The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-02

| eight clock. aud were cnut0urd until the ycr
ls6O made iIs adve"t In some of the chur hes the
Eoiy Comaun,oo. waa ad,nis,.tered, and Id others
there were Ircaching, praying, Staging and eShor
tatop.
NAVIGATION on the North and East rivers was
eonewha, impeded by the heavy masses of iosting
ice. which csused tie trips az the ferry and steam.
hosss 60 lie quite irregular. TIE side walks in many
places se,e covered with ice. which caused
macy pecest,ians TO bend ia their mother earth
The travel durieg the entire day was quite large
and generally speaking, reiigouay aud civ,Ily the
new year WIS we'll inaugursted, with prospect
for ite continuance to day. In order to give
employees the largest latitude t. enjoy the New
Years festival. no paper will be issued from this
affce tomorrow morning. The regular evening
edition will he issued as usual
The United States sloop.ofwar Vandalia, Com
mSncer Sinclair, from Valparaiso. arrived vt this
port yesterday, and Immediately proceeded to tho
Navy Yard The vandaIia has been In commission
twenty-six months. and during that time cot q
death has occ CURED 90 board of her from casualty
or disease.
By the schooner Hiswaths, Capt Hutchings.
from Inagaa Dec. IL. arrived st this port yester
day, we learn that the French ship Sulcy hsd
been on the rocks at that place. cut had beeo got
of in leaky conditicu. Salt was very plenty. and
selling at eight cents.
The letter from our correspondent In New Mexi
co, published this morning, will inform our readers
OF the doings Of citizens n that portion of the
republic. Mr.. Otero had been elected as dele.
gate to Congress. The corn crop had partially
failed, and as it was the principal means of support
cI -, ~.
The government coral had been plundercd of
quantity Of stock principal sheep.
Our Guaymss correspondent, dating on the 2sth
Of November furnishes detailed account of the
late action Of Captain Porter OF the chip st. Mays
with reference to the vipd.cation Of cur flag from
the insults offered to il there. report of his in
tervicw with Governor Pesqueira is also given.
Our Havana correspondence is dated to the 25th
of December. Trade was dull in consequence O,
the observance Of Christmas. The Captain Gene
raj, with his Countess, was at Cienfuegos ON his
provincial tour. The United States steamer Cru
ssder was still in port.
The United States ship Mississippi was at Port
Louis, Maurtius, on the 18th of November, on her
way home from China by way Of the Cape of Good
Hope. She had made very good running time
John L. Soheeble, Of New York, loader Of the band
of the ship, died on board on the Gath of October
Of chronic dyseutery. Trade was very brisk at
Port Louis.
Twenty-six Of the Southern medical students who
left PhiIsdelphia went to Charleston, S. c.. and en-
tered the Medical College in that city.
We publish this morning our annual summary of
the passages Of the different steamships running
between this country and Europe during the year
1859. Two steamships have been Lost during the
year--the Argo of the Galway line, and the Indian
of the Montreal and Liverpool line by which latter
casualty number of the passengers aud crew lost
their lives.