The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

Of revolts among tho negro slaves the pantatons
current The sugar market is In . complete iul
Our aAvioes from the West Iadia Islands arc dated
Kingston Jamaica. the lsth and Ponce Porto Rico che
18th instant There choera In jamaica The
crew OF tho American bark Mary Henry wrecked on che
Cuban coast had arrived Business was much depressed
The yield Of sugar and coee in Porto Rico viii be abun
danl Tho English troop ship Simeon, arrived 1t ia
maca from Honduras, reports disturbances among the
natives 10 tho last named colony
We have nles from Turks Islands dated as Grand
rurk on the 9Th Of December. The commercial report
says:The demand for salt has not been very active
and the quantity hand is small and must be exhausted
before any moro can be gathered Price l2c 12Hc.
Tho Fenan trials At sweetsbug were resumed ysster
day. After soms difhculty In empaneIng jury, tho
trial Of Thomas Smith proceeded with concluded
The jury returned verdict Of guilty, and he was sen.
fenced 70 be hanged on the 18th Of February next
Orders had besn issued 10 the military about Swestsburg
to prepare for another raid, INVASION from st. AL
bans anticipated Thirty overcoats are on the
way to Toronto for the prisoners In that city Colonel
Lynch hearing they sent by Colonel Roberts, do
clined 70 accept one
Tho President on the 10th instant directed General
sckss TO suspend the recent order from his headQuar
tors forbidding corporal punishment and tho order has
boon suspended accordingly. ..@
u0sP0souoo
II supposed to DO in possession Of leave no
doubt SHAT the Brtish Cabinet viii fully recox
nize the Alabama claims and IN return our own Oabi.
not win recognize the British claims against this country
Governor Patton, Of Alabama recently. addressed
mass meeting 10 IAuderdale county in that State and
strongly urged the proprety Of accepting the con-
stitutional amendment Senator Parsons the other
hand advises the people Of the State to stand firmly BY
President johnson and reject the amendment
II is ofhcaliy stated that the government has in
structed Minister Campbell to remain in New Orleans
until omething turns up In Mcxico."
Tho Congressional excursion party wore warmly re-
ceved and grandly entertained by tho principal citizens
Of Memphis Tenn., yesterday.
despatch from Fort Laramie dated yesterday says
that three officers and ninety prvates Of Eighteenth
United States infantry and Second cavalry were sur
rounded and all massacred by Indians. ~ Fort Kearny
on the 22d inst.
The British ship Rangoon, from Java. for New York.
went ashore on Chincoteague shoal. the coast OF
Maryland, on Tuesday steam tug and schooner left
this city yesterday to render her assistance.
Letters from Richmond, Va, say that tho Legislature
Is nearly unanimous against the adoption Of the const-
tutonal amendment, and under circumstances will
tho people favor its acceptance by them.
member Of the South Carolina Senate recently had
an interview with President Johnson when he SAYS
the Executive gave as his opinion that the Southern
States should reject the constitutional amendment and
that such action would, he hopad be sustained by tho
Supreme Court
wagon containing four mon ran or bridge near
st. Paul. Mimi, ON Monday night and precipitated
with Its occupants depth OF hundred and fifty feet
All the men were injured, but only one was killed.
While an express train the Cincinnati Hamilton and
Dayton Railway, bound west crossing q tressc
work near Hamilton yesterday tho structure gave way
precipating the engine tender ana baggage tho
bottom and fatally njuring tho engineer and fireman
party Of soldiers in Nashville INDUCED In cheers for
Lincoln and the Union Christmas night and were sst
upon by party Of policeman. who answered with
sheuts for Jsf Davis An aaray occurred WHOM one
soldier killed and another severely wounded Grea
excitement existed the affair." and squads Of soldiers
unocered hunting through tho streets last night
for the murderers. with threats Of vengeance.
Wholesale boot and shoe mandatory in Elmra was
dsstroyod by Gre yesterday Tho loss Is estimated at
$4,000.