The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1867, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DEVEMBER 30, 1867. CHINA. vements at Hong Rone Typhoon and Its Consea' ited States Fleet in Pert—Trawsfers for Blome and Changes of Vessels. Hono Kona, China, Sept 21, 1867. Of all the ports of China Hong Kong certainly pre- ‘penis the visitor with fewer pleasant days than any ‘ether. The hills of Hong Kong Island op one hand and ef Knolvon on the other make this harbor basin a sort cof oven in ich the siranger is alternately roasted ap’ parboiled until human nature feets pretty well plared out, Summer is now passing into autumn, and tbr Sul- ‘Wipes and enervation which are associated with ¢mmer months here are passing away. We hi acoady felt one or two puffs which herald the coming “ the new monsoon, To one who has not visited Hong Kors for a few years ‘the changes which have taken place «f@ very marked, ‘The darren side of Victoria Peak ts -overed well up with the dwellings of the citizena, Mint, new buildings along Queen's road and the exensive hotel now buiid- mg few of the prom/sent changes marking im- Drovements in the city. A topic of interest, s2¢ some excitement also, for some time agitated the people of Hong Kong, calling forth articles “pro and con.’ in the Mail and Press, the Hong Kong daily popes. This was, the introduction and licensing of gambling into the city. It certainly seems “pote lite singular, not to say incredible, that tho People of British colony of such importance as Hong Kop, should feel willing to permit, in their midst, the evils and demoralization of gamb!ing, and that of a kind common and peculiar to Chinese coolies, However, the Colonial Exchequer was poorly off and the expenses were increasing, and $250,000 could be raised im this way, and—and—well, the ond justified the means, and ‘by a process of reasoning akin to that which mado the Dellding and equipment of the Alabama one of the pe- euliar methods of non-intervention, the Governor Gen- eral and company of Hong Kong now receive from a free and enlightened citizen of Great Britain # quarter of a million in Mexican dollars, or its equivalent, for the wight to ‘‘farm out’’ the privilege of gambling, The Gbinese are marvellous gam blers, sometimes making ® staxe of their liv i bodies, The Portuguese are not far bebind, and at Macao has long been played a game called in Chinese yett-tee-lang-si, and meaning, in Eng- Mish, ono-two-three-four. I vistted one of the ne’ ly admitted and permitted gambiing 1} venings ago. From a nar- row lane cros n’s Toad we entered one of the contracted Chinese dwellings and ascended to one of the rooms of the second story. Here were fifte@n or twenty long table, strongly lamps, and covered , yellow matting. On the of the estab- with smooth, finely wove Opposite side of the table were the cash’ smal! packages bearing Chinese marks and containing amounts of money such as the game might require to be used. At the head of the table sat another China. man, and in front of him were about two quarts of ebieing ‘cash,’ the small vi Chinese coin. The game consistod in this Ch:naman’s takimg a bandtal of ‘these and placing them upon the the smooth matting, a feot or two before him. With a small atick he then pulled the coin toward him, four at @ time, and the point of the game consisted in betting upon the number of coins which might be left—whether there would De one, two, three or four. If the bet was upon a single number, as one, and one remained, the better trebled the amount of money staked; if the bet was upon two mumbors, as two and four, and elther of these was the mumbor of coin left, the better doubled bis amount For the acoommodation of such colonial residents as wished ‘te participate in this British colonial privilege there was ® @ark room dverbead, and through a large square epeuing in the foor they could look dow: pon the agree and — down their losses or recet' als gains of a basket and siring in the hands of an o ot Ouseamsen 4D assurance that the eeason of change in the monsoons bas arrived, this port was visited on the after. moon and evening of the 81h inst by a typhoon, more ‘violent than hae occurred in many years. At five o'clock P.M the wind wae blowing strong from ‘the northwest, and the barometer was failing; at etx e’clock the wind had increased much, the barometer - @ontinued to fall, and the Chinese boats, “sampana,"* ecat- Wered like water bugs to places of safety. At coven o'clock all was activity on board different vessels, getting out extra anchors and making every- Shing enug and fast. At eight o'clock the wind was howling fiercely, the harbor waa lashed into foam, the sea dashed and broke against and over the harbor wall, fooding the Bund, or Praya—the street along the harbor frou, At bine o'clock the wind bad become a blast that could Bet be withstood, the air was filled with spray and rain and was (mpenctrapie beyond a fow yard: Here ‘there would be seen the dull, dark object ersome Junk, drifting without control; and showin, , dim gt 3 how unmanageabi ma ten o'cloc! three A M. the houses of the city shook violently, and the ‘wind bad become a sweeping hurricane. The scene on 4) —- gave proof of the terribieness of ihe gale. Houses were cin erin Biown dowo—junks ashore fringed the harbor; vessels bere and there with bows smashed in, bowsprits goue, ‘and lop-masts and even } masts lost, One Spanish bark was sunk immediately in front of the American flag-ship Hartford. In one place eleven vessels were locked to; spare and shrouds and rigging an in- mass. were fears entertained for the steamer Pearl that left here on the Sunda: \yphoon, and forthe American man. A loft Saturday afternoon The Pearl came in Monday vege | having lost all her umber of men, and, as | have bt guog Tho’ Monocacy came ing passed through the whole ga.e, ‘om shore, and ber barometer de- howing that the centre of the storm dover or near ber. She lost two boats ut otherwise was not much in- v ta the barbor were injured. arbor of Hong Kong has for ; for, besides