The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-24
The News.

No signs Of the steamship Atlantic, now IN her
fourteenth day out from Liverpool! at halfpa one
o'clock this morning.
Owing to the continued absence o. the Atlantic,
the cotton market yesterday was less active, the
sales not having exceeded 000 bales, while prices
continued steady. Flour was more active, without
material change in prices. Southern white wheat
sold pretty freely within the range Of previous raes
jersey yellow ana Sou.hsrn white sold ct 900.
81; rye at 81 80 for Jersey and Pennsylvania. Cd
mess pork was held irmer, though transact ,ns
were only to moderate extent. The first cargo Of
Pictou Nova Scotia, cca since the proclamation OF
the reciprocity treaty arrived the day before yes
terdsy consisting of 200 tons, consigned to Arthur
Lesry, Esq. 1t was on sale, aHoat, free Of duty.
There is Q desperate struggle going on up at Al
bany between the teetotallers, the Sewardites.
the silver grsys and the shoulderhtters, cJn-
eeniDg the spo,ls. Yesterday the nomination OF
Mr. Schoopmaker to the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the
Banking Department was sent to the Senate
much to the chagrin Of the Lieutenant. Governor
and his friends, in the event Of his confirmation
ten thousand dollars worth Of advertising WILL In all
probability, be withdrawn from the lesser SeRard
organ in this city, and bestowed upon its rival
None of the appointments were acted on yesterday,
the secret session being occupied by o long and
turbulent debate on Dr. Thompsons nomination
ss Health Officer. This is Q matter in which the
Know Nothings take great interest, as the
rejection Of Thompson, who is nsar relative of
Speaker Lttlejohn, would be sweet revenge for the
treschery Of the latter to the order Gov Clark Is
severely taken to task for his baybor master nomi.
nations, and there are indications that the ultra
temperance men will throw his Excelency over.
board altogether. As Q natural result Of the ex.
citement growing out Of the rush FOR the spois from
words the Office seekers have come to blows. On
Thursday night, Col. Hamilton, OF Brooklyn, cow
hided Mr.. Chambers, the Governors private secre-
tary, and nominee for harbor mastership. This is
the second rencoptre between the parties. Hamll-
ton was arrested and held TO bail.
Several bills Of local importance were acted on
IN the Legislature yesterday. We refer to our 70
port for details In the Assembly, the Harbor En
cioachment bill WAS reported and made the special
order for Tuesday next The Senate has gone about
half through the Prohibitory Liquor bill. The
tndments 80 TAR, have not impaired the stringen
cy Of the measure in the least.
We give an account else where Of the progress of
The enlistment Of recruits for the army In the Cr
inca. The parties interested seem very 10th to give
information on this subject. There 10 q rumor in
the city that efforts are being de 10 enlis. msn by
pretended Canadian mining ard canal companies
who advertise for lsborers, and when they apply
AJAX them 20 join the English armies.
Il appears there is quite panic among the oys
tsrmen, growing out of determination Of Mayor
Wood to enforce the ordinance heretofore dead
letter, against the transpsnting Of oysters during
the summer monthe. An effort is being made to re-
peel the ordinance. Il is said million dolars Is
depending on this mstter.
From the proceedings of the Board Of Council.
men which we publish elsewhere, IL win be seen
that the Mayor has vetoed the resolution, passed
posed Central park The resolution wa, in favor o.
placing it's lover boundary at seventyse ,ond.
instead Of Fifty ninth street., to which the Mayor 10
opposed, on the ground that many lots which q.
present belong to the city would thus be cut OF,
while the park itself would be removed 20 an in
convenien. distance from the city. The report on
which the resolution was based stated that the
total cost Of the park 10 the city would be fifteen
millions Of dollars; but the Mayor proves that /.
need not cost more than 81 ,069 600. By the way,
what Ia the reason the commissioners do not report
on tie vaIuatien Of the lo.sl Let us have il as
soon as possible, thst we may be better able 70
judge what the expense win be. Every day the
ucCthslty Oh u BItnt Scudni pam - UeCOmlng mora
urgent, and the sooner we have II the bstter II viii
DO for tie health Of the city.
In the Bond Of Counc.lmen last evening the re.
Port relative to the Reynolds ofal contrast was re-
erred back 10 the Committee on Public Health.
The Board adjourned to the first Monday in April
The election in Kansas Territory viii take plaza
on the 30th inst. despatch from Missouri states
thst ten thousand residents Of that State have de.
parted for Kansas, and that they viii arrive In tine
to participate 10 The contest.
The ship Mischief from this port for Bremen, put
in a. Norfolk yesterday, with loss Of mizen mast
Avery interesting history Of vsuxhsn Garden,
nov In course Of demolition, Is give1 in todsy's
paper.
We have adVices from Bsrmuls {, the 1854 int.
A lire OF steamer is TO commence ronn,ug On tae
l0ts Of April between Georgetown, Blrbsdos, B,r.
nDSa srd New York or PHILADELPHIA,
Our Turks Islands dates arc to the 2lh ult. The
eAolagA hsd entirely disappeared fcom G:a7e Cay.
The erpsdit n TO sbe Arctic * ~ n ssArsh ofDr.