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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-29
AFFAIRS IN BOSTON.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 70 THE MasLu.

The GINS Light Nad.lr-New Arrangements.
in the Matter Recommended Relief for the
Canadian sufferers Arrest VI OF Constable
I.eyes for kidnappiEs-Deafa of an cx-Con-
gressmnns &c.
Bosros Dec. 2s, 1865
The SPECIAL committee Of the City Council on gas
after having considered the slbec for several weeks,
have recommended tile appointment o. city Inspector
OF meters who sha give ~ Information to citizens that
they may require and also tho appointment OF COM
nilsson 20 last two years 10 inye tisnte the whole
subject Of the erection OF gas works by the
ciiv. when the citizens shall pass upon IL by
yea and nay vote. The Bo-ten Gas Lsht Company,
Who asked for the Investigation by the committee have
paid out good deal or money Ia well known lawyers
present their case, but have lot IT, According 70 the
report OF the committees The Gas Company have made
PROFIT OF 1900. 600 in twenty years
Measures being TAX 10 send relcf 10 the suffering
in the Island Of CANDIDA account OF the war pending
there. public meeting IL soon TO bo held nj which
Robert e. Winthrop and Wendell Phillips may make.
speeches subscriptions lie sared towards sending
out vessel laden with clothing provisions. and such
Ike.
Cons able Reyes has ren delivered 10 the authorities ~
Rhode Island 70 answer !, nc caarsc q kmnappng The
living In lawrence lest summer, Obtained goods a
siderable amount from traders there by false rrc;eaces
aud soon after removed 70 Pawtncset, J. few days
snee corsheie Kcycs Of lawrence, proceeded Paw
without any reanstion upou The Authorities o.
renee shcrr shs Wa irsd aid canvcisd Of larceny ana
,s,'0ss ss Pps,cd fc s,..a this hrs. %
Of Constsbic Keyes 70 them FOR trial on the
charge Of kiinappine After prcssanssd heuriag IN
which counsel appeared 90 bath .des, Mr. Keyes
delivered ~ officers from Rhode Leland for trial. the
punishment o. this offence bsng hns md imprisonment
The emancipation proclamation anniversary n TO be.
celebsated here New Years day BY al day mesfsUgs
IN fremont Tempie, at which Boutwell, Butler, PHILIPS
Fred Douglass and oshsu will speak. The colored n-
tary companies TO parade In the day dancs
In Faneuii Hall IN the evening
Mr. Rnfus Godfrey. formerly well known a. an ex-
prcssmsn between New Bedford and New York. died az
spopIexy at Taunton "Wednesday, aged seventy one
Iuclus B. Peck died at the MerTimac House, In
Lowell last night where he attacked with paralysis
last week The deceased representative IN Con.
gross from Vermont from ls47 70 1851 and United states
attorney for Vermont from 1858 70 1857.
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RADICAL PAPRs SOUTH The papers In the
South which arc either heartily half way radical
In character are the Savannah Repubiican and
The Augusta Loyni Oeorg.an the Memphis PS,
Nashville fres and Tswes Knoxville Wing, Knox.
vile T~naseo~, Ihassanoosa Uson Jonssboro' Union
Flag McNnnviiie sss~yvse. shelbyviIis Rpxbsoar,
Memphis Niew zea and Nashville Staas Zsifuao the
Huntsville tAlA, Adssosts and MOBILE Nahssoisst che
Galveston Buiidi~ ssd The Austin Scko~ lmslioeow;
the For Smith tArk- Nas IRE and the Helena Saseid
the New Orleans Trssse and Homer dA) Had J; the
Raleigh m. o. Standard and the Raleigh PvrSvsa; The
Richmosd Hsw Natk~ end perhaps ons or two mors.
Those enumerated are 70 considerable sx,sss supported
By frssd.sn.
