The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-19

A resolution was introduced into the Senate yes
terday calling upon the President for all the cor
respondence between this government and Spain
relative to the purchase of Cuba. Mr.. slidells
proposition to place thirty million dollars at the
disposal of the President to facilitate negotiations
with Spain, was not reported upon by the commit
tee yesterday, as anticipated. A resolution was
passed permitting Mr.. Townsend Harris, our Con-
sui General to Japan, to receive present of gold
snuff box from her Britannia Majesty, as an &C
knowledgment of courteses and facilities extended
by Mr.. Harris to Lord Elgin whilst negotiating a
treaty with that empire. Quite long discussion
on the Pacific Railroad occupied the attention of
the Senate until the hour of adjournment. The
House passed resolution to appoint committee
to investigate certain charges preferred against the
officials of the navy yards of Brooklyn and Phila-
delphia.
The committee appointed to investigate the
affairs Of the Commissioners of Emigration at the
last session of the Legislature, have made their
report The committee say that many abuses are
practised under the system adopted by the Com
1nissoners, and recommend that the law Of 1856 be
so amended as to protect emigrants from imposi-
ton in future. The bill to repeal the law for the
removal of the Quarantine station was passed by
the Assembly. A bill was introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Schell, instructing our representatives at
Washington to vote for an appropriation Of thirty
million dollars for the purchase Of Cuba. Mr.. Rel
1y introduced bill for another railroad in the city,
through avenue d to Chatham street; also branch
track through East Broadway and Canal street to
Broadway.
The overland mail from the Pacific, with ad
vices from San Francisco to the Oath ult, reached
ST. Louis yesterday. The advices from Victoria
are to the l4th, and from Honolulu to the I'd of
December The news is interesting. Considerable
rain had fallen at San Francisco, and business was
at stand still. Much suffering was anticipated
among the miners on Fraser river w''"'
frozen over. The loss of the whale sh
New Bedford in the Ochotsk sea Oh &c., 10. 90.
October is reported Thirteen persons persisted in
the wreck, among them Captain Stewart, of Fair
haven, and others whose names are given in the
news The news along the mail route is TO the
effect that the trunk and contents stolen from the
Boundary Commissioners had been recovered, and
that Major Hentzeman had left Fort Yuma to re-
claim woman and two children stolen by the In
dams from an emigrant train last fall. train had
been attacked, the stock run off and two men killed
by the Apaches, near FL Paso.
Our correspondent Mt Rio Janeiro, writing on
December s, says:-Business generally, as usual at
this season of the year, is dull, and will not
revive before the middle of next month or after
the holidays. The non.arrival of the British mail
steamer has added to the general duness that pre-
walls. The cearances 10 date to the United States
are 32476 lags coffee, and TO Europe and the
River Plate 1858. Stock on hand 10000 bags. Re.
ceipts fair, with great deal to come in. Flour is
advancing and now commands from SIS so to SIG
80 per barrel. Exchange 26S ~. The port is
healthy Internal improvements are progressing
with Extraordinary rapidity. Cotton manufactured
goods from the interior come in full supply to
market, causing foreign manufactured domestics to
be sold at very low prices There were over thirty
trading vessels in port with the United States
steamer Harriet Lane.
James Ferguson, United States Storekeeper and
Naval Agent at Rio, died on the 4th ut. and was
much regretted. Ills Majesty Don Pedro the Sc
cond was thirty llree years old on the I'd of De-
cember, and his birthday was solemnized by grand
parade Of tine military.
At the close of the prayer meeting in DR..
Cheevers church last evening rather an exciting
scene occurred in consequence Of the revival of
the differences which existed last year. After
rayer and the singing Of hymn one Of the mem