The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-21

New York. Friday, Septena Der III, iSoos
The News.
Although the arrival of the Baltic places us inpes-
session of one weeks la'er dates from Europe the
news which she brings may be summed up in few
short paragraphs. OF Intelligence from the seatcf
war there is absolutely nothing. In the Crimea and
Asia Minor things remain in statu quo, whilst in
the Baltic the campaign seems to be over, some of
the mortar vessels having already returned to Eng
hand. There is umor that the Emperor Alexan-
der was present inc0gnito at the battle OF the
Tchernaya. One of our correspondents states that
he is expected at Vienna on his way to the Crimea.
The notification given by our government to that
OF Denmark, of the termination of the treaty Of
1926, which takes place next summer an OF its in
tenton to resist the payment of Sound dues there
after, forms at the present moment an important
subject of discussion on the European continent
The Paris papers comment upon the subject at great
length. While they all admit the justice OF the
principle contended for by the United States-to
wit: that all seas interior and exterior, should be
free to all flags; that there should be no such thing
as mare clausun-stili they all deem the time for
raising this question to be in0pp0rtune while En-.
rope has SO many other matters of graver conse-
aaence to attend to. The Pays intimates that we
should wait until the close of the Eastern war, and
that then a peace congress would settle this
and all other international questions in dispute.
From the reply of the Danish Cabinet to the Amer-
can Minister at Copenhagen, it will be seen that I'M
less treaty with that government is renewed our
vessels to be treated on the same footing those
Of non-favored nations-that is to say, unless we
take the remedy into our own hands, and refuse to
pay the Sound toll, which is, undoubtedly, what we
shall do.
The King of Naples is getting into such disfavor
with his subjects that there is talk of dethroning
him and replacing the Murat dynasty. If SO, one Of
our countrywomen, the Princess Murat, will be
Queen of Naples.
Things look badly for the prospects Of the present
government in Spain. The Carlists continue their
insuTectionary movements in such q systematic
manner that it is evident they the result of some
vast and well organized plan. In the meanwhile,
the government itself is rapidly falling into con-
tempt. The friends Of Narvaez, supported by Louis
Napoleon conspirng to secure his return to Mad
rid as dictator, and it is not improbable they may
succeed.
a frghtful disaster, attended with loss Of life and
serious if not fatal injury to some dozen persons,
happened on the New York Central Railroad, near
West Albany, yesterday morning 1t appears that
through the negligence of a switch tender, the pas
senger train from Buffalo for Albany ran into cat
tie train, smashing the locomotive tender, and first
passenger Of one, and the two rear cars of the
other into fragments. One ofthe latter was filled with
animals, many of which were killed. The wounded
passengers, manged and dead cattle, broken bag
gage and debris of the cars and machinery, mingled
together in indistingushable mass, presented a
scene altogether ndescribable. An account Of the
collision. with the names of the dead and wounded,
may be found elsewhere.
The Massachusetts, fusion State ConventionSmet at
Worcester yesterday, and nominated julius Rock
well for Governor on the first formal ballot. The
present Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer and Auditor,
were re-nominated. i. r. Hoar was nominated for
Attorney General. Strong anti-savery resolutions
were adopted. The convention, composed of mix
ture of Know Nothings, wings, free soilers, and a
sprinking of democrats, but all thoroughly impreg-
mated with ab0litionism numbered about one thou
sand delegates and was presided over by Hon. N.
P. Banks, Know Nothing member of Congress.
The frauds committed on the Harlem Railroad
Company by their former Secretary and transfer
clerk Alexander Kyle, are likely to eventnate in
significant and serious manner for that institution.
Yesterday an action, at the suit Of Drake 4 Co,
brokers' was tried for the of s25 ,O00 advanced
by them on five hundred and sixty shares of stock
placed in their hands by Kyle and bearing on their
face the impress Of authenticity and correctness.
The company subsequently, refused TO acknowledge
the legality Of the shares and would not consent to
transfer the stock negotiated by their whilome
agent though it appears that he had transacted bust
ness in shares with another Wall street house to the
amount of $500, 900 during the six months previous
to the discovered frauds. This, il was conteuded,
was a very loose way Of doing business and the
iury thought there was much negligence on the part
of the company in allowing an officer on salary OF
81 200 year to have such unlimited control over
their immense stock, and gave verdict for
the plaintiffs for the amount claimed, together with
interest.
The Board of Health met yesterday, and took up
Tor consideration the report OF the special committee
in favor of repeating the ordinance recently passed
imposing quarantine upon vessels arriving from
Southern ports. After an exciting debate the re-
port was rejected by vote OF fourteen yeas to twen
ty-two nays The Importance Of the question before
the Board attracted large number of spectators.
The Board Of Supervisors last evening merely re-
ceived and referred three petitions and then adj
iourned.
The Board OF Aldermen met last evening. We
give report OF the proceedings, which presents no
feature of special interest in another column.
We give elsewhere an account Of the mysterious
death Of woman Of the town, named Amanda
Cooke, who is supposed to have committed suicide
by taking laudanum. There are rumors Of foul
MAY in connection with this sad affair, and one of the
eoroners is thoroughly investigating the eircum
stances of the case.
The epidemic continues at Norfolk, with scarcely
sign Of abatement. On Tuesday there were thirty.
eight deaths and fifty cases. The fever has &c.
ccntly made its appearance at vicksburg and 1t Is
stated that the disease prevails in nearly every town
contiguous to the Mississippi river.
at Philadelphia yesterday the counsel for OF
the negroes implicated in committing att assault up
on Col Wheeler, at the time Of the abduction of his
sxyes, appeared before Judge Kelley, and made
. ,,ement 10 the effect that the jury which tried the