The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06

NEW YORK HERALD. s
rowing match Of Ave mils& for purse Of svo
hundred and any dollars took place the East river
| yesterday, from the foot OF One Hundred and
| Tenth street. between William H. Webb and Joe
| Foote. both Of this CITY, resulting In the winning
OF the former by return 10 the starting point six min
utes ahead Of his opponent Great interest was mani
tested in the contest there being large asssmblases Of
| spectators along the route and much betting.
fire, the origin Of which IL very mysterious but evi
IDENTIFY the work OF an incendiary broke out between
nine and O'Clock last night In the story marble
building $50 Broadway. II nrst discovered in the
upper floor occupied artists studio extended
to the floor beneath Damage TO tho amount Of about
thirty thousand dollars altogether was done
At four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the steamboat Ar
row. plying this city and Sing Sing left port
for the latter destination. and short time thereafter,
when going along under easy head Of steam burst
OF the nues Of her boiler scaldng the fireman to
death Tho engineer was also badly scalded, but not
fatally The passengers badly frightened, but
| not injured
On last Thursday night the store No. 366h Bowery
was burglariousy entered and from the safe it about
three thousand dollars worth of watches taken.
| Early yesterday morning policeman discovered the
same btOr0 y
| push rushed out and endeavored 10 escape He
was captured however, and after desperate nsht with
the officer whom he repeatedly endeayored 70 stab he
was conveyed to the station house He Is spaniard,
| about twenty-sx years Of ago, and gave his
Philip Eschberry. He s supposed to be the person who
| committed the burglary Thursday night, and
| locked up for examination.
Simon Wolf, German doing business at No 50 Cedar
street. yesterday arraigned In the Tombs Police
Court and required 10 give two thousand dollars bail TO
answer the complaint Of larceny, preferred BY David
Rocker, Of Huntington, Pennsylvania, who charges
Wolf With having bought Of him two thousand dollars
worth of cigars and refused either payment return
| Of the goods.
Mile Josephine De vaner, o French Canadian girl,
yesterday astonished and delighted an assembage Of
four thousand persons at Elm Park Staten Island
the Kill Ku Shore by performing the rope walk
ing wonders which have given such notorloty TO Bondin
and Leslie at Niagara Falls. Tho rope which Nile
vaner yesterday walked about hundred and fifty
feet in length stretched at height of eighty feet
and only passed successfully and with great
and from end to end Of it, but performed en- route
various difficult fea which called forth repeated rounds
| Of applause from tho spectators
The State Department at Washington has received off,
cia information Of the discovery valuable guano
deposits on the West India island Of Rednida
The market everish yesterday but closed
frm Governments wcre strong Gold steady and
closed Arm at 143H 143H
There was but little change the commercial situation
on Saturday, compared with Friday except that there
less activity In foreign merchandise. Tho lower
price Of gold checked the IN most articles and
the volume Of business small Domestic produce was
again irregular; but, the WHOLE prices were lower
Cotton dull and prices again declined, as natural
result Of the recent free arrivals Groceries were
rather quiet but steady Petroleum dull and heavy
On Change -four was 1Oc 15c lower spring wheat
&c. &C. lower, and Michigan To- &c. higher Corn
&c lower, and oats were nrmer Pork opened dull
and lower, but closed slightly 0rmer Lard shade
off, Whiskey steady.
The Atiantto Cablc-News from the Great
Nastern.
The Great Eastern is on her way to Hearts
Content If she has not already arrived there
She left the shore end of the cable off valentia
on the Gath ult, and, after some delay in re-
pairing flaw, had proceeded on her important
expedition. On the 25th, when one day at sea-
everything was progressing successfully, and
the signals received at valentia from the
Eastern were reported to have been perfect.
This intelligence. g far q: il goes is very
good and encouraging, It Is trge that the
Great Eastern had been out only one day but
it should be borne in mind that in all enter
prises the start is half the race. With tolerably
good weather the steamer ought to make the
run, paying out the cable, in twelve to fourteen
days. If she left the shore end on the Gath ult.
she is now in her thirteenth day, and news Of
her arrival may be hourly expected.
Our communication with Hearts Content,
unfortunately, is interrupted by recent disas-
ter to the cable across the Bay of Fundy, and
our kilograms from Newfoundland are conse-
quently delayed twelve hours. This delay in
awaiting news should be kept in view.
There is but one discouraging point in the
news brought by the Germania. That is the
flaw reported to have been cut out on the first
day. If the defective part proves kink only,
or break from overstraining, there need be
no apprehension but if the cable has flaws
similar to the old one there may be some fears
entertained But the announcement (which
we hope to make to-day-of the safe arrival of
the Great Eastern, and the successful laying Of
the cable, will dispel all doubts and fears and
apprehensions
General sheridan and the Monroe Doe
trine.