The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-25
The News.

The new Police bill is daily found to contain more
ana more opportunity for developing its defeat The
action Of the new Commissioners as to commissions
and dismizsals exhibits them in a very bad hobble.
Matsells interview with the deputy on Saturday
apparently resulted In a sort Of draw game. The
position Of the officials aud partisans of the new
Board is detailed elsewhere and some OF the points
of the money question in connection viii be found
instructive to those who would build their fortunes
on this basis
The police of the Ninth ward, Brooklyn had
difficulty with their Captain on Saturday evening,
and broke out in revolt against him. consequence
OF his adhesion TO the new law The police Of the
first district were ordered out to que the riot bul
when they arrived there they found there but
the doorman. They could not therefore, distinguish
themselves. There was no further outbreak yester
day.
The American schooner Charles Hill, Captain
Smith from Mayaguez to San Domingo, ran into
Dominican packet, which crossed her bows during
March. Captain Smith is now in Jail in San Domin-
60 in default of payment Of fine of S. 900 for
"wilful damage TO the Dominican vessel. He has
abandoned his schooner to the government, and a
correspondent in San Domingo City calls loudly our
the Cabinet At Washington for redress
We have Bermuda papers to the 18th inst They
contain nothing OF interest. The whaling bark Sea-
flower, which put in at St. Georges for supplies had
sent home two lots of oil, and made sail on a cruise
on the 18th.
The vslne of foreign goods imported at the port
of Boston during the week ending 22d inst,
amounted to $780, 07. The imports of the CORES.
ponding week in 1856 amounted to 81, O3s, $50.
large and attentive audience Assem- blcd at the
Madison square Presbyterian church last evening
10 witness the ordinston TO the Christian ministry
of Mr. James G. Dwight, son Of the Rev. DR.. Dwight
OF Constantinople. Mr.. Dwight WAS born ia Turkey,
and speaks the Turkish language huently. He
intends devotng himself to the missionary cause
and 70 the promotion of education in Turkey in
furthershce OF this object. There is movement On
foot to raise funds for the establishment of proper
educational institution at Constantinople
Mechanics HALL was thronged yesterday by per-
sons curious to witness the proceedings Of the spir
tualists, who are now holding convention at that
place Several interesting communicati, ns from the
philosophical spirits whose peculiar vocation i. is to
reform this wicked generation, were read ani com.
nentei upon. We give full report elsewhere
4Love is the theme OF the minstrel all over the
world" says an old song and love aud woman seem
to form the bulk of the stock in trade of the inhabi
lstions are looked for today in the convention.
Apropos Of spiIits-To show how superstitons
cling TO mankind q case which recently occurred in
Ohio is in point. man leased house IN Marion
county for year. He occup pied il for few weeks,
then moved out The owner sued for the rent aud
the c,se in the county court the plea Of the
defence Icing that the house was haunted. The de.
PENDANT won his case the jury deeming the evidence
sufficient TO show that the house was infested by
ghosts.
We publish in another column an article explain
ing the cause Of the terrible restitution and starva
ton Of the inhabitants Of the northern part OF
Michigan, accounts Of which have already appear.
ed in the HERALD. The immediate cause Of the
suffering IL attributed to blunder Of the Department
Of the Interior but much Of II Ia doubtless due to
the inexperience and lack Of forethought on the
part OF the &C tiers themselves.
Instructions were on Saturday transmitted from
the General Land Office TO The Land Offices at DOM.
phsn and Lecompton, Kansas Territory, respecting
the receipt at the sale Of Indian trust lands in June
and July next OF the transfer drafts on New York
These drafts have been supplied by the Treasury
Department 10 the Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis
NO. aud are in sums Of 81 900, s. 900, $40 900 ana
$4,000 each. Persons DESTROYS OF depositing their
moneys at St. Louis can obtain those drafts, to be
used in the purchase Of the lands in question. The
premium or the drafts is not less than oneeighth
per cent
The annexed table shows the empsratu-s Of the
atmosphere in this city during the pas, -eek, the
range Of the barometer, the variation Of wind, the
currents and the safe 81 the weather at three pc
RODS during each day viz at A. NJ, and .nd
O'Clock r. Nj