The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-14
The News by Mall.


The steamboat Reindeer exploded her boilers the
Mississippi the It'll inst, killing three persons The
same boat met with smilsr accident on the 18th OF
March, 1854, killing thirty persons, and wouudiny
twenty three.
woman named sulses lately eopea from her husband
in Butler county, Ohio, with young schooimsstsr
years and had seven children She carries of about
York.
Three English attacked the OF the sshoon.
Surprise at City Point, Va the 9Th inst and in
the ARRAY the nate of the Schooner Peter Nelson,
killed, and negro man was hnccsed overheard and
drowned.
The Mayor and city officers Of Hartford visited Pr,vi
depce, RI, on the 18th inst.
John A. Hall the colore. barber who robbed in
Dunkirk of fourteen hundred dollars alter depriving
him OF his by the of chloroforu arrested
in New Orleans on the 4th inst.
TIE Governor of MassscS has signed the act
Gently passed by the Legislature making jurors judges
OF the law and the fact
On the sth instant the sorehouse of Messrs Moss L.
White, at Buckingham court house, Va was destroyed
by Are and two yonng named Desne and Chenault,
lost their lives 1t Ii strongly suspected that they were
murdered by burglars.
A negro at Norfolk, the 10th inst, struck
the Of the head by barrel OF oats which fell from
conclusion, but was frightened than hurt, thus
afOrdpg another remarkable nstau:e OF the sodity OF
the pegros Uranium.
Nr. J Austin Graham, wealthy, and until recently
respectable citizen Of Wytbevie, Virginia, but who
recently deliberately murdered gentleman by the name
OF spilen, and severely wounded with pistol shots,
several other individuals bss teen arrested and now
awaits the regular course OF law
letter from Meredith village N g., says that Of the
persons injured by the falling Of the Town House floor
election day four have died. and four others
msnenty disabled. Nne-tsn.bs Of the injuries were
slight, az the individuals have entirely recovered
The Midlothian coal pits, in Virginia, at which the
La arfu explosion occurred again being worked
We continue to have the best OF the coming
wheat crop. From Iowa, Eln0is Wisconsin, Indiana,
and Michigan all reports sheerng-the wheat fields
never looked better. 81
The extensive and valuable Touring mill Of A Med
berry the Ohio canal Roscoe, entirely destroy
ed by FIRE the 7h inst The loss is at LEAH $50 oOe
of which $l5. coo only covered by insurance.
The Rochester Union that the canals in this State
will SCARCELY be ready for navigation ~ the 1s Of May
Board Of Councilmen.
aajournment-D D. connover, Esq President, in the
chair. The minutes Of the last meeting read and
approved.
The first order Of the evening being the third aiding
OF bs the following among others, were taken and
Report Of the Committee 90 FinaIce-Concurring to
compromise suit pending with the Bank Of Common
Report Of COMMITTEES on finance In favor Of do
mating $500 to the Wilson Industrial s.hool-n favor
Of making extra appropriations for the Department of
Report of Committee on Finance-Upon communities
ton from the Comptroller, IN relation to advertising
proceedings oil the Common Council and for toe depart
ments.
The report of the Committee Public Health-In re.
lstion to paying William B. Reynolds for property ap
praed in February last for the removal Of oa &c,
was referred back to the Committee of the Whole.
Various petitions and resolutions referred ap-
propriate committees
INCREASE FORCE
Councilman DUNLAP moved tbs the committee ON DO.
lice Of this Board report forth with 70. against the
ordinance Increasing the police for,e in several Of the
wards having passed the Board Aldermen two
months snce and report has been made by said
mittse The resolution was laid over.
THE RBysoIDs CONTRACT.
The Board then went into COMMITTEES of the Whole in
this subit CT. Referred to night .t1..
Councilman RANSgy moved, In amendment, to add, az
ter the words ten thousand dollars (tne price of Bar
Isand copy Of the leases and dee which here
unto annexed and the originals Of which to be trans
ferred to the city the payment OF the aforesaid sum
After some discussion the amendment adopted, and
the bill was again ordered to third reading.
The Board adjourned.