The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-28

The News.
Neither the Arago from southampton, nor the
Arabia from Liverpool, now over due, with later
news from Europe, had been signalzed up to late
hour last night
The Pacific Railroad project was laid out stone
dead in the Senate yesterday. All that remains
the result of the deliberations upon this subject is
BILL which passed by vote of 3S to 20, authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to advertise for pro-
posas for three railroad routes to the Pacific, the
bids to be reported to Congress at the commence
ment of the next session. Mr.. Gwin took the de-
feat of his pet greatly to heart, and limited
at the possibility of dissolution of the confederacy
some day in consequence. The House bill, making
appropriation for the expense of the various in
vestigating committees, was passed. Five thousand
extra copies of the reports on the acquisition of
Cuba were ordered to be printed. In the House
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was taken up. The amendment adopted in Com
mittee of the Whole, reducing the number of
foreign ministers, and also the one reducing the
sum for carrying into effect acts for the suppression
of the slave trade were disagreed to. The bill was
then rejected-SS yeas to SO nays A reconsidera-
tion was moved and carried, and after voting upon
several propositions to amend, a motion to strike
out the appropriation for the mission to Persia
was adopted. The House again voted on the pas
sage of the BILL and again rejected it'll to "a.
A motion to reconsider the vote, and to lay that
motion on the table was then made, pending which
the House adjourned.
Quite large amount of routine but unimportant
business was transacted by the Legislature yester-
day. Our reports and special dispatches contain
all the particulars.
The Galway steamship Circassian not having ar.
rived at this port as to leave on her appointed
day, the 9th inst, the American Express Com
pany has made an arrangement with the agents Of
the City of Washington to transfer to that vessel
which leaves on the Goth, the passengers booked
for the Crcassian. This arrangement is prompt and
satisfactory to the parties concerned and is indica
tive of the business like character Of the manage
ment of the New York agency
Accounts from Hayti to the LIST inst state that at
the last dates Gen. Gefrard held the department of
Artibonite, with his headquarters at Gonaives,
where he had two thousand men, composed partly
of the troops of the department Soulouque, at the
head of six thousand men, reached the seaport of
Arcahaye on the LIST Of May, to attack Geffrard
Gefrards family was imprisoned when his fight
from Port au Prince was discovered.
The Danish brig Zephyr, Captain o. Same, from
Copenhagen, arrived at this port yesterday, bring
ing on freight III bushels of barley.
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after
noon. A proposition to rescind the resolution
providing for the purchase Of land at Wards
Island, and appointing arbitrators to assess the
amount Of damages, if any, to be paid to the owner
of said land was offered and laid over. Nothing
else Of Importance was done.
The Board of Councilmen met last evening, and
after adopting few routine papers and receiving
the report OF the Committee on Finance on the tax
levy, adjourned till Monday, when its consideration
will be the special order Of business.
The Committee on Markets of the Board Of
Aldermen which were to have considered the re
port of City Inspector Morton in reference to the
condition of West Washington Market yesterday
failed to obtain quorum, and consequently did
not hold meeting. They adjourned until thi;
afternoon at two o'clock.
The Aldermanic Finance Committee met yester
day afternoon. The trustees of the Sixteenth
Baptist Church, in Sixth avenue, appeared before
them asking for remission of an assessment levied
against the church, TO the amount of 1885, for the
construction of a sewer, from which the building
receives no benefit They also stated that the
church is already mortgaged to the amount of
$4,000, besides large floating debt The com.
mittee said they would take the matter into
consideration Benjamin Nathan, the President of
the Jews Hospital in Twenty-eighth street, ap-
peared before the committee, asking for donation
to the institution. He stated that the number of
patients at present in the hospital is %, and that
others as well as Israelites frequently admitted
none of them being charged for the care and at
tendance they receive while in the institution The
committee said they would visit the hospital this
afternoon and then decide how they would report.
Professor Mitchell delivered his closing lecture
the course on Astronomy" last evening, at the
Academy OF Music, TO crowded and appreciatve
audience. In his Introductory remarks he thanked
the saudnts of New York for the aattering recep
ton he had received, and in eloquent terms re
ferred to the growing desire on the part of
Americans to become acquainted with the beauti.
full science which he has so simpkfed by his in.
structive addresses He also announced that, in
compliance with the request Of numerous parties
he would deliver an address on the Great Pro
blems of the Universe, on Saturday evening next
BY the arrival of the schooner Susan Cannon
Captain Rsoke, at this port, we have 8es from
Brazil dated at Maranham and Para, to the 3lst OF
December, but the papers do not contain any news.
William Kelly, seaman, belonging to Holton,
Maine, fell overheard from the mainmast lead Of