The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-04
New York, Friday, March 4, 1859.



The News.
The Thirty-ffth Congress expires at noon to-day,
and we therefore give elsewhere resume OF the
work performed during the session, together
with list of the acts passed The proceed
ings of yesterday are appended thereto, from
which it will be seen that the proposition to revive
the Treasury Note law was passed in the Senate by
vote of thirty to twenty-five. 1t appears, how
ever, from our special despatch, that the House
refused to act upon the subject, unless it was
coupled with modification of the tariff. Unless,
therefore, the House recede from their position be-
fore noon to-day, which is scarcely probable, an
extra session of Congress is inevitable.
In the State Senate yesterday the majority of the
Committee on Towns and Villages made a report
adverse to all special bills for railroads in cities,
and recommending the passage of general law
allowing the construction of such roads when the
assent of the corporations is given, and compensa.
ton has been made to owners of property on the
route.
By the arrival of the overland mail we have ad-
vices from San Francisco to the It'll ult, two days
later than those received by way of the Isthmus.
Business was brisk, with large demand for mer
chandise from the interior. The ship Granite, from
this port, had arrived at San Francisco.
By an arrival at Philadelphia we have news from
Porto Cabello, Venezuela, to the l4th ult. Tran
guilty prevailed throughout the republic. The
Capital had been removed to Caracas. The Birds
Island dispute had been settled, but upon what
terms has not been made public. The health Of
General Paez was improving. Colonel Charles H.
Sanford died at Venezuela the 18th ult.. from
yellow fever after weeks illness. Colonel Sand
ford was the son of Major General Sanford, of this
city. He accompanied General Paez to Venezuela,
where the inhabitants, animated by desire to
evince their appreciation of the civilites paid to
the General while in the United States, bestowed
marked attention upon him.
Our correspondent in st. Thomas states that the
question of the annexation of Cuba to the United
States was looked on very favorably by the people
They also hoped that the King of Denmark would
sell us st. Thomas, in order to improve their con-
dition. Faustin Soulouque was expected from ia
maica, and General Santa Anna still enjoyed his in
door pursuits, going out very rarely.
We have files from the West Indies dated at
Bridgetown, Barbados, on the 18th ult. Light
showers had been pretty frequent during a fort
night. Preparations for crop were everywhere in
active progress. A good soaking rain, however,
was generally wanted for the young canes. The
continued overstocked with breadstuffs, and no
prospect of higher rates Immediately. Bank bills
on New York, at ten days, were at per cent pre-
MUM; thirty days, at par. Her Britannia Majestys
ship Indus, Admiral Sir Houston Stewart sailed out
of the bay the 9th ult., accompanied by the Styx
and Atlanta, for Trinidad. Assistant Surgeon Ro-
bert E. Kerr, R. n, Of her Britannia Maestys brig
Atlanta, died on the night of the 4th ult, on
board the vessel from the effects of an overdose of
laudanum, taken whilst suffering from severe at
tack of toothache.
Advices from st. Kits, of the oath of January,
state that smart shock of earthquake was felt
there that day. No damage done. The weather
continued very favorable for the planters, who
were expecting to reap fair crop this year.
From st. Lucia, under date of the Goth of Janua
ry, we learn that reaping operations began mme
diately on the close of the holidays and the mills
on nearly all the estates were in full play in the
last week of January The planters entered upon
the new cropping season with fair prospects.
A despatch from st. Louis reports the defeat by
the Apacha Indians of detachment of the Mount
ed Rifles, commanded by Lieut.. Lazalle, at Dog
Canon. The troops sustained loss of three killed
and six wounded. Among the latter is Lieut.. La
zalle, who received q wound in the lungs which il
was supposed would prove mortal
The antiTammany General Committee met last
night at Mozart Hall, Broadway. The chairman
addressed the meeting in regard to the causes
which caused their separation from the Tammany
Committee and in order to effect more thorough
mastering of their members, TO combat their oppo
nents, plan was submitted for the organization o.
district associations and to allow all democrats who
favor their cause to enrol their names The form
of constitution for the government of the dstric
associations was adopted.
At noon yesterday we were visited with anothe
snow storm, which made the walking everything
but agreeable. At dark there were two or three
inches Of snow on the ground. The city railroat
cars experienced some difficulty in keeping up th'
regular trips, and in numerous instances the horse
before the cars came to dead stop, and the unfor
tunate passengers who had already paid their fare
were obliged either to wait until the horses ro
ready to start, or get out and 20 on foot. DURING
the evening the weather moderated and IL alter
nately showed and rained, and the snow was con
verted into disagreeable slush.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather and the
prevailing snow storm, the meeting of the Gmeri
can Geographical and Statistical Society, together
with DR.. Thompsons annual address, was post
poned until next week.
Charles Henne, Simon Fernell and Lewis Oder
sen, who were arrested on Wednesday night, at tn,
Constantine Hotel in william street, where som,
$4,000 worth Of jewelry was recovered supposed
to have been stolen, were yesterday brought be