The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-01
The NeMS.

The steamship Fulton, from Havre and Cowes
for New York, arrived at Halifax yesterday,
short of COAL BY her we have Liverpool dates
to the 18th ult, four days later than previous
accounts. It appears that Lord Abercromhie has
been appointed Minister to the United States to
succeed Lord Napier, in place of Mr.. Lyons At
Liverpool the cotton market exhibited consider
able iirmness at the extreme prices current on the
18th ult with an occasional advance of one-six-
teenth of a penny in some cases. Breadstuffs con-
tinued depressed. The money market was easy,
:nd consols are quoted at 97s 81 for account
A couple Of shocking railroad catastrophes hap
pened yesterday on the road from Columbus to
Macon Ca The most disastrous was caused by
the train running off the track in consequence of
calvert having been washed away by heavy rains. !
The accounts we have received of the accidents are
somewhat confused, but it is ascertained beyond |
doubt that between twenty and thirty lives have |
been sacrificed The names Of some Of the lost and |
saved are given in despatch under the Geographic
head.
Senator Douglas received very flattering recep-
ton from the citizens Of New York at the City
Hall Yesterday, full accountuof which is given.
In the evening Senator Douglas was serenaded
at his hotel the Everett House, when he came out
on the balcony and made speech defining his po-
sition in regard to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and
our foreign policy generally. 1t was remarked that
he carefully avoided recurring 10 any question of
personal character as between him and the admin
istration contenting himself with saying that it
was the duty Of statesman to follow out his prin-
ciples to their legitimate logical consequences, re
gardless of the effect they may have on his own
public position. Full reports of his speeches are
given elsewhere.
Thomas ]. Barr was nominated last evening by
the ant-Tammany Democratic Convention to sue
coed the Hon. John Kelly as representative in Con-
gress from the Fourth Congressional district for the
residue of the present term expiring on the 18th of
March next He also got the nomination Of the
Tammauy Convention.
A Geographic despatch in toNiays paper contains
the gratifying intelligence that Messrs. French and
Weeks the first and second officers of the ship
Waveriey. Of Boston, who were some time ago SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in Spanish dungeon for
necessarily causing the death OF number OF coolies
while suppressng a mutiny on board the ship in the
harbor of Manila have been released from confine
ment through the efforts Of our Minister at Madrid
Our readers need scarcely be reminded how persis-
tently the case Of Messrs. French and Weeks was
urged upon the notice of our government through
the columns of the HERALD.
The snow storm Of Thursday degenerated into a
rain on Friday morning, which continued with
little intermission throughout the day. The tide
was unusually high and the cellars along the river
sides Of the city were partially inundated Early
in the evening dense fog set in which continued
until late hour making the crossing at the diff.
ferent ferries matter of much time and great an
noyance. The Sound steamers bound East were
6ed with passengers DESTROYS of spending the
holiday at the Eastern cities, but they had not left
their piers as late as ten minutes past ten o'clock
PM. In the Lower Bay the fog was dense that
to discern the bows of a steamtug while standing
on the stern was impossible. The steamship
Marion for Charleston, came TO anchor in the bay.
We again chronicle the progress of the Paraguay
feet towards the Parana The chartered steamer
Westernport arrived at st. Crox W. L. at four
O'Clock on the evening Of the 18th nit, and eX-
pected to be of again at midnight. The Western
port had an exceedingly rough passage from New
York, but behaved well, although she leaked about
the propeller more than was pleasant. The United
States war soop Cyane arrived at Rio Janeiro on
the 10th ult, with all WELL James Mclaughlin an
ordinary seaman on board died on the 18th of
October. The two ships ID the Brazil sqadron
previously at Rio had already sailed for the La
Plata.
Our correspondents in Havana, writing the
25th ultimo, state that the excitement produced
by the reading of Mr.. Buchanan's message had
not subsidized but was only restrained from
extending by government appeals TO the
"loyalty of the people" At a Christmas eve
supper Mr.. Buchanans health was proposed by
a beautiful young lady, in Spanish, drank with
nine times nine, and responded to by Cuban re-
turned from the United States. The weather was
delightful and the hotels crowded The bark j. j
Cobb of New York, which had cleared for the
African coast, was detained for some time owing 10
suspicious complaints of the British Consul to the
Captain General. After investigation, her intcn
tons were pronounced honest and legitimate, and
she was permitted to go to sea.
We have files from Bermuda dated on the IN
ult., but the papers contain no local news. Later
advices, without date, had been received from the
other islands. In Barbados the Legislature was
in session. There was petition before the House
from the United States Consul al that island pray
ing the remission of tonnage duty on a vessel char
tered by his government, and bringing cargo 0
coal to Barbados for the United States steamer
OF war on their way to Paraguay. The nroat
Of the sea along the whole Of the east coas