The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-25

stolen from the st. Abans banks by the raiders ninety
thousand dollars plaudsred from them BY persons
who took prisoners gave them shelter after their
arrival across the Canadian border.
Late rebel papers additional accounts or the
damage effected by General Davidson and his .'merre
men" in their galopng raid from Baton Rouge
La the southern portions OF four OF the I've
Gulf States Among other work. they up considera
BILE track on the Mobile and Ohio and Mobile and Great
Northern Railroads We yesterday announced their safe
arrival at Pascagoula, Fla The rebel City Marshal
Atlanta who recently returned to that town, makes
| statement which indicates that 1t must have
suffered quite much from the Georgians them.
| selves a from General sherman's army. He
says:-sThers have been from atty to three hundred
ing off iron, farniture, wagons, window blinds, door
locks, books, lumber, &c. amounting to about fifteen
hundred wagon loads. They from nifty 70 one hun
dred miles in every direction good deal OF space in
the rebel sheets occupied just in lamentations
over the disasters which have fallen upon tho Of
the conisasracy.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
6toam6nlp PERUVIAN, LonoOno0rry On 10Th
OF december, passed Cape Raoe yesterday afternoon
her voyage TO Portland Me. She was boarded by our
news agent, and telegraphic summary Of her advces
which i've days later forwarded from Newfoundland.
appears 10 the HERALD TO day.
NE mails Of the steamship Africa which left Queens
town the 18th inst reached this city from Boston
last night.
The news OF Sherman's advance In Georgia had boon
published in England and regarded OF the highest
Importance. Hoods operations in Tennessee, Ear
heard OF, also looked Of much consequence.
Tho ZINES thinkshat negotiations European, It
to be presumed respecting the American war must
be opened later and recommends that It DO
dole at once.
Cousos closed ia London at 80 316 soA for money.
The Liverpool market unchanged during three
days Breadstufis steady. Provisions look.
ing downward.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Mariposa from Key West on the Goth
instant arrived at this port yesterday. BY this arrival
learn that the investigation into the Of the
mutinv board the bark Annie n. Gray, noticed in
Fridays HERALD, has for the present ceased. In the
ARRAY second mate John Smith, Of Philadelphia, was
wounded, and subsequently died. His assalant was
named Kelley.
We glad to that article n yesterday
ngs HERALD in reference the sailing OF the by
the railroad companies has been productive Of
good TO the city and citizens The Mayor yesterday sent
to the two boards OF the Common Council communica
son recommending the enactment OF ordinance lmpos
ing penalty OF nve hundred dollars for every OF
sprnklug salt in thoreughfares By the railroad folks
The Aldermen Immediately took the suggestion into
sheraton enacted ordinance OF the character
| proposed by his Honor.
James Norris, leader Of the Port Jervis
letters, sentenced yesterday BY Judge Shpman, in
Uoted States Circuit Court Eve years. hard labor
| In the state Prison.
The case which was commenced in the Brooklyn City
Court last Thursday, wherein Miss Underh prosecutes
her and nephew for alleged forcble detention At
their instIgation in the Boomngdale Lunatic Asylum
continued yesterday and the adjournment or the
court, postponed till Tuesday next Some OF the tes
mouy very interesting particularly that OF Dr. Brown
Of the Boomingdale Lunatic Asylum. That gentleman
testified that Of the leading papers Of this city
edited by the lunatics Of that institution, which will
for the singular vagares Of Of contempt
raries. The case viii probably last several days, Is
large number Of witnesses have yet 10 be examined
| man named David Barry yesterday arrested and
committed to prison the Esex M sket Police Court,
charged with having been for time past carrying
pretty extensive business cartng of valuable articles
which he found lying the piers along tho East river
Among other things alleged TO have been stolen BY him
two chain cables, worth four hundred dolars 9
steam boiler weighing three TONS valued two hundred
and fifty dollars; loads OF ship knees, &c.
The CoroneIs investigation into the OF the dis
the New Haven Railroad, In the upper part OF
city, the 10th Of October last concluded
Friday after having "dragged its slow length aong''
through many weeks. After q charge OF great length
the given TO the jusy, whose verdict has
not yet been made public.
The damage BY the Are at Nos So S. 81 and 50 Beck
street Thursday night much more extensive
than the time supposed 1t Is estimated at
three hundred and seventy five thousand dollars.
persons killed and fifteen twenty wounded
by the breacg through the bridge at Hudson Ohio
Friday OF passenger train the Ptsburg and Ceve.
land Railroad.
The stock market partially recovered from the pre-
vious decline yesterday. Government securities
steady. Gold opened at 220I and closed at 2Ak.
Business almost at stand on Saturday, ths ap-
proach OF the holidays ntensfyng the duness which
previously prevailed. Cotton shade lower. Pc.
troeum nominal. On 'Change -four dull and
fully loc. lower. Wheat also lower prices having
declined &c. &c., while oats rmer. Pork opened
heavier, but closed Arm. Beef unchanged. Lard
heavy and dropping. whiskey without decided
| change. Freights quiet.
Astounding Military and Naval Devel-
opmcnts in the United States.