The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-27

the time he pressing their sdopA on s,ts'
he further lot the public know t. AA' reistor o,
hi. his, inn i1au'pss , Is politici.n sdi.a he , Hcu'
ofR.prsssntativss, ysd him (pscuni.ril) In the gre,
zeal which It is understood he is manifesting Il ~
York contractor for the building Of dry dock,
demned By ons Of departments Of government SOM
where IN the neghborhood Of Floridas
| These are simple questions which Mr. Forusy doubt
es can readily answer and when thus answered q
lev other: o. an Interesting character may suggest them
serves 10 the writer N.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1854.
C@ristmds-Qsr Greeting Dculsy scish
tie NaAsrIomds- WarIike Appsaranoss-Kr Marcy at
Fault, dc., Gc
Another Christmas has come and gone yet beg leave
to offer my greeting Of "a merry Christmas" to the
readers Of the HERALD. And it has been amerry one
here in spite Of the general cry Of hard times which
been raised by evil genius which deaes the sex-
toms power The good old English and German custom
OF ofobservng Christmas of merry making, Of
family gatherings, and of Interchange of gifts prevails
generally over happy land, and pressure the
money market hue and cry of hard times can inter
fere with the time honored custom
The two houses OF Congress again to-day 1t Is
doubtful whether there will be quorum Of either body
present as many members absent Christmas visits
about the first business claiming the serious attention
of Congress- will be relations with the Netherlands
growing out of the extraordinary conduct Of that gov
eyernment in refusing to indemnify Captain Walter
NJ Gibson for the cruel and outrageous treatment by
the Netherlands India authorities Captain Gibson has
the last resort appealed to the his country
to protect his rights and redress his wrongs This APP
peal Is before the Committee Foreign Relations
Carolina desired, the immediate and most considerate
at nton Of that committee II the pledges Of Pres
dent Perce's inaugural could be relied on, might
stick pin here and calculate brush with our Dutch
neghbors. believe the investigation by the committee
the as
tain Gibson It cannot be otherwise. Our government
has recognized the claim just and made the demand
for indemnity II that demand be refused, what alter
native is left but to enforce 1t by resort
then say, calculate for report from the Committee
Foreign Relations Of warike character offering to the
Netherlands Peace, with full indemnity to Captain
Gbson-or, as an alternative war to the knife. This
| may rot suit the palate Of the administration, yet
public opinion win demand It, and it will be a more
serious affair than the g bombardment Of Greytown."
When the correspondence comes to be published the
Mr. Belmont with instructions In keeping with the in
augural. Here's the rub. E.
City Intelligence.
ST. JoHx's DAY-To.day is the Festival Of Saint John
the Evangelist The day will be celebrated by several
lodges Of the fraternity Of Free Masons the Apostle
being of their patron saints and tradition asserts
that he member Of the order when residing at
Ephesus. He is styled by the Greeks Divine" and In
the Scriptures the Beloved Of Christ" He is said
to have been less than twentyh five years old when he
called by Christ st. John remained chiefly at Je
russlem for long time, but occasionally preached in
other places He came to Ephesus about AID. 81, and
exercised authority all the churches in Asia Here
he wrote the Gospel In the second general persecution
Gays Butler), St Jehn was apprehended BY the pro-
Consul OF Asia, and sent to Rome where he mysterousy
escaped from death when thrown into .cauldron Of
boiling OIL On account Of this trial. the title of
fulfed what Christ had foreold him. that he should
drink OF his cup. The Emperor Doman then banished
Apocalypse His Punishment was not Of long duration,
the successor Of Domian recalling all those whom he
had banished. After the martyrdom of Timothy, (A.D
held till the reign of Traan lie died at Ephesus in
third year Of Trajan-thst is the hundredth Of the
The Goth Of September Is St. Johns Day in the Greek
Church, and the 9th OF December in the Latin. The
ST. Johns Day. at Jenkinsons Hotel at the corner Of
Washington and North Moore streets. Metropolitan
s Puritan Lodge ss as a.
celebrate the day by supper at the North American
Hotel
The FoG.-Yesterday we were again visited by thick
fog, which rendered the morning quite dark and put
early risers little out of their calculation So dense
the fog Long Island Sound that the eastern
boats Empire State and Plymouth Rock did not arrive
at their wharves until $50 A. NJ. Navigation was
deraby mpeded but have not heard Of any serious
accident or collision occurring steady rain set In
about 10 O'clock ass ngat wsicn % mad s1s esGs o. IN
cumulated there. Isa pity it don't rain oftener
FIRE IN BRoApwAY.-Ycsterday forenoon, between
10 and II O'Clock, are was discovered by Sergeant
Johns, Of the Chiefs Office in the basement OF the
premises No. 33 Broadway Luckily tho police got
knowledge Of it before it had time to get any headway
and few buckets Of water extinguished the fire. II
the opinion of the officers that the place had been
purposely set fire. The basement had been unoccu
pied for time past and the door left open from
which parties believed to have got access and
fred the building No damage done to the premises of
any consequence
FIRE IN CHATHAM SrREET.-Between l and O'Clock
this morning fire broke out in the store No. 80 Chat
ham street, kept by James Carpenter. The rcmen
quickly on the spot and extingushed the flames The
fire evidently originated the inside of the counter
The will doubt be fully investigated by the Fire
Marshal. We understand the sto * Is fully insured.
THE YoUSc SPORTS FIFTH wARD-A company
Of little fellows passed the HERALD office yesterday,
dressed in ba * pants red flannel shirts and black caps
with white peaks Although there but fifteen of
them they looked like host in themselves, and march
cd in manner that would have reflected credit
older company. 1.-The Young Sportso were commanded
by Captain Dc Nancy and we're accompanied BY Adkins
Band
MEcnAxIcs' ISsrrurE--A meeting was held at the
Mechanics Institute last evening, to take into consider
alton the best means Of relieving the present distress
among the working classes It would be well for the
other benevolent societies in city to take immediate
steps In the direction. More good can be thus
compshtd In quiet way, without the parade and fuss
OF public meeting.
Meeting OF the Prison Association.
The Executive Committee Of the above Association
held it's regular monthly meeting, in their COMMITTEES
room, Mercantile Library Building Asor place, last
evening, r. N. Havens, Esq., in the chair
The minutes Of the last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The Financial Agent reported various contributions Of
clothing, hats, caps, shoes, &c.
The diary Of the Agent shows Situations pro-
for three discharged convcts from Sing Sing and
from Blackwells Island 20 persons have been