The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-15
TRIPLE SH EFT.
New York. Sunday, December Is. 1867.
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The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yester
day evening, December IA.
The London press was unanimous IN call for
vigorous and measures the part OF the gov
against the Fenans Tho police reported three
persons killed and forty wounded by the Clerkenwel
explosion The Fenan Kelly, who rescued in Man.
chester said to be in London and to have directed
che gunpowder plot. Tho prisoner Colonel Burke was
up for further examination OF his at the Bow
street police Office. He voluntarily denied any know
l-dge of the explosion. The two with the woman
arrested ut tho time OF the explosion were examined
before the magistrates NO actual fact proven
against them, and they remarded
The inquest on the bodies OF tho deceased was In
progress
The new constitution OF Austria has voted the
Legislature
The English captives In Abyssina 10 good health.
-Four thousand Egyptian soldiers Joined the English
army. and active war preparations were gong on.
Consols we're at o25s, for money. in London in the
afternoon. Five-twentes at 7l5s In London and
IS lI-l6 in Frankfort
In the Liverpool cotton market mddiing upands was
~ Ga ~ pence. Breadstufs nrmer. Provisions
without marked charge
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our special telegram from Cuba states that II had been
automatically reported from Madrid that the Islands OF
Cuoa and Porto Rico had been offered 10 the American
government By the Spanish authorities $780, 600 900
IN gold
Our SPECIAL kilograms by the Cuba cable contain news
from Mexico St Thomas Porto Rico, Hayt the French
Antilles and the Virgin Isles. The Mexican the
Sh inst II is repeated that Romero will probably
coed Do fciada in the Ministry Tho Danish proclama-
ton Al =. Thomas comedies two years ,me to in.
haottants TO change their nalonateS General Monies
imprisoned by Salnave, President OF Hayt, had been
killed by the jalcr Montes brother compelled TO
look on while the murder committed The town OF
Bass,orre. 10 Guadaloups Is reported to have been
burned down.
Commodore Bissell has officially notified the Navy
Department Of the loss OF the Monong ahela
town Of Fredcrcksadt ST. Croir, during the late terri
bio earthquake and landed in the streets.
In the Constitutional Convention yesterday, the re-
port OF the Committee Salt Works, favoring the
removal Of the prohibition against the sale Of SALT
received resolution providing for recess on the
23d instant until tho "a proIimo. and final adjourn.
the 7.h, tabled The Convention then al.
Jourued TO Monday evening.
Statistics relative TO the Brovet system show the total
number conferred since the commencement OF the
BE- three thousand five hundred and twenty -ssven
for various Among the recipients included
commissarieA ordnance officers, qusrsrmasters chap
muzzls OF On snsmys gun.
In The columns OF the Herald this morning win be
found series OF articles trade and tho finances the
estate provision and dry goods markets, and the
manner In which revenue seizures made the
Metropolitan district Curious statistics and useful data
relative trade and the finances viii be found Of inter-
est to our merchants and II may be interesting TO house
k.epers 10 knou that provisions are plenty, although
sns sale " not active because wholesale dealers are
holding back for favorable change. and that there
almost certainty OF reduction in rents BY the next
moving day.
rho democrats in the California Legislature are stll
balioung 10 caucus for senator The republican men,
bss have agreed upon Judge brown. They endorse
Grant for President
store vas LEVIED upon and closet ny the sheriff in
Atlanta Ca, yesterday, although ordnance had Just
passed the Convention mspendng all such proceedings.
when General Pope appealed 10 he declined TO In.
terfsrs, on the ground that ordinance merely sus
pended such Ieves and did forbid their being made
A reservoir In Douglass. Mas. broke on Friday
night and washed away one hundred yards OF railway.
A man was awoke BY hndlng his house anoas and
alarmed the nsIghborhood thereby preventing IN acct
dart Ia the trala which due al eve O'Clock ysster
dag morning
charles u. Taller The alleged bank dsiastsr In Hart.
ford vS YESTERDAY sentenced to Eve years imprson-
msnt
In the virrinia Convention Yesterday numerous reso
tauons Of inquiry we're adopted relative 70 sducasopa
nas.ssa the franchise and the test oath The question
Of the Intimidation Of voters vas REFEREES 70 CON-
n,ssss
axh. between negro and whi,s people occurred in
AIbsrssos o., recently, In which . sheriff vas killed
Terrible distress, amounting 70 starvation In some
passs prsvsls u LesIsaaA