The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-03


IusCELLANI0Us NEWS
The government supply steamer Fort Morgan, IN COM
mand Of Acting Lieutenant Commander Eaton. from
Matagorda Texas, by way of New Orleans Mobile Pom
sacoa Key West and Monroe, arrived in this
port yesterday afternoon.
The naval steamer Owasco, Lieutenant commander
Abbot, from Sabine Pass Texas on the 10th ult, via
Pensacola on the ed also arrived here yesterday.
The steamship Chase Captain Rogers, from Savannah
on 10th ult arrived in this port last night Nothing
of great importance had ranspod in the Department Of
the South since the date OF previous advices
condensed but interesting history Of the island Of
Hspanola st. Domingo Hayt ~ It has been success
svey denominated and especially that portion OF It
now forming the republic of st. Domingo from it's dis
coyery by Columbus in 1872 DIP TO the present time is
given the despatch of one OF our Havana correspond
ents published in this mornings HERALD.
The National Democratic Association have issued from
washington an address the democracy Of the country
urging them to rally the support Of President Johnson
The Young Mems Christian Association have with
drawn from their arrangements for the purchase OF
Fords theatre in Washington, and it Is reported that
the building will shortly be again opened for theatrical
purposes
The interesting ceremony Of ordainng young men 10
the ministry took place yesterday in the Memorial Pro-
testant Episcopal church in Hammond street Bishop
wainwrights. at which the venerable Bishop Potter
OBLIGATED assisted by a number Of other clergymen.
The applicants for admission into holy orders stu
dents of the Theological Seminary in Twentieth street.
very large congregation assembled the OCCASION and
the ceremonies very impressive, the exhortation
being delivered by Rev. Edwin r. T. Cook after which
the Bishop laying his hands the heads OF the kneel
ing neophytes consecated them to the ministry accord
ing the ritual Of the Protestant Episcopal church
An address was delivered last evening in the Twenty
eighth street Baptist church the condition of the
freedmen by W. Howard Day. He treated tho subject
in mastery way, pointing out tho manner Of rome
dying the evils under which the coored is laboring
Yesterday the festival Of st. Peter and ST. Paul. was
celebrated with more than the ordinary at
the Catholic church Of st. Paul the Apostle, in Fifty
ninth street Archbishop McCloskey and a number Of
other distinguished clergymen ware present The
mon was preached by Rev. Dr. McQuade, President Of
Seton Hall, South Orange, N. J. The music on the
occasion of superior order.
fire. the origin of which is unknown, broke out be-
and eleven o'clock last night in the upper floor
of the hoopskr factory 95 and 81 Chambers street. and
extended TO the below destroying property in stock
and building the oxtent Of about thirty thousand dol
lars
by the police magistrates yesterday William Sherman,
proprietor Of the Sherman Cottage, in Bleeckcr street,
near the Bowcry and eight other males and eight fe
males found in the place. complaint that tho house
is resort Of thieves and other bad characters; John
Underhil william Smith and John stephens, alleged
sbundc thieves" whose vocation to steal parcels from
errand boys which 1t is charged the prisoners havo
been extensively engaged James Carroll alias Timothy
Kanc charged with being the person who nights ago
attacked Mr. jacob Brady of Town, in Lexington avenue
and robbed him Of hundred dollars: youth Of nine
tecn named Timothy Norton, charged with picking up
and retaining pockctbook containing two hundred and
fifty dollars accidentally dropped by Mr. James Kain Of
No ITO East Twenty second street, and Rose Kelly on
charge of attempting pass counterfeit moncya ten
dollar bill the Girard Bank of Philadelphia and 1--WE
dollar one on the Union Bank of Troy. NJ Y
The New Hampshire Legislature adjourned on last
Saturday forenoon after passing resolution favor Of
universal suffrage.
Accounts continue TO reach Of furious wind and
rain storms the Northwest in the States OF Illinois,
Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota There have been strong
blows and heavy rains in our own section Of country
during the past two three months but nothing TO
pare In destructivcness and violence with those
with which the people in the States men,
toned have been visited If their kilograms and
newspaper statements not exaggerated. Tor
nadoes have swept over that region which il is
reported have prosracd houses trees and everything in
their paths and killed and injured many persons, and on
Thursday last Dubuque Iowa. and vicinity were visited
by n rain storm of unprecedented fury accompanied by
lightning the most vivid and thunder of the loudest
The rain poured In torrents for two throc hours
flooding the town and country, washing away railroad
cmbankmcnts, bridges, cuverts, aud furniture from
dwellings, and doing an immense amount Of other
damage
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