The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.


Six stcamshivs-thc Baalbec, from Liverpool on
the LIST inst the hiontczuma from ngson Jamaica
the 9th the United States and Flung Shucy from NOW
Orleans the Sth and 9th respectively, ana ue Sea-
Light aud Salvar from Charleston, 8 C.. on mo izsoF
rived hero yesterday BY them VIC received
| airy dies and correspondence.
! The Atlantic Mail Steamship Companv's steamer Costa
Rica, Captain Tinepsugh, Will sal today I" noon Tor
California from tho and extensive e' NO ID No''
river foot OF Canal street The COSTA i'c W." ooa''eo'
AZ Pauama with tho nov steamship Sacramento The
mails will close at the Post OGce q, hai past ten n H.
Over ten and a quarter millions OF dollars worth OF the
and three-tcnhs per cen, governments bonds were
subscribed for Saturday last only about hty mil
lions o. dollars of the loan remain untaken
A man named Brophy having published statement
dero saory the character OF Lewis n weicnman, an
important witness for the prosecution IN the trial OF Tho
Washington assassination conspiraors, and designed to
mpcach his testimony, Mr. Weichman has published a
reply in which he pronouneess Iophys assertions false
from besiunueto end and says~ha his statement was
submitted to the President once and TO Judge Advocate
General Holt twice before the execution, without having
any effect on those gcnt2inc
There were great stir and life yesterday among tho
thousands of German singers congrcgatcd in this
city for the purpose Of taking part in their FIVE days
m sica festival Rehearsais held in the morning
for the evening and for the main concert which
is to take place to-day. In the afternoon large number
of the visiting singers, guests u the New York
societies. taken on excursions to- different places
and variety Of pastimes were INDUCED in. In tho
evening the reception concert took place at the Academy
OF Mnsic, which crowded in every part Over ono
thousand singers including hundred aud fty ladies'
and one hundred instrumentaliss, took part In tho
musica, performances
Bishop McGill of Richmond, Va, who is now on .
visit to the North for the first time since the commence
Of war; preached eloquent sermon yesterday
the Paulst Catholic church. in Fifty-ninth street
The funeral services the body Of the late Rev
Newton Heson pastor OF street Congregational
church. Brooklyn took place yesterday afternoon in
the presence Of a very numerous assemblage. The
mains were taken Phadolpha the native city Of de-
ceased, for interment
The readers OF the Herald will be enabled to form
some idea of what this establishment has done in tho
work of keeping them fully informed regarding ell
the events Of the immense war just closed BY
the sketch Of the services Of our correspond
cnts which we publish this morning. No less than
sxtythree Of these writers have been in the service
OF the HERALD chronng the events Of this great strug
gle on land and sea- enduring the hardships Of the camp
the march and the and running the risks Of bat
te To maintain this force Of correspondents has cost
us over half million Of dollars. Some Of these men
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while number Of them have been wounded by the mis-
sles Of the enemy, and others have undergone long
terms of confinement in rebel prisons.
Those whose business engagements or pecuniary cir
cumstancesshave yet permitted them to enjoy
visit 10 the famed White Mountains enjoy some Of
the pleasures of the excursion and be enabled to
imagine the remainder by reading the sketchy letters
from that elevated region Of HERALD correspondent
published in our columns this morning Sitting by hot
stove drinking hot gin sings. with the window panes
encrusted in ice Is the writer describes the order Of the
day 70 be now at the Tip Top House, is decidedly neat
and comfortable enjoyment for the middle Of July.
check for over three thousand three hundred dollars
was presented on Saturday at the Marine Bank in this
city, which the officers refused to cash. suspectng Il TO
be forgery and the presenting It, who gave his
name a. W. Brennan was arrested and committed for
trial
The following persons also were yesterday commit
ted:-George setz charged with stealing one hundred
and fifty dollars from Charles Trumper while tho latter
was asleep in room at Is New Chambers streets Annie
Spencer and Catherine Lowery of 39S Canal street. on
charge of stealing Annie Wilson, Of the same house,
one hundred dollars worth Of wearing apparel; John
Henderson picking gold watch from the pocket OF
Henry Kern enc the German singers during saturday
night demonstration, and William H. MCGUIRE charged
with burglary and attempted robbery at 90 avenue B.