The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07

Provinces DO submitted to the action Of the Impera
Parliament, were forwarded to the Queen OF England.
The New Jersey State Legislature yesterday adjourned
sine die without electing Senator to the Congress
the United States. The closing Of the session
were very animated The galleries in the Senate cham
Der and the Hobbies crowded-the first merely with
spectators and the others with particularly interested
parties. Mr. Scove made speech, in which he ex
pressed his willingness to 60 into joint session at any
moment up to the hour Of adjournment, provided the
radical republicans would pledge themselves to vote To
send Mr. Stockton back and also to elect johnson
publican in Mr. wrights place. full report Of the pro-
ceeding together with account Of the which
took place after the adjournment will be found in
another column under the head Of 'Our Trenton Cor
respondence." It is said that the Governor has no
powor to appoint any one to ill the vacancy
According to dispatches from Washington, official in
formation shows that during the nineteen months Of
Maximilians reign in Mexico there have been in the
battles between the French and Moxicans 8o51 killed
and 2,679 wounded On average during the last
twelve months there has been nearly engagement Of
more or less importance per day
The New York canals will be opened for navigation on
the LIST Of May, with the exception Of the Champlan
which opens on the 7th Of that month
Our correspondent at Fortress Monroe by conversiny
with discharged prisoners from the Dry Torugas is
abed give interesting OF the assassination
sprators now confined there.
Several parties believed be implicated In the Nash
vile frauds on the Quartemasters Department have dis
appeared 1t is supposed that some astounding facts
will be revealed the trial relative to the management
of the Quartermasters Department in that city.
collision occurred on Long Island Sound yesterday
morning about three o'clock between the steamers New
London and Monitor while both vessels were steering
their respective courses dense fog prevailed at tho
time Of the accident which rendered objects at but
short distance quite ndiscernibe and both vessels
close aboard Of each other before their lights dis
covered by the lookouts No lives lost and but
slight damage done either vessel. The New London
arrived at this city yesterday morning and 1t supposed
that the Monitor continued on her course to Derby
Conn.
very destructive freshet has occurred m wisconsin
On the morning Of the 4.h inst the Milwaukee dam
carried away, and the food sweeping on either carried
away badly damaged almost all the bridges Of the city
The Daily Wsconsn estimates the damage one hun
bred thousand dollars Great damage has also been done
to the railroads in the State The Menomonee wiscon.
sin, Black and Mississippi rivers all much swollen,
and bridges have been carried away At La Crosse the
water high the 4h that trains could not get
into the city. The railroad bridge at Belot carried
away by the food No lives are reported lost as yet
although several families narrowly escaped At last
counts II was still raining
The terrible tornado which recently visited Indiana
also extended into Southern Illinois II is estimated
that not less than thousand persons killed and in
jured by 1t.
The last rail between Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyan
dotte, Kansas joining the Mississippi Pacific and Union
Pacific Railroads, was laid on Monday last.
Governor Crapo of Michigan, has appointed the 10th
of April a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer