The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-26

The News.


The News.
The Know Nothing National Convention at Phi
ladelphia split yesterday, the delegates from New
Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Iland and Ohio, and parts of the delegations from
Pennsylvania Iowa and Illinois seeding. The re-
Eular Convention proceeded, and nominated Mil
lard Fillmore, Of New York, and Andrew Jackson
Donelson of Tenne ssee candidates. respectively for
the Offices Of President and Vice President of the
United States. The boilers organized meeting
and appointed committee to report a plan Of &C
ton but we are not advised Of their subsequent pro
eeedings.
In the United States Senate yesterday COM
munication was received from the Secretary Of the
Navy, stating that the Naval Retiring Board had
not sent to the department any journal or other re-
cord Of its proceedings. The Committee on Naval
Affairs reported bill to amend the act to promote
the efficiency of the navy. The bill, among other
shngs authorizes the President to organise as many
Boards Of Inquiry as may be necessary to examine
Me professional, moral mental and physical quaii-
cations Of any dropped officer making application
for restoration and upon report of the facts with
the opinion of the Board of Inquiry, he may,
at his discretion, restore such officer to the
rank formerly occupied before the action of
Me late board. Mr.. Mason, chaissaan Of the Com
nittee on Foreign Affairs, e1ered reso
Ation which adopted, calling for all the cores
pondence that has passed between Great Britain
and the United States relative to the enlistment
difficulty. An interesting debate took place, re-
port Of which is given under the Geographic head.
The Presidents Kansas message was taken mp, and
Mr. jones' of Tennessee gave his views in regard to
the state Of affairs in the Territory. 1t expected
that be would reply to the recent onslaught of Mr. VIII
upon tine private character of Governor Shannon,
but as that Senator's authorized version of his
marks did not contain the objectionable matter,
had been modified by excluding the offensive ex-
pressions used, Mr.. Jones merely briefly alluded to
that point. In the House Mr.. Orr submitted reso-
hutton directing inquiry to the expediency of in
creasipg the navy by the addition of fifteen steam
frigates; but as there was no quorum present, the
House adjourned without taking action upon the
proposition
The steamship Daniel Webster arrived at New
Orleans yesterday from San Juan, with San Francis
co dates to the 5th inst. The Star of the West left
San Juan on the 10th for New York with three hun
dred passengers and half million in gold
The steamship Northern Light left this port yes
terday afternoon for San Juan. She Carried out
full complement Of passengers, among whom were
large number Of emigrants for the tropical groves
of Nicaragua. We understand that one company of
seventy young men, all skful mechanics, organized
in Newark, n. J., went out ia her. crowd Of two
or three thousand persons assembled on the dock to
exchange farewells with the passengers and witness
the steamers departure. The scene was an exhila-
rating one. An intense anxiety to aid in the re-
generation OF Central America seemed prevade
legion Of young Americans whose boast it is that
thew Gravel on their muscle One fine specimen of
the eight weights" after brief communion with
himself announced loudly, in language more vigo-
rous than polite his decided intention of "goiu out"
Did he send for the Fifty pounds Of baggage al
lowed each passenger by the rules Of the Steamship
COMPANY? He did not. But while he exchanged
rather dilapidated jacket for better with one
friend. he despatched another for two pounds OF
fresh plug tobacco-"fresh plug r said he, with en-
phasis-and then stepped gaiiy upon the vessels
deck, bound for "fresh fields and pastures new"
And of such material are the pioneers of our civil
hzation generally composed.
To the Board of Aldermen last evening the City
Inspector sent in a communication with respect to
the contract of Mr.. Forbes for the removal OF oa,
by which it appears that great saving will accrue
the offal contract cost the city 10000 per anHum
but under the direction Of Mr. Morton the city, in
stead of paying for the removal of nuisances, will
receive 1000 year from the contractor for the
privilege of doing so. This, with other reforms,
will reduce the expenses Of the City Inspectors de-
partment from about 200 per annum to 1896.
The revenue is s. ,l00-leaving the net expenditure
only 1915, according to estimate. Amongst other
papers received was a communication from the
Finance Committee asking for an appropriation of
s424 CO-instead Of $250--for the funeral expenses
Of the late Councilman Dixon; the Committee re-
pudiate, and refuse to pay the bill OF the New York
Daily Times for s26 for "editorially reporting"
Mr. skdmore, a reporter ofthe press, was appointed
in convention as Police Clerk, in the room Of
w. H. Cannif, deceased The salary Is 1850 per
annum.
The steamer Elm City, Capt. Lewis, left this port
this morning at three o'clock for New Haven via Long
Island Sound. She no doubt succeeded in forcing
her way through the ice between Hellgate and
ThroQg's Point and we may, therefore, regard
the navigation of the Sound as permanently opened
The State of Maine left yesterday afternoon for the
eastward taking the outside passage round Long
Island. The interruption of the ordinary commun
cation between this city and the East has been Of
vast injury to trade and the resumption of naviga-
fion is, therefore, an event Of great importance
The Sound has this winter been closed by ice exact
ly one month. Such circumstance has not occur
red since 1898, when IT was impossible for fifty
rine days. A Geographic despatch from Richmond,