The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-11

made IL the late repo OF the Auditor Is duly acted
ON, In the course Of the day various bills were
passed and otherwise disposed of-among them Sc
yersI in which the people OF this vicinity greatly
interested.
The Assembly referred tie prohibitory liquor bill
to select committee, and resolution was adopted
ordering the final vote to be taken at noon on the
22d inst Appearances now Indicate that the dis
cussion Of the subject VIII be extended greatly be-
yond that time; and under the circumstances little
surprise will be man tested the bill should be
tually killed by procrastnatlon. Both branches of
the Legislature followed the example Of Congress
by adjournng till Monday
The popular branch of The New Jersey Legsla
ture has passed the BIZ lint ng the monopoly Of
the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company to ff
teen years.
We elsewhere publish some additional intelli-
gence relative to the Greek instruction, brought
by the steamer Asia, which reached Boston yester-
day morning, together with series Of very inter-
esting letters from Paris and Copenhagen, and the
leader from the last London Times on the war.
In connection tn the olfca and SPECIAL reports
of the proceeding of municipal leg stature with
regard to the filthy condition of the treets, to-
day publish the address of the PEOPLES committee
to the people of New York on the same subject all
which will doubtless be perused with great attention
by every friend of health, cean ness and decency.
The Board of Councmen, it will be seen, adopted
lengthy report, setting forth that under existing
circumstances it is expedent to cancel all the con
tracts for cleaning the streets-only one Of which
has been fulfed-and to advertise for new propo-
SAILS in accordance with certain specifications divid
ing the city into nineteen cleaning districts Let
the good work progress.
In the Board of Aldermen last evening, com
munication from the Board Of Councilmen was
taken up, praying the Legislature to authorize an
additional apportonment Of 100000 to be placed at
the disposal of the Health Department for the clean
ing of the streets. This sum was thought too high
and after discussion on the amount that should
be appropriated, the sum was finally fixed at
S75 0OO and the resolution in its amended form was
sent back to the Beard of Councilmen for concur
renee. There was very little business before the
Board, and the Aldermen amused themselves by de-
batting for an hour whether it was parliamentary to
clay motion for the previous question on the Ia
ble." This was at last decided in the affirmative,
against the ruling Of the Chair
A man named Patrick Toomy was killed, and
some others seriously injured, on the New York and
Erie Railroad, last Thursday night. The cars of
milk train became disconnected near the Sufferns
depot, and when the engineer backed, on a de-
scending grade, the deceased was caught between
the cars. This is the third or fourth accident that
has occurred on this line lately We also learn that
a locomotive on the Hudson River road exploded at
Hudson last evening, killing the engineer and badly
injuring the firemen. The engine was completely
shattered.
The investigation of the coroners jury concern
ing the recent mysterious murder of Italian refu
gee in Williamsburg was concluded yesterday.
James Antoni, employed as sugar refner in Duane
street. has been arrested on suspicion of being the
murderer An ice-pick, left sticking in the de-
ceased, and believed to have been in possession Of
the prisoner, led to the arrest.
William Brennan, whose trial for causing the
death of Michael Koran has occupied the attention
of the Kings County Court for the last four days,
was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth
degree yesterday.
On reference to our reports, it win be seen that
there was very general falling off in the prices Of
stocks in Wall street yesterday Cotton was firm;
and the rates for good brands Of -four varied but
little; Southern brands, however, tended downward.
1t is hardly probable that the present high prices
will be maintained for any grest length of time.
giving way at the date Of our last despatch This
will soon be followed by the opening of canal navi
cation, and then we shall have such rush of -four
and grain to the seaboard as will astound dealers.
No less than thiltythree thousand bbs. of -four and
sixtyeight thousand bushels Of wheat have been ex
ported from Baltimore during the present week.
In addition to variety of interesting miscella-
neous matter, to-day inside pages contain polit
cal letter from Concord, n H., Habeas Corpus case
in the Supreme Court, Commercial and Theatrical
news, &c.
The Nebraslt" au .sa%n. Fl re- : -" ~"
The Kansas-Nebraska bill having passed the
Senate by large majority, is now under sort
of armistice before the House of Representa-
tives, awaiting the issue Of the New Hampshire
election. But although the discussion rests for
a brief space in Congress, the subject does not
and cannot rest-the agitation is going on, and
must 20 on, till the question is settled and set
tied upon the fixed and permanent basis of the
constitution.
The agitation, thus far, has eeen mostly of
q purely abolition or free soil character.
There have been some scattering, spontaneous
anti-Nebraska meetings in New England New
York and the Western States. We have had
two or three anti-slavery assemblies at the
Tabernacle, gotten up to order by the free soil
and abolition coterics of this city but though
they were full of /" sound and fury" they '.sig-
nified nothing Within the last three days
protest against the Nebraska bill has been pub
lished, signed.by one hundred and fifty Of the
clergymen of the various Protestant denomina-
tons of this city and Brooklyn but the clergy
know very little of political questions, and
their influence, one way or the other, is al
ways oyershadowed and merged in the party
organizations Of the day The two old parties