The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-23
The News.


In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Rockwell, the re-
Gently appointed Senator from Massachusetts,, COM
uenced his senatorial career by presenting the
memorial OF nineteen hundred citizens Of Boston,
asking for the immediate repeal of the Fugitive
Slave law. The memorialists were, he said, mostly
disposed to support the compromise measures of
1885, But favored repeal because Of the passage of
the Nebraska bill. At the suggestion of Mr.. Dixon
the motion to refer the petition postponed till
to-day, when perhaps, he win lay before the public
the facts connected with the origin of the repeal of
the Missouri compromise. The first practical step
towards the realization of the magnificent idea Of
connecting China with the United States by means
Of steamers was preached by Mr.. Seward, who re-
ported bill establishing line Of steam vessels
of two thousand tons buIthen between California
and Shanghae, stopping at the Sandwich ISLANDS
and Japan. Half a million dollars annually for five
years for transporting the mails this route is to
be given. The bill also provides that in case the
receipts ofpostage do not reach the required amount
the deficit shall be paid out of the treasury. Al.
though the source from whence the measure emf
mates precludes the hope of any speedy action in its
behalf yet public attention will be directed to the
immense importance of the enterprise, and lead to
an active inquiry into the subject, which is one Of
the most notable remaining to be accomplished by
our people. The anticipated popular movement
against the proposed reciprocity treaty with tue
British North American provinces has begun.
The proceedings of meeting held in Della
ware, demonstrating against any reciprocity
IN breadstuffs, were presented by Mr. Clayton.
There seems to be no limit to the projects Of the
land spectators. The most recent is an application
for land in aid of the construction of the Hoosac
tunnel, in Massachusetts. The Legislature of Mas
achusetts has already granted it's aid to the extent
Of several million of dollars for this scheme, which
IL is believed by many well informed upon the sub
ject will occupy quarter of a century of time and
exhaust the placers of California in its construc-
ton. The proposition to bestow land upon such
railroad companies as will carry the mails free
of expense was renewed in form by Mr.. Rusk. The
discussion on the Insane Land bill was continued.
In the House the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported bill appropriating ten million dollars for
carrying into effect the stipulations of the Gadsden
treaty We refer to the editorial article in another
column for our views on this matter. The recent
defeat of the scheme Of the Postmaster General to
increase the taxes Of the people by the imposition
Of additional postage on letters has led to the in.
PRODUCTION Of bill the provisions Of which are
rather more reasonable than those contained in the
one go decidedly rejected An unsuccessful motion
Sas made to put the bill on its passage. II comes
up to-day, when we hope the friends of low postage
will carefully inquire into the subject. Some fur
ther explanations regarding the recent fracas be-
tween Messrs. Churchwell and Cullum were made.
In Committee the General Appropriation bill was
under consideration, and several amendments were
acted on. q
The Gadsden Santa Anna treaty is given complete
ON the first page.
THE LAW COURTS.
Under our legal reports will be found very Gu
rious and extraordinary case OF the alleged lunacy
OF Mr. Dunlap, the florist. who present in court
and in answer to the Judge gave a clear and con-
secutve detail Of the whole circumstances connected
with his arrest and imprisonment. There is great
deal of mystery about the case, the alleged lunatic
oontending that family disputes and his own pro
perry have been the incentives to bis Incarceration
The proceedings in the matter before the Supreme
Court yesterday SAVIOR little of the romantic, and
rwill be read with much interest.
full report of the proceedings in the case of
Walker VS.. Walker, on an application for divorce in
che Court of Common Pleas, is given elsewhere.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our correspondent at Grand Turk Turks Islands)
sends us another very interesting letter relative to
the imprisonment Of Mr. Nelson, United States Con.
sui at that place, with succnct summary of all the
events which preceded this strange act Of the local
judiciary. II is published in another column.
The New Hampshire Legislature yesterday spreed l
TO reconsider the motion Indefinitely postponng the
election Of United States Senator'S. The discussion
will take place on Thursday next and the baotines
on the following day. As the Legislature have voted
10 nuay adjourn on the Ist of July there will pro-
baby be no election. The debate on the antNe
raslls resolutions comes of on Tuesday.
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY.
reference to the confession of Lyman Barr, the
onvict now in the State prison, who implicated
,eyeral others with him in the setting fire to Mr.
Jennings store, officers Hambln aud Bowling hav