The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-01
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NEW YEAR DAY.

The HExaLDs present issue gre its million readers
on another happy New Year Day, which will OF
be celebrated It's predecessors have BEEN in that pc
culPr New York style Which not only calls up rcmnls
cences OF past life, but carries back ~ the
days the good old Kuckerbockcrs Of New Amsterdam
And shows that despite their rcpGtcd Indifference to
Eayeiy, they understood well anybody the enjoy
Che crso'n of making calls will be observed to-day with
spirit aud generality than the last four
nversarcs owing to the happier franc OF mine which
bhc people ind themselves the restoration peace,
with tn undivided and greatly strengthened rep bile.
Tho day and tho year have already been appropriately
hshered In by the religious community. There
numerous watch meetings through the metropolis
last night and at midnight ,hc chimes Of old Trinity
sent out the still air OF the sleeping city thor sad
adicus to eighteen hundred aud ak y-ave, and their
Joyous peals o. greeting 10 eshtecn hundred and sixty
SIX The days private socaltes will, Of course, fora
tho gca, Of OCCASION besides these
public masters OF ntcrvet,ng character will rccova
attention.
Tho msmbels of our new city government 70 Into
Office dag, ead The ceremony OF the Inauguration Of
Mayor Imam and the various heads Of dcpartments
will take place in the City Hall about The two
Boards of the Common Council will ais assemble
for the 1st tune. and will probably immediately after
their oryaaiya shall have been ce-tcd receive the
Mayors message Tho Mayor viii receive tho calls of
hs friends In the Governors Room.
Similar ceremonies, attendant on the Inauguration
Of It's new mrucipal government, will take place In
Brooklyn.
Our newly elected State officers arc TO assume the du
tiss Of their respective positions at Albany to-day 1t
has been decided thai there viii be formal ceremony
OF Inauguration, but that each cicer will quietly and
unos,ens,loas, enter upon his da,es. The for
this innovation on tho usual custom is BOT
known. We publish this morning the names
OF the retiring officers and Of those who
viii direct our State sfairs for the meaning
year. embracing fun list OF the executive and judiciary
branches of the government together with brief skcche.
Of tho ncw incumbsnts We also give an extracs from
che constitution adopted In 1896 providing tie kins
Ma vots the question Of revising that legal ns'ru
usss by This IL will be- that this question viii
ome before the people at the next ruserpscra cleo
ION, 10 November Of the preseu, year.
NIsCELLANEous.
lmpcrsn, ard stirring ntclligcncc regarding the pro
svsx a, hostiiic- between Chile aud spain " furnished
IN our ccuespoudence nv the steamship Atlantic which
arrived hers yesterday, from A<pinws on the ed q
December. The Atlantc'a specie list aro'n,s 10 over
eixs, hundred and sevsniy-six thousAna dolisrs
naval susagemsss took place 90 the Goth Of November
between the cheans and spanisrds which resulted most
GfeditAbiy The trough " appears sn"n1
shss ocer there was Valuable iufufon OF the Anglo
Gases sismon, The Chilean naval steamer Esmsrsida,
pwhisA soae time ago escaped 70 go from Valparaiso
pnscush Admiral PsreIss BLOCKADE. and vas for while
oos sight Of Suddenly made her sppcarsncs about forty
~, les the northward II that port the dale named
attacked the spanish steamer CovAdcnga, and, sfte
- brisk eight OF half hour. captured H. with oil on
eosrd, consisting Of hundred orccrs and sea
men four heavy guns and valuable war munitions and
buppiiea In the engagement two were killed and four
hsea wounded board the Covsdongs, aud non,
m she Esmeraida The latter fired but thirteen
nhols 81 the former nine OF which struck but the pra,
was found not 10 be seriously damaged and After th
Sssssnsss hsd been landed, she immediately sailed
cruise with new officers ard men snd under the Css
a. q consort Of her osptor. Intelligence Of som
essr dsshing exploit OF those chang Of her may con
ausniiy b. LOGGED for BY our ne1, arrvs This ansi
Ass much excited aud encouraged the people OF Chile
md Il may serve 70 teach SPAN that IL she cor
n,uss this upjustihsble war sbc may sooh IN
~ spss swarming with cruisers which. while name
vsh a sufnclent purnper Of ChIiesps to bring tibet
f,sAis the requirements OF international law, viii stu
nv bs,ua under the direction Of Yankee and British on
rsr have impaired their operations such cnerpri'
Ina DARING an 10 make s'o, sarI NJ snsnsh commerce