the ’ B ‘Palmer and eboen eight Yankeo bere—the Hartford, Wachusett, Wyoming, ‘Auhue- Monceacy, Aroostook, Unadilla and Supply. To one ‘who remembers the sneers Ainericans met and the low as beld here ip this band‘ui giand ii ying to see of sentiment now existing, aud, by the w: © that such morai changes frequentiy uch materia: displays are made as these frow America predic riford, Wyoming, W Bupply bave recently come from huestty Ashuelot and shanghae, Ja Fooebow ; te Monocacy from d the hai and iim looking Aroostook and ila are J from home. A meeting vessels took plac and tranfers aa to the Unied States of whose foreign easole ha been chreagh the Fast, and the Hartford ie the Soest '. For many days provious ew her homeward bound pen mn streamer, two hundred and doy the Americane af Shangy it belied over the mizzen ed ia the water far astern. Boll bas senthome by the steamers which have gone all, or nearly all, of the volunteer officers of the United Siat vy attached to the American squad yoo ip these waters. Many of thom have passed inations and wu! probably enter the regular service, A mber of enlisted mon, Whose terme of service have pired, were sent tothe homewara bound vessels, This ai) bas occasioned much change, and the America friends of the officers in ihe East India squadron may be glad 40 know of their locat Acting hasters William Knapp and George F. Wilkins, Thomas Mason and H aod T. Walcott have been Acting Ensign R M ming. Lieutenant tn order to make such ch Beceasary previous to (he sailin, the Wachusett and Wyoming, tii service bave expired, Tne: admire Admin ries and S. Everdean transferred from the Ashueiot, Clark from phe Monoca Commamder $A. M ania George DB Glidden and Charles D Sigsbee been transferred from the Wyoming, the \wo former to the Monocacy and the latter @ the Ashueiot, First Aswstant Engineer D. FP McCartmey, formerly of the Monocacy, and Surgeon HF. MoSherry,.of the Wyort bak go home, !nva lided, on board bbe | ¥ mandor Bishop. formerly executive o‘ficer of the Wy- eoming, goes home en board of ber as Pamanger. Acting Masters George &. MoCon 4 and Acting Enego £. 3. Willett, have beeo i from the Monocacy #9 the Wachusett, of which vessel R. W Sbufelets goes home as commander end Lieaen- ant Commander ET, Brower as executive \Mcer, Lisa. fonant Commander J. W. Philips, formerly executive Ofcer of the Wachusett, has boom transferred to tbe Executive oMcerstip of the flagship Harttord, Liew. tenant W. ©. We bee Seen transferred from the Wa- stusett to sue Hartford aad Master D. G Weodrow has been transfered from ube Aartford to the Asbue'ow Commander George E. Belknap commanding the Harilord. Al coon on Wednesday inet, the 18th inst, the Wa- ebueott, the Gre: homewers bond vessel of the Asiatic quatre passed put so see on ber re to the United “ht * men manned the meging and ec ine ship cheering of the veossis of the squadron ed them, as wei: va shat from the Britis sloop of war rear!: and, for goot iar Dais on dhe budbiing wAxe Debiad room The following day wks Wyo ard bound, aalavead by Monocacy bas 4o Whampoa, to the Aehu bas gon the remainder of the versa, ower the station The new American expected in a few mont! of the fate William Pewer! Mason, of admitted to probate. He leaves ‘about $2,000,000. Messre Charles P. Mason and Walter 0, Cabot wore ap of the wil!, In whieh were the follewing public be quest. — $10,000 to the Massachasette@eneral Hospital a9 8 permanent fund, the anace interes. thi yy | ip the maintenance of tree beds) «: Maseachusette Institute of Tecneelvey per. seasons fund, the interss: on which @ «@ be devoted to she cuppors Of # professorship im the vastitutvon, to be eafler designated by the son of t a and B, Rogenp. —Lonon Traveiier, ; arene folivwe:—A maoy of the met \outed their | FARRAGQUT’S FLAG, Cruine of the klin from Lisber to Cat- thagena=feeting the British Iron-Cind Squadrep-A Grand Movement and Friendly Salute=tuchored at Gibraltar—Visit te bal Canmuacema, Spain, Dec. 7, 1867. Me:y of your readers still watch with mo little in- terst the eventful cruise of the Franklin—the flagship « Admiral Farragut—along the historic shores of Europe, and there are those among them who, in spirit, accompany him in bis movements with as much pleasure as if they were members de facto of the warlike world within the gallant frigate he commands, [ resume my narrative from the time that all hands were “piped”? to ‘‘up anchor’ in the harbor of Lisbon—the headquarters of the Europse squadron—wherela American vessels of war generally prepare for thor winter cruises along the mountain lined coast of the classic Mediterranean, The Franktin sailed ont of the Tagus on the morning of the 20th ult, about one hour after the English iron- clad fleet, commanded by Rear Admiral Warden, had Jeft ite anchorage in the barbor for a practice cruise along the coast. Shecame up with them a short dis- tance outside the bar, just as they were preparing to mancuvre in line. The United States flagship was imme- diately bove to, to witness the movements of this great fleet, which being percoived by Admiral Warden, he ar- ranged his vessels in two parallel lines and prepared to pass our ship on either side as inreview. The mancu- vre wasavery handsome one, and the appearance of the nine immense vessels of that powerful squadron, moving slowly and majestically, under sails alone, over ‘an almost unrufiled sea, will long bs stored away in the archives of memory as a scene of thrilling grandeur. ‘The Franklin, as usual, was very speedily prepared for such a sudden emergency, and as the Minotaur, the flagship of Admiral Warden, passed abroast, her rig- ging was manned, the jolly tars sent three deaf. ening cheers across the waters, and immedistely afterward the sweet strains of England’s mational an- them floated away from our band, stationed in full force on the elevated poop, This graceful compliment was immediately responded to by the Miootaur, the rigging of ber five masts being covered with sailors and ber band giving us the full benefit of our own soul- stirring