The New York herald., 1868-03-23

yesterday, March %.
The city of Vienna was Illuminated amidst general
rejoicing on account Of the virtual repeal OF the Con-
cordat with Rome, by the recent vote OF the upper
branch OF the Austrian Legislature. Admiral Far
ragut Is inyalided in Rome.
MISCELLANE0US
The gale and snow storm which commenced on
Friday ceased on Saturday, and yesterday was
beautiful clear day. The Long Island Sound steam
ers were delayed considerably on their trips and
several marine disasters are reported. A schooner
was sunk or Brantford Point, on the Sound and
another was blown high and dry on the beach, A
sloop was capsized or Cape May on Friday
and four men were drowned. The bark Daniel
Nichols is ashore at Cape Henlopen, and
the five fathom nghtship recently towed to her
station outside Delaware Bay is reported adrift.
The ocean bound steamers In this port advertised to
saH Saturday did not leave until yesterday. The
railroads very generally cleared OF the snow and
trains are running with considerable regularity
both North and South. train on the Boston and
Ftchburg Railroad was thrown from the track on
Saturday night by running with snow plough INTO
huge drift.
We have special kilograms from Cuba st. Thomas,
St. Domingo and Porto Rico There were strong
shocks OF earthquake at St. Thomas and business
was parayzed. General Baez had not yet arrived in
st. Domingo. The cholera had disappeared. Awful
shocks OF earthquake felt In Porto Rico and the
inhabitants in the port were fleeing to the ships for
safety.
Our Panama correspondence il dated March 13.
General Olarte the President OF the State, died sud
denly on the Sd inst. He had just returned from a
tour OF the State and at San Miguel was feasted
heartily by the people there, among whom were q
number Of persons known to be his bitter enemies,
and the opinion prevailed widely that he was poi.
soned His physicians, however, pronounced the
disease yellow fever The executive Office now
devolves DIR. Amader Guerreos and until he is
notified j. j. Diaz, the second "desgnado has taken
charge.
Our Lima, Peru, correspondence is dated February
%. The work OF retrenchment in government expen-
dtures in rapid progress 1t is proposed to make
advantageous offers TO induce immigration.
Our sydney, New South Wales correspondence il
dated January 80. The visit OF Prince Alfred to Aus
tralia, II appears, was characterized by such scan
daous behavior on the part OF himself and the fast
young men who compose his suite that the people
were decidedly indignant. The press Of the colony
do not hesitate to abuse him and his associates
roundly, and to advise that mentor be sent in fu-
ture with this young Telemachus. On the 22d OF
January the Prince reached sydney.
DIR. Chaplin, In his church on Forty fifth street and
Fifth avenue yesterday preached upon the Saviour's
he mplored that the Senate he filed with wisdom for
the discharge OF its duties in trying the President
Rev. Day X. Lee preached in the Bleecker street Uni
versalis church the subject OF the Church's deal
ings with the question OF amusements. lie urged
that religion should not be made drcary and disaste
fu to the young; but that lectures readings, the
higher order OF dramatic entertainments, the tabeau
and the conundrum should be INDUCED in and pro
noted
Jay Cooke has written another letter on the national
finances. He offers nine reasons why the bonds
should be paid In gold one OF which is that motor
during the war was made In the Senate by the chair
man Of the Committee on Ways and Means to pa,
them Illegal tender, and II was promptly suppressed
The great bulk OF the bonds, he says, are held by
people who are not capitalists. lie further says II II
only necessary, In order to resume specie payments
TO complete the funding OF the seventhr,ies and fix
The day for resumption.