The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-21
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The News.
As was anticipated, the caucus OF wing Con-
r,essmen in Washington last evening, resulted in
a grand fiare-up and back out by the Southerners.
We have spoken at length of this affair in another
COLUMN.
Gen Shields yesterday reported highly impor-
tant bill in the United States Senate which propo-
ses to improve the efficiency If the army, by abol-
ishing double rations to all officers except command
ants. and cutting off emoluments to brevets, and
bounties to non-commissoned officers and soldiers.
The bill proposes to equalize the pay of officers in
The different arms Of the service, by raising the sala
Yies of some and lowering those Of others. Should
this bill pass it is not improbable that it will cause
general stampede among many officers, who mainly
depend upon their perqustes for the support Of their
families Several amendmentsto the deficiency bill
were discussed and agreed to- California gets 900
for the completion of the floating dock at San Fran
CISCO and SO 900 for Superintendent of Indian At
fairs By-the-way, the people of California wide
awake on the subject Of internal improvements They
Yesterday applied for the right of way through the
public lands for several railroads. They are also
preparing to run regular line Of steamers to China,
and bid fair in few years, to turn large portion of
the rich East India trade into the channels of America
Enterprise works wonders, and gold oils the wheels.
New York will have to bestr herself, else San
Francisco will soon compete with her for the palm
Of commercial glory.
In the House of Representatives, yesterday, Mr..
Ranoul one Of the fr soil chiefs Of Massachusetts,
was very DESTROYS of making personal explanation,
but was thwarted by Mr.. Stanly, who very properly
advised him to make known his grievances through
D. do
sition to the naval discipline bill He in favor
of an entirely new naval code which would elevate
the moral condition of the sailors. While upon the
subject of morality, why not pass bill for the ele
walton of the morals of Congressman Were this
desideratum accomplished, they might be rendered
more capable of manufacturing laws for the poor
sailors. The performances in the House closed with
a debate on the free farm bil-a sort of Fourerite
affair on an extensive scale-which is designed to
take land from the people at large and give it to
few who have the means of cultivating it,
Gov Bigler has vetoed all the bills for the
ton of new banks, which the Pennsylvania Legsla-
ture have of late been SO actively engaged in pass
ing. The Governor is evidently opposed to all spe-
eulations which may result to the disadvantage of
the people.
Accounts Of the serious effects of the storm are
beginning to pour in from all quarters. The
How Of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
truly disastrous. in addition to the loss of many
valuable lives. it is estimated that $400, 900 worth
Of property was destroyed in the vicinity Of Pitts
burg The water was within three feet of the high
Hooa mark Of 1892. Upwards Of five hundred fam-
lies we're driven from their homes in the little city
Of Allegheny. Many Of the bridges the Poto
mac have been swept, ana large amount of valu-
able property along the river and canal, has been
either carried off or wholly ruined. From the east
we hear Of numerous disasters to the shipping.
Several vessels either ashore totally wrecked,
in the neghborhood Of Boston. 1t is feared that
the shipping along the coast has suffered to far
greater extent than is yet known.
The Women's Temperance Convention, which
convened at Rochester yesterday, was quite large.
The business Of the body went along calmly and
nationally, likely owing to the fact that the Hon.
Horace Greeley, Gerritt Smith, Abbey Kelly, and
few other ancient feminine tatters, were not at he
party. If the women can only manage to keep the
fantastical old scanda-mongers away, they will
work more to their own satisfaction
The reception Of Kossuth yesterday, at Jersey
City-of which the reader will find report in
another part Of this days paper-was not very fat
terng to that distinguished actor very encourag
ing for the hopes Of revolution in Hungary and al
over Europe. 1t partook Of the character Of the
other receptions in that State and Of the recent
eeptons West and South, Of whose GOODNESS he COM
plains. How it will be down East" remains to be
determined. 1t is pretty clear that Kossuth is
waning star. whose glimmerng light is fast fading
into nothingness before the sun Of common sense.
He speaks of the newspapers assailing him. Why,
il is he who commenced the attack on the newspa-
pers, and said they were under Austrian influence,
because forsooth, they refused to by his no.
tions about Intervention and non-interventon; and
we are not aware that even after his attri-
butng such base motives to them, they have
been tempted to initiate his example, in ex-
ceeding the legitimate limits of fair discussion.
If he right, he stand the test, not only OF ar
gument and investigation, but even little rough
handling If he is so thin-skinned, and so sensi-
tive people will begin think that he not Of that
stern stuff Of which revolutionists are made.
We received by the Georgia full commercial re-
ports from Valparaiso and Honolulu to the 18th Of
February /; the latest publicly made known. We
rive them in another column
The news from Ecuador, although not so late as
our previous accounts. gives US some idea Of the
feeling in that republic towards Flores, who is now
attempting to revolutionize that country II comes
from American source.
Our columns this morning contain an immense
amount Of local ard foreign reading, to when the
readers attention is directed. The intelligence 70
be found In the inner pages, is diversified, ana
highly entertaining.
The Asia is due to-day, with three days later
intelligence from Europe.