The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-21
View York, Thursday, December n, 1854.

View York, 1hursday, December n, 1854.
The News.
h the Senate yesterday tho Pension Appropria'
Nm bill was passed, after IN Intellectual effort On
- part Of Mr.. Fessenden to place the widows Of
s1RcsYs in the navy on the same footing the OfR-
sns Of the army. The justice OF the proposal vas
senerally admitted, and the objsctios urged
against II were merely technical. Tie bills for
extending the California Land Commission, and
Sw naturarzing children Of American parents
born abroad, were a'so passed The bill providing
hsttsr security for life and health on board emf.
Grant vessels was referred to q select com Itsee.
Tuesday next was ssigned for the consideration OF
NE bill creating the new Department of Law. The
slsct coz N zee to devise plan for adjusting
private claims reported Q substi ute for tle bill
establishing q Boad Of Commissioners, and the
subject will probably be bsough. up for discussion
to-day. After an executive session the Senate I'd.
josrned.
In the House yesterday ssvera bills relating 10
Me District of Columbia were passed, the most
important of whicl was the ons supervising the
circulation Of bar notes under the denomination OF
Ave dollars Tie act Is to go into effect-if the Sc
nate concur-next November, and ts provisions are
very stringent. The Commistee on Commerce was
Instructed to inquire whether any further legisls
ton is necessary for better defining the rights OF
cur citizens in property purchased, under certain
circumstances, Of citizens or subjects Of foreign
countries. Gen. Whitfield, delegate from Kansas,
appeAre 4 and took the usual oath.
Onr readers should ataenively read the letters OF
our correspondents at Washington, published in TO
days paper, if they wsuld be thoroughly posted up
n the progress of affairs at the capital.
TIL Board Of Aldermen transacted good deal OF
routine business last evening, amongst whi,h sers
resolutions sppiopriatng $3.50 for . portrait o.
Mayor westeryelt for the City Hall, and $50 Tor
suitable testimonial 70 John W. Garside, the IRE
man who s, her, ally rescued three persons from
the fire a. Nc. 81 Grand street., in July last. The
Beard cSncurfed IL the repor. Of the Couucimen,
making On sddisiopsl appropriation Of $4,000 for
sasrs al 81 coo for contingencies for the present
year. The melton - coacur with the Caun ,ilmen
m spprogriatirg 49, 900 to purchase DR.. Abbost's
collection Of Egyptian antiquities was lost By vote
Of seventeen to one Dr. Francis and his associates
must therefore. look to other for material
aid in securing to oar city those highly prizsd
mc-ias Of the land Of the Paaroaas which critical
menber Of the Boazd termed collection Of "dogs,
business As ever an effort vas again made to con
firm the Mayors sppOin ments Of clerks for some OF
SAe police courts; but the dodge TO defeat the
nom a.oT 8 was fesorted to "a on Tuesday night
portion of the members reticing from the ro, I'm,
leaving the Board without quorum.
The Board Of Councilmen me. last nigh. and
passed an ordinance Wovidiag for the appropriation
Of 6fty-two thousand doll ,rs for salaries aud con-
fn~ hall aor| he "a.
resolution author ziDg the appropriation Of ten
thousand dollars for the relief Of the poor WIS
tahen up end passed unanimously.
The Board of Education met las: evening a. ]!
transacted a large amount o. rontne business. A
resolution was adopted to pay The necessary ex
penses for repairing and CLEANING schoohoase NJ. .,
h Mott street, used last summer as cholera hospi
Gal, which payment it seems, the Beard Of Health
has refused to make.
An Extensive fire occurred il Broadway ysster-
day morning, killing one fireman and destroying
upwards Of $780, 900 worth Of property. Shortly
after O'clock il seems, fire was discovered in TIE
premises CT the City Assembly Ballroom, situsts5
st 446 Broadway, IL the block bounded By Ho ward
ard Grand streets, which vas totally Destroyed,
together with several stores A. the tins the fire
broke out the Tailors' Protective Unon Association
just closing up Of their s'irees and the alarm
created amongst the guests can more readily b.
jasgined than described, many Of the ladies' es'
Gaping ~ he street wis n0tairg on them oit IN si
ball dresses, and the extreme severity Of the
weather rendered their situation anything bus
comfortable A full report Of the fire viii be tonoo
elsewhere.
ID ia ttated that ths Navy Department has posi-
live information OF the sloop-of-gar Albany being
NJ Carihagsna on the 18th Of October, just week
previous 70 the disastrous gale in that noah. II
sAo sailed within that week. she mast have Dsea sx
posed to its fury; bat 10 room TO hope tnst
she did not. AS an offet to the reports that have
been circulated respecting the urseaworthiness OF
HE Albany, Capt Plat, formerly her conmssier,
has pub ished statement in which he says thst she
10 very superior vessel.
A,vces from Rio Ja1eiro to the lst ult. may be
found undsr the telegraphic head. Nothing OF
Mixres. had occurred in politica circles.
Our 'e egrspsic adviees f.oH Qlebec safe fhls
Lord 4 gin win arriv in this ty on ruesdsy rext,
ar leave for Liverpool H. the steamer fac dc %
the following day. Bar g. - Head vas vOrn u .
Goyerroc General 90 tuesday at The weather
had been excessively cold tbrOug h Ut tle proyucc,
Eff ctuai " closing navigation. The roads, h) segsr,
we're ia excellent condition, enabiog farmers 10
supply the towas with large qua t,es Of produce
and We therefore tesr EoibiOg Of /" hard simss -
Ia CaDs6S.
Tho entire body Or thspca penteEs ofNew Oh. as
stopped work yesterday N rssistancs 20 an atten =
OF tlsir employers 10 Iedus rer wages y 81 90
pGr day ard s,s8 70 sdd hour h0l nAlf % a
days work.
The Conmigson n o En- g,sson ms ye7t rd, ~
shrneop ghe fap4f weekly 81 ems1t vas rood