The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-16

inr at an appalny ]. te. At.,ographic despatch
from Louisville announces thatt:e tcamer Reindeer
collapsed fue on I Ohio river asst Tuesday, and
that forty or fifty persons were either killed or
wounded This is the third awful disaster upon the
waters that we have been called upon to record in as
many days.
The intelligence elsewhere published, under the
caption Of Affairs Al Albany, will doubtless be read
with much attention by our citizens generally.
We give list Of the 6fty-six acts which had been
passed up to Tuesday evening, and have become
laws. Among them are many n which our citizens
arc Immediately Interested; but the majority Of the
bills that have been brought forward with regard
to city matters are as yet undsposed of, and will
mcst likely become dead letter among the other
business left unfinished at the close Of the session
Fortunately Number Of these measures would te
the reverse of beneficial to the Interests Of
the metropolis them the new pSiice
bill-and it is therefore hoped that they will
not be resolved from their present location on
the table; but there others thyt really 60 pos
merit and should be passedes soon possible.
The Senate yesterday passed several bills in relation
to matters in New York and Brooklyn, among which
observe one amending The chatter ofour Fire De
partmeHt The bill relicyingthe Secretary Of State
from the duty of attending o-educationa affairs, by
the creation of the office of State Super ntendent Of
Schools, was passed by The Senate This proceeding
has been in agitation for several years, and seems n
have been cut out for the special accommodation Of
Mr.. Randall who has hitherto performed the functie1s
of the proposed office, under the eye of the Ses~e
tary. The salary is to be 81 500 per snnum ands he
officer is to be elected by joint ballot, on theGrst
Tuesday of next month, and every third year there
"a
of Regents Of the University, .and to appoint three
deputy clerks to visit the schools and other nstitu
tons Of learning throughout the State.
Some of the members Of our State Senate are still
endeayoring bring light all kinds of peccadilloes
alleged to have been committed by past and present
State officers. Mr.. Dickinson yesterday offered a.
resout on requesting information from the Governor
upon what ground Mr.. Henry Ramsey is acting as.
Engineer and Surveyor; also a resolution inquring
what amount Of money has been paid to the Lieu.
tenant Governor Mr.. D. insinuated that the post.
of the Lieutenant was far more lucrative than that
of Governor. The Assembly had under oonsidera-
ton bills to license and regulate the New York
pilots and boatmen, and to prOaote medical science.
A biz limiting the Camden and Amboy Railroad
monopoly to fifteen years, has finally passed the
New Jersey Legislature.
The wings of Pennsylvania met in convention
yesterday and nominated candidates for State
Offices Judge James Pollock sof Northumberland,
is their Choice for Governor. Before adiourning
they tooktoccasion to denounce the Nebraska bill.
By telegraph we learn that there is prospect
that conlf romise will be effected with regard to
the railroad difficulties at Erie. 1t is said that bill
is now pending in the Pennsylvania Legislature to
authorize the Cleveland and Ashtabula Company to
construct road from point west of Erie to con-
meet with the Sunbury road at Meadville. The
adoption Of such measure would not only MT an
end to all the trouble, but teach the rioters at Erie
most salutary lesson by deprixing themCf the
ample, pie and peanut trade they might have still
enjoyed from way passengers, by quietly permitting
the express to directly through their city
In the Board al. Aldermen, last evening, Mr. Mott
offered resolution that the interests of the city re-
qure the Legislature to repeal the amended charter
Of 1853. After short, and (for the Aldermen)
spirited debate the resolution was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances, with instructions to re.
port Oh Friday next. This, together with an in ]
terestinr report Of theCommittee on the Williams
burg Ferry. recommending . reduction of fares,
&C.. and petition Of the directors Of the Crystal
Palace for an extension Of their lease will be found
in our special report, published in another column
No business was transacted by the Board of Council
men. in consequence of the absence of quorum.
Henry Carton recovered damages to the amount
of $3.50, in the Supreme Court, yesterday, for in
juries received by the bursting of boiler on the
Hudson River Railroad, at Tanytown, some four
teen months ago.
Owing to the continued extraordinary press of
advertisements, combined with the almost over
whelming influx of news from all quarters, we are
compelled to omit many local reports letters, edi-
toral articles, and other matter prepared for this
days paper. For the same reason we cannot afford
space to refer to much Of the important reading
with which our columns are overlooking; the differ
ent headings will, however, tend TO enlighten the
reader as to the nature of the contents