The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-29

sail from pier, No IL North river punctuAly q three
O'Clock ths afternoon for Savannah, Ga bsta"
The elegant steamship Andalusia Captain William H.
West Of Arthur Leary's ne will sail at three o'clock
this afternoon from pier IA East river foot Of Wall
street. for Charleston s. c. connecting ct that place
with The steamer Dictator for the Florida ports
The stock market was strong yesterday Gold was
i firm and closed q l33. ref@
The markets generally ruled exceedingly quiet and
heavy. though In there slight degree
Of nrmnss psrcsptible Cotton quiet and Irregular
Coffee without decided change. On Change -four
advanced TO- l0c per barrel Wheat was shade
higher, while was fully lc. lower Pork opened
armer but closed heavy Bssf continued dull and heavy
Lard was moro active and firm At previous pricss.
FrsIghts we're quiet whisksy dull and nominal.
Naval stores dull and generally lower "esrolsum
| dull and heavy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our chihuahua, Mexico. correspondence Y dated
December l. and gives . glowing description Of ne
ball given BY President Juasss The occasion q his
leaving for the ssat Of governments The ball was
very brilliant aud as che supper tcasts given and
speeches responded to eloquent and patriotic
strain. General Lew Wallace proposed toast 70
Mexico and the Mexican States President Jaarss,
J in responding 70 . toast. said speaking Of the
United States 'rhsy do not desire Of territory.
They will not insult by asking fori" Tho affair closed
most happily early in the morning The official period
OF the says the idea the repub
can government is disposed cede territory 10 the
United States is absolutely false Our correspondent
thinks that II General Shermans mission is Intended TO
propose protecorate to Mexico offer tho services OF
United States troops to the republicans It will prove
signal failure No official information Of tho hanging Of
Escobedo has been received Sheridans In
New Orleans
nlaura in nd nano obap
The money panic had considerably decreased several of
the banks having been able stand the pressure The
Board Of Health contemplate removing the quarantine
on vessels coming from Jamaica St. Thomas Quar-.
antne is still served on vessels from Philadelphia
The passengers who left New York the last trip OF
the steamer San Francisco for San Juan del Norte Mica
rauga route for San Francisco transferred the
Santiago de Cuba Fortress Monroe Of the
disabling Of the former vessel They arrived at Grey
town on the 9th Of December, but delayed nine
days before they could land owing to the prevalence Of
norther When they finally crossed the Isthmus they
found that the Moses Taylor with which they were 70
connect had sailed ten days before for San Francisco
and so they compelled await the steamer the
America, which due at San Francisco the Goth Of
January Among the passengers thus delayed are three
hundred United States troops.
The United States steamer Gettysburg left Annapoa
Nd, on Christmas night with all possible secresy and
with persons on board who said to be prominent
men In the councils Of the nation She is believed to
have intended visiting Mexico the West Indies for
political purposes and is said that Admiral Porter aud
Frederick Seward were board On her way out how.
ever she aground at Horn Point and has not been
got Oh since Her passengers were landed and the OK
pedition Whatever IL was has been abandoned for the
present
In the Fenian trials at sweetsburg yesterday Crawford
cov4Aw Aad - Al.
ceny Michael Crowley sentenced to be hanged on
the 18th Of February The military have been ordered
to remain at sweetsburg and the police at that
point will probably be increased petition asking the
discharge OF Griffin and Knapp, who were arrested for
roobing the ROYAL Insurance Company, OF New York.
$780, 900, was ncd ia the Montreal courts
The snow n Central New York aud along tho limo Of
the Central railroad fell 10 the depth Of feet The
train bound east Thursday afternoon ran into snow
drift and could not be extricated until yesterday
ing. On the Troy and Boston road two trains lay
bedded In the ali night, and similar have
surred on nearly all tho Northern roads. Raroading
In CONSEQUENCE, has been almost entirely suspended
Two freig mt trains collided the Niagara Falls and
Buffalo Railroad yesterday The two locomotives
smashed up. and sixteen cars were badly damaged.
despatch from Homes Hole says the stern OF a
sci dfed ashore yesterday the northern OF
the Vineyard, with the name Boston on il.
The securities recently stolen from c. r Bayards
Office in Philadelphia found in the tin box in the
yesterday and restored to the The gov
crnnent coupon bonds still missing. s.
Governor Fletcher, Of Missouri, has agreed,
sheraton OF fair promises the part or the citizens to
Withdraw most Of his militia from Lafayette county
eay ing hfty thore and larger body within easy
distance. .s hr nU
The steamboat Fashion, plying between vicksburg and
A.xxD rIa. lsnrn paff,s Rauua In nm
the 9Th sixty lives are said to lost and
two thousand six hundred bales Of cotton con-
sum cd. - e.gt err ". nt
Tho excursion party of Congressman reached Now
Orleans Thursday night and were entertained BY tho
citiseas yesterday They will leave their retsrn TO-
DAY. 60
The Congressional Investigating Committee al New
Orleans hoard the evidence Of Mayor Monroe Jacob Bar
ker and Judge Roseius yesterday They testified that
Union mans life just safe there It is in Boston
man named Perkins murdered his wife In Louisville
Yesterday and Afterwards attempted 10 commit suicide
BY cutting his throat e+e rss.a.
Two men. named Campbell and Biscomb, killed a
man named spinner during m alteration in New Tim
on Christmas day and seized by mob and hanged
Their bodies were mutlsted in most shocking manner
ana left hanging ALL night. being frozen s.in In the
morning. Ell tt.a Enetsts ELI a. stsr r.ea
John a. Robinson, the murderer OF the Limerick
family was hanged at Stafford Court House, Va yeser
day He confessed his guilt and met his fate cooIly
Two boys, residents Of New Brunswick, N j., wore
drowned on Wednesday at millpond in Middlstown
Point, and another also Of Now Brunswick, at Three
Mile Run. Nh. 4 n
The STREET COMMISSIONERS CONCEPTIONS
A suit has been commenced in the Supreme
Court by Messrs Pullman and varnum, men,
bers Of the Common Council, against ex1Street
Commissioner Cornell for the recovery Of the
moneys said to have been improperly OBJ
tanned and appropriated by him while in pos
session Of that ONCE. This Is civil suit and
covers the charges made before the Governor,
the investigation OF which was prevented by