The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02
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Tho news reported by the Atlantic cable is dated
yesterday evening January /.
Baron Won Goltz, Prussan Minister to France was
received by Napoleon Ambassador Of the North
Confederation and expressions OF national good will
with the most peaceful professions interchanged on
tho occasion. King Victor Emanuel advises the Italian
people and Parliament 10 calm during crisis In
which the kingdom Is surrounded by foes General
Menabrea is likely to complete tho Cabinet Of Italy.
The Liverpool markets were all closed and the quo
tations given from the s'street"
Five.twenties at 78K in Frankfort
Our special correspondence by mall from Europe en-
braces very interesting reports in full detail of
dispatches from England, Prussia and Turkey.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The advent OF the year was celebrated with the
usual round Of visiting by the people OF New York yes
terday. The doors OF nearly all our mansions were
thrown Hospitality open and string Of visitors were
going from house to house all through the day The
and rain made locomotion disagreeable and dif.
fcut but the visiting continued The street cars were
greatly obsructed and the East river ferries were in
some instances detained. Skating was entirely out of
the question. Mayor Hoffman had a reception at the
City Hall, and SO did the sheriff elect At the various
charitable institutions the poor inmates had the usual
colations spread and theatrical and social
entertainments wound up the day.
Tho PRESIDENT held grand New Years reception at
tho White House yesterday, he was visited by the
foreign Minister'S the officers OF the army and navy
the Congressman the Chief and Associate Justices and
the members Of his Cabinet General Grant, Chief Jus
tee Chase, Speaker Colfax andI of the Senators
representatives and Cabinet members also held recep.
tons during the day.
Our special kilograms from Havana contain news from
Vera Cruz, Mexico to the 9th OF December Congress
was occupied with the consideration Of the
proposed constitutional reforms. Tho rebellion
In Yucatan becoming moro serious Merida
had been captured by party from Havana
and q descent meditated on Seal General
Aatorre had been ordered to Yucatan three thou.
sand men to que the rebellion. 1t reported that
order had been issued banishpg from tho country all
persons who had been convicted OF siding the i'm
perialiss during the war
BY special kilograms from San Francisco we have an
abstract OF sdvices from China and Japan dated
respectively the 9th OF November and the 9th OF De-
cembsr The Tycoon Of Japan had resigned his powers
70 the Mikado. Yeddo and port the island OF
Sado are to be opened the LIST OF April The imperial
Chinese forces have met with q repuse. pow
der explosion took place at wychung the goth OF No
vember, by which many lives and much property were
destroyed The vceroys palace blown into the air.
Tho United States Consul Annoy has made treaty with
the Fornosa savages by which wrecked seamen will be
protected. Commodore James T. Watkins had died on
board the Costa Rca General Van vakcnourg, tho
Minister to Japan married the 25th OF November
10 Mrs. schayer OF New York An international regatta
was held a, Shanghai tho. 2s,h OF October and the
races opened the 30th.
Our correspondence from silver City indian Territory
contains an interesting account OF the campaigns Of
General Crook in Southern Oregon against tho Indians
On tho 2Sh OF September severe nght occurred near
The South Fork in which nineteen soldiers killed.
one Of whom, Lieutenant John Madian lived In Jersey
Ctys.snd another, Carl Bross, in Newark, ~ j.
The Massachusetts Legislature convened yesterday,
and organized by eecting GEORGE 0 Braston President
OF the Senate and Harvey Jewell Speaker Of the House
The Maine Legislature also convened yesterday. and
organized by olecting Josiah Crosby President OF tho
Senate and Theodore woodman Speaker OF the House.
II liz stated that the funds in the hands OF tho
state Treasurer OF Georgia remove time ago
to New York prevent the surrender Of them 10 the
State Convention In session ut Atlanta.
The records of the Coroners once this city for tho
yer just past show that there forywo homcdes
and eghty.two suicides or the persons included IN tho
list Of homicides thry.two were males and ten we're
females and or those included In the list OF suicides
sxty.two males and twenty we're females
The Maryland Legislature assembled yesterday. Tenn
porary presiding officers appointed and they ad.
journed until today
Eleven OF the candidates out Of twenty three NOM
mated by The republicans 10 Alabama nave declined 70
run.
The negroes in Charleston, Richmond and elsewhere,
celebrated their emancipation anniversary with the
usual publications. yesterday
The North Carolina State Convention has been called
for the lith instant a. Raleigh.
The North German Lloyd's steamship Hermann,
Captain Wenke, will leave Hoboken at one r. NJ to-day
Thursday for Bremen, via Southampton. The mails
for the United Kingdom and the Continent will close al
the Post Once at twelve noon
The Atlantic Mail Steamship Company's steamer
Eagle, Captain NJ r. Greene win leave pier No North
river al three to-day Thursday for Havana direct
The msis for Cuba will close a. two 7. ~