New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The following bills have paesed the Assembly:
To adapt the canals Of the State to the defense OF the
Northern and North-Wesiern borders with al i'm
material amendment; TO confirm certain acts OF the
Corporation Of the City of NewYork TO facilitate
the closing up of insolvent insurance companies; 10
ertAad the term Of the Office of the Commissioners "
the Code to close Obse yatory place, New-Yorki
TO sIneod the act 10 consolidate the several acts
relating to the District Courts, New-York into one
act.
,,v hill was read a third time and
yasseu IN the State Senate yesterday.
"A dispatch from HsItford dated Monday says
the food has now reached 28 feet inches 20 inches
short Of 1854 which was the greatest food ever
known At tbat place. This is tue greatest except
1854
Tie deaths in the city for the week ending the
plst inst numbered 395 OF these 81 were men, %
women, lOS boys, and 9o girls.
The resolutions, brought up by Mr.. McDougall
iCaJ in gard TO Gen. Stone, were under Discus
sion IN the Senate yesterday. Mr.. Wade replied to
Mr. McDougall, explaining at length the ciFeum-
stances under which the arrest was made.
Edward Mulyhill was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Barnard to three years imprisonment in the
State Prison for The murder of James McCurnen.
The usual vote of thanks to Mr. Spea er Ray
mond was yesterday moved and passed IL the As'
senbly, 81 voting in favor Of and 10 against the
olution.
The sale of Harpers Illustrated Weekly Paper
at Fortress Monroe bas been stopped by war orders,
on the ground that it conveyed information TO the
enemy in one or more Of IT. pictures.
-. c..u. yVo.L;,,tc, +l.t tlo rscart ovdsr
Of the Treasury Department iorbdding the shipment
Of coal 10 foreign ports and to home ports south Of
the Delaware has been 80 far modified 90 10 oonfine
it 70 the ports north Of Cap- St. Rogue, South Amer
ics, and west of that Ion -itade.
"A dispatch from Cairo says Gov. Harvey Of
Wisconsin was drowned on Saturday the 18Th INST,
while passing from one boat to another, at savanna,
on the Tennessee River.
The steamship AdriAtic, wi ich had been frozen
in during The Winter, al dney, Cape Breton, has
arrived at Halifax
Tile Mayor has prepared Il message for action b.
the Board Of Aldermen, recommending that the city
authorizes give some substantial eyidet ce Of the pub
lie sympathy for the loyal citizens arrived here from
Jacksonville, Flor "a, and WHO were compelled 10
fee from their homes under circumstances Of such
peculiar hardship
The river at Albany is reported TO be falling
having already subsidized y feet since the late reshet
The President ca Monday met with gu accident
while returning il lis carriage from the Nayy-lad
The horses be ame frgh ened near the Capitol, ard
a serious casualty WAS only prevented by running
the carriage into bank. Fortunately the Piesi-
dent escaped unbnrt.
Gen Banks teIegraEhed to the War Depart
Inent on Sunday that Jdcksons advance is az Nc
Guaghey stown, essl Of Harnscubnrg, and still re-
treating Ashbys command still forms the rear
guard Signal officers report that the cavalry Of the
enemy was in sight on Saturday. Deserter believe
that jackson means to the Blue Ridge and
reach GordonSville Others think be intends TO make
detOur north 10 the valley Of the south fork Of tie
Shenandoah to attack Gen. Banks's flank. A north
east storm prevailing in the valley on Sunday.
Tho Alderman did not meet last evening; the
Board Of Councmen met, and in response to mes-
sass from the Mayor, voted 8 900 to tho relief of
tho loyal refugees from Florida, recently arrived,