The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-25
The News.

Ne ecs during the Previous sseA, and 10 tie hour oil
publication.
The News.
The steamship Atlantic, from LIVERPOOL lfn
inar. for this port, is nov fully doe. Sac bsirgs
weeks later European news, and vii no couo: ar
,ive scme lime during to-day.
We are still without late news from Caiiorais
Both steamers are now somewhat bshiad Time,
but ons of them viii pro bab y rssch poss to day.
The report Of the Committee on AnIuR TAXES
tsened by the chairman only ~ss presented II the
Doars Of Supervisors isst evening, and slightly com
ueuted on, when il sas withdra sn for amendments,
The principal amendment berg for the c,mmi tee
10 show Why personal estate Of ronresdenss - the
amount Of fourteen millions and half Of do,iare,
was not assessed in accordance with the recent act
q she L. gisa.ure which renders il liable TO rate
able impost Il appears by the report thai 1888,
600 are required fer the heads Of departments, the
hsgtst item (s6l3, 450) being for the AlmsAonse.
Nv the table OF the relative value of the real ana
personal Estate in the city and county Of New York,
furnished by the Comptroller, j. appears that ths
total assessment on real estate fer 1866 is 1886 95
sec, being an increase OF $s.4l2337 over 1854.
The peraonal estate is $3.50, Az Is, show.
ing an increase Of 1928 595 40. This
merease in real estate appears in all the wards ex-
oep. the Eecooi, Sixth, Twelfth and Tventy.second.
The increase in personal estate appears in all the
vafes but tie Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth s. yenth, Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Nine
teeAth and Twentieth. The total decrease in real
estate In those wards is 81 600 1923 So and the total
decrease on personal estate $4,060,529 Al. The
ttsl vauai cn in the county is $is6 1893 27s Is; in
the Il mp distlict, $452,206 0s7 %, and south OF
Fo.tytecond street., $444 1882 %. The per cent
age on every 800 is within fraction Of 81 21-ths
highest rate, we think, paid in this city, no..
withs.anding the large increase in the amount Of
FeIsorAl and real estate taxed.
The argument on the application to admit to bail
Paudeen, or Patri OK Mclaughlin, charged a. prin
cit al al ss accessory In the murder Of Bill Pool
wss continued yesterday in the Supreme Court, be
fore Judge Cowles. The points on which the az
plics tic is based arethat the prisoner, not hav
ing been brought to trial at the Oyer aud Termine
laet April, or at any Of the terms of the Genera
b tsons since, without legal cause bling sho W. il
by the twenty eighth, twenty ninth and thirtiett
sectors Of the Revised Statutes entitled, If not te
bedischsrged at least to be admitted to bail; that1e
or paTts testimony taken before the coroners jury il
insufficient to convic. him OF the chrge; and tina:
competent secuity Being given, the ends Of justice
win he promoted by admitting him to bsi The
argument was able, and well reasonsd. A decision
will be rendered on Thursday.
The Ten Governors want new prison built in
E!ghty.sxth street, in which 10 incarcerate tie
prisoners brought TO the Fourth District Court
recently opened. It sproposed - use an old school
house for that purpose. The other topics that occu
pied the attention Of the Board at TIA meeting yes
Mrday, were styaw beds ana fe,s, with which
members appeared perfectly familiar, and which
excit ed lively discussion, AID the visit Of thou
sand Msssacb use.ts school teachers who viii come
70 the city in September.
The slave stesless at Philadelphia have committed
another act of Violence In some respects similar tc
that perpetrated in the case of Col. Wheeler. The
Philadelphia Bulletin thus describes the occur
renee "a young Cuban, who was under cloud
with the Spanish government, made his escape from
shat island short time SINCE ard reached this port
on Saturday lsst, in the brig Gen. Taylor. The
Cuban put up at cne OF the principal hotels, and
yesterday slave, by whom he Was &C ,ompanied
was brought ashore at South street wharf, by the
captain, for the purpose Of having him join his maa
ter. On the wharf party ofregroes met the captain
and the slave, and told the latter be YES Free Bu
the Cuban negro did no. understand them. Severa
white men came to the aid Of the captain, and {
scuffle ensued. Finally the negroes triumphed and
carried sway their Cuban friend, since which he ha'
net been heard from.n
The Kaneas Legislature organized Ct Shawnee
Mission on the 10Th inst. Among thu first act,
passed was bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating
drinks and ga milling within one mile ofshe capital
Notice was given Of q bill requiring settlers from
Asssi chusetts ard other nuilifiDg States 20 take
an oath 70 support the laws Of the Territory.
A list Of the Commissioners appointed 10 the ssvs
sal States By the Judges of the Cour: of Claims,
~ dispositions, &C., may be found under the tele
graphic head. Among those In Massachusetts va
observe the lame OF Edward Greeley Loring, Unite
States Ccmmissiousr, whose c,nnection with the
celebrated Buns case, an subsequent per ,ecution
hy the aholitionists Of Harvard College and the
Massachusetts Legislature, attracted much stten
ton last winter.
In accordance With the las pas,sd q. ere Last
seesion OF the pennsylvavA legislature. ths main
line of the public works Il that state Wa m. y,
for sale ct auction in the Merchants Exchange
n Philadelphia yesterday, but no bid being ofsre.
at the minimum rfics Of seven and 6 tals millions.
as required by law, the sale vas stopped.
Our correspondent at Port Spain, writing or re
Goth nit, ssass that trade was very dull, with hu
limited demand for -four, oeing 20 the prevaili1;
high prices. A defci. in The sugar crop Of q1l.
fifteen thousand hosshesds IL anticipated.
II Is stated that c. L. Chspmsn, porter il th
banking house Of Riggs h ca, a. Washington, la
confessed TO roobing bis employers Of drafts, &c.
10 the amount Of upwards OF ten thousand dollars
The sales Of COTTON in lots Jesterdsy rescae:
about 600 . 500 bales tSe usrke. closicg steady
holders were not inclined 10 press sales While b1y
trs in many cases we're disposed TO avail. the re
seips Of later foreign news. Flour was easier 10,
common grades, With fair amount Of sales. Frss
sales Of southern wheat were msie q. s.esd;
prices. Among the trsDssctious were !, 100 ncshel,