The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-28
The News.

The readers of HERALD will find in the columns
of to-day's paper the following important public
Documents
1.-The annual Message Of the President
-The annual report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
3.-The annual report Of the Postmaster General.
4.-The annual report Of the Secretary Of War.
5-The annual report Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
6-The annual report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
Asthese documents embrace the history Of the ma
ten for the past year, and also contain very i'm
portant recommendations affecting the material
interests of all classes of citizens they will com
mand universal attention and careful perusaL
Both houses of Congress we're in session yester-
day. The Senate, after the reading Of the Presi-
dents Message, adjourned till Friday. In the
House, Mr.. Smith, of Virginia, delivered speech
on the relations between the North and the South.
A ballot for Speaker was then had without effect
ing choice, and the House adjourned.
The West India mail steamship Karnak arrived
at this port yesterday evening with news from Ha-
vana to the goth, and from Nassau, N. p, to the
22d inst. There were no freights to be had at Ha-
vana The United States steamship Wyandot,
Commander Stanley, when entering the port Of
Cienfuegos, with distressed vessel in tow, was
fired at with muskets from the fort and brought to-
by order Of the officer in command. The Governor
subsequently made some sort of an apology.
Trade was dull at Havana but the city was healthy
The Northern Light came into port last evening"
from AspinwaM, with two hundred and sixty.four
passengers from San Francisco, q lot of gold dust
and some of tho ore from the new mines at Washoe,
California, consigned to Havre. We have an As
pinwall letter, dated on the 18th inst. two DAYS
later than previous advices. The American clipper
ship Mataro was burned at Taboga on the 18th inst.
She was from Liverpool, bound for Callao, with
lime patent fuel and COAL and II was thought that
she caught fire from spontaneous combustion Of the
former material. DR.. Edman, surgeon Of the Eng
fish mail steamer Solent, had died Of yellow fever
The Solent had put into Asphwan from San Juan
del Norte, but brought no news from Central Anne
RIGA. The United States frigate Sabine had sailed
for San Juan del Norte from AspinwalL
The American ship Margaret, Of Portland, Hen.
ry A. Aerryman, master, from New Orleans bound
for Glasgow with cargo of $40 bales of cotton,
was lost on Little Bahama Bank on Sunday, the
18th inst, at two o'clock A. M. The cargo had
been saved, with the exception Of few bales, all
CRY but the lower tier. Part of the cargo had ar
rived at Nassau in several wrecking vessek
A banquet was given by Mr.. Fernando Wood,
tne mdefadgable Mayor elect, at the Aston
MOUSE on Saturday evening last, to the members
OF tho Common Council and Governor Of the Aims.
mouse eject Mr.. ooa delivered speech, In
which 40 stated his desire to bring about an honest
sdmtniszsaon Of the city government, and his de-
terminsaon 70 combat every effort which may be
made to check his progress in the accomplishment
Of that desirAbls object.
The Board of Supervisors met last evening. Tho
ordnance, which had been referred to the Commit.
tee on Annual Taxes, to appropriate the sum q
$l1,A40 - IN addition to the amounts heretofore
appropriated was called up, and adopted by vote