PnspvxnAL CAEpIpArns --scpssor Fsessndsn having
been added the list Of possible candidates for the
Presidsncv, boston paper says that Hamlln or Sum
quite likely 10 have the support Of New Eng.
and that General Buffers friends will In certain
continssn pssss his claims with force
BAIL DuEs soa Covnsxos OF KRxyucxY Certain
Kentucky democratic organs talking OF nomiuauns
tho notorious Basil Duke FOR Governor, and Memphis
pspsr calls ON the party 10 honor itself by slsctsns him
OF what sort IN the loyalty Of party that "honJrs
ITSELF BY putting forward such rebel - lie represents.
tive man 7
Dasnspsas 70 rms sovrx Charleston w-rsy-
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FaIlare In shc Cosnsctisu Betwsea the Cwfs-.
fornla sscamers-The Passengers BY the San
Francisco Compelled Ia Wait In Nicaragua
until the 2Oth Of January for Another
steamer to California.
Sax Fn.vursco, Dec q, 1896
me arrival hsre OF the Nicaragua line steamer
Moses Taylor from san Juan del sur ballast without
any passenger. has already been announced II ar
pears that After waiting days time for the
passengers which left New York per steamer san Fran
cisco, for San Juan del Nore, che steamer agent 10
Nicaragua the 8h Of Dec nibsr the Moses Taylor
10 this port apparently the presumption that no pas
sengers were coming A. consequences the six hundred
passenge including hres hundred United States troors
who loft New York the 10Th OF November are de-
tanned In Nicaragua and cannot arrive hcre until TIE
return Of the steamship America due here about the
OF January, thus besag full two months rot lhos
announcement that the steamer Francisco bad PM
into Fortress Monroe dsabcd and that her PASSENGER
had BEN forwarded per the scsner Santiago ~ cuna
Of course did not resoh until asr the Moses taylor
started for san Juan.
I'VE learn addition 70 the foregoing that Santiago
Do Cuba arrived q Gr-ytown the 9th 81 December
bus was unable " land her passenger fcr nnn days
during which heavy nortber prevailed. Ihs pasrcn-s
gers crossed the Ishmus once. bot fonnd 'hen en
pected steamer had Jeff ten days bsfore-kkroTrts A.
ruua1
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their yhiisnsaa hAins cosersd b 6k sisht Or nins
months n ne row knovn = s SInai9 Ss
Nhoss middle and nncipal psak & nov kaswn - tAS
fsloratk rsilg 70 height Of seven hoasand dx hun.
Of the island arc vssy isguaf bSng dsepH indsntsd
by the spurs Qf lhe mountsia chain. The mountain.
being Of eacareQua formation abound In caverns aad
S2&Qg, sms 81 which are highly picturesqY9 SZPsHi
Island that the famous labyrinth Of the tabled
Nnotaur waa situated which probably one Of these
humorous rottoes rendered intricate by the art OF
Dmdaus under the direction Of Aino6 Some travellers
have placed This labyrinth in the neghborhood Of Cor
tyna Cape Maala the southern point Of the island, and
also the most southern land Of Europe. Gambia can
scarcely BE- said 70 have any rivera the water shed Of the
mountains net exceeding heen mes IN Rresdth ether
way to the In the rainy Of the autumn AID
winter torrents are precpitaled from the mountains but
they dry up In the SIMMER and the only resources for
the irrigation OF the land sre the small springs which
abound among the hills The island II, nevertheless,
tolerably fertile and, were the restrictions Of the
Porto on the commerce or the island removed the soil
would yield large exports and profits to the sgrcuL
tursL
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OvB LEhvsswaaJs CORRESPONDENCE.
The Troshles in NIissours--kansns Politics
The unien PacInc nnllrond.


The Unisn Pacific Railroad.
LrAvESwoATH, Kansas Dec - 1853
The opposition 70 Governor Fietchers proca.