and enlivening melodies, A sigtal from the English flagship made this action general in the fleet, the same courtesies being exchanged as each vessel successively passed the Franklin, and it was only when the last of theirdine had passed ahead that our ship was turned upon her course and went on her way rejoicing to wards the blue Mediterranean, On the aay following we were favored with a rather spirited breeze, poetically styled a ‘Levanter,” which, though not as uproarious as the one which tossed us about so unceremoniously in the German Ocean, was etill sufficientiy troublesome to make the pirouette the popular movement on deck. This gale continued for Ubree days; but, notwithstanding it was ‘dead abead,’” we managed to pass through the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th ult, and to anchor the same evening in the bay below the great fortress, The passage through the narrow straits, “where Europe and Afric om each other gaze,’’ was certainly an in- tensely interesting one, and our first view of Caipe and Abyla, the famous pillars of Hercules, believed by our very ancient forefathers to be the western doundary of or world, amply repaid us for our “trials by the great jeep.” On the day after our arrival Admira) Farragut was vis- ited by Mr, spraguo, United States Consui, and by several staff officers of Sir Richard Airey, the Governor of Gio- raltar, the latter being deputed by their commander to tender she hospitalities of the port to their ‘distin- guished visitor;” and on the following morning visits of # most ‘agreeable and friendty nature were exchanged between the representatives of the respective govern- ments and many of the principal officers of the garrison. Nothing could possibly exceed the attentions of the military and naval authorities stationed at this ¢ele- brated fortress to Admira) Farragut and bis officera, All seemed anxious to restore the harmony and good feel- ing which existed between the two governments prior to the Soutbera rebellion, He was accompanied on a ‘sour of inspection of this famous stronghold by a oum- ber of prominent officers stationed here, several of whom served with distinction in the Crimean war, and every facility was extended by them for, full and criti- cai examination of the aumerous caverns and galleries which are cut in the solid rock and thus form « tered communication with different parts of thi son. He was also conducted to the various batteries y point of this prominent part in the of 1782 by the combined forces of 2 Spain. ning of the 29th ult. the Admiral and his f the Royal Artili = gent, EN an wi pase at of the ery regimen ‘thin, ol most ‘elighutaile, the maar Bhar ee Edionel ih ings. ‘ment by set Guest in © speech, which was not only # beautiful tribute to bim personally, Dut also 40 the country be go nobly represented, conclud- tog bis remarks with the expression of s fervent a which be trusted all the world ent ‘tbat th reunion ef the two of “that great and urions republic om the other side of the Atlantic would be ‘manent and perpetual.'’ This sentiment was hearti- indorsed by np preseat and afforded no littie pleasure to those of us who were personally interested in its de- sired realization, The Admiral was also entertained by Mr. Sprague, United States Consul at Gibraltar, and by Sir Richard Airey, Governor of the and was com- pelled to decline an invitation to dine with the oflicers of the + agence regiment in consequence of a prior en- one will be seen that the short sojourn of Admiral Far- agut at Gibraltar was marked C4 aseries of attentions and tenders of hospitelity which afford gratifying e dence of the fact that his services are known and appre- ciated even among those whose sympathies were not with him during the long, dark night of our intestine trou! ‘vies. The occupation of this peninsula by the English is a source of great annoyance as well as pational morti(- cation to the Spaninrds—so much eo, indeed, that it is stated as an absolute fact that the Governor of Aigecii an unimportant little seaport on the western side of bay, directly opposi Rock, in his official despatches invariably signd himself “Governor of algeciras and Gibraltar, in temporary possession of thi That the hopetul funciionary is gifted with temperament must be evident 10 ever; amines the numberless guns of geance upon t two nationalities, The town of Gibraltar is interesting in ® great degree from the number and variety of races contained within it limited jnnsdiction, An hour's tour through its crowded thoroughfares brings the traveller face to face with all sorts and conditions of men; every specimen of Bas! worla bumavity, from the fair-harred, Dloe- eyed Saxon, to the dusky, deflant looking Moor, and the still darker, turbaned Nubian, from ‘Afric’ fountains’ 1 am firmiy of the opinion thatif the eutborities would import am Ameri Indiaa and a Mormon elder, human nature, in ite every character: Aic, would Gad its representative beneath the shadows of this great citadel. During bis sojourn at Gibraltar, accempanied by a Dumber of ofticers, Admiral Farragut mad. hort ex. cursion to the gocieat one Ogi town ef Tangier, @seaport of Morocco, Africa The piave is inhabited ly vy Moors, eorally of the lower order, and ied appearance and the filthy condition of tortnois passages, dignified by the name of so many provinces bordering on tim and whose bees Ba was once such an undeniable record of power and end On the morning of the 3d instant the be. Frank in pto- cooded again to ##a, and on the evening of u day was bove to of the harbor of Carthagena, Spara “THE ANGOLA SLAUGHTER {From the Buffalo Courier, Dec, 27.) The Bu@aio and Erie Company basa wan at Angola en- gaged in picking up relics at that point, and as fast as ob ined are forwarded to thie city, The charred remains of Mr. E. & Medealfe, of Erie, were sent home on the ine o'clock train Christmas evening, Tho friends of Mr. RF. Gibbs, of Texas, who was among those burned oa the last car, @ere in this city on Monday, and have recognized the clothing of the deceased