Union and inaugu
Some cried ont "Texas."
The speaker continued-Yes, Texss Did anybody say
KansasY (Laughter) Yes, and Kansas-every State
the whole Union. (Cheers) me orator concluded with
sketches the subject Of the nsonal independence
OF America were about to purchase the tomb OF
Washington. Is was becoming they should DO 30.
When our Saviour was LAID N the tomb, and had
sepucnre TO the stone away and they fouad the
moved away and the Angel Of shs Lord was sit
OF America went 10 tomb of Washington they ,ud
find that the sone rolled away and that the Angel Of
Gndn.t !: to .cy the angel Of Liberty the spirit OF
The audience then shortly after dispersed and invited
guests comprising many Of the principal citizens repaired
collation..
In the evening fireworks were displayed from the corner
of Carol and smith streets and q. The oncufe Of Fulton
an nj
aldermen Of the wards, which attended by thou
sands of people, and oil passed or orderly and sstsfac
torily
SERIOUS APFRAY BETWEEN FIRE RowDrss IN A La
GER BIER sALoON-oSE MAN SHOT AND NOT Ex-
PECTxD TO RKCoyIR-
serious array occurred In the lager bier saloon of p
L. Jardn No. 2lo Gold street, about O'Clock the ~
ternooD Of the a!h. party Of No IL Engre boys
In pretty well excited with liquor They drank several
rounds Of lager when another party belonging to No
Engine Fory acres) In oil pretty much in the sae
condition. Aquarrel eaaacd there had been feud
existing between tho companies which the landlord tried
his best TO suppress He knocked senseless for his
pains. The nght then became general. No. SIS party
then went outside and assaulted the house with s''1,s
party went out the back way, and coming in
70 the street through an aleyway, the nghi
or One man, named Stllwe, stabbed IN the head
with knife, and several were badly heated with sticks
man, named James McCluskey, better known amoos
his companions "Scabby" committed violent assault
upon Alexander J.meison, Or Jimmeson. Some ons
Caskey In tho neck inncipg deep and q dangerous
wound Jameson gave himself sp 70 the police, and
upon and bes.en BY hln and otnsrs Il appears !
osded pistol was lying on the bar In the saloon which
'ome one took and gave 70 yameses while centsuding
with McCluskey and the others. The wounded man
". conveyed 4, the CITY Hospital, where shs
injury examined The ball entered tho left side N
he neck, lille 10 the tf the medium ine and the
moi III
injury He retained his during The aernocn but
was very weak rom loss Of blood The ball embedded
considered hopeless.
About hAhpast two o'clock Gre brckc cut in the roo
Of OF OF frame buildings In Baltic street, bctwcer
Smith and Hcyt streets, owned by Jeremiah oDonnsll
and occupied by number Of famiier The flames spread
song roofs of houses and damage 10 the
amount Of 81, Oto--lnsured. The origin sttrlbuted u
fireworks.
On the return beme difficulty occurred between the
police and No. IA engine 10 consequence Of party Of
ners, who Insisted upon keeping the ropes moi
having Ere badges. Tho Assistant Engineers denied the
right Of the police to interfere but the
tusiiy expelled, without q aght.
There an alarm Of IRE about four O'Clock originate ne
in the burning Of some straw IN Flushing avenue.
FELL FROM A WINDOW.
Ann Kelly fell from the fourth story window OF her
residence No. l27 Butler street, ON Sunday night Thor,
was nght In the Patch near by and she went 10 ths
window TO see roalancng herself she fell out and
struck the sidewalk below, killing herself instantly. She
was married, and had several children.
Run OVER.
fireman, belonging 10 No. IA engine. run over on
the Of Bridge street and Myrtle avenue He ap
Another dfculty occurred between the poles and FIRE
men in Myrtle avenue, In which there some sighting
man named william Munsiu has feil overheard from
the stesuer Mapusot n Atlantic Rasr and bis droSpcd