The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-02

introduced bill for the encouragement OF yacnunk
and improvements In naval architecture which, Win
several other bills OF minor Importance was refer
red. joint resolution postponing the election IN
| Texas was referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary. The Indian Appropriation bill was discussed
and the Senate went into executive session. when
the nomination OF Longstreet was again considered.
Senator Cameron made strong speech denouncng
Longstreet and several others made sbe arguments
| in his favor. No final action was taken, and the
! Senate soon after adjourned.
| In the House. Mr.. Davis, OF New YORK. introduced
bills to define vacancies In once and to encourage
the detection of frauds the government The bill
to organize provisional government In Mississippi
was taken up The question was on Mr. Farms
worth's motion to postpone the bill indefinitely and
1t was stoutly opposed BY Messrs. Butler. Ward.
Maynard and others, while Schenck and Dawes
favored it. Another scene ensued. with Mr.. Butler
a. the leading character den0uncing the course OF
Mr.. Dawes and refusing to allow that gentleman to
interrupt him. At the conclusion, however the bill
was postponed by vote Of los to o. most OF the
democrats voting with the majority. The House
soon after adjourned.
The Lesislaturo.
Bills were reported in the State Senate yesterday
relative to additional notares public IN New York;
amending the act establishing the Metropolitan Po
ton Of wharves ana piers in Harlem river; to punish
the issuing, procuring Of fraudulent natural
ization papers, and several others. number Of
bills were introduced The bill increasing the sala-
res Of Judges Of the Court Of Appeals and Supreme
Court was passed by vote Of IS to 10; also the bill
recognizing the Brooklyn Board Of Water and Sew
erage Commissioners; also the bill abolishing the
canal contract system by II to 10. Several other
bins were passed and the Senate adjourned.
In the Assembly the claims bill for canal damages
was considered. Bills were ordered to third read
ing for the relief Of numerous persons; for laying
out an avenue from Prospect Park to Coney Island,
and several others. Bills were reported relative to
the wallabout improvements, Of Brooklyn, and to
the He'll Gate pilots. number Of bills were intro
duced. after which the Assembly adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
The statement Of the public debt just published
shows the total amount less cash in the Treasury.
to be 81, 525 1885, AL The debt during the month OF
March was reduced about $2,5o2,oss.
General Stoneman has been relieved from COM
mand in Virginia and ordered to his regiment.
General Webb Will succeed him.
Among a quantity Of nominations sent into the
Senate yesterday by the President that Of John
Allison, OF Pennsylvania. to be Register OF the
Treasury which was Immediately ratified by the
Senate
Two Southern delegations waited upon President
Grant yesterday, but as he has expressed himself
averse to having reports Of such visits published no
reporter was present.
The freshet along the Hudson is subsidng, the
water at Albany having receded six feet The trains
on theiHudson River and Central Railroads are again
running regularly on time.
The steamer Utica arrived at Catskl at ten O'Clock
yesterday morning, being the first boat up from New
York this season.
Major Tatum, negro, was hanged in Little Rock,
Ark, on Thursday Of last week. for the murder OF a
Mr.. Merrill in January. He met death coolly tell
ing the people just before the fall to watch hun,
that his soul was happy. In the large crowd OF
people assembled was the wife OF the murdered
Merrill
Thomas c. Bowie, a nephew OF Reverdy Johnson
and OF Governor Bowie Of Maryland, broke his neck
by falling into a cellar in Kansas City on Tuesday
night.
| A. t. stewart Horace Greeley and william Ortor
| have been appointed by the Postmaster General
commission to eject the exchange Of the present
site for the Post once in this city for another
| site at the upper end OF City Hall Park
/ The Board OF Assistant Aldermen met yesterday
| and donated IS, s25 to churches and charities.
| Judge Sutherland OF the Supreme Court yester.
ings in the case of John Real who TO be hanged
to-day for the murder OF oficer Smedick. The
scariold at the Tomts was erected and all the prepa
rations for the execution completed when Real
informed that the stay mad been granted, which
will probably defer his execution for year II moi
put ii or altogether.
The Imam line steamship City OF New York.
Captain Tibbtts, will pier As North river al
eleven A. NJ. tomorrow for Queenstown and Liver
pool The mails will close at the Post ONCE at nine
A. u. on the Sd inst.
The steamship Pennsylvania, Captain Hail. OF the
National line. will leave pier Al North river at ten
A. NJ on the Cd inst for Liverpool calling at Queens
town to land passengers.
The Anchor line steamship Europa, Captain Craig,
will leave pier 20 North river at twelve NJ on Satur
day for Glasgow. touching at Londonderry, Ireland
The steamship Europe, Captain Danse, OF the Gene.
raj Transatlantic line, will sail tomorrow morning
from pier so North river for Brest and Havre. The
mails for France will close at the Post once at eight
| A. M. Sd inst.
The Merchants line steamship General Mead
Captain Sampson will leave pier No ~ North rivel
at three p. NJ, ON Saturday Sd instant, for New Or
leans direct.
Stocks yesterday were firm at the boards but CLOSED
| excited weak and lower on the street. Govern
ments were lower and gold higher IN response to OF
advance IN the Bank Of England discount rate Il
four per cent. Gold closed finally ct 1917.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Mr. lie Lima, Of the Brazilian Legation at washing
ton; Jos Price. OF Hamilton; ID. McInnis OF Halifax
and John Bramwei, Of London, are at the Brevoor
House.
Theodore Johnson, OF Texas; s. Mandebaum. O,
Detroit. and Samuel Shear OF Niagara Falls. are a
the New York Hotel.
Captain Bell, OF the United states Army and J. b
II. shepherd. OF st. Louis, are at the st. Julier
Hotel.
Colonel N. r. Wicker Of Lockport; W. Dickman. o
Wisconsin, and W. p. Barr, OF Jacksonville, ILL.,, ar
Of the ST. Charles Hotel.
General fitzpatrick; j. Rollins Squire. OF San Fran
cisco; Raefel Creado OF Cuba; b. d. Graham OF $,