The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-26

Four small brick houses In AbAtt0if P'ace We DO
stroysd BY nrs yesterday nnsnss The loss Is about
$4,000 Hwnsa1AH p vft00 x
.uo szcitemsnt II gold has stimulated remarkable
degree Of 6rmness In commercial markets, but me
amounk Of business done was limited yesterday by the
extreme views OF hoIdera Prices for almost everything
were nominal The Qaotatioas for sugar were armr.
Coffee was neglected and quito dali Frsshts were or
tremely quiet On Change nour, wheat and csra ad-
vanced Oats were also nrmeE Pork wa dull and
heavy. Beef and lard were steady with mir demand
Butter was DUH and lower Whiskey continued dull
and nominal. - oe-. r-t
Tho stock market was strong yesterday and general
advance OF prices took place. Governments were
higher Cold after opening u lAiX. closed q 1914
MISCELLANE0US
Among the cases decided In tho United States and Co.
Iomb Commission involving tho right OF citi-
zenshp country by person owning property and
residing in another Tho Ocean Hotel q Panama. owned
by Augustus G. Frsss citizen Of Pennsylvania and
an agent in Panama OF transit company located else
whore burned during The riots Ia 1865; and tho UNI
pre- Sir Frederic Bruce declares that the ID ent
tied TO compensation for dama1ss he being citizen OF
tho United States and not Of New Granada. ,fgr rFr
JEFF Davis has allowed chs freedom Of the fort
his PAROLE retiring Carroll Hall at night His COUNSEL
OConor shoa admitted to long private interviews
with HIM.
The North Carolina State Convention met again yestcr
day The motion to adjourn sine die made on Thursday
laid on the table A message was received from
Governor WORTH In which he says he has no recommen
datons 10 make for reconstruction measures but that
the action of Congress must be waited for He all
loyal horc including the Congressman elected The
President is heartily endorsed the civil government
is in complete operation.
Ths vote In West Virginia the State constitutional
amendment DISTINGUISHING rebels taken Thurs
day Returns far indicate the ratification Of the amend
ment Wheeling and Ohio county vote strongly against It,
A question to the Jurisdiction OF tho Frcedmens
Bureau freedmen Is being argued In the United
States District Court of Knoxville Tom. writ Of
habeas corpus issued by the judge bringing before
the court Col John Henry agent Of tho Bureau and
requiring him 10 show authority for forciby taking
negro boy from the protection Of relation and trans
ferring him to that of another
The Old School Assembly Of the Presbyt terrain Church
st. Louis yesterday reported adversely the declara
ton reocnty put forth by tho Louisville Presbyery and
declares the a,tcr rosbytoy dissolved The Louisville
Commissioners declined enter defence Of their action
In tho Assembly. -
Meetings Of the business Of Charleston have been
held to appoint delegates for tho purpose Of visiting Lou
isvile and Cincinnati in reference to tho projected rail-
road between those cities and Charleston. t
George W. Sage the murderer Of Q little child two
years Of age belonging to wm Todd, near Paris Ind
suffered the penalty OF the law, at Mount Yer
non in that State. yesterday He made confession on
tho scaod saying that while he In the act OF steal
ing money belonging Mr. Todd three children Of
the latter camo In and discovered him In the act He
Immediately determined to XIII hcm, bu. only succeeded
killing the baby The others recovered and informed
against him. and no was arrested He died firmly, and
almost without struggle. so ~ l--tstsi e-zs
A man named r. x. Howe was arrested in Rochester
Wednesday last, who is supposed to DO one OF tho
parties concerned in the ogcres bonded warehouses
In Wall strcc, He was brought to this city. ~,
Jamcs AIulcheary was awarded thousand dollars
damages in the superior Court Of Boston yesterday.
ainst Dr. Henry Bewditcb who branded the plaintiff
illegally with letter rs deserter while examining
surgeon in the Provost Marsial's ofncc. l.e IS
petition for an injunction against ac,ty railway
pany Baltimore for refusing TO allow Mr. A. A. Brad.
Icy. who claims to DO colored lawyer from Boston,
ride In tho cars refused by the Judge Of the United
STATES District Court OF Baltimore yesterday.
Thcro l. no doubt that tho confederation candidates Of
Northumberland, Now Brunswick, for the vacant Minis
Ivy have boen elected Considerable excitement pro.
vailed and u confedcraiioni-t killed s. John on
the evening Of tho Oath instant
There general celebration Of the Queens birth.
day throughout Canada yesterday. While firing salute
=. Gait cannon exploded, killing two persons.
The wooilen and cotton mills Mt Darby Phiadcl-
phia were damaged by fire yesterday 10 the amount of
| $40 600.
An ncendary fred the woolen and mills at Bath
stsubcn county, N. Y yesterday morning. they were
| totally destroyed, involving loss OF $l00,000
A great portion Of the town OF Pxwpaw, Mich, was
| burned yesterday afternoon The loss Ia MT yet
| known.
fire occurred yesterday In large bedstcad factory
In Yonkers which entirely destroyed the factory and
lot OF cotton stored therein The loss irrespective OF the
cotton, about ten thousand Owe hundred dollars
Oil has been discovered at Wilder, Canada West
Our Fall Elections-Ihe Coming Politi.
cal Revolution.
The public mind of the Northern States ID
ripe for political revolution in our approach
ing fall elections. Tho people are ready
They need only the active organization Of a
national johnson Union movement to bring
| them into line. Tie enthusiastic johnson
meeting held in Philadelphia on Saturday
evening last, and the spirited popular gather
| ing on the same night and the same platform
at Westminster, Maryland, Of republicans and
| 40 cLnv hon tto "a. LTD ".