and claimed bie The baggage of Mr. As Van nanan ix ater, has sieo been claimed and takes Mr. Leonard, of Pyro —] bas claimed the Vine baceage of his daughter, Leonard. Emma large =man, and hie fe been recognized. Neither Leonard nor those of Mr. @ yet been identified, but there Is little are ae those in the raul, A laree rked ‘Marka, Chamber street, the persowy) efecta poet ap at the in 8 case, with nse top, at the Dageage are open to the mepesetion of the pub! Dwasd lever, made by one marked Tremont, ueny ose 5 gave ‘Joseph ret, i “yorons Ye: caf on . ad tigi § a DR. LIVINGSTONE. Is He Alivet—Later Mail Advices from Al- Ficu=Negre Reports and Their Value. Naw Yous, Dec. 27, 1867, ‘To mun Eprron or rae Heraup:— Permit me to say a few words in reference to the faie of Dr, Livingstone, The last news through the English Dress from Zanzibar has caused an additional interest 0 the fate of the great traveller, I myself knew Dr, Liv~ ingstone personally—knew him in Africa, and sm deeply interested in everything relating to him. My Jong residence in Zanzibar and other parts of Africa 098 given me an opportunity of jadging somewhat correctly of the character and credibility of the natives from whom the reports of his safety come. have before me a letter, received this day from /Zan- zibar, giving, in almost the same language of Dr. Krk's letters, recently published in the newspapers, an account of a white man seen in the interior of Africa out of the track of the ivory and slave caravans. My correspond- ent gives the additional information that the ne. groes described cloths which Dr. Livingstone tok with bim from Zanzibar for presevts and for the purchase of supplies, ond that he had two or three attend: who spoke the Ki Suabili language, with t agsa’’ accent. The resson given by the people of this caravan for not bringing let. ters from the white man ja that another caravan, cow- manded by a Balouch, left for the coast about the gsne time, and expected to arrive at tue coast first; that ihe white man, because this Balouch knew the F: Agtish Con- sul at Zanzibar, gave him letters for Zanzibar, This second caravan ‘yas, by the report of the first one, de- tained on the route to'dispose of beads and powder, end would arrive at Kowley within a movth. If this van brings letters from Dr. Livingstone of course all doubt as to bis being slive will he set at rest, and a shout of joy will go up from every admirer of Livingstoue. Let us hope for his safety and success. Those who know the negro of the interior of Africa well will receive any stories from them with caution. Long before a caravan reaches the coast the negro from the interior learns that the ‘“imizumgu”? or waite men of Zanzibar are anxious for news of the white man in the interior, and be knows that any good news ,bronght will insure him presovis of far more yalho than when bringing bad news. ‘The negro is mventive and imaginative. During mv stay iu Zanzibar, while Burton and Speke, the farmed travellere in Africa, were om their journeys, many caravans arrived from the interior, and almost every One of them would bring some report of having mit Burton or Speke, or both of them, in some namei locality, Of course the English Consul and others woult queation closely, The negro would stick Ormly to his tale; but by and by letters from Burton or Speke bim- self’ would show him to have been far distant fram the reported locality. Nothing could be learned of the!: whereabouts or welfare till some caravan would actually bring letters from the travellers. The Johanna men who brought to Zanzibar the news of Dr, Livingstone’s death must have known that 4 short time would prove the truth or falsity of their story. Their anxiety to retura to the coast might have induced them to concoct the story of the murders as an excuse for their cowardice, Yot their story in Zanzibar was firmly believed. The present story, I judge from my letters, is as firmly believed. riainly they are looking anxiously at Zanzibar for the arrival of the ex- pected caravan to contirm them in tteir hope of the Doctor’s safety, or to abandon any hope they may have of hearing from him again. Till tho next news from that distant port much anxiety and doubt will be felk Yet if their tale be false it will add but one more te the numerous false reports brought by people who seek to bring good news merely for the gain to them from the liberality of the anxious friends of travellers, and will no doubt cause thom to believe that Dr, Livingstone has been added to the past victima of African treachery who have commenced their explorations aud tray from that very port—namely, Ruscher, Baron von Decken and others. —_——— MASSACHUSETTS. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF. THE HERALD. The Withdrawal of the Cunard Steamers— The New Aweric: Steamship Company— New York and Boston Rivale—Massachu: setts Legislature. Bostox, Dec. 25, 1867. It is not probable that the pradent and frugal Dutch- men of Albany are more indignant at Vanderbilt for maxing that city an ordinary way railroad station thao are some of the envious and short sighted Bostonians enraged at ihe wisdom of Cunard in withdrawing his steamers, whieh bave for several years made unprofitable trips betwoen this port and Liverpool. To the majority of siness men here the action of Mr. Cunard was somewhal jem, but those who were Intimate with the business done between Boston and Liverpooi, as compared with Boston and New York, sssert, with an air of extra- ordinary wisdom, that the only matter of surprise is that Cumard has eontinued his Hoston line so long. There ares few Boston capitalists—Edward 8 Tobey, Hamilton A. Hill, and «few other Board of Trade fos- sils—who aro probably more rejoiced than otherwise at Cunard’s action, the reason of which te explaised when \t te known that they are the bead, body and limbs of tue American Steamabip Company, recently organized tor the purpose of maintaining a regular line votween Boston and Liverpool, While, however, these edven- turers in a new enterprise will be morry over