The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-18
The News.

The NewSs
In Congress yesterday the Senate elected Mr..
Bowman printer, he receiving q Of the 4s votes
cast In the House no ballot was taken for Speaker
A motion for the adoption of the plurality rule was
made, but no vote was taken on it. The session
was mainly occupied in an acrimonious discussion
upon party matters
The creditors of the Post Office Department are
notified that after the passage Of the Appropria-
ton bill by Congress the pressure of business on
the Finance office of the department will be such
as to render necessary in justice to all parties, the
payment of cases in the order of presentation.
Statements of indebtedness should be sent to the
Third Assistant Postmaster General in advance, to
be carefully examined, recorded and fled Re-
ceipts will be given In each case, and payments
made according to the dates of filing, at the ear-
est day after the money shall be appropriated by
Congress
The proceedings of the Legislature yesterday
were in some respects interesting, will be seen
by our dispatches from Albany. In the Senate,
among the bills introduced was one to incorporate
the Homeopathic Medical College, and three max
ing provision for the canal debt, tolls, &C. The bill
comforting additional powers on uotaries public was
ordered TO third reading. In the Assembly the
Governors Message was discussed in Committee Of
the Whole Mr. Van Horn (rep.) supporting the
Governors views at some length and Mr.. Arcula-
rius (dem.) opposing them. The bill amending the
statutes relative TO security for costs was ordered
to third reading. Several local bills were also
considered in Committee of the Whole, and ordered
to q third reading.
convention of Connecticut manufacturers will
be held at Merider today. We publish in another
column q letter from our special correspondent in
that town, which will give our readers an idea OF
the objects Of the meeting.
At the meeting of the Board Of Almshouse Co
vernors yesterday, the standing committees for the
year were announced. and the names OF the Go
yernors constituting them may be found in our re-
port A resolution offered BY the Finance Com
mttee, changing the bank sccount Of the Board
from the Mechanics Bank to the Shoe and Leather
Bank was tabled. The number in the institutions
now is S,312-an increase of Lea over last week.
BY the overland mail we have. news from San
Francisco to the 2Gth ult and advices from Oregon
and Washington Territories and the Sandwich
Islands. We refer TO our telegraphic dispatches
for details.
The mails Of the Europa reached this city from
Boston yesterday evening, bringing us London pa
pers of the evening of the 3lst ult II was said at
meet early in February Cardinal Antonelli's secre-
taries had it is said reached Lyons'on their way to
Paris, but did not proceed, in consequence of
telegraphc order from Rome. The letters of our
correspondents in London, Paris and Berlin, pub
lished to-day, contain interesting reports Of the
progress of the great religious contest inaugurated
in Europe by the publication Of the Napoleon pam.
phlet and the policy of the Pope towards the forth
coming Congress
The recent news from Morocco Ia Of very in-
definite nature, owing to the difficulty Of getting
correct reports at Gibraltar Skirmishes con-
tinually going ON between the Moors and Spa
niards with much loss Of life. The Moors continued
very enthusiastic about the war, and large rein
forcements from the interior were arriving upon
the coast daily.
Our Buenos Ayres correspondent, writing on AAs
18th Of November states that everything Was 20
crossing satisfactorily after the restoration Of peace
Urquizs acted With great frmness and much mode.
ration. He had been officially Visited by the dplo-
matte and consular bodies in the city. His army
was being embarked ct San Fernando for home,
snd, although rude and unlettered mer in general,
they did not commit any excuses during their stay
One Of the boats Of Captain Pages United States
exploring expedition was at Buenos Ayres for
supplies and reported good progress in the survey
Late advices from Yucatan inform Us that the
Governor had left Merida for The encampmept of
fbe troops which were to operate against the re-
TelHous Indians, leaving in charge of the govern
taent Domingo l. Paz. To meet the extraordina-
tY e6peassa Ct tic Has, tsc seycgaQens Lad mace