New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-21
GENERAL NEWS.

The Post.otice Department has been oiiicsdiy
Informed tina. Oh tho 10th ns The ears or tie New
Albany and Salem Railroad en- route !or MOON
lnrtou Indiana the train suddenly thrown from
ths track when some ignitapie Substances IA one OIL
Ma osrs fsl upon the steve in OF the cars instantly
snyeloping In flames the mail and baggage c5.i Inc
silS trunis goods and money were totally Destroyed
IL docs NOT appear that any Of the passengers sustained
injury.
The Postmaster Genera! las Issued orders
that ali postmasters shah make up letter. papers and
other mail matter Intended for Congress AID IS en-
loySs in separate bags which are 10 no delivered 10
Congressional messsugers ct the Waahnston fa-rosd
depot Newspaper publshers will make up 1heT
bundles labeled Congress" and II rcr'o ageG's ana
pcstmasters strictly obey orders, mail rss7 for the
CspIto, HiN will be delivered several hopss ssre' than
~ present
The Senate, in executive session, yesterday
senArued the nomination Of Commodore stIbiire as
commander Of the Eat Cult Blockediny S,rsdioH sno
Commodore Pearson as commander OF ths F2cihc
Squadron, also George Ssuer OF New.York 70 De Con
vu st Il: ussels and Emile Kausrecbt OF Ohio Consul
n stuttgardt The latter gentleman is tho editor OF
TIA Cincinnati Volksbls,s German Republican nsvs
psper.
A laudable enterprise has just been underta-
ken p7 the Christian Commission and is being preott
cay carried ont viz proy.oc bIe;ies i"r Our sol
ders 10 the field. In ofder 20 secure 5000 volumes c'
rood choice books. every FRIEND n; lone j. nsked TO
purchase and send more 10 the Christian Com
mission as a New.Yesis gift 81 the soldiers. They
viii be assorted and forwarded 20 She proper quarters
Auder the care oi the agents al the Coriiaes.on.
4 uutiny occurred Yesterday on the ship
M.rf bound for HaSTe ust after she passed oaiside
.fsan,x Hook The vessel put back, sud hoa's crew
IRON, me sQard-shp went oa board and iut Tic M
,joeers in irony. Capt. S.e,soa. o. l.e NeIsur wa
seriously woandcd in the melee.
BY the arrival 1f The steamer Golden Ago "
San francisco. we HAYS later re@s 'OT y" facnc
coast Of Mexico. 1t was ,NJnored that Acapulco would
Tic evacuated by the French end 'a h fort "uid I've
blown up Three French were IN poi toaaiI ior
.Mszstlin with 200 refugees.
Che NJ. Louis papers GIt IN ieIy0rl9 trouble
tu consequence Of al attewp, by the Pr'aS's' Union
sbsre Ga regulate tho incsaal Lspaeaea 81 It! heir
saices The papers rebo'. ile Union is smashed.
lundred out Of eiDpcy. and 81 aoss about
a. We. as ever
Tire steamer ST. David. from Liverpool for
Portland, was fallen in with in disabled corlion,
,by the steamer Dsusscps. which '.ft Portland 81
D. o. on Saturday last, and toeet her into that poT
.m Tuesday
The great Northwestern Free,iaans Iair, 81
Sacago was inaugura;ed on Monday essune BY an
address from Theodore il,ou NJ ~, Iad~oerd>g, The
tar vii continue open for week and promises TO ~
SUCCESS.
Gen Dana has issued an order b. which all
exemptions from militia duty heretofore granted IN he
District Of West Tennessee. viii be weld aeI the LIST OF
January next
snow storm commenced at Halifax. y. 3,
., O'Clock ON Monday stsinoos Abun ,i- inches Of
saow ielL The sleighing rs fine.
The loss 10 steamers by moving ice III The har
.sor OF St. Louis on MONDAY. $500 900; .nsqr
snce about s50Oo0
Gold opened at @3!, sold up 10 ~ J, aud fell 10
fso, from ,hs point stssdst s1i tho closing
rss a2si Government stocks are lower der the
Aspper,ment 10 rek,iSn 70 Withdrawing the lcic Loan Al
81 ssooS which Secretary fessenden declines 20 do
Fancy under tho drss. OF 10000 snd ho I'D
gold higher es'y in the dsy oui sroAr 'isl
ppou s,ietapt " reALr. Money quite ec,iye 81
..-nl ~ cell, aIa very little IL dom al ICES