The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-19

titions respecting the crisis were pre-
scented and referred The Senate. AT the ex-
pra,ion of the morning hour. took up the
Tariff bill. An amendment to reduce the
duty on books was re ected. An amenimcn.
levying a duty Of four cents per pound IN
tea and half cent on coffee. and reducing the
duty on sugar was agreed to b, a vote OF % to
| TO- An amendment reducing the government loan
1 from twenty Que millions ten millions, with
/ promise that no part Of the loan be applied in
! the present fiscal year. was agreed to. The Con
! ference Committee on the bill making appropria.
tons for the executive Legislative and judicial cx
penses of the government repo ted that they had
agreed, and the report was accepted
In The House the Military Committee re ported
o bill supplemental to the acts of 1895 and
1917, providing for the calling forth of the
militia for the execution Of he la VS. Of the Union
TIE suppression Of insurrecton and repelling in
vasion, 30 a to extend their provisions to the
case Of insnrIection against the authority Of the
United States, and ,tLorizc the President. in
cases where il may be lawful TO use the militia
in addition to the army and navy; 20 accept the
services Of VOLUNTEERS cavalry, infantry AID ara
tiIlery, AID officer the same. Mr.. Bocock OF yrr-
gina tbjecred 10 the second reading Of the bill
ton, it was decided in the negative by
vote OF CT against no. Discussion en-
sued ON tie merits of the proposition, but final
| action was not taken. The bill authorizing the
issue of part OF the government lean in fifty dol
lar six per cent bonds to be applied to the pay.
ment of the public creditors at par. was taken up
| Mr.. John Cochrane, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill -appropriat,ng $50 900 for
tn.u If sbarv t,Dla "a
| # the Pacific Ocean and Behring's Straits, ia
| view Of Geographic communication from the
| mouth OF the Amoor in Asia to some point on
the confines Of the Russian possessions thus tee-
graphically ting the United States with Europe.
II was refe rred to the Committee Of the Whole on
the State of the Union. The Senate bill organz-
ing the Territory of Colorado, was passed. The
remainder Of the session was devoted to speeches
Oh the crisis.
There vas not much business of Importance
transacted in the Legislature at Albany yester-
day. The time in both houses was occupied prin
cipally in discussing the arrangements for the re-
| ception of the President elect In the Assembly
| some few bills were reported on favorably and a
| few introduced. and the Senate resolutions COM
| plimentary to Governor Hicks, of Maryland, were
| adopted.
Adyices from Monterey, Mexico. announce that
Mejia had entered the town Of Rioverde, about
forty miles from San Luis, at the head Of two
thousand men, and that he butchered two hundred
men who defended the place, sacked, paged and
burned the houses, and returned to the mountains
The little defensive force, especially the officers
contested every inch of ground, but had to yield at
last. Thousands Of families have been reduced TO
complete ruin and misery. Vengeance is loudly
called for, and Governor Doblado had sent two
thousand men into the mountains to punish the
ferocous Mejia. The new Mexican tariff is com
planned of a. being too high and likely to interrupt
trade. American securities had fallen consider
ably.
From Puerto Cabello we have adyces to the
I'd inst The secession movement in the United
States caused quite panic in commercial affairs,
and the revolution in the provinces has checked
the receipt of produce Hides coffee and indigo
are scarce, and rule at very high prices. General
Gavara and 300 OF his followers were taken prison
ers on the 3st ut, and brought into Puerto Ca
Dello on the lst inst, and were the same day
conducted under strong escort, to Valencia, for
rial, where it is thought the General will be shot
The Board of Aldermen did not organize last
evening for want of quorum. There were but
four members present, q number of the demo-
cratic members having gone to Albany for the
purpose of waiting upon the President elect and
rendering to him their respects.
Yesterday afternoon the Clerk of the Board of
Councilmen declared the Board adjourned till
Thursday, quorum not being present.
In the United States District Court yester-
day, after the charge in the case of Gordon Hires,
who was convicted of the manslaughter Of a negro
on the bark Anna, Judge Smalley left the
bench, and Judge Shipman, who has reco-
yered from his recent ndisposition, took his
seat. He announced to the bar that during
the present month he would hold the District
Court, and would not take up any jury trials in
the Circuit Court until the next term.
In the United States District Court yesterday a
case involving $40 600 was brought up before
Judge Shpman. The question involved is whe.
Their the act Of 1857 which cxempts wool from duty
hero costing less than twenty six cents per pound
is applicable to the property in question. The
Custom House authorities seized the wool, claim
ing that it was invoiced at a low rate.
In the General Sessions yesterday George Smith
was convicted ofreceiying stolen goods consist.
ing Of large quantity Of lace, the proceeds of
burglary committed on the premises Of w. 4 7.
Fisher, No. 60 Worth street. on the night of the
9Th Of November. The defendant tried to sell
The goods to a man named Shay, a sailmaker.
one-thrd of the property was recovered through
the exertons of officer Farley, who arrested the
supposed burglar, with whom Smith was jointly
indicted. The Recorder sentenced Smitl TO i'm
prisonmen in the State prison for three years and
tx months.
William Alison, convicted at Hudson City of
the surder Of his wife by poison, was yesterday
sentenced to be hanged on Wednesday, the 10th
day Of April next.
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 400 deaths in this city during the past week
an increase Of 40 as compared with the mortality
Of the week previous, and 80 less than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re-
capitulation table gives deaths OF diseases of the
bones, joints, &C.; II Of the brain and nerves,
Of the gcneratiye organs, Is Of the heart aud
| blood vensela. $50 Of the lnngs thrnat. Ac. Of