The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-28
The News.

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The News.
Colonel Kinney, chief Of the Nicaragua colonizs'
ZION expedition, was arrested last ngas by United
Bates Marshals. He is charged with fitting oat On
expedition in violation Of the neutrality laws.
The liquor dealers assembled in mass meeting
last evening, in TaWmany Hall, to adopt measures
10 counteract the execution OF the new pronibory
law. An address and series Of resolutions exores-
sye Of the feelings and vie Of those present were
adopted and speeches condemnatsry OF the law and
. recomme ndiDg the organization OF o new parry,
with the view to its repeal, were unanimously
adopted. The meeting Of the friends of enperan:e
held on Thursday evening, In the Metropolitan
theatre was denounced as ianatcal and hypocrisi-
cal, and the allulions to the new Governor were
received with marked disapprobation. report
will be found elsewhere.
We publish In another column an address from
Mayor Wood to his fellow. citizens. tits supplement
tary to the manifesto relative to the liquor trafi
and the enforcement Of the Sunday ordinance, pub
kshed in the HERALD of last week. The Mayor has
received the deliberate opinions Of the law officers
Of the city and he finds that after the first of May
this community will be enjoying the very anomalous
position Of free trade In ritu0us drinks. What Is
10 be done in such an extraordinary and unlocked
for contingency, is the question which naturally
arises. Mayor Wood SEES hiseduty clearly and will
perform it; and he calls upon his ellowcitzsns to
sustain themselves with prudence during the brief
period allowed for unrestricted indulgence that
the Maine law bigots may not have the argument of
fcrcibe example to uphold their coercive statute.
He epoips upon liquor dealers to close their places
on the Sabbath; if they would advance their case
Upon this poi1t the Mayor is memorable. Toe Sab
bath must and shall be observed.
We have news from Porto Rico to the 18th inst.
Discomfort had existed among the military at S..
JOINS. On tie night Of the 18th battalion re
voted took possession Of the CASTLE and fred upon
the town. Not being sustained by their comrades
in tn morning the mutineers surrendered. The re
fusal of the authorities to dis barge the soldiers
whose term Of service had expired was the cause
OF the outbreak.
Our sdvices from ST. Domingo, published in
another column brings intelligence Of the explosion
of q plot to overthrow the Dominican government
with view to Africanise the republic snd place IL
under the yoke Of the Haytien Emperor. From the
conduct Of the English and French consus-the
former protesting and the latter insisting upon the
enlargement of some of the traisors-it looks as If
the allied governments had lent their countenance
10 the conspiracy. The period fixed for the out
break-the 18th of March--was known for monshs
before and the arrival of TIE French feet just about
that period as regarded as conirmstory proof CT
kheir views. Tie French admiral supported the
Consuls demand for the liberation Of Ffenchman
who was implicated in the plot by the threat OF
bombarding the city in case of refusal. Tie gov
eminent was compelled to give NJ the prisoner.
We have received news from Brazil to the Oath,
and from the Sou b American republics to the 17tn
Of March. There was e strong probability Of an
sDicable arrangement being arrived at be.sesn
Brazil and Paraguay, though nothing definite hal
beer known TO the operations Of the feet in the
Psrsna. The Parsgusysn government had got into
another difficulty with the government Of its south.
eyn reighbor, CsrIisnies, and the latter had
marched troops to the frontier. General Flores.
the President of the Cisplstine republic uruguay,
Was about to resign his office and retire to private
life; and the ruInor Of snch intention had operated
unfavorably on com neScsl relations /. was
thought, however, that hs wonld reconsider his
purpose. The other republics and provinces are
,ni,abik dcau--in state OF tranquility.
We have Geographic accounts ofa very des.ruc.
tive fire which took place at Boston yesterday az
ternoon, involving the loss of property to the
amount Of nearly million of dollars. Il commenced
ON Battery wharf, an old pier az the extreme north
ern part Of the city, and from thence spread over
Commercial, Constitution and Lincoln's whsrves,
DESTROYING the East Boston ferry and other build.
ings, covering an area of three acres. Three thou
sand bales Of cotton, and large quantity Of other
produce, were burned. The ship Pharsalia, ready
FOR ses, with full cargo, was destroyed The
Diana Just arrived from New Orleans, was burned
70 the waters edge, and number of other vessels
were seriously damaged.
The body OF the unfortunate Capt. Robt. McCerren,
who was drowned while on 0 shooting excursion Ia
the lower bay, on the 2sth Of November last, was
discovered yesterday.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, the jury rem
dered verdict Of four thousand dollars against
conductor on the New Jersey Railroad, for eecting
sGassenger with such force as to break his leg.
The amount Of damage claimed was five thousand
dollars.
The anniversary Of the. Orphan Asylum Society
vas celtbl ated Yesterday at Nibos bya considera-
bic number Of ladies' and gentlemen. The society
APPEARS TO be in excellent condition pecuniarily.
Inc sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about
iour thousand ba'es and the market partially re-
,ereo 'ne eeclihe Of the previous day. All grades
nouf below fancy and extra declined from 12tc.
1oc' per barrel parcel of Southern white
..as pa" Inferior, sold at 81 80, and the re-
sAmcer' good, q. 81 10. Indian corn declined
spOu' Sne cent per bushel. Old mass pork was
shu new do was easier. Lard and other pro-
Uns were without change Of moment in prices.
nm. sugars were sgain active. With sales
'"'sA esss Thousand " four thousand hhds !