New-York Legislature.
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A.
In SENATE, a bill was passed limiting and re.
stricting the City Of Troy in the borrowing Of
money and for other purposes. Several bills were
taken up but no definite action taken upon them.
In ASSEMBLY, bill was offered to submit to
the people the question Of Constitutional Con.
vention-rcferred to the Select Committee. The
Committee of the Whole resumed the considera.
ton OF the bill to incorporate the Odd Fellows
Hall Association of New York. Mr.. HuBsEL
moved as an amendment that "clever" be in.
serted in the place of odd" After some rather
poor attempts at wit at this original amendment,
MIR. ALvoRD moved as an amendment that all
the meetings Of this Association should be pub.
lie, which was adopted and the bill ordered toe
third reading.


The bill to amend the act in relation to the As.
sistant Justices Court in the City of New York,
was passed.


A bill in relation to Juries, which provides for
the appointment of an officer by the Circuit
Judge Recorder, or Judges of the Superior Court
and Court of Common Pleas, who shall discharge
the duties of the Sheriff. so far as relates to the
Grand and Petit Jurors, was taken up and DIS
cusscd.


CAT SToRY-Some three or four weeks sncea
favorte cat on Clinton street, upon the death of
one of the family, became cross and turbulent
for which some boys were directed to throw it
over the falls. Accordingly they proceeded to
the railroad bridge and opened the mouth Of The
bag in which he had been conveyed to the place.
and out jumps pussy into the river, and by the
rapid current was carried over the falls; the boys
returned, supposing, of course, to have madsa
finish of Grimalkin. But about ten days after
this occurrence, pussy having outleaped Sam
Patch, returned to her former place OF residence,
considerably emaciated, to claim further protsc
ton, which has been kindly rendered, andhs
catstlip remains very peaceable and kind.


Rochester Democrat.