The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-07
The News.

The News.
We invite attenti on to the letters Of our cores.
pondeIts at Washington. They will b. found inter
ssting Neither house Of Congress has as yet got
into good working condition, and the proceedings
consequently present few features of importance.
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Hunter called attention
70 the bill Of the las session making appropriations
Tor The ocean mail service. This bill contained an
appropriation for tie Collios steamers, coupled
with notification terminating The extra allowance
graz ted in 1862. Both houses came to dead lock
or the subject. A committee Of conference recon-
mended that the Ser ate recede and it was during
discussion IN tits point hat the session terminated
Mr.. Hunter wished the bill post poned until Monday,
when the question arose whether il could properly
be considered a. this time. Mr.. Brodhead said it
was INN ateral what disposition was now made Of
the bill, as the money intended to be appropriated
had been p.id to the steamship contractors out 0
balances belonging 70 the ocean mail service fund,
and She money, in his opinion, had been properly
applied. M. Hunters suggestion was finally
agreed %. BY reference to the report Of the Post.
master General publishes elsewhere, it viii be seen
he regards the original contract with the Collins
steamships as TOO law, but Mt the same time be
thinks the tum now allowed too high, and that it
ought not 70 BE- paid Mr.. Adams, OF Mississippi,
introduced bill establishing uniform rule of Ba.u
rsbzs,ion, and repeating all Laws now in force re-
latirg to that subject. call for correspondence
relating to the Japan expedition was agreed to.
IL the House, the resolution calling for ,nfol ma
ton TO the objects Of the Ostsnd conference of
Miuisters taken mp, and after some debate
the mo'ias % adopt it vas elected. The vote Of
TUESDAY, II lusirQ to refer the matter to the Com.
mjuee on Fs-sign Affairs, was then reconsideIed,
by vote of niLety two yeas to eighty-tbree nays.
s, Tie administration is slightly eased up. The
@ mwit' &c on Foreign Affairs will hardly be in
hurry in reporting. The Presidents veto Of the
Rive ard Halbor bill coming up for discussion,
effor. wss made - postpone it's consideration till
Wednesday next; but the previous question was
demanded on tie passage OF the bill in spite Of the
veto aud resulted in yeas ninety five, nays eighty
We publish this mornirg an abstract Of the annu
al report Of the Secretary Of the Interior, the re-
port Of The Postmaster General, aud the re-
rors ,of the Indian Department. These docu
ments win be found highly interesting The sum
required for the mail service Of the country is est
mated O. ten million Ct dollars.
The great Salt Lake mail rea shed independence,
Mo-, on TIE 9Th ns.., bringing intelligence that on
Jamison had been attacked by Indians about six
milss east Of Fort Laramie, and the entire party
attached TO it killed Mr. Kincard, q passenger,
received several severe wounds, and was left
for dead. He was robbed Of ten thousand five
hundred dollars in gold The mail bags we're Of
course riasd Of their contents. The succeeding
mail paIty ascertained tina, the bodies Of the muir,
dered men lad been buried by some soldiers. The
xg ,,sliso In hat opto
OBJ iged the mail train to proceed without escort.
In the Board of Education last evening resolu
ton, snrexed TO the report of a select committee
on day normal SCHOOLS, was adopted, by which 1T
was deemed expsdient to establish . day normsl
school fer the education of those who in good faith
Intend 70 adopt the profession of q teacher"
The "Apgei Gabriel" held forth in the Tabernacle
last evening, denouncng slavery, Popery, the dif-
ferppt mayors and sheriffs by whom he was arrest
ed, Mr.. Champion, the British Minister at Washing
4pn, ard the Columbian Artillery Of Boston. re,
port OF his remarks is given.
Oliver Lee, the person charged With causing the
death Of Hqrfiscn, IT the riot in Williamsburg on
last election 6sy, yesterday was examined before
tho magistrates, sd ommitted TO prison to await
his trial on an Indictment for maaslsughter.
TIE committee Of TIE Board Of Councilmen hav
ing in charge the subject of extending Albany
STREET through trinity churchyard, held . session
Yesterday. A Iepcrt Of the arguments made by
counsel il given in toGa,'s paper 1t is thought
tha. the committee win be ready to report on
MONDAY.
The steamship Union due at this port from
Havre, tad no. made her appearance at lac hour
last night. She win PIT badly arrive during the
day. The ne ~ by her will, no doubt, be intensely
interesting.
The United States Ci,cuit Court at Baltimore has
decided that railway company Is liable to pay da-
IMAGES for not transporting live stock by the earliest
freight train to market, il meantime fall in u
market prices should occur 80 as to occasion loss TO
the shipper.
There was o better feeling in the -four mar ket
yesterday, and good common and medium grades
were about 12ac. per barrel higher. A cargo Of
rrime white Genesee wheat sold for export 50 80.
sales we're made of State -four to thu amount of
2 600 barrels for export. Rye sold at 81 10 ,
which was an advance. Mess pork sold in the fore
noon al si4, and afterwards at $l3 rs. Prime was
held at sl2 so, and sl2 rs bid. Beef was 6-m,
and continues in good demani About l 900 bales
If cotton were sold, without further change In quo.
tatiors. Most grades closed steady. Produce con-
tinued TO be offered pretty freely for shipment, AZ
steady rates, with some less activity IN gram en-
gsgsmtnts, IA shippers were waiting later foreign
revs. About 1000 bales Of cotton were taken for
Liverpool, and 100 tons Of bacon, besides gram,
&C.; ard to Loneoa, 600 barrels -four, ESQ terces
beef, and 100 bales hops were engaged. Sterling
bis closed a. about LOG 1851.