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a ENGLAND, The London Times Amerienn Finances The Bank Returns, ¢ Lowpow, Dec. 12—Evening, The London Times, in an editorial on the prospective abolition of the tax on cotton by the American Congress, saye the financial difficulues of the United States are extreme, and expects that the country will be obliged to resort to increased internal taxation aad @ higher tarit; Dut believes that the people will disay y plan which has for its object the payment of the bonds of the United States and the interest thereon in paper. The weekly returns of the Bank of Engiand show that the amount of bullion iu its vaulte bas decreased £53,000 since December 5. IRELAND British Soldiers in the Fenian Funeral Pros cessions=Military Arrests=<The Island Agt- tated at All Points. Lonvow, Deo. 12, 1867. Several British soldiers who participated in the cere- monies in honor of the executed Fenians at Dublin jast Sunday, and masched in the funeral procession, have been placed under arrest, and will be immediately tried Dy court martial, : Despatches have been received from all parts ef Troland giving accounts of exhibitions of popular sym- pathy for the fate of Allen and bis companions, In quite a number of the principal towns there have been funeral processions, in which large multitudes wearing national embiems purticipated. Tho Funerals Declared Seditions. Denn, Dec, 12—Evening. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has issued a procia- mation declaring that tho holding of public funerals for the Fenians execuiod for treason at Manchester is reditious, and prohiviting such demonatratidns of 55m - patay in future. The Parlin ntary Sessh Bentis, Deo, 12, 1867, The Fedora! Council of the North Gorman Confedera- tion closed its session to-day, ITALY. Death of a Veterna Composer. Frorexce, Dec, 12, 1807, Jean Pacini, the veteran operatic composer, died yes- torday. He was born at Catania, Sicily, in 1798, SPAIN. . Free Trade tor Porto Rico. Mapuip, Dee, 12, 1867, By a royal decreo the duties on cattle, provisions, bread tuff, oils and machinery importéd into the island of Porto Rico are abolished, CUBA. Rough Weather in the Gulf of Mexteo. Havana, Dec. 11, 1867. ‘The steamers arriving at this port from New Orleans and other Southern ports report very heavy weather in the Gulf, FRENGH ANTILLES. Freau t Shocks of Earthquake Feit. Havana, Dec. 11, 1867, , Among the French islands slight shocks of earthquake were of frequent occurrence, FORTRESS MONROE. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.” Arrival of the United States Steamer De Soto from St. Thomas, with the Danish Commin- ra and the Crew of the Monongahela— Yellow Fever. on Board the Steamer Fortress Mowror, Dec. 12, 1867. The United States steamer De Soto, Commander Boggs, which was reported lost in the hurricane and earthquake at St. Thomas on the 18th of November, arrived in the Roads this morning at six o'clock. She brings as passen- ers the Danish Commissioners, Dr. Hawley, and William joore, Vice Consul at St Croix; also the officers crew of tho United States steamer Monongahela. Admirai Palmer is very low at St. Thomas with the yellow fever. Earthquakes up to the time of the sailing of the De Soto were of common occurrence at St. Thomas. ‘Thore wore eighteen cases of yellow fever on board be United States sieamer Don, five of which proved All were well on board the De Soto. THE PRESS TELEGRAMS. Fortress Moxros, Dec. 12, 1867. The United States steamer De Sote, Commander Boggs, has arrived here after a passage of six days from St. Thomas, with the Danish Commissioners on board, and also the Rev. Dr ley, who was sent out by our government to secure the acquiescence of the people of Si. Thomas to the annexation of the island to the United States; Wm. Moore, Vice Consal at St, Crotx, and the officers and crew of the United States steamer Monon- gahela, which was wrecked at St. Five men of the Monongab Captain Burroughs, of the United States marines, and attached to the United States steamer Susquehanna, died of yellow fever at St. Thomas. The De =oto’s bottom was temporarily repaired before starting for this piac>, She leaks but ftile, Wasmxatox, Dec, 12, 1867. ed to-day at the Navy Do- Don. The following was re partment :— Fortruss Moxror, Dee. 12, 1867. ‘Hon. Givroy Wetxs, Secretary of the Navy:— The De Soto bas arrived at this post, seven days from ‘St. Thomas, with, as passengers on board, the Danish and American ( ssioners and the officers and crew of the Monon; ia. I will report im person at the Navy Department on Fri mornin; bat Satis caRLes cS BOGGS, Commodore, MISSOURI. SPECIALS TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD, The Rival Bridge CompaniesArrival of Geueral Johnston at St. Loule. Sr. Lovis, Dec, 12, 2} 6 o'Clock P. M. ‘The two rival bridge companies located here bave agreed to submit the igsues between them, relative to the right to occupy the Illinois shore, to the Supreme Court of Tilinots. The Merchants’ Exchange is not in session today, owing to the death of Edgar Ames. “Gesoral Joseph E. Jo! aston arrived tm this city this morning to attend the funeral of his deceased brother. He was preseat at the obsequics ai St. Xavier's church. EUROPEAN MARKETS. merioan secarities closed lowing rates:— ted States net TLinois Central shares, Brie railway shares, 484. Bourse. —Fuaxerort, Dee, 12—Even- closed firmer at last quota. T5 34. ‘ein Bovnes.—Pans, Dec, 12—1:20 P. M.— ‘The foeting om the Bourse is quite strong. Livgaroot Corros Marxet.—Livexroot, veo 12— Eventng.—American descriptions are one-eighth of a render the mar- jenny lower, bat the decline tended to at steadier and to increase the activity im transac erate Soren aa tlona:—Middling uplands, ht # 5 ; 4 one 7 ne sales of the day @stimate made at noon by 3,000 bales, foot ing up 10,000 bales, VERPOOL BREADSTUF?S MARKET, —! ‘ening.—In the breadstuffe market there if no change quotations except of pens, which have decliod to 46s. 6d: per quartet for Canadian. Corn, 45s. 4. for mixed Western. Wheat, 16s, 2d. for white California and 13s, 6d, for No. 2 Milwaukee club. , 58. 