The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-06

Tss News.
The bin for the admission Of Kansas as q State
AZ taken up IN the sens,e Yesterday. After some
scussion further consideration Of the subject was
,sspoped, 20 enable the Senate to take up the
rny bill. In the House the Senate bill making
.osiuion for the return and suppori for limited
,riod Of the recaptured Africans, was taken up
ID passed.
The Japanese Commissioners yesterday took
al leave Of the President. preparatory to their
psrture for this city tomorrow. They expressed
emssfves highly grsridsd at the treatment they
We experienced In Washington. The President
Piled that IL was Q source Of very great pleasure
repeat to the En- bassy the favorable suppression
BY had made on this government and people. He
nsidered their visit an event of great historical
portspce, and was happy that it had occurred
riog his administration.
The Hoo. Horauo Seymour declines being can
late for the Office OF President or Vice President
the United States, and has requested that his
ne be withdrawn BY his friends 10 csss IL should
presented TO the Baltimore Convention.
me Bon. Samuel d. Ingham died at Trenton,
a.. y-sf~rd-y morning. at an advanced age. He
3 native Of Pennsylvania, had been Q repre-
I'ative fr,m that State in Congress, and Sccre
Of the Treasury under General Jsckson. A
Zoe tf his life and services Is given elsewhere.
iIbert W. Hicks. now confined In the Tombs I'M
sentence Of death for piracy and murder, has
ie full confession Of guilt He says that the
rders were committed between nine and ten
ock at night, when the vessel was about fifty
&c out at sea. and that they were perpetrated
D an axe. The brothers Watts were the irst
sd-ope with single blow, while ct the bow Of
vessel. the other as he was coming up the
lpsnionway after hearing the noise on
e. Captain Burr, who was asleep 10 the cabin
next attacked. De fought desperately for his
but seins unsrmed Was unable to successfully
nd himref. and was eventually overpowered
murdered. The bodies were thrown overheard
bout an hour after the contamination OF the
edy, and Hicks does not believe any OF them
ever been recovered The prisoner SAYS that
erived great assistance from the devil. who,
riding 10 his story. was the 9th man on board,
sustained him throughout the bloody tragedy.
complains, however, that he has since deserted
and left him TO h,s fate. Hicks Il suspected of
hip saiAdin; but when questioned on the sub
he gave an evssive answer, aod remarked
when his life was pabu-hcd all would be
IN. The details Of the confession aud other
culars viii be found elsewhere.
ven of the swans preseated by the city of
burg TO the city Of New York were fouod
In the lake Of the Central Park yesterday
noon, and II Is supposed they were poisoned
other Eve could not be found up TO late
i1st night but IL is inferred they we're hidden
in the bushes on the margin Of the lake, and
. be found this morning.
tornado that visited Iowa and Illinois on
AZ last Vas more destructive to life aud pro.
than FIRST reported. No less than $50 persons
elievsd TO have persisted, while the loss to
srty cannot be estimated. The tornado seems
I'VE separated into three different currents,
pursuing pts Devastating course 10 different
Ion. raversing distance Of ninety miles ia
and seventy miles 10 Illinois. Elsewhere will
md such additional particulars - haze reached
steamship City Of baltimore, Capt Petrie,
y liverpool and Queenstown. arrived here yes
her news has been anticipated by the
aphic dispatches obtained from her OF Cane
and By the steamers Vanderbilt and Nova
n.
egular session Of the Board Of Education
place this evening. which, II Is expected,
one Of lively interest II Ia anticipated that |
ssiong Fsu's resolution, censudne the
ulcers Of the Fourth ward for the recent
ale dismisaal Of the Protestant teachers Of
rd, win come up In the order Of unfinished
9, and that the session win, hcnceforward, |
Of the most boistsrous' that ever agitAsed |
rd.
Board OF Councilmen held q short session /
ming, and the business transacted was Of a /
nature The Street Commissioner vas d.
o have an the obssructisns removed from
sy before The 18th inst. In ansicipat,op of
Of the japanese Embassy.
sual daily meeting Of the Board Of Exo,..
sioosrs took place yesterday. Twelve AN
N for licenses were received. all OF which
rsntsd on the accustomed terms Of thirty
TOT each.
lice WINS served on the United States Dis
sorney yesterday To the efsct that o motion