The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-27


that the work will either be ex oedted or executed
from the public p hitting. have for years been en-
ployed in sustaining party organs that have not the
ability or energy to stand for q month upon their
own merits, and until q government printing Office
is established we need not expect change for the
better no matter who is fortunate enough to secure
the work.
The last trial o. the GARNER cese is drawing 70
close, after hivDg occupied the attention Of the
judiciary at Washin ton fer eight OF ten weeks
Counsel for he defence made his closing speech Inst
Saturday, and there IS prospect that the case viii
be submitted 70 the Jury next week.
They are on the point OF! practically testing the
merits Of the Maine law in Mississippi. The Senate
of that State has amended and the probiotoy
liquor bill from the House, and all that is now neces
sary is for the later body TO con ,ur in the amend
ments.
Owing to the fortunate brsviy Of the Geographic
dispatches, we are today able to publish lengthy
additional and very interesting det1ils Of the Eu-
ropean INTEL gence brought ny the steamship Eu
ropa. The letters from our Londoa and Paris cor
respondents les furnishing macy curious Items
not found elsewhere with regard to the war, con-
tain a mass of highly entertaining information
relative to political commercial and general affairs
throughout the Continent.
The last CONNER ,ial advices from Europe do not
appear to have had any material effect on our mar
kets. The stock operators in Wall street to be
in lourishing condition. while the dealers in -four
and provisions are gradually lowering their prices
this, too in face of the fact that money is daily be-
coming easier. Upon the opening of the canals and
other channels of Northwestern navigation, few
weeks hence, consumers will in all probability be
gratifed with such reduction in prices, of flour
particularly as will enable all classes to supply their
wants at a moderate rate.
James Saunders, Marshal of the Hibernian Socie-
ty, was last Saturday sentenced to four months i'm
prisoDment in the pententiary, for having partci-
pated in the riot in the Ninth ward on the Fourth Of
July. Prior to receiving sentence the prisoner offer
ed affidavit setting forth that he did all in his
power to preserve the peace, which document,
together with full report OF the Recorders SEN
tence will be found in another page.
We annex q brief summary OF the contents OF to
days inside pages Letter from St. Louis relative to
the Gadsden country, DC; Interesting from China
and South America; Account of the horrible muir
der of wife in Onondaga county; The srres' OF an
extensive mail robber in Connecticut; Actio n the
Illinois Legislature with regard to Russia and the
Missouri Compromise; q variety OF political, com
mercia and miscellaneous intelligencs advertise
ments, &c.
Fac Nebraska Bfil-Ths Prospects I'm the
House-Curious and Important DlscIo-
Aurs.
A very general impression prevails, and it is
gaining strength every day, that the Senate
bill repeating the Missouri compromise will be
swamped in the House. Upon this point, from
intelligent and well informed sources at Wash
ington, we have received some curious and in
teresting disclosures calculated to give shape
and consistency to the prevailing idea in the
public mind.
The democrats have majority exceeding
eighty in the House of Representatives. Could
anything more be desired? Yet, strange as it
may appear, our democratic administration has
not the confidence Of the House. nor has the
House the confidence of the administration.
Disafecton and rebellion are open-mouthe1.
where all should be harmony and cooperation
Both wings Of the party in this city have for
mally acquiesced in the Nebraska bill; yet it
appears that neither the one nor the other is to
be counted upon in the House. The Cabinet
organ, after shutting from point to point, like
weatbercock, has become the bold right hand
man of Douglas; yet the Cabinet is still sus-
pected. Secretary Marcy appears among the
lobby members for the Nebraska bill and its
constitutional Adjustment; but still the mem
bers of the House are incredulous.., The daily
exhortations of the Union meet WITH nothing.
but mockery from the free soilers and nothlhg>
but suspicious of treachery and double dealing
from the infexible "Old Guard" Of the party.
Hence we find the prevailing impression
abroad. that the Nebraska bill will be swamped
in the House, is also entertained by the Cabinet
and it's active partisans in Congress, notwith-
standing the bill is declared an administration
measure, and in spite ofupwarGs of eighty demo-
cratic majority. 1t is understood that with very
few exceptions all the Southern democrats and a
large proportion of the Southern wings will
vote COR the bill yet it appears that without
that little party known as the New York hard
shells there will be lacking from Eve to seven
indispensable to the repeal of the Mis-
souri restriction. 1t is said that the opposition
democrats from Maine, Ito say nothing of New
Hampshre,) but including those from Connec-
tcut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsy lvania,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and other
Northern States. cannot be overcome except
by the aid of the New York hard shells.
We are admonished of the sth more surpris-
ing fact that, even with the cooperation of the
New Y ork hards, it has been thought expedient
to enter the market to purchase from ten to
twelve Northern fiexibles, if they can be found,
as necessary to exc out a successful vote But
how are these men to be bought? There are
only two foreign vacancies of any account un-
disposed of, and all the snug berths 10 the home
department are appropriated. What can be
made of the mission to Chilli, and the London