New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-13
New.Yorr Legisinture.

New.York Legislature.
"WEDNESDAY, jan. IL, isFa
The bill restricting ths right OF the Common
Council Of this City to make contracts, having
passed the Assembly lhe preceding day by par
" vete-Yeas So; Nays 36-came up IN the Seq
ate, and was opposed by Gen. RooT and aoV0-
Gated by Mr.. Foster. Gen. RooT moved It's re-
lection. Lost by party vote: IL to g. lis SEC
end reading being now pressed, Mr. FRANKLIN
objected: 50 it went over.
The Governors Message was now taken Up IN
Committee, aud Mr.. HARD spoke at length upon
il. After few remarks from Messrs. Ely and
Roor, some portions of it were referred, *hiie
others were passed over for further debate.
In the House, bill possponing to the 10th OF
February the time at which the enc per cent. Is
to be added to the taxes remaining unsolicited In
this City, was introduced, passed through all Its
stages by unanimous consent sent to the Senate,
and there passed also, so that it is now law
The Senate's bill repeating the law of 1910 re-
organizing CUT Criminal Courts, was read first
tine, debated, and ordered to be printed.
HATHAWAY moved the usual resolutions of refer
ence in regard 10 the Governer's Message. Not
acted on.
PESssYLyAsIa.-Hon. James buchanan was,
on Tuesday, reelected by the Legislature of this
State Senator of the United States, for six years
from the 4th of March ne1t-ihis being his third
election. The vote stood:
Senate. House. Total.
John Banks, Wig 40.......5t
ses,teIng. sLoeo s,n!s 81 over al is
The Porter men and ultra Radicals in the Lee
gisature threatened to defeat Mr.. Buchanan, but
were over-rued ia the party caucus, and all but
two whipped in. We presume there was an IN
Outstanding effected, by which the Buchanan men
agreed to sustain Porter's administration, and
choke down the threatened impeachment. Proba-
bly, Gerrymandering of the State for Members OF
Congress will result from it.
] Mr.. Buchanan is gentleman of moderate tai
ents but COED intentions, brought up federailst,
and battling ardently in the ranks of that party
down to its dissolution in 1924 He is now a
man of fortune bachelor Of some sixty years,
and as little likely 10 prove destructive as any
man in the rank, of his party. The Wings did
right in not corntenancing any project to put a
genuine Loco-Foco in his place.
| LATER FROM NAssAu-We are indebted to a
sin from the office of the Savannah Republican,
for news from Nassau up to the 2Sth ult., brought
| bv the schooner Jane. The House of Assembly
met on the 13th-but nothing of interest had been
ACCOMPLISHED. Several wrecked vessels were in
port. The brig Eagle of Philadelphia went ashore
and a small part only of her cargo was saved. The
steamer Dee arrived from Havana on the Odd
There is no other news of any interest
EARrHauAKE AT THE WEsT.-A shock of an
earthquake was felt in the West on Wednesday
week 1t is thus noticed in different places
severe shock of an earthquake was felt in this
city last night, about fifteen minutes past nine. II
lasted three or four minutes, and shook furniture,
locking glasses, &C. in extraordinary manner.
Cincinnati Gaz.
A Sigh, shock of an earthquake was felt by sew
eral persons in this place, Wednesday night
las, between the hours of nine and ten O'Clock 1t
lasted but four or FIVE seconds gainesville Rep.
Observation-Disclosures of letter from River
du Loup, Dis of Three Rivers dated Dec %
"On Wednesday morning, the 2ath inst, about
4 o'clock, another shock of an earthquake was felt
in this parish, proceeded by noise similar to that
experienced on the 9TH ultimo. It's duration was
but rnorentary."
A letter from Columbia, S. C. under date OF the
9Th says:
cat half past nine o'clock last night, slight
shock of an earthquake was felt in this place -
Many of the Students left the College buildings,
| -, ,ba.r
for the moment. believe 70 damage was done. y
ANOTHER DEFALcATioN.-lt was yesterday dis
covered BIZ the commissioners for liqudsting the
affairs of the Citizens Bank, that there was de-
felt in the funds of SSH 81. ]. B. Perrault,
the cashier addressed the commissioners a letter,
IN which be exonerees all the other officers of the
bank from any knowledge of. or participation in,
the enbezzlement. We believe banks were inst-
tu,ed 10 exhibit tc the yorld the extent Of men
turpitude. Picaynse.
DISTRESS IN QuEpEc.-Not one teeth of the
persons formerly employed in snip buildisg are
! now engaged-the wages, which were ten shil-
lings per day, are now reduced TO twenty pence .
but markets are abundant and produce very low
HARD CURRENCY WAdEs.-One hundred and
6fty men are now at work upon job within q
hundred miles of this city, for their meals and
shoes for the winter Com. Adv.
THE END OF The WoRLD.-We understand
that in enc of the School Districts of Hillsberough,
in this State, the whole population have become
believers in the doctrine of Mille,-closed their
district school, and taken their children home to
get prepared for the Second Advent. n. H. Sent.
A STAGE RosBED.-The boot Of mail stage
| from Pttsburg on its way to Baltimore was robbed