The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-22

Anc NotvSs
1t is now defintively known that no extra session
of Congress will be called The fact was officially
promulgated yesterday, in Geographic despatch
from the Postmaster General addressed to Senator
Gwin, who sailed yesterday for California. cir
cular from the Post Office Department, advising
contractors and others of the policy to be pursued
towards claimants, will be made public in day
two.
No business of general local interest was trans
acted in either branch of the Legislature yesterday
We publish this morning copious details of intel
ligence from the city Of Mexico to the 10th ult,
and from Vera Crvz to the 9th instant, two weeks
later than the accounts previously received, to-
gether with letters from Monterey to the Sd inst.
The political news is of great interest and impor-
tance it shows the general success OF the liberal
arms, both on the Gulf and Pacific slopes, and the
probability is that that party will not only sustain
itself, but will ultimately triumph.
The California overland mail which left San Fran
cisco on the 25th ult, has arrived at ST. Louis The
dates are six days later than those received by
way of the Isthmus, but they contain nothing of i'm
portance.
We give few particulars of the stnke on the
Erie Railroad at Piermont. All was quiet there
yesterday afternoon. The old laborers think that
Moran from the Buffalo Convention.
President McSpedon and seven other members of
The Board of Aldermen only being present last even
ing, the Board did not organize for want Of quo
rum. 1t is understood that the members remained
away TO avoid acting upon nomination for City
Inspector, in place of Mr.. Morton, which the Mayor
INTENDED to send in. Elijah F. Purdy is said to be
the person selected, Dr. Foster having withdrawn
his name a. a candidate.
The Board of Councilmen were in session last
evening, and after disposng of some routine pa
pers adopted resolution presented by Mr.. Ottaz-
son, requesting the Mayor to convene the Board Of
Health to take into consideration the best mode Of
cleaning the streets and other matters pertaining
TO the health Of city The report of tho special
committee on repairing the City Hall was called up
for adoption and lost for want of constitutional
vote, and subsequently laid on the table.
The weekly meeting Of the Board of Supervisors
took place yesterday afternoon. A communication
from Comptroller Haws, enclosing copy of let
ter from James Kelly the Receiver of Taxes, show
ing the amount of uncollccted taxes on the 4th of
January last-the day on which he assumed the
duties of his offce-was read. The reorganization,
showing the amount of unpaid taxes at the date
above mentioned, was as follows
Taxes on real estate for 1858 ....... 1918 ojG O1
Personal unpaid from ls4S to 1855. I7ii6i9 76
Corporation arrears Of the Croton Board for
1857. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35eos 90
Total. 81 75s 6l3 50
The communication was referred TO a committee
md ordered to be printed The denquents named
in the Comptrollers document are chiefly ncorpo.
rated companies, comprising several insurance com.
panies, steamship companies, &c. A resolution d.
recting the Committee on Printing and Stationery
to inquire if any of the judgments obtained against
the city in the tax levy at Albany, before the Lee
gislature, belong properly to the county, was
adopted They agreed to pay the bill of John
Ward, amounting to $i7 40 for disnterring tho
remains ofSophh Stephens, Supervisor Tweed offer
ed resolution to the effect that the President
Of the Board be authorized to apply TO the Legsla
ture for the insertion of 10000 in tie tax levy 10
purchase site for new county jail. The resolu
tion was passed unanimously, and rhe Board then
adjourned till next Monday.
The Republican Central Committee met last
evening and adopted resolutions denouncing the
Supreme Court for its decision in the bred Scott
case, stgmatizing the Judges as CRIMINALS aud up
plauding the Personal Liberty bill now before the
Legislature. In fact, the committees resolutions
developed degree of ultra abolitionism that would
have warmed the heart Of the most rabid follower
of Garrison or Giddings.
AT a meeting Of the officers of the new Highland
Regiment last evening Brigadicr General Even
stated that he had received information personally
from Adjutant General Townsend that the orders for
the completion of the organization Of the corps
would be ready within fortnight, and that he
would come down to this city from Albany and
inspect and muster the regiment into service
Col. Thomas L. Kane, of Philadelphia, delivered
lecture last evening before tho Historical Society
OF this city on "The Executive Of Utah. The lee.
7urer went into minute details of the journey Of
Governor Cumming from Camp Scott TO Great
sa!t Lake City at the time when TIC MVrmons hal