The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-09
The News.


The News.
The cloud lowers thick and gloomily upon our
municipal functionaries. The Oyer and Terminer
Grand Jury have found two bills of indictment
against Judge Stewart-one for bribery and the
ether for corTuption-but his friends and those who
know him well have no fears for the result. po-
hceman named Elder, is also indicted with the Judge
in the conspiracy case. The motion to quash the
indictments against Alderman Herrick was refused
by Judge Roosevelt but the District Attorney
entered a noHe prosequi in the case of Councilman
Cooper in consequence Of the inconsistency between
the aidavits Of Peter Palm, the principal witness)
-one made i'll July, and the other in the present
month.
City politics again occupy large space in our
columns this morning as will be seen by reference
TO the reports given under that head elsewhere The
Half Shell General Committee met under circum
stances Of considerable excitement, but adjourned
without efecting any nominations, nor will they do
30 until the Tammany Hall people complete their
ticket When that is done, the half shells will make
mp ticket composed equally Of hards and softs.
They appointed Committee of Conference with
the Liquor Dealers Association to have an under
standing with them in the formation Of q
ticket; also with the German Delegate Con-
vention. The republicans seem to be divided
M into number of factions, and manifest no dis
position to fuse with one another, nor with the
Broadway House wings. The Wing General Com
mttee refuse to endorse the republican State ticket
asd the republicans in turn decline to countenance
the wing city nominees, and openly announce their
intention of running clean ticket of their own
Indeed, from present appearances, they seem in
clined to support such men as A. c. Flagg, VIM. f.
ence to the wings now before the people. The Peter
Cooper refolmers met last night, and endorsed
Flagg for Comptroller, and appointed committee
Of SIX to propose other nominations. The Execu-
tive Committee of the United Order of Americans
also met and endorsed the Know Nothing State and
City nominations. The soft shell Judiciary Conven-
ton met at Tammany Hall and nominated the FOL
lowing ticket -
james X. Whiting. ............ Judge Supreme Court
Ach aei uLhoieF ............. Judge Superior Court
Henry Nichol Judge Superior Court.
John X LTady ................ Judge Common llaas
David o'haee, Jr.......... Justice Marine Court.
Lorenzo D. Shepard. Counsel to Corporation
Mcssls. Whiting, Ulshoefer and Brady are also
on the hard ticket.
Neither the Mayor nor Recorder being present at
the Board OF Supervisors last evening" the only bust
ness transacted was the receiving of a few bills,
amongst which were those OF the Coroners for the
hast quarter amounting to something over four
thousand dollars--all of which were referred.
In the Board of Aldermen last evening commu-
ncation was received from the Comptroller, ex-
planning why the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund had invested 5000 900 in revenue bonds, pay
able in 1856. The reasons given will be found in
our report. Alderman Drake, who had voluntarily
withdrawn from participation in the proceedings of
the Board in consequence of the indictment against
him, announced that he would resume his duties
Some little other business was transacted, and the
Board adjourned to Thursday.
The Beard of Councilman last evening ordered the
Comptroller to draw from the City Treasury $4,000,
to be appropriated to the Howard Association for
the relief Of the Norfolk sufferers. report was
received from the Board Of Aldermen refusing to
concur with the Board of Councilman in reference
to the Washington market farmers, but adhering to
their former action to grant the farmers land west
of Washington market. This was about all that
was done last night in this Board
We publish this morning among our municipal
affairs the correspondence between Mayor Wood and
Alderman Lord, in reference to the charges made
by the Mayor against Alderman Ely, during warm
debate some two weeks since in the Board of Super
yisors.
Among the interesting mass Of Mexican news,
winch we puDiisneu ln yesterday HERALD, was u
paragraph stating the substance of Mr.. Comonfort S
letter to exPresident Carrera. As the former gen.
tlcmen is spoken Of as one of the principal candi.
dates for the Presidency and as the communication
in question comprises his views of the political stu
alton Of Mexico we make room to-day for transla.
ton o. the document in full. IL will be found int.
resting ~ will also the analysis which we give Of
the various factions into which Mexican society Is
now divided.
The Legislative Assembly OF the empire of Hayti
Eas opened on the 18th Of September by the Empe-
yor Faustin in person. His Majesty attended by
the ministers OF the crown appeared, amidst much
military and official pomp, and addressed the men,
hers in satisfactory speech, TO which they promised
70 reply by an address to the crown. portrait of
IN, Emperor, by NJ. e Baron Colbert de Lochard
rova painter was naugurated at the same time in
proper place in the Council Hall. On August 10Th
the seye nth anniversary of the inauguration OF the
empire was observed with great pomp. The thun-
der Of artillery, royal procession, ministerial
gratulations mercantile official and school process
..rions, With grand high mass and TIE Deum filed
nrtL6 dsy from early dawn, whilst the darkness of
the night pas completely dispeled by q general illu-
mi,,atioB. Able Moussa, the African priest
prcached an esquent sermon after mass.
Bv adviccs frorf Truxlo TO the 18th Of septcm.
ber VIC learn that the internal war still continued in
Ii,nd,rae though all ihe department which had
d,c;.roJ ;sail.st President ca amos II 8 United
except two, 0knch0 and Yoro, .'encfd Alvarez,