the abo- lition of the rival line, the groat majority will tamens it for the reason that it bad become established and reliable, aud ‘that tte facilities and arrangements wore ay he jeve than can be furnivhed by company period, The new concern within @ year, duit ry couple of large steamers, the Erie and the Ontario, end on are now plying regularly between here and Liver. Tho vessels are large, fast and substantial, and ith the disappearance of their Cunard riva‘s the pro- Jjectors of the new line anticipate an early and profitable traffic, It may be asked, in the way of 9 conundram, how the Bostonians will’ manage to make such a line pay tf the Liv managers cannot dot’ The only cosclusion w it the American Steamship Company are sanguine of divorting all. the Weatern produce in- tended for export from New York to Boston, and inasmach as .the same men who are prominent in thie* have always rise deen foremost in moaltiplying the railroad facilines between the West and, Boston, !t t# almost certain ihat their expectations concerning the saccess of the steam- slip company are based chiefly apon shipments of Western produce. It wil! be seen, therefore, tnai Now York and Boston rivalry in this particular wil) depend upon the facilities for Shipment between Albany and New York and Albany and Boston. The presen! facili- ties of which New York can boast are the Hudsou river, and the Hudgon River and Harlem Ratiroads and there is taik, 14 is said, of another raitway on the other sido of the Hudson Boston's present means of commu. nication are chiely the Boston and Albany Railroad, aud a still more cireuitons and equally mountainous route via Saratoga and Rutland, Vermont Central, &a These are the only availavle routes now, but when the hole ls bored nay Hoosic mountain, and when the Boston, Hartford knd Erie line is completed, then— but not until then—can Boston hope to’ become anything like a dangerous rivalto New York in solicit- img the produce of the Wost for foreign shipment. It is Bot impossible that Conard and Vanderbils have atudied vhese facts, If they have and there is ® united action on their part, the Bostonians wiil display wisdom and savo money by an early and permanent withdrawai from the contest, The Legislature will assemble in the newly renovated State House on Beacon Hill next Wedoesday, and ‘oly canvass fur presiding and ‘other ouler, of the Essex district, whom Governor Bullock turned out of office for b's opposition to Ben Bur for Congress, is the leading candid 0 Presidéncy of the Senate, and Iiarv Boston, i¢ the most talked of for Speaker of t! ‘or the clerkships of doth branches there will be abundance of candidates, but §t is not likely their frie: wil outnumber those of fd and Robdinson, present incumbents. Major risoy, the Sergeant. Arms, will provably be droppe a PL. L.) will endoudtediy tal Treaties and Their Construction to the Courts to Exven Savawed Wilton vt, Thomas Mall ond Wift.—This action ws brought to determive ceris.c questions under the treaty with the Choctaw Nation of Jodiane made in September, 1830 By the third article of the treaty the Choetawe ceded to the ited States the entire countrys OWNS and possesses oust of the Missiaaipp! river, and by the fourteenth articla each Choctaw nesd of « family being desirous to remain and become s @itizen of the United States shall be pormitred to do #0, vy signi bi intention to the agent within sx months of the ratification of the treaty, and such person & Abereapot sntitied to @ reservation of one secuion of six bundred and forty acres of land, and in like manner t@ entitied to one-half thas quantity for oach enmarried child ttving with him or her over ton years of age, ® quarter section to any such child as may be under ten years of age—ail to adjois ¢ location of the parent A grant was to iesue in case such Laan | remained on the lands for Sve years aft — EO on of the treaty, intending to become eft “United Staten ‘wittiam’ Hall, tir SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac tor Now ‘Yer Yeork=—Thie Day. - of ellen tees? 3S PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 29, 1867. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM raeeye. Sun rises. Sun sets Pesteamabip trsoeia mdse and pas iniles to the nort siete SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. of the Legislatures of the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec—The Goverume: if These Provinces—Deliberate Murd: MontREaL, Doo. 27, 1867. At three o’clock P, M. to-day the Parliaments of the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec were simulianeously opened at Toronto and Quebec with the usual formal- ities, The government of the province of Onfsrio is:—Lieute- nant Governor, General Stisted; Hon. J, 8. Macdonald, Attorney General; Hon. M. C. Cameron, Secretary and Treasurer; Hon. John Carling, Minister of Agriculture; Hon. Stephen Richards, Commissioner of Crown Lands; Hon, E. B, Wood, Treasurer. The government of Quebec is:—Lieutenant Governor, Sir N. F. Beileau; Hon. P. J, O, Chameau, Secretary and Minister of Agriculture; Hon, G. Ouimet, Attorney Gen- eral; Hon. G Durkin, Treasurer; Hon. O, Beaublese, ata are onever cen ng gta or Carney, Liverpool; Wolfville Br) Mepet,. & ine, Teo "), Me! reg wee ne, sai New sarod with mdse and Bark Atalanta rem), Hogemana, Bremen, #0 days, with mdse and 128 passengers, to order, Came the south- ad bad fine weatber. low 3, with mdse, to games Hea Bion %s, hada burrcane which tasted'24 hous; bas hada continuation of Pietteriy gales the, entite peas ‘Nov 20, lat 24 25, lon 45 15, spoke steamship Silver River (Br), from Glasgow for Buenos Ayres; Dec 26, lat 38 57, lon 73'4l, brig B Inginac, hence for Port au Prince. Bark Rerndeer (of New Haven), Wellington, Barbados, 16 a with molasses, to Hf Trowbridge’s Brig Jarien (Nor), Andersen, Rio Saaetr. 