New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26
NEW 5 OF The DAY.
CENTRAL ~ ICNVS.

Christmas waS so very cCJclally observed n
tie city and vicinity tuat ystciG.y seemed Ike sun
da,: business oei. gee eray suspended, snd services
he'd in most OF the 4 urchcs The Gay was celebrated
in the dFerept charitable nsiI,ut and Christmas
dinners were entr. at NIL the hotels aid IN private
households where the and dearest OF kin and
kind assenbleG in tie st Of peace ard plenty The
festival seemed u meIiv everywhere and we have
no recollection OF d IL thoioutn Christina, IN me
metropolis cI # orJ moie generally OF more i'oi'
ally enicyed.
terrible LOGON tive explosion occurred Oh
FRIDAY mor-ng at tie leIre Hauta (lntiana) depot,
throwing of tue ruof of the Ll .!nr spreading the
walls and scatiel,g Ieil It, tim ler brick and mortar
books and pavrls IN all dicctiois The engineer,
Charles Stake and the ffenau, d. Miller were go
severely ijuIed tat tioy will PROBABLY dle' lhe eX
creme cold weather bssgGod Hs tie cease Of the cait
tropbe. 1t We heigut troin laden With hogs. aid
mary oftaem were kl.ef.
The relation oi the parties engaged IN the
Brooklyn tragedy is stated 10 have been meTe! that o
friends though the young man Erss seemed determined
that Miss Dayton shou become his wife, and on her
declining 10 do 50 utieu pied her life and hi' own
Both of them ere dung well snd little doubt Is enter
tanned Of then 7 cVyeIy.
The Mer, hanls's Exchange st Montreal. {.
E. caught Ere ub,Lt IL p. NJ. Oh SUNDAY and burned
freely until early yesterday mor ing. 1hebuilding was
completely guted. and three men Injured by falling
stones
Five men, occupying the same room IN q
totel in Chicago were s,focated Saturday ght b.
the escape Of gas. six;h aSo Inhaled tie Gas but,
although iusenSIbe, nus hot yet died.
The Fenan Convention was III session at IL
dianspos last we.k but ii is difficult 10 ascertain
wha, has been doua. Ii ia undei stood thai tie dee
gates were strongly for OMahouy.
The Indiana Legislature adjourned s'ns a" at
noon Oh Friday previous t. which resolution again
the pardon and IN iuy,r Of the Immediate hanging
Jefferson DAVIS Was tabled
The schooner Halncs, from Hayti, bound io
Boston. went ashOre in the gale Friday last on TIT
south sice Of Nantucket. Her bands-ihclndns crew
of seven neh--lei isbet.
Col. j. j. Dana, Col. A. J. Perry, and Col
B. C.. Card have been brtvetted Brgadiei Generals l
the Regular Army Tor faithful and merorlous service
during the war.
Augustus Wolcott Of COldwatcr, Mich, acc
seutaly sho, hin sell Lear tue town day two sine
while out huLtng. Tie wounds proved fatal
The Hon. John B.gelow, who was appointe
cd i..e-in Minister to france, has been nominated
the President for confirmation.
The principal portion of the frigate Merrima
srnl in Hampton RoaGs. las been raised and taken
Portsmouth Navy YsId.
The Indiana Republicans have called Sta
Convention for oil ebiuaiy. and the DeInocis
fo- the lsi of March,
Burley. the escaped Rebel raider, i; said
be in Scotland. wte.e lie is engaged IN writing /
memoirs.
The attendance upon the Michigan Sta
Cniyersity has how reached TIE largo total Of IL
pupils.
The steamer Bosphorus, from Liverpool, wol
ashore al Fort Lay ,yette last eveDing