The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1866, Page 5

} _Hlenore te the “few vork “THE HENRIETTA TO VISIT FRANCE, penne ~~ Names of the Four Unfortunate Men + 4 Mast from the Flootwing. ” ~ SUBSCRIPTIONS Fok THEIR FAMILIES, ~~. 3 OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC. nares te Sketches of the Wachts and Their A ke. i. ee. - Cowns, Deo. 20, 1866, , \ ‘The Viet to the Queen’s Palace. The yachting party visited Osborne House, one of the residences of the Queen, on Friday ‘morning, and were courteously received by ‘Majer General Seymour, who conducted them about the and grounds, after which a reumptaous was served for the party. Dinner Given by Lord Lennex. On Friday evening the Commodore of the New York Yacht Clab (McVickar), with Mr. Bennett and their yachting friends, dined with Lord Lennox. His Royal Alghness Prince Alfred, who manifesta great interest in marine sporting matters, was prevent. Henors to Yachts. The vessels in the Roads at Cowes displayed the Siars and Stripes alongside the Union Jack in honor of the American yachts. The Reyal Yacht Clab Banquet Postponed. The grand banquet of the Royal Yacht Club to the members of the Now York Yacht Clab waa postponed until Saturday, in order to allow the iatter to enjoy the hospitalities of the civil authorities of the town of Cowes on Fri- day evening. The entertainment of the Royal Yacht Clab ‘was probably one of the most noticeable inter- *mational courtssies ever given in Eagland. It was expected that Sir John Simon would pre- side. The Heurietta to Visit France. The Henrietta will leave here for Hayre on Mo..day (to-day) to gratify the wishes of a aumber of Amoricans, aad also upon the luvitation of French yachtmen, who desire to see her, Sabscription in Aid of the Men Lost off the Fleetwing—Only Four Drowned. A subsoriplion has been staried at Cowes for the families of the men who were lost from the Fieetwing, and the gentlemen on the Hen- rie*ta gave five hundred dollars in gold. The names of the men lost are Capt :ins Woods and Hozletine, of Staten Island; first mate Mr. Brown, of Boston, and steward Neilson, of Norway. Seamen Kelley and McCormick, with five others, were swept away with the jibboom, but throngh the exertions of the remainder of Abe crew they were saved. . Discussion of the Comsest in and About the ye ‘That the news of the reeult of the ocean yacht race ‘would orm the principal topic of conversation tn the ‘clty, yesterday, might have bean predicted on the pre- wou: evening. The very fll telegrapbie despatches published ip the Hxraty commanded as general attention as the first announcement of the successful termination of the comtest, Ip the sporting houses, from thos: aris. cocratic es‘ablishments whereat fashionable betting men aod (he better fines of card players congregate, to the minor places of resort, located in the rear of drinking ‘saloons, the sailiog time of the vesse's, the imaginary advantoges and disadvantages of esch ond every boat, aod (he good results of which regattas will cltimately be Productive, by (urnishing the best models for sinpbuild- ors, were discussed at length. Small the houses were to ‘be met jubilant winuers sud wo-begoue losers of bets, and jarge suns of money etalced upouw the race changed ands and passed into the pockets of those who had aivon substantial evidence of their confidence in the sailing qualities of the winning yacht. The weil lighted sa! as ot the up town clubs were more numerously poo pled (han on most Rupdays, and the diequisitions apon #he points of the coutest were as loud or as earnest as in the less noted places of resort. While everybody agreed ‘that the ocean race wan oue of the evenis of the syr, ‘even the losers of bets felt a certain degre of pride whey (hey viewed the con'ost as a national alfatr, and regarded it as demonsirauve of the ptuck and puo’ice! skill of American seameb. Nowe could ‘Heiler appreciate the dangers of the sea than thone shom frequent trips across tho boundless expanse of (waters bad familiarized with the uonambered perils of the deen, Recalling days and nighis of imprisonment ‘m (he cabin of a iarge steamer, when foam crested waves wasted the decks, and billows alternately bid the 4 senr thd the stern of the monster vessel, they picthred to themselves the ‘ittle cockie shells breasting the up- #eavings of old Father Ocean They heard in imayina tion the #briekings of the storm and the cries of the masters shouting words of command to their gailant , and beheld with the eyes of the mind the sad pick involved the lows of four lives, Aw they welt npon these scenes they thoaght of the courage of the Yankee sailors with renewed admiration, and con- wratolaied eaeb other with quite ax mach warmth ar tho (gli they Lad personal interest staked upon the euc onesicl termination of the coutest. Io