Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-01-05
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700. The Constitution for Panama
sailed yesterday with sl,06l 200, o
which $500, 900 on New York ac'
count, An earthquake was felt n
| Sacramento yesterday, Two inches
of rain fell last night, and the sever
est gale for ten years prevailed sew
eral vessels foundered, and thu
wharf of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company was greatly damaged
The storm was general throughou
the State, and apprehension is fol
for shipping in the otfiihg
New York, Dec 2l,-Tbc Cham
bcr of Commerce yesterday, cohsid
cred Il memorial to Congress, laiC
over from last stated meeting Tho
points Of which have heretofore beer
tclcgraped, asking the repeal OF th'
! tax on cotton.
! Eliot c, Cowdcr spoke strongly
in opp sition, maintaining that Tho
North, being mainly manufacturing
was more hcavi y taxed than com
mon, and that the removal Of the
tax would throw the entire weight
ofthe tax on the North The Cham
ber finally postponed indefinitely
the consi,iera ion Of the memorial
WAsuIyoros Dee. q l-Gorernol
Lctcher, OF Virginia. "ad a confer
ence with the President aad Att0rn
ey General in relation to DR.. Wat'
sons case, now pending in Rich
mond before a military commission,
for killing negro in Rockbridge
county. He had been discharged
by the examining Court. on a writ
of habeas corpus, which had issued
from Judge Meredith, and he had
been rearrcsted by Judge Schofeld,
Watson's demand for release was
under the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Indiana conspiracy case,
and rejected as inapplicable. These
circumstances were submitted to the
Attorney General, who expresses an
opinion that Watsons case falls with
in the Indiana decision. The Pres
ident promised to lay the facts be-
fore the Cabinet today, and give
Governor Letcher an early decision.
During the adjournment of the ccm-
mission, DR.. Watson is on parole.
The Attorney General of Virginia
has filod n netition in the Supreme
Court. praying that Jefferson and
Beardly counties be dccreed part Of
and under the jurisdiction of Vir-
ginia. The bill is made returnable
February goth. -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Pres
ident has received q dispatch from
Missouri requesting the suspension
of the action Of the United States
forces in that State.
J. F. Rndfeld has been appointed
to assist in the prosecution of the
holders of Confederate property,
The Senate Finance Committee
devoted yesterday to interpolation
vi "OCl iaNt'iS
The custom house receipts at New
Orleans from the 1st to the 7th inst,
amounted to S202,748 50
Gen. Grant has ordered five re-
cruiting depots to rendezvous as fol-
lows: Louisville, 95 men. Macon,
600 men; Savannah. l3h men, Vicks
burg 22O men, aud Nashville l2O
men
! F Mcmmingcr Secretary Con
ftderate Treasury, has been pardon
ed
A communication to the State De
pnrtment from the King of PRUSSIA,
absorption Of HanO-
yer. the Electorate Of HesSe, Duchy
OF Ma sau and City OF Frankfort
and request revocation ofexequators
of Consuls representing these places,
the request has been complied with
in thirty eight cases.
RICHMOND. Dec. 22.-Thc Military
Commission for the trial of DR. Wat
son was dissolved by order of the
President this morning. DR.. Wat
son was discharged.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-Nassau pa
pers brought by the steamer Corsi-
ca. contain details of q late hurri-
cane of great severity and extent,
the Steamship Companies wharf at
St. Thomas was destroyed. The tor
nado at Turks Island was equally
severe; at Crocas Island il was heavy
A number of wrecking schooners,
with 500 lives were lost. The in
habitants of Turks Island are suf-
fering for food. 1t is reported at
Nassau that copper ore ship was
wrecked on Birds Rock Reef-all
on board was lost.
Five whiskcy distillcries were
seized yesterday in this city.
Twelve ocean steamers left this
port Yesterday afternoon for differ
ent parts of the world, taking an
aggregate of seven hundred passen-
gers, and cargoes valued at over
s., 100000.
At the New England societies re-
union in this city last night, speech
es were made by ex.Gov. Morgan,
Gov. Bullock. Of Massachusetts,,
Gov. Smytbe, of New Hampshire,
Gov. Burnside, of Rhode island,
Gov. Buckingham, Of Connecticut,
Gov. Hawlew, III. w. Berrier, Gus
d. Brady, Gov. Yates, of Illinois,
Rev. Mr.. II. A. Worth and Others.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-Rio Janeiro
letters of November 26th, state no
further collisions have occurred be-
tween Paraguans and Brazilians.-
In the fight of October 3Oth at Ter
gutta after repuIsing the Paraguay
ans the Brazilians sailed out from
the fort but were surrounded and
cut Up badly, losing some six hun
dred in killed and wounded besides
numerous prisoners. The gunboat
Paranbo was badly damaged by Par
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