The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-20

the writer the inauguration OF the season OF
balls mosque in thar city and reports the preparations
which were already ade honor IL duly till Ash Wed.
nesday morning The costumes, outdoor and In
door, for morning. full dress and afternoon with the
materials colors, trimmings ornaments, headdresses
and 90 FORTH which the New Year was 70 be received
by the ladies', are fully described
Adyices from Rio Janeiro dated December Is. and
forwarded by the cable from London under date OF Fri
day evening say that the allies would soon resume
the offensive General Lopez and the Paraguayan army
we're said to DO discontented.
Letters have been received by parties in Washington
from Fort Phil Kearney dated December 15 which give
succnct accounts Of the and engagements
that post Immediately preceding the fearful
which occurred about tho 22d ult The party that was
massacred appears outside OF the FORT protecting
the wagon trains, and having encamped surprised
by the Indians and killed before they could offer any
combined resistance
Nine werc massacred In southern Utah on the 5th
inst by the Indians
The Supreme Court OF Alabama has decided that the
act Of Congress requiring stamp upon State legal pro-
ceases Is unconstitutional and also that the State, being
de aeo government under tho confederacy, It's per-
sonal representatives protected from oil loss Con-
fedeate Investments under act Of the Legislature
The case Of Calvin NJ Northrup indicted for an
attempt poison his wife, concluded last Friday ct
Bedford wsstchester county before his Honor Judge
Gilbert The jury brought in verdict Of guilty, and
the prisoner was remanded for sentence until the rst
Monday in February
In the Kentucky senate, yesterday, Senator Helms
resolution favorng the raising OF regiments Of Ken
lucky infantry maintain the doctrine OF state rights
was defeated Two ballots were had for United States
Senator but no choice made.
A boy efeen years OF age shot at the clerk OF the
National Bank Of Port Jervis yesterday with the inen
ton OF robbing the bank after killing him The ball
struck large bound book thus saving the clerks life
and the boy arrested.
large boiler exploded in machine shop in New
burg, N Y, on Friday morning One man was killed
and five others severely injured coroners jury
severely censured the owners of the machine shop
The night express train, from Albany to New York,
on the Hudson River Railroad, Off the track yeser-
day morning between Garrison's Landing and Cold
Spring None OF the passengers we're injured and they
all reached this city shortly after ten o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Potomac River is frozen at Washington.
Nothing further has been heard OF Commodore Blake
who is believed to have persisted in the storm OF
Thursday at Boston
WThe schooner sophrona, bound from Bucksport for
New York; went ashore Thursday night Cape Ann.
and was lost with her cargo. The mate and seaman
were drowned.
merchant robbed In st. Louis ON Thursday night
of $4,000. The robber escaped
large number OF arrests were made yesterday for
violations of the Excise law and ninety Of the prisoners
required give bail In 500 before the
Court of General sessions
An article embodying the researches OF q HERALD
correspondent through the tenement houses OF the city
is published In columns this morning It contains
startling but undoubtedly statements regard
ing those pest houses OF the city
The officers and crew Of the schooner Julia Ann who
reported lost yesterday, all safe. The weasel
however. 10 total loss.
man named George Hull was shot last evening At
No 81 Cannon street BY expolicenan named Brown
ing whom he discovered rather TOO intimate terms
with his wife. The wound, II Is said win NOT provo fatal
Thirteen steamships were advertised TO leave yeeter-
day Tor European and coastwise port& Several were
less dstsned account OF the cs in the bay
while others could leave account OF their freight
lighters being frozen In the ice
meeting in aid Of tho suffering Cretans was held
yesterday afternoon at tho Chamber Of Commerce
rooms, at which Mayor HOFFMAN presided and Chaa K.
Tuckerman acted Is Secretary. Preliminary measures
were taken 10 send funds, clothing, &C. to aid the
crstans in their heroic struggle against the rurka
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday, Judge
Smailey presiding, John Disbrow and William Gallagher
ssvely sentenced TO twelve years. Imprisonment
Sing Sing counerccra John Bradley and Gellonier
DemchiiIe. countcrfeiters sentenced ~ the
tme-the former to eighteen months and the latter TO
two and half years. hard labor at Sing Sing.
In the United States Commissioner Court yesterday
Commissioners Osborn again took up the hearing Of the
charge against Ross Co.. tobacconists Of Fulton street,
Of having rendered false returns Of their sales and
manufactures TO the Collector Of Internal Revenue,
and after documentary evidence had been g,von
the adjourned 10 the 31st instant
The stock market was 0rm yesterday, but quiet
Gold strong. and after selling up to 1877 closed u
1893 bid.
Tho amount Of business consummated In commercial
circles yesterday was unusually light and prices tended
in favor Of tho purchaser in few instances Cot
ton dull, but steady Coffee was steady and firm
On Change -four dull and shade easier. Wheat,
corn and oats remained unchanged. Pork less ac-
tive and heavy. Beef aud lard wero heavy, though
prices were not quotably lower. Freights were dull
whiskey entirely nominal Naval stores ruled
tremely quiet, and petroleum dull but arm.