front of the Metropolitan Hotel the extra Hreato sold rapidly on Savurdey evening, tho newsboys, at a late boar, chery. # , as bigh as twenty-five cents fora single copy. Th mortid, demoralizing attractions of the last scene In a sr ydel artist exhibition not far from thore did not deaden tue interest in the result of the great ocean race, for severm) extras reaching the parquetic and dress circle during the performance bad of» stirring ef. fro!, pambere of gentlemen rushing down to the @dewnlk and making their way through eager <rowde (© reach the eriekety newsboys #s they moved quickly about aud disposed of their stock im trade at a price pever lees than ten cents per paper—reserving « . few for ex\rnordinery occasions and extraordinary pnees. 7 The effect was the same at the New York Thentre and «ooher places Of amusement, the throngs along the sirect <-dly whd @arpestly canvassing the subject, some ap. poren’i) bull donbting the correetnens of the aewa, but Got + to stake money agains {tx trathfulnese. umber «these who had intended to rewrn home for « QW etalon ber, fooling sare of obtaining » high per cent #0 on moneys they had risked on a perilous entorprive, dixaypearcd suddenly wnder the colored lamps of res. ¢ im exultant and vociferous eto. wee sua’ hours,” ¢ame out again “{ io perpendieularity—in frot, their Tertebre growing eo destitute of the “malnspring’’ ele ment that they were compelled to “heave to” in ¢ vicinity of lamp poste. ie presuin able that after a ae toond flomber they merged inte daylight ani coneciousnese with « direct inclination toward eertaiy parties mutually eon- Gael in, and fom whom a © head. or the sanctity Of # Sabbath morning with elt ite pec ons of churoh going people and chiming of belig, con! not deter from feiveng the reward of a jadgment well placed. Throughout Qht various publie resorts of this city, wher trove claster of half a dozen men were found for the aa ~ . . ca teuranie amd indulin qienee down to tb , Ho fhe yacllt (ape Was disguayed ia foreibip language Gewal enjoyment of a glowing fre anda “hot whiskey oF | pot of that chlefiain by the goverment, weil, I've " odds in the captain. It wasn't. bad beat at any rete— two thousand nine a wighty S10, FPN, ROTA ee pm ecmperyes ever Honrisiia & toe Dest yaobt on that kind of jace,"” Un the ferry boats the subject was dimousied over the papers with various remarks—the majority of which were highly yaobt ite owner, RRMA?" ty tafbded praise, in © manner indicative of small staked ‘not profitably invested. The news of | of the great ocean yacht race, wig kgown throughout the city of New ork on fatarday wgh, ld got become pablo prop- erty in Brooklyn until the " elaborate cable despatches were avidity and intorest by all classes of the community. who bed staked the Henrletta, which yacht ‘has dng been the favorlle among the connoisseurs in yachting matiors and residents of the City of Churches. In the vicinity of the City Hall, where numerous bets fad began (the result of the race, the gratification afforded 1a the perusal of the news was intense, A cor- tain. alderman is said to have pocketed a very band- some gum in consequence of the Henrietta winning the race,” The Of the City Hall is also believed to bave a cured dollar, e008 flow of animal spirits, brought about by the clear, Sright, frosty weather and the retrospect o Year just Glosing Alied with the tokens of a successful minis- try, could not refrain’ from incidentally alluding to the all absorbing topic, es a fresh illustration of a minor Point in hts discourse. It ig not = matter of surprise to those familiar with the wide range of subjects from which the reverend speaker draws his imagery, that he should select any object by which to lend clearness or interest toa philosophic idea which he wishes to im- press, After many pleasant remarks respecting the pri- vate business of tbe church, he selected his text from tlie second chapter of Philippians, twelfth and thir- teenth verses, which, though they bear distantly on either the Henrietta, Fleetwing or Vesta, it was evident that he had read the recent cable despatches when be alluded incidentally to the fact that “it reqa:red more skill than the mere handling of the helm, although that is casential, to send the yacht three thousand miles across the ocean ahead of all others.” A slight flutter of recognition was evident In many faces at this timely ‘and pointed allusion, D lon of the Contesting Yachts. As the three yachts which have successfully crossed the Atlantic will be the theme of general conversation and admiration in all the civilized countries of the world, a description of them will not be out of place. THK HENRIETTA, fs the property of J. G. Bennett, Jr. She was baiit in 1862 by Henry Steere, of Greenpoint, L. 1, from a model by Mr. Wm. Tooker, of this city. This ‘Vveautiful vessel ts of fore and aft schooner rig, and bas a very deep keel. Her tonnage is two hundred and five tons; she is one hundred and eighi feet long, has twenty+ three feet beam, and ten feot depth of bold. She isa very beautiful model, ter water lines being very Ane and her eutrance of moro than usual elegance. In anticipation of the Atlantic race, the termination of which has so nobly proved her power of speed, the lienrietta underwent a complete overhauling and elaborate alteration. Hor bowsprit was shortened, and also her lower mast and mainboom. She was also supplied with an entire new gang of rigging made of the first quatity of Italian hemp, new fore aod aft and jib stays ef charcoal wire, and an extra fore stay wh'ch entered at her koightheads, Her hatches were Toarranged, so that in five minutes they could be thoroughly caulked and wooded, and her skylights were all caulked and battened down. Her deck cabin over the ballast was secured by extra sleepers, which wer: stanchioned under the deck in deep sockets. THE FLRETWING. Tals beautiful yarvel is the property of Mr. George A Osguod, and is the largest of tho three yachts, She waa built by Joseph Van Deusen in the early months of the present year. The Flectwing i# @ most bean- (iful craft. Her appearance as she was riding of Staten Isiand on the moruing of the start will not be oasily for. gotten by those who were fortunate enongt to see tier. Her snodel js well oigh perfect, and her water lines and eatrance verg élogant, Like the Heurletia, she {sa kee! boat, her tonnage being two hundred and twelve tons. Her longtt on deck is one hundred and six feet, beam twenty-four feet, depth of hold ten feet. The alterat ons made in this veasel previous to the late match were not nearly so numerous or exteasive as those which her op. ponents underwent. Still, every precaution was teken that she should start io a seaworthy condition. She was fornished with an entirely new gang of rigging and an entire sew euit of sea going sails, The mam boom was svortened five feet, sod she was furnished with an extra shroud. Like her opponents, she underwent a thorough overhaaling, and was recaalked from stem to stern. Tak Vesta - is the property of Mr. l. Lorilard, and has on many oc- casions shown herself possessed of fine soiliag quali- es She was batlt by Me, Carll, of City Island, from whose yard she was launched the 15th May, 1966, The Vesia differs from the other contesting yachts in a very important mal She is a comtreboard vesse!, and not a keel boat, as are ber opponenta. Hor length of deck ts one handred and eight feet, of kret ninety-eight feet, aud her trank deck is forty feet long. she is built of white oak, white chestnat and lecustwood. The altera tions made on board previous to the ocean race were very compiéte, everything being done both to insure the safety and comfort of those on board, She took on woard a new bowepri', an entire new suit Of mils; ahoe spate sot, and was furaished with a now gang of rigging. She oleo carried a new lifeboat and a patent water anchor The yachts were respectively mauned as follows: ~ Henevelta. Pee’ Vesta. Coptein, ......8, Samuels Mr. Thomas. Geo. Dayton. Sail'g ommer..M.J Lyons Mer Nichols, Mr. Johnaon. Pisst moat Mr. Brown, Mr Hodgson. Second gv —— —_— —Rorides the above they carried the following crews: — Henvietin. FP etwing. Veda. ee i 1 1 a ~3 7 2 ~~ a rite 2 M “ “ ptains of the Yachts. THE CAPTAIN OF TH meweerTa, Captain Samael Sataucls was bora ja 1822, in the city of Philadelphia, Pa He sas Colowed the sa from bis youth, When he war sixteen yeart of age he went as cabin bey op a acho ner, and has served before the mart. BY energy and perseverauce be was promoted throagh the varios grates ont!! be ruse to the rank of captain. This war in 1844, wien he was eppolnted to the com- mand of the ship Menbattan, He made two trips on ber, one to Constantinople and thy other to Batavia At the expiration of eighteen months he took command of the #bip Angelique, owned by Schachardt & Geblard. He continued in their employ two years, when the vessel wee sold. The ship Dreadnaught was then baild aod when shewas completed, in December, 1863, Captain ratauels was appointed to the command of that verve ‘The remarkably quick passages which he made in this ship have fendered his vame famous, ahe having made the two quiekent trips ecross the Atlantic on record. ‘The frst of these was in the month of December, 145 The ran from port to port was sccomplished thirteen days and ier hourr, The second and fastest trip ever made by « sailing vessel from port to port serogs the Atlantic was in February, 1650, io thirween days and nine hours, Captain Samuels re. mained nine years on the Dreadoanght, and made thirty pomeeot in her in the Liverpool trade, whee bis log was broken by the deplacement