The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-02

! OF the eVects OF the war ana OF emancipation On
that portion Of the Stale. The people generally
appear to have had enough Of the struggle LOT
Southern confederacy, satisfied that It was
deuson and are disposed TO support the national
government heartily satisfied that henceforth all that
they can hope for Of happiness security and prosperity
lies within the benignant fold Of the Union II Is also
believed years. under the new system OF free
labor the land and other property will DO worth ten
times as much as they before the war
Tho following discharged soldiers arrived in tho city
vesterday:-rho Tenth and Seventy third and detach-
ments of the Forty seventh Forty eighth New York
infantry one hundred and seventy four men Of the
Eighth New York artillery and tho Fifth and Eighth
Vermont and Nineteenth Massachusetts, ihfsntry
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The government steamer Galatea, Commander Nichol-
son, arrived here yesterday from Cape Hsyten tho
oath ult.
Two moro railway accidents Of q most disastrous cha.
racter are recorded columns this morning In the
first instance part of train the Hudson River Rail
way was pitched the embankment at rvington into
the river yesterday afternoon through tho switch being
turned the wrong way. One of the passengers, Cor
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and number Of returned soldiers were
seriously injured of them, it is feared fatally But
for the bravery Of the engineer and fireman. who re-
manned at their posts and did their best to avert tho
catastrophe the whole train would have been hurled
down the steep into the Hudson and the loss Of life must
have been fearful, AT the time Of the accident the
switchman, who bears high character, was away at
tending TO other duties at the depot
The second accident occurred on the New Haven and
HAIL Da;lr iaoec in ito
quences equally the result of official neglect About
nine O'Clock yesterday morning New Haven train.
travelling high rate OF speed crossing the trestle
work bridge Yorkvie at the time that Har
lem train crossing in the other direction. The vi
bration and consequent heavy strain upon the timber
work caused the bridge to settle the sides of the Of
the trains in contact and the wood work Of
the Harlem extensively shattered Several OF
the passengers injured, but none killed
At meeting Of the officers OF the volunteer Fire De-
partment held Firemen's Hall Friday evening,
solutions adopted by of twenty nine to four,
after an animated debate declaring that tho present de-
partment will continue TO do duty usual until the LIST
of August, provided the new Commissioners agree to
then give honorable discharges TO all the MEMBERS but
that the Commissioners will not concede this the
volunteer 1remen will discontinue service the 10th
inst.
The street cleaning under the direction Of the
o
small force Of work, but entertain doubt that
they will soon have the necessary number.
William d. Mann and Daniel Stratton, Jr the two men
charged with heavy swndlng. in connection with tho
United Service Petroleum Company have been locked
up in default of fifteen thousand dollars bail each, to
await the result OF the legal investigation which will be
commenced tomorrow afternoon before Justice Dodge
at the Jefferson Market Police Court
The police magistrates disposed OF the following among
Gao
gan held for trial default of twenty five hundred
dollars bail each, charged with stealing two thousand
dollars worth Of jewery from Miss Amelia Rice, of East
Twentieth street during excursion to Srykers Bay,
on the 22d ut man giving his name as Edward Bar
rett committed for trial charged with stealing six
hundred and fifty dollars from the pocket OF Mr.. s T.
w. sandford, Of 2l5 Fulton street, in q Broadway |
stage. After his arrest Barrett acknowledged the
theft and gave up the money. Another alleged
pickpockct, named James Wilson, arrested
after long and hot chase and locked up
for trial. charged with snntching a gold watch
from the pocket Of Mr.. Henry w. Rowland Of Hudson
street, while he entering Eighth avenue The
watch recovered John Schneider was committed |
charge of picking the pocket of Mr. samuel Brown,
342 West Thirysixth street. Of about hundred
dollars while the sitting together Friday
night, a stoop In Sixteenth street George Deoir,
Canadian locked up charge OF stealing about Ave
n
Water street.
The Schuetzen delegations who TO represent the
New York Schuetzcn organizations at the German
national sharpshooting contest at Bremen, took thor
departure yesterday board the steamship Bremen.
The Commissioners Of the Williamsburg Fire Depart |
have dsbandcd eight companies o. that orgoniza
ton. The members of Of these, Engine Company |
No H. last night INDUCED disordcrly proceed
ings which, however, the police soon stopped
despatch from Lacrosse, Wisconsin, says that tor
nado yesterday passed Union county, in that State
which killed seventeen persons injured about one hun
bred and Frustrated fifty dwellings. |
The minority of the democratic caucus held In Colum
bus Ohio lately, by Alexander Long, have issued
an official document to the democracy OF the State Of
Ohio reeratpg tho old doctrine Of State sovereignty
resolution in favor Of organizing the democratic party
the State the pure basis OF state sovereignty was
offered regular session Of the State Central Com
mittcc but after being debated hour or more was
declared out Of order, The minority, however, per.
ss in the agitation of the question: and announce that
they WILL before the oath Of August hold State ncm
mating convention for the purpose of choosing State
ticket which they can support
The emigration the Plains to California, Utah,
Idaho Montana and other western regions far greater
this spring than during any proceeding one. Four |
thousand westward bound wagons passed Fort Kearny
in the month Of May.
An extensive wagon manufactory sash and blind |
shop and a wooen factory, burned at Mishawaka,
Indiana the 23d ult The oss nearly one hudrcd
thousand dollars on which there but very little
insurance.
The stock market was Arm yesterday Governments |
neglected Gold opened ut 1a1 and closed at |
14OiS a 140L ON the street.
TIE PARK AND THE F0URTu.-The Park
will doubtless be the centre Of attraction
on the Fourth of July, especially for our
country neighbors who will visit the city in
large numbers on that day to see the metro
polian elephant; to see also how gloriously
we can keep this most glorious Fourth, the