The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19
The News

The News
In the course of conversation in the State Senate
yesterday morning, Lieut.. Gov. Church remarked
that he should convene the Court Of Impeachment
for the trial of Canal Commissioner Mather soon
as the Assembly appointed its managers for the pro-
secution Of the suit The appropriations for the New
York Fire Department and the Hospital and Orphan
Asylum were stricken out of the Supply bill, after
which the measure passed by eighteen to six. The
extraordinary pruning this bill has undergone in the
Senate will be apt to cause an exciting controversy
between the two houses before the matter is finally
disposed Of 1t appears to have been 80 transformed
as render it question of doubt with some Assem-
blymen whether it was not q new bill altogether.
Most Of the afternoon was consumed by the Senate
in discussing the Railway Tax and Toll bill.
The Assembly concurred in the Senate's amend
ments to the Niagara Ship Canal and Canal Enlarge
ment bills. Among other bills passed by the As
sembly was one authorizing horticultural garden
TO be founded in this city, and another amending
the charter of the New York Juvenile Asylum. Mr..
Noble brought in bill providing stringent penal
ties for maliciously placing distractions on railroad
tracks Why not append this to the Anti Railroad
Accident bill, and pass the latter at once? Why
delay action ON measure which will in great de-
gree tend to ensure the safety OF hundreds of lives
which are now daily in jeopardy? Night sessions
were held by both houses, but wha. they accom-
plished we have not ascertained.
The President, says Washington despatch, is
greatly embarrassed concerning the conduct of Mr..
Marshall, the American Comm issioner, with regard
to the Chinese revolution. What makes the matter
still worse is that we have no vessel in readiness to
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scene CT operations. Mr.. W. was to have left about
the Goth of September, in the steamer Princeton but
she has proved failure and cannot undertake the
voyage The only resource left is the steamer Sara
mac and she, it is understood, cannot be got ready
before December. Mr.. Walker we are gratiied to
learn has entirely recovered his health and is ready
to proceed to business. What's to be done?
The newly appointed Minister to Brazil, Gov.
Tr0usdale, of Tenn, is in Washington. He will re-
ceve his instructions and depart for his post as soon
rs convenient
despatch from Washington remarks that fresh
difficulties have arisen with regard to the fishery
question. 1t is now believed that the negotiations
will be delayed and that the subject will not be dis
posed OF before the meeting Of Congress. In the
meantime, the feet under Com. ShuDrick will en-
deavor to strenuousy protect the rghtfu interests
of the American fishermen as does Admiral Sey-
mours squadron those of our colonial neighbors.
By telegraph from Baltimore, we learn some sd-
ditional and quite interesting items from Mexico.
The cholera and yellow fever were committing
fehtful havoc among the inhabitants Of Vera Cruz.
reported that not over ten persons survived out
of every hundred attacked by the vomito.
We elsewhere publish further particulars relative
to the fatal catastrophe on board the steamer EN-
pile last Saturday together with the evidence given
before the Coroner's jury yesterday The verdict
will be rendered this morning. No more victims to
the explosion have been found.
new trial has been granted to Kissane, recently
convicted at Cincinnati for being concerned in ex-
tensive forgeries. His bail has been fixed at ten
thousand dollars and unless the security is given he
will be sent to Columbus for safe-keeping Findey,
who was also convicted on the same charges, but
made his escape on being brought into Court to hear
the verdict of the jury, has not been recaptured
An unusually large amount of business was trans
acted by the Board Of Aldermen last evening, as
win be seen on reference to the lengthy official re-
port in another column. The Comptroller having
refused delayed to comply with the former resoIu.
ton, authorizing him to pay seven thousand dollars
for he lease of twenty lots the north side of
Fortyfth street, near the East river to be used as
. depot tor the contractor for the removal of ofal
Mr. Sturtevant offered resolution, which was adopt
Cd by eleven to one directing said Comptroller with
out further delay to furnish the sum necessary to
carry out the spirit Of the first named resolution
Mr.. Sturtevant also presented resolution which was
referred to the Committee on Streets, directing the
further narrowing of the easterly sidewalks of the
Park to eight feet, at the expense of the Harlem and
Third Avenue Railroad Companies, and that the lat
ter company be required to take up and relay it.
track inside the rails belong to the former company
The Board adjourned till the first Monday in August
BY the report Of the Comptroller, presented last
evening to the Board Of Supervisors we perceive
that the taxation for the year will amount to
s4,966,241 ST. the heaviest items OF which are for
police Lighting lamp district, city schools common
schools, repairs and supplies, repaving and cleaning
streets, docks and slips, and charitable institutions
The report, which is not yet completed states that
there is one.quarter mill on the valuation.
Board Of Police Commissioners yesterday pro-
ceeded to investigate the charges preferred against
John Cusack and Patrick Kelly, who were sus
pended from their functions as police officers for
alleged misconduct in permitting prisoners to escape
during the riot in the Ninth ward the 4th Of July
full report of the investigation is given in another
column.
To.day's inside pages contain Letters from Lp-
don, Paris, Boston, and various of our principal
Altering Places Communication from Colonel
Benton concerning the Proposed Railway to the
Pacific Commercial Theatrical and General
News, &c.
The steamship Franklin with four days. and the
Europa with one week later advices from Europe
are fully due-tbe former at this port, and the
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