The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18

nation from the Governors Of the New York Aims
house respecting any charges OF corruption that may
have been made against any member OF the board
BE ON the look out for the answer.
The members of the Legislature Of Florida are
determined that the inhabitants Of that State shall
longer be psstered with Billy Bowlegs and his hand
full of seminoes. bill has been passed authorizing
the Governor 10 raise two regiments Of volunteers,
and tender their services TO the government for the
purpose OF removing the Indians Should the aid Of
these regiments be refused, and the red be per
United TO remain where they are up to the 18th Of
May the State authorities 10 then go 10 work and
compel them to leave.
Although but twelve days have elapsed since the
assembling Of the Massachusetts, Legislature petitions
have already been sent in asking for additional bank
ing capital to the amount of upwards OF three mh-
lions Of dollars.
The Commissioners who were sent 70 Mexico py
the Senate to investigate matters connected Win
the Gardiner claim, after riding several hundred
miles on mules, being shot at by guerilias, and
searching in vain Cor the Doctors mines, returned in
the steamer Isabel which arrived at Charleston, from
Havana, last Friday. 1t is reported that the Com
mission have brought back witnesses TO prove the in
validity of the claim; but then they have left the
Doctor behind them Now look ont for warm work.
Secretary Corwn and his coadutors may well pre-
pare for more severe fsgellaton than has been
hitherto administered to them in regard to this affair
According to the last advices from Matamoras, the
Mexican commandant was preparing for strong
resistance against any attack that might be made by
the revoutionists, and the place had even been de-
clared in a state Of siege although no enemies had
made their appearance, and it was hardly probable
that any would.
From all quarters we have accounts OF the intense
GOODNESS Of the weather and the detention Of travel
lers by the late storm. The passengers on the ex-
press railroad train which met with the accident near
Great Bend, on Saturday night, seem to have had
very hard time Of it. We also give the latest parti-
culars from the scene of disaster at Squan Beach.
A large number Of men were yesterday employed in
saving the cargo Of the packet ship Cornelius Grinnel,
but the vessel it is supposed will prove total loss.
The bark Esperanza and the pilotboat Washington,
it is now confidently anticipated will be got Off
Twenty cattle, two horses and fifty tons Of hay,
were destroyed by the burning of barn. at Hatfield,
Mass, yesterday.
Alexander Steritt, one Of the large number of
persons who have recently been arrested in Philadel
convicted Of making spurious dollars.
We are grieved to announce the preparation Of
two more horrible deeds within our city. Patrick
Fitzgerald yesterday shot and instantly killed his
wife; and on Saturday night, John Hines, while
abusing his wife, attacked and severely beaten
by three men, that he died next morning from the
injuries inflicted. Full particulars Of both affairs are
given elsewhere.
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| gagged yesterday afternoon in hearing evidence in
support of the petition presented to the Common
Council against the of locomotives below Sixty
first street, the line of the Hudson River Railroad
| Company. 1t will be seen from the report, which
appears in another column, that the inquiry stands
| over to the 3lst inst.
| Last evening, the New York Typographical So
ciety celebrated, at Niblo's rooms, the one hun
dred and forty-seventh anniversary of the birth Of
Franklin OF the proceedings report will be found
elsewhere in our columns
We have in type, and shall tomorrow endeavor to
publish, reply from the Cuban Junta to the letter
of one of Washington correspondents relative to
the feasibility of establishing republic in the island
of Cuba The document is very interesting, and
contains some facts that may not be generally
known.
In addition to the lengthy review of the New York
Provision Markets. which will enable the reader to
form idea of what II rnss In food 49, Poope o.
great Metropolis, our inside pages to-day con
tain the following Letters from Paris, giving
complete history Of the progress of events in the
French empire; List Of California Custom House Of
fces the Presidential Vote Of Missouri; Naval In
telligence; Court Proceedings; Lines written by q
Lady for the Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue
of Jackson Financial and Commercial Reports; Ad
vertisenents, &c