3d. for American, Oats, 3s, 8d. for A’ 5 Liverroor Provisions Market -—Liveeroot, Deo. 12— Bvening.— Beef, 1128 6d. for winter extra prime mess. Por for prime Eastern mess Lard, 40a, 94. for foe American. Cheese, 52s, forthe bighest range of fue Bacon, 41a. for Cumberland cut. Livexroot Propuce Marner —Livenroot, Dee, 12— Evening. —No. 12 Dutch Standard sugar, 269.64. 7 be, 90. for American. ~“pirits of Turpentine, ‘2s, Od, I ing of petroleum, 28. per gallon, and re- fined Is. \ Loxpos Manters,—Lowpow, Dee, 12—1:20 P. M.—Tie- need oll bas declined to £37, Whale ofl, £80 per 252 gallons, Sperm oll, £119 per ton, Linseed cakes, £11 per ton for thin oblong. Perrovaum Makket,—Antwenr, Dec, 12—Evening.--* Standard white petroleum closed at 45 france. X EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS, Deo, 12—The steamahip Sazoma, Haack, from New York November 20, arrived Rie aune” o'clock last night on the way to Ham. burg. Qcearstows, Deo, 12.—The steamship City of ‘Wasb- ington, Captain ee te Linens on the 50ta ~Borreaet Sea. 18.—The pte toa Cimbria, Captain Traatmen, bas gone to Belfast to repair the Gamages (o ber broken screw. Sourmameros, .NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1867. VIRGINIA. | SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALD, Tue Conservative Convention—Resolutions In | Sale of Favor of a White Maw’s Go queat Neduction tn the Price of Fuel. KENTUCKY. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE RERALO. Rights of the Colored People Lovisvuse, Deo, 12, mm} Ricuuoxp, 10 o'Clock P. M. 9o The arrival of elewex thousand bushels of coal from Dec, 12, 1867, Cock Me The Virginia Conservative Convention resumed its | below for the city, whicly offered it to the public at cost session at twelye o'clock to-day, The committee of | price, has caused a decline of Pittsburg coal from tweaty-one reported through their chairman that they oy ie 5 rg per verbal tartar, she extreme had prepared a series of resolutions for the considera- bora however, the mercury being at nine- teen d will probabil; coal t ita de- tion of the Convention, embracing a plan of general of- | Cline tomorrow, abd prevent ode factories trom reetos ganization of the conservatives aud others of the State, bag a their discharged workmen, which they designed ‘They alzo recommend that a committes of five be ap- | {°.40. Al! other prapiet ore shaatood in tia greed eRny pointed by the President of the Convention to prepare SES ia kr and publish an addreas on behalf of the people of Vir- givia to the’people of the United States. Sundry other ALABAMA. resolutions were presented to the committee, which met Wein’ with appropriate consideration, Tne following resolutions, presented by the commit- tee, were received with loud appiause and unanimously adopted :— Firet—Ihis Convention doth recognize that by the results of the late war slavery hus heen avolished, nad it doth de- ¢lare that it is not the purpose or desire of the people of Virginia to reduce or subject ngain to. slavery the emancipated by the evenis of the war and by the amend. ment w the coustituiion of the Uniced States, Rut A The U mn Loyal League Protesting Against the Adoption of the New Radical State Cons stitution. Montcousry, Deo. 12, 1867. ‘Tho Advertiser of this morning published tho preamble and resolutions adopted by the Monigomery Council of the Union Loyal League denouncing the now constitu. tion, and calling on the colored Loyal Leaguers to aid ‘Sermi—this Convention doth acsert ghat the people of | 12 defeating I, After declaring that the delegates to the Virginia are entitied t9 all the righis of freedom aod all the | Convention went far beyond the purview of their duties guarantees therefor provided by the constitution of the | und tnstfuetions, framed constitutions disfranchising United states, and they insist on the ame as unquestion- | aud proscribing a large portion of the jaw abiding citi ableg gud chat the suld constitution, which ail are sworn W | zaog of Alabaraa, and characterized tu every feature by a oo fe does, not justify the governing of Virgina by auy | fiendish motve of revenge and hatted, tho following Th fede convention doth solomnly deciare thal Mie, resolutions were adopted :— ginia of right shor @ restored to her federat relations R iu the sje of the peop'e of V rginia to violate or | people of this State, and will, if ratfied, inevitably result impair hey obl gutioas to the iederal union, bus to perform mn in good faith, vierth=This Convention doth declare, in 4 resolution adopted by a public meouns, Insutute, in the city of New York, that the po! Unves to subject the people of ten States of tue Union to an sponsible governme: ed oa by military power 1s Lent Wi th express provisions of the eousti tution uited States, and is subversive of the fundamental of cur government, of civil liberty; and the object for which this groat wrong bas been persisted in now being di closed to the people of this country and to the whole world, to wit—to subject the white people of these States to the absolute suprenacy, tn their loca: governments and to their representation tn the Senate and House of Repre- senatives, of the black race, just emerged trom persoval servitude—is abhorrent to the civilization of mankind, and involves us and the people of the Northern States in the cousequences of surrendering one-third of the Senate and one-quarter of the House of Representatives, which are to lozislate over us. to the dominion of an organized olass of soipated slaves who are without auy of the iraining, {4 Or traditions Of self-gcverument, VihePins Convention, for the people of Virginia, doth declare that they diseluim’ all hostility to the black popula- tion: that they sincerely desire to see them advanee 1m intel- ligence ant prosperity, aud are willing to extend to them a liberal und generous ‘proweccion; bat that while, in the opinion of (bis Coavension, any constitution of Virginia ought t inake all men equal before the law, and should proteet the Nberty and properiy of ali, yet this Convention doth distinclly declare that the government of the States and of the Union were formed by white to be subject to their control, and that the suffrage should stil be soxegu. lated by the States as to continue the federal and State systems under the difection of the white race, Sisth—That, in the opinion of this Convention, the people of Virginia w rely co-operate with all mon throagh- out the Union, of whatever name or party, who will iabor to restore (he stitutional Union of the States and to continue ils government and those of the States under the coutrol of the white race, A plan of organization of the conservative party of the State, embracing every city, town, county and magisterial district was proposed and adopted by the Convention, A reeolution was adopted that the Executive Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of adopting | be—Firat, the cultivation of aspirit ot mutual confidence measures by which this Convention may test the validiiy | and good feoling between the two races of the South, of the acts of Congress called the Reconstruction acts by | Without which there can be neither peace, prosperity nor the adjudication of the Supreme Court of the United | Tepose to either; second, to support in the epproach- States, ing election the policy of our own tried neighbors General Imboden said the question of the constitution. | 80d friends, whose capital furnisbes employment and ality of the Reconstruction acts, as far as the mght of | Whose roofs shelter us in preference to that inaugurated suf e concerned, had been tested by him in ap- | by strangers and their allies; third, to discourage by all lying for a writ of mandamus. which had been granted | Means in our power that war of races which evil coun- inthe debasement of the white race wud the destruction of the black race. Resolved, That we cannot consistently with our obliga- tious as members of the Union Loyal League of America, Bivo ald or snpport in apy manner wh tever to this uefari- Sus scheme to destroy ki one full swoop the peace, happl. haseand prosperity for ail time to come of Liv people of ae State of Alabama, Resolved, That we as Union republicans and’ as members: of the Maitgomery Council of America call ou all iaw abiding and Union toving eslored men of Alabama to unite with us fo our efforts to defest the adoptton of this cons t- tution, which embodies principles dangerous to constitu. tional hberiées, calculated to promote civil war between the two races and destructive of ail the ends of good gov- eroment. Resolyed, That we denounce as contemptible, an effort on the part of'a few of the members of this council, who are mere politien! adventurers. to break up the ecnune they have failed to make it subservient to their vile political schemes, The above resolutions are put forth by authority of the League as a true copy of the minutes of the council, and signed by ite secretary, The Adver'iser of to-morrow will contain a statement, mado by the citizens of Autauga county, to tha effect that colored be leagues havo been spiit because of the objectionable features of the constitution framed by the Convention, and because the caucus of the members nominated for State officers aro ail white, and nearly all of them members of tne Convention. So far as heard from a split of the leaguers has taken Place in Bullock, Pike and Barlow counties, The con- servatives are organizing clubs throughout the State to defeat the constitution at the coming election, and in certain sections are receiving large accessions of the colored element In Prattville, Autauga county, on Saturday, over fifty colored men joined a conservative club, uniting with the whites in denouncing the constitution, | A call, signed by colored men, for the fermation of a Colored Conservative Club here declares its object shall the Circuit Courtof th cils and ignorance seem to be hastening, and which, Uric; that it had. boon served on General, Souoneld, | edee inaugurated, will result in our ceruain and apecdy who said it was a matter of and re- | destruction.“ S to form his opinion on the subject. This, General Imboden, through bis counsel, ees, ry MARYLAND. ter ‘stands as stated. General Imboden said he great mporta quested that a month might be allowed nim ie which had a0 idea that such @ decision would be. rendered | Memorial for the Release of Dr. Mudd—Death by the Supreme Court as would declare the law un- of Chief Engineer Tipton. tae of tho Convention being now disposed Fremeoes Be Be of, 16 adjourned sine dic, After the adjournment of the Convention of the Physicians of this State yesterday, which Convention The Reconstruction Convention—Connervative | was held in this city, an informal meeting was held and SLandbolder: Radical Laborers—Hi i. | @ memorial to the President of the United States was Record. ‘ | drawn ap praying for the release of Dr. Mudd, now held Sa bali ggre pis 12, 1867, piisonerat the Dry Tortagas, and. a commiites of five 10 o'Clock F. M. ’ members of the medical profession was appointed to take such measures as may be necessary to procure release of Dr. Mudd. The memorial to the President ‘that if Dr, Mudd was guilty of any wrong, he has Suffered sufficient punishment and atoned for his offence, Be n, late a chiéf engineor in the United States Navy, died at his residence in this city on Tuesday. VERMONT. ad Accident at Northfield, Mostrar, Dec, 12, 1867. ‘Thero were not so many killed at the railroad accident The Constitutional Convention was in session to-day. Very little business was transacted, The standing com- mittees were appointed and a few resolutions on unim- Portant subjects referred. Anegro named Hodges introduced a resolution au- thorizing the appointment of a committee to inquire into and report what should be done with disloyal tand- holders, who refused to employ radical negroes and who aitempied to intimidate them in voting. [t was dis- cussed and referred. Inthe course of the discussion Mr. Gibson, conservative, handied Mr, Hunnicutt’s ani The Terrible Rall rd record on oe subject of slavery and negroes gon ng. A list which is ty very, SoMeNy. Delioved to be corract_ puts the number of Kitled at At teen im all, otber casualti ire over forty in num- TU: URES TELEGRAM, Wad ietlne caseceert coats is Feared that others and others jut a tal a Speech of R. ie na Negro and | Wii inquest over the bodise will be beld at Northtleld “ to-day. Ricumonn, Dec, 12, 1867. Aftor the adjournment of the Conservative Gonvention OHIO. R. M. T. Hunter made a short addross ia answer to calls. He said between slave and military rule he proferred the Jatter, for the men who wielded the latter were of his own race. Hecited the cases of Hayti and Jamaica as and believed that the radical ma. A Rallroad Freight Train Precipitated Lato the Sandusky River. Crnvanann, Deo. 12, 1967. The tocal freight train on the Clevolaud and Toledo Railroad broke through the bridge over the Sandusky river at Fremont this morning, and the engine and ton cars Precipitated into the river, The conduetor, whose ia Carver, i# miasing, and suppossa wo be in the wreek, results oa “<r mty in Con; ey) oreveut thelt excesses, would find themseir wofuliy mistaken, To give blacks power of gov. ment im Southern States would be the highest crime against nature, aod he betieved when the North saw the results there would be a reaction which would sweep such governments from the face of America. This suffered and may suffer more, but the live and look back to this period as only a dark episode, The scene now passing only make "a ee ee ond ~ pa Scrasfox, Dec, 12, 1807. appointed Messrs, William C. Ri: RM. T. Hunter, yea soho. Janney, James Marsball and J. R. Tucker acom- | ‘Tbe Seranton Board of Trade was permanentiy or- mittee to prepare an address to the people of Virginia | ganized to-day by the adoption of a constitution end PENNSYLVANIA. Seranton Board of Trade. and the United tates. bylaws and the election of Genoral E, Phinney, Presi- The Editors’ pa rye etme the conserva- : George C ‘Vies President: Lewis Pu gho, tive press of the ‘endorsed the action of the ot fs rr oe pind tive Conreatn a *D cone, Treasurer, and a Board of Directors, hete tonight. of the state is (m seusion | 4 Newepaper Proprietor Convicted ot Libel. Legge esean Dec. a Willtam Meeser, proprietor of the GEORGIA. har been, convicted of publishing ® tube! on Colonel B. Mann, District . Sentonce was deferred. Passage of the Debtor’s Relief Ordinance iu Reconstruction Convention. NEW JERSEY. Attanta, Dec, 12, 1967, The Convention this morning passed the Relief (Ordi- pance introduced by R. B. Bullock, of Richinon: which reads as follows: — Jo ngreeteet, Se. Tae from-and after the passare of Resignation ef Dr. John Machan, President of Princeton College. * Princetox, Dec. 12, 1867. Ata meeting of the Trustees of the College yesterday oe jagues from pn Ry i Dr. Joun Machan resigned the presidency ou account of be yee Site Conventiog. saan ie and that increasing infirmities, He has been connected ance shall | With the fifty years as tutor, professor, vice president and president: Supreme Coart of Georgia having decided th ——-- ar Wie ZkE ya CALIFORNIA. as a bar to all legal action an eLRDPOR., is aca a a me 9 the State—Shipping In- remainder of the day was spent in discussing the telligence. Sax Francisco, Dec, 11, 1867. ‘The recent storm extended throughout the State, do- LOUISIANA: “ ing considerable damage, washing bridges end In- Proceedinas ot the Rrossairantion Conven- The seam mortem, froma San Juan det Sar, =. a se err’ a Ld New Oneays, Deo. 12, 1967, ‘Afrived, ships Belvidere, from New York; Tbereeca, In the Convention to-day © resolution was osered | ‘Un HOME Cue geace, for Cork, with wbinty directing that the Convention proceed at once to organize thousand mone of wheat, Pil led, United States ship Cyane, for Panama; Serdie, acivil government for Louisiana, tt was faid over and | tailed, ; Fy Ache ol nnd ordered to be printed... for Li A resolution makin, San Franctoo, Deo, 12, 1867. basis of the the constitution of 1964 the Arrived, ship Swallow, from Kong Kong. ‘constitu and directing the Convention > i subject to jwstructions o | “a5 ferred. . ‘A resolution making the per diem of the President TENNESSEE. douvle that of the members of the Conveation was | n> | Wnaaienoesly TOO IO. ne wotd ot'gecieciay | * Nawtville Policeman Indicted, tor Com 7 . on the bond q ‘was on tho adoption of the copes | Seg on SS Sonn yy pH iT Grand Jury bas found an indictment against J. 1 {netond a Par prep anny fullen, an effort of tho Metropoliian Pete, t00 ote: instead of ‘five bundred thousand!’ again came up, and | ity in a burglary. Skiles was ono of Truesdale's ‘was adopted by @ vote of 55 to 3a. | detectives during the war. NEW MEXICO. ee Organization of the Legislature. aie Sr, Louis, Lene on iss. Santa Fé, New Mexico, saya Laginine A letter from ke NEW YORK. Deatruct Fire at Honeoye Fails. Rocunster, Dec, 12, 1867, A diock of buildings in Honeoye Falis, in this county, wae burned last night, Loes $6,000; insured for $4,000, | ture of tant Territory instast, and 11 wan ownod by Pierce & Brigge, merchants, who font | Oren nee Oy a a cea tha ropetiicun eanaiante Toe Masonic traterulty bad | Yor Congress. The Weiter further states that the Legisia- ‘8 portion oF their stock, their bali destroyed, with ail ite conte: {are svande on joint ballot thirty republicans and nine democrats Fire at Binghamton. pecner: ~~ 12, 1907, CARNIVAL BALL WW AID OF THE DRAMATIC FUND. ‘The dwelling of Aurbora Bi |, in this city, was treme burned to-day, Mr. Birdsall's official correspondence as Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, we hac hoped that the carnival ball given at the ‘Acatemy of Music lass wight in aid of the Dramatic Fuad would bave been more largely attended, ‘We are happy to learn that the ball wae a pecuniary success, as @ very large Bumver of tickets were qold beforeband, Among those present were only «few in fancy costumes, and the proféssion was but thinly repre. sented, The affair passed of, however, with plessare ‘and onjoymetit to all those who had courage eno7gh to faye the storm ous dours. momber of Congress was lost, but his correspondence ne Naval Officer at Now York was saved. Some vatasbie jntings were burned. loss op ‘urnitute is eatimated at $10,000; insured for ee Brsonastos, Dee. 12, 1867, A Grant club bas beew formed in this city by the Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, with General &. ¥., Jones, President +r | THE SNOW STORM. The Streets Blockaded—Travel Impeded— Detention of the Mails—The City Cars and Ferries Run- ning Irregularly. ‘The first severe snow storm of the season in this sec- tion of the country occarred yesterday. By sevore it is to be understood one of those peculiar, biting, drifting, flakey northeasters with whieh tiat portion of the globe known @s.tho “Island of Manhattan,’ was wont to be favored in “ye merrio olden tyme.’ Evory intelligent Gothamite la aware of the fact, that within the past month, three or four vain endeavors were mace to get Up a snow storm, but atl of them proved to be nothing but abortive attompts, and it was not until the tact dawned upon us with the dawn of yesterday that it was fully realized that an old fashtoued storm was at hand. . Those of our citizens who Lad retired to rest with the moon's deliquescent light struggling through clouds that wore almost opaque, awo! im tho morping to finda terrible storm racing and the feathery’ masses piled high up against the doorway, while the whistling wind piped merrily and eang and howled through every chink and crevice as (he snow flakes danced against the wia- dow paces, and (old in unmistakablo Iauguage that the way to business was seriously impeded with banks of drifted snow, shaped by the wind into huge frozen boulders, To just about one third of the good people of this metropolis this fall of snow came as a bleasing, crowming their anxious expectancy with bright vistons of the tintinabulations of sirings of eitver bolis and merry sleighing parties; while tothe ovber two-thirds it brought nothing but palpable misery, woe and suffering —— : nw Jersey Contral (Alton exception of tho mail of the Nv Vroute, due at haltpast fom” 27, which arrived pied hours bebind time: forty minuets past sight F. M. The Ceutral Ove ec tral mail lepot in Cy, The Ce Ws poh Fy 4 ofits, ‘The Souib road War po &c.,) have sent atraim to New Brunswick’ .“ (hat was are fag. to Wag Sinston, The South mail ous was lying at the depot w ./°sy ily. The Sterm iu Brooklyn. : The severe storm which prevaiied in Brooklyn you | torday subjected its citizens to the thousand annoyances consequent on such occasions, It was acknowledged by every one to be one of the most disagreeable storms thas has visited the city in years, for no matter which way the pedestrian turned the wind seemed to be blowing directly m bis face, filling his eyes with snow, It drifted in every hole and corner, and doors were opened and shut quickly to keep out the chilling Diasts, iy was extremely dangerous a8 well aa disagreeable for those who were coin, to be out, for they wera in danger of getting bi heads from the falling sign boards which the bigh wrenched of, Awnings were tora in shreds, board fouces were | of the people were compelled to take the middie of the Btreets, for large drifts of snow fied the sidewaiks, and made the walking very tedious, It was almost 1 edie to vide im auy quarter of the city, for car wavel Wau interrupted. The snow drifted vo that i¢ was utterly tuapoesible to keop the ears on the tracks, and, notwith- stand the company bad on double teams, they made but elow progress Like other people, the ear drivers lost their tempers, swore aud laid the lasb upon the poor bores, aif they were cause of ail the troube. if Mr. Bergh could only have winessed the cruei treatment to woich the poor horses were subjected yesterday pis faith in man's hu- manity would have been considerably sliaken, Luoussuds of poopie living in the outskirts of the city and doing business ia New York bad to foot it home | just evening, for it was impoosible to get standing room oo (he few cars that found their way to the ferrics. Very few indies were out, and consequently ie siore- keepers bad a very idle day of tt, ‘The Storm on Long Itand, The heavy snow whicl»fell and the gale which blew The skating season, which bad just commenced at some of the ponds, was brought to an abrupt close; but the prospect of good sleigh jog fully recomponsed for the disappointment in this quarter, and even little schoolboye shouted with glee, “It snows, it snows!" as the lively imaginings of hotly coutested battle flolds—to be fought with ammu- nition of Arctic coldness—-loomed up in the distance, “Tt snows! Groat heaven, it snows !’’ exofaimed tho poor man also, as he stood sbivoring and shaking at his door, and the unwelcome truth forced itself upon him that ne had nerthor fire, nor tho wherewith to purchase fuel until he had carned it, and every seam, crack and hole in his boots letting in more water than the leather could keep out, and his threadbare coat being but an apology for a covering to keep his great heart warm, WAS AND HOW THH STORM COMMENCED, The presacing signs of the atmosphere had been for some time previous pointing indubitably to an im- minent storm; Gut it eld up nicely until eleven o'clock on Wednesday evening, at which time it first commenced falling tn fine little flakea, not much larger than the bead of a pin, Those were but the harbingers Or avant courrier: of the multitudinous host that was so soon to follow and pour down upon us 60 pitliessly and meessantly ior twenty-four hours, At one o'clock the ground was just barely covered with the fleecy drapery, that like a rich mantle thrown over the shoulders of a mendicant, soon coucealed deformitieg from the eye, and changed the vista of dirty, dusty