The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-07

The News.
In The United States Senate, yesterday, the Com
mittee on Public Lands very properly reported
against the proprety of passing the Homestead, or
Free Farm bill, Mr.. Benefits Land Distribution
bill and Senator Walkers bill ceding the lands to
The States in which they lie. Want Of time will pro-
baby prevent the Senate from acting any of these
measures during the present session. and EVENT. there
we're time row that the House has upset nearly all
Of ihe Senates r.iroad land projects, it is more than
likely that the latter body would retaliate by giving
the land schemes of the House the go by. Thus,
these threatened evils have, like the Kilkenny CATS
completely eaten each other up.
Through the instrumentaty of Gen. Houston, a
select committee of five was yesterday appointed by
che Senate. to inquire ipto Galphnism of all sorts,
whether among congressman, commissioners, or
IN the departments. The wholesale style in which
claims of every description have been acted upon
and approved by the various branches OF the govern
ment within the last few years, rendered 1t neces-
sy for the honor of all concerned that the charges
Of corruption, which have been freely circulated
should be inquired into and the guilty parties, who
ever they may be, brought to light. If the Com
nittee do their duty faithfully, they quite likely
will the expose will undoubtedly form very curl
sus chapter in the political and financial history of
the country.
Netting was done by the Senate with the
private calender. The proposition to give
$4,000 to the Shawnees for their lands in
Ohio, was stricken out of the Indian Appropria-
son bill The Committee on Finance offered an
amendment, sppropriatng $4,000 to pay for an
agent to investigate the contracts entered into by
iAe California Indian Commissioners, about which
Abere has been so much stir within the last few
months. After debate, this proposition was also
rejected.
But little Of interest transpired in the House Of
Representatives yesterday. The resolutions of the
Connecticut Legislature, in support of the Com
Romise measures, were presented and ordered to be
printed. The greater portion of the day was con-
sumsd in a dry discussion upon uninterestng
amendments to the General Appropriation bill.
Our special correspondent states that Secretary
Corwin will positively resign very shortly. BE
also says that the Senate, yesterday, confirmed the
nomination of Judge Conkln as Minister to Mexico.
Ex Minister Letcher is said to be on his way home
The returns Of the recent State elections come in
very slowly. From North Carolina only two coun-
ties have been heard from, and they show gain |
Tor Jebn S. Kerr, the whig nominee for Governor |
Nothing definite has yet been received from Mis-
soIri, but enough is known to render it pretty |
sure that democratic State officers have been |
chosen, and that Eon Thos II. Benton has been !
eiected to Congress. Both the democratic can |
dictates for Congress in Iowa, it is thought, have
been returned. In arkansas, a democratic Go !
yernorahas probably been chosen, although the re-
turns received indicate that parties ere somewhat
split up the legislative ticket Indeed, from the
present position Of sais, it is Impossible, at pre-
sent to even surmse what viii be the reAult Of the
Af
4hese States.
Matthias Skupinsli, one OK the Polish b. Others,
Whs convicted for the horrible butch cry Of
young Lehman, the jew pedlar, was execaa ed in
Philadelphia yesterday. The unfortunate man
far present known has left The strange "a oorts
relative to his extraordinary of crime alto
sether IN mystery.
There were but eleven cases and eight deaths, by
ehelern, IN Rochester, yesterday.
A despatch from Com. Perry, dated Eastpon,
Me-. etates that he has been collecting information
relative to the fishery difficulty, and that he thinks
Me result Of the controversy win be favorable to the
A uericans The Commodore to sail for st. (
John, N. B on Thursday.
From Albany we learn that the barns Of Mr..
yipinr and another gentleman, living in the anti
rant region were set fire and burned, on Thurs
aav night II win be recollected that Mr.. VS.
house was recently attacked, on which occasion
himself and Mr.. Wait were badly injured, their
Aorses were manned, and other damage was done to
heir property by anti renters in disguise Is there
"A way Of either Kidding State filing its peni-
|,psiares with these villains?
Boston despatch states that the meeting OF the
uerican Scientific Society, called at Cincinnati, on
he 18th instant, has been postponed, in conse.
,.ence Of the prevalence Of the cholera on the
outes of travel TO that city
From New Orleans, we have despatch confirm
M the reported massacre of Capt Marcy and his
..n. and from Louisville we have another, stating
Ia. the Captains fate is still uncertain.
heavy storm yesterday deluged the vicinity
4 Medina. in this State. house containing
.nily was swept of, and two children were
revned To add to the calamity, barn in the
eirhborhood was struck by lightning and con-
uned.
A preamble and resolutions were presented last
vspipg. in the Board of Assistant Aldermen, by
fr. BouiOn, in favor Of publishing the debates OF
he Common Council in Eve Of the most extensively
irsulated journals Of the city. The resolution was
Starred, vi.hsa. debate, 70 the Committee on Alta ]