Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-19
NEW YORK
RailFoad Rlugs-A Great Fire and Two Mere
Terrible Firss-Bogus Indians ana Bogus
Battles RHuOred Cabinet Changes -
Bsutwel's SuCOtss0 ,-6rlswBls Talked
About.

NEW YORK, April IA lease O.
the Morris canal 10 the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company was completed
yesterday. This railroad company
has heretofore been under an agree
ment with the Central New jersey
railroad, which has now, however
leased the Lehigh and Susquehanna
railroad. The Lehigh Valley railroad
will be in a position to forward large
quantities Of freight through their
newly leased canal. Many boats are
now loading.
OneOf the most destructive fires that
ever occurred in New Jersey broke
out Saturday night in Atlantic county
near field, and swept over a large
district during the fOrty-eight
hOurs subsequent. The West Jer-
sey railroad passes through the
dense forest near the field, the IN
dergrOWth being fired by the lOcOmO-
tive sparks. Flames started in the
opposite from the tield,a and, driven by
a strong wind, swept rapidly toward
Great Egg HarbOr river. Barns,
dwellings and fences were burned.
Nothing remained yesterday but the
blaCkened trunks Of trees. The area
thus made desOla-e Is about twelve
miles long and four wide. The river
broke the progress Of the flames a few
miles north of Weymouth. Loss,
$50, 900 to $500, 600.
As "a train was passing RidgeWOOd,
n. j., yesterday afternoon, sparks
from the engine fell upon the roof of
the station, which was completely
destroyed. A quantity of United
States Express goods were burned in
the building, as We're the checks,
ticket and account books. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Yesterday afternoon as the Cincin-
nStl express train was passing a side
switch one mile west Of Monroe, New
York, sparks from the engine ignited
a train of cars laden with kerosene
oil, which was standing on the switch
and before anything could be done
the whole train was destroyed. An
extra engine was despatched to the
COnfagratiOn with orders to save as
many cars as possible. The distance
is forty miles, and it was ruu in fifty
minutes, the first twenty miles was
made in twenty minutes. The loss of
cars was very heavy to the Erie COM
pany. The oil, however, was shipped
al the owners risk.
A New York special Washington
dispatch says dispatches TO the AssO-
ciated Press, -regardiug the Indian
hlstilitIes in New Mexico and the
collision between the troops in Fort
Bayard and the Mexican soldiers, is
entirely discredited, as il was doubted
from the first. The pretended news
came by way of Galveston, which IS
about 1000 miles from Fort B8yard,
with which it has no regular means OF
by way OF Santa Ee.
By pony express il should have been
received through this channel some
days earlier than il was by the way in
which il came, and this is sufficient
reason to doubt its correctness.
The HerCld'S Washington cores
pOndent telegraphed last night that
rumOrs of an immediate change in
the Cabinet we're again current during
the day in the highest official circles,
and the understanding is that the
President desires to I'M the position
occupied by Secretary Boutwell, with
some prominent politician who
is iavOr8bly known TO the country,
both as a financier and statesman.
Among the.parties named i'm this con-
necliOn is Senator Morton.
The correspondent further says,
that the presence OF John A. Girls
void, and his interview with the
as well as with Secretary
Boutwell,, has led some to suppose
that he is the Presidents choice for
Secretary 0fthe Treasury.