The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

Ca and vicinity the approach OF the national troops
even At The peril OF the CITY,"
EUROPEAN NKws.
Ths steamship America, from Southampton on the 18Th
instant arrived this port yesterday Her European
news Is days later than that brought by the Cuba
Rumors prevailed In Paris oonrmstory Of the report
published In the HERALD last Wednesday and Friday,
70 the effect that the Emperor MAMMALIAN, Of Mexico,
had coded TO Louis Napoleon the States Of Sonora Du-
range, sinaoa, chihuahua and Lower California The
Paris reports state that Marshal Bazane has received
orders from the French Emperor TO seize and hold So
nora q indemnity for the expenses incurred BY the
French government In placing Macmillan on the hexi-
| can throne.
The London rmss discusses the proposition Of some
Of Southern rebels for tho sake Of insuring their
separation from the North 70 pacc their confederscy
under the protection OF strong European govern
ment, and says that mono Of these Powers would be
likely TO accept the offer II should DO made even with
| the agreement 10 abolish slavery.
Some Of the London papers attempt To be very severe
on Mr. Seward and tho Brazilian for the sup
posed settlement Of the difficulty regarding the seizure
/ Of the rebel pirate Florida In the port OF Bahia
The number Of persons on board the rebel blockade
running steamer Leila when she foundered at the mouth
of the Mersey, the 18th instant was yariously es-
mated at between thirty and sixty, only eight Of whom
| were known To be saved.
In the town Of Ncaudro the Gulf Of Venice shocks
Of earthquake have been daily felt during the last seven
months and to these lately been added subeanean
noises In consequence Of which It rs feared that vol
is about to burst forth there, and the people arc
leaving the place.
The Theatre Royal, at Ednburg was totally destroyed
by Ere the 18th inst and number Of persons were
killed and injured.
1t reported In London that Queen Victoria had
made the poet Tennyson baronet.
Work on the Atlantic telegraph was being rapidly
pushed forward and is expected that the entire cable
will be ready by the let OF next June.
Consos closed In London the 18th inst at from
eighty nino and ive-eghths to eightynno and
eighhs for money. The Liverpool cotton and breadstus
markets the same day dull, with declining ten
dency Provisions and produce steady without any
quotable change.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
There moderation in the temperature Of the
atmosphere in this city and vicinity yesterday which
welcomed by the majority Of people, after tho
nuous severely cold weather Of tho several preceding
days There not however, sufficient relaxation to
break up the tho ponds and the skating continued
good and than the usual week days crowds paro
patsd in their favoe sport The water in the bay and
rivers around the city has been very much choked up
during the past two days by floating ice, seriously OBJ
sructng navigation and causing great inconvenience to
the travelling public The boats on all tho ferries have
continued rum but there has been considerable regu
arity in the trips of some Of them. number Of vessels
lying at the North river piers have been considerably
chaed by the ce but we have learned OF serious
damage TO any Of them.
A fire between four and five o'clock yesterday morn
ing in drinking house on tho corner Of Jackson and
Water streets destroyed and damaged stock to the
tent Of two hundred dollars, on which there was full
insurance.
In consequence Of the numerous accidents which have
recently occurred in tho Bergen tunnel through which
least hundred heavily laden trains Of tho Now
York Eric and Morris and Essex railroads pass daily
the Judge OF the Hudson County Court Of New Jersey,
ut the opening OF the January torn called tho particular
attention Of the Grand Jury to the matter and those
gentlemen have rendered report highly consuming the
Erie Company, and presenting the tunnel public
nuisance.
Tho machine shop Of tho Mahoning Division OF the
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, at Youngstown,
Ohio destroyed by Ore the morning Of the 25th.
Tho property destroyed valued at fy thousand dol
lara
Tho Cleveland iron rolling mills located at Ncwburg
Ohio partially destroyed by fire tho 25th inst,
involving loss Of forty thousand collars which there
arc assurances for thirty thousand dollars.
number Of incondiary fires among barns and unoccu
pied buildings have occurred lately at Batavia N Y.
Last Tuesday night old brewery used for tho storage
OF barley and other grains was SGT fire and destroyed
Tho losses estimated at twenty thousand dollars
FIRE in Richmond, Indiana, yesterday morning, de-
sroyed property valued at two hundred thousand dollars
On last Tuesday night whilo train the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad was approaching Cincinnati, and
within two miles OF that city Of tho cars 1ed with
hacap d.,s ad and Had damn
bankmcnt twenty five feet high number Of tho
pants injured but fatally and they were all
gathered up placed in the other cars and the
arrived at its destination only thirty minutes behind
time.
over hundred and forty mon, nearly all soldiers,
were killed by the boiler explosion board the steam
Eclipse in tho Tennessee river, Johnsonvic,
last Thursday.
Firing the Southern Hcort-The Monroe
Doctrine In n New Light.
The men of peace at the North are exceed