streets and heaps of refuse into « boundiess of upsuliied whiteness, At two wind was biowing lightly from the the goow at toe same time continuing to fall steadily, bus gently, and the thermometer standing at thirty-tive de- ‘The state of the weather remained thus until Gaylight yesterday morning, when a perceptible change was observable. At eight o'clock the mercury had fallen to sevenieon degrees, and before eleven o'clock the wind had increased to a porfect gale. The Snow King ruled with severity throughout the day, and made young and old alike skip rather lively before him, or ‘caused them to hang down their heads in bitter humilia- sigs nvancing toward awe bbe day ig hl J ou appeared to grow and tocome down teats and tuice faster and faster, and at nightfall ft seemed as though itorm had gathered new atre: and vigor, for ai that time the snow was driven down in Diinding showers, and the storm was raging furiously, while travel on the various ferries, omnibus lines aad city railroads had been greatly interfered with. At o'clock last evening the suow in level piaces that sheltered from ihe wind bad reached a depth of over nine inches. mow was dry and light and, with a cold, driving wind penetrating every nook and corue blinded aniinals acd men and made travelling aimost impossibility. ON THE RIVERS AND BAY. Most of the ferryboais made their regular trips dur- ing the day, but a‘ter ‘kK navigation was somewhat more difficult, Travel was greatly impeded and the tide igh, it was but with the greatest difficulty that teams could get their heavy loads on board the poate, During the evening the boais were compelled to run cautiously, blowing their whisites and reducing their d waterially, The fog bells, indidating the slips on either side, were kept tiliug and tion was taken to guard The waves rolling in from the sea—their ‘white caps,” ing over other ax fare, © coke te white or reaching the flakes waters—made the bay and North river bend rougb, and caused some of the frail ferryboats to rol with an alarming tendency to keol over from ‘ ” to “starboard,” to the great consternation of the passeugors. The Jersey City boats ran on time during the day, as did also the Fulton, South Brooktyn, Hobokea and Williamsburg boats; but after night set in they only mado semi-occasional trips. Tho Staten Island ferry- Doats bad a fiard time of 1, The last boat that wout to the island lert New York at four o’clook. The boat which shoald have satled at five o'clock djd not leave the slip untii quarter to six, and.after makmg about two: thirds of the distance Was obliged to retura to the city. Mr. John A. Sharp, a passenger on the boat, makes the following statement of THE LAST TRIP OF THK STATEN ISLAND FRRRTROAT, We left New York at # quarter to six o'clock, taking out with as the five o'clock passengers, and making in all about twelve hundro lo. When we gol away from the stip we discov: that there were ao lights on board tuo boat, the gas being frozen; bat why the oil laapa were not hoisted ou the staffs fore and art we could not learn, The company should be held amenable to the law ior daring to sail their vessels without these an on board ooey 4 had « candle with in the Indies’ cabin, The pitot alco had alamp tw enable him to see his compass, aod these were the only lights on board After about two-thirds of the way down the with the sea roiling very high, aod every of timber in the ateamner: a our radder broke, and the pilot then sh: the rudder pin to tne other end of the boat and headed for New York. All this time it was dark as Erebus on board the boat, not « single light feeling as though would never see Alter floating the mercy oP the waves for @ long time, we eared the New York shore, but were ft mot for who stood out — deck in the fu. we should have ron ite by one of ferry boats, and many lives would have been We all mafely landed at the wharf of the police boat, after two hours spent in trying wo ir homes, Rod returned thanks tor our provi from a watery grave, and procured lodgings Some of the passengers subsequently held ation meeting at which the ferry nad was sevorely for thas joopardizing the lives of their wo by negligently Atvempting to run their boats Proper lig! ‘Steamboat Columbia, plying on the Falten making her ten o'clock trip frum Brookiya toul of a Jarge ah ip lying at the end of the Faltoa p, carrylog & ‘the collision a portion of jer promenade deck. ¢ ship sustaived no injury and the ferry boat continued her tripe vnroarhout the night. THE GREAT LINBS OF TRAVEL trains from Philadelphia arrived on time, They ere the route, but the snow coy! weed suticlont Teighe to itmpede the run- the The Erie, Hudaoa River, Hariem a thought that should the siorm contin: moss of the roads would be soowed up thiv ‘The various city raJroads in the morning bad but haif heir regular aumber of cars runviny during the day, and these were run with double teams. A* the day wore on but few trips were made and these were far be- tween, and many a poor and weary pilgrim was forced 10 foot it home as Lert be could aga the Blinding usts of driven snow that were biown into eyes, Swe his back and up bis sleeves, The railroad compa- nies sot large gangs of men to work \o clear the tracks, | gge $8 i 3 1 3 z H : li : ie . but Moris were of nO avail, and before nine | o’cloe!