The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24

VIII embrace the received by mail AND tee8rapn ~
~ office during the previous week. and to tho hour OF
PUBLICATION "
Fne nesvs.
The steamship Northern Light, now Cue At this
>ort With California advioos TO the let inst, had not
made her appear ance at one o'clock tids morning.
Oar Brownsville, (Texas,) correspondent, wiring
on JOY 10th states that the revolao nstT were full
ar homes of ultimate sac ,ess. General Vol had
marched to Rey nosa in order to take the-com maud
# The government troops stationed tbeie but after
enAe,ipg Csmalgo, I NO thousand 1--WE hundred men
Of the.federal army we're pushing forward rapidly
70 meet him at the former town, and would enlea-
yor 70 take him prisoner The insurgents were we'll
sup lied with money, and determined to overthrow
eanta Anna. Carvajd, with twenty seven other
fSblsteros, was discharged by the federal court
n BtoSnsyiile, the Judge having ordered the
indictment to be quaChed, as being illegal. The
weather was very fine, and tho river navigation ex-
gelent.
General Vidauri, General In. Chief Of the liberia
tr & army, has issued decree, which We publish,
oenorncing the penalty Of death agains. Santa
Anna, bis executive officials, general differs and
secretaries, should he any Of them fad into the
bands Of the revolutionists.
Nj. Joseph E. Ebling, Commissioner Of Streets
and Tampa, replies through our columns this morn
ing to tie communication whica Mayor Wood ad-
dressed 70 him in relation to he street. wee Ding diff
Guilty, 81 the estimate made BY Messrs Smith. Seek
81 d Co. in their proposals for doing the work. Mr..
Ebing bases his defence on the grounds that no
appropriation has been made BY She Common Coun-
oil to cover the estimates for the ensuing year. and
that the department. over which he presidss would
become involved in Irregularities If contracts
were perfected when there was no money on hand
10 pay the amount ; that the tender CT Messrs.
Smith, Ezekiel Co. was at first informal by it's
wording, and that, although he permitted It 10 be
amended, o. an act Of courtesy, he still doubt, its
accuracy; and thai the machine company was not
the lowest bidder in az many as eight wards. The
Commissioner also asserta that Smith, S.ckel & Co
dmarded the immediate execution Of con tract,
rade onthe amended estimate, which he considered
O. his duty 70 refuse as gu contracts muat b. sub
nitttE to the two branches Of the Commoa Council
pIevdus to confirmation. Mr.. Eblilg says he will
beep the city clean long the balance Of the sp-
preparation for 1855 lasts, and thai he will execute
new contract for the next year when the appro-
priasion for 1856 is made.
Tho Joseph Walker investigating COMMITTEE had
another lopg session yesterday afternoon Mr.. Wal.
ter L. Jones was called to the stand after Mr. Issac
0. Barker, who thought that the Mayor usurped
authority. - Jsas rave the whole history OF the
sontacts, and Of - attempt to bleed him on the
past 81 the Aldermen and q Certain Sunday news.
paper Mr. Jones, however, waa proof against al
fhsse attempts upon bis integrity, and his testino-
ny shows that none Of their efforts proved success
fn'. flu report Of the evidence is given else
where.
A most deplovable accident occurred yesterday
morning, as the corner Of Nassau aud Cedar Streets
ssused by the failing Of flooring overladen wit
brick and mortar, in building that is being torn
ocwn ut that place. number Of persons were
severely injured, and two OF ihem--a mau named
Byrnes and boy named SuIiivan-died last night
In great sgony from the injuries they received. This
practice OF piling bricks on loose Aoofings has
caused many fatal accidents, aud 1t would be we'll
Tor the city authorities to pass al ordnance pro
teciiDg poor aborers from liability 10 accid sntS Of
Atis kind.
Joseph Blunt, Elq., Of this city, and Essstus d.
Culver, Esq, City Judge Of Brooklyn, hays been
appointed BY the Governor, to be associated with
Attorney General Hoffman in the tisl OF the Llu-
mon sIsvs case.
TIE parties taken ont OF the British brig BuffA,o
c-d conveyed 10 Boston, where they were tried ADD
acquitted OF the charge Of vioatiog the neutrality
laws by enlistipg men for the Crimea, have brought
Gcsiors against Captain Clark, OF the revenue cat
Ear Jamss Campbell, for Illegal detouton aad
imprisonment. The damages claimed amount to
forty thousand dollars.
Intelligence from Fort Laramie to the 27th uls
has been received. The Indians on the Platte con
finusd their depredatons. Two trains bad been
n.
snos' and two men Of the other were wounded.
The case Of Thomas Berry, of Williamsburg,
charged with violating the provisions Of the proai.
nssory liquor law, Is assigned for trial B., jury on
Che 30ih inst. In this caso some two thousand dol
lars worth of defendants liquor was seized.
There was said to be some bsttcr feeling in cotton
yesterday, with more doing. The sales embraced
shout COO bales. Some sales OF middilng hollands
were made at l0lc., and New oleans middliues
were quoted at lie. An apprehension prev xled
sAss The late storm suffered ut some Sou hern poi
heard rom had extended TO q greater or less ex.
~ns over portions Of the cotton region. Common
soss o' eeAse hour closed at about 1915. per bb,.
s'soeI, wnIe mediun upper grades were unchanged
NO" oousDein wheat, In lo,s, sold a. terms stated
N sno'ner column. The supply Of this kind of rsea,
was on tie increase, aud it vas said TIA, sh,n,
10000 bushels arrived by steamer from C.a,,a..o..
yesterday. Corn sold pretty freely a. sa., !. on.
chiefly ct tho latter figure. Pork was tin, No.,
for new mess. Cofse was unchanged. sugar, -
vrued firm snd active. The relies reached ar,
l,7o0 hbds., with cargo Of Porto Rico, In bond :,
foil price,. Freight engagements continued 70 hs
mode'a ate for the first time in 9 long period Afev
thousard bushels Of wheat were engaged, tor Liver.
pool, yesterday ct 3d., besides which, some lots Of
c1ron and corn were saken without maseriAl
tasge from last weeks qu;tAtisns.