The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-06
MIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.


tcuar that from Mexico which represents inc
progress Of events there 70 highly favorable to the
imperiass It is claimed that they are steadily advanc
ing in nearly every portion Of the country defeating and
scattering the republican troops and securing posses
sion of the principal important towns Now that rresi-
dent Juarez as reported been forced to fee from
Chihuahua his capital imperial officers sangu me
Of soon capturing him compelling him to leave his
country. Macmillan has directed his Minister OF
Public instruction TO SEQ that system OF educa-
ton for the youth of the country shall be Immediately
established He says this Is matter In which the clergy
of Mexico have hitherto unfortunately taken little or no
part but hereafter they will have to give attention to It,
The anniversary Of the landing Mexican soil OF the
Emperor and Empress duly celebrated in number
Of towns by balls iluminations and other ceremonies
The steamship ALEXANDRIA from Charleston on the I'd
inst, arrived here yesterday On the 26th ult the
Alhambr her trip from this city to Charleston, coll
lded with the schooner Wonder Captain Smith, from
Neurtas Cuba for this port The schooner was cut in
two and instantly sunk and her captain and two or her
passengers wore drowned and the mate was badly In
jured The Alhambra received but little damage and
there casualties among those on board Of her.
In tho Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in Phladel-
pha yesterday Judge Thompson ordered the release Of
Cozcns by the military authorities charge OF
defrauding the government and delivered an opinion
the President has right to suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus except during the continuance OF
At the meeting the Board Of Education last evening
the charge of the alleged attempt to defaud Mrs Presto
a soldiers widow, out Of $l2s So, against H. H. Lee,
school trustee OF the Nineteenth ward up in the
form of a report from the special committee, from
which 1t appeared that the evidence against Lee in
sufficient establish that the money obtained with
fraudulent purpose and that the complaint against him
should DO dismissed The report was adopted almost
unanimously after long discussion. No other business
Of importance came up
On Tuesday evening train, consisting Of an engine
and the Presidents car returning from the Fourth Of
July celebration at Gettysburg, Pa, on the Northern
Central Railroad, when Baltimore, was, by mis-
placed SWITCH brought into collision with the Of
freight The train contained several Of the foreign
ministers and other gentlemen Mr. Asia Burnaga, the
Chilean Minister and Colonel Hapine, tho poet Of the
Gettysburg demonstration werc severely injured about
the head and others received bruises Of less
serious character Ha
The fifteenth annual commencent Of St. Francis
Xaviers College took place last evening in presence of
large assembage Of ladies and gentlemen who witnessed
the various exercises with much pleasure Archbishop
McCoskoy presided.
The case Of George D. Kellogg against W D. Mann and
Daniel stratton, Jr, who charged by Mr. Kellogg
with having derauded him OF money by false repre-
sensations regarding the United Service Petroleum and
Mining Company in which all parties were interested
again under investigation yesterday The only wit
examined Mr. George G. Hartngs present the
Treasurer or said company, and after his examination
and rossexamination the further adjourned
till next Saturday morning at nine O'Clock.
Tho investigation yesterday concluded before JUS
ce Dowling the Tombs Police Court in the case Of
John sevcrc aud George Kcster charged with winning
thirteen thousand dollars at the game OF faro at
Niagara Falls from Ogden Meade, OF Little Rock Ark
and the accused discharged owing the offence not
having been committed in this county. Immediately
the release OF the prisoners, however, they were
arrested by the Sheriff Of Niagara county, and taken
thithcr for trial
The residence Of DR.. Purcell, 81 Henry street. was,
carly Tuesday morning. entered and robbed Of about
threo hundred dollars worth Of silver by burglars,
who succeeded in making their escape.
The police magistrates made the following commit
ments yesterday Samuel B. Weber, formerly rebel
soldier charged with having by representing himself
Joseph Shepherd, OF B. A. Shepherd, Of Houston,
Texas defrauded Mr.. Aaron L Reed, Of 50 John street.
by procuring from him loan Of money Peter Matthews,
keeper Of James slip porter house, charge Of assault
ing a lodger in his house, William Thouscy, 26k
Hamilton street, and robbing him Of threc
hundred dollars; Patrick Oates and Bartholomew
Griffin, charged with assaulting Mr.. William Dayton
of eIs Sixth avenue, carly yesterday morning in Fifth
avenue STAGE brutally beating him and stealing from
him . twelve hundred dollar diamond breastpn, and
Thomas Clark proprietor Of place Of entertainment at
No Division street. his wife and three four other
persons found in the place. the charge that the ho
the csor. OF vile characters OF both On
examining Clarks premises the police discovered about
Ave hundred dollars in counterfeit Eve dollar bills the
weybossctt Bank of Providence R. l., and some coun-
terfeit fifty cent fractional currency ta
Unless further rcpriovc shall DO granted by the Go
vernon Charles Walters rcspted the 23d ult, will
be executed at the Tombs for the number Of
Nancy Vincent His counsel 10 at Albany using every
endeavor have the Executive cemency again cxcred
in his behalf.
fire. which 1t is supposed was ignited by fireworks
ON the previous evening" discovered early yesterday
morning in the music printing establishment In Of
No Is Wooster street. Il destroyed about twelve thou
sand dollars worth OF stock and damaged the building 10
extent OF fifteen hundred dollars. The furniture In
front building and In the premises % Greene street
somewhat damag, by water.
Gre late on Tuesday night at No 372 Fourth street
destroyed the roof Of the building and did damage alto
gcthor estimated between and eight hundred
dollars.
brick stable at No COS East Sixteenth street was
destroyed yesterday afternoon by fire ignted by sparks
from an adjacent blacksmith shop The loss building
and personal property about eight hundred dollars
on which there was full insurance
Our city dog pound at the foot Of Twenyffth street,
East river opened for the on the 18th ut
during the three weeks ending Monday last there
had been received into II two thousand two hundred
and ten dogs found asray and unmuzzed the streets
or these thousand hundred and forty were
killed. only sixtysx being reclaimed by their owners
The stock market opened firm yesterday, then weak
ened but afterwards recovered the decline Govern
ments were q fraction higher. Gold was langud, and
after opening at 14o closed at 1917 the street. The
night closing quotation was 1904.
There was but little change In business circles ycster
day compared with the closing days Of last week. The
absence OF merchants was prominent feature
in some departments, and business was some
what restricted by IL, but as general
thing there was but little inclination TO do business
rbere were some exceptions to the general rule and the