The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-21


euence Of their outrages on the Peddas
In the Senate yesterday the Homestead bin o
la, session was introduced by Mr. johnson. of Ten
| Gessee, and Rad twice The resolution directing
irouiry 81 70 the expediency of repeating the dc'
requiring that 'iie laws passed by the Territorial
Legislatures 81 New Mexico and Utah stall be con
! tirnsd by Congress. was taken up. Mr. Harlan ol
loNa. moved thar the resou, IN be amended - Is IN
embrace the Inquiry A. to the proprety If iutnnriz
inc he people OF those Territories to clect All their
| tfciais- executive, legislative aud Judicial. Mr.
Green, Of Miss ,ur. moved postpone the conside
ration Of the subject till Moncay next, which was
agreed 10, and the Senate atjourned.
In the House. Mr. John Cochrane. Of New York.
delivered speech 6enouncing the aggreesioas OF
the North upon the South. He attributed the IRE.
sen, disturbed state political affairs and the 10
ray Of John Brown to W II Stewards incendi.ry
haraneue AZ Rochester. bur had fears Of di,so.
uion of the Union. Mr.. Cochranes speech ere.
aed marx sensation. and it is said that the de-
mocratic members Of the House design voting for
min for Speaker, as q mark Of their appreciation of
the effort. The House baiioted three times for
Speaker without eifectng choice, aud then ad.
ouined.
Al about six O'Clock last night dreadful catas
trophe occurred in Broad street, caused by the
falling OF four story warehouse. fifty feet front by
ninety feet deep, BY which accident John Stewart.
policeman of the First precinct. and VIM. Ely,
OF Brooklyn lost their lives, and several other per.
sons were injured. full account Of the catastro.
phe is given in another column.
The fuse factory Of Messrs. Toy. Bickford & Co.,
at Smsbury, Conn., exploded yesterday morning,
killing eight females, and badly burning four
others two men and two women. The dead were
80 horribly mutilated that their remains could not
be Identified.
in the Board of Supervisors yesterday. re olu
ton was offered by M. Bell, providing that the sa-
lalies of the Judges Of the Supreme, Superior, Com
mon Pleas and Surrogate's Courts be increased
81 900 each, thus making their pay $4,000 per an
rum, to take effect from the lst Of January ext.
After some debate, and the defeat Of several pro-
positions to reduce the present salaries of the
Judges, the resolution was withdrawn, Mr.. Bell.
however announcing that he would renew it at the
next meeting The Committee on Police reported
in favor of increasing the police force to 400 men,
the present force being 80. The report was laid
over. The expense of the proposed additional po-
lice force will amount to $780, 600 per annum.
The Board of Aldermen met last evening, but did
not transact any business bat the ordinary routine
matters
The Supreme Court general term will meet on
Thursday, to render decisions in cases argued be-
fore them during the last term
1t is rumored that Judge Parker. the newly ap-
pointed United States District Attorney, has not
yet made up his mind to accept the Office. Mr..
Hunt the present acting United States Attorney,
has gone on to Washington.
At the meeting of the Board of Ten Governors
yesterday the usual Christmas appropriations for
the Rapdall's Island boys, and the inmates Of the
Lunalic Asylum, were made. resolution, offered
by the President to have the salaries of three of
the officers of the Board raised from sl.750 to
$4,000 year, was subsequently withdrawn till next
meeting. The number in the institutions at pre-
sent is $751; an increase of 100 over the previous
week
The New York Historical Society held their fifty
fifth annual celebration last evening" at their new
building corner Of Tenth street and Second ave-
nue., before a highly respectable and intelligent
audience. The Hon. George Folsom delivered the
anniversary address, which was devoted to an ex-
ceedingly interesting biographical sketch of Col.
Isaac Barre one of the most able defenders of the
American colonies in the British Parliament during
the time Of the Revolution. At the conclusion of
the discourse, on motion Of Professor Mcvickar,
Of Columbia College, the thanks Of the society
were voted to the distinguished orator.
The sales cotton yesterday embraced about 800 bales
The market closed the basis Of about c for mid
ding uplands. The approach Of the holidays CON-
bned with the ncemency Of the weather, tended re-
strict transactions in flour, while prices heavy for
most grades Of State and Western, without important
change quotations. Southern -four steady and in
fair demand, and unatered in quotations.. Wheat was
moderately dealt in; the chief demand for milling
purposes; gales Of good to choice Kentucky white
reported at 81 so 81 S. good to prime Southern red at
81 25 81 3d. and Racine spring at 81 90 Corn
changed and in fair request with sales of yellow and
white Jersey and Southern and Western mixed at 9Oc
&C. and old fat and round yellow in small lots at CSC
ST. Pork rmer, with sales Of mess at SIC and
Of prime at 81 371s 81 So Sugars firm, with
sales of 500 600 hhds and 900 boxes terms given in
another column. Coffee quiet and sales ynimportant
Freights firm with fair engagements to Liverpool
and London, included in which 1900 bbls. -four to
the former port at D Sd bacon at 2s Cd erce beef at
3s 3D. and cheese at 30 with cheese London at 40s
The Union Meetfng-The Great Conser-
vative Move ment OF the Day.
The Union meeting at the Academy of Music