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Show GENERAL. Xcvr York Legislature. .Albany, 7. The assembly organized to-day with the choice of A. B. Cornell as speaker, who delivered a long address. ad-dress. Gov. Dix's message was read. Ho congratulates tho State for the calm which succeeded the national election, and regards the fact that five-sixths of tho States east their votes for the same candidate ae an indication that the animosities an-imosities of tho late rebellion are gradually grad-ually wearing away. Ho beliovosa liberal lib-eral and enlightened policy by congress and the eminent citixen in whom public pub-lic confidence was thus signally bestowed, be-stowed, will eventually lead to the oblivion of past dill'erenees. The receipts re-ceipts of the past fiscal year were $14-StJ7.'2V2PTnonHiinTP5 $14-StJ7.'2V2PTnonHiinTP5 AV, .V. 1'hn are exclusive of tho canat and free school funds. Governor Dlx, in his message, recommends recom-mends uprooting the present system of city government in New York, and giving giv-ing power to tho mayor to remove and appoint officials, and recommends that in the city of New York the principle of minority representation in the legislature legisla-ture be adopted. He refers to the great increaso of crime, and rocommends legislation leg-islation that will more surely secure the prompt punishment of convicted criminals, crim-inals, and concludes by promising earnest support to all measures of reform. re-form. Supreme Court Decisions, Washinzton, 7- Tho supreme court yesterday decided in the ease of Hutch-ings Hutch-ings vs. The State of California, that the settlement upon the public domain does not confer such rights upon the settlor as will prevent congress in its discretion from disposing of the land for other purposes. pur-poses. Congress is not restricted in its power to dispose of lands by sale or donation or pre-emption right. Hutch-ings Hutch-ings had settled on tho YosGtnite tract before it was granted to California for a public park. In the caso of the United States vs. Bennett, et al, the judgment of the circuit court for the southern district dis-trict of Ohio is reversed, tho court deciding de-ciding that the repeal of the atatu'.e under un-der which the penalty was imposed on the defendants as sureties in certain transportation bonds, does not operate to defeat a suit brought for breach of conditions thereon before the repeal was enacted. New York Intelligence. Now York, 7. In tho Tweed caso, after rocess, it was decided that a jury be empanelled to-morrow. A panel of a hundred jurors is summoned. Tho committee of the board of steam navigation reported to-day. Thesteamer Missouri was seaworthy and well fitted, but there was an utter lack of discipline onboard. Also, that the vessel might have been saved from fire had hose been attached to tte pumps when the fire broke out. Tne new iron steamship Calon for the Pacific mail line arrivsd from PhiladeU phia, and will soon take place in the line. Suit has been commenced by Mrs. P. R. Benson, against commodore Vander-bilt, Vander-bilt, to recover tho value of a largo tract of land, in Gowanas, said to have been held by tho commodore in trust for plaintifl', and which he is said to have given to his 6on for $10,000, who subsequently transferred it to one Litchfield for a largo euu. Mew Orleans 0.uiet. "Washington, 7. At tho cabinet mooting moot-ing secretary Belknap read a telegram, received freui general Umory, saying everything was quiet. General Sherman Sher-man and prominent army officers, as woll as prominent officials in the civil service, express the believe that there will bo no trouble in New Orleans. Tlio Credit Sloblller Investigation. Washington, 7. The Credit Mobilier committee resumed its investigation this morning. Colfi., aiter a brief preliminary prelimi-nary statement, was sworn and gave his testimony in a written form. Ho had expected after speaker Blaine, had testified, tes-tified, that he would bo next, and he had requested the committee, on December De-cember 1G, to be allowed to testify, and that his testimony might bo made public. pub-lic. Ho stated explicitly that po, one eer g:vo or 'qflored to givo him any snares- of stock In rlto Orcdit Mobilier or the Union Pacilic railroad. He had never received nor bad tendered u i any divi.u 0Q sto8k) or bo"jSi accruing upon any stock in either said organizations; and neither Ames nor any other person conneptod with either of said organisations, hud ever askod him to vote for or against any measures allecting the interests of either, directly or remote y, or to uso any personal or official offi-cial influence in their favor. Colfax then explained at length that he, upon tbo representations Ames lht it was a paying investment, agreed to purchase twenty shares Credit Mobilier at par, to bo pa:d for as soon as ho had tho money, that ho subsenuer.lly paid Ames about $600 cash on this contract of purchase; that he never received nor was otfered any dividends on stock, and that a few months or weeks after this payment, hearing that tho organization was certain cer-tain to bo involved in litigation, he wont to Ames and told him that no pror li lp, present or prospective, could induce in-duce him to buy into a lawsuit; lhat he had never been during all his life plain-till' plain-till' or defendant in a court of justice, and ho must therefore recede entirely from the bargain. Ames assumed the $000 ho hud paid; tnd when eouio years after Ames fai ed, he I Co) tax) told hi in ho might dismiss from his mind tho small amount ho owed him; he was therefore instead of being a gainer by tho Cedit Mobiier, a losr lo ilie amount of $VX). John B. Alley resumed his testimony, and read a lor.g pj:er, giving the history his-tory of tlie building ot iho U. P. K. R., ana the conduct oi tne company. Tho chairman said ho bad sent a sub-piena sub-piena to the secretary of tho company to bring the books showing tqe holders of stock, or who havo received, dividends. divi-dends. The eomrailt'.e then adjourned. Florida lunugurnliQn, Tallahassee, 7. Governor Hart and lieutenant governor Stearns wero in-aui; in-aui; urate 1 to-day, at noon. Both branches of tho legislature met. In ihe House A. B. Conover. state treasurer, was elected speaker by the hemocratic voto, and Iho aid of omo Ucpublicans. MiKflUncoiH. Chicago, 7. L-t night in tho northwestern north-western part of the city, Lan3 Larsen, an inoffensive young Swede, was stabbed stab-bed to tht! heart while trying to assist a companion to escape from a mob of young llood'u;ms vlio wanlonlv attacked attack-ed him. The murderer escaped. Philadelphia, 7. Tho Stale constitutional constitu-tional convention assembled this morning. morn-ing. Most of the morning session was occupied with debate and (election of seals. Omaha, 7. It tins been blowing a perfect gale since noon with consider-I consider-I able almofphenc electrical display. Nashville, 7 Tho senate eiected A'. T. Laoey of Shelby, speaker. New Orlear.., 7. City very quiet-Pinchbeck quiet-Pinchbeck legislature ;n ses?ion. St. Lo-is. 7 Or,;v,;-,or retires from tho editorship of the Dispatch, D. Robert Barciny assumes coalrol with W:n. W Smith as a-soc;:ile. Little Rock. '. The senate completed the canv.i-s of iho vote for tho balance of the Sta;o o-Jioeri l:i-t nicht, reporting tho enure Republican ticket elected. Tlie now oiScois Wi.ro nvi.ru and entered en-tered pon t L . : i r d v.v.es to-day. Cincinnati. 7. W. J. Us: pine, actor, died at noon at tV.o SL James hotel, from the effects of iroiries received last Thursdav, while pUving h;s part at Pike's as" Big Woil with N'ed Juniltne's company. Ua.-mbu.-g. 7. Simon Cameron was ranomiated this evening for senator. Tho vote stood, Cameron, Keiley, i: WicltershaoVi |