The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-03
The News.

The office during the previous week. and to the hour Of
publication.
The News.
The opponents OF the new Prohibitory Liquor Ia Y
Aald mass meeting ia the Park last evening. Tas
affair was altogeth er distinct from the Liquor Deal
ers' Society. As many as ten thousand persons
were present. Strong resolutions were adopted,
ard pithy speeches were mads by General Hiram
Walbridge, General J. W. Nye, Lorenzo B. She
pard, Esq, Theodore E. Tomlinson. Esq, and Cap
tain Rynders. The speakers generally counselled
the people to pay all obedience to the law. A 70.
port Ia given elsewhere.
Judge Ing rsham delivered very important opin-
ion yesterday in the Common Pleas, coacurred In
BY toe Court, on the appeal from the decision of
Justice Meechs in the well known liquor case of Me-
Walker. The opinion is some what Ter gthy. but in
the prssnt state of Maine Liquor law and anti.
Maine Liquor law excitement, the importance Of the
subject will furnish an for the portion Of our
sce that is devoted TO the QUESTION. The Court Is
Of opinion that the prohbitory sections Of the acts
Of 1924 and 1927 are not repealed by the sections
Of 1856 previous to the Ash Of July, 1885, and that
The ordinance Of the Common Coan il for the more
efsctual enforcement OF the excise laws does not
Impose any penalty that can be recovered in this
form of action but must be collected under crii-
nal pro ,eeding before magistrate The Curt con-
ciudes by ltatrg that tt judgment against the de-
fendant cannot be sustained.
The Board of Aldermen held the first mesdng Of
the July session last evening"; and after the trans
action Of some routine business adjourned to Thurs
day next, In consequence of toe inmsoss crowd
that assembled in the Park for the purpo@ Of
giyiog exprs sson to their feelings tina Prohibi
tory Liquor law, which, If lawyers are good sutho-
rity, is unconstitutional, and mot b. enforced.
By communication from the Mayor IL will be seen
that that ibH sxible fuucsionary does not soknow-
hedge the right of the Common Council to int fere
With the municipal authority of the chisf executive
aod the Commissioners Of Polio, in their ap point
nents or regulation OF that force.
The only thing done ia the Board Of Co1nci'msn
las. night was the consideration Of the psesmbs
Gilman Mason, censuring the Mayor for refusing TO
recognize the B lard higher power than himself.
Two messages were presented from the Mayor,
which appear in our report else vhere.
In the Board Of Supervisors yesterday report
from the Superintendent OF State schools at Albany
was read, stating that $500 900 was required for
6tate institutions the apportiormsn. for New York
city being $27l $685. A resolution directing the
pointed clerks of the Police and District Courts
monthly was adopted. The m ,tion TO Increase the
salaries Of tn, Judges Of the Superior Court, Com
moo Pleas, Recorder and City Judge was made
special ordsr for Monday next.
Judge Morris, in the Supreme Court yesterday,
rendered decision in the matter of Lyman Cole,
charged with forgery on the Chemical Bank, admit
sing him TO bail uuier oil the indictments pending
against him, the District Attorney to have proper
notice.
she ching ARRAY took place in Baxter street, OF
Sunday evening, between party OF Italians who
were cooling themselves on the top Of their houses
and three persons, who, IT is said, intruded them
solves upon them, and insulted them by the use Of
obscene Ian eusge in the presence Of their wives aud
daughters. The Italians freely used their knives
shockiDgy cutting aud It is thought fatally injarlng,
t.o Of The individuals. Two Of the Itahans have
been arrested.
dreadful affair took place last night in Do nj
nick street, by the accidental upsetti Of burning
fluid lamp, fatally burning child pine years Of age,
end terribly burning the hands and arms Of her
parents who endeavore 70 put out the fire. An
account of the calamity win be found in another
column.
Another case Ct suicide by female will be fcand
IN our paper this morning. A mania seems TO exist
among females at tue present time for com nitting
self murder, and the most trivial causes are seizs d
upon as excuses for perpetlatlng tho aoomin able
crime.
The widow Of De Witt Clifton died a. the re-
sidence Of her daughter in Pougbkeepse, yesterday
Bhe Was in the 73d year Of her age.
Later sdvices from Havana arc to Jnuep7, bat
che letters contain vary little ad iitonsl nsy,
More soldiers had arrived from Spain, sud an out
break ut Porto Rico was spoken Of a. having &C
Cured. The U. !. steamship Falton had s,iled for
Key West, after cruise along shore. Ons o. COR
correspondents refers at length 10 the cla n
which the Cuban Supta have on tbe Amencau PEG
pie for aid in any libsratisg scheme, AMI aposoer
details the reFult Of spiritual Communication sn
the sueisct OF political platforms, obtained from
the spirit Of Martin Van Buren by a M odus operIo
ds Of a novel character.
We are informed by a correspondent. al Ne1yi.as.
Cuba, June %, THAI yellow fever and black y,mt
prevailed amongst the troops at Puerto P.iucps to
afearful extent. SINE Spanish officers OF rack had
died, and eighty SIX soldiers were carried of rom
LIST of May TO 20.h June. Some MUD cases have
appeared on board the ships at Neuv tas. The
crops were poor. Two Spanish war vessels we're In
port.
Late sdvices from Central America state that the
authorities Of Nicaragua bare ordered thai Coon.I