The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-05
The News Of Saturday.
LOCAL NE VS..


The News of Saturday.
LOCAL NE VS..
Yesterdays HERALD contained an interesting VARIETY
Of city intelligence. There was, in the first phase, . fan
report OF n mass meeting of w~orkingmen, held on SAtur-
day night, in Hester street, called to receive the report,
of committee which had bcen sent to Washington, &C..
urge on Congress the ~propro.y Of taking measures for
the immediate relief of the unemployed. The committee,
made their report through Mr.. John Commerford, who.
detailed at some length the result of his interviews With,
the President nd several members of Congress. He Was
well received, but nothing was done. Resolutions we're
passed rendering the thanks Of the meeting TO the Prssi-
dent aud different members OF Congress, for the prompt
attention extended TO the committee, and. alec, in favor
Of the Homestead bill. The outline of . new political
organization was then presented, and . series Of lectures
and other means of influencing the public determined.
LAUNCH OF THE SABINE.
fun account was given Of the launch of the Unite@
States frigats Sabine, from the Navy Yard, Brook
lyn, where upwards Of ten thousand persons had
assembled to witness the spectacle. The unusual
interest excited in this vessel was owing to the long
time she had been on the stocks-thirty- one years. She
had to be entirely remooele5. Twenty feet were added
to her length, and her bow was altered and modernisses
under the superintendent Of +. B. Delano, ESQ, naval
constructor. The dimensions Of the Sabine are now aS
follows+-Length In all, 26 feet; length Of keel, $50 feet.
breadth of beam, Al feet; depth OF hold, 20 feet, add too.
mage 2,046, government measure. Her armament wiz
consist Of zen S-inch shell gucs of GO cwt., and twenty
32-pounders OF 81 cwt on her main deck, and Of two s..
Inch shot pivot guns of 1000 lbs. each, and sixteen 81
FOUNDERS Of 80 cwt. on her spar ~deck-maEing altogether
batteries containing forty eight guns. The crew Of the
Sabine, when in commission, including officers, seamen,
landsmen, boys and marines, will number AIS all told
The launch was in every respect entirely successful.
FIRES.
A fire occurred at No 1873 yarick street, ON Saturday
niplt. during which me of tha inrnatse NJ @ha awaI;ny
PANIED Mrs. Belden, was burned 10 death. A full accounts.
of this dreadful catastrophe was published In yesterdays
paper.
POLICE NEws-THE MAYORS BOOK, &C.
Among The local news in yesterdays paper, there was
the customary amount of police intelligence and the
arrests which bad been made the day Previous. The
complaints on the Mayors book were rather more numer-
ous than usual. The war against the fortune telers has
just commenced, and will be carried ON urtl they are all.
driven from the city, or compelled to abandon their pc
culiar occupation. Since the arrest Of Madame Fisury,
however, none other has been made, but the police are
On the alert. A report was received from Mr.. Wainwright,
Inspector Of Weights ara heasures, showing that for
the month OF January he had inspected Also scales,
varying from a spring scale 20 a scale beam, Of whieL
2,lo5 were correct, and 81 incorrect; OF weights, 1910,
Ct which 1913 were correct, and 1874 were incorrect; Of
cry measures, 1891, OF which 3l7 were correct, ane.
l,oSo were incorrect Or unssaisd; of wet measures, 3,69S,
OF which ,479 were correct, aud 2, 210 were incorrect or
upsealed, The municipal revolution, altogether, looSs
ash it was progressing, with Mayor Wood at the holm.
In addition to what has been already mentioned, We
also published a lengthy notice Of ney publications;
q theatrical intelle encc, containing a review Of al the.
thea res and exhibitions in the city; legal intelligence,
with the latest decisions Of the courts; religious interi-
ggncc, with notices Of sermons, ordinations, invitations,
installations, &c; marine intelligence, with accounts OF:
ships arrived and cleared and a summary Of recent dis--
sste:s at sea; and personal intelligence, with the move
ments, arrivals and departures Of distinguished indi-
viduals. Besides this there was the usual amount OF.
city items and city politics, suitable to the fsItidious po-
ntiesH Of every shade and elass.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
From our eommtrc!al articles it win have been seen.
that on saturday the sales Of cotton ON the spot reached
J ,ooc balcs, at the extreme range OF prices. Provisions
were v tbout change tf II omcnt, with q fair amount or
sales. Flour sold to a moderate extent, both TO tho
home trade and fer export, at about the same rates.
White Southern wheat cold at SO 20, red do. at 81 IL,
and white Michigan at So 40. Corn was scarce, and only
one cargo Of good Southern yellow sold sfoat, at 81.
Sugars were more active, and coo hhds. New oIleans
and 200 do. Cuba we've sold at steady prices. In freiphts.
Hour was engaged at Is. Sd for Liverpool, with 900 q
J ECO boxes bacon, and some lots beef and pork, al pre-.
vious rates. About ten vessels we're MP for California,
two Of which wsro recently on, and tine remainder were-
advanced in loading.
sLws FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE UNION AND
EUROPE. ~
Very full additional extracts were given from,
our California Giles received by the Star Of the
West, amepg which was . portion on Governor
Bigler's message, relating TO the finances OF tho
State, the condition aud prospects OF the Mines.
and the exports OF gold dust during the pas. year.
Particulars OF the storm in San rraucisco anS.
general intelligence from that and other cities OF tha
State were given at considerable length. The political
news from the state capital and Washington wa. a. full
and interesting a. usual. Telesraphic dispatches were
received from all quarters, though none were OF any pe-
culiar importance.
An extensive and varied mass Of corresposdeoee vas
publisled, consisting OF ie;ters from our cor. espoad.ut.
at Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Chicago, wheel
ing, Jacksonville and Boston, They contained much in
terestipg information respecting political and social move
nents. We also gave the ktters received BY the last
steamer from our Paris correspondcr Is, and an article
from a London Journal on the Sound duties Of the pspisb,
government, a question that Is occupying the earnest at
tention Of commercial men In both hemisrberss. ana
which is now a subject Of Investigation and inquiry il.
Congress.
Three columns Of editorial matter, and twelve Of
new Advertisements, preventing the wants and wishes or
this large c immunity, completed yesterday = issue ofths
INV YORK HERALD.