of the radder in s gale. Th conseqtenee of the damage which the ship enatained to Che storm the Dreadnanght pat invo Payal to dixtrens, From (he effwots of the accident Capten Samuets was incapanitated from rewuming bie profession for twelve fhonthe In Jane, 1861, be war emptoyed by the gov. ernment and appointed to the command of the steam propetine Jon Rice, plying between this City and Forres Monroe, After remaining oo hee three monthe, he was transferred to the command of the steamship General McClellan. To this vowel he wae ot the svige of Wil. mington, aot at various times daring the war plimt be ‘tween this port, New Orieans ot the Texas coast = The last trip Chat Captain Semacte mode in the Genera Mov icflan wae to New Grtoana, wh thor he Canveyed den oral Heott—the stoamer having been placed at the die Th April of Whe gray yen be took g7mmgod.6. the senmebip Fup we ~ Smut carrary oF THe FLEETING. Fie ~ vstheararseobeeramngan psa A temarkable passages in the ship J. Boyd. He was afterwards appointed to the command of the ship Victory, owned by Mr. David Ogden, of this city. After making two or three voyages in her, he took command of the shtp City of New York, which he left by permis- ‘sion of Mr. Mayon, to take command of the Fleetwing, es OF THE TA, gy employ of Mr. Ogden for many years, as mate in the ship St. Patrick, which vessel he left to take command Of the Invincible. He has since taken out une or two @teamers to China. bd Tt ts a singular fact that all the captains of the yachts NY a § i ie iid A ‘The Ocean Yacht Race—Victory of the riettn. (From the Sunday Mercury, Deo, 30.) It will be seen by our cable despatch this morning, that the Hen the yacht owned and sailed by James , arrived at Cowes at five minutes to on the evening of the 25th, peeting the and Vesta (which arrived next morning), the eight hours and fifteen minutes, gnd the latter by nine hours and forty-five minutes. Wo are heartily giat of this result, The pluck snd enterpriae displayed by Mr. Bennett, Ji in h’s gallant craft, and bis determination, in spite of the remonstrances of his frends, to si or swim with her, deserved success, and for once fortune bas crowned desert with victory. He bad longer and older heads than bit own to contend against, but he bravely ‘took the responsibility,” aad has come off with flying colors. Messrs. Lorriilard and Osgood wer confident that ons or the other of them would wi race; but the young journalist bas beat them i Henrietta can stern to the swiftest craft in Britlah waters in afair race. The glory of this great exploit is clouded, tto say, by am terrible calamity-—that of the washing overboard of four seamen of the Fleetwing = ft was impossible to save the poor follows, and they wore leit in the broad Atlantic to perish. + THE MYSTERIOUS EXPEDITION. A\/ SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO. ‘The Steamer Gettysbarg Sil Aground The General Grant Said to be Going ta Her. ANxaroLis, Md., Doc, 30, 1866. The Gettysburg ties in the same position. No edort was made to get hor of today. The water is extremely shallow now, and it is plain that she is stuok pretty low down in the mad, Some mon of experience ia such cases betieve that anothor metuod besides tagging mvt be resorted to ia order to got her of, otherwise there ix dangor of her being greatly damaged, and it ts evea pos sible that she might leave « portion of her kovl behind if sufictent force were put.on to draw her of. Assistant Secretary Seward was on board, and it is thonght ho will leave here im the Don, which yewsel har been selected to go on the mission upon which the Gettysburg was started, Oug or two of the officers of the Bon, who wore loft ashore when she started (rom New York on Thursday morning, are at present stopping here at the City hotel, As the Don put out in extremely bad weather, and was due bore yesterday, and has not ver arrived, there is some anxiety about her. The aimost secrecy is observed as to the object of the crane. It rumored that General Grunt is going on the voyage, 204 will get on board the vessel at some other port. CANADA. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALD. Moxrrxat, C. B., Dee, 90, 1866 Thete is convideravle opposition manifested by the Moatroal Witness against T. D'Arcy MoGee's being sen to the Paris Exhibition as « commissioner from the provivees, The Wines says thet if the proviners can- fot send a bottler representative, pone should be mw Information has been forwarded to the sof the Treasury Departmont that targe quantities of géads oub ject to duty are accamulating at small towns along vie frontier, for the parpos of ranning them across Ue lines and evading the payment of duties Grent dissatisfaction exists in this city at the regull of the Sweetebarg trials Collision on the Great Westera Railroad Numbers Killed and