The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-10

demonstration is, without doubt, q Presidential
movement.
The proceedings of Congress yesterday are i'm
portant. Both houses have agreed to extend the
session, and finally adjourn on Monday next. The
Senate passed the Indian Appropriation bill. The
Judiciary Committee asked to be discharged from
further consideration of the memorials and other
papers referring to the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
The Military Committee presented report, which
was adopted, stating in effect that there is evil
dence substantiating the charges preferred against
Senator Rice, of Minnesota, in connection with
the sale of the Fort Crawford reserve lands.
The bill making appropriations for the ocean
postal service was taken up, and an amend
ment authorizing contract with the Collins
line for transporting the mails to and from New
York and Liverpool, or Southampton, for $346,5o0,
was agreed to. An amendment authorizing the
Postmaster General to cause the mails to be con-
veyed from any port in the United States to Europe
for the hostages received, was also agreed to- An
amendment proposing to give the New York and
Bremen and New York and Hsvre lines the post
ages received instead of $3.50 OO0 and approprating
100000 for contingencies in the postal service be-
tween New York and Europe, was rejected The
BILL which appropriates about 81 500 900, was finally
passed.
In the House the Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up; the Senate's amendment providing for
the construction of five propellers and side wheel
steamer for the China seas, was, on motion of Mr..
Bocock, amended by increasing the number Of pro-
pellers to ten. similar proposition has already
been rejected in the Senate but it is said the House
will insist upon the proposition. On motion of Mr..
Cochrane the construction of ten iron screw gun
boats was authorized and an amendment providing
for four vessels for the Northern lakes was agreed
to- The President was authorized to borrow
81 900 900, at six per cent, payable semiannualy,
to defray the expense of building these vessels An
amendment providing for furnishing the ship Frank
lin with steam engines and launching her was
passed Altogether the House yesterday provided for
increasing the navy by the addition of twenty five
effective steam vessels of war. The Army Appro-
priation was next considered, and the Senate g
amendment appropriating 1926 900 for fortifca-
tions stricken out.
The schooner yacht wanderer was seized en- Tues
day in Long Island Sound, by the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane, on suspicion of being about to engage
in the slave trade. The schooner Charter Oak,
laden with provisions, said to be intended for the
use of the Wanderer, was also arrested Both YES
sells towed to the city yesterday by the cutter
Elsewhere We give the particulars of the arrest Of
these vessels.
terrible blasting accident occurred in Twenty
seventh street yesterday, which damaged the model
tenement building near Eighth avenue, but which
fortunately did but little injury to the inmates.
The shock was like an earthquake, and huge rocks
weighing over ton, were hurled into the buildings
The contractors were arrested, and will be held to
account.
The trial of Paul Hernandez for the murder of his
wife, in West Broadway, on the 25th Of February,
by shooting her with pistol, was commenced yes
terday in the Court of General Sessions. number
of witnesses were examined for the prosecution
The case will be resumed this morning.
The third trial of Michael Cancemi for the murder
of Eugene Anderson, on the corner of Centre and
Grand Streets is progressing in the Circuit Court
before Judge Wright Five witnesses were examined
for the prosecution yesterday, but new facts
developed. The interest which was exhibited on the
former trials has abated for the attendance Of spec
tators was not large.
special meeting of the Board of Education took
place last evening, but the business transacted was
of very little interest. resolution appropristing
s3,l54 16 TO pay the contractor for putting new
heating apparatus in Ward School No. 80, situated
In Twenty-eghth street, in the Twentieth ward was
offered, and adopted after some discussion. An ap-
preparation Of 1863 for work done 10 Ward School
No. Is, in the Twentieth ward was also made.
motion TO raise the salary Of the Inspector of School
Buildings from 81 500 to 81 800 was submitted and
finally adopted. The other business done by the
Board was of such trivial character that il Is not
Of any interest 10 the public.
The European news received yesterday BY the
steamship Kangaroo, giving accounts Of . slight
decline In the price Of cotton In Liverpool 80 far
Ia effects developed, exercised little In
fluencs our market The sales embraced about $50
bales closing tamely, without change In previous prices
flour heavy under the news with moderate sales,
closing at lower rates for superne and medium extras Of
State and Western brands Canadian also easier for
the lower Sorts while Southern grades unchanged
Wheat was moro sctivs, while the common and lower
grades irregular The sales embraced about 900
90 900 bushels Corn sold fair extent 81 Csc osc
for dstne cargecs Of Western MIXED and II Tic TIC
for sound do and ., 7sc for Western yellow AMI ai re
SOC for Southern do Pork heavier and cheaper sales
Of made 81 slT Is, and Of prime u sN %.
Sugars firm and In fair activity. with sales Of about
300 400 hhds ai rates given In another column.
oonse vAs quiet, and prices unchanged. Frcshs.-Es-
gasemeot were light 10 Liverpool grain In bulk vs.
taken 81 sgd, -four 81 Ii. Cd, cheese ~ IA Cd square
bales Of cotton st led and Sea Island ct "a To Gas-
gov 900 bbis -four taken d n. 10 London and
the Continent rates quiet and Ices nominal
PsImersson's Organ on Central American Ar
fairs-The American Policy and It's Aims.
We publish In another column a curious arti.
Gle from the London Pos-Lord Palmerston's
special organ-which unfolds in some degree
the policy Of Louis Napoleon and the Palmer.
sionian clique In Central American affairs and
is no doubt an attempt TO prepare the public
mind in England for the news of Mons Belly't
diplomacy In Nicaragua
With true Palmerstonian Indifference to truth
the Post misstates the whole object Of the Cas-
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