The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-14

The Execu' ION Of Htcks-Scvcnth Reyi-
ment Eneam pment--Great Eastern-Ar-
rival or Heenan, Sc.

The Execu' ION OF Htcks-Seventh Regi-
ment Enca m pment-Great Eastern-Ar-
rival or Heenan, sc.
No look upon the HERALD Of today and not
acknowledge that New York is prolific in sensations
Turn where you viii and You have presented before you
picture OF metropolitan life visible xhcrc else
broad continent whether be scenes of local interest
news from abroad, the editorial comment, peace,
matters political social financial, the simple sdyer
tsernent Of the servant girl our columns kalcdo
scopic view Of Them all, and constitute shrine before
which every class of the community from the highest to
the lowest, from The best TO the worst, may bow.
Probably before in the history Of New York has
single year been pregnant with exciiemcnts as the
present. Great events have followed each other with
rapdy that has hardly left interval for the mind to
recover from its delirium of novelty. To nothing of
the out Of town, that have met with
sponsve throb here, such the New England strikes
the international prize sight, and others which sgtated
community almost as much as those where the
events took place, have had murders mysteries and
oddities at home almost without end. The japanese
and went leaving behind in their decent donation
the most agreeable of impressions The Fourth Of July
followed with the usual ebullition OF patriotism and
pyrotcchnics who the arrival Of tho Great Eastern
again New York from centre to circumference
and tho mercury Of feeling up to a fever heat.
II would thus seem IL we had surfet Of excitement;
but yet the cry stl they come" Our paper to-day
is devoted to less than three each Of which will be
read with interest by the respective classes OF the COM
munity TO whose appetites it caters most
bese are first and paramount the execution Of the pi
Hicks the full and graphic account Of which reminds
Of the public hangiDgs OF quarter Of century
The ten or fifteen thousand who present the
not tythe Of the multitude who, at the very in
slant that Hicks swung in the air longing TO be
present. and who will with feelings incident 10 weak hu-
nature revo in the minutcst details Executions,
however becoming so common in our metropolis that
unefs under circumstances similar to those
they rarely intense and general feeling of Gu
rosity in the community and then draw long breath
Of relief the reflection that the law has done its duty
and rid the earth whose crimes deserved nothing
but the deserts he received.
this and pleasant to the contemplation, Is
the description in another column Of the entertainments
ncden TO the camp Of the National Guard Staten
Island For days this fine corps Of our citizen sol
dery have been uxuratipg between the pleasures and
bardhIs OF tent fe while thousands OF our ladies and
gentlemen and military officials attracted by the gay
scenes have daily paid their visits TO the beautiful local
y OF Camp Scott The encampuent terminates 70 day
but viii long be remembered among the " mile
stones Of the past time has wreathed in flowers
With the Great Eastern readers already familiar
Thousands have already board and hundreds of
thousands are doubt waiting convenient opportunity
follow the example OF their predecessors Curiosity,
instead Of diminishing, is daily on the increase, and in
almost all the principal cities from Portland TO Charleston,
S c. and from Chicago to the Atlantic coast, in-
formed that arrangements being male for
cursions the metropolis for the purpose of seeing this
mechanical wonder OF the age The number Of vsitcrs
yesterday larger than and the great at
time that 800 entered the ship in the short
space Of fifteen minutes As We before remarked, the
fear OF board need deter any person
yielding the desire visit the vessel Her proportions
are 30 immense and the number Of places open vi
siters great that the majority absorbed after
they make their ee and probably lost sight or for the
remainder OF the time We may add here that the hour
Of exhibition has been prolonged until O'Clock in
the evening.
These however are not oil the novelties or the season
Unless the sporting world sorc,y disappointed tho
great Benica Boy to-day to morrow in he arrives
will be the subject OF ovation from hts admirers,
which tho cmanstion Of particular class, win rival
that OF prince Muscle for the period, will be its
magninccncc and in their rough but hearty way the
ssboys' will honor TO the American champion. Nor
will the balance Of the community regard these proceed
ings without Keenan, has been associated with
m event to which the prees OF both England and America
have given almost international character and what
ever may be said 10 the contrary by philosophers OF the
water cruel gender, majority Of the people have
much curiosity 10 the pugistic hero If he
Garibald a second William Toll
This viii conclude the sensations Of the present week.
What the future may bring forth remains to be Demon
strated; but we promise country cousins Of the
suburbs--such Philadelphia and Boston--tha when
ever they the metropolis shall always present
them with feas, Of novelties that viii not only repay
them for VISIT but enlargement Of eyes and
ideas 10 "things in general pertaining to Gotham cal
oulated materially to improve their comprehension.