The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-25

she during the previous week, and to the hour Of
Publication.
The News.
The indicted Common Councilmen were the talk
Of the town yesterday. The functonaries thus SO
prominently put before the people are Aldermen
Henick, Of the Nineteenth ward; Moser, Of the
Third ward, and Drake of the Twenty-second ward
and Councilmen Wandell of the Fifty-nnth district
Healy, Of the Sixth districts and Cooper, of the
Twenty-third district. They are charged with
bribery and severally appeared in the Court Of &C.
neral Sessions yesterday forenoon and entered into
bonds in the sum of two thousand five hundred dol
lars each to answer. Both boards of the Common
Council met last evening, when the subject was off
cially brought to the attention Of the members by
one of those sharp communications from the
Mayor for which he has become famous. In
the Board of Aldermen the indicted members enter
ed into explanations, asseverating their innocence,
Of the offence brought against them, affirming
their ability to clear their skirts of all charges of
corruption, and all that sort Of thing Finally the
subject was laid ON the table and the documents
were ordered to be printed. The debate in the
Board of Councilmen was quite exciting. motion
was made for special committee to investigate the
whole matter; but this attempt to fcresal the pro-
ceedings of the judicial tribunals was defeated The
motion did not prevail, and the indicted will con-
sequently await with resignation the action of the
court. Messrs. Cooper and Healy resigned; but Mr..
Wande announced his intention of retaining his
seat, and making any explanation Of personal
character which he might consider necessary for his
reputation hereafter. Full reports Of the debates
are given on the first page Of to-day's paper.
The case Of trespass brought against certain po-
quelling disturbance at democratic primary cleo
ton on the 10th ult up FOR trial in the Marine
Court yesterday. The issue before the court is sim
ply whether policemen have the right to forciby
enter premises to suppress a melee; but the real
question lies between the partizans of the rival fac
tions of the shoulder-hittiug democracy.
The Board of Aldermen last night refused to con-
chr wthvSnC onncilmen in the resolution to donate
three thousand dollars for the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers at Norfolk and Portsmouth. The
Board also refused to concur in the resolution d-
recting the Comptroller not to pay any more bills
for carriage hire. message was received from the
Mayor vetoing the proposition to raise joint CON-
mittee Of the two branches of the Common Council
to devise new city charter. We print the docu-
ment under the proper head.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, and adj
journed without trnnsacting any business Of mo
ment.
The Secretary of the Interior, it appears by our
telegraphic dispatches, has been making some
changes in his department. What is the matter with
Conrad Swackhamer? Is he too hard? What Is
the trouble?
The Know Something's meet in convention at
Syracuse to-day, but il is quite probable that they
will await the action of the donble headed Seware
muster at the same place ON Wednesday before
they make an exhibit Of their intentions.
President Pierce viii leave Washington to-day for
Harrisburg, on visit to the Pennsylvania State fair
He win return to the capital on Friday.
By telegraph from 81. Louis we have brief ac-
count of sanguinary battle between the Sioux
Indians and the troops under Gen. Harvey, the
north fork Of the Platte river, on the Sd inst. The
savages were defeated with the loss OF eight killed.
The loss Of the troops was triaiug.
There il now an opportunity for New Jersey
jury to pess upon the Camden and Amboy Railroad
catastrophe. The Grand Jury Of Burlington county
has presented bill of Indictment for manslaughter
against Adams, the engineer, and bill has also
been found against Jabez Kingdom, ticket agent,
for OBTAINING watch and draft on New York for
one thousand dollars, the property of Mr.. Loveand
ore Of the victims of the disaster. Dr. Heineken
has entered complaint against the railroad com
paDy, charging the conductor with negligence in
not giving proper alarm on the occasion of the
calamity, while Dir. Shreeve, passenger, has en-
tered counter complaint against the Doctor for
carelessness on the same occasion.
We give elsewhere a report OF law case COM
menced in the United States Circuit Court yester-
day, involving property valued at ten millions of
dollars. The property in dispute lies between
Fourth and Sixth avenues and Eleventh and Thir.
tieth streets, and also between Sixth aud Eighth
avenues and Thirty-nrst and Thirtytlird streets
comprising altogether about four hundred houses
and lots
The Oceanic House, on Coney Island, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday evening Loss $40 900,
partly covered by insurance.
corrected list OF the retired naval officers may
be found under the telegraph head
We have received the Address to the Peoplc of
the United States Of the committee appointed in
July last at the proslayery convention held In Lex.
ngton, Missouri. II is quite lengthy, and IS nrinci
pally devoted TO denunciaiion Of the emigration
from Massachusetts, and other States, under the
management Of aid societies, whereby the Kansas.
Nebraska law is rendered dead letter. Such emf.
grafton is pronounced without precedent, dangerous
in the extreme calculated to circumscrbc slavery TO
its present limits, and defeat the true intent Of the
Nebraska bill In conclusion, IL declares that Mis-
souri, takes the same position the Lexington Con-
venton, whence will not rccedc. The rejection of
Kansas as slave State viii be regarded as gross
insult to the South and the declaration that slavery
is Incompatible with republican form of govern.
ment unequivocal step towards dissolution Of
the Union. The address is signed by J. A. Napton.
late Supreme Judge; Sterling Price, the present
Governor Of Missouri; Mordecai Oliver, member Of
Congress; and l.. N. woodson, prominen, lawyer.