The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-11

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The News.
Tho stesKship America, from Liverpool for Hall
fx and Boston, is now in her eleventh day out.
She brings weeks later news.
We refer our readers TO the port OF the Lsgisa-
tive proceedings yesterday, and the letter OF our
correspondent, for the lsssst news from Albany.
Both houses were In session at eleven o'cask last
night, sAh every prospect of continuing SO until
daylight. TIE Assembly passed bill lsvying a
sIecs tax of one and halt mil per dolla.s Of real
and personal estate. The Senate bill proposes a
tAx Of one mill only.
Mr.. Wells yesterday introduced into the Assem-
bly, o bill aHsndatory of the temperance Law. n
proposes that there shall DO less than three sellers
q liquor in each elesoa district and that ons half
me penalty ipictei for violations of the law aha
be paid to the ipformer. M. O'Keefe has intro,
duced repeal bin.
Tie Senate did not meet n xecutive session yes
tsrday. On Monday, George WoodmaR, Rich ,rd T.
Emmett, and WyEooop Packard, were confirmed as
n0Aa les public for this city. Yesterday the Canal
Beard appointed William ]. Cornwall, Esq, Of
Cayugs, Auditor, In place Of Marius Schoonmaker.
Mr.. G. has recently held the Office Of Canal Ap.
yxaiser.
Albany can receive pay terminals to day; ana in
view Of the rapid manner in which legislative bust
meas has been transacted for tie past week OF ton
days, we indulge in the hope tina. those pestilent
fellows will Adeu tonight and each and oil Of them
repair forthwith to their several homes. And we
must that they viii henceerth devote thsir energies
TO useful occupations, however irksome the task,
leaving politics and legislation to those better qua.
: I'D for ia hn
that the session viii be continued until Friday, as
sufficient number of members to form quorum can
easily be found who bare jobs un6ni shsd on and
that will readily net a good days pap for good
days work.
The temperance people had grand sloriaeation
meeting at the Tabernacle last night. 70 exchange
felicitatio1s on the passage and signing by the
Governor Of the p1hibitory liquor bill. 1t was
very largely attended. The meeting was orderly,
and there vas not the least exhibition Of hostility
svinced on the part of any Of the audience, show
ing that Ahexe was no disposition on the part OF
she liquor dealers to interfere with the proceed
ngs. There was tie ususl dispIsy Of rhetoric,
with q tile more than the usual disregard Of
pSopr.sty. We give report Of the proceedings.
In our police reports will be found an interesting
account Of the capture sf the alleged accompice OF
Mon Hodges in the Ate robbing Of $4,000 from 6
German mere ant, in house of i'll fame, in Dame
stree, IN this city. Also complaint N sde for an
alleged attempt to procure abortion on tins person
efs GIL named Anna Nessar, By parties residing
IN Blocker street.
O~irg TO its having BEEN packet day yesterday
FOR the Cunard steamer, to sail from Boston to-day,
ne cotton market was less animated. The sales
embraced ab mt 1000 bales, the market closing
firm. Flou- was again frmsr, especially for msdiun
grades Of Safe AID Southern brands, with . fair
amount Of sales. A moderate lot Of good Southern
wheat sold a. - IS, Tor milling. Southern white
and yellow c'rn cold az 81 OF a 81 0s, and prime
mixed do, ia store, wal held OF 81 TO- Pork was
rather easier for old mess, which sold q. SIS 81,
and new do, at 81 rs, Other provisions were
fbm.
Nothirg definite 90 to the result Of the municipal
slscticn yesterday in Jersey City cop'd be arrived
% last might. The friends of Mr.. Manners were
confident that be was reelected, aud tie supporters
q Mr.. Hill were equally sanguiue Of the success Of
iheir candidate.
The chatter election in Hoboken yesterday passed
OF harmoniously. Mr.. G. v. Click sner, aud the
CO.. a.mccratic candidates, were chosen by smsI
1nAjori,ies.
The body Of the German woman 10 brutslly muir
dsred in Philadelphia on Sunday morning, was
yesterday identified ty her husband j Jacob scnegel
He was Immediately placed under arrest, to await
the result OF The judi,i investigation.
Our correspondent at Laguna del Terminus, wri-
eng on the 7th Of March, staten that vessels we're
Shen rather scarce IN port, after an unexampled
rush ct New Years. lockwood was likely to exps
rience sudden fall in price. valuable beach lot
owned by the Uuited States Consul had been seized
on by the Governor. During his recent visit en-
route 20 YucatAn, General Ampndia had been re.
oeived with the most ernging seTyihsy by al class
es. He takes with him into honorable exile Gen.
Landers, the late aching Governor Of Lsguaa. An
arsenal and several Catholic churches were lately
burnt. His Serene Highness Santa Anna, was daily
falling lower in the estimation of an oveltaxsd and
II govsrntd people.
In the case Of D. B. Allen and others against the
Nicaragua Transit Company, Judge Dusr yes.srdiy
decided 70 dissolve the Injunction against the ,om
psny srd deny the motion TO appoint receiver.
Costs we're dscreed 70 defendants.
Our fes ftomyBermuda are dated to the 2sth Of
March. Rear Admiral Fanshaws, the Naval Com.
nanderir-Chief on that station, in his flag ship,
We Bsscawen, had arrived at ..Eoglish Hrbr.
Antigua, from Havana. On tie sth Of March,
Il M. steamer Melea. Captain Phil NOE, srrivsd
81 st. Jch-, Ap sspt. ton 9 lysta, ara !. tie ca