New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-16
40 :, ner gallon for sperm. and 81 60 and upward Tor
80. sales Of over 1000 barrels sperm have oeen
q, 40 $3.50 a. sales 100 barrels whale at u ~

a, A. $3.50 49, sales 100 barrels whale at u w.
James Campbell, driver for Hepseys LA'
,rs.s COMPANY. was brought before Recorder MARTIN
dal, of Jersey City yesterday charge OF s'oans
a ouanting Of wearing apparel belonging 10 'a"o''
valued at s70 The prisoner was committed LOT 'ria"
Tho Hon. Schuyler Colfax delivered his iec-
ture ACROSS the Continent" to largo AUDIENCE AZ
Odd. Fellows Hall. Baltimore last evening TIC was
afterwards the guest of number OF citizens al COIL
plimentary banquet given in his honor. E,
The schooner Georgia of Baltimore, when
eyb. miles ont from Fortress Monroe yesterday after.
moo, toni fire steamer was sent out to tow her
hack She had a cargo Of hay, which. with the YES
sci, Is nearly total loss
The trial in the Strong divorce suit was con.
tinued yesterday morning. The female physician
Rachel Walsh, and Mary Smith, soldiers wife, were
the only persons examined. The stands adjourned
to Monday next.
Yesterday afternoon young man named
Thomas Monks was arrested in Jersey City. charged
with firing pistol through a glass door at Michael
Duff. The prisoner being very drunk, was committed
for examination.
1t is reported that the Emperor Napoleon has
addressed an autograph letter to the Secretary of State
asking the United States to recognize the Emperor
Macmillan as the Government of Mexico de faetO
There was a large audience in the Supreme
Court to-day to hear the arguments on the consitu
tionay of the Congressional test oath Tho question
e1oites the greatest interest among all parties.
The lager.beer brewery OF Schneider q
Grmen, Eleventh.st and ColumbiG-ave. Philadelphia
and la adjacent buildings destroyed by fire last
evening The loss will be heavy.
J. Hennesy, esq, Major Of the Fifth Penn
sylvsnia Cavalry and Judge Advocate OF the Norfolk
District hes been appointed Assistsnt United States
Attorney at Richmond.
Major Oatnan opens the Fifth Avenue
Skating Pond this morning 10 subscribers only and no
doubt they will profit literally by the first enjoyable Ice
I OF the season.
| The New.York Fire Commissioners are in
Washington inspecting the Fire Department Of that
city They have been courteousy received by Mayor
WalAch.
1t is understood that the House Of Representa-
tyes will take action early in January upon the case Of
the contested election in the Eighth District OF New
York.
The steamer Lady Lang arrived at Fortress
Monroe from City Point on Thursday. and len for
Baltimore with the sta Connecticut Regiment, bound
home.
Fleming and Corbett who murdered man
named Mshoney in Cicero ILL.,. year ago. were hanged
in the county jail at Chicago yesterday afternoon
The funeral obsequies of the late Brig. Gen.
W. W. Morris took place at Trinity Church yesterday
The military procession was quite imposing
The immense grain elevator recently COM
ple.ed in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. opened for business
on Thursday
Mr.. +. F. Krebs has been appointed Post
master at Old Point Va
Gold was higher yesterday under the circulation
OF rumors of rupture in diplomatic relations with
France. The closing Of the day WA l'eidl".-'he
highest 1sGf GovsrDmen, Stocks do not mAins.n tie 81
reMs prices Thufsdsy In Railway and State Bonds lit
tie doing Bank Shares held firmly The Msoehsneou'
list wa. lower with small sales. The Railway Share mar
ket was Money call quoted at per cent OF
coaterss and some bus'ne" Las been ''D'
an ov.rnnent stocks per cent Mercantile paper
quoted say for hrs,, and iodI' Tor second x'sae~