The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-30
The News.

The News.
John L. Dawson, OF Pennsylvania, has been ap
pointed by the President Governor o. Kansas, 10
place Of Governor Reeder, removed Thus the pet!-
ton Of the members Of the Kansas Legislature has
been granted. Mr.. D. was o member of the last
Congress, voted for the Nebraska Kansas blu, and
ia strongly in favor Of giving homsstesds to actual
settlers.
BY our special despatch from Washington !. will
be seen that there are still few New York polid-
CLANS lingering in thai city, and tina. Preston King
arrived there on Saturday II is stated that one Of
their ideas at present IL to patch up truce bssSesn
the halds and softs, as to carry the State this
fall. The movement is said to be approved by Gen.
Pierce, who thinks thereby to improve his chances
for the succession in '56.
We understand that the temperance men are
abou. to start new organization to take the place
Of the Carson League and the Temperance Alliance,
the last named bodies have lately fallen into dis
xspute, and have proved unable 70 cope with the
liquor interest in this city and Safe. This new
movement Is to be avowedly political, and is de-
signed to rally the temperance fore for the ensuing
fall elections, to maintain the Maine law inta,.,
and preserve 1t from the assaults Of its enemies
general committee is to be appointed with organi.
cations in every ward in the city, with power to
collect funds, and men are to be chosen to fill the
Offices; and II is rumored that Mr.. Nathan Nesbit,
youDg and active lawyer Of this city, will be the
chairman, and James Harper, ex Mayor, the
treasurer Of this new movement.
Among ether interesting intelligence relative to
the Prohibitory Liquor law, we publish today
full sccount Of trial at Astoria, bsfora Justices
Boyd and Snedker. The dsfen liant, Mr.. Jameson,
appears for trial. having Mr.. T. E. Tomlinson for
counsel, and the prosecution was instituted by
Mr.. Blackwell member of q temperance league
of Astoria, for whom counsel also appeared. The
case was tried before o jury Of six, to which the
defence objected, demanding twelve jurors; bat
the objection was overruled. It appeared from the
witnesses that the defendant sold bittera-" fever
ard sgue bitters and " imported liquors." and
upon this plea the defendant was the victor. The
view taken by the Court was precisely the Same as
that taken by Recor der Smith ia the trial Of Smith
and Dowd, namely, that it wac no offence to sell
imported liquors. The deien5ant was discharged
by the Justices, the jury being unable to agree;
and the prosecution, finding they had undertaken
bad job, abandoned the case.
The remains of the late Rev. John II Elliott aud
his daughter Mary Ann, who lost their lives In the
late melancholy catastrophe on Coney Island, we're
intered yesterday afternoon in the Cemetery of ths
Evergreens. The funeral obssquies took place not
in but outsids OF the First Methodist Episcopal
Mission church, Williamsburg, for the crowd in a.
tendance was 80 large tina. it wss deemed safer t,
celebrate them in the open air. W. give fall re.
port Of the interesting proceedings
Alexander Mcfarland, an eccentric individual,
known throughout the city as the I" Lime Kiln
Man." died at the City Hospital yesterday morning.
notice OF him will be found else where in or paper
to-day.
Judge Ipgraham in the Court of Common Pleas
on Saturday, decided tina. the city Corporation is
not liable Tor personal injury occasioned by the ne
gDgence OF is contractors or their employees. The
opinion Of Judge ]. will be found in our columns.
We publish to dsy general order from the War
Department. giving list Of the promotions aud
appointments in the army made by Tho President
Of the United States since the publicatsa Of gene
raj orders In March and July last. Il Ia mos. i'm
portsnt document to the aspiring officers of the
army, and will be found very useful for reference to
she pubic generally.
We publish to day copy Of the treaty concluded
between the British government and that of Japan,
on the 14th Of October last, which win be found IN.
teresting in many points of view. First, Sir James
String negotiated with the Empress, acting for
the Emperor, who evinced high diplomatic talent
Second, England wished to get only an equality of
privileges with other nations, and Commodore
Perry treaty covers all the points Of that OF our
neighbors; and thirdly, the English boast that they
secured the right of entering the newly opened
ports before the Americans.
By the letters OF our correspondents at Saratoga
I'LL -. xlxrAS tkn AZ
the Springs few days since. II seems that soma
negroes, no doubt instigated by the niger wor-
shippers Of the place, attempted to viola'e TIE
rules Of Congress Spring and TO assert their equal
sos rights with the whites, bshaving in most
impertinent manner 70 the ladies and children
present. The hFmness Of some gentlemen present
settled the difficulty for the time but riot may
be expected any day.
Vessels from New Orleans are quarantiued 40.
cording to law made and provided. Hence Il was
Dnly necessary for Acting Mayor Barker TO declare
Norfolk and Portsmouth, ys., infected distric,sn
We give q com munication in another column con.
tanning the law on the subjsct.
Among the transactions In cotton on Saturday
was the purchase CT about 800 bales Of middng and
air qualities TOR export 10 Spain. The entire sales
'or the day smouAsd to about 1900 bales, closing
at 10ic. for middlpg uplands, while higher grades
advanced about 10. per pound. Flour was steady,
u TIE previous days prices. There was an
sctive business done In Southern wheat, includ-
ng Tennessee red, on the spot, at 81 so q
81 s2t; and Georgia good red part TO arrive, at
81 so; and 10000 bushels Of red Tennessee. 10 ar
i've before the LIST OF November, sellers option. at
Il Co. 1. was supposed to have bsen engaged for
x sort. Corn was easier, with moderate sales, a.
eOc. 9Olc. Pork was firmly bed With fair ssl.s
G, ne continued firm, With sales OF 100 a 1900
saes RIO st full prices. Sugars yers active, witss
egbt Improvement In prices; the sales embraced
10 u zoo hosshesds Cubs muscovado, and 2,ioo
- :, 1t prices given 10 another cOlurn. Frsshis
stge an