The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-21


Zealand tavs been received disastrous food, result
ting Ia ioss OF life aud property visited hew South
Wales Twenty persons are reported TO have been
drowned. Cotton pokns was going on sc''ey IN
Queensland. The imperial troops had eit new 1ea-
lind with the exception Of one regiment.
nv cable despatch from London Of ysserday's date
we learn that Lord Monck 10 rule over the dominion
| OF Canada for another year.
snsrai Grant issued his order yesterday carrying out
ths Presidents directions relative to the change Of
,naudsrs In the Fifth Military district, the Department
Of tho Cumberland and the Department OF the Missouri
| In assigning General Thomas to che command of the
Fnh district General Grant directs him to execute all
order, he may and force thore unless they shall be
modified by the Gensrai-in Chief On being relieved.
General Sheridan ordered to report to headquarters
Washington before proceeding 70 the Department OF the
Missouri II stated that General Grant and the Prss
dent had conference the subject before this order
was issued, the General protesting respectfully agans.
sheridans removal but the President remained nrm.
The conflict OF authority between the military and the
judiciary In ilmngton, N. C., still continues Marshal
Gocdoe has directed the execution Of the process OF tho
United States Circuit Court which stopped by order
Of the military, but Colone! Frank the post commander
had again interfeed under orders from General Sices
Tho captain OF q steamer plying between Charleston
and Beaufort recently aned $3.50 by the post court
IN charleston, TOT refusing 20 SOL ceorou woman nrss
class passage.
In the Constitutional Convention yesterday lengthy
report from the Committee on Canals was resented
accompanied by several dissenting minority reports
The report OF the Committee Banking and Corpora
lions was discussed Comntee OF the Whole. and al
amendment prohibiting the incorporation Of railroad
companies whore the aggregate capital exceeds
$40 900 600 was adopted An amendment holding
stockholders in banking associations individually liable
to tho OF thor shares for It's debts and Liabilities
also adopted The article WAS then reported by the
Committee OF tho Whole, aud Is was referred TO the
Committee on Revision.
Several citizens OF Plymouth n. c., have been sem
fenced TO months imprisonment and fines of twenty
dollars EACH by Of General Sickies post courts
Tor beating negro girl in a most iahuman manner
because she had resisted and fought white girl One
OF the actors in tia whipping was magistrate who
made draft OF articles OF udenture which tho girl
ade to sign, apprenticng herself 20 woman In
the neghborhood WHO In turn gave PERMISSION to the
committee to whip her. by this means, as they thought.
filing all the requirements OF the law
The Austrian steam corvette Elizabeth, has been
tanned by Admiral TegethoG, at New Orleans. and tho
troops she brought her last trip from Vera Cruz arc
TO be shipped for Austria BY tho regular mail passenger
line.
The radical split in Nashville is st unadjusted, aud
bids fair to increase tho party organ opposes both
nominations for Mayor and tho adhsrents Of the rival
nominees proposed establishing other organs
There were GO deaths In Now York, and 200 ia Brook
Ign last week
Tho stock market was heavy and unsettled yesterday.
Government securities dull Gold closed OF Ia "a,
after selling up TO I4iA.