The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-30
TIL + VERY LA ATEST
THREE O'CLOCK A. NJ.
srncKs ANp ornrn MARKrIs


NEW YORK. December 29.-The stock mar
ket this morning was more active and buoyant.
There was decidedly stronger feeling In rail-
way and miscellaneous stocks. but no import
ant speculative movement. New York Cen.
tral was attacked smartly by bears. Erie was
strengthened 10y liberal purchases Of cash
stock. large proportion of the transactions
at board were on time. buyers option and sell
lers' about balancing each other Market gen
orally steady nj second. evening, and last open
boards, with upward tendency in Erie and
Rock Island. The following arc the closing
prices at four 7. NJ: New York Central, 96s I;
Erie. 9GA: Hudson. 1885. Rock Island. los /:
Reading. lO5ss Michigan Southern, 5isz :;
Cleveland X fittsburg. sa7S Chicago 4 North
Western. 35A,
at per cent. largely exceed the demand OF
brokers and bankers. Large balances are left
over which can not he loaned at per cent.
Gold inactive. News Of the favorable recep-
ton OF the Presidents message IN London had
the effect Of lowering the quotation l.M%c,
and the market closed at l45i4. some parties
saVc sold freely under the Impression that
5-2Os will continue 10 advance In London. The
price Of the old j-2Os advanced hc here upon
the receipt of the Australasian's news.
Private adVices by the Australasian are bet
ter for Governments than published accounts,
and BIOS are quoted at 65065i5. This had "a
very buoyant effect upon the whole Govern
ment list, and sharp advance took place.
AT the close old j-20s were In demand for
shipment. and rose To 1OJWlo5t<.
The cotton market this morning responded
10 the news from Europe, and there was an
advance of i6l2c.
Petroleum stock Selling rates: Bcnnehof
Run 1900. Bradley 6l. Central il2j, Empire
City 45. Excelsior -. Met Clintock 800 Oceanaci
AZ. City 175. Webster -. Heidick -, Buchanan
Farm -. Rynd Farm 90.
Petroleum The market j. very dull az G9l5
G63e for refined In bond. and 400 lOk Tor
crude. Only small sales are making for imme-
diate wants.
THE GEORGIAN CANADIAN COUNCIL.
dispatch from Toronto says: Mcdonald,
one Of the Confederate agents. makes affidavit
that the steamer Georgian was the property of
the rebel government, and was designed for a
raid on JOhnsOn's Island. and the sale of Den
nisOn 10 the present posscssors was n mere
blind. Consul Thornton hopes 10 recover her
for the United States Government.
Mr. Rowland has been appointed 20 nil the
Hon. George Browns place. president OF
the Council in the Canadian Government.
MEXICAN NEws-GRANT AND STANTON.
Letters from Vera Cruz 10 Decemoer 10 say
Don Manuel Reuise. Judge Of the Supreme
F Court Of the Republic, has abandoned Juarez
aud protests against the latter continuing TO Iii
+ n President after his constitutional term has
expired
soldiers continue 10 arrive from France
100 being landed at Vera Cruz on tn 9th inst.
and about 5000 on the I1th. all of whom Were
f Immediately sent into the field French can
non and other war munitions aud supplies
still daily arrive. and the defenses of the city
are being greatly strengthened and remOunted
with the heaviest and most improved guns
The " orb l. being carried On a. secretly a.
/ possible. principally Al nj sht. \ bearer OF
dispatches from the Mexican capital, on hi.
way 10 Washington. was in Vera Cruz on IN,
llth inst
N.
Grant aud Secretary stanton occupied the at
tertion of the President. YESTERDAY \ larg,
number of other persons called. bat not many
obtained admission Military matters OF i'm
pOrtancc are under consideration and may SO0l
be made public.
THE Cattle PLAGUE.
News by the Australian report the cattle di-
ease Increasing. Official returns for the wec
give number Of cs-e> At 5,Sisi; being 81 il
excess Of the preNiou. week
The notorious lelNerton case not Vet bee
finally disposed Of.
THE CHOLERA
BO,ION Dcccmhcr ca letter from Quad
alope. dated November -. states that ia
cholera had broken cut there and was CON
mitting great raVageS. At BoS-eterre, atown {
6.ooo inhabitants. TO fatal eases occurred o
the ID
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN.
WASHINGTON. December ss-In the Grim
nal Court Of this Dctrie; to-day. in the case
the United STATES ". Lieutenant smith. Unite
State~ Navy, who was charged with. assau
and battery. snd having by force Of arms a
rested a mechanic who was employed on boar
United STATES steamer Rhode Island, Of whic
Lieut. smith was executive officer. Judl
ftshcr ruled that an oficcr who ordered n
arrest ~ a civilian or mechanic not connectC
with the service. and didn't take proper leg
: steps u have him elected from the vessel vi
guilty Of assault and battery The jury r
+ turned a verdict 81 guilty. and fine Of :
Ma imposed.
Numbers of Congressnen returned to Was
. ineton hy to-day's trains.
THE NEGRO IEsGUE
WILMINGTON. y. G.. necember A.-The OF
GER Of the Equal Rights League ,colore,
y publish an address to-day. discl aiming sccre
{. In lhclr organization, and say that the ohjec
4 Of the league are % secure by political aI
i moral means, the repeal. a. far a. may be, q
:, repeal OF all laws and parts Of laws, state NJ
: national. that make a distinction on account