| cars bad ceased runnin j " i y Pailroads companies Banceorm: | y patronizing them im fine weather for nine or tou | mouths in every yoar; Dut when the poblic want the | railroad companies to oblige them during the remaining (wo or three months, when (he sormy searon sets | there isa different story to toll, Those who these lines should eee to this, and try | the order of things as they | storm abated somewliat abont balf-past ni | to the violent wind i was almost i blo to di @raye avd backs treete, the snow the tame to ¥, i together thie ‘was one of the severert ‘bar visited this city for a number of years, aed should it pot tura to rain, the prospects fot @ grand wleighing carnival are excel- len ’ OTHER LINN ENOW TONNE, In the month of Ji ao 1845, New York was visited with a vory heavy fall of snow, which interrupted acd did considerable Io Decer' wait! the fol- when it cleared off bright and ‘wleigh- Of the maité due caused the now bo drift so badiy that it was not without v this ection has been raging for the past twenty hours, The water in the bay bas risen five feet, causing muck di to the shipping ana warehouses, Many chim- neys have been blown dowa, There are no sigus of the abatement of the storm. The Storm at the Sourt. | Soraxroy, Pa., Dec. 12-9 P.M. The heaviest snow storm known here for some years ‘Las just coased. Fifteen inches of snow bave fallen the last twenty-four hours, Both stroet railways are stepped. The Delaware and Hudson Railroad has beea biockaded ai! day, The Lehigh Valley and the Lebigh and Susqichanga trains due at four o'clock are not yet ym, The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and be Lackawanos aod Bloomsburg (eins arrived nearly om time, Tho thermometer i four degrees above sero, whieh is fourteen degree coldst tham any previous day this season, ‘The Er rest (fains are reporied two to three hours Lebiad 4 Gert Band. Purranenrurdy Dec. 12—4 P.M. A beavy bail sud soow siorm commenced aere at twelve o’clocts last pigs aud etli cont ues, Bavrwonn, Dec. 12, 1867. A heavy northeast storm of bai: und snow, and the snow very dry, haw een prevailing here since oue o'clock last might, i legram of yestertay (From the Evenlag Taegre: of rene Y bor, A sovere storm of rain amd hat! has preveled here slace early this morning,» greatly impodiag travel. The oty horse cars move with difficulty, aud we hare reports here that many of the LelegFApD lines have been blown down and the poles shattered, Oue line between bere and the North haysuspended the traesmission of nessuged MM Comeequencs of the storm, Ricuaonv, Va., Dec. 12, 1867. A hoavy storm, accompauiod by hail aud gieet, pro- vail bore (o-night, The Mterm at the East. Srosrxeron, Coum, Dec, 12, M86. A terrific snow storm is now prevatiiag, and bids foie torequal any experienced here fora long time, Rai road travel is somewhat impeded, and if the gale con- tinues till morning it wit] bo tomporarily stopped. Srmasormip, hase, Dav, 12, 1267. its effects upom Loug Island, The Long Island branch railroad which runs to the village of Hempstead was completely blockaded at an early bour yesterday mora- ing, The remainder of the road, extending east, is not enirely impeded, but it is so far blockaded that trains are not abso to come short of a coupio of hours bebind ume. Those doing businose in the city are compelled to remain home upon wtand or stop in Now York York altogether, as the James alip boat is not ruuning and passengers have to seck couveyance by the Thirty- fourth street fe: taking @ greater part of the day to Teach their places of business. Business is aimost sus- ded Se ne Toland, and tho freighting business is etanastill, The Storm in Weatchester. ‘The snow teil yesterday in many places to the depth of two feet gix inches, rendering the roads utu im- paszablo aud traffic impracticable, On the Harlem and New Haven Rallroads trains were prevented from run- ning from av oariy hour in the afternoon. Through a most praiseworthy perseverance on the part of a gang of laborers the cars were kept running on the Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham Railroad. Notwitn- standing the bitterness of the day, a party of targeteers wero sufficiently hardy to turn out at ome of she parks i Melrose, Tho Storm in New Jersey. No more severe storm has been known. for years than that which swept the face of the country yesterday. City and country alike felt its power. So effectually was travel impeded that business was on a stand still. Men observed a Sabbath perforce, for during a greater part of the afternoon no one ventured abroad except on the moet urgent business. The wind blew flercely, sending the snow io drifts which lodged in some places several feet deop, Tho travel to and from New York ‘was Licht in consequence, THE PERRIRG. q On the Cortianat street line, which, except at times whon the river is blockaded with ice, bas always been marked by great regularity, the pilots acted cautiously in remainiog on cither side till tne a.ternate boat ad reached her stip, Occasionally tho snow swept along in such clouds as to become denser than the thickest fog. Im the afternoon, at intervals, there was an angry swell toat tossed the ferryboata like shells, a most unusual occurrence on this part of the North river. The boats on the Desbrosses street line made regular trips up to eleven o'clock in the forenoon, after which the trips were made at irroguiar intervals. Tbe Hoboken boats on the Barclay street line were ually suspeaded from seven o'clock in the evoning. [ho Christopher street line was completely closcd at this hour. So rough was the storm on the river that the hen found it difficult to control their boats, and the ights in the cabins were trequently extinguished from ‘the violent oscillations, The Pavonia ferry boats made trips every hour. Tbe Communipaw boas plied with neurly the usual regularity. THE RAILROADS. All the railroads except the Cemirai were blocked up. Oa the latter the morning express train reacted Easton on time, but the Cincinnati express, due in New York at a quarter before twelve in the forenoon, ¢did not arrive tli ® Guarter past seven in’ the evening, and then only by the assistance of an additional locomotive. | No train on the Erie Rail- road arrivod at the terminus during the afternoon, The same bo said of the Morris und after four o'clock the afternoon. The New Jersey Railroad would work farly but for the Bergen cat, which in such astorm as that yesterday is completely choked. The heighth to which the suow was plied in this cut varied from four to ten feet. Upto alate hour last night not even a way tralo had arrived, but no less than four were blocked up within sight of Jersey City, Many of the passengers, in this