The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-01

TO visit the city some time In June II is thought prob
able the invitation will be accepted.
Yesterday there WAS picnic ut Jones Wood 10 AID OF
the ship carpenters cauikers and oners on strke
About six thousand persons were present. Fiteen
thousand tickets, ut ffty cents each, were sold the
best order prevailed and the whole proceedings were
conducted in q most creditable manner
The Seventh Annual Commencement or the Goo per
Union for the Of Science and ATT was cee
brated last evening The large ball OF the institute was
crowded. and the exercises, which we're Of decidedly
interesting ature listened to with much satisac'
ton The musical portion ofthe programme. compris-
,ns a choral anthem and trio all executed by the
pupils and orpheon!sts under tho direction Of Jerome
Hopkins and Harvey b Dodworh, most successful
and spoke vol for tho proficiency OF the execuants.
The litigation relative to running stages with the name
of the Prescoti House, engraved thereon up yes
terday in the supreme Court chambers, before Judge
Barnard. Tho preliminary injunction restraining Mr.
Lamb from running the stages was dissolved.
Tho case Of Lamb versus the Camden and Amboy Rail-
road Company tired yesterday in the Court Of Com
Pleas. before Judge Cardozo. Tho plaintiff intrusted
nearly eight hundred bales Of cotton TO defendants for
transportation from Philadelphia to this city, and one
hundred and thirty eight bales destroyed by Are
while stored Of the piers along the North river,
entaillng less OF hundred Thousand dollars on the
plaintiff The latter asks damages for the full amount
claimed to b. lost with interest, &c
Mrs. Jef Davis returned TO Fortress Monroe Thurs
day. Mr. Davis health has much improved since no
has male Of tho privileges granted by his limited
parole.
large mass meeting of the Impartial Suffrage League
look place at Faneu Hail. in Boston, yesterday after
noon, w,ch tho subjects Of reconstruction and i'm
partial suffrage freely discussed and President
Johnson was severely denounced Speeches we're made
William B. Stokes, Of Tennessee, and Congressman
Boutwell, The latter pitched into the Fenian demo Gratis
declaring them be unfit for the blessings Of freedom
nasmuch they opposed granting the right Of citizen
ship to The negro.
The body of another female was discovered ON tho
beach Fort Hamilton yesterday tied up in bediick
with the initials X. B. on the clothing This makes
four female bodies that have been discovered enclosed in
the same manner that beach during the last two
weeks.
A FIRE occurred In West street last evening Tho
damage only about 500. An incendary attempt
made burn stables No pa Spring about
the same time The damage trning An insignia-
cant ire also occurred in Centre street, and two horses
burned to death in stable on Cherry street
Tho building known Wymans Hall, recently occu-
pied the Metropolitan theatre, in st. Louis, WIS
burned last night The loss is $4,000
The warehouse OF Freeman 4 Co., in 81. Louis
burned Thursday night The loss is estimated at
hundred thousand dollars
The City of Memphis burst her boilers the
Mississippi, forty miles below Memphis and burned
sixty persons lost and injured.
collision occurred on the Cleveland and sandusky
Railroad yesterday by which one person was killed and
several wounded
Judge Erksine, OF the United States Court at
Savannah has decided tho oath DO rcpugnan to
the constitution
The North Carolina State Convention yesterday,
but transacted no business OF any moment.
Major A. Miller, Fourteenth United States infantry,
| with escort, route from Fort YUMA California, 10
join his company at Fort Grant, Arizona Territory,
attacked by large band Of Apache Indians March
90 and the Major and four privatcs were killed.
The Indians captured the wagon mules and all the bag
gage belonging to tho troops.
The stock market firm yesterday. Gold closed at
14oh.
There was no especial change in commercial affairs
yesterday, but the higher rate for gold caused rather
more buoyancy and rmness and most articles OF
chandlse held higher Thera active export
| movement in corn, large amounts Of which en-
gagged for Liverpool whe -four taken freely for tho
prov.nces Sugar steady, concc dull and cotton
weak On Change flour closed heavy, wheat and corn
lower pork and beef steady, lard nrm petroleum dull
and vhskey firm In respect to the memory OF General
Scott Change viii DO closed and business suspended
TO day.