Waonnded -An Incen- diary Fire -The Haron and Ontario ship Canal, &e. Tononro, C. W., Dec, 20, 1868. Last night @ serlows accident occarred near the Ko- moka station, on the Great Wevtern line, between Lon- 4on and Windsor, Several patties are sid to have ben killed and over thirty seriously \ojaret. The socident was caused by cars coliiding. A fire, said to be the act of an incendiary, took place thin morning at Yorkyille. Several prominent Southeraers are al present sopping at the Qaeen's, The report of Lieutenant Governor Bross, to the Roard of Trade of Chicago, ow the commercial prospects of ihe Heron and Ontario Ship Canal, bas given general satis faction. Mr. Capreol, the President of the company, parpones leaving for England at once. The Madoc Gold Mines. Beuravines, C. W., Deo. 26, 1866. The Madoc gold mines are a fow miles back of this You come bere by the Grand Truok Reilroad’ ® stage to the ovines, Although many people are flocking to the mines, and land is selling at » high figure, the yield & not yet of mach importance. The gold i+ found mostly nm quarts, and rather thinly interspersed. Some gold & found in the earth. The best mine ts the “Richardson, for which $45,000 {» said to have been offered. The mode of mining is still a very rade one, and the mines sre rather berng texted than earnestly worked The people are mortly from Toronto and Montreal, wb la the leaner cities and towns along the Grand Triok Rai! road contribute a few adventurous Few Ameri- caus are here, and they mostly bail from Ogdensburg, Kt would pot be well (or many mere to come, for they would only be disappoloted jo their expectations, Be. sides, the Canadians are not well disposed toward Amert- cane at provent, Owing to the late Fenian busines: Belleville hax gained some aavantages from the prow imaty of the mines, the miners buying their tools and provisions there, For this reason the papers here wii! endeavor to keep up the excitemer INDIAN AFFAIRS, or. Paci, Mimo., Dee. 90, 1808, Orders from Weshington bave arrived to brieg the chiefs of the Simeton Sioux Indians to Washington to make » treaty for the consion of their lands and guaran. tee a eafe route over ihelr country to Montana, siso for jocating them ow farms snd to obtein & guareotes of peace and security to our fronuer About twenty of the braves will pase through our city soos ite Boo). Thampeoa, ageet. FIRE I CONCORD, 8.4. Comcone, N. H., Dee, 90, 1806. The Ponsicesk cotton mil) at Fiaberviile, 4 large throw | story building of stone, took fre yesterday sfternoon in | the upper sory, to whieh the femen were tainly con | fined. Tee mech e0d Hoek enflered «ons deran y by water Total low ls ontimsted at $6800) The low — FRE AT CCAD. Coenen, Dee, 80, 10h intersection of Monger sea | baarding boa kaon | 940,000, ineoramee sma wih the lon of « i A Ore lant evening & pouth Welle we Wiel Sixty boarders (herr porvoga: EUROPE. Bannan ay NEWS TO DECEMBER 30. The aceHien mplicating it ar Issue. Mapoleen’s Pian of a Quadruple od ~~ Question. ‘@f Napoleon for = Quad- euple Cartetige Alliance. pom, Dec. 90, 1808. A Belgian paper of character @lyS that the govorn- moat of France haa asked those of Englémd, Austria and Italy to form an altiance in view of the troaing appre- ended in the matter of the Eastern question, But 1i [8 said that the great Powers of Europe have no present in- tention of interfering. Brition W. te G ye eens or coma tee msaie Tt ia sald that the British Minister in has been ordered to talk seriously to that felative to the warlike acts of bands of Greeks entering Thessaly, ap,,. The Turce-Greek Dimculty. “eee. Fuournce, Dec. 20, 1866. The bad feoli jween Greece and Turkey ts in- creasing, and war between the two Powers is serigusly threatened. Marine Difficulty of Italy with Turkey. Froneyce, Dec. 28, 1866. ‘The Italian government has demanded indemnity from the Sublime Porte for fring into an Itahan steamer while plying (to Cendian waters, It ts not known what answer the goverament of the Suitan will make to the demand; but {t is believed the future,of the astern question will be much affected by its tone. THE UNITED STATES SQUADRON. = Serieas of the Miantonemoh. Pants, Dee, 28—Evening. Tho Cuited States iron-ciad monitor Miantogomoh and consort, the steamer Augusta, arrived at (ibraltar on the 22d instant, en rote for (he Mediterranean ports, IRELAND. Removal of Enalish Keaiments from Tstn Losvon, Doc, 29, 1866. Orders bave been issued for tho retura of two regi- meats of regular troops (tow treland ENGLAND. The Meeting of Parliament. Lospon, Dee. 20, 1966. It has been decided that Parliament will meet on the Stn of Febraary next Loxpos, Dee. 90. 