The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-05


Public md Commissioners of Deeds In this city
forty # the former and seventyfve Of the latter.
Motto = was given Of bin to provide for the tuition
and seaport Of the INDECENT blind persons in
The New YoEk Institution. Senators CONT
NJ exceedingly suspicious that all is not
: igta respecting the Official oonduc. of the
kte democratic State officers They have instructed
the special committee on the subject to report
whether the late Auditor did pay out moneys con-
trary tosaw. After long debate the original reso-
buttons for the amendment of the constitution so as
TO provide for the punishment Of persons found
guilty Of bribery or being brbea at elections, were
ordered to be engrosse2.
The great feature Of the day in the Assembly yes
terday was the Introduction Of preamble and reso-
luton bewailing the adoption of the Nebraska
Kansas bill by the United States Senate. II is de-
clared that the time has come when it is necessary
to take action for the preservation of the very exist
ence of freedom ITSELF and the several States and
Territories are, therefore eroned to send delegates,
as many they hare representatives in the national
Congress, to Council of Freedom, to be held in
Albany on the 10Th of next April.
In addition to variety of interesting information
with regard to State politics and business in the
Legislature, our Albany despatch contains the bill
fer creating Board of Commissioners for making
|, estimates and assessments for opening, widening
and otherwise improving streets. 1t was this
measure, it will be reeoilected, which induced the
Common Council to send special delegation to
Albany to protest against any action the subject
for the reason that they considered the matter as
belonging exclusiveyto the city fathers Not being
able to arrive at any definite conclusion as to the
exact object Of their mission, the Council Com
mittee very wisely resolved to return home yester
day afternoon.
The committee Of the Maryland Senate have
nimously reported against the proposed prohibitory
liquor BILL and there is consequently no chance for
its passage. Owing to the remarkable procrastina
ton of the Legislature of this Sateupon the subject
the friends of the Haine law are beginning
to despair of its adoption at this session Although
it is admitted fact on all sides that everything
has been said that can be said with regard to the
matter, the members Of the Senate continue to de-
bate the question from day to day, apparently for
no other purpose than to avoid taking thenal vote
and thus sealing their political fate for good evil
for years to come. Instead Of initiating the ex-
ample of the dodgers on the Nebraska question in
the United States Senate, they should boldly face
the music at once.
Great excitement was produced in Rome yester
day morning, by the discovery of several dssected
bodies in the Medical Institute, while the fremen
were engaged in cxtEguishng flames that had been
kndled by an unknown female. The people became
greatly amazed, hurting the remains from the win
dows and threatening the members Of the Institute
After much difficulty the police succeeded in res
toring order.
A middle aged woman, calling herself Mrs. Har-
iison whose husband is supposed to have deserted
her. voluntarily starved herself until she died, at
Hartford yesterday.
According to the official report Of the City In
spector the total mortality Of the past the same
AZ ON the preceding week-being four hundred and
cighty-four-and what is also quite remarkable, is
the announcement that twenty seven persons died of
smallpox in each week. Among the chief causes of
death we notice that consumption swept of So, be-
ing decrease of 10 commissions, IS; Group, 10;
COMPOSITIONS, is; dropses, 81 fevers, 81 cases, Of
which IA were scarlet; indammations, so; maras
mus. "a; premature births and still-born, 80. or
the deceased there were narives OF Jne UnlJcu
States, 3l5-oniy nine more than the number of
children who died; Ireland, "a; Germany, 40. and
England, Is.
Advices from Rio Janero to January II, state
that coffee was FIRM but that the stock had accumu-
lated and prices receded.
The dense fog in which this section of the coun-
try was almost continually enveoped for the forty
eight hours previous to last evening" when the mist
disappeared and the sky became clear no doubt
greatly retards the arrival of a large number of
vessels which are fully due at this port. The screw
steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow on the 10Th ult.,
did not arrive till last night She brought no news
whatever although she left one day after the Andes
The Nashville, from Havre via Southampton, on the
18TH with one day later European news had not ar
rived at three o'clock this morning The Alps, from
Liverpool on the 18th ult for Boston, has been out
nearly fifteen days. The Atlantic, with Liverpool
and London dates to the 22d is about due, and the
Asia, with advices to the 25th, will be due at Hail.
fax tomorrow or the day after. The Atlantic will
most likely reach port in season to enable us to pull
fish her news in to-morow's edition.
Nebraska and tho New Hampshire Election
The Administration Clawing on.
On the fourteenth day of this month on cleo
ton comes off in New Hampshire for Governor,
Senator, State and County officers The wings
Selling hold of the Nebraska question, have
taken the field with unusual spirit, and are
prosecuting the campaign against the admins
tration party with an energy which has pro-
digiously frightened the Cabinet, the Cabinet
organ, and the President and SO they are back
ing out from Douglas and clawing off from Ne
braska as fast as terrapin with coal of fire
on his back.
The Washington Union Of yesterday, after
having made Nebraska the shibboleth of the
party for whole fortnight declares explicitly
that it does not regard the support of the Ne
braska bill as test of democracy, or opposi
ton to that bill as antagonistic to the admins