The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-10
NEWS ITEMS.

Commodore Prentice, U. 8. NJ, died on the sousss
| Carolina Railroad yesterday
A storm prevailed In Baltimore AMI PhiladeE.
phia last night
forcible entrance to house OF Ill fame In Springfield.
Mass, on Monday night. The place was kept by Mrs.
Caroline King, who fired the shot.
Yale has challenged Harvard to sx-oared boat
race at worcester, July a. The challenge Will be
accepted
The lBunaro Driving Association has appointed
annual trotting fair. Premiums to the amount Of
$4,000 have been decided and arran ged to snit
all classes Of horses. The running meeting Aas been
indefinitely postponed.
The steamers Alhambra, the Commerce asd one
eighth OF the steamer Oriental the property Of the
In Boston yesterday at auction for $11s,000.
Special agent Soanaker, Of Galveston Texas,ha
succeeded In eectng the OF Crank the DO ded
Of $4,000 on the charge Of desfauding the gov .ri
ment.
A close estimate shows that thsre is cotton in
Alabama except that which is In the warehouses In
Montgomery about 2, 500 bales Another heavy fr ut
hos occurred there and vegetation Is ruined
The machins shops Of the Peoria, Pekin AMI Jacis-
on wednesday night, and three engines and mncS
valuable machinery were consumed. The loss will
amount to $5O,00 insured In New York companies.
destructive fire occurred in Huntsville, Texas on
The loss Is estimated at 100000 on which there Ia
insurance in the Underwriters Agency of New
In Lowell, Mass, ON Wednesday afternoon while
~ Abbott, lawyer, was temporarily absent from
his office, his safe was robbed of stock certificates
bonds and other securities valued at $25, 900
The land occupied by the new South church on
Summer street, BOstOn was sold ut auction yester
day for $173, 34S and the church bHiiding to be
moved, brought $295O. Seventy thousand dollars
Of the purchase money goesstO reimburse pew hold
ers, and the balance viii be appropriated to the sup
port Of Christian worship in the city Of Boston.
Charles Ross, who has been some time in prison
In Cincinnati on q charge Of having murdered the
wife OF his landlord In Ireland several years ago, was
taken in charge by two officers VINO arrived there
yesterday The British government offered f70O re-
ward for his apprehension. After his arrest he at
tempted to commit suicide by hitting his throat He
Is now recovered so that he can be removed.
An important decision has Just been rendered by
Judge Arlington, OF the Montgomery, Ala, City
1852 the State OF Alabama advanced 325O09O In state
bonds for the purpose of enabling q company to
build an arsenal and to manufacture arms but al
the purpose OF the State was to arm Confederate
soldiers, the contract was held TO be nnll and void.
The suit was brought in the name OF the Governor.
In the Virginia Convention yesterday another resO-
luton to invite Sergeant Bates was Defeated
adopted. Relief propositions were debated: Ser
geant Bates was among the spectators to-day.
John p. Howard q one-armed 'ex- Comederatc sol
der, shot yesterday from his horse ana Instantly
killed about four miles from Selma, Ala, on the
Brownsville road. The assassin mas not yet been !
that immediate vicinity since tho war, and mo- onev
has been arrested.
F. r. Merritt has been elected member Of the
Canadian House Of Commons to represent the county
Lincoln In place Of J. X. Benson, appotated To the
Senate.