The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-25

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tnues 10 occupy public attention over the border Our
Montreal correspondent that 1t was on question
OF friendly unfrendiy commercial relations with the
United States that the ministry sph Mr. Brown taking
the friendly sde and being outnumbered by the advo-
Gates OF the opposite policy. Mr. Browns resignation
has not yet been accepted by the Canadian
/ General.
The difficulties between the South Carolina planters
and the freedmen settled the abandoned plantations
OF the islands and along the coast In
quencc OF the refusing surrender the lands
the former have not yet been adjusted party OF the
old proprieto accompanied by OF General sickles
| star officers recently went from Charleston 70
James Island for the purpose OF having. q
conference with the negroes. On approachk
the island however, in their boat they confronte
/ by about sixty armed negroes, who would listen to no
explanations, even from the army officers but threat
ened to fire the first OF the party who stepped
ashore. Two regiments Of regular troops after
wards sent to the island TO put the freedmen under
better subsection. The army officers in South Carolina
appear 10 be doing oil they dpcl tho imprc
sion OF the colored people that the designs
securing them in possession Of the plantations, and
General Saxon, Assistant Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau for the State addressed them the sub
ject at large public meeting on Thursday last The
present week will decide whether the fczrs OF
negro outbreaks entertained by the white people
OF, not only South Carolina, but nearly all
the iately rebeAious States, have boon well
grounded Christmas holidays the period that
has been looked forward 10 with dread for their reaza
ton. Our correspondence describes the business Of
Charleston rapidly increasing. There great
Der Of Northerners in the city, and the spirit Of
Yankee enterprise is manifesting itself very plainly
The Legislature OF Louisiana adjourned Friday last
to the I'D Of January without having put through the
usual Appropriation bills Governor Wells has vetoed
their bill suspendg the collection OF taxes the ground
that would afford relief to those who opposed the
tiona government and none to Union men, The report
OF the majority Of the legislative committee appointed to
consider the necessity OF calling constitutional
convention already appeared in columns and
to-day, in New Orleans correspondence, furnish
the minority report. The former favored the
ton project and the latter opposed it, for the reasons,
among Others that the constitution of 1854 binding
the people the State that all proceedings under
1t had been recognized legal and regular by the Pres
The bill brokers Of New Orleans recently inaugu
rated a system designed to impair the credit OF the
issues Of national banks causing thereby something Of
sensation in the financial circles OF the city. The Pres
dent Of of these banks issued card assuring the
public that all who felt about holding their
bills could have them redeemed at the counter Of the
institution which he presided
The condition of affairs West Tennessee appears
covering from the late social chaos caused by the rebel
lion Our Memphis correspondence notices the growth
among the thinking portion Of the population of better
national sentiment and disposition to adjust them
selves TO the order Of things Though there much
hostility to colorcd garsons and the continuance Of tho
Frecdmens Bureau, ii is believed that the mass Of the
people prepared to conccde to the freedmcn all |
privileges to- white except that of voting
In fact this has for been advocated by
three OF the leading papers Of Memphis edited by
who supported the rebellion up tohe period Of It's last
gasp Tho immense present business prosperity OF Mem
phs is alluded to by our correspondent As conse
quchce OF the influx OF people attendant on this Hvoy
state Of trade the places Of amusement nourihng
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The continuation Of our tabular statements II she
internal revenue assessments and collections the
dealers and manufacturers Of thscisy Of sass
pdplshcd in odays HKRALD, will be found to ceatain
Of information OF Interest TO the business
atty as well as the general reader Tho sAgie line Of
cigar making the metropolis gives occupaten about
twenty thousand people. liss Of the various cigar \.
manufacturers 10 the Thirty coeotisa district
with the number Of cigars manufactured by eaoh In
cludcd in statement, TO which also list Of
tho incomes Of the richest eitizons Of Philadelphia
Tho prescntasios TO Congress- OF petition from odccrs
Of the navy for Of pay noticed
ports fsw days ago, and matter Of interest many
readers produce In present issue the document
fu setting forth tho Of tho petitioners for ask
ing the advance, and also paper drawn up BY commit
OF their nuber COPY Of which has bssn laid before
oach member d Congress /
very melancholy picture OF ahrs Ia the Dominican
republic he yivca by correspondents 10 st. Domingo
city The recent Spanish invasion has loft havoc and
dcsoa,ioa wherever the Spanish troops penetrated The
invaders appears did connnc thss depredaons TO
property ndiscrminaicy regardless Of the nationality
Of its Many Americans and Engshmen in
this way sufferers TO very largc amounts
Miss Dayton and W. H. Russ tho pasee to the tragic
affair which occurred In Clinton street, Brooklyn on
Saturday evening account OF which appeared in sun
days HERALD, still alive though IN very prccarous
condition An operation performed Russ at the
Brooklyn City Hospital yesterday by Dr.. Enos the
visiting surgeon Several pieces Of the fractured skull
and tire, four pieces Of bullets were successfully
extracted; bat is thought portion Of tho bullet still
In the brain, and beyond the reach Of surgical
skill Miss Dayton suffering last evening from
prostration. aud probably will not survive The
bullet is stu lodged in her brain.
Captain Bunker OF tho schooner Lo.tis, lying G the
foot OF Jackson street, East river, dangerously
wounded In ths face about four O'Clock yesterday
ing by pistol shot nrod by Of party OF river
thieves who boarded his vessel The villains escaped
william Sutton and James Stoddard second and third
mates OF the ship Jeremiah Thompson lying pier 40
East river severely stabbed Saturday afternoon
by Members Of dsordery party OF saors and
who board that vessel Three of the supposed
participants in the outrage arrested
A burglar entered the residence OF Mr. Francis Smith,
No 2l6 South First street, Brooklyn, T. D., about four
O'Clock yesterday morning. and being discovered by tho
awakening Of Mrs. Smith, compelled tho delivery to
him Of twelve hundred dollars In grccnbacks which
concealed about the bed. As the villain was
about making his exit he grapplcd with by
Mr. Smith, when be drew his revolver and fred several
Shots OF which took effect Mr. Smiths person,
producing but not fatal wounds. The burglar
then escaped, and has not yet been arrested
A young man named Joseph d Conklin aged about