The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-14
EPsBcr Of rnB NEWS IN rue NORTH.
THE WAR NEWS IN NEW YORK.


THE WAR NEWS IN NEW YORK.
DrsEsE kxoirEMsHr IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE, 40
vvLs, ssrREEr CORNERS, CLUB ROOMS, rHEATR -
Erc., Ito
Inc annonpce snt south Carolina had crossed IN
Rsb,o"D sno ast civil wv hid sesn inaugurAssd be-
,hs North and the s'uth shcn vas drst promol
s.,eo IN ,br CITY ,hsusn she tStas o. ~ HEAL en-
Tro.y evening lat fin nks tnouder6or upou tho sn
are immunity NotwuDs andng rnas tns n
s.rrrss events n,uual. po ncug 70 this dreadful
and p,te fact that the press Of
50 ivy h-d aoty log the minds % the
r-s,e .r event, nr-t announcement OF
o N, reality scarcely be'uiiy vented believed
Bur all hops, U,sh a. desires and anI'c,plti,ns
sep.d by b fatal despatch which received at this
,fhcr IN ihe ann imrenMiey gwen 70 the pub
to before 'ba pao'ctioh tos rehabi, ipteiheeocA
tns N,ty 10 all kinds or absurd ramors and
sorcuiaI,o dssp.tch fran Washington hat previ
sasis s'ops s"coUDoed that ngh,iog osd begun in
1srs,tnn nafhor ant upon this sooslratua some in
tnssroop o.wsoaper qntdpnncs fonndsd awful nut
spost e tha city Of Goa est n.t
hardeo b. The feet and mt thai very being
cspsoy r4du,.d asnea. Psops wh, understood tbe
p Inn Of ihs city of Charlst and the Icale Of
ssrssbcat,ous ,hs baiet,n announcement: vas
Q h.refaceo aDa,n.
rbr Stse exc, the % the HEaAIp
extra ing may ne almost
aid TO 10 uo.sc,,nsnA nesniong presses hal scarce
~ repao tp on inur.ssioLs ~nen the
sace bhl|,eo and b.ieag,r,sd by a crowd
shSst ting for be ea',er sheets. swr,'ooted news
bo,s, r-acy t. ne the wing Ike the
herslt Of the os. we're - be dart'ny along
Ne stree ~ tie cits IN every eoasb,s direction,
wilh prs o. place OF the
her curry 1t "eed'ess mat these Industrious
esys found the papers under tho peculiar circum
sgc.s deauahie pr disable rupation. There
scarcely part OF their active form.
we're net shril beard, pro,a,n
~ the aDnoo, STRIFE o. the cars
on the staaet, rho ateos OF the cabs, on the
s~vemeoi.--every ~nere IN Short these ubiqui.oqs
1~ssepgers 70 be- In this way toe
b-gan To spread through the city with the
speed Of tboogbt, and 10 s.oat boar after yards
bee the theme NJ conversation ami CON rent
b he bar rooms ing s.oops there was a tempo
eary cr-satioD of the fcrmdan attacks meat ana
dirk ana the usually industrious operators the good
btpgs Of this lite besnoK themselves reading Of
The extra BEsALp 10 the billiard ,ooms the players
md dosn Their listened atten,vey while an
for the edi6c4on OF the mn.
tsuoe The club rooms, Libraries, re4hng rooms coffee
hSuser places of puolic IN like man
crowded with greedy listeners anxious uquirers
~ Aay shs- extraordinary ,s,iy touching
n
sus 10 estimate the numb Of changed
tDns isIe ater the publication OF news The de-
maud FOR them caosrnt and unabatiog andoevery
whore under the kmpe in front OF The theNros
,he vssrioules and The steps Of hotels dwellings
tie on theme nppermost me fret imp ase was 10
Doubt the news. Some III night that it was mere
Invention TO get up excitement in the city.
tc~ fixed the imposition the newsboys, and
v,nt to far ,ner free be,s that the
whole thing would be contradicted next morning But
so~s ard reluctantly The u force the truth began
~ br,ss mems miuds hat there much rea
son 20 believe the desps,ch.s and no vever un Wiling
they tba, cempse Janus IS shu, .,
length and that from It's portebtous gates grim ysaged
ear, tb wrpkled 'front.' hsd gone forth bucsjer
and Spar are and the solid fact, With
nertpsss, drove fute conjecture and
proclaim Cd the desolatirs pebce Of bloody genius
- frarr,cda
The military element OF our city less anxious
ly the 1stering uDcioO their souls that the news
vas premature. In several Of city armorcs our
-ount-er tronps 7ersopg their regular d ill.,
whep be hrep, cystic newsboy y ed himself with
she "Ex,a HsRAID" the intrusive youngster first
regarded impostor
The arst company Of the Seventh regiment was on
drl their the news first reached
Ahem. Lhe other folhs they were slew TO believe.
RE or Of the evening neioR coucudei the HERALD de-
spaicbes fully and inelhgenty discussed
Men ipstirc tvely glanced at the po'isncd rifles
rasged in their cases in apple pie order, a. a; An
ssrupsns wi ore would later terrible
bu, Ger Necessity. Tho sympathy with Major Ander
So 80 far heard by reporter, altogether
disguised Men OF every patty and every shade 81 poll
y.s freely confessed that be worthy TO be the de
fender The spanRled Tho South ought
have been restrained YET little longer. As the
spy reason for doubt, the ser,us importance Of the
struggle began be with much earnesiness
The beet rreDds OF the Administration and OF Union
were IN doubt the OF the expedi
tsp ana con plan t. both loud deep made that
20 much had been frnte' cd away the Navy Yard
IN attmg out the vessels OF war. The position Of the
Lincoln administration regarded oeiug partcu
sfy envjable at the present time, and more than
c,,zen cd that they could how
bstitg difficulties To be overcome
On the other band the great OF republicans and
many expressed fullest sympathy with and
oonpdsnce the administration. The former consoled
themselves with the that the southernsrs had
rsciptAled the conflict aud that the be
fshe 70 its trust faed the emergency reso
npiy and tetarlessy; and the a'ser, wh!e .kus
ernrt disguise ths iDs the SOUTH strenu
sury declared that other left I, the
Moth dignity and evinee
tcusi spirit IN the press nee 80 great criss
THE FEELING IN THE CUSTOM HOrsE.
The Of the attack upon Fort seemed 90 n
peteiy yesterday 10 psrayze the e1orts " every
one bDidipg. A'ex doub,ef tie ru.h OF the IN
tsllgence, but the majority seemed 20 think u
de.d true. TIE clerks left their desks s.ooi
about in groure in dep cuoreti.on relise u che var
~ feel qsi'e sick heart" sad one, "and cannot
Eric the news has upset me-"
''vel, h,eo raid another "bat they sh luid have
let The ngger si,ne."
"rha, rot the question now, wss the remark OF
third ''It r. stan our government be slsis'ne nD1
"nN no ue taking abru. goverpm.nts,' asserted the
arst speaker "Uvil Gar has begun, and where vii IL
eDd' G"yertmtuts csn't stop Il Dor."
"Bnt 90 MT beieve the nc~s," chimed IN fourth,
vi,h laugh. "Iss all bogus
Az be he fecarE c,rk cane 10 with The extra