The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-15
Domestic Miscellany.

Domestic Miscellany
There were sxty-two deaths in Boston, for the week
ending Friday last Of which twentye eight were males
and thirty-four females,
! EiVVcc persons died in Concord Mass last week
whose united ages made aggregate of 3s5 years.
The New Orleans steamers at St. Louis are lying up
| on account Of he cholera in New Orleans.
A rencontre occurred between William Hastings
and James billiard, few days since, at Lsareusvilie
| stab.
fight occurred last week, at Camden. Ala betvssv
Lyrand H. Hanks and his father, Elijah Hanks when
man named John A. Moore nterfered to protect
the father, who was instantly killed by the younger
Hanks.
John Richards was shot at Golden Hill, n C. last
week, by m an named Cachdsllar.
A young woman, named Ann Higher dropped dead
last week at New Hasse NC, while attending
ut church
The whole number of prisoners in the ails and other
rrisons of Massachusetts, during the year 1s48 was
1854, of which LIT were debtors In the houses Of
correction the whole number 4j9, of which num-
Der ,2e4 were for intemperance
Some of the most splendid and valuable paintings in
the United States to be disposed Of at
the LIST of March, account Of the cover ma ut
They are as folews-The Holy Family, Andrea Del
Sarto Christ Bound. Guido Rene; Martyrdom Of st.
Sebastian, Titan; Christ Dead. Martin De Vos; the
Nativity, Reubens; the Vegetable Market, Francis
Snyders; Landscape and Figures, Hobbma; Arcnitec-
ture and Marine, Claude Lorraine; Halt at an INN,
Philip Woverman; Travellers Rest, de Landscape
and Figures, David Teniers Christ on the Mount,
Carlo Dolc Msgdalen In Swoon, Csvaliere Bensdetto
Van Everdipgen.
large quantity of contraband goods from ths
United States had been seized ut Halifax and Var
mouth.
A child was recently born in Montreal, Ca, who 10
Of the fifth living generation
Nlojor Hughes seriously injured at Jersey City
by the falling Of bag containing 400 lbs Of copper or
upon his breast.
There are 442 insane persons in New jersey being
in every Sf4 Inhabitants in Maine there to 705;
Island TO Goa; Connecticut to 572 vermo Mt to
10 Kentucky, to 7e9 New York 10 03S; South
Carolina, to 6.i5S Lousana, to b2t MicbiyauI
to 263 Iowa, 1 70 1919 District Of Columbia TO
2Osl; and the population United Statssi, to OF.
From the 18th Of March to the 10th OF December
1Sss, there we're 524 arrivals at Gaens (lI) the i'm
ports by which amounted to $i09,o62 ca and the fol-
lowing exports -
Vaiucd at
Gs1 200 pigs of lead, 47,737 $50 lbs 81 b27 6lO IS
10 0s5 bushels OF wheat. ........... 03ft rs
w p'f"y. AJsfy ~
10 49l barrels OF Hour. .............. $3.50 20
712S hides. Observation-Disclosures. 14,251 90
a5 s23 pounds of copper ........... 5,95i 20
Total value Of exports. 500. .S1,602050 40
The following is classification of the present Assem-
bly, Of the State OF New York according to occupaton
Farmers, S. Lawyers, 20 Merchants 10 Poyscians,
q; Cent, q; Manufacturers, b; Mechanics, 81 Ac-
countant, /; Blacksmith, Farmer and hysician, IL
Hotel eper L. Iron founder, l; Lumber Merchant
Mariner l; Miller, Tanner i; Teacher, /; Not sta
ted 1-Total 12S
There was a ton and quarter Of mall matter re-
ceiv.d ut Milwaukee Sew days since; tn, most Of
which was frspked documents.