The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-01


Navy Yard at Bosafor the Cuff Of Mexico FOR tins pro
lection d American vessels in that quarter.
s-News was received in Washington that the British
cruisers in the Gulf Of Mexico boarding and
searching American merchantmen under orders issued
by the British government in iS49 The schooner yacht
wanderer, owned and commanded by Capt. Corrie, Of
South Carolina, was seized in Long Island Sound by the
revenue cutter Harriet Lane Capt sunce suspicion Of
being about to engage in tire slave trade She after
wares discharged saboat containing between thirty
and forty persons pleasure excursion upset in Bos
ton harbor, and seven of the party we're drowned.
SUNDAY l3-The steamboat Pennsylvania exploded her
boilers the Msssspp river and afterwards burned to
the waters edge Ninety 1--WE persons were lost and forty
one seriously injured.
14-ntellgenee was received that the Morons, to the
and were on their road TO the south Governor Cumming
was in the city and had attempted to stop the hegra
The frst session OF the 35t Congress adjourned FIFTY
two general acts and tweat six Joint resolutions were
passed.
ls-rne o. s. Senate, after called executive session
l-.-News received in New York from Europe in seven
days ard ten hours II was brought by the steamship
Vanderbilt. which bearded of Cape Race by the
yacht of the Associated Press taken 10 ST. Johns n FL
and from thence was transmitted by telegraph to New
York. In consequence of the flood in the Mississippi
river the great Nazo0 way forming channel
over thirty yards wide inundating e whole Yazoo val
u-Ine esfI9ted destruction OF property bY recon.
storms and floods IN the West is as follows
Cotton crop, 400 coo bales .sl6 900 600
sugar crop So 900 bids 5000 Soo
Towns, buildings, bridges, mills, levees and
farming slocK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50o0,o00
Total. =. .sas 900 900
PA Masonic celebration was held in welsviIe n r.,
of large hall The Noor being unable to support the
weight, gave way and about ffty persons more or
less injured By the accident.
29The shock OF an earthdusxs was felt ia New Hayen
and other parts OF Connecticut.
JULY.
SUNDAY, July 4-The steamship Jamestown, from New
York. having on board the remains of exPresident Mon
roe arrived at Norfolk and the steamship Ericsson from
New York with the Seventh Regiment National Guard of
New York city acting guard Of honor the remains
Of exPrcsident Monroe also arrived Norfolk en- route
for Richmond, Va
5.-The e!ghty-second anniversary Of American indie.
pendelce duly celebrated throughout the country .
The remains of ex-Presiden. James Monroe which had
been taken from cemetery IN New York city, where
they first deposited, re.inerred at Richmond
Va. with great pomp
E7.-Great excitement in ST. Paul, Minnesota on account
of the received from the gold discoveries on
Fraser river. Companies formed to take the over.
land route for the mines.
o-During the stay of the New York Seventh Regiment
in Richmond, while acting escort to the remains Of
ex.Presdent Monroe, Laurens Hamilton son Of John c.
Hamilton ana grandson Of Cen Alexander Hamilton,
member Of Company c. National Guard, drowned.
His body was brought back to New York. attended by
guard Of honor composed OF forywo persons selected
from the various military companies OF Richmond.
l5-An accident occurred on the New York and Erie
Railroad about six miles from Port Jervs, which
caused by the breaking OF rail The two rear passer
ger cars were thrown down embankment and broken
in pieces. Six Of the passengers were instantly killed
and forty more or less injured
to pay out the Atlantic telegraph cable in mid The
first connection made the 26h June and the cable
run out The same day another connection was eaected
ami after each vessel had paid forty cable
broke on board the Agame,nnon
2o-News arrived that the q. 8 steam frsae Niagara
had reached Queenstown, Ireland, with portion of the
Atlantic cable or board.
residence the late President HARRISON North Bend
Ohio, was destroyed by fire.
AUGUST
THuasoAr August 5.-SsThe cable is laid To God be
all the glory News received OF the arrival of the
IT, S steam rigate Niagara a, Trinity Bay, she having
performed her part in laying the Atlantic cable. She
rived the 4th Tue greatest joy manifested in
sequence.
e-The re,ocngs throughout the country occasioned
by the intelligence of the successful laying Of the Atlantic
cable continued Bells rung, fired fireworks
LEI, OIL houses illuminated all Yankeedom rolled up
in the British American flags and nearly ready sor
straight jacket,
-Stean was introduced the Erie canal for the pro-
pulsson of boats
l6-First message sen. across tie Atlantic cntie.
was despatch from Queen Victoria to the President Of
the United States, which as follows
To TER PRESIDENT or TIRE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON
comp elton Of Ibis great international work II which
Queen eSnyiaeea ina; Inc Presidsn. vii JOIN WITH her
Great Britain with United viii prove additional
link between the nations w.ose friendship Is founded upon
The Queen much pleasure thus comm incang with
the and to him her wishes fos the prosper
To which M, Buchanan sent the following reply
wAsMscros Cry, Augasi 10. 1888.
To Her MAJESTY VICTORIA THE QUEEN or GREAT BRIAs;
her Majesty the Queen on the success OF the great International
energy Il the two countries '' '--''''''''''
triumph glorious, because far useful to
mankind than by the field Of bat
May the Atlantic telegraph under blessing II Heaven
prove to be perpetual peace friendship between
the kncred nations and an destined BY Divine Pro
rdencet dfGse religion civilization liberty and law through
ia Ills view will not all nations Of hs.endom spontaneous
that COMMUNICATIONS shall be held sacred in passrg 10 their
f'''@- JAMES BUCHANAN
. Grand celebration and illumination IN New York in
consequence Of the reception Of the Queen despatch
across the Atlantic cable, closing with the accidental
burning of the cupoia Of the City Hall
10 --Eor,y.thres deaths occurred New Orleans from
21-Three hundred and ten deaths from yepow fever
occurred IN New Orleans during the week ending this
day.
23.-The health officers Of Charleston s. c. declared
the yellow fever epidemic in that city
2-The shock Of an earthquake felt IL Hoderness,
over the Atlantic cable between Daniel Temann Mayor
Of New York, ard Sir r W Garden Lord Mavor Lon
don The message Of Mr. Temann was sont on The 2lsi
and the answer received on the oath
To THE IoPp MAYOR OF Iospos-