calling 1000 militia TO DO posted IN Lafayette
and jackson counties Is assuming form proportions
backed a. is by influential Of all parties. The
Governor called upon few days since by a delega
ton from Jackson county composed Of radicals and
servatives who assured him that the Laws could and
would be enforced without the aid Of the militia that
At ali times the civil Officers 10 the discharge OF
their dutes Relying upon these assurances, the Cover
be = far = spd 70
Governor exhibits such eager haste rcscnd his lac
order that locke a. though no had acted hastily upon
the psrsst ncsvea rAfsvssss county viii nas fsrc n
we'll - Jackson unless some powerful Influences
hs Ss .uoa - me so. css
for 000j into that and tho for
the amount Required 10 maintain them Men being
recruited = tSls cy % OIL comPAass m answer 70 the
Political matters Ia Kansas are taxing aivey iurn, in
:9SssSs ss s = Sss
ful ~ the grasshoppen were last fall Ex-Governor
Carney and senator Pomsroy are probably the most
prominent. The latter gentleman meeting with much
opposton and his Opponents assert confidently that he
win soon have IN opportunity 70 ruin bis threatmade
waa defeated There viii undoubsedly he : very bitter
struggle between the friends " the different ssprAnts
lhs Unon Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division, has been
Junction CITY. and about ore hundred ana sixty i've
miles west Of this city Track laying has been tempo
rsrly discontnusd owng 70 the recent cold weather.
but tho grading bring vigorously pushed forward and
n nearly compietcd 70 Fort Ellsworth, nearly two hun
dred miles west Of this city sx new engines and sbo1
ssven1ve oars have recently bssa added 10 the supply
Of rolling stock
Several Eassstn capitalists and railroad nov
In this city, making contracts, &C. prepAAtory
mencing work on The Leaven worth Lawrencs and Gal
weston Railroad William Stursis Of Chicago. 10 PresL
dent and Ex-Governor Carney Woe President Assn.
PAN Thai NIL ba
aud the road complssd TO the southern boundary
Of the 8tats within two years.
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says there E ave osasss fsr shsn-shs ~ shs snsas
;':::.:s {. Z :. ~ ~
addressed letter to his constituents giving an account
Of his ssnasorl and improving shs occasion y
advocsks impartial suffrage for the stats. = ~ "
Tn olss0ual ssxAr0asnr. Eleven radical papers 10
Missouri have cSkS out y fave. q Governor S'stsh'f
for United States Senator and twenty-five in favor Of
Charles Drake Some Of the German papers support
Judge KDkeL Z aeiiE4I D's~9Nl 90 1&a
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS Connecticut Democratic Stat0s
Convention at New Haven New Hampshire Republicans
State Convention At concors. and Ohio Democratic State
Convention at Columbus. january g. 1907 New Hamp-
shira Democrsc state Conyenlon Il Concord Januaxr
10; Tennessee Republican Union Convention as NASH,
vile, and Kentucky Democratic stale Conyepiion -
Frankfort, February q. Ut lfNEf1TFtsN7f
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THE GALE ELSEWHERE.

The storm seems 70 have swept al over the country,
and to have left proofs Of It's fury every hand The
following dispatches will prove its general prevalence
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The Sound Steamers.

Most Of the boats plying along the Sound were dc.
tanned by the storm and Of them did not attempt
TO breast its fury The steamer City of New York. which
due at pier 80 yesterday morning found tho weather
the Sound heavy that she put back into New Lon
don and will not consequently arrive bore till tomorrow
night The Fall River line no boa, yesterday The
steamer which due here this morning detained
by the weather and consequently laid till
day Tho steamer saucus, OF the Metropolitan line
pier H. found the storm last night heavy force
her TO put back She consequently put into Holmes
Hole, where she will remain tn its fury has abated
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The wind storm Of last night was very severe but for
tunatey material damage done in this vicinity.
The which fell yesterday was cleared away and
this morning but few Indications remained Of Its
presence Some of trains on the Central and Erie
Railroad lines delayed short time their routes
but far have been able 10 learn Other
venience was experienced
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At Taiors Village, in tine vicinity Of East New York,
considerable damage done many of th, houses by
the gale Thursday night. Ths houses principally
owned and occupied by German taors and the damage
10 their properly will prove serious pecunary loss
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I =, T..#+I4 M ..-Il AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 26, ISB6.
The Examiner reports that the schooner Spy Captain
Perkins, after leaving Jacksonville, Fla, for Ha
yana sprnng eak and afterwards struck the forth
shoal # st. Augustine bar whore she became Total
wreck The schooner had board cargo Of amber,
which would probably be lost with the vessel sa L.
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THE GALE.
