The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21

IL, obstacles but fortunately no acct
icnt has ~ yst 0,caTred
In Trinity chapel yesterday Rev I NJ Peters OF st
iichaels church. Bloomngdaie, preached on behalf Of
the establishment Of a midnight mission among iallen
women THIS mission has been undertaken BY souio
gentlemen Tor ,he purpose OF distributing tracts utter.
as words Of warning TO the fallen women upon tho
| streets and preparing homo for them.
The forty third anniversary Of the New York Bible
Society held ast evening" at Madison square Prcsby
terrain church.
Tho s. Lawrence river Is rising so fast tia. serious
fears entertained Of its flooding Montreal
Dispatches from ST. Joseph (Ao. state that the In
dams on the North Platte very warlike Rumor said
that they had killed forty men OF that point and
wers marching In great numbers 81 Joseph with the
determination OF clearing the road TO Fort Kearney. An
nsalment Of troops for service against them had
rived
The bark Wilma, from Smyrna for Boston, WAS
driven ashore near Plymouth Thursday and is full
OF water Two Of her crew, who took refuge in tho
mzzen rigging, became frozen, and falling overheard,
were drowned Tho rest were saved, but arc nearly all
severely frostbittsn
Tho British brig Dawn OF Day went ashore CO.
hasset Thursday and her cargo Of sal, washed
out. Her crew all saved, three Of them, however
being severely frostbten.
There is considerable anxiety regarding the safety OF
the pilot f. A. Perkins, which in the neighbor-
hood Of the shshp during the storm Of Thursday in
consequence OF report brought up by the pO. boat
Jane that coils ION took place in that vicinity on
Thursday morning, which followed by cries for help
from the OF of the coliidng vessels. The r.
A. Perkins has since been heard from, but it is not
We, certain that she the victim Of the collision
Our correspondent at Lexington, No., gives detailed
account OF the origin and present aspect OF the troubles
in that much distracted State. Besides proving very
interesting the general reader this letter will
10 unravel the tangled sken OF political and social
AFFAIRS they have appeared in that portion Of the
country
Our Boston correspondent, in letter from that city,
gives more detailed account OF the snow storm than
has been hitherto published.
table of current prices paid in various occupations in
aud cities of Union according TO the
returns submitted to the Director Of the Bureau OIL
Statistics, is published in columns this morning
George Staley, baggage master on the New Jersey
Railroad, by the Philadelphia train at
Newark last evening and was killed almost instantly.
A sketch OF the harbor defences OF New York and a
description Of the forts in front OF the city is Published
in columns this morning.
Tho difficulty between the New York Central and the
Hudson River Railroads has been arranged by mutual
concession that through tickets and baggage checks
are issued by either company.
Trouble has occurred among the negroes in South
Carolina opposite Savannah, Georgia two three hun
dred Of them being armed to resist eecmen from the
plan force of United states troops had arrived
among them TO preserve order