The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-29

Farmers and Mechanics Bank Of Williamsburg suspend
Cd and several BANKERS went down Clark, Dodge Co.
suspended
5-Tbree more of the persons who board us
steamship Central America arrived in New York, having
been picked up at sea nearly six hundred miles from the
Of the disaster and after having oated about,
without food for nine days....A government train Il
twenty six wagons its way TO Salt Lake city, Cap
gons were also taken amounting in all to seventy eight
all the baaks in Hartford, Conn.,. suspended
e-Iwo distinct shocks OF an earthquake were felt ~
81 Louis and other parts Of Missouri and Illinois.
lS.-Eghteen OF the New York city banks suspended
opefatons The panic and pressure in financial affairs
throughout the country was never so great The Legs
!ature OF Pennsylvania, in extra session called for the
purpose egaized the suspension Of the banks Of the
Stale, adou ped having passed law Ia accordance with
the object for which they were assembled
l4-A the banks in the city Of New York except the
banks in the State of New York and throughout the Eas
ern and Western States, well those OF New Jersey
and most of the Southern States also suspended Thos
sands of men thrown out Of employment by ths
soppage OF manufacturing establishments In all parts Il
the country Hon Nathaniel p. Banks Of Massaohs
sets delivered speech In Boston the financial revu
sion.
l5.-The Judges Of the Supreme Court in New York
city dissolved number OF iDjunctions against the bans
and declared that although those institutions had sus
pended specie pay nent they were nevertheless sovek
were saved from going into liquidation "A meeting Of
the merchants OF New York held to take into cons
Iteration the financial affairs Of the city, but nothing
l6.-The Vigilance Committee of San Francisco revoked
the penalties against the expairiated individuals. The
penalty was death in case OF return The the
New York savings banks, which had been going for
some days, partially ceased. The suspension OF the
banks causes gold and silver to command premium Of
from TO per cent Several Of the leading wholesale
dry goods houses are compelled to retail their stocks at
IA bank of earth cavcd in upon masons.
who were at work in vault, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
and three OF them were instantly killed
| g. Wp in n m ~
the churches Of New York on the subject Of tho hnanc
! crisis.
ia very destructive conf agration occurred in CHI
cago, ILL., Nearly seven hundred thousand dollars worth
property destroyed and by the falling in OF some
o. the burning buildings twenty persons were buried IN
2o-The merchants of St. Louis held meeting and re-
solved to receive the notes of all the solvent banks
| country at par.
PA convention Of delegates from the country banks
OF New York was held at Syracuse, and resolutions
passed ndpg an early resumption Of specie pay
mens, increase in the line of discounts, and naming
committee to effect association Of the country baaks
| for their mutual protection
23-1he shock Of earthquake was felt in Buffalo
4-Tbe number OF failures published as having oc-
Cured in the United States since the first Of August
amounted to nine hundred and fifty two with liabilities
estimated at $780, 900 GOO.
27-Great storm of wind and rain which prevailed for
four days caused all the rivers and streams in New York
to rise TO an unusual height Large quantities OF varous
kinds of property destroyed different parts Of the
State.
2S.-God begins to come back from Europe The
Persia brings million and quarter, and as much
in guaranteed bills which latter go South to pay for co.,
ton.
SUNDAY during the progress OF the panic thousands
Of mechanics were thrown out of employment in New
York and all the Eastern ctieshe number New York
city estimated at ten thousand.
--latest date received from the United States army In
Utah Territory. The troops Ut Harris Fork, but
few days march from Salt Lake City Col Johnston had
joined the main body and it expected that they
would push forward Immediately for the city Of the
6-The twenty ninth annual fair of the American Insd.
tute closed at the Crystal Palace in New York.
a.-PTocessoBs OF unemployed workingmen paradc1
the streets Of New York. under considerable excemenl
Meetings were also held in various parts Of the city, and
nf1ammatory speeches were delivered. Although cut
break was antic pated none took place.
IL The excitement among the unemployed working
men OF New York continued 10 increase and fears having
been entertained that attack would be made upon tho
Custom House and the Sub Treasury vaults for the pr
pose Of robbery about hundred United States rooPs
stationed in the buildings for their protection
Gen VIM. Walker, with two hundred men, left New Or
| leans for Nicaragua.
l3-The steamship Adratic belonging TO the Collins
line went on trial trip and proved very successful.
srNDAY, l5-The steamships Opeousas and Galveston
came in collision in the Gulf of Mexico by which accident
the former vessel sunk Twenty five persons, nclu
ding General James Hamilton, Of South Carolina, were
| drowned.
l6-Ncaragua was recognized by the government a
the United States, and Senior Yrisarri Minister from
| that country formally received.
f.-An the banks in New Orleans resumed specie pay
ments shock Of an earthquake was experienced =
ia terrific storm occurred on the Ohio and Mssis-
sppi rivers and in the neghborhood of Cairo grsal
member OF coal boats were sunk, involving the loss u
20 The schooncrs Flying Cloud and Antelope were
wrecked on Lake Michigan and twelve persons lost their
| lives, eight OF whom we're frozen 10 death
SUNDAY, S-Ground covered with snow in New York
23.-The Collins steamship Adriatic left New York On
her first trip TO Liverpool.
8-1be remains of General William jenkins Worth,
who died in Texas in ls49 were taken from Greenwood
Cemetery and deposited beneath monument 10 his me-
mory erected at the junction OF Broadway and Twenty
9th street New York The ceremony was attended with
a1 fho lstovw n
the city and vicinity Mayor Wood delivered address
on the occasion; New York canals closed by ice
2s-1banksgivng Day was celebrated In New York
and number of other States.
| DECEMBER.
1.-The New York canals re-opened.
IA quorum OF both Houses of the Thirty. fifth Con-
gress met and organized in the Capitol at Washington In
the Senate in consequence OF the absence the Vice
sidcp Hon Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama was Che
Pres dent pro apore The House Of Representatives
elected the following oflcers;-
speaker. ."......,.............Jam James l. Orr y o.
glerk .......... ................ james u Allen H.
Sergeant At Arms............."A Gossbrenner, 70.
p poorkeepet ..'''''..''.''.'H Hackney, va
-. In the matter OF the Lennon slave case the Sd
peme Court Of New York affirmed the decision previously
convicted Of the murder OF Policeman Anderson, in New
| York, sentenced TO be hung on the 18th January.
s.-Prcsdent Buchanan transmitted his first message V
Congress and advance copies having been sent TO the
eminent officers In New York the YRup published the
document simultaneously with It's being read in Congress.
| 12-All the banks In the city OF New York resumed
| H-News received from Utah Territory further con.
hrmnr the defiant position OF the Morrnons against The
United States authorities and giving accounts Of number
Of depredations committed by the Saints upon emirant
trains. The banks In Boston Albany and other
| places resumed specie payments.
Is The canals Of the state Of New York closed by
der OF the Commissioners. "A man named Albert stoubs
murdered bis wife and two children by cutting tber
throats, in Westncd Mass The deed had been commit
ted a week before the fact was discovered.
l6-A battle took place between the free State and pro-
slavery parties nj Fort Scott Kansas which FIVE Of the
former were killed and number wounded on both sides
! Twenty free State men were taken prisoners.
IA man arrested In New Haven charged. on the
evidence Of sailor, with the murder Of young boy,
named Sage who had been for time missing The
evidence Of the sailor conclusive he having
sitvely 10 having the murder committed and assisted
in making away with the body The boy subsequently,