The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-13

the Office during the previous week. and to the hour Of
publication.
The News.
The steamship Atlantic is now fully due at this
port from Liverpool, snd her arrival may be looked
for at any moment. She brings q weeks later
news.
We continue the proceedings OF the Know Nothing
Naonsl Convention on our first page. Yesterday was
occupied in discussions on the slavery question Other
subjects have been laid aside until this test il def
lively settled As viii be seen by our report, q
proposition has been introduced ignoring that por
ton of the platform which has reference to slavery
in the Territories snd in the District of Columbia.
Reports were rife in the streets Of Philadelphia that
the abolition faction had bolted They were prema-
ture; but such contingency is by no means
remote one.
The Philadelphia Sun, the Know Nothing organ
in the Quaker city, in reviewing the Life of George
Law, lately published, says that it desires to do
justice TO the who has thus far acted we'll his
part, and has made his mark for good in the gene
ration in which he lives. It says Live Oak George
win be able to outlive the assaults Of the Goldfish
aristocracy, and perhaps demonstrate that a " vu.
gar speculator" can be President of the United
States
Legislature have nominated in caucus John s. Wells
and Harry Hubbard as candidates for the United
States Senate. The Know Nothngs also held caucus
hast evening. John P. Hale was up for the United
States Senate, but whether he received nomination
we have not learned. The proceedings Of the eau
Gus were very turbulent, Paul R. George heading
the opposition to Hale. It is supposed that James
Bell and John P. Hale will be chosen by the LIE.
uSolotu~o vvhou tho oIockinu takaa p1aco
TIE result of the recent election in Kansas
though perfectly satisfactory to the Inhabitants of
that Territory, has placed the administration in
guardary. But President Pierce and his advisers
ought to be accustomed to such things by this time,
as they have been score of times in positions of
ridiculous embarrassment. The trouble now is how
to get rid Of Gov. Reeder. They do not wish to
turn him out of office, and he will not leave volun
tarily % be belongs to that class of official incum
beLts Of whom it ia said they sometimes die, but
never resign. Our Washington correspondent
however, states that it has been determined to re-
move, not only the Governor, but also Judges Joho-
SON and Gilmore, and the District Attorney Of the
Territory. The voice of the people must not be
disregerded.
A Washington paper states that intelligence has
been received of the capture by revenue cutter of
q bark belonging TO Colonel Knney's flibuster ex-
petition. The bark, which was loaded with ammu
milton, is reported, was taken into Mobile. The
statement requires confirmation
We have intelligence from Mexico to the % ms.
Santa Anna was driving the rsvolu.ionists bstore
him. The town of Zamora had been captured, and
two thousand prisoners TAKEN After brief respite
Santa Auna left Morelia on the 23d for Arts, where
General Comonfort was posted with 2 500 men. Ia
various parts of the country small bands Of the re-
volutiorists had been dispersed by the government
troops. Such are the first accounts of Santa An
mas campaign, but il is not advisable to place i'm.
plicit reliance upon them.
By way OF New Orleans we have Havana dates
to the oh inst. Nothing important had occurred
since previous aivicss.
The steam frigate San Jacnto, of the Cuff
squadron, the flag ship of Com. McCauey, arrived
at this port yesterday afternoos from Key West,
and now lies at anchor of the Navy Yard. TIE
customary salutes were exchanged between the
receiving ship and the San Jscnto. The Princeton,
from Havana 9Th inst, arrived at Hampton Roads
yesterday.
On Monday evening officer Nevin, of the United
States Msrahal's Office, assisted by the Brooklyn
police, routed some forty or fifty men who were on
bosrd the British brig Teazle, lying at the Atlantic
dock, Brooklyn, in a state of preparation for
voyage 70 the Ctimea. The officers arrested Mr..
Rosenbaun, who had been already indicted for
enlisting parties to serve against friendly power,
and also two other persons, named Weiss and
Speitzer They were all locked IN.
Mayor Wood has issued general order TO the
captains or police directing that lists Of the resi-
dences of engineers and fremen be prepared. and
that the pstrolmen promptly call at night such Of
them as may reside upon their beats whenever
FIRE occurs thereon.
The Ten Governors had quite an interesting
meeting yesterday. A committee of the Board Of
Councilmen having notified them Of visit they
were about to pay the institutions on BlackweIl's
Island, debate sprung up on the propriety of con-
ining their guests to cold water and crackers but
the advocates of a more generous diet, including
good brandy and spring chickens, succeeded in ap.
pointing committee of entertainments favorable to
their views. There was also debate on the pro-
priety of confirming an appointment of DR.. Sangers
which elected some curious facts 1t appears young
men have been appointed on the medical staff who
krew nothing whstever Of medicine or surgery, and
precious work they must have made Of - with the