The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

fractional excitement and discord were again ram
pant in the Assembly yesterday After long dis
eussion, the committees articles Of impea ,hment
against John c. Mather were approved; not, how
sver, before Mr.. Case, Of Onondaga, had made some
very apropos remarks concerning the peculiar prac
Use lately adopted by legislators, OF going upon rail-
poad and other excursions taking recesses for days
snd weeks at time, &C., and drawing their regular
pay in the bargain. This was coming too near
home to suit the views of q majority Of the mem
bers however forcibly it may strike their constituents
n our legislators anxious to purge the thorough
1res Of public abuses, they ought, by way OF
frustrating their sincerity, to begin by clearing
sway the rubbish with which their own doorsls
asumbered Towards the close of the day Mr.
Champln's barnburner endorsement of General
Fierce was called up, and created general furore
among the democracy. 1t is needless to say that
fhe barnburners In the ascendant and that the
resolutions were adopted. The Senate spent the
day upon the appropriation bills, in the course of
which Mr.. Cooley illustrated the conduct OF some OF
his colleagues in manner peculiarly refreshing. See
the regular reports and the despatch from our spe-
eial correspondent for full particulars of all the
curious maneuvers and incidents.
Hon. Scion Borland has at last been heard from.
He has notified the State Department that since the
adjournment of Congress he has been Frustrated by
sickness but is better and ready to receiTe any
instructions that may be rendered concerning his
auassion TO the Central American States. We also
egret to learn that Hon. Asbury Dickens, Secretary
q the United States Senate has been prevented by
severe illness from attending to his official duties
since the 4th Of March. He, too, is convalescent.
Preparations have been made to give an appropri
Ate reception to the President in Baltimore and
Philadelphia while on his journey to this city next
week. As the New York Board of Aldermen las
sysni & ado oted the resolution appropriating five
uhossand dollars to defray the expense of the recep
Hou Of Gen. Pierce, our merchants and others will
b. re ieyed from all further anxiety on that score
Had sur citizens been compelled to take the matter
b hand the distinguished guest would doubtless
have been received in . style eclipsing every hing
eA-e Of the kind hitherto attempted.
The drawbridge over the Brandywine creek near
Wilmington being left open at two o clock yesterday
morning, the locomotive, tender, and two platform
ears belonging TO the freight train for Philadelphia,
were precipitated into the stream and the engineer
and fireman lost their lives. The bridge tender,
Who has been arrested, states that he had been up
al night that he fell asleep that the approach of the
train aroused him. that he endeavored to attract the
engineers attention, but was so confused that he
docs not know whether he exhibited the proper sig
nal or not. 1t is rumored that this funconary was
required to do both night and day duty and that he
could not procure more than three hours sleep out
~ every twenty-four. Can this be possblel
An aged man named Hughes, who has for the
Nst forty years been in the employ OF the Hudson Bay
{ Ompany, as an Indian interpreter was run over
nm d instantly killed last Thursday, by train Of
mi; voad cars, near Montreal. aborer on the Bal
tim, ,re and Philadelphia railroad, was killed near
Mort beast yesterday.
We elsewhere give full details Of the highly inter
estinp Russo-Turkish, Chinese, and other news
brouubt by the steamship America.
Coloniz alton was the theme Of discussion in the
Convention of Colored Men at Rochester last Thurs
dav evening. Fred Douglass and Others expressed
their decided opposition to the system. long de.
hate took pla ,e yesterday morning on the PROPOSE.
t;on for a Matt onal Council Of Coored Men, The
vord " colored was the stumbling bock-some of
them could not 'et over it-but the more sensible
norton of the bo dy insisted on calling things by
their fright Names, ,and consequently the title was
retained Lloyd Ca Tson was euiogzed for his con-
..a,t announcement OF emancipation the McGrau
vile and Allegany Gil y Colleges were endorsed az
aeminaries wherein pc ople OF color conld be edu-
..,oa and II was rest lived that the Convention
sbond close il Iabor at eleven o'clock last evening"
Governor Lane, Of New Mexico, has given Official
Information that his eiorts to introduce pastoral
and agricultural pursuits ag-og the Apache Indians
meet with encouragement II ~ very unfortunate for
themselves that AL the aborigines now roaming over
Me western and aouthcrn country cannot be pre-
vailed upon to follow the noble example Of the Choc
taws, and few other tribes who have left the chase
which afforded them Nj precarious subsistence,
for the more certain and less dangerous pursuit of
the busbandman.
A large amount Of routine business was disposed
Of in both branches Of the Co nmon Council, last
evening. The only feature OF spec,,l interest In the
Board Of Aldermen, was the reading of letter Of
invitation to be present at the opening on the Crystal
Tllace Objection was made TO the reception Of the