The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-03


The News.
No signs of the stesmsr Atlantic, due a, this
port from Liverpool, at one O'Clock this morning.
She is ON In her tsefth day out.
The steamer Pacific left this port yesterday fo-
Liverpool with two hundred and twenty-sx pas
seugers. The rush Of travel to Europe this season
u uneysmpled. Steamers aod sailing vessels take
cut full couple ments Of passer gers escl trip. Toe
Atlantic, to leave fortnight hence, has every berth
engaged. Between the Maine liquor Law on the one
hand, ard tns attractions Of the Paris Exhibition on
the other, cur watering places are doomed to susr
seriously DUNG the coming summer.
The steamship Star OF the West which arrived last
evening brought one weeks later Intelligent from
California. There was no probability that the Lsgis
atuIe would sgain go into joint convention for the
purpose Of endeaSoriDg to elect United States
Senator, and the members were busily engaged
winding up the business, preparatory to going to
their homes. The city government of San Francis
90 appeared to be in q very unsettled and uusatis
factory state. The Grand Jury had presented a
number Of the municipal officers, whom they see med
to THU had not conducted the pablo affairs in as
straightforward manner as the citizens generally
night have desired. Ali the city property had bsen
attached on sc:ount OF illegality of sale, and the
greatest excite was manifested ia consequence
Business had lot improved much, although the
miners were represented as doing profitable b1si.
ness.
The liquor excitement Is increasing rapidly
throughout tie State. In all the cities aud large
towns liquor dealers organized relations 10
test the legality of the Probibtory law before the
courts As yet there is not the slightest dlminution
in the traffic, and we doubt il single trader has
given up business on Q account Of the enactment o.
the law. In Brooklyn number Of dealers had ap-
Piled for renewal Of their licenses which several
Of the Excise Commission seemed disposed to graft
fy but the Mayor instructed the City Clerk not to
Ne Give and file the papers, and the Corporation
Counsel, in q written opinion, whi;h we publish,
confirmed the directions or the Mayor, being con.
vnced that it IL unlawful to CRANE icsrses here
af.ey
Mr.. Fabens, oLe Of the chief promoters of the
Kinney Nicaragua expedition, was arrested in Wash.
iDgtop yestert ay, By an officer from New York.
The MASSACHUSETTS Know Nothing State Council,
which met in Boston on Tuesday, is said to have
been largely attended. Gov. Gardaer and Senator
Wilson are among the delegates to the national
ouncil to be held in Philadelphia next month.
Strong antfslavery resolutions wee adopted unani-
nously by the meeting. Thus the Massachusetts
Know Nothngs have thrown off all disguise, and it
Is quite likely the national convention viii permit
them TO "propel their own bark" to adopt Arch
bishop Hughes feIicitous rendering OF Q curt West
ern phrase.
The members of the Connecticut Lsgi stature met
and organized yesterday al Hartford. To day both
houses win proceed to elect Governor aud other
State officers, all Of whom viii probably be Know
NothiDgs.
A correspondent of the New Orleans Bee, writ.
ing from the city Of Mexico, states that Santa An
was seriously i'll that he was not expected to
live. His malady was an affection of the head and
throat, causing state Of stupor. There was ru-
NOR TO the effect that Santa Anna and his cabinet
disposed to sell Lower California, for which they
are willing 70 acce 1T the modest sum of forty NIL
lions Of dollars. The Gsis6en purchase money is
exhausted, ard another slice Of territory must be
sold in order to supply an empty treasury. OF
course the United States are expected to become
the purchasers.
Mr.. Wight, the young man who was shot by his
rival ct New Haven on Saturday. died on Tuesday,
after sufeliog great agony. Clark the assassin,
received the intelligence Of the death Of his victim
with concej n. merely asking what the people
his prison permitted, that he be allowed to smoke
An account Of the last moments of the victim Of
this bloody tragedy may be found elsewhere.
The trial Of James G. Diamond, charged with
slave piracy, commenced in the Circuit Court at
Philadelphia on Tuesday. The defendant was mas.
ter of the brig Grey Eagle, and conveyed sons six
hundred Africans TO CUBA where they were landed
by bribiog the authorities of the port of Cabanos,
Il appears that Mayor Wood is quite offended
with the report presented BY the Commissioners Of
Emigration, il reference to the smigrant runners,
published last week. He considers the report
personal attack on himself and refuses to cooperate
with che Commissioners in future. Tee members
Of The Board at its meeting yesterday dlsclatmed
ay personal hostility to the Mayor, and argusd
tat he was the sssailsnt in charging them with
deIe'iction Of duty From the rep7rt of the pro-
etedinss, given eke where, 1t appears that another
cargo Of paupers has been landed at this port. They
came from Havre, in the ship Confederation, aud
many of them ere already charge 70 the Commits
sioneIs.
The investigation Of the Briggs police inquisiso-
rial committee Of the Board Of Alderman was con-
tlDu,d yesterday. II appears TO grow more anus
ing as IL progresses, as viii be seen from the re
pott we publish.
The Fire Department Committee Of the Board o
Aldermen met last evening. The case Of Ensiae
No. AZ was considered, aud it was Goally agreed to
dissand the company. number OF other COM
plsDts we're debated, foil report OF which is given
IN another column.
Cotton continued active aud frn yesterday. Tie
sales reached about 1000 900 bales, consider
able PARTON Of shich was in traasitu. Tbs tsti.
mates Of the crop for the paat season, have By mos.
persons bten reduced within q month or two. Few
30 beyond three MILL ms OF bales while some are 81
lOw as 100000 bales. All agree that the crop will
not equal WHIT was at first anticipated, while, If
the higher estimate be admitted, it cannot, from