The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-02
The News.

The News.
The message Of Governor Seymour, assigning his
reasons for disappearing of the prohibitory liquor
bill which has almost uninterruptedly occupied the
Attent on of our legislators since the commencement
OF the ion in January, will be read with univer
sal interest. On reference to the proceedings in
the Senate yesterday it will be seen that that body
has virtually killed the bill. The question as to
whether the bill should pass, notwithstanding the
Governors objections, defeated. There were
only fourteen ayes to thirteen noes. 1t requires
two-thrds vote in each house to make the bill law
We have commented at length on this matter in an
editorial article, and also publish graphic sketch
Of the excitement, scenes and incidents inside and
outside the Capitol, as noted by our special cores
pendent.
Despite the defeat of the temperance project and
the excitement consequent thereon, the members
Of the Legislature transacted considerable amount
Of business yesterday, particularly for Saturday
Among the measures reported complete in the Sc
nate was The bill for the incorporation of company
TO sell pure milk in this city. BY the way we in
sert communication in another column which sets
forth that many persons in the habit of buying
aduleIated in preference to pure milk because they
of the opinion that the former is cheaper Sena-
tor Danforth introduced bills fixing regular salaries
for the Lieutenant Governor and Canal Appraiser.
An adverse report made to certain petitions for
the extension Of the right of suffrage to negroes:
also 10 the petitions for counsel in the Lennon slave
case. Many important bills were passed in both
houses.
We understand that the whig members Of the Le-
gisaturc met in caucus on Friday evening, and &C.
lected Victor NJ. Rice, an experienced teacher of
Buffalo their candidate for State Superintendent
Of Common Schools.
Congress was not in session yesterday, both
branches having adjourned from Friday until to-
morrow. Nevertheless, we have o series of very
interesting Geographic items from Washington,
relative 10 events in which the public are deeply
interested. It is understood that the settlement of
The outrage upon the Black Warrior by the Span
ish authorities in Cuba is likely to be embarrassed
by the recent reception of dispatches by the govern
ment. The indignity upon our flag is believed to
have been instigated by agents Of Great Britain.
is the general desire of the nation that there will
be no backing out or lodging in this affair. Every
true American expects the administration and Con-
uress TO meet the issue as becomes the representa-
tiyes Of people who are no longer disposed to
quietly submit to Spanish tyranny, insult, and
abuse, no matter at whose instigation.
Our correspondent writes that the Gadsden treaty
ia really losing caste in the Senate and that there is
now some prospect that it will be thrown overheard
He also has something to say regarding the late dis
pute between Messrs. Cutting and Breckenridge,
from which it would appear that misunderstood
ing relative to the choice Of weapons fortunately
gave rise to sufficient delay to enable their friends to
reconcile the difficulty without an appeal to arms
We elsewhere publish the particulars Of the fatal
fba Ind
Railroad, near Tvoli last Friday evening as gather
ed from eyewitnesses of the melancholy scene. 1t
appears that large rock weighing several tons,
rolled from an emnence upon the track, shortly
preyous to the arrival Of the train. The locomotive
ran against this missile with full force, and in an
nstan the engine tender and baggage car were
crushed to atoms, and several Of the railroad
employees were severely injured-two Of them so
seriously that they expired in a few hours. Happi-
~, not single passenger was hurt.
Much of our space is devoted to-day to mass of
highly interesting information relative to the i'm
portant events transpiring in Europe, includ
ing letters from our London, Dublin, and
Paris correspondents The debate in the
British House Of Lords, disclosing the secret nego
tiations between that Government and the Gar for
The dsmemberment of Turkey, and eventual division
OF her territory between the two Powers, should be
read with attention by all who desire to arrive at
correct understanding Of the question.
Owing to the prevalence of the storm yesterday
which probably disarranged the wires, we did not
receive orr Geographic dispatches from New Or
leans relative to the great for the post stake of
2OOC0, which was TO have taken place over the Me-
taiTie course
Business was again exceedingly dull in the city
yesterday Stocks in Wall street were very much
depressed, and nearly every description Of fancy
character fell Off in price. Flour was inanimate
with sales Of common State brands at 81. Corn
closed at nc. soc. Wheat was quiet. Pork was
inactive at SIS for mess, and fl2 rs a s12 81 for
prime. There was some movement in beef, and
about 1000 barrels Chicago, repacked, were sold
part at SIS. Cotton closed at &C. per pound decline
Dor the week on low grades.
At the present time there are only about seventy
ships at this port against one hundred and forty on
the first Of February last. Sailors are also remarka-
bly, scarce notwithstanding the liberal wages now
paid TO California sl5 per month is paid and $40
advance; and TO Liverpool $40 advance Is paid
Notwithstanding these circumstances, freights have
recently tended downwards for European ports and
Dor California.
Among the decisions Of the Court Of Common
Pleas published elsewhere one win be found Of espe
oial interest to the public at large. In the case Of
the Fire Department against Buffum, the Court dec.
ded that house Of which the FIRST story was OF brick
aGd the front and rear Of the second and third