60 days, with Welsford. ‘Mad beary weather north of Ei fore oud tala topsalla, The? is at ancbor Br), Simmons, St Thomas, 16 days, in ballast, homas Owen (of Portland), Guptill, Havana, 10 bogs ed with — to Thompson & Hunter, Had ‘ine weather 22—Arrived, steamship Aue (Br Tusion, Liverpool: Lisbon, ‘Curtis, one Bordeau: iia (Br), Ode Arr! "edb bare t arditens ), Pont, Socees Roberts, te oak, Cantohas oss es, a Moca, New York; snip Odemas Ss re Eva. (8p); Domini= we Lg nang Below, coming up, ship 8t Genevieve (Fr), Cleared—Schrs & Feames, Ames, and Fred Smith, 6mith, NYork. BW Pass. Dec 24,6 PM (wind SB. rentner Arrived ‘steamship’ St Thomas, Cow: Saled, ret TETRA, Wont ue in tom, bere Sberpasare? sere TW Stone. aad Kate Bri am, SACOLA, Deo ir-arrived, Commissioner of Crown Lands; Hon, Louis Arctam- ‘Sehr fd Pale { Baltimore), Di ra Dei Schr Alte © N Cro~ beault, Commissioner of Public Works; Hou. G. Irvine, | 13. Rtn ors heat aed ar comapany wih brig. | Tell New Orleans; isto, orig HB sap 5 roo i Rachel, Bucknam, It is believed that a government delegation will bave plasion, oY is), Sacer Cornwallis, NS, 19 days, with merous ca Tampico: ait, ahi ‘vusea ‘ine Hallrond and the northwest exinsion of the Dominion. | $c8¢3.0.°ehpy alah. James River for Boston, PHILADELPH1A, Dec28, AM—Arrived. schr P_A Graw, It is likely Mr. McDovgall will be one of the delegates in | Sehr Jor Dayton, Lockwood, Virgie Blake, Boston, Below, brig J B Kirby, from Orchiila; sera Te kee ae eabeee one eu ser enn Aral ‘igang, od, Vita for New Haren. Mine Repplier, from Barbados; Dauptiess, from Porta City Council of this city appear to be seized with F Susan Serantoa, Hervey, Virginia for New 2%, 6 PM—Brig Ida M_Comery, from Turks: an extraragant whim, t desiring to borrow, on the | sche Joho J Ward, Inman. an, Bautiniore 8 S days. Inlands fog i ‘hdeishi, arrived. at the Bi mater to-day, i 1, Jameson, Balt fe credit of the city, $6,000,000, wherewith to make vari- Schr Rarat Whalen. Perth yey ey Pembroke. AEORTLAS AND Bec maig ed steamabip Miberseas eaten. os bey ats, oy tne items a to ‘build a Brown, erry: ity Bal cost of $250, another to make a Central Park at a cost of $350,000, yet the Counell can- " indugale pipe Faas eared stip Piauttas, 8 not meet their bonds, Kate siraiatany borage re Ni ay: 01 eerie eke age {the so-called berate): comrade | this hand hd me yi Toe following ome Beeween, eight and nine o’clock last night a fearful murder was committed in the above barracks, a sol- dier named James Carpbel! being shot in cold blood by a brother soldier named George Wilson, They are not supposed to have any long outstanding cause of disagree- ment, and the sad occurrence rose simply from oe ton. ton, ins. Higgins, Boston for ¢ Charleston, ries Elia May, Widey, Beton for a. Spe ey Thomas. Boston for Phi ade’ ‘phia. h C'Archer, Archer, Provides Scbr Ida, Pellam, Providence. Sebr Titmouse, Williams, Providence for Rappahannock Schr mead Rag RA 2A nad Providence for Baltimore. wrer, Wiggins, Providence for Jersey City. « Schr Sytvany Tail, Providence for Elizabethport. if ee Blatchford, NYork, Angie ‘Amesbury. ‘ames= Bosto: "nar Arrived, steamships Thames, and Cleopatra, New ‘Falied Steamship Huntsville, NYork; schr Wetzler, St Catherines. oe cea pel poet Np ebay erp np Beur Redon, sien, Providence for James River. MISCELLANEUUS. Schr Anne E Martin, Johnson. Newport for Philadelvbia, —A—A~A—A—A—A—A—A—A—A— AAA dd obr Thos Fitch, Pettigrew. Now cdo a Dene ameaiientaatin ds yr acim aie Sehr Staten I: jabcock, Brantford, NO. 1 - Sebr Chaden, Wai wright New Haven, . a cartridge-bor, ‘and when unobservea | Schr Hattie § Collins, Hil!, New Haven, COFFES fond his rifle with it, Wile banding the | Sehr Hudson, Doyle, New Haven. Fake Age Pare} Sehr Toledo, erate, New Haven, COFFEE rifle he pretence that it was “dented.” | Sonr Edward Linsley, Mills, New Haven. — and that that was the reason bo had it in bis band. Schr Isaac Anderson. Doyle, New FOR Pik minutes @ Teport was heard in Campbell's | Schr Wm Sampson, Conroy, New Hn en for Philadeiphia. NEW YEAR'S TABLE. room, and on the room be:ng entered, he had just time | Schr Yankee oy. Re bt for Port Johnson. NEW YEAR'S TABLE. to exclaim, “Ob, God, I'm shot!” when he’ expired. | , Seir Margaret ennedy, Kelly, New Have tor Biss: NEW YEAR'S TABLE. A . God, Pm hen he expire fy NEW YEAR's Tabs Wilson was immediately secured and lodged in the Sreeon, 3 Niblo, Myate ae eee S Central police station, In waa found that Wilson bad Hobbie, bamford. NEW YEAR'S TABLE. discharged bts rifle at Campbell as he was iying on the Echt Recor sSplitipe, Brid, overt NEW YEAR'> TABLE. bed. and that the ball had passed completely tbrough Bepr Surprise, Elaworth, idgeport NEW YEAR'S TABLE. . hue body, from back to breast, and, ‘Soendiag | ‘one of his behr Oliver patina, Spellman ridgeport, = handa in'ite progress, The body of the unfortunale de- | Behr A Waker we ma ad Northport, THE cexsed was handed over to Coroner Jones, and an inquest Bene basa, Fe Hare me GREAT AMERICAN wilt be held this morning at the General Hospital al n:ne Behr Rebecca Baa, Jott, Glen Cove, phat o'clock, Schr Warren, Wi Oyster TEA COMPANY River. ter Bay. Bieamer Uniied States, Davis, Fal Providence. Steamer Osprey. Kenney, ARE NOW SUPPLYING THEIR OUSTOMBRS* NEW JERSEY. BELOW. one anne emieie ee potty SAILED. Auisorn Avornor,—On Friday lat the County Phss- | ship obvnteh, Bremen Sorree Cian was notified that s young tady camed Maria Tozer, sunses WNW. nae residing at 91 West Kinney street, bad died from the COFFEE effects of an abortion committed upon her. The follow- HE Sebel ao apie ye dor Corres ing day ths body of the deceased woman, which bad | ,24"x Loonour, Fon fast short of ‘provisions; yoy iy ork g been buried, was disinterred anda poss mortem exami- | ply and staried again om the 15th. EYER IMPORTED Iho. THIS COUNTRY, nation held thereon, At this examination facts were from Oreille for Baltimore, SND THEY Have, SELBCTED SOME 0! Bric J. ee B Rinse. or, elicited to Justify the County ye :elan in ordering a | Shing tity high part of congo querboerd, and: pas sro THE VERY CHOICEST ts'eren coriain pari. ‘Detectives, Smiin- and. Brant | Sgt Ooemia from Babe for Nomgfork put into Bermu } | MEW YEAR'S TABLE, ay tre