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

he seyenton Of traficking In lottery policies and
gift d,strbuto ns; Others for the ester security OF
v a on fer boats to repeal the act laying out the
i,neteenth W I'd park TO prohibit the selling Of
oercbandise by pon-rcsidents, and 10 create fund
CIR the Society for tie Reformation OF Juvenile De-
lipouents But 80 long as the members Of both
houses adhere to the system Of debatog every trivial
measure that comes before them, just SO long will
final action upon important bills be delayed.
Much time Was lost in the Senate yesterday
by discussion on . resolution proposing to dis
charge the Judiciary Comm tie from the further
Corporation Counsel Of this city, The temperance
bill was Afterwards argued till the adjournment
The Assembly wore ont the day in debating the bill
for the promotion Of medical science.
The celebrated Trainer case, which caused quite q
sensation in this vicinity some ten months ago,
came up in a new phase In the Kings County Circuit
Court yesterday. Charles Trainer, the father Of the
negro girl at that time in the possession of Mrs. or
ter sued the latter for exp incurred 10 recover
ing from her the custody Of his child After listen.
ing to the testimony of the father and Lewis Tapp,n,
and the argument Of the plant IFS COUNSEL the jury
retired and shortly afterwards rendered verdict Of
1915, being 1925 less than was claimed. The de-
PENDANT was not represented either in person or by
counsel.
Nature, having no doubt become completely dis.
gusted with the filthy condition of our streets Jst
night poured down a bounteous supply Of rain,
| which had the effect Of washing away much of the
| naussous mud that has of late been the dread of
| both man aud beast. The storm somewhat impeded
Geographic operations, aud deprived us OF the ex-
citing proceedings in the U. s. Senate till after three
O'Clock, thus unavodably delaying the publication of
our paper. However, this misfortune is more than
overbaaDce1 by the partial removal Of the dirt from
the thoroughfares.
In addition to q large amount of very interesting
matter, to which cannot afford space t. refer par
ticularly, our columns to day contain the proceed
| ings of the New York Chamber of Commerce on the
| wharfage question, and Of the Corn Exchange on
the usury Laws Letter from New Granada further
| relative to the murder Of Mrs. Fyler; important
| Decision in the Common Pleas Court concerning
mortgages and receivers Argument in the Su
preme Court with regard to the widening Of Wall
street. variety of local, political, commercial and
miscellaneous intelligence, &c.
We have received full files of papers from Havana
to the 22d utimo; but the news published yesterday
together with the letters from Cuban correspon-
dents--to be found in another page-farnis1 much
more intelligence than 0an be gathered from the
| pages of those very uhinteresting journals.
The steamship Nashville is due at this port With
one day later and the screw steamer Alps, at Hall
fax, with four days later advices from Europe. The
additional information brought by the Andes, and
published in another column, will be found quite In
teres.ing.