1966. It iy now said that Queen Victoria willopen Partiament a February in person, GERMAN EMIGRATION. Penssian Order to Arrest Fugitive Militiamen, Buxmxn, Doc. 28~ Evening. Official orders have been received to arrest Prussian subjects about to omerate from tbe Kingdom, intending to evade the national (landwebr) militia Lowman, Dec, 20, 1358, Daring the elections in Hungary yesterday ihero were serious riots. In one place the soldiery were called out, and one man was killed in a cavairy charge made (o suppress the rit. SPAIN. The Expected Koya! Cou ‘iat. Mannip, Dec. 23, 1404, 40 is Current stated that the Queen of Spain will dis- solve the Cortes, ed States in Treaty For an Inland. Vann, Deo, 28, 1566. It is rumored that the United States have outered into Degotiations with the Spanish government for the cevsion Of the Island of Minores. ITALY. ‘The Legislative Address r anon, Dec, 29, 1664. The Varliament of fioty bas adopted the addrem of King Victor Emanuel by « large majority CHINA. Victory of the French. Lownow, Dee. 29, 1806 The Maite and Alexandr s telegraph cable is not work img Ao arrival trom Alexendria states that advices have been received there that the French feet baw taken the forts at Kanglow, aod that the elty ix in thetr possession Report MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Lr The steamer Denmark from has arrived. rook, Deo. 28, 1s ew York om the Lath, Sootnameruy, Dee. 24, 1806. The steamer America, for Bremen, and the Europe, for Harte, bave touched here and left tor their dostian- tions, Disaster (o @ Steamer. Lompos, Dee. 2%, 1886. It 9 feared that seven of the crew of Row Winans Cigar steamer have been druwned; « «mall boat belong- ing to (he vemel has been found capsreed and the menare missing. One of them can. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The money market is onehanged. 90 ox dividend. American securities are lower United states fire-twenties, T2),. ots Central shares, 10%, 1 Erie stares, 46 Lasoo, Dee 29 Evening The money market remmos quiet Console cloned at 00 #x dividend Arneriean securities Improved towards the elase United Btates Ave-twentien, T2%¢ Iijnote Oratral stares, TH, Erie tharen, 65. Liverpoo! Cotton Market. 1 xn, Dec i Ke ening. wm in oanier, With sales of 10,000 belew st (ormer Livewron, Deo 23--Kvewing ton closed firm, aiet 0} 20,00) bales Muddiing New Orivans l# quoted loa Liverpoot Hrondstatia Market. Lavenrout, Dee 2. KRvening Breadstatle are Girw at nat fgeren, NEWS FROM COLIFORM, auae of @ Kail Seow Drift Vive Ran Paanes =, 1 At (be SOUUEre Convention Ba fb Wodree doy lark, Cigittort fonntion Were feprenenin’d Hewie hone ere adoyted condemding the weeuion of the Com gfemmiowe! duiegadvam ly ihe tet Comgrem, Lor procuring the pesrege of an wet, So quint oa of Calilon thereby mipreyr geen ee ee We B. Bigeye for reow fing the Fight, of way fore od Cana! owtars the paste int 0 0 Peers oF the OAcerriig Ratlroad Company you Lotaay metiga sed the reed 1@ Charity E MeLewm, Sens Oh Walia Pekan for ¥ 500,000 On Whe P04 oat, «Gena of Chinaman. emplayed Centre: Periitc Pevreed, wae covered by a Vive OF tes Carty 68 boty ey oot Noe eee ce a ee ee Ree EA a ee eS a © W YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1808. instructions bave been sont to Minister Campbell at Now Orleans, and that ogg (hie he is cn rome for Chihuahua to " eet Join Progiden! Jaares, ; evening, and ationded divine service this afternvon at ‘St. John's Episcopal church. Some newspapers have mentioned the name of J, Ross Browne in connection with the company which has recently obtained progressory rights in Lower California from the Juares government, aod thus account for his departure to that section for the purpose of j ue Mr. Browne is the agent of on epemtk ae several months ago been by the Secrotary of the Treasury under 4 lew & Congress to vollect statistics of the minors! wealth of the country, His going to ‘e simply a divergence from his pre- field of action, and has oo important sigaid- cance, as has been slated. The Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner of Agriculture, who has @iffered several months from a severe and angorous ilineen,-is EUmMciox{!y recoveree to warrant Fesumption of official duties trom Mo “Te The Treasury Department has suspended ihe payment Of moneys due before the commencement of the rebe!. liom to certain parties who subsequently arrayed them. solves ageingt the United States government. The ae + edit resolution pending before Y at present, though the vende Sth Ete may be ia proper legal form. Nemiaatione Before the Senate. The Senate has on its exeoutive calender about one bun- dred and Ofty civil nominations, but none have been ro- ported on as yet, nor has any definite action been taxon by the Committee on Foreign Relations on that of Major Genoral Dix as Minister to France, The Application for a Writ of Habe: fim the Case of Dr. Mudd Refused Some days ago an application was made by J. A. Ster- rett Ridgely, of Baltimore, to Chief Justice Chase for @ writ of habeas corpus for the release of Dr. Mudd, one of the persona condemned by the military commission which tried the Booth coadjuators to imprisoument for life at the Dry Tortugas, in the Gulf o Mexico. It was returned yesterday by the Chief Justice to tho counsel, with the following endorsement ;—“Tbe within applica tion has been conaidered and is denied.!’ This, how. ever, dves not prevent a similar appligation from being made to some other judge or civil tribunal in Florida or elsowbere, Reduction in the Rates ef Postage to the Went L 'e On and after the Ist of January, 1867, a reduction of postage will take place in the postage upon letters and newspapers conveyed by British packet or partly by Britivh and partly by United States packs! from country to any foreign port in the West Indice, and io consequence of wach reduction the rates of postage to the places hereinafter aamed will be as follows — Upon letters for Guadaloupe, Hayti and Martinique, via Rng land, twenty-nine cents por single rate of half an ounce nd upon pewspapers four cents each; prepayment re quired. Upon letters for Porto Rico, Jamaica ana other West India Islands, not Britiah, except Cuba, by British mail, via Havana, eighteen cents per single © m half a0 ounce and upon newapapers four Comte each ment required. The Survey of idake, The Commissioner of the General Land Cities has sent instructions to Mr. Lafayette Cartee, sory eral of Idaho, directing him to commener, with all po # bie despatch, the surveys of Idaho Temory The in- atreetions require the Surveyor General, after laving obisined the necessary information from reliable sures and from personal observation, to estabiah (he nilie point of surveys either on a conspicuous mountain or at a confucnce of streams, which point will be the inter. section of the principal meridian with the base line gor erning those surveys. Also to commemorate the initial point by a conspicuous and enduring monument, »ignal- izing tue spot with appropriate inseription theres (aking precaution to witness the point of intersection by a4 many permanent natural objects, qyrrounding the vame by courses and distances to those objecis, and de- soribing thom in the Geld notes, #0 (hat, auould the ini (ial point be desiroyed, by accident or design, ia future, the record of its establishment may serye e% (be means whereby to identify and Ox the spol witg ertauiy, The Surveyor General is directed to prepare all plats aud charin ao as to show the situation and extent of oval lands Meouthly Repert of the Agricultural Karean. The monthly report of agricaltare for Decewher con tains # final estimate of the corn crop of 1446 The tata! rocalt fs 890,000,000 bushels. [nthe eleven States not hitherto reported 145,000,000 bushels, against 214 000,000 bushels in 1860; in twenty-two Northern States, 679,000,000 imsbels instead of 704,000,000 im 1465, showlug a decrease of 25,000,000 bushels, while the de Creame in quality t equivalent to 76,000,000 bushels, aking @ loas ip feeding value equivalent lo 100,000,000 bushels. The cottoa estimates are atw completed, show ing « total product of 1,750,000 bales of four hundred pounds each, As the actus! bales are now pearly fre bundred pounds each this equivalcnt a millon and a balf of such bales, The estimates are made up as ful pay Gen yo —North Carotina, 91,000 bales, Somth (Carolina, 102,000 bales, Georgia, 205,000 belet: Ftoride, 000 bales; Alabama, 220,000 baler, Missienipp! 270,000 daies; Loutians, 109,000 bales, 7 200,000) bale Arcane, 182,000 bales, Tenoestes, 145,000 bales othe States, $7,000 bales. The receipts from interaal rove present @ecat year to date, commen weatly $167,000 00. QUA WASHINGTON COMRE SPONDERCE Redemption of the National Hunk Currency. Wanmmnos, Dee 25, 166 As the law now stands there ie great want of aniform Ly in the mode and expense of cowrerung the votes 0 the uational banks eto United Steen note. Homer doom (np their notes in &. Louis, some in Chi¢ago, tome in Leavenworth and some io San Feameisoo, while others redeotw itm New Orleans, (9 Baltimore, in Cinein ia Detroit, Ac, Me. nad yet the banks of New York. or of any other place, are compelled by law to reo that in offered in payment to (bernsetves, withont ing the right to pey it out to others Hao Unived States poten are the omly legal tender, «might involve comiderabie expense and taurty tome of t have the. iacge accumulations of wotex of Aixam converted into legal tenders, and yet, ie ow among the banks for the latier , might be come oweutially wecoamery made immediately. ih upon the banks in the most property be borue bennett of the form valor, # fall upon the wake themeniy redemption ia hew York city great contre of (rede we render ali nowws i} tanks A oniforus ya! throug hows the wheme Country Ketortn iy the law io thie pariioular le reqpined. 