The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-15

committee also reported adversely to the claim Oh
Jennings Piggott, as representative nom the
Second district of North Carolina A bill to
establish navy yard at st. Louis was referred to
the Committee of the Whole The Iowa contested
election case was taken up, and the House con-
firmed Mr.. Wanderers right to represent the Sec
ond district Of that State. The Indian Appro.
priation bill was taken up and amended, and the
House adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The State Senate yesterday psssed'the bill legal
izing past and future proceedings of boards of
county supervisors for raising bounties for volun.
teers. Favorable reports were made on several
bills, among which were those limiting the number
of notares public in all the counties, and relative
to Acknowledgements of written instruments by
persons resident in foreign countries. The Senate
adjourned till seven o'clock on Monday evening.
In the Assembly several bills were introduced,
the New York oity Cross Town Railroad bill and
bill to protect the interests of this city in the mat
ter Of laying out new railroads, being among the
number. A bill to improve the navigation Of the
East river and one to revise the general banking
and lien laws were noticed. A favorable report
was made on the bill to divide the Eleventh ward
Of Brooklyn. The Emigrant Commissioners an
nnai report was received. The Assembly adjourn
cd TIL four p. NJ. on Monday.
MsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
Captain Allen, Of the brig Hannah, at Aspin-
wall. reports, January 49, when twenty miles south
of st. Domingo, saw the smoke and spars Of .
steamer, and half an hour afterwards saw q vessel
burning about mile from the steamer. Saw the
burning vessel all night. but, there being no wind
could not get to her.
An explosion occurred on board the iron-clad
battery Keokuk, lying at the foot of Eleventh
street, East river, yesterday morning, about half
past one O'clock which caused the death Of Henry
C. Bells, engineer, and Damd Jordan. George
Smith and Edward Irwin, frenen. Abraham
Banton, machnist, was scaldsd SO severely that
his HE ia dispafed Of. The accident was owing T.
the bursting Of the steam pipe. Coroner Ranney
held an inquest yesterday afternoon, and the jury
rendered . verdict b accordance with the fact
stated above. The damage to the KeOkuk will de-
lay her completion but day or two.
The United States slOop-of-war Jamestown was
lying at Montsvideo December rs.
The Jury IN the case Of Dennis Sullivan,
tried for the homicide Of Mr.. Thomas Byrnes, late
superintendent of Lands and Places, having been
"a u10Do10uo0 az rIMa5 H8lS' o"Anp in.o Couhs
yesterday morning, and rendered q verdict of not
guilty..
nandamus has been sued ont by Jos. B. Tay.
lsr against she Osnprsaisr, to compel him to con-
vey 10 Inn CXaylsr) tho corporate bonds of the
Fort oansevoort property. The case will be heard
SslDre Juage Barnard on tho 18th inst.
It Is said that the steamboat mon aad officers Of
the gnnboats have no Conscience in the Viclnburg
cutoff. They say the current at that point does
not set in the right direction to produce the dssir
cd new shannel.
Tho stock market yester1ng was dua, but govern.
ments, Rock Lend and Hudson River were better. No
neG easy ~ pr 0Gfd Infatuated between
B6 and ~ ~, closing about 16Sx. E1ohaags closed
u 17oX INK.