The New York herald., 1863-12-22

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The Board of Aldermen met yesterday aad
transacted considerable routine business.
The Board of Councilmen met at one O'Clock
Yesterday, when resolution was adopted giving
permission to the Eigth Avenue Railroad Oomps-
ny to run cars as far as Eighty fourth street. Two
veto messages were received from the Mayor
one in relation to building q new carriage for
Hose Company No. 81. and another in relation to
giving Mr.. Middleton Bell the exclusive privilege
of removing all night soil Gom the city for ten
years, at a compensation of one dollar per l0ad
to be collected from the houseowners. 1t WAS
vetoed sbSsesse the amount proposed to be charg-
ed is abous double what has hitherto been paid
Mr. Brandon offered resolution that 9 joint COM
mittee of three members from each branch of the
| Common Council should be appointed to procure
and erect a suitable monument to the memory Of
the late Alderman Andre Froment. Referred to
the Committee on National Affairs. After remain
ing in session about two hours during which a
large amount of routine business was transacted,
the Board adjourned until Wednesday next. at one
| o'clock.
An action for ASSAULT aud battery brought BY
Mr.. Watson against Barney Williams, the celebrat-
ed Irish comedian, and arising out OF collision
from words reported to have been disrespectfully
spoken by Watson, resulted yesterday in verdict
| of 81, 900 against the actor. An appeal will be
| taken.
Judge Shipmaa delivered charge to the Grand
Jury OF the United States Court yesterday. emu
merating to them the various offences that would
| be submitted for their deliberations.
A salute was fred yesterday by her Catholic
Mjesty's steam frigate Carmen, just arrived.
rhe Russian frigstes and Castle William replied, as
| an exchange of cvilities.
The City Inspectors report states that there
were 5O3 deaths in the city during the past week
an increase Of 96 as compared with the mortali-
| ty of the week previous. and l7s more than 90.
Cured during the corresponding week last
year. The recapitulation table gives deaths
OF alcoholism, of diseases of tho bones, joints,
&C.; 90 of diseases Of the brain and neryest l6
of the heart and blood vessels, 2l3 Of the
lungs, throat, &C.; of old age, SO of dis.
eases Of tho skin and eruptive fevers, premature
births. 81 OF diseases of the stomach. bowels and
other digestive organs; 38 of uncertain seat and
general fevers. 3 from causes unknown, Of
diseases Of the urinary organs, and 19'from vio
lent causes. There were 1926 natives Of the United
States. IL Of England. III Of Ireland, 2 of Scot
land. 81 of Germany, and the balance of various
foreign countries
The stock market was unsettled yesterday and prices
In the afternoon went down from TO two per cent
Government securities retained their nrmness the and
3l0th notes selling for 106 the skies Of 1881 at l04x
for the registered and ITO for ths coupons and the
lives OF 1885 at 1875 Gold advanced, the price running
up to 1927 and closing at 1921. The bank statement
borrowers are fully supplied.
The rise In gold had visible effect IN commercial cir.
cles yesterday, and enhanced tho views Of sellers Of
most articles which 90 70 mako up a daily market
At the Produce Exchange there more HrmRess IN
most goods though some rather lower Provisions
we're decidedly more active and higher. PORK full
SOC. per bbl higher. L&d also up, whskey.
Groceries were generally 6rmer but not very active.
Cotton almost nominal Petroleum was active
and higher. Freshts were about the same
The Rebcllion-The Doings I'm ongress
and tho Position OF the Country.
Since the meeting Of the new Congress the
House of Representatives has been mainly en-
ployed in casting about for solid war platform.
The peace faction and all Its preposterous peace
propositions have been contemptuously re-
jected, and the radical abolition faction appear
to have had everything pretty much their own
way. Mr.. Smith, Of Kentucky, however, the
other day, in the second of his series OF war reso
lutions, covered the whole ground Of the war
platform of the loyal States This brief, simple,
but comprehensive, resolution is a. follows
Resolved That We hold to bc the duty Of Congress
pass oil necessary bills 70 supply men and money, and
to the constituted authorities Of the government in
crushing out the rebellion.
This resolution, excepting the vote Of Mr..
Harris, Of Maryland, was passed unanimously,
which shows that the State elections Of 1868
have taught the copperheads that they can make
nothing out of the reasonable policy Of fac
tious resistance to "the constituted authorities
of the government" In other words, the
people have solemnly admonished the copper
head faction that it will not a4wer to oppose
the administration in the prosecution of the
war while pretending to support the govern
ment, and the copperheads in Congress, ac-
cordingly, have been brought to recognize the
constituted authorities Of the government" as
the government itself. Thus the vote Of the
House upon this aforesaid resolution may be
considered as pledging all parties and factions
concerned to hearty support Of the admins
tration In its efforts to "crush out the rebel
lion" Harris, Of Maryland, the solitary MEM
Der voting in the negative. should, when no
dies be embalmed, enclosed in q glass case,
and deposited in the Smithsonian Institute, as
one of the most remarkable relics OF the great
rebellion. We presume that his constituents
elected him for Richmond, and that he has got
into the Congress ct Washington by mistake.
It is or ought to be enough for President
Lincoln that, excepting this man Harris,
he is authorized by the unanimous vote
of the House to push on the war.
But, unfortunately, the last Congress granted
him, for the purposes of this war, all the powers
Of On absolute dictator. He had thus the men,
x~oor. "A ro cttt;oa ~ h;a command war or