young” (ireeaed a koa veamas'e buna whe Bb vb Scuz Eoin Warens (of Bestport), from Demarara_for paces ¥ rich Whey wil geliver in any part 0 rs Large oer} 1 Spring street, the party suspected of advising she | New York. before reported epoken sted, put into Ber. | New York freq of omaees © shorn tnd" socrt voter purty psa vag ne | win Sats ae Sant tt Sa ae The coroner's inquest commenced ner Smith, of Ievinaien, prosiding, © conte ne: THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA SOMT AEE Coro- ort. previously reported ashi foget : na ary timer hove of woraiug of 26th inst sv by Weil OF 1@ vessel does not appaar to be injured, tte wi wind, secret Investigation, the reporters of ing proseed to New id THE GREAT AMERICAN TEs COREAS excluded ag weil as other ae. eG ta believed, bow- eee TA Warp, at H Hart, for THE gases BRIC. or ever, that suough evidence has been eltcited to commit Boston, reporte PP a TOR Ke ‘® gale THE GREAT & ANERICAN Ta Com PANY. several of the arrested parties for triat, The deceased sipped & sea which stove boat; sh Jib~ THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANE. woman's family is very ible, The names of the il etn ad outer fide. m: Shang bowser. and lost about THE GREaT tree ThA COMPA) thirty tone accused parties are withheld for the present by the Bod ne 38, ork he fell ‘with echr Caleb Stetson, Te fore he Nos 31 eu VESEY" ESEY STREET, pe Tes oo 10 say, bowever, that the Ines Worue an, the i ai ? work: womaa's ruin an ox. BROADWA celiens repu reputation ana” te ee SOP BROAD AT: ‘of Bleecker street. No. 461 EIGHTH AVENUE. ‘ ‘a. corner of Thirty.fourth stresh No, 299 SPRING STREET. between Hudson and Greenwich street, No, 9 FULTON STREET, Brooklyn, ‘corner of No, 183 GRAND STREET, Williamsburg. £ sonore J bannock river, a sunken sobooner with topmastsabove water. Sbe ie right ir the track of vessels, aud ie tation and onpecably connate fine e'closk: last night two femaies hi peen-discharged: H been t supposed to bave been sunk by og ali those accused of havi leading actors iu the crime aro still in custody. At same hour the tn aay ond was still in progress, the same secrecy Deing observed, and it was probable that it would not be completed until after midnight. Porsce Recoun,—The police report for the past week shows that the force made seventy-five arrests during co time, the majority being for drunkenness and some steamer. Miecelianeous. ‘The US steamer Wampanoag songineer’s trial trip. Bbe left the afternoon. Scun E J Palmer (of Baltimore), Smoot, which arrived at hey! awe from Demarara, made the round voy. wawiee Passaces—Brig Kennebec, Minot, of bh ver] id ed from ome vort Nov 15, at noon. laden hooks: 10 8000 es shooks feet of a mer, for Watancas; th there ee eee zou | Dallaat and to Havana, where ane she. dlecharged bal- 1 ani uy the arrived on the morning ‘of the Sth "raat making toe round voyage a few bours inside of 39 days, yesterday on an at Bo'ciock ia the LEGAL seni wn Maine yo In NEW York and States where cruel t, drunkenness or desertion is lawful cause. yin udvatoe. F. L. KING, Attorney, Sd Broadwege room No, % iitvess or Licvenawt Hewry.—Lieutenant Henry, of the police force, is seriouely ill, and bas been confined for about two months, ALLecED Emanzsiamest.—Lewis Dufn, @ colored ia- dividual! tn the employ of Patrick Tempsey, was arresied meLurs DU ORORS. LEGALLY OBTAINED IN cleat. cance, wo-pabnis rs charge cachaiversd fen caus, no pul Sotained; advice f OMB MM ‘BOWES, Attorney, &c., 78 Nassau street. ENEDICTIN: on Saturday night om acharge ef embezziement, pre To Owners anp Mastrus or Vassxis.—The Greenport The Je gon ae Le ap on made by the Benedictine ; had trusted (Lay Watches) of the 28th inst sayu a potivion ts ft ‘most delicious cordtal Juced into thie Parte pe pram agp epey pong sito | Son to Conaresn for the erection ‘of ‘substantial and per. | Souutry* Sn aie ich + seetiaespy be failed to a lond of appies whi @ dangerous sand bar lying off the ea- make revura for two “4 7 apa ‘as Long Beach ie eis socmmuceantne th tne taatieas into of Franca bab ded by the medical taci only for after dinner, but for general \tamaly uss he United Sta "DE UANGUE & 00., 76 Water street, New York. Beers. PARLOR FINISHED WEATHER me, ny are Renoting the channel past sald bar ape which Is often overtiowed by the strong tide setting past that point, and nearly cvery winter {9 carried away Alto. ther by outing ice During the year 1866 there were 183 flcensed vensela engaged 10, the coasting trade and fishing FIRES YESTERDAY. rue Béwery.—Aboat half-past five e’clock last Pri night fro broke out in the clothing store of Jacob | j0° meas from, that dimtrict, beside Need es lecked boats 5 . ‘Surips and Rubber Moulding, Elias No. 3463, Bowery, corner of Great Jones street, redin the Nenbaden dsb ut 0 other 87 Nassau street. a ye vessel not {iceased—all of whi which ‘are constant! aoe - and vefore the flames were oxtinguished the stock was Mr. Elias estimates his stock as months of tue winter season) passing in an; the said Peconic Bay; that by reason of the deep water and day) oy gd afforded by the i of boy oo of 3 mules above Long Beach Bar, REAST MILK FOR INFANTS AND FOOD FOR IN- yalids and Dyspeptics 1s Comstock's Rational Food, at mustly destroyed. No. 57 Cortlandt siree:, worth $17,000, on which he hav an insurance of $14,000 as foliows:—Mechanics’, $4,000; Merchants’, $2,500; | mary ucla eastward bound, frequently of large class JIRSULARS AND INFORMATION FURNISHED IN find it necessary oF convenient, during the conunuance ot Park, $2,500; Commonwoaltn, | $2,500, and Baltic, | the easterly blowsso common on this coast. to come up to ON legalized rere Broadway an A 'd barbor: that for the safety of the large tleet of vessels owued on or navigating Peconic Bay, as well as of oiners that, casually, galeria vercon 08 said bar ts argent for the'want of such protection vesseln often airianed OA said bar, even wheo pil: aequainted with these waters, 1 exposed point, which hundreds year, and that the interes's of com: and increasing elags engaged