The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-21
The News.


The News.
The majority of the members Of both branches of
State Legislature at last to have really made
up their minds to adjourn and go home. They yes
teray agreed to the Supply bill and that last bone
of contention being disposed Of little or nothing re-
mains for them to waste time and make buncombe
speeches upon. The appropriation of ten thousand
dollars for the New York Volunteers, and of fifty
thousand for legislative expenses being insisted upon
by the Assembly, were acknowledgements, the
Supply bill remains very much it was sent from
the Senate last Monday. The Assembly passed
resolution to adjourn sine die at six o'clock this
evening but SO many resolutions of this kind
have been adopted Of late and never fulfilled that
but little confidence be placed in this one, much
its accomplishment is desired by the people of the
8.ate. If the two houses should actually be dis
solved to-day it is feared that the Railroad Accident
the Central Park, and other bills of Importance
yet Enacted on, will receive the go-by although it
is hoped that the philanthropy and good sense of our
lawmakers viii urge upon them the necessity of
passing the first-named measure at least. The
Speaker Of the Assembly yesterday announced that
he woul at an early day name the Board Of Mana
gers to prosecute the charges against Mr. Mather
and that it the intention of Lieut.. Governor
dately after the adjournment of the Legislature.
The additional European intelligence brought by
the Europa, and published under the Geographic
head will be found very interesting, particularly
that portion relating to the warke movements ofthe
Russian and Turkish troops. The latest Geographic
despatch from St. Petersburg shows that the people
there not quite sanguine of the preservation
Of peace as they were at previous advices neverthe
Ices he inn in he opdco
markets together with the returning tone of conf
dence assumed by some Of the leading politicians ia
England and France render it probable that there
were good grounds for believing that compromise
would be effected between the Car and the Sultan
A despatch from Washington states that the Presi
dent and cabinet yesterday attended the Columbia
College commen cement Commodore ShQbrich
thinks that the boilers of the steamer Princeton can
De repaired to render her fit for service in a
week. Hon. Pierre Soule was yesterday among the
sp sctators az the trial Of Captain Schaumburg for
shooting Mr.. Fuller soale moths ago.
Owing to the commencement at Harvard College
yesterday, the custom house banks, and some other
public institutions in Boston, were closed
Late advices from the fishing grounds inform us
that mackerel are so scarce that the vessels have
very little to do. The inhabitants of st. Johns
protection Of the colonial fishermen against the
Americans, are now pettoning for the return of the
latter. Formerly the American fishing vessels
afforded these people considerable business whereas
their vessels are of no use to them and they are
now in a starving condition They state in their
petitions that they shall be obliged to call upon the
government for pecupiary assistance
-Four men were yesterday arrested in Rochester on
,bara &c
press dies, and large number of the spurious coins
were found in their possession.
Gibson Farwell, foreman of hose company, was
killed by the falling Of a chimney during fire in
Waltham, Mass, on Tuesday evening.
A large warehouse, containing four thousand bar
rels Of -four and five thousand sacks of salt was en-
trely destroyed by fire in Pttsburg yesterday morn
fng. The roofs Of the I'm ted States Hotel and three
adjoining buildings were also burned
The Cunard steamship America which sailed from
Boston yesterday, took out s429,s 07 in golden in.
gots and coin.
The Commissioners of Police yesterday held ses
sion for the purpose of Dqurng into charges against
The policemen of the different wards The com
plants, Of which there were great number princ.
paly related to getting intoxicated while on duty
sleeping on and absenting themselves from their
posts, visiting drinking saloons, &c. The majority
Of our police officers having become Disguised with
The slanderous examinations brought upon the fra.
ternity by the misdeeds Of few Of their number
seem determined in justice to both the public and
themselves to drive out all those who are unworthy
OF remaining in their ranks. Let the good work pro
gress and shall soon not only have model police
system in name, but in reality. We shall in future
publish such Of the proceedings OF the Police Com
pissioners' Court a. maybe of interest.
BY the report Of the proceedings in the Board OF
Supervisors last evening it will be seen that the
Comptroller made his return Of the relative value "
real and personal estate in the city and county Of
New York assessed in the years 1852 and 1853 It
appears that the total amount Of assessments on real
and pessonal property for the year 1863 is Sab $780,
932 being increase OF SCI 81 coo over that OF
the year 1862, Of which, understand the increase
by the Tax Commissioners is $25 ,275 DOL. The pre-.
sent taxation is the higest rated on the city and
county If New York, the nearest in amount TO il
being that OF the year ls49 large portion of the
increase ls542,l67 ~ il required by the tax law,
to make up tie deficiency of the preceding year.
In addition to much other interesting rea ling,
t. days inside pages contain letters from Havana
Philadelphia, Illinois and Portsmouth, N. H.; Arti-
cles on the New York and Provinc,a law regu.
lsting the Fisheries; Laying the Corner Stone Of
81. Peters Church at Poughkeepsie Examination
OF Ira - Eddy charged with Insanity. at Hartford:
Murders, Suicides, Terrible Accidents; Proceedings
of the Democratic state Committee Sketch Of .
HERALD Newaboy; Commercial, Williamsburg and
Irtollyt Nows, &c.