The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-10


New York, Saturday, December 10, 1859.
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The News.
The Senate was not in session yesterday having |
adjourned over till Monday. caucus of the de-
mocratc Senators was held yesterday, and pre-.
iminary steps taken towards the appointment of |
the standing committees. 1t is supposed that in |
their composition the committees will be pretty |
much the same as those of last year.
The House yesterday was engaged in virulent |
discussion Of party questions. Messrs. Logan. |
democrat, of Illinois, and Kellogg, republican, of |
the same State, were the principal dsputants, and
at one stage oil the proceedings they became so |
heated that serious collision appeared inevitable.
A full report of the debate is given in todays |
paper. Another ballot was had for Speaker, which |
resulted as follows
Sherman, of Ohio, republican. ........ no |
Bocock, OF Virginia, democrat. Observation-Disclosures. 8S
Gmer, Of North Carolina, Southern American - 20 |
scattering ID |
There being no choice, Mr.. Hickman anti Lee
comptonite, offered q resolution for the adoption
of the plurality rule, but it was ruled out of order
Without any further proceedings of importance
the House adjourned.
The Canal Commissit pers met at ALBANY yester-
day, and decided to Glove the canals on the 18th
inst Most of the boats have it is said already ar
rived at tide water.
We publish in another column call for public
meeting of citizens of New York, to rebuke the
rampant fanatcal disunon spirit that has recently
arisen in the Northern States No day has as yet
been fixed for the meeting, but it will take place
within the next fortnight.
Tho death If the wifa off hruondo Wooi e ~
nounced in this mornings paper Some partic-
ulars OF this melancholy domestic bereavement
of the Mayor elect are given elsewhere.
Intelligence was received yesterday at the United
States District Attorneys Office that Theodore
Sedgwick, United States District Attorney for the
Southern district of New York, died at his country
residence, Stockbridge, Massachusetts,, on Thurs
day night at about twelve o'clock Mr.. Sedgwick,
who had been for several months past declining in
health was at the time of his demise, in the 4sth
year of his age. When Mr.. Sedgwick was little
over ~ years of age he was attached to the Lega-
ton of Hon. Edward Livingston, at Paris. He sub
sequently practsed law at the New York bar up to
about 1850, when he substantially retired on &C
count of i'll health, until he appointed, by Pre-
sdent Buchanan. in January, 1885, as the successor
of Mr.. John McKeon in the Office of United States
Attorney for this district. His health, however,
was SO impaired that he has been unable to attend
to business, and the affairs of the Office have been
conducted by his assistants, Messrs. Hunt and
Dwight. The courts adjourned yesterday in re-
spect to the memory of the deceased, and formaI
meeting Of members of the bar viii shortly be
held.
The letter of our correspondent in Gibraltar,
dated the 7h ult is very interesting, containing
as it does able expose of the interests which actu
ate the three Christian Powers-Spain, France and
England-most deeply interested in the issue of the
war between Spain and Morocco. At that date
Spain hesitated in striking the first blow, waiting
as evident, for France to be fully prepared to
aid her after the explosion Indeed it is shown that
Spain is, after all, only powerful agent in the
hands of Napoleon, to be used in forwarding the
long checked efforts of France to obtain an offset to
Gibraltar on the opposite shore. This the writer
anticipates will be effected, and the Mediterranean
rendered free, which would be very beneficial to
American traders with the Barbary States.
A Buenos Ayres letter Of the 18th October puts
US in possession of the political and executive
movements which preceded the engagement, of
later date, announced in the HERALD yesterday.
Mrs. Caroline Augusta Hudson. Of Berwick. Maine.
an excellent American lady, died in Buenos Ayres
on the I'd of that month. The son of President
Lopez was received with great pomp. !.
The Police Commissioners did not hold anv
meeting yesterday afternoon. 1t is reported that
after the LIST of January the meetings Of the Com
missioners will be open to the public.
Between ten and eleven o'clock yesterday mo4-
ing, disastrous fire occurred in the pianoforte
mandatory Of Mghte & Bradbury, Nos. l20 and
122 Wooster street, by which upwards Of one hun
dred workmen are thrown out Of employment and
about $4,000 worth Of property destroyed. A
full and accurate account will be found in another
part of to-day's paper.
There will be no mail for Europe to-day. The
next mail will be despatched by the Cunard steam.
er from Boston, on Wednesday next
The Galway steamship Circassian, which left this
port yesterday morning for st. Johns, N. F., and
Galway took out the largest Irish freight that ever
left New York. She had articles on board com.
Prisng 1900 bushels Of wheat 200 barrels of -four,
40 casks Of rice and 40 casks Of cheese with great
variety Of other articles.
inc ootton market yesterday was Arm, with sales o,
$500 bales including transit closing at II Nc for
middng uplands, and brokers quoted them At II ,!c
Flour steady, with fair saes-cheay 10 the local
tradewih some lots for export Wheat was heavy and
rather easier, but active the slight concession
made by sellers Corn in flair demand and steadv.
The Canal Commissioners have given notice that the canals