The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-03

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his family e4a.-r -. 80.
uv.s reported thai tho steamer Bavaria. which 'sN
umhurs for New York On Sunday, tho 18th o. Aprh,
hsd bean captured by Danish frgsts Oh ths mosu o.
thu weser The Bavaria had large nsmosr o. psAso'
sers on board the value OF she ship and careo -
estimated fl2o 900 seripg the report Of ner Dap
ture was contradoted fhs German steamer Hansa was
brought to by shot from Danish war vessel, over
hauled, and permitted 70 proceed. The sailing o. the
Gsrmana was delayed eae
me steamship City OF New York had broken up ana
disappeared oG Daunt's Rock
Consos closed In London on the 22d OF April at six
olK for moosy. The bullion In the Bank Of England
had decreased BY EAST 900 in the week. ma demand
for American securities very restricted 10 LONDON,
and the Continental demand had ceased entirely
Tho rebel cotton loan advanced ono per
cent In London. II Vas said that this movement
produced the report Of the action Of the House OF
Representatives in Washington against IN empire In
Mexico The Liverpool cotton market was buoyant
during the week. advance Of oneourth OF penny
on American and closed rm quotations unchanged
the 22d OF April BrsadstuHs dull and tending
downward. Provisions were quiet and sseady.
The City Of Washington landed about seven hundred
passengers at this port.
CONGRESS.
In Senate yesterday bills passed pre- empt'ug
certain California and for the regulation q the
foreign coasing the northern northeastern
and northwestern frontiers The Internal Revenue Dill
the House and referred to the Finance
Committee and thousand,extra copies Of were or
dered printed the the Senate petition
from naval officers presented, representing
that they are obliged TO perform the duties
OF higher grades OF officers without receiving
the corresponding rank and pay, and praying
for relief the petition referred TO the Naval Com
mttes Resolutions adopted to provide additional
ground for the cemetery OF the District OF Columbia
Soldiers Home and directing the Military Committee TO
inquire into the present condition and administration OF
the Home, and whether other mode Of relief
would not DO to the benefit OF the soldiers and the
public interests The resolution requesting the Pre-
sident to communicate the Attorney Generals
opinion the rights Of colored 10 the military
service adopted. bill was introduced providing
for grans million OF the public lands for the
benefit Of the District OF Columbia public schools.
communication received from tho President, enclos
ing letter from Governor Nye, relative to the
rejection by the people OF Nevada Of the State
constitution. The bill for the relief OF certain
friendly Indians reported back, with amendments,
by the Public Lands Committee, and ordered to be
printed. The Army Appropriation bill received from
the House. with amendments. referred to tho Finance
Committee, and ordered TO be printed The National
Bank bill presented to the Senate, reported by the
Committee OF the Whole. An amendment was adopted
preventing associations under the act from holding real
for than i've years An amendment that all
the associations doing business under the act shall DO
compelled to redeem their notes 10 gold and silver
In months the rebellion shal DO crushed
offered. discussed rejected without further pro-
ceedngs on the BILL was laid over, and the joint reso
luton from the House appropriang twenty nvs million
dollars 70 pay The hundred days volunteers recently
called for the Western being reported from
the Finance Committee, was debated At length. and
hualy adopted, By twenty-five yeas 70 thirteen nays,
after which the Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives the resolution calling
the Secretary Of the Treasury for information
the OF debts incurred BY the several States 10 aid
in suppresaing the rebellion and declaring that such
Indebtedness should be assumed By the natonaisgov-
eminent, referred to tho Military Committee. |
resolution offered in December last, by Mr. Harding
Of Ksatucky, declaring that whenever any
rsbellious State shall be subdasd voun-
tariy submit 70 the national authorities, II shall be
all original rights under the constitution
OF the United States and it's constitution, including
the right 70 regulate Its domestic institutions was taken
up, discussed and laid on the table by sixtyseven
yeas 70 nfty-six nays The resolutions OF the New
York Legislature approving on President Lincoln .
emancipation proclamation and rsvorng slavery pro.
hibou amendment TO the constitution we're presented
and referred TO the judiciary Committee resolution
offered By Mr. wadsworth OF Kentucky, declaring that
President legally interfere with certain reserved
rights OF the States discussed for some time and then
referred to the Committee the Rebeious States The
District Of Columbia Committee were instructed 10 IN.
quire the expedency Of nstutDg system OF DRAIN
age for the city OF Washington that shall free it |
from the niasmatic atmosphere which per- |
vades It. The Secretary OF the Navy was called |
on by resolution for Information relative 70 the |
building by the rebels North Carolina Of the iron clad
ram Albemarle, and to why It not prevented.
message from the President giving the Information |
called for relative TO the assignment OF Mr. Frank r.
Blair, Jr., 70 the command OF the Seventeenth
army corps, received and referred to the Com
mittes Elections. Several bills making ap-
preparations for the Indians were passed. joint
resolution was adopted making the pay and allow
ances stan officers Of the Lieutenant General the
same as those staff officers Of corps commanders Of
like rank. The senatss amendments to the Minnesota
Land and Railroad bill ooncurred 10. An evening
held which devoted entirely 10 speeches
90 the for reconsructiou Of the rebel States
without reaching q vote, Tie House, a bafpast ten
O'clock adjourned.
MIsCRLLANHoUs NEWS.
Aterribe calamity by IRE occurred yesterday morn
ins at the corner Doyer street and Chatham square
Shortly before six O'Clock Ore broke out in the third
story Of 20 Chatham square, 10 the apartments occupied
BY John Sullivan. The flames spread into the adjoining
building and 70 the dwelling apartments Of william Hen
Ming whose wife and three children persisted In the
flames. Henuug, in hh ssdeavor 70 make bis
escape, fell jumped IRON the third story vin-
dow. Hs was picked up iuscosibls and conveyed
By ths police 70 We York hospital. whore no died IN
few hours Ths bodies or Mss. Hsoning and hcs three
children (aeed from fifteen mc0ths up 70 about nve
years. wore removed from the burnt ruins By order q
Captain Jourdap 70 tho siaon house, At which place
Coroner Ranney WI hold inquest to-day. Ths other
occupsnu the premises talk about the origin OF tho rc
OF great suspciou Fire Marshal Raxsr has tho
under Investigation. We publish elsewhere fnii
account OF this melancholy affair.