AMERICAN NEWS.—NEW YORK.

North Otago Times, Volume VII, Issue 158, 27 November 1866, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS.— NEW YORK.

A public thanksgiving has been proclaimed by President Johnson for peace and general prosperity. Senator Charles Somers delivered a lecture in Boston, denouncing the President in bitter terms. The b.s. Evening Star, which sailed on 29th ult. for New Orleans was wrecked j only 20 saved out of over 500 ! On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out in Broadway. St. Patrick's Eoman Catholic Cathedral was totally destroyed. The President has addressed fire important questions to the Attorney-General, which, in connection with his bold utterances at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, incline to the belief that the Executive has decided that tho 39th Congress was not a logal body. Money easy at 4 per cent. MEXICO. I Tho Emperor Maximilian has taken a strong stand I* against the Liberals, and is backed by the French. CALIFORNIA. Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands continues the centre of attraction at San Francisco. Tho royal party were to sail to Honolulu on the llth instant. CHILI. The financial statement shows the revenue of 1865 amounts to little more than 7 millions of dollars, with expenditure of fully 14 millions. > Public debt on 1st January, 1865, not quite 19 millions ; will be in January, 1867, 40 millions. Increase due to the war, but causes no alarm. A change has been effected in the Cabinet.