in the Bay a demand the erection of @ suitable beacon oo each 32,500. The upper part of the du! . Jewell as a dwelling. His fur smoke. No insurance, Several birds were suffucated. No. 346 is occupied by i Bange 4 and millinery store, Damage by smoke ter about $150, Insured for $2,400 in the Attna mpany, of Hartford. The building i m R, Roberts, aud is insured by him for Rang about $500, Axotarn Fins we rae Bowery,—Between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday night a fire broke out in the basement of No. 355)¢ Bowery, occupied by Olschiffer & Co., dealers in trunks and caps, The stock and fz- tures are danunged to the extent of $400 or $500, and is gee orate AND APPROPRIATE Holiday Presents. Novelties from the Paris Expositior Bronzes, Clocks, Jewel Boxes. Vienna and Spoken. Ship, Rival Deane, from Shields‘ for Caleutta, Dec 4, tat on jon Foreign Ports. Bangavos, Dec 13—No American vessel in Benwopa, Dec S—Arrived, sehr Virgin’ i ac Noe, 485, 490 and 492 [ey Corner of Broome atrees. presen pra FOR THE HOLID2Y3, of the Int tes, rice, Putnam, said to ve tneured. The premises had not been closed | NYork \andasiled int ou her return elrowe, more thou haif an boar when the fire was discovered, siccvat provisions (aud sailed 10th); coke Morse Pes: Tho building t owned by Mr J. Adrian; itis damaged hate liza Hares Frith, New in Houston street, about $500, and is meured. The frst floor is occupied a for New ‘retailing Mt manufacturer's prices: J. W. Gallagher, leather and ndings. Some alight nik ae ee mage hax been done to the stock by smoke. rom Bar ork 14th to £0, ©, PARKER & BRO., Ping wx East Turariern Srneet.—Shortly before seven sence Suirpaate Deg Pe pret! G & fire occurred Aldrick, for NYork 14th; ‘also a Boston brig lig for NYork. 7 Washington etree, O'clock last night in the bathing tain’ s Dame Fresh, i‘ establishment 157 East Thirtieth etreet, owned by adam | “*etica's B. brig iesapeake, Wilson, altimore; also, corner Murray etrees, Goubing, It originated In one of the bathing rooms from Havana, Dee wArtitel, cakes -aekinn se tite haute WHOLESALE DEALERS somo cause at preseat unknown, Damage avout $100, | Boston: Lottie, ‘lenis, Jacksonvilie: “Zid. vide ured for $2,500 in the Mechanics and Traders’ lasur Bie Srcied Cog uette and The business 18 carried der the ‘Tad, brigs Cie eee Brow PROVISIONS, |. H Pieh! & Uo, The building te owned cknoy. Is is damaged about Casue, Adams, bist a Dukedar Sow Otten * sobre sa (Br) Al Mocany ’ ees ila, th wie ‘an out nd . mele many poor who rT Basiness is moore or ieee depres: bute slight aud for tabor; proyisions @ apparel are beld ai such prices as to drain the pockets of those more able, and a eeems to tend as a barrier to these poor uafortumater, the South the present low price of cotton, the enhanced cost of its cultivation, the im- Dominion (Br), White, and Madon- from NYork. both arrived 10iB, for do it), Allen, for Philadelphia, WeAarrived, schr Maynonne, (1) Pensa cola. Oronto, Dee Arrived, brig Aroostook, Bryant, NYork | ~~ ‘az of two and half per cont and the high rate of Americas Porte. werest charged on Dorrowed capital, © left e large BOSTON, Dec 28, AM—Arri phip } New Zealand, Whit. umber of planters penniless = In portions ‘of Arkansas, | feild, ‘Caloutte: orige Jane oy on Haytiet Louisiana and Mississippi, thousands of negroes are | Drisk hive War tL Pi are Aad red ENTUCKY LOTIER now out of employment aod will be soon left in astary. | O08 congener, Wat | my a og tie K*® Pere aren tg eondition, and the dreadful accompaniment of farm. Pars hare Fa salon Eat om muck — Wwe com up big ta the fare “aa ‘hia wate of Binge | Puck Waste fin Me sb ick ete Rend acceunors to MURRAY, EDDY A 0 a ly owing ir F ronan on radicals, tt is ee a aber pci Chariesion, # & | inthe managoineptoftie, k 5 wey Ry pe tor ihe a ey cond afew tu “tracts” eat! Dosw lege. some of ihe wretepedness caused by their agitatioe and] alee sore he st ment a cavvinie, Kv., Deo. 2, 186%, “philanthropy, "—Savannah News and Heraid, ase Apel - any To att Waomgre May recigeereney sooersc ese, do: ae iter, Risk. “Waa car sehr om ity Mina Jpe ES 8. gust) pers 9 entitled % i to use y Collegs Lottery Gran ucky or MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. bag HS (9 kaa Wm Rennedy, Beitrmore; obip | scberue of clasece thereunder,” setae anata James = apegral T R Paiillo, Berane ries Aitobier echem ae ae eee} 1 Py A 4 Tubat Baitimore) echr if Mena, soever devised the Coll Lor without yi hs ‘The steamship Arizous will sail trom this port on err iar er a eny maauner ewes ues mesons Seas Pp ty from us, a RL «TON Seneqau, 2 Ria hi Newport, ron eins an $0. Er Aad jarcelona (Br sale PH Otic? (SEP wide’ Werle, ilaremn, ‘e Ba caw ork 1 ELL) wo ‘GWOOD. ba Crowell. BYprt, “ yt by x shelby Circuit Court for the ne rovente, euiter ¥e a Lowery Toesdsy for Aspinwall, ‘The mails for Central America and the South Pacific Will clone at half-past ten o'clock » the morning The New Yout Haxaip—Edition for the Pacific—wil De ready as half-past aine tm the morning, Single copies, m wrappers, for mailing, siz conta iS foe reat the SARD i Stren will be seen by the i sore notice, ave the sole an ates rans ve, fhe th Shai ey, a ge Lottery on al quarter past one and balf-pass afvernoca. ue his fae ene Mercia) and Cinsinneu German papers, pat % on reat Sr sleeting thelr own AES eee address for * arene afl orders to PRAXO AUITHE A GO, } far J The MALLS FOR EUROPE. -caobed (Br = iy. ian, Hap. | a ree SeaTac ates ll bi) ae « nit ve meses ha ail eeamaship africa Boeton eee ‘rhe wenther mi er iH = JAS. 3, SMITH. The Cunard mail steamship africa will leave on Wednesday for Liverpool. ‘ eye gm ne sathrard ey at ea We,gere sted io rs Giroutt Court, Shelbyville, Ky, Tho mails for Rurope will close in this city at “Aan primenent a8, emounting to theese besdred theasend detiere ‘clock on Tuesday boars, Sei nee win mite ‘a ‘The Naw Your Harain—Edition for Europe—will be Feady at bait-past ten o'clock im the morning. Single eopies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, sx