The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-31

W.,. ma orsn. asISt = Moos " s noS cS ss
sroying about three hun~ ID baiss Of cotton
Pss sp o sn' hs PoS s 20 the ES Srsn S
Kirby Smith surrendered all the -
Tos q. saSns Pss occupied BY force from The
Owasco.
The Atlantic cable completed
a7.-ReIease Of all persons sentenced to be conansS
during the ordered
a0.-One Hundred and Eighth New York voluntssn
the first regiment mustered out OF service.
Proclamations Of amnesty and for the restoration OF
North Carolina issued
TeIegraphio communication opened betSeen New York 7
3c.-stsamship Golden Ruls wrecked. LII.
sssss, SoS' .ss s;i Interest, sisA sss SD '
General brown takes possession Of Brownsville Texas
Juno.
a.-Engiand wthdraws the concession Of bellisersns
rights to the South. Thiers IN the French Chambsr.
3.-The ram Missouri, the last Of the rebel nsss On
4-spsin wishdravs the order coucedins bsligsss,s
S.-Occupsticn Of Galveston Texas, BY Captain n ,.
Sands Of the steamer Fort Jscks0n !, 's s wsd"s
e.-0rdsr issued directing AZ rebe prisoners o. vas
below the rank Of major 70 b d!schsrged
y.-Iirst ovation 70 General Grant m NEW xosx cV
william ", Holden inausuratsd PrsvisoaL aovs.s
e-Expioson in United States ordnance departGnsaA
Io.-Srsss dess.ucs,ea e goysrnnsn. property =
1a.-Missouri adopts . new!constitution
rGs "a. ss declaring
longer In REBELLION, and appointing William L shasfsy
Provisional Governor Of Mississippi p.r,.,,., a.o-
Of Georgia; Andrew j. Hamilton appointed rroviAosea
Is.-Defsnces OF washington ordered TO DO dismaa-
tied.
Is-rhe Secretary Of the Navy notified Of the partial
consequence Of her failure to rescind the
hour rule English vessels Will not DO cntsisd 70 sns
SO.-virginia Legislature convened Tho work q
running the wires Of tho Russian telegraph commeacso
at New Westminster, British Columbia ..,.,o
Of Alabama Admiral Goldsborough's squadron sailed
for European waters
23.-Blockade Of all the ports IN the uniteo osasS
ordered TO be raised on July l.
a5.-Shp William Nelson was burned.
as.-Triai Of the assassins ended General Meade b
sues farewell order TO the Army of the Potomac
r.-Ren,amIn r Perry APPOINTED Provisional Gov.
4.-independenCe Day celebrated throughout the
country with grand denominations OF Joy a. the rosurn
7.-Execution OF the assassIns Of President Lincoln.
13.-Wlliam Marvin appointed Provisional Governor
Provisional Governor Johnson OF Alabama, calls Coz
stitutonal Convention Of the State.
American Museum burned.
IO~Great Eastern, with Atlantic cable board ofs
Liverpool for valentia Bay Ireland lSee august ID
2O.-Provsonal Governor Perry calls CONSTITUENCIES
Convention OF South Carolina
a1.-united States steamer 9uinnebaug wrecked; -
z2.-Constitutonal Convention OF Alabama called "
Provisional Governor Parsons
Shore end OF tho Atlantic cable laid In valentia Bay
a3-Aantc cable and its shore end spliced on board
Great Eastern. (See August LIZ
a4.-Sccretary Of the Navy orders the reduction o.
the Atlantic squadron to ten vessels and the MSsspp
Great Eastern began paying out the Atlantic cable
a8.-Oalcia announcement OF the treaty with Hayu
as.-Resumption OF transmission Of United S'aaes
mails between Washington and Richmond
a0.-Frst break in the insulation OF the ATLANTIC o.
BILE Csee August Ill .S.a
August.
Atlantic cable parted in two thousand four hundred
fathoms water after twelve hundred miles had Deen paa
| out. (see August H.
3.1Constitutional Convention OF flori0a calieo ~
Provisional Governor Marvin.
5.-Steamshp Arrow exploded. 81. :.
S.-Constitutiona Convention OF North Carolina cahcA
| by Provisional Governor Holden
O.-Steamer Pewabn sunk
| THE ATLANTIC CABEx ENTERPRISE
ll.-The Great Eastern reached Sheerness, England,
having abandoned for the present the atempt to lay the
Atlantic cable This work was begun on sny ~ Ias
vacntia Bay on July %, and the splice with the cable
proper made the following day On the 24th shs
Great Eastern put sea- and the cable was paid out IN
most beautiful style until July 20, when Insulation
suddenly ceased The wire was drawn in and the Gauss
nail which had become imbeddod IN the guta percha
covering Of the wre and which In passing through the
paying machine had been driven through the coating
until i touched the copper or insulated wire, thus OBJ
sructinr the electric currents This was removed and
work %Ss ="
parted mid and sank to the bottom OF the ocean
The Great Eastern Immediately began the work !. q
twenty -four hundred fathoms or water, she failed 70
raise i on OF the weakness Of the graphing
tackle After spending several days In this
| labor the vessel returned TO England, and u was
announced that the enterprise was delayed until me
I4.-Mssissipp State Constitutional Convention mek
15.-The Ketchum forgeres discovered
four Cheyenne Indians Who had pundersd the Overland
Mail Company.
l7.-Important engagement between the allied forces
or Brazil Uruguay and the Argentine Republic and
those OF Paraguay The allied forces, eight i've
hundred strong under Generals Flores and Paunero en-
countored three thousand four hundred Paraguayans
under Major Duarte the right bank Of the Uruguay
river The Paraguayans unprovided with artillery
| and were outnumbered more than two to A sum-
sent TO them TO surrender but they replied
Paraauayans met the fierce assaults OF the allies with
desperate resistance neither asking nor Receiving tho
quarter which their assaants were little Disposed 20 20
the river pursued by four thousand cavalry Hero
slaughter place which Of the victorious general.
characterized regular butchery Scarcely one OF the
Panguayan army escaped. They left one thousand Ave
| hundred dead on the field, and only three hundred
his troops foil into tho hands Of tho Brnzans and a,
their stores were captured The allied loss was TWO nun
is.Mproyisonai Governor Hamilton, Of Texas, calls
| Constitutional Convention Of State.
| 26.--Steamer Kent sunk.
3I.-Alabama elected delegates 70 the susie Convsa-
tion.
September. II.
1.-Prcston King relieves Simeon Draper - Collscsos
| Of the port OF New York
0.-Arrival Of Sir Morton Peto and party.
11.-First yacht In this country took paacs
| between the F3eetwing and Henrietta.
Republican candidate. Samuel Cony, elected Governoe
| Of Maine.
| Alabama Constitutional Convention met
13.-South Carolina Constitutional Convention ms&
(see September 28)
14.-Treaty OF peace signed BY Indians o. Fort Smi.a
1H-South Carolina ordinance Of secoenton repcosoa
BY the Convention without debate
/ m0n AND FALL URUcUAYASA.
Decentralization Of the Paraguayan commander, =.
tgarribA earisoning UruguATana The bcsiegiuG army
numbered about twenty-five thousand men, and the b.
sceed whom Art shut up about thousand but -
tho time Of The surrender the latter had dwinded down