The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-04

morning upcn the announcement that the firm Of
Page & Bacon, at st. Louis, had again suspended
payment. About six weeks since this house
sumed after suspension of about four weeks, and
IL was hoped 1t would be able to 60 on and fully
rsirstae its credit. The difficulties in San Fran
cisco and the protra ted suspension of Page Bacon
IL Co., of that city, is the principal cause of the
secord failure Of Page Bacon of st. Louis. TIE
large surplus Of the San Francisco house sent here
TO sustain the st. Louis house has been exhausted
In meeting ats drawn In California and not b ked
mp by shipments Of gold since the panic in San
Francisco commenced. Both honses will probably
close up their affairs.
Tue Temperance bill passed the New York Senate
yesterday by vote of q yeas to IL nays. It now
remains for the Assembly to act upon the amend
ments Of the Senate, and it is believed they will be
copcutred in. While the three Senators from this
city were absent, and those present were doing,
Mr.. Crosby quietly introduced bill amend
ing the city charter. It embraces the provisions
of the bill creating board of partizan police
commissioners, which is Opposed by nineteenth, Of
the voters Of this city, the other tenth being
posed of the unscrupulous adherents Of VIM. H.
Seward for whose particular benefit /. appears this
measure has been devised. In proof OF this we
refer 20 the proceedings last night Of the wing COM
mtiets who adopted resolutions 10 favor Of the
police BILL against the earnest protestations Of
those who regard the police force as constituted
for other than political purposes. After considers:
BILE effort the bill was referred to a standing COM
mstee Of the Senate. There Is yet time for our cti
zeps to defeat this heme, If they choose. But 1t
requires something more potent than resolutions,
letters, aud speechts. Our correspondent has fur
pisbed q sketch of the debate on this measure,
which is given under the telegrapbic head.
The elections throughout tie country continue to
result favorabIy to the Know Nothings. In Connec.
ticut they have "swept the State" as the phrase
goes--State offices, the legislature and four mem
hers Of Congress. With regard to the election Of
VIM. T. Ier, candidate for Governor, by TIE poo
pls, there Is doubt but the Legislature will, OF
course, settle this question satisfactorily. In New
York and Ohio, where town elections have been
held, with but few exceptions, the Know Noshings
have triumphed Neil Dow. Know Nothing and
temperance candidate for Mayor of Portland, has
been elected by handsome majority. We have re.
turns from two towns In Iowa, in one OF which the
Know Nothing ticket was chosen. The prohibitory
liquor law in Iowa has been sustained.
The resolutions adopted at the meeting OF The
Young Mems Democratic Republican Committee
last evening, and which give in another coiu mn,
are up to the mark on the Cuban question The
closing recommendation to Gen Pierce we commend
10 the consideration Of the President aud the
Cabinet.
The journey men plumbers held nesting last
evening at No. l49 Fourth avenue, pursuant to q
call Of Mr.. VIM. Fowler sni fifteen others. A. eight
O'Clock there were about twenty five persons pre-
sent, AID one of our reporters was informed tina.
the press was ex. luded. We, consequently, cannot
Ray what the journeymen plumbers we're about.
10 nata - ana oh that ind
ment in the case OF the Stsnwix Hall tragedy, was
continued yesterday in the Court Of Oyer and Ter.
miner. report Ia given in to-dsy's paper.
TIE regular monthly meeting Of the New York
Historical Society was held last evening. paper
Rev. DR.. Robpaor.
The celebrated race horse Lexington won the
twenty thousand dollars match agains. time, on
Monday, at New Orleans. He ran four mile race
in seven minutes and nineteen nds the quickest
time ever made by horseAe
Our Brownsville (rexss corresf or dent, writing
on the 2lst ut., informs us that the Mexican Dlcta
tor had recently disgraced the officers who had the
courage to accrue General Don Adrian Vol, late
Governor Of Tamauhpss, 70 him, on the principle
that Vol was too ardent sympathizer with Santa
Anpa's policy to be punished. The Mexican General
Oronez who last year sentenced Rufna Rodriguez
TO death, was commanding nine hundred soldiers Ia
Matamoras on the " law and order" system. The
public rejoicings ordered to celebrate the reele,
tion Of HIS Serene Highness completely failed.
The people would not utter vca either for love or
fear. Trade was still dull at Matamors, and all
along the frontier line.
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about
5000 bales; 600 of which were in trsnsitu. The
market closed firm. Middling uplands were at Ole.
. eic Flour, With fair sales. was without further
charge small lot Of Southern white wheat sold at
~ 40. hdian c'rn was again better, with sales of
sommon TO good white at l00c. 102c, and good
clean Jersey yellow at lo2ac Rye was firm at 81 IS
for North river There was more cotton Offering
for Liverpool, and about 1000 TO 1890 bales were
nsaged Of $500, aIsd. Other articles we're with.