The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-06


The News.
The conflict on the Kansas question commenced
in earnest in the House of Representatives yester
day. The administration party desire to refer the
Lecompton constitution and the Presidents mes
sage on that subject to the Committee on Terrific
ries-the usual course of procedure in such cases.
The Douglas men and the republicans wish the mat
ter referred to o select committee, which shall be
instructed TO inquire into and report all the facts
concerning the formation Of the constitution, and
all the subsequent proceedings in relation thereto,
with power to send for persons and papers, and all
that sort of thing And upon the question of the
adoption Of this last mentioned proposition the fight
began, and continued perhaps till sunrise this
morning. at least at the hour of going TO press the
contending parties were still in the midst of the
melee. The battle however was simply one Of par
liamentary tactics and physical endurance.
We refer 10 our reports and dispatches under the
telegraphic head for the latest news from Albany
and the details Of yesterdays proceedings in the Le
gislature. Our legislators to be cutting out
vast amount of work for themselves, but little Of
which, however, is Of any public importance.
We publish in another column abstract Of the
report of the committee appointed to investigate
the affairs of the Bay State Mills Corporation the
concern bi WINCH l4ANIenCt, Slout N ". NtIe tut
sgents These agents are the rersena VINO disoursed
ss7 pvu as rs alleged for the purpose OF securing the
passage of the tariff act now in operation. From
the report it appears that Lawrence stone & Co.
are defauters TO the amount Of $4,000. The cor
poration is bankrupt. and the company is dissolved
The report hints that some one connected with
Lawrence, Stone 4 Co. can tell all about the dis
bursement Of the ss7 900 fund.
To;ot have haen introduced in the
Senate Of Louisiana denouncing the acts Of Com
rnodore Paulding, and instructng Senators and re-
guessing the representatives in Congress to cause
1he views expressed TO be carried into effect.
BY way Of Chicago we have a repor, Of the rising
OF the negroes near Fayetteville Arkansas, said to
have been melted by white men. 1t is represented
that the blacks attacked the settlements, killing be.
tween twenty and thirty persons, and pllaging and
burning dwellings, &C. and that the revolt was
finally subdued by the citizens after Staying seven
and making prisoners OF eighteen Of the negroes.
The story Is undoubtedly an imposture
The steamer Col. Crossman, on Thursday evening"
while on the passage from New Orleans to St. Louis,
and when mile above New Madrid, burst her boiler
and subsequently took fire and burnt to the waters
edge She had two hundred passengers board,
and from twenty-five TO fifty Of them are reported
to have been saved. No other particulars Of the
disaster have reached us.
Judge Sutherland yesterday dissolved the tempo
rary injunction restraining members Of the Board Of
Education from purchasing certain property in the
Fourth ward for the purposes Of a schoolhouse. The
injunction had been issued on the alleged ground
that the purchasers proposed to pay for Il some
eleven thousand dollars more than it was worth
which sum would eventually find iis way into the
pockets Of the members Of the Board.
We have news from Rio Janeiro 10 the oath Of
December. The financial crisis was beginning TO
seriously affect business there, and a panic had
broken out similar 10 that In Europe The Bank of
Brazil was discountng TO the extent Of its ability
and there were loud calls daily on the government
for assistance. from which it would appear that
suspension Of the bank charter was contemplated.
Business Of all kinds at q standsti, especially
in coffee for which the principal export buyers were
demanding reduction Of four 10 FIVE hundred reis
but holders were firm. Freights were dull, and
there were one hundred and foysix vessels In port
including forty American-most Of the vessels were
idle. The Western Continent, from New York for
California, had arrived at Rio, leaking. The soop-
ofwar Falmouth at Rio. The markets both at
Rio JaEeiro and Bahia, were much depressed.
The Special Committee OF the Common Council
appointed 10 adopt measures for the reception Of
Rear Admiral Mohamed Pasha, Of the Turkish
navy who is expected 30 arrive here shortly met
yesterday. IL was proposed 10 appropriate Eve
thousand dollars TO deiray the expenses Of enter
tahing tie distinguished yisiier; but before taking
any definite action on the subject, Mayor Tiemann
was invited 20 express his views with reference 20
fhe affair. The Mayor accordingly appeared before
The committee, and very frankly expressed bis dis
sent 20 the contemplated proceedings. He REGARDED
The Admirals visit as purely one Of a business cha.
racter and that bis time would be occupied in look
ing after bis business, instead Of receiving compr
meuts. Finally il was agreed 70 confer with Mr..
Smith the Turkish Ambassador at this port on the
subject, and a subcommittee was appointed for
that purpose which will visit him this morning and
learn The time Mohaned Pssha is expected, and
how long he intends remaining in the city.
Two committees Of the Board Of Councilmen met
yesterday-one was that on Streets, on the subject
of poeiponing Che contemplated Improvements in the
Third, Ffth and Sixth wards and the other was
that on W haues. Piers and Slips 10 consider the
eternal subject Of TIE Steamboat removals. Before
The Committee " Streets, some facts, showing