The New York herald., 1864-02-19

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were introduced to amend the act oil last ses-
sion appropriating the lands donated 10 tne
State by Congress for the promouon OF
agricultural and mechanical education. ana ior the
construction Of railroad between Grand street
and South ferries. The adverse vote on the Lex
| ington Avenue Railroad bill was reconsldered. aud
| the project will therefore be again brought before
the Senate. Notice was given OF bill 10 enable
the Harlem Railroad Company to avail themselves
| OF the New York Common Council grant to lay
railroad in Broadway and other streets Of this
| city The bill making an additional appropriation
| to improve the navigation OF the North river was
| considered for some time in Committee Of the
Whole; but nothing definite was done with it.
In the Assembly the Senate bill amending the
New York city Bounty and Riot Bonds act was
taken up and passed, and il now awaits the Gov
ernor's signature. The bill to regulate funeral
ferriage between this city and Long Island was
ordered to third reading. The bill appropri-
ating thirty thousand dollars for a monument in
the Gettysburg Cemetery to commemorate the
New York soldiers buried there was reported to
the House from the Public Defence Committee.
The Niagara Ship Canal bill again came up. but
was indefinitely postponed. A number Of other
matters of less interest were considered. The
report of the Secretary Of State on the "Statis
tics of the Poor was presented"
The democratic Assemblymen held another
caucus meeting yesterday TO decide on the course
| to be pursued by them in the House when the
| Metropolitan Police bill comes up. The attend
| ance was not very full; but, after considerable
| talking il finally concluded to support
4 Messrs. Bosworth and McMurray as the demo-
| cratic members of the commission.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS,
The steamship Havana. Captain Greene. from
New Orleans 9th and Havana 18th inst, arrived
at this port last evening. Major General Vim.
Preston, of the rebel army had reached Havana.
via Nassau, en- route for exico. on commission
OF great Importance. There is no news OF interest
from either ST. Domingo or Mexico by this arrival
The Habancros were in the midst OF the carnival
festivities, which unprecedentedly gay.
Purser Hucrtas will please accept acknowledge
ments for the prompt delivery OF our dispatches.
The people Of Tennessee are coming out
ndsse for the Union. Meetings are being held
throughout the State at which the people by
resolutions expressing their determination to
reconstruct civil government and to uphold the
administration. These resolutions strongly de-
nuncatory of secessionsn and secession leaders.
On the slavery question they say that Southern
Shareholders have struck the fatal and suicidal
blow at the institution, accomplishing what its
enemies outside Southern limits could not,have
effected in long series Of years. Gradual eman-
cipation as a system is to be adopted.
A fire at Gloucester, Mass, yesterday morning.
destroyed seventy buildings, including the telc-
graph and town clerks Offices. involving loss Of
property estimated at s400 900. The dana ye to
the shipping was triiing.
The First New York cavalry returned TO this
city yesterday from the seat of war-haying re-
enlisted-and had a magnificent reception. "A din
ner was given the regiment at Jefferson market
drill rooms, General Mcclellan being present.
The general was most enthusiastically received,
and made short speech upon the occ asion.
The Councilmen met at one O'Clock yesterday.
After transacting some routine business, Mr..
Brandon offered resolution that the Comptroller
be authorized to draw his warrant in favor Of
Bridget Mulhsre for the sum of $500, "a compen-
sation for injuries received by her son John dur
ing the riots in July last The boy is about eight
years of age, and was shot in one Of his eyes while
looking from the window of his mothers room.
No. l35 East Thirty fifth street. Laid over. A
resolution from the other Board, appointing a
Joint special committee Of six. in conjunction with
the Mayor and General Sandford to select plot |
Of ground suitable for q division parade ground,
was concurred in. The President appointed
Messrs. Repper, Opdyke and Riley as such CON-
mittee. The Board then adjourned until Monday
next, at one o'clock.
In the month Of December last the Common
Council passed resolution directing the Comp
troler to draw his warrant in favor of Robert and
,sJasges Cunningham, contractors. for the sum Of
t40p, the same being intended as remission OF
stkepeaalty charged against them for overtime in
their contract for constructing sewer in Third
aayfnA, from Sixty-ninth to Seventy-thrd street.
The Comptroller refused to pay the amount, how
oavsr ,lwhfn the claimants got out writ OF manda
pYss yTAeomatter came up for argument before
Jt9ge Barnard, in the Supreme Court, chambers,
Sl Wedne esday. when the Court decided to dismiss
ttibe wtA on rtha ground that the claim had not
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entered 6laL decree OF distribution OF the pro-
oceSds a}ising from the sale of the prize steamer
s.MyAfff}lat 4hdor lt9ot Asmounting to slal ,0Ss.
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