The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-07

Queenstown end Liverpool from pssr ., NORTH fsvss
The malls ~ 0ssas Bnsaa end ~ Continent vh cssss
q the Pea Once u haIEpast N O'Clock
the otoamship Gulf Stream, Captain batee, - O. II.
Mallory Co.'s linz, win sail this afternoon for hsw
Orleans from pier 20. East river.
me steamship Rapidas. Captain Kvsrsoa formerly Of
~ Fambsau will savs pier So North river. three
p. = 70 day for New 0risana
Tue stock market dull and rather heavy ysstsr-
day. Gevsrnmsats were dali. Gold closed q 1871 .
1871.
In the Constitutional Convention yesterday the report
on the Judiciary was again under consideration. The
clause In Mr. Comsock's substitute making the judges
amended by substituting the words "shai not bs
elected for . second tsrm." and Is thus amended
was adopted. The third section, providing for
tsansfsr Of ali causes nov pending in tho
Court Of Appeals. TO the court now created,
and the appointment Of Commissioners to hear and de-
termine such causes pending In January 1862 tho
fourth section which provides for appointments by the
Governor and Senate TO oil vacancies which may
IN such Commission were both adopted. In the
evening session. article continuing the organization or
the Supreme Court present established was under
consideration until an adjournment took place.
Oar special kilograms from HAVANA contain further
particulars OF the late disasters the Danish West In.
dies. The steamship Heicksn as lost during tho earth
quake At st. Thomas Thirty persons on the island
persisted. severe shock also felt at Kingston.
Jamaica grand immigration scheme under I'D.
vsement In Honduras.
In the Virginia Convention yesterday very little
business transacted The standing committees
appointed. resolution OF inquiry into the best
system Of public schools for tho youth OF all Glasses
referred. Considerable confusion existed on the
perfect acquaintance Of tho members with parliamentary
law. ~
The Alabama Reconstruction Convention yesterday
passed ordinances to protect electors and declaring all
debts contracted for tho purchase and all
tracts for tho sale Of lands made between the 18th OF
January, 1861, and May O. 1866, where the purchase
money is unpaid null and void, unless paid In United
States currency property other than slaves The
Convention adjourned subject to the call of its Pres
dent the military commander OF the district
The Executive Committee OF tho Alabama Consorva.
tive Convention yesterday recommended the org
ton OF clubs throughout the STATE and that active forts
bs mado to defeat the constitution. "
In the Louisiana Convention yesterday q resolution
providing for the compensation OF adopted
resolution declaring that the faith OF tho State must
not be pledged to maintain the Mississippi until
the real tiller OF the soil s permitted homestead
farms was referred An article for incorporation in
tho new CONSTITUTION was referred, winch declares that
the system OF laws in in the State shall BIO re-
voked and the common law Of England DO adopted pro-
vided that capital punishment shall be forever abolished
bill Of rights was reported resolution providing
for the establishment Of loyal civil government pre-
vious to submission Of the constitution laid over
Peter Chrismas hanged al St Louis yesterday for
the murder Of Edward Ross and He confessed his
crime said ne mad when he committed it and died
hard owing to the slipping after ne had dropped
Mr. Dickens concluded his readings in Boston last
night, and will arrive in this city to-day.
Tho monument ON Plymouth Rock has been CON-
petsd. The last stone placed upon structure
on Saturday, when the ashes OF some OF tho Pilgrim
Fathers were deposited in one OF the chambers.
Tho town Of Scoforth in Canada has been partially
destroyed BY IRE.
The steamboat Marshall, Of the Cornell towing line,
burst her boiler on the Hudson rver Rondous on
Thursday Two men were badly scaidcd, one Of Thorn
perhaps fatally.
In the Canadian Senate yesterday the Fishery bill
passed