Loss Of the Sound Steamer
Commodore.
-~~>-~>-~->>->~~~~~--->s-~ Ae1
THRILLING STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS
~~~--~~~---->~~>>s>--~>>,--~
Vessel and Cargo Valued nj
$45O,OOO.
~~~@@~>~~><~>>-~>..~~-~~~
VESSELS ASHORE IN THE LOWER cay
EFFECTS OF THE GALE AT THE FERRIES.
-><~~~~~->~-----~-~--~--e>~N~
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
&c. &c &c
THRILLING STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS
VESSELS ASHORE IN THE LOWER cay
EFFECTS OF THE GALE AT THE FERRIES.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.

rhe gallo which visited this city and neighborhood on
Thuraiav was one vi the most severe which has been
Known for long time The wind throughout the day
vas brb but about four o'clock it, fury Increased,
ma A continued blow heavily until about len O'Clock,
vhen ihe assumed the character OF hurricane,
earning thing that opposed It's relentless
poasE The gale accompanied by u heavy TALL OF
snos 20 heavy indeed, that Notwithstanding the damp
meas of ground the eecy fakes in many places acci
nuIaicd drls Of considerable depth Throughout the
night wind from wesnorthwest, and the weather
extremely cold and yesterday morning and afternoon
"a continued 10 blow heavily from The Same quarter.
In addition the Disasters to vessels tho detention
Of and the destruction OF property occasioned by
ths Storm considerable caused TO this
sny rac both rivers by the unusual owness of the
There yesterday morning several feet le7s
q water than has been the for many years. CIR.
samsiance which is to extent explained by the
suppoeton that tho strength and OF the wind
tended drive the water out OF the haroor The most
serious disaster which has occurred consequence Of
the storm Is the loss of the Commodore, detailed
count Of which Is to be found below The following
ssms comprise the principal eects Of the storm at and
the city.
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the suDsou sIyts INSANE AsyluH.

PoconErsrsrx, Dec 49, 1,Hs
Ths esmm,~loaers appointed by the Governor ~ So.
lect site Tor the HUDSON River Insane Asyium oncs,
decided IN hn cay to-day 20 accept the property north
or shs city ssndsred sbsm by Duchess county The
spot In question . shout one and bali miles north Of
Puughkscpsie.
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Tho gale Of Thursday night swept like = hurricane
the district Harlem, doing considerable
damage to many baildings. Six houses on Alexander
avenue and Ave Willis avenue completely IN
rooted and Otherwise damaged TO the amount OF $40 0O0
A building joining the Rcd House also blown down
and entirely demolished, as If by a whrlwind.
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TINE cuwrruruMl lmtHunlnT n ARKANSAS.

LOUISVILLE, Dec q, 1855
letter from Little Rock states that there are not over
half dozen members Of The Legislature who will
~~uf
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onrons coincidence her sister ship the
just year ago from the day on which the Commodore
was wrecked on the sands At Hortonr Point
BY Captain Curtis ana bis cGssss all Of whom behaved
nebiy on the occasion IS s.ia.8ao st MIA
The Australasian.
The steamship Austrsasisn, reported ashore In the
bay, has been aground ashore She arrived inside
the hook on Thursday during the snow Storm but yes.
erday she put out 70 sea- and lies outside the Hook
She win probably come up this morning at high tide
Tho tug VIM Ketcher went down from the city TO her
with Deputy Surveyor Van Brunt and Mr.. T. Cunard,
agent but they were not able TO get on board owing 70
vessels Ashore in the Lower Bay. esa
Three schooners are reported ashore inside Sandy
Hook The Magellan, bound to Savannah, with cargo
Of grain consgnsss Slayer Sergeant The SEES Bresse
with general cargo bound % Rio Jsnsiro; consisnss.
from New York, bound 70 st. Marks Fla, with cargo
Of car wheels oats and hay
The Ferries.
