The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-06

In the United States Senate, yesterday, bill
making appropriations for Notifications and other
works of defence reported The bill establish
ing collection districts was passed. The case of
Senator Trumbul, of Illinois, finally settled, the
Senate confirming his claim to his seat by vote of
thirty-fve to eight. Kansas affairs discussed
at some length, Messrs. Butler and Toucey defend
ing Mr.. Atchison from the charges of interference
IN the concerns of the Territory. In the House the
reports of the ma ority and minority of the Commit
bee Elections upon the Kansas contested election,
were presented, together with the statements tf
General Whitfield and Governor Reeder. We give
the main points of the case, presented in these
documents, under the Geographic head.
In the State Senate yesterday, the bill abolishing
the office of Canal Superintendent was passed, by
vote Of twenty ayes to six noes-the Know Nothings
alone voting in the negative. A motion for COM
mittee Of inquiry into the affairs of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York was after long
debate laid on the table. In the Assembly, report
IN favor Of repeating the law creating the Railroad
Commission was presented.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention
yesterday adopted resolutions endorsing the Kansas
Nebraska act deprecating the agitation Of the
slavery question, and denouncing free soilism and
Know Nothingism. The following nominations
were made:-For Canal Commissioner, George
Scott of Columbia county; for Auditor General,
Jacob Fry; for Surveyor General, Timothy Ives.
The Massachusetts Know Nothing State Council
yesterday adopted resolutions repudiatng the plat
form and Presidential candidates set up by the
American Convention at Philadelphia.
Anemorial has been introduced into the Min
nesota Legis lature desiring Congress to divide that
Az nf Foot
nutes from the st. Croix to the Missouri river.
We have news from Rio Janeiro to January %.
Coffee was very scarce, and no vessels were loading
for the United States. The cholera had re.appeared
on the plantations, causing falling off in receipts.
The widening of Reade street, from Broadway to
Hudson street. is being strongly urged by owners of
property Reade street between those streets tits
quite as earnestly demonstrated against by property
owners on the same street west of Hudson street.
What was said for and against the measure is given
ia a report Of The proceedings of the Councilmen
Committee on Streets, held yesterday afternoon
the subject.
The emigration to Canada last year was 81 PA;
for the year 1856 it SO 1888, showing decrease
of 81 $685. The emigration to this port up to March
5th of the present year. was 4,5ll, against H. Ass
during the same period last year. difference OF
9947.
colored man named James Jones, cook on
board the brigantine Hope, was arrested yesterday
ona charge Of biting off part fthe ear Of the captain
of that vessel, while on her last voyage from Cuba
to this port He was taken before the United States
Marshal and committed for examination.
The sales of cotton yesterday reached about
I 800 1000 bales. The market closed heavy. Flour
was steady at the recent improvement, but sales
were less active, and the market closed heavy. Wheat
was heavy with sales of fair TO good white Canadi.
an at 81 so 81 IS. Inferior to good red Tennes-
see was at 81 60 81 20. The stock of wheat in
this market was estimated at about 400 900 bushels
chiefly Western and Canadian. Corn was from to
3 cents per bushel lower. Sound Southern mixed
sold at &c., and yellow and white Jersey and South
ern at about CSC. roc. Rye sold at 81 II. Pork
was inactive with sales of mess at sl6. Lard
active, with sales of 900 packages at about lOac.
lOsc Sugars sold to fair extent, chiefly for refining
Coffee was steady IA 900 mats OF Java were offered
at auction 500 were sold at l44c and the remainder
were Withdrawn. Freights were steady and engage
ments moderate. To Liverpool about 10000 25,-
600 bushels corn and wheat, in bulk and bags, were
taken at I'd. 7sd. I'D, and 500 bales compressed
cotton at Id, and small lot do. do at 9-32d.