New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-13


nectiont Mr. Dvicb. Townsend o. Now York. ZAP
r.piptel member of the Committee Uniform System
Of Coinage Tho above are tbs ony changes siaco last
sesson and were occssioncd W. He designations OF
Mcssr, Stebbns and Fcnton ~ rDebers Of the House.
In the BROOKLYN Common Council, last night
tho Ques Of an increase In ty raii
road ares was decided in tho negative Tho report OF
the committee was ogreed to by all the membss. and
N, osrl adopted Il BY the decisive proportion OF e to
4 The rcpol. states that responsible parties ssand
resdy 10 work toe roads a, p,eSons rates and even 7"
buld new roads on the Ssne terun; tberoforo On
increase Of faro would 10 unjust 20 the people. Tho
l5ea of Common Council stopping to ask what wonc
be for lie bene, Of the people il 80 moved 70 New
Yorker that wo deem 1t worthy Of especial meniioa
The Aldermen yesterday undertook 10 make
sn advance Of % per ccntn ho salaries OF nearly all
persons emlloycd By The city not forgetting themselves
of course--athoueh they get no seiary Qcgay). II
might puzzle the Controller TO cipher ont their share OF
tie advance Being rallied upon THE point. MI Jone"
admitted that the proposed advance was to arpy 70
prospective salary which they hoped to get AZ some
future time I've whole subject wns laid over fcr tne
present.
On Sunday morning the steamer Mara, from
s.. Louis for Cairo. vos partially down up when at
Carondclet. Size was ercrnrd-and ai@rward en''r"
" buried Tho boat hands say tho explosion was
eansed hy box Of smmunis,on placed IN the ho'd oy
soldier. On board while the soldiers sssert nsf IL w~
osraed hy low water in tho boiler. II Is enjd THAT y
men were Killed and 20 wuunied and re soldiers arc
missing About 800 horses aud mules were lost
According to the report Of the City Inspector,
the deaths in New YORK during tho past week wefo
1913 men. 50 women. II. boys and lib Girls-a de-
crease Of . from the mortality OF the previous "ok
Oftse deceased 100 chlden under five years OF age
Among the causes of death murdered 10 kihed
by accidents There 20 deatlS in the INSTITUTIONS
and ~ interments in Pcttorc Fietd
4 little interest va, created i'll tho Board OF
City Canyas,ers by tte charge that one OF the Canvas
sers OF the Fifth District % tho Fourth Ward had
altered tho returns for school officers SO A to change
tho result Tie canvass was. however made from tho
return in the possession Of the Aldermen.
The bill for uniform system of bankruptcy
,hroushout tho United States which passed the House
yesterday is the same bill which was peroosed to@"N
the former session OF Congress. aer being particularly
cousidered by the select committee upon tho SUBJECT
II has vet 70 be acted on by tbe Senate.
At the municipal elections In Massachusetts
yeeterday Republican union, Mayors wore chosen In
Boston. koxbury Loweu and Worcesver- MANU- Ian
coin Of Bost on had il4i majority.
The consideration OF tho bill giving o true
construction to so mich Of the Internal Revenue BID
as relates 10 tie tobacco aud oiNrs postponed
until Thursday next.
The President yesterday nominated to the
Senate David Mcdonald as T. s Judge for dc District
Of Indiana, in place of the Hon Albert s. White. de-
ceased.
Admiral Fausgut, now hourly looked for a.
this port, sailed from NevOrlesns tho Goth ut. Ia
lis brave old flagship Hartford.
Major Gibbs, the well-known landlord OF the
Crawl I'd House. died OF his residence In Itteton.
II. white Mcuntains). on Sands.
Mr.. James Speed was confirmed by tho Sen
ate yesterday in eIecnrs session. Attorney General
Of the United States.
No business Of consequence VIA done yeeter-
day BY the Board Of CounclmeaL
Gold opened at 9s3, cold down u @S2, and ad-
vsueed 131i upon Of disaster TO Ocn WIr"s
army From hi. point receted 10 f5s ind c,oscd zasa
Government sooks ART ali 10 dorzd Al a psio~s os evey
thnz goldtearns 10 Railway bonds worry moderuts bdsi
uos Railway 6rn in tbs early part Of The day
and .tron, At the close or Western stocks Ths eIrone I'd
vance vas not sustained under usual 10 realize tSos
Money easy per cent stock bouas and '0to Tor
cemp,ercil paper.