The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-16
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New Yo.l. Saturday. Jun. 10. 1880.
q ne News.

The news.
The proceedings Of Congress yesterday are To-
terestipg. In the Senate. majority and minority
reports from the Harper's Ferry Investigating
Committee were presented. Although containing
but little that is new. yet We give abstracts Of
these documents in our report Of the proceed
hgs. The committee recommended the dis.
charge Of Thaddeus Hyatt, tho contumacious
witness, and q resolution In accordance with the
suggestion was adopted. The Lighth Appro-
priation bill was passed. A remonstrance from
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The Tariff bill was taken up and discussed by
Nesers. Hunter. Bigler, Cameron and Seward, and
finally postponed by vote of rs TO %, which dis
poses Of the subject for the present session. :.
In the House another--the third Conference
Committee on the Homestead bill was appointed.
The ILL authorizing the ssus Of land warrants IA
cases where the OF ginal have been lost or destroy
ed was passed. The Pacific Telegraph bill was
taken up and discussed. motion TO isy the bill
on the table was begsived-70 against l20 and the
House refused to concur in the Senate 3 amendment
BIZ a vote Of So against l04. The House agreed to
the Senate bill providing for the return Of the
captured Africans, and coneurred in the Senate's
amendments to the Lighthouse Appropriation BILL
The Civil Appropriation bill was then taken up
and discussed Reports relative 10 the New York
public store contract were presented, and laid
over till December next
The Pacific Telegraph bill has passed both houses
OF Congress-
The overland mai, with San Francisco dates to
The 25th ult, has arrived with Interesting news
from Japan. The accounts agree that In the attack
upon Prince Gotairo that parsonage was wounded,
but not killed.
A despatch from ST. Johns. N. F., states that q
steamer from Europe had arrived OF Cape Race,
and that II was understood the news boat had been
despatched TO intercept her.
The NiagHra's mails. which arrived last evening
from Boston, put Us in possession of European
Giles TO the I'd inst The most important part Of
the news has already been published. We haze
additional information. howevcr-later than any
thing furnished by the telegraph from Halifax. A
despatch from Naples, dated June 1, says that an
srmistce had been agreed upon between GaribAldi
and the royal troops, which was 10 terminate on
Sunday. the I'd inst. The popuiacs at Ma pies were
greatly excited, and shouts Of "Garibadi,r "victor
Emanuel and Sicily" were raised the streets.
We publish full particulars of the presentation Of
The belts to Heenan and Sayers at the Alhambra
Gardens, London, on the evening OF the 3oth ulI
don Ne,os upon the Eastern question, and one
from the London Times relative to the Chinese
difsculty. The letters OF our correspondents sup
ply the details Of the general news
By the arrival VI the brig Los Amigos at this
port We have fles of Kingston, Jamaica, papers to
the 2lst ult. There had been, within six weeks.
four attempts to rebel against the authorities OF
the prison, one Of which had to be subdued by the
military, the police being inefficient The Hon.
William Girod, ex-edtor OF the Colonial Standard
and Police Magistrate OF Kingston, who had been
sentenced to three years hard labor In the pent
tsntisry for forgery, had been pardoned by Cover.
nor Darling, on condition OF his expatriasing him
self from the island for life Mr.. Girod Is . native
OF the island and has ten children. Of whom IL
I'm officer In the British army. The rainy season
had set 10. The last reported sales Of sugar were
" les per hundred pounds.
The bark Mayaower, Capt Duntze, arrived at this
mort yesterday from Barbadoes, with advices to
The 22d ult The market was overstocked with all
Kinds of American produce. The health Of the
lsland vas very good but there had been but little
rain. The bnrnt district prssents qu,,e had an.
pearance to one accustomed 10 view II In iu for
mer state, and owing to the tardness Of the Com
missioner but little Improvement 10 being made.
This British soop ses Flower. Of Granada, had been
seized ct Martinique for violation Of the French
commercial regulations, and compelled to pay
Rne. The supercargo complained bitterly OF TIL
Treatment received at the hands OF the Frenchmel
who boarded the vessel They we're eight Ia mum
Der, twe Of them being gendsrmes, and one Gus
Som house officer The supercargo states that the,
were very drunk, aud rushed on the sloops decl
like mAdmcn or pirates, bearing pistols and threat
ening 10 shoot the people Of the sloop. They di'
not, however, carry out their threats. The susa
crop OF Barbados viii exceed last years by .oot
10 1000 hogsheads, while the sugar itself is o.
vsperor quality.
Adespasch from Boston states that the brig Eas,
efn State, at that port from Porto Praya, report
That the United States ship Portsmouth on The ~
nlt captured the brig Falmouth, Of New York, sur
posed to be SLAYER.
The Excise Commissioners held their twenty
Eighth meeting yesterday forenoon. A large bascl
OF applications for licenses we're received Of whicl
fourteen were granted for thirty dollars each
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