dilemma, walked to the depet through piles of snow, Gangs of men were employed in clearing away the snow, and two locomotives were continually running up aud down near the depot, The Patladeipata, Washington and Baiti:nore traing wore ail Kept back, Two cars ran oif the track near the Morris and Essex Railroad depot, and men were employed in Taising thom up Lo @ Lave hour. IN TH CHPIRS . . ‘To impart an idea of the intensity of the storm within the cities bordering Ou New York, it is only necessary to ty railroads were closed im the after~ ‘The depot at Jersey City ferry was crowded with “ngora in the evening, AnxiOU® to get to their homes in Hudson City, Bergen aad mumerous points along the horse car acd dummy routes, Two large sleigis were sent out on the Hergen line, but they broke aown on the way. About seven ck one oF she Hoboken cars might be seen sunk in a pile of snow, Bear the corner of North treet, and the iamp was leit burning as if to warn haplese wayfarera of Ubat treacherous gully. ‘Tne cold had become so intense during the day that the minute flakes wore crystallized tato the hardness of nail, ae hf are, whirled by a strong Dbiast through the di! streeis, made it uncomtortabie to walk on track which was already from its slippery conditio dangerous enon, On the West Hoboken rend depth of nine feo in suine ‘THR RIVER, About four o’clock in the afternoon the forryboat Morristown, when op her trip from New York to Hobo- ken, collided with a schooner, the boweprit of which netraied (ve gentlemen's cabin and ture away several fest of the side, The ferryboat crowded with pas- sougors,j among whom there was for a time the wildest ‘tite preseevers wore thr wore wo amon; ich was construed by ove) into & entering vn a schooner, ani rred to for & Ppaasage thereon t! an to trast hat they believed 4 sinking vessel. However, the Morristown was brought rafely to the ferry slip, after which ane was tiea up for —. The pilots on the density of the storm, which rendored it impossibic at intervals to dis. corn a! at the distance of fifty yards. How. ever, ith abet fortunate that severe! lives were not lowt 08 the spot t THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE COUYERY, | ‘The following weather reports are dated at uine o'clock | Weather. Wint, + MW Teer mometer, 2 below zero. 8 ieee 4 nove “ero, Soowing. 3s * . Snowing. 10° '@ 6 Snow nnd rain, 22. One . Heavy sivet... > +2 ° + ee aa Lare | 4 below rere, 20 above vero, Th Pov A snow ptorm has raged here ail day #7 lence, The wind t# blewing & east and the cold is i dogrese below xoro, an storm bi jt abated The thermometer is titwe, raven Pf. M., the and the snow ip dri(iimg heavily. Roomertea, N.Y, Dee, 12, 1867. ‘The mercury fel) two degrees below zero this morning. Ovwnoo, N. Y., Deo. 12, 1807, tense. dot this ‘The weather is very cold. Bewraro, Dee, 12, 1867. ‘The weather is colder W-day than at the same season inten years past, The thermomeier at seven A, M marked four degrees below vero, at goon seven, ond at seven PM wen Gown senin to three and rowing colder, The water in the creek is lower thad for twent: strong Dorthenst wind prevaiied during ‘The Storm at the West. Cumrarasn, Odio, Dec. 12, 1967. A heavy enow storm, with wind from the northeast, Ot nome arrived with the | The severest storm of wind ond enow over kuewn in tat | A Cleat, Soft, Si the raenit ats te f. here Weather very cold, aud suowing rapidly. Boston, Dee. 12, 1867. Athick northeast snow storm commenomt hero ab three gotock, fhe (hermome:or is sovem degroay “ero, DAKOTA T SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD fodian Depredations—Mall Communicntions Likety to Be Cat Of. For? Beronp, Nov. 5; 1967. On Sunday, the 27th ultimo, the Indians mado aa- other raid om our herd, but were soon driven of These raids bre getting so common that we havo cowed to mind them; they only serve as a pleasant oxcitement for usin this lonely and uncivilized pince. & mal party of tho overiand mail was driven in last night and report hostile Indians between here and Fort Bethotd (Stephenson), and between there and Devil's Lake (Hors Totten) Their apparent design io to stop mail com- munication with these forte, Forts Abercrombie and St Pant, Minn. Indeed, from what I can hoar, it dues not seem probable that this now mail route will be a success this winter, Still it may succeed if they employ more half-breeds and Englishmen for mail carriers, for the Roglishmen brag that the Indians wil) not harm them. |» It is said that Sitting Bult approacned our her@ again the other night, but, observing sentinels posted, concluded to wait Gill daylight when he heard tho drume at roveille, and thinking that the long roll had sounded he skedaddied. from all appearances we may posmbty, be In a quasi state of siege, but I honestiy do not thi that any great alarm need be felt about us, I ry cold here, the thermometer averaging 16 degroos above zero, Wiuter appears to have sot in aad, navigation closed, Soldiers Surprised und Gue Mao Killed by Ladians. Fost Burorn, Nov, 7, 186%, Yesterday afternoon, whilo a squad of men were re~ turning from cutting wood about three miles below here, they were attacked by swenty or thirty Indians, whe captured four mules and wounded one man, There is still one man missing, He has probably been killed or taken prisoner. The man who came in was wounded under the right stoulder blade by an arrow, which was extracted without very great difficulty, The wound is not mortal and he wili soon be about again. This morning a detachmont went out in search of the missing man. ‘The Indiana were undoubtedly Sioux, under command of Sitting Bull or one of b is chiefs. The detachment has returned; they found the corpse of the missing man and pear it x pool of blood, also evi- donces of a body having been dragged some distance; whether this was where the body of the soldier ha@ been dragged or where they had carried off the Indian wounded by one of the men is not known. 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