The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-21


speeches made, and plans for improvements In the
buildings, &c, were freely discussed
A boy, eighteen years old. named John White, was
BY negro named Robert Kendrck with shovel. The
assault unprovoked and the negro is IN Jail awaiting
examination
full meeting located that institution az Terre Haute in
consideration of 900 cash and 900 in real estate
we'll located, as donations
The officers Of the New England and Vermont State
Agricultural Societies held meeting at Bellows Falls
Thursday. II voted to hold the annual fair Of the
New England Society at Brattleboro September T. g.
and in connection with the Vermont State Society.
The atter had decided hold its annual fair at Brate
later but the fair of the New York State
Society at Saratoga occurring at the time
deemed best to change the time and hold II In connection
with the New England Society.
The Boston Journal Of the 10th inst ays:-The ship
St. Joseph which arrived at this port short time since
took on board while loading at Liverpool box marked
sodium, and the officer who received was requested
to stow in dry place, and in case he apprehended any
danger from fire to throw II overheard II accord
ingly slowed on deck in convenient spot The captain
however, considered dangerous article, and soon af
leaving port the weather growing boisterous he be-
excited about and determined TO get rid of
it, The mysterious box was brought aft and pitched
overheard from the Of the ship. The moment It
struck the tremendous explosion took place. throw
ing up huge volume OF water and threatening destruc
ton to everything within radius Of it's power but for
tunatcly damage was done 1t is not known what the
box contained but is generally believed TO have been
The American Sharpshooters' Society will hold fes
tval in Chicago from the 18th to the 18th OF June
Competitors will appear from all parts Of the United
States and from several parts Of Europe.
A corps of workmen preparing a portion Of the
Seven Pines battle field with view to It's conversion
into National Cemetery for the reception Of the federal
dead who fell the fields of Seven Pines, Savage Sta
ton, Frazers' Farm and Malvern Hill. The cemetery
contains two but has yet been enclosed
eleven % Dod,es nave Gs oeen
Very few OF the bodies dsinterred recognized and
hey were buried the headstomes Of their graves pro-
intermens were being made at the rate of about fifty
per day. me Cold Haroor National Cemetery has been
completed and dedicated IL contains upward OF TWO
'nousaha aeao c9h' nunaIea u whom are Nnown'
negro riot occurred In Mobile on the afternoon OF the
lth instant The negroes had meeting at one OF their
ton delegate TO represent the interests Of the negro
sold rs IN the matter OF oountes Az TINS meeting
negro was shot and is thought MORALLY wounded and
several others were injured by clubs and brckbats The
ponce queied 'ne disturbance ana arrested the ring
leaders 49,
The Hartford Courdnt OF the 18th saysThe vacancies
mad oy the strikers In the foundry OF the Russell
Erwin Manufacturing Company, At New Britain, are
being rapidly filed by American workmen. As yet none
Of the strikers have succeeded in getting situations The
price paid Is more; but the work turned out during
the day is double that Of the number Of hands
poyed before
According to the Omaha Republican, the people Of
Nebraska will decide in favor Of state by
yery large majority on the cd Of June From present In
dcatons the constitution will receive decided majority
in nearly every county in the Territory.
The Junior class prize debates the Brothers IN Unity
and Lnona societies ct Yale College took place on the
10th Instant Prizes were awarded in the former society
shonater, of Minerva KY and wallace Bruce, Of Hills
dale NJ Y, and In the latter to w. B. Harding Of Put.
q R msw Ia New HaS.r
z W. Clarke, Of Arcade N Y.
A German. named Charles scho,,z was committed IN
.n NJ rh,cooo on The IAN ,rs, cS.r~sd ~i,h a%I,
and SonbIe mmrder HE wiss, ,asSSsd nv, ha %ay
hcsn ,;vino IN sdnis.rv Nth wnna~ ,n ,na,r %
n;nsd ~ ,nn ma,sr % ,h a. h hd siS ooi
their children ~ soon "a thew wsro horn hndna hcr hv
awful threats 70 secrecv The accusaT occnnisd ~
s~ecaSs noson rs dealer ~ ssne
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o'clock as yoans @r nameS oisa son aIIu. a gcs
eight years, IN company with her cousin Allen Rhoads,
agea tnre years was passing aong ne pavement at the
souMwcst corner o OF 1ohn anu CahI streets sue saw
her little cousin, who was W tn her fall She mme-
diatey summoned aid and had him taken TO her fathers
residence corner Vi iniro ana fopar strees DOCTOR
was called IN VINO lound cut on me chnd let shoui-
striking sharp Substance MS he fei The child SAM
RAPIDLY and died ON the following day Coroner Tavior
was notified Of the case He at once proceeded
10 the house OF Mr. Theobod with DR. shonIeirh
surgeon The latter made post mortem examina.
ton on the body Of the child resulted in the Disco
been scraped to 1T a smooth. bore musket The little
girl Louisa who was in company with the deceased at
the Time o. the accident says hs she heard no report Of
being questioned by the Coroner stated they heard
report Of q weapon at the time alluded 10.
There ia q public fund at Boston, Mass of the follow
ing natures fund left by Benjamin Franklin
when he died In 1884, and consisted then Of fl000 and
TO be loaned TO married mechanics under twenty
FIVE years Of age Ave per cent interest give them
= start in business. The conditions OF the loan were
simple enough in Fnnkln's days. but have, in modern
times become rather difhcu,t to comply with: and
though al mrs. loans were contracted the amount being
Limited Dy the provisions ~ the VIII 70 foo applications
Tor many years nave virtually ceased aud there to-
0n Yoaps unSr
" ,nn,vs,. shn a.. osrd d ha uued ."u ago
lar .nnrcntIceshin arc nof ysrv nrmsrons and 49,.
who are embraced under the provisions OF the will a.
legal applicants are not in these times ant 10 be
materially benefited by . loan which would be made
auate even at five per cent interest TO give a Young
man much Of business impetus The fund now amounts
to s!lo l66 Franklin estimated that At the end OF one
hundred year, IN 1871 the fund would amount 10
600 y5O0OO0 OF which was TO he applied 70 public
works At Boston and the balance be let out ON the same
conditions a. the original fund until 1921 when u
would amount 10 w 3oo 0Oo Slo oOO, OOo Of which
should be given TO the state ana the balance 70 Boston
II Is possible that, by udcous Investments, his exrec
tations may be realized
Two counties in California are expected 10 produce
Ave yearr hence wine crop double the entire yrid Of
the United states 10 1890 which the last census put at
4 200 600 gallons