New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-14
GENERAL NEWS.

In the New-York State Senate yesterday the
following bills passed: For incorporating Rev.
n enue Stamps, and for certifying to the same when
affixed to written Instruments; relative TO grants of
"a letter. Of Administration upon estates Of non-resi
81 dents; incorporating the Lake and River Improve
.nent Company for the Northern W 5erness; incor-
porating the Racquet River Improvement Com
pany; authorizing the Brooklyn Central Railroad
Company to change portion Of its route the West
field, Richmond County, Road bill; Incorporating
the German American Schools in the City of New
York; amending the New-York Potage law;
amending the Code Of Procedures authorizing the
laying out of roads in certain towns in Richmond
County. A Message was here received from Gov.
Seymour in reference to allowing the soldiers 10
vote by proxy, and recommending an amendment Of
the Constitution for that purpose Referred to Com
mi,tee on Elections.
In the Assembly, the following bills were passed.
incorporating the Father Matthew Total Abstinence
Benevolent Society; for the protection of Oyster
planting in Hampstead, Long Island the New-York
and Mott Haven Ferry bill; authorizing the forma-
ton of Turnpike and Railroad Corporation the
q road TO run from Brooklyn to Jamaica; furnishing
the fraudulent Of labels and trade Marks pro.
viding for collecting judgments in the Kings County
Clerks Office The Railroad Committee em-
powered to report the Broadway Railroad bill at any
time. The following bills were ordered to third
reading: Authorizing a Railroad from Newtown
Greek to ASTORIA authorizing the Brooklyn City
and RidgewoOd Railroad Company to reduce their
capital stock; the Cross-Town Railroad bill
= BY the arrival Of the steamer Roanoke we have
Z later news-from Havana 10 April 8; from Vera
Cruz 10 April 5; from the City Of Mexico TO March
%; from Paebla to March -. The French were
still before Pueba in their former position. Several
skrmisAes were said have resulted rather 10 their
discomfort and sickness and the Mexican guerrillas
were again annoying them. They were, however,
continuing in the meanwhile their preparations for
an attack upon Pueba with vigor, aud with the ut.
most secrecy. Admiral Rsynaud left Havana on
April Z, for New-York. While in Havana he visited
, Admiral Wilkes, board the Vanderbilt, and ex- !
changed civilites with him. Admiral Wilkes ON /
his sioe' has paid visit to the British steamer
Ariadne
in 'ne DOaru Oh Councilmen yesterday the Con-
dohers ioPVl' VI Tue condition Of the Soldiers |
FANNY anu rune was read. II states the balance /
yet available to be $So9, 3l4 SO. Rs.olu,;or- '",.
adopted donating $1,000 to tue German Dsnor'.
of the City of New-York; repeating the reso,n,;o,
to permi. G. Vanderbilt to widen the pier son,h ;S
of Pier No. /, East River lover the Mayors vetoS
and increasing the salary of the Public Admnisra,o,
to &, 900 per annum. Resolutions were concutred
1t to lease the upper part Of the Broadway Bank
building for 10 years. at rent of $4,000 for the
Street Department. donating $1,000 to the MOnu.
S. Vincent hospital
Yesterday morning, about 300 Irish 1ongsboremen,
who had struck for wages in The lower part Of this
city, on the East River side undertook to mob some
OolOred lsbOrss who had been engaged to take their
d places. The police were promptly on hand and sue.
|oesded in arresting John King De Frates Ira Bride,
.. and james Spelman; also cOlored man named
Owens, who, in self-dsfense, fired pistol and
Z wounded one of the assailanta Owens was dis.
charged by Justice Bowling, and the others were