The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-25
Rev York, Friday, December %, 1887.
The News.

The News.
The steamship Persia, which LETT Liverpool on the
18th inst is now fully dae at this port with three
days later European news.
We published day or two since, among our news
from Kansas, paragraph stating that military
force had been sent TO Fort Scott TO suppress out
break there Bret particulars OF what purports 10
be the facts OF the affair have reached us from st
Louis It appears that fight occurred between the
free State and prosayery men AT Fort Scott on the
10th inst. In consequence OF the seizure of tbs
property Of the former in default of the payment o.
taxes, II l. reported that in the melee five pro
slavery were killed that several of both sides
were wounded, and that twenty of the free State
party were taken prisoners and confined in the fort
We are not disposed 10 credit this story Of whole
sale slaughter though il is not unlikely that violence
az some degree has occurred from the cause a.
signed.
We give all Interesting letter from Washington in
another coiGmn, giving abstracts OF bills presented
il the Senate by Mr. uwin. for Northern Central.
and Southern Pacific Railroads and for the organi.
eaton Of Arizona Territory; by Mr.. Pugh, for sur
veys Of the Ohio river; by Mr.. Foot TO grant public
lands 70 actual settlers; by Mr. Bright, to divide the
state cf Indiana into two judicial districts. In a
notice az the contested election case for the Nebas
- see; two interesting documents will be found
being the original grants Of land to Brigham Young
il that Territory.
Ia the Board Of Aldermen last evening the report
In favor of locatingthe Post Office at the south
end ii the Park was taken up and a motion made
for IT, adoption. Aldermen Tucker, McSpedon,
owens v iison and Adams strenuousy opposed the
report, and il ultimately referred back to the
special committee having the subject in charge.
Alderman McSpedon estimates the land which il is
proposed to Scl to the general government for quar-
ter Of million Of dollar As worth more than a mil.
lion over that sum. The Board by a vote of fifteen
% Eve adopted the resolution appropria.ing $40 900
4 Mayor Wood to dcfray the expenses incurred in
the sui;s growing Of the late enactments of the
Legislature affecting the municipal rights Of the city
motion 70 take up the report on the location OF
the new city Hall VA, after some discussion, mega.
tAed h, one majority
Our Geographic despatch from Washington con-
ta.ns the announcement that the President will
make no more appointments for the present.
This i certainly very discouraging news for the
once seekers. Ehe fountain of patronage ia dried
up; but fortunately, at this genial season of the
wear the fountains OF vhiskcy are in full fow and
q thesc the disappointed viii doubtless bctake them
selves.
The new Treasury notes will be issued In about q
fortnight Contracts for engraving the plates have
already been made Tie denominations Of the notes
wi.i tc one hundred, fye hundred and one thousand
dollars.
Elsewhere we publish tolerably full report OF the
proceedings Of the meeting recently held in Mobile
Ii sid ~ Gen. Walker They demonstrate emphati.
osl.y the truth Of the views We have 20 often ex-
n 81 AZ.
sentiment al the South.
The Naval Courts Of Inquiry have restored Capt.
Levy snd Commander Chauncey. both Of whom
were dropped BY the Retiring Board TO the active
~ q the navy. But two cases remain 10 be dis.
co,ec 81. those Of Capt. Ramsay and Commander
iecompte.
T'e h. zlncls q The rev Beard Of Supervisors,
81. democrats md siN republicans. we're sworn into
or- ,.'erJay. Tlc oaths vcf, administered by
T., Msyor.
IT, .4tes.iga'ion. ~ tic Special Committee Of
th' sc.r1 or Aldermen ~ tie alleged charge 81 cor.
rrrl:or Nth reference 70 stands for the salc "
tr p-rl luce in wsshIn,,.1~ Market terminated SOS
terdsy We give report % 'hC Testimony elsewhere.
30 positive evidence vi elected - Sustain the ale
cations contained 10 ~ atstcncnt OF The com.
plainant
Judge lngcrsoll, ia The rr,ed ~ia,e- Circuit
Court. yesterday denied the application Of William
iiine for injunction 70 restrain Messrs. Appleton
\ Co. from using certain drawings and sketches in
thor publications Of the Japan expedition. As this
decision involves several points Of importance 10 both
ertist- sbd Publishers and contains also an impor.
tant exposition with regard TO the law Of copyright
we give i entire In our columns this morning.
We have additional files from the Cape Of Good
Hope dated at Cape Town On the 22d October The
United States frgate Mississippi arrived at Table
bay on the 2lst OF October, from saint Helena. on
her way to China The British steamer Ceyser was
r. Smon'- Bay after chasing SLAYER showing Anne
fcan color- on the Mozambique coast. cargo Of
wool and copper ore, valued at sls2 $50, had been
shipped from Table Bay for London.
The -hp Storm Cloud was at the Cape of Good
Hope On the 22d Of October, with Calcutta ad-
Sices dated On the 18th Of September. She re.
ported that tie telegraph wires communicating be
tween tho city OF Calcutta and the inland provinces
had len cu' BY the rCyoutonists, and that imme-
dateiy heiore that event the 18th regiment Of ma
tive cavalry had reyoed and murdered all their
officer. including Major Holmes .onInaw Of Gene.
ri Sir Robert Sale. Il was said that this mutiny
took place within three hundred miles az Calcutta.
but the neWs from that city received here by way Of
England, dated 10 2Sd Of October, does not make
mention Of the affair
The December term q the General Sessions wa
brought 70 elo@e yesterday when a number Of
prisoners were sentenced among whom was stewart