The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-24

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New York. Sunday. April -. 1854.
THE SITUATION.
General Grao<, accompanied ~ ceoseas WARES sasri.
daa and Ssdgwick, revisweA General HsDoocks esoosd
army corps and the artillery reservoir Friday.
rnsrs y % other from The Army Of ths PossAse
The details q the ,ats attack u the rebels Plymouth
that considerable destruction was done 70 our
boats. On AoeAay mornins. ths sunboas Bomb
shell ran up Tie Roanoke river 70 look out for The
tron.caaA ram reported coming down. Soon Afssr shs
was Cred Int By . rebel battery and sunk About
three O'Clock the rebel ram came down. ran past
the Union basserss then the sunboa. South
dsd and sunk hsr The gunboat Miami lag close % the
cam. and after Captain Fiussor killed she ran down
tho river ont Of danger Tho rebel has possession
II tAs river below Plymouth. Our garrison u thus cut
has sens army Of gunboas into the sound 70 open
cation with Plymouth and cid the navy vessels
to destroy tho rebel Admiral Lee has also sent
gunboat TO replace the Soutsheld.
We give sketches another column OF tho southned
and Bombshel appears that the rebel general sent
demand 70 General wesss's for Of Plymouth
giving him half hour 70 Decide and stating that be
bad twelve thousand troops belcagusring tAs oily.
General wesses' reply that he did not require hall
second 70 decide; thas II shs rebss wanted Plymouth
they must come and take It.
party rebels attempted 70 enter Kentucky through
Pound Gap, on Tuesday, but driven back by the
Forty hth kentucky mounted infsstry. Tho whole Of
Eastern Kentucky is now FREQ q the enemy.
person named Benton. . native or waithan. YER
mont. for nearly three years past resident Fort
spon IT, vas examined at General Rosocrans hsaeq ar.
ssss q Tuesday and fully oorroborated all previous
reports Of rebel basbarties there He also made the
additional statement that bloodhoupds we're used = ds
the hiding places Of those who escaped the assa
10 says that reliable reports state that Major
Bradford was shot aDd hung near Covingtea.
Tho steamer Mssisippi. from New Orleans brinss
correspondents detailed Of the battle and
victory In Louisana which We give another column
ogssAsr With map Of the battle nsld Tho secount Of
ths action il most interesting. Il light lasting
<hrss days Several guns wsrs lost and rstakes Gen
give pretty full list q the killed and wounded.
C0Ha8Ess.
The Senate was not in session yesterday having on
Friday adjourned over gill Monday.
In the House Of Representatives . bill creating ad
dilonal supervising inspector Of steamboats, ~ New
Orleans. and boards Of local inspectors ~ Memphis and
Select Comm into Mr.. hcClurg's charge
that bis colleague, Mr. Blair Of Missouri. had violated
che In the Of alleged liquor specsiatou
and also estigats the geuuneues faseness Of
alleged order for liquors, made . report thereon
20 the effect that the original order, signed BY Major
General Blair and eight other ofcers. for liquors.
segsrs &C. tho amount Of $50 SITS; but that tho
order altered BY Michael Powers TO call for % 600
worth the for the attsr's owsrs) specializing
purposes The committee satisfied that violation
Of law was committed BY Mr. Blair Mr.. Blair made .
speech violently denunciatory Of the secretary Of tho
Treasury and called TO order by the Speaker. Mr.
hcCiurg he would postpone remarks until the
Tax bill disposed o. and the subject laid aside
Tho House then went into COMMITTEES Of the whole and
che OF the session devoted 10 the oonside
ration Of the Tax bill Quite number Of amendments
raising the taxes various articles were adopted.
THE LEGIsLATURR
mo session q our state Legislature the year 1894
brought 10 . nna termination n nine O'Clock ass
evening, both houses holding almost continuous sis-
ting during the day. and transacting largo amour, Of
business. Something six hundred bills have ben
passed by both houses during the session.
In the yesterday the message Of ssy
our protesting AgNioss the action Of the legislature
deciding have the Interest the States Indebtedness
raid 10 both domestic and foreign creditors 10 Unst
states Treasury notes was discussed and laid tas
or vote or fourteen 70 thirteen. number Of bin
were passed among the most important Of which ID
I for the erection Capitol buildings, the New Yor
Couaty Tax Levy, tho New York CITY school bill. Oh
Eighssssth Ward Market bill, aftsr beng amended
Smportas particular and the East India Telegraph bin
an q which have passed the Assembly. me bin FOR tb'
-srscs,sa Of nov Capitol building empower ~
Governor With the ooscurrencs q The Senate, 70 sp
point oonm,ssioa 70 supsrntsnd the matter, q
econ - The city q Albany shall deed 70 III
STATE shs property known Congress Hall block III
sppro,s,,ou Tor the II operations whic
As originally one hundred thousand dollars. has been
~eduoed 70 tcu shoasand the County Tax Levy bn be
Gre passing, bad some items strickeo out which thu
Assembly had inserted and others which that body ha
stricken out we're restored. The amendment 70 the bill
Cor public market In the eighteenth ward Of this cit
consists IN striking out the commissioners named h
chs House bill placing the management In the hasd
q shs Mayor, comptroliss, ssrest Commissionsr an
PrsssSsas Il The Crosoa Aqusduct Board rhs city Ia
Levy, sfss bsas much amended and having considers
Ss s.ouss added 70 u, passed. The bill TO tar IN
suss derived from Investments In United states
St.sa evs nor cent failed pass The thanks Of III
s~.sss vsrs unanimousy voted 10 Lieutenant Governo
Jo.~ for he able and impartial In which he be
p~sssded over their deliberations.
IN. Assembly also worked very ndussriously through
on. the Say, large portion q the sitting being taken
40 oosesrrsns senate amendments 70 bills srsldy pass
a As I'm bslS asd 10 The third rcsdas and oAssns