The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-09
New York, wednesday, March o, 1852
The News.

Postmaster General Aaron Vail Brown died at
Washington yesterday morning. This event, tho Ish
not unexpected, has created profound sorrow
throughout the capital. The General Post Office at
Washington was yesterday draped in mourning,
and meeting Of the officers of the apartment
was held. at which appropriate resolutions, ex
pressiye of their grief at the loss of their chief,
and Of coincidence with the bereaved family of the
deceased, were adopted When the melancholy
news reached this city yesterday the shipping in
the harbor hoisted their colors at half-mast, ana
the national ensign displayed at halfstaif from
the various hotels, express Offices and public build
ings. We give in to-days HERALD an interesting
sketch of the life and public services of the de-
ceased.
Nothing of importance occurred in the open
session of the Senate yesterday. In executive
session several Indian treaties were ratified, and
number of appointments were confirmed The
treaty with New Granada, providing for the settle
ment of all our claims upon that republic, including
those growing out of the Panama riots, was also
ratified We give the treaty complete in another
column George Wallace Jones was yesterday
nominated and confirmed as Minister to New Ora
NADIA. Mr.. Jones was born at Vincennes, Indiana,
April IL. 1904 and was educa ed at Pennsylvania
University. Lexington, Kentucky, where, under the
guardianship of the late Henry Clay, he graduated
with distinguished honors in 1925. In 1927 he re-
moved to Sinsinawa Mound, Wisconsin, and en-
gagged in the mercantile and smelling business. As
early as 1928 he purchased lead ore of the Sac and
Fox Indians upon the spot where the city of Du-
buuue now stands. In 1882 he was aidde-camp to
Gen. Henry Dodge, in the Black Hawk War, and in
fa1 Ind Of
of Wisconsin In 1885 he was elected delegate to
Congress from that Territory, and was reelected in
1887. He was appointed surveyor-General to Iowa
in ls40 and at the end of one year was superseded
by Gen. James Wilson, of New Hampshire, but was
re-appointed by Mr. Polk in ls45. In December,
ls4s, he was elected to the United States Senate,
and was reelected for the full term Of six years,
expiring March 8, 1859. Mr.. Jones is pretty good
specimen of the Western pioneer, and has the re-
putation of being daring, frank and out-spoken
In the Legislature yesterday the Senate was en-
gagged in discussing the Canal Appropriation bill,
and the Assembly in debating the bill referring to
the trial of the Quarantine incendiaries. 1t is
probable that bill will pass providing for the trial
of these causes in any competent court in the
Second Judicial district.
The election for Governor and three members of
Congress in New Hampshire took place yesterday,
and resulted as was expected in the success of the
republican candidates.
The steamship Quaker City has arrived below
New Orleans with San Francisco advices to the
10th ult The steamer which left San Francisco for
Panama on that day took 81 ,225 900 and one hun
dred passengers, bound for New York. The COM
mercia reports and accounts from the California
mines are unusually fiattering.
The Quaker City brings later dates from Mexico,
but they contain nothing Of importance Mramon
was still preparing to attack Vera Cruz, and
Juarez was preparing to defend that city.
An investigation of the charge of extortion pre-
ferred against policemen Racket and Mills by two
Vermont merchants, was commenced yesterday be.
fore the Police Commissioners. report of the
testimony is given in another column.
The will of Hermann Wessenborn, one of the un.
fortunate passengers of the Inflated steamship
Austria, which was recently offered for probate,
has been admitted by the Surrogate who held, from
the testimony of some of the surviving passengers
of the Austria, that the deceased jumped from the
burning steamship into the sea, to rise no more
The wills of Daniel M. Frye, Jacob P. Giraud, John
Pintard, Lewis Lay, David p. Burdge, Samuel s.
Jordan John Moneypenny and Mary Somerville
were also admitted to probate. The wills of the
following persons were offered for probate yester-
day:-Thomas Miller, Reuben Cudlip, Daniel Kelly,
John Buckbafer, Catherine Moore, Elizabeth Cleu
and Maria G. Johnson.
The Board of Ten Governors held their regular
weekly meeting at the Rotunda yesterday afternoon.
The weekly statement showed the number of in.
mates remaining on the 26th of February to be
S,273; since admitted 1851; making total of $3.50.
OF these there have been removed by various
causes 1868, leaving on March S, syo67, being
q decrease of FOG on last return. variety of
communications from the officers of the various
institutions were read and variously referred. A
communication was received from DIR. May,
Offering to undertake the care and rearing of
the children of the Almshouse at the rate of
u 90 per capita per week. if the use Of building
Tor the purpose to be erected at cost of 81 900,
be afforded him. The application was referred to
The COMMITTEE on Out Door Poor. Gov. Breussing-
hansen presented report from the Executive Com
mittee Of Bellevue Hospital, recommending the
abolition Of the Office Of Matron Of that insttntion
and that two nurses at ten dollars per month each
be appointed instead. The use Of all kinds Of
liquor was recommended TO be abolished. and in.
vestigatons into the kinds Of milk drugs &c. SIM.
piled, be strictly observed. The report was adopted
Some discussion took place concerning the pauper
children, and the Board resolved to do all in its
power for the ameloration of their condition.
The cotton market continued firm yesterday, with sales
OF about $500 bales closing stiff al 1890 for midding
uplauds The receipts al the ports since the Isl OF Sep
lcnbcr last now amount 70 2o4lOoO bales against $685.
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