The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-22
Nhe VIEWS.

Nhe VIEWS.
Our intelligence from Washington this morning is
impcrtant. AT meeting Of the Cabinet yesterday
afternoon il was decided to dismiss Mr. Bronson
forthwith from ,he ctorship of this port. Mr..
O'Conor is expected to resign. We have commented
On This subject in another column. VIM. L. Hans
comb. Of Portsmouth, n. H., has been appointed
Naval Constructor.
A meeting of prominent business men, without
distinction of party was held at Rochester, Thurs
s,v night. Hon. Jonathan Childs presiding. The
.voved objects are to elect good men, and thus pre-
vent the plundering OF the treasury State ticket
made nm from the nominees of the wing national de-
mocratic and free soil democratic parties, was pro-
,osea and adopted as follows-Clinton, for Secre
tary; Cook, for Comptroller; Hoffman, for Attorney
General; Segur, for Treasurer; Clark, for Surveyor
Yates. for Canal Commissioner; Wood and DEMO, for
Ju5ges: Bovine, for Clerk of the Court of Appeals;
and M W. Bennett, for State Prison lnspecsor,
The address claims that the movement is . extern
xivelv and powerfully" supported. Here we have a
streak of fat and streak OF lean, with portion OF
the rhind of the animal.
In the Board of Aldermen last evening resolution
vas adopted directing the Street Commissioner to
have 10th street. at the intersection OF Eighth ave-
rue nut in order for public use also TO increase the
salaries Of dooren at the station houses to 800 per
.rnrrc. The Committee on Ordinances were direct
"A IN renort an ordinance changing the time for
making contracts for cleaning streets from one TO
shree wears as it appears considerable amount OF
money NAV be saved by the new contract system.
The semi annual report of the Chief OF Police was re-
..;vad The report of the Committee on Ferries, in
esyor Of reducing the rent of the Wall street ferry
nom twenty thousand to five thousand dollars, was
concurred in by vote Of eleven to iye, after very
animated debate, sketch (which will be found ap
pended to the official report Of the proceedings on
the eighth page of to-days paper.
The BOARD of Assistant Aldermen met at six
o'clock last evening, and transacted variety OF
yont;ne business The action of the Aldermen in
raising the pay of the police department, was con-
,,,rad in nv the Assistants after the words detailed
,n.nu and patrolmen' were stricken from the re-
nort and the words "sergeants" and policemen
,nbsttuted in their stead as being the legal express
,ons Other matter relating to alterations il cleo
ton districts and the removal Of the fire bell from
The tower in Thirty third street. to the City Hall,
v;l, he found in the official report. Tue Board adj
iourned until six o'clock next Monday evening.
We publish in another column an important taba-
lar statement showing the number OF deaths on board
emixan. ships arrived at this port from the 9th Of
septe hber up to yesterday OF 7,70l passengers,
a59 have died. and there is good reason to believe
that. with few exceptions, they were victims o
cholera. The ship Sigadahock,s which arrived at
Boston Yesterday reports that seventy OF her passe-
gers died Of the same disease.
A meeting of "Irish Confederates of AS" was held
last night and the preliminary steps taken to give
John Mitchell an appropriate welcome on his arrival
in this city.
Tho cattle show Of the American Institute closed
Yesterday, and the premiums were awarded to the
exhibitors for the best specimens of farm stock of all
Kinds. The list of prizes is reported in full else
where.
yery destructive fire broke out in Louisville,
XIV, Yesterday morning. The block on Fifth street,
half way from Bullet to Water street, was entirely
consumed, including the Journal office, the rolling
mills warehouse, Holbrooks tobacco warehouse and
the drug establishment of Wilson, Starbird Smith
Nth their entire contents. The fire was raging fu-
riously at last accounts.
In the Protestant Episcopal Convention yesterday
but little business of general interest transacted
Rev. Mr. Kipp of Albany, has been appointed Bishop
NJ California and Thomas F. Scott, OF Georgia,
Bl6hOp OF OEcROus Ii consequence VI WAC oAoWucu
state of onr columns we are compelled to omit the
report tor the present.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have decided to
increase the rate of toll on COAL after the lst of
November, to 81 rs per ton. 1t is now 81 IS.
Two men were killed and another severely wounded
nv collision On the railroad at Coatsvlle, Pa, yes
terday. The passengers escaped without injury.
An arrival at Boston brings Jerusalem plough
and other articles from the Holy Land for the Crystal
Palace.
The trial Of the officers and owners Of the stea n
boat Henry Clay was continued yesterday, full re
mort of which may be found in our columns.
The steam ship Osprey, for Philadelphia, left
Charleston on Saturday, siEce which time she has
not been heard Of She had twenty.four passengers,
and was amply supplied with provisions and coal.
The letter Of our Caracas correspondent although
not Of later date than that Of previous advces. will
be read with interest as it contains particular
details of the action Of the Monagas dynasty and its
effect upon the affairs Of Venezuela. list Of the
public buildings destroyed by the recent earthquakes
nj Cumana, is also published.
Cuba, the United States, md England.
The Washington Union, like other equally
uniformed commentators on the diplomatic
affairs of this country, in an article day or
two ago foreshadowed successful movement