The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19


Ina which he occupied after short resistance Here
he captured nineteen pieces of artillery, clever
hundred prisoners, and inn.ense supplies of rebe
ammunition, provisions, clothing med cal stores and
sven thousand bales Of cotton Most Of these supplies
had just been sent from Raleigh for the purpose Of
being out of General sherman's reach. Such af
General Stoneman's men could not use carry
away destroyed. They also destroyed q
large arsenal, six depots, engines and many
and several bridges between Danye and Greensboro
and al sbury and Greensboro and several miles OF rail-
road track tween the latter places thus seriously
Interfering with the escape from Sherman OF Johnston
the latter design attempting to get his army OUT OIL
y North Carolina.
In last Saturdays HERALD we gave an extract from
Mobile paper of the Attn inst, fully confirming previous
Il reports Of the capture of Selma, Alabama, by
q General Wilson's national cavalry. Some further
. particulars Of the affair given by hooe
bay correspondent Among the rebel property when ieh
u into General Wilson, hands in that town wero twenty
three pieces of artillery large quantities OF ammunition
y cotton machinery and military stores OF much vaiue'
some of which had been thiher from Mobile for
Z safety
The surrender Of the different small rebel military
bands Kentucky in accordance with the recent order
of General Palmer appears to be progressing We have
of the of three more guerilla
Chiefs and it is reported from Paducah that the rebel
General Lyon has also surrendered.
THE LEGISLATURE.
I The Senate met yesterday, and, after adopting reso
luton that each member and officer Of the Senate wear
badge mourning the left for the space
4 o. thirty days, adjourned until noon TO day.
4 In the Assembly tho Governors private secretary pre-
sentod number Of vetoes including those of the Father
d Mathew Total Abstinence Society Of New York the Young
= Mems Father Mathew Total Abstinence Mutual Benefit
Society No also the bill to increase the fares on street
b railroads in Erie Albany and Rensselaer, counties
4 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Tho steamship Persia from Queenstown on the 9th OF
April is due at this port to-day Her is throo days
later.
2 Henrietta TEST, German girl charged with stealing
from MIR. Meyer strause, Of East Fifty-thifd street.
various articles valued at Fix hundred dollars and
Ernest Argcnter suspected of stealing three hundred
dollars from his roommate at No IL Walker street. were
4 both yesterday locked up in the Toubs for trial.
4 Some add t,onal arrests made by the police yes
tcray of persons charged with using reasonable Ian
guage while speaking of the recent murder OF President
: Lincoln. or these man named Moore, alias Count
Chcebrough locked up. in default of one thousand
dollars bail; Martin Boxer German was required to
give one thousand dollars bail for future decent be-
havior and Thomas J. Adams and William C. Carney
each Backwell's Island for six months.
fire occurred yesterday forenoon in the building 276
South street, extending through to Water street, and
adjoining the buildings which tho extensive fire OF
Sunday took place. is estimated that property to
the value of million dollars destroyed by yes
terday FIRE.
coroners inquest held yesterday over the body
of John Page who died from the effects of blow In
actcd his head with cart rung by unknown man
the afternoon Of the 2sth ult, at the corner Of West
and Liberty streets. The murderer has not been
arrested
Tho os of life from the late inundation at Sorel and
the adjacent islands, In Canada East much greater
than 1rst reported Fully fty persons were carried
away by the food and drowned. AT rIse Dupas three
knocked down by the force OF the wind and
water and seventeen persons drowned.
terrible boiler explosion occurred at Wheeling West
virginia the nth inst, by which thirteen or four
teen persons injured, six Of them dangerously
The stock market weak and irregular yesterday ;
firm. Gold opened at 148is and closed at 1l7X.
Very little business done yesterday in any depart
men and 1t was evident scarcely anything VIII be
done this week, any rate before Friday Change
will be closed today and tomorrow, in respect TO the
President and In observance OF Thursday fast
day. On Change tho -four market dull yesterday,
and s.. a loc lower. Wheat nomnaly &c &c.
lower Corn and qnct but steady. The pork
market OPENED heavy and lower but closed moro active
and firm Beef stcady. Lard was scarcely 30 firm
with limited inquiry. Freghs were dull, and whiskey
was &c. higher, but quiet
With more liberal supply and less active demand
the beef cattle market ruled heavy this week, and
priceE considerably lower-say &C. a &c. per
pound. The market opened 1c lower, but fell on /
another cent and finally another making the decline
abost Sc Prices varied from 15c to 20c 24c. Cows
and veals about the Sheep and lambs were
1c &c. lower and slow Of sale. Hogs were higher
varying from 12lc to 132lc. l4c but closed heavy
The total receipts 100 beeves l24 cows, loy6
veais, I, G79 sheep and lambs, and 2 600 hogs