0s 10, om Dave ae mem mee prveas The Weel Trade Under Tar Keaniatiow. We we, Dow Bo, er The impedence of iewinialion to eomtrol regulate prives tae Imen ofiow Lilasiraset 0 Uy wr Of gorermments, bul waver more folly fom yours, when we have had mune late the price of guid, and we lowe cham re 0 the tan dewig med Vo foreign prodwet in feeor uf (ue & Aad wom we hawe the menor me wd pr! wae 1% (nang ake ange tahoe aAvinemant Letore the Finance Cormenition om Hennie, wih the ed of Mr Welln, the Comminsuner of | internal Bevenan ti it» te looped thet they mony | POV! Hue sur cee a! in ther efigate thee kan generally |. beet the cane bewetet or Pwr thy pracivead revwt of ee ee ee ee a ea t hae eon sony abiors simed at Ie the won! Wade for \neenen, wtnled thas woder the tore of 1006, tee hinty por cxet ad valorem Spon wont Cotte per pow ed of 10 a8, bP inmon wat 04 reget in the abaet 46 lo 41K conte per pywet, whole ie 1862-45, owder | eet of ding 6 Baty oA p | o grade of (orege woyle the arerege pone of ary trom G4), coma e og om ovat Fh{ conte im the « } Thvn wend, ethers the duty paid on the (ore g oss five pre cmt fone them ih wae on tee p 6 cotne might come 10 ‘he ‘ ve Gguiee Spo lyrtign wove ge way Meryl is t the supply fe DfT “kod when i in greater woo! was much lent than in 1865 and mand for wool was or ee the country, The difficulty of obteining ty i ich commanded in those years, cat al tel fn ty at the raised ab that time, the manufacture of army clothing. the diflereace im the gold \icle was due to Of supply and deinaud, and daty on foreign wool, and, on the other hand, we think the diticulties of the manufacturers of woollen fabrics of have been due, Orat, to over production; gecond, to tLe fact (hat gold bas been ly de below its fair valgaton, BOUR these causes to inerrase th jo the market, and as it the demand, price must fall, and as causes @ reduction in tho demand for the raw materims on the part of the mannfacturer, it also causes a redee- tion In the price of the raw material. Hence have — WPS Saag Ss NEW JERSEY INTELLIGEACE. Uso tax Kxtee—A Daxaxaocs Boatirn —A women nest Higby, who, with ber sister, keeps « boarding house at No. ae Fifth stroct, had .qgmo dispute with « boarder nan Abraham M. a when the latiog Sipuck at her with @ dia missing the part signed jenterdn, nalie, , ok hor te tho foot, inMictin, a 6 woman, f that worse wan In store for her, “ct the coant once, and (he aumailant was arresied and fagked up, He wt ity-eight years of age. Dexnoixe tam Conmoxs on tus New Jgmsre Ran- noap Cans,—Five noted bummers, named Jehu Abert dan, Andrew White, John Maltby, Wham McGrath and George Killmore, were arrested yesterday morning on a charge of smutilating and tearing - the cushions as the cars of the New Jersy Railroad wimilar outrage was cotum|tted only a few days ago, with the sole ohjeos, {0 is comsidered, of creating @ disturbance and plundering passengers in the tumult, These gents will be made te stand at case this forenoon before the Recurd*r. Newark. Tar Fant Sowvar oy tie Year. Yesterday being the last Sunday in the year, several of the pastors of thin city preached appropriate sermons to the Occasion. fev, Jorepl HW Smith, pastor of St, Paul's Kptr burch, deliversd « fine discourse, In which be reference to the departure of the year aad the of the now, Th the evening, ‘at the ifthe ureh, the pastor preached a discourse in af vaucemeat of the temperance movement, bin Rubject being “Bivle Teaching in regard to Wine Drinking.’* He was parcel erty severe upon the practios of offering wine (9 guests on New Year's day Derectioy ayy Carrome or 4 Bunctam,—At an early nan Roe de ected into the ary goods estab lishment of Klein & Thaibeimer, 12) Market street The watchman allowed the rogue to proceed with his work, being a@tious to obtain sufelent testimony to convict the man. Fnally the burglar attempted to leave (to arrewt thew. en open the safe * articles, The comm were part of the eum. Party of Fortress Ma: Tees Mownox, Del 80. The revenue cutter Northerner, with the Co porty, retorn™¢ from their Lobday trip, arrived the morning from Norfolk. en rowte t Warhington, Th visited Kictinond aud Votersburg The Northerner aground iu Jaines river, and the party took the railed to Norfolk, aud aerived kere yerterday afternoon. They are detaiwed bere om account of rough weather, the ae Knew Ve Were ive dara ven whirl PHALON KREUS derives ite hen tea man over hoad ead eere io debit? pei from wiskete & 60's G35 Brondway, Totter ¥ Go very Beosher, Shel Goubs, I"on Tumery, &6., Lor holiday presente ae OURS Nee petted or in ang G09 1-2 Rrondway A Splee 4 4 acorrment of Opera, Neild and Brine Wlaaee. * Pliny Bo Rp sy) area : At Semmow brated Bragile 2 Cashed in Lepal Letterios, Cires- van ont eer s. 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