The unusual lowness Of the water In the harbor yes
terdsy morning caused considerable delay and annoy
TO the passengers many Of the ferry boats Al
OF the slips II was Impossible for the boats 70
outer until some favoring wave buoyed them up to
the landing place; while n others II was found
impossible TO take 81 any. teams on board, the
ascent from the boat to the ferry house being
too steep for safe transit This remark applies
to the South Wall street and Hamilton boats
which Obliged 70 to the nearest convenient
landing they could discharge their passengers The
boats AZ the Jersey City ferry exper fenced the same DIFF
Hculty and did not for long time yesterday morning.
take any teams on board. fearing that their weight
would make them too deep IN the water 10 get into the
slip This was also the case sth the ferries At Roose-
welt street 10 Williamsburg, and at Christopher street TO
Hoboken At the Tenth street ferry TO Greenpont this
canfvo rfar fha
the slips but also in the stream The Greenpont yescr
day morning. while going from Tenth street TO the other
SIDE ashore shell Reef but was fortunate enough
to get off again In few minutes, without any accident
TO passengers The damage she has aned Is
not yet known, but she has been ng at Greenpont
during the day, and 10 TO DO overhaued there
The float for freight in connection with the EN-.
pire line, which should have been at pier IA at
o'clock yesterday morning, was unable to leave her
moorings the sinking OF the having left her fast
She, however got aoat about and arrived at the
depot little after ono.
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hip Lsvanter Ashore The Bark suliess

fseft a.n fst. Disabled. ,s.,. a4...
Bcezos Dec. rs, 1864
Tho British ship Levanter for New York encountered
the gale yesterday on Highland Light and put back and
anchored In Nantasket Roads, whore she dragged her
anchors and struck the south side Of Long Island
on At high lido to-day, having apparently sustained no
The gale was severe last night accompanied BY snow
squalls but up the hour of noon to-day serious
damage to the chipping has been reported. Ell tel
= v1sav lo ae HoLxw HoLE, Dec 2S, 1864
Bark Sulote, OF Belfast from Mracoane for Boston,
dragged her anchors last night, and towed into
Edgarsown to-day, by steamer Anonansett, with loss Of
fore and manaast ~ ~ esaf4a4trts =. s.ye a.i
Unknown bark in Tarpauiin cove, with loss Of main
mast iteA W. ~ ~ it"HAR t T.. N# t 2
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day. Mercury stood twelve degrees above iesQ 4is
morning. -
nna,rv .rc,, ..o.-,n vbch commenced Yesterday
morning continues to-day with high wind from the
northwest The can on, the Rome, watertoyn and
cuso this morning three hours behind time NO IN
dications OF IN abaGement Of the storm. s ~ III g
:" -----.-7-, go ~ ~ LoCKr0Rr, Dec q, 1854
Very stormy and clustering; snow drifting badly
to-day Passenger trains on the Niagara Falls division
all on time e. q 81 d0 Afftt s4aWl9 ats ti
f98gIt3 .ss ~ susPnssos BADGE Dec 49, 1894 Z
Very strong west wiad. Shows little. Cold and
cloudy III 7" wa ts1N Naf e1 = lA@ - 'sM
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nzans coincidence her sister ship the Commonwealth
belonging TO the same company Yves destroyed BY IRE
just ono year ago from the day which the Commodore
was wrecked on the sands It Hortonr Point.
The passengers ali testify 70 the gaianiy displayed
By Captain Curtis and his oeegs al Of whom behaved
nobly on the occasion ~ .f.. strf IA
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Farewell banquet To General Napier.
T0RosTo, Doc D. 1865
The friends Of General Napier commander Of this do
partment, entertained him at banquet last evening,
wbcn was OF the usual festive character He
TO England Immediately. General Lyssesd has been
named a. hts successor.
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Conditioa Of tho soush-PoIitics- Busincss--
-iaeA<te laAa I & Ni9gers.
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The Fenian Trinls-CrDwley sentenced to
Des,fh-ilru,vfard observation-disclosures of
the .Miitary--The Case Of the Robbers 0f the
Royal INSURANCE Company. &c. rF
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The Gn. Light Madale-New Arrangements
in the Matter Recommendation for the
Canadian sufferers Arrest OF Constable
heyes for kidnapp iEs-Deafa of an cx-COn-
gressmnn. &c.
Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1866-10-20
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