The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05


The Rhode Island State election took place yes
terday, and resulted in the success of the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor by handsome ma
jority.
The good people Of Massachusetts, are in the en-
joyment of a small rebellion against the United
States authorities. The circumstances connected
with this new act of notification fully reported
in another column, from which it appears that
Frank B. Sanborn one of the cOntumacious witnesses
subpenaed by the Senate Harper's Ferry Inves
tigating Committee, arrested by officers at his
residence in Concord, on Tuesday evening. Sanborn
created a terrible rumpus, and the entire town
was soon in violent commotion, and one mans
death is said to have been occasioned by the up
roar. writ of habeas corpus was sued out by
Sanborn's friends in Boston, and after hearing the
prisoner was discharged. The Massachusetts Legis
lature took up the subject and directed the law
officer of the State to defend Sanborn.
The following European steamers are nsw fully
due:-The Kangaroo and Bremen, which sailed on
the 2lst ult. for this port the former from Liver
pool and the latter from Southampton. The Cana
dian left Liverpool on the same day for Portland;
and the Niagara sailed for Halifax on the oath.
The news by these steamers is anxiously looked
for.
In Congress yesterday, the Senate debated at
considerable length motion to refer to select
committee the resolutions censuring Gov. Medill,
of Ohio, the Comptroller of the Treasury, for de-
cison affecting the interests of certain government
contractors. The motion was disagreed to. The
Homestead bill was then taken up, and the debate
on that subject continued by Messrs. Pugh, Wilkin-
son and wgfall. resolution was adopted calling
for information relative to the claim of foreign
government to the military service of naturalized
citizen. The House refused to consider the amend
ment to the Military Academy bill, appropriating
a million dollars for the support of regiment of
volunteers for the defence of the Texan frontier.
The consideration of the bill for the suppression of
polygamy in Utah was then resumed, and an in
teresting debate ensued but before concluding the
discussion the House adjourned. The bill will I'M
doubtedly pass.
The proceedings of the Legislature yesterday are
interesting. In the Senate reports were made IA
vorable to the amendment of the State
Prison laws, and to department Of
public charities. The Railroad Toll bill came
up, and Mr. McGraw's motion to recede from
the amendments was debated. Mr.. Fiero moved to
discharge the Conference Committee, and appoint
q new committee The motion was lost. After
further debate the whole subject was laid on the
table. In the Assembly the Capital Punishment
bill was amended by defining the two degrees of
murder only the first of which is to be punishable
with death, and persons under sentence to remain
year in prison before execution, and then only be
executed on the warrant Of the Governor; murder
in the second degree to be punishable with i'm
prisonment for life. In this form the bill passed
"a to 8. The Canal Appropriation bill was passed
e5 to 8. A number of local bills were passed.
The harbor police received orders from the Po-
lice Commissioners yesterday to remove the shad
poles from the eastern shore Of the North river,
in compliance with an act Of the Legislature,
passed April 16, 1857, which declared them a
nuisance and an obstruction to navigation. Captain
Gibson was empowered to hire q steamtug for the
purpose of more effectually carrying out the law,
and to-day he will commence operations. The
ment, and it is not at all unlikely that the police
viii have some serious trouble with them before
the poles are all removed.
The funeral of Governor Isaac Townsend took
place yesterday from Grace Church. 1t was attend
ed by the Mayor and Common Council, the Medi.
cal Staff from Randall's Island, and the Board of
Almshouse Governors, who followed the body to
the grave.
The Board Of Education reelected s. s. Randall
and Henry Riddle, as City Superintendent and
Assistant ut their meeting last evening. The
specia committee reported their views on the con-
tlition C. The new grammar school in course Of
erection in the Twenty -irst ward, aud recommend
ed thai 81 800 be appropriated to erect it on diff