The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-25
The News.


The proceedings of Congress yesterday were
highly important. In both houses reports from the
Committees on Foreign Affairs, in favor Of appro
nratinr $50 900 900 to facilitate the re-opening of
negotiations with Spain for the purchase of Cuba,
were presented and discussed. We refer to our
telegraphic reports for the interesting proceedings
in relation to this important question. The case of
the Indiana Senators was brought up in the Senate
upon memorial from the Indiana Legislature set
ting forth that Messrs. Lane and Mccarthy are the
only properly commissioned Senators. The memo.
rial was referred to the Judiciary Committee. In
the House bill appropriating ten thousand dollars
for the expense of the several investigating com.
mittees was passed. A long debate ensued upon
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill, but
no definite action was arrived at. There is evi.
IDENTIFY strong desire to cut of a number of the
foreign Ministers.
The bids for the government loan of ten million
dollars were scrutinized at the Treasury Depart
ment in Washington yesterday. The names of
the bidders the amounts offered and the premiums
proposed may be found in another column. Thirty
millions of dollars were offered, at rates ranging
from three-quarters to five per cent premium.
We have no report Of the proceedings of the
Legislature yesterday, but as neither house met
until late in the day it is not probable that anything
of Importance transpred.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an elo-
ouent and instructive address on the Character,
Life and Times of Burns" the poet, before the
Club of that name last evening in the hall Of the
Cooper Institute, which was crowded to excess by
select and highly respectable audience. report
of the Grafton will be found in to-day's HERALD.
The centenary celebration of the birthday of
Burns will be observed tonight by the Burns Club
of this city by grand banquet at the Aston House
The Burns Anniversary Association will also com
memorate the event at Mozart Hall by grand
dinner, and afterwards by passing the evening in
singing the melodies Of the man whom they delight
to honor At the Astor House William Cullen
Bryant will preside, seconded by Mr.. Archibald, the
British Consul The occasion will no doubt be
brilliant, and the two companies collected will do
all honor to the memory Of poet and man.
Both branches Of the Common Council were in
session last night In the Board of Alderman a re-
port in favor of repaving Broadway with the Bel
gian pavement and giving the contract to c. G.
Waterbury at 81 so per yard, was discussed, and
finally rejected for want of constitutional vote
twelve voting in the Affirmative and four in the ne.
gatvc. The Board resolved by a vote of fifteen to
one 10 recognise George W. Morton as City Inspec-
tor until such time as the Board shall select some
other person to fill that Office. The Board did
some other business and finally adjourned till
Thursday The Councilmen adopted report in
favor of building jail in Ludlow between Grand
and Broome streets at an expense of s25 900.
resolution to send lobby delegation to Albany to
look after the interests of the city was laid over
A resolution granting to certain parties the priv.
lege of constructing railroad from Twenty third
street, on the east side Of the city, to the Park,
was adopted.
A FIRE occurred last night at about ten o'clock
in the clothing store Of Henry Ketcham, No. 81
South street Soon after its discovery explosion
took place, supposed to be from gunpowder. Cap
tain Mackey, of the Insurance patrol, and one of
his men, named Patrick Moran, were badly burned
about the face and hands, Mackey was sent to his
residence and Moran to the New York HOSPITAL.
Several 6remen were also knocked down and more
or less injured. list Of their names is given
In the account Of the fire.
Ahorible murdey was committed at Poupbkeen.
sic on Friday 3git last. The parties were Lewis
Gould and Eliza Lawrence. They had been living
together as man and wife, it is said, for several
years past. The particulars Of the bloody deed are
thus briefly stated:-About eleven o'clock on Fri.
day night Gould entered the room in which be
Eliza Lawrence and their daughter, Mary Rachel
Lawrence, lived Uhe house being occupied by
several famiies,) and after few words had trans
PRED between them, in which he threatened 10
kin her, Gould seized an axe and struck bes blow