The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-24

Ma Gro JrppKRsoN SMrTB.-In justice to Mr. g., We
have to state that the advertisement which appeared
in the Herald the Goth instant, rejecting on his
character was handed to on the previous evening"
by some person who called himself Richard Walsh, for
the purpose Of ipuring him in the estimation OF his
friends 1t got into advertising columns BY mad
yertenes.
STREET FIGHT AND srABBISe.-Last evening" be-
tween and 10 o'clock, . street fight took place In
Ann street, near Theatre alley between several men
and boys In which three four injured about the
face and head, and by the Of Joseph Brady
young about twenty years Of age, Of the news
boys received stab in the back, between the
shoulders The wound bled considerably, but on being
examined did not appear to have entered very deep,
having struck apparently against the back bone.
Officer Logan WAS soon the spot and aided by other
officers, succeeded in arrestng two raen named John
Caldwell and mis- son Alexander CALDWELL the latter
being charged with inficting the wound on Brady with
knife All the parties were under the influence OF
liquor at the time The origin of the ARRAY appears to
be as follows John Caldwell and his two sons-( Alex
other is boy of about fifteen years Of sge)were
passing along Ann street. and the father, being In
liquor, made some remark to the news boys who at
returned not OF the refined nature
Caldwell considered the boys saucy and up with his
cane and struck Brady, who happened to be near to
him. This the signal for nght, other boys came
to the assistance of Brady and old Caldwell we'll
his big rather roughly handled; and Alexan-
der finding himself hard pushed 1t is alleged drew .
knife and inflicted the wound, as above stated After
he had stabbed Brady he ran oil and took shelter In an
eating house in Nassau street where the officers took
him into custody. Az the officers conveying him
to the Second Ward Station House he boosted that he
Of the Philadelphia" Killers" and that half a
dozen had him down in the gutter pounding him
They all three but week from Philadelp hia The
old man is printer by trade, aud his son Alexander
is = charmaker The wounded man was taken to the
City Hospital and the two accused were locked up in
the Second ward Station House. to await the result to
the injured man.
ANOTHER CASE OF srABBrNo. Last evening, Thomas
German aud John Moore relatives who had been out
together and drank freely during the day quarreled
on their way home to the house OF Moore, No. All
Greenwich street, and beat each other dresdfuy.
German stabbed in the forehead and shoulder
and both were covered with blood.
Another SrrLL-Joseph Ferris alias Caleb Jones'
stabbed his sister last evening at 81 Anthony street
There Is frightful cash in the girls head. He hal
been arrested.
THE DEPARTURE OF CHoLEnA.-This journal was the
first to the appearance Of true cholera in New
York. We have carefully watched its progress, and
published all the facts and figures connected with It,
We the first to mark its elimination and declines
and have the qualification, after period Of II
weeks to announce with certainty its departure from
the island.
We published yesterday the City Inspectors weekly
report Of from which it appears that the
total number Of deaths for the week. from all diseases
amounts to only $685. of this number, it is worthy OF
remark, the male population predominant, mea being
l03 women 81 boys l06 girls ia disparity that does
not usually exist The number Of deaths by cholera
for the week is 81 or average Of per day 1t ID now
reduced TO lower hgure than the nrst week OF the as
when the number 29 for the week than
4peI day The epidemic cannot therefore be any
said to have existence smongus Even the II
reported may not be genuine cholera, but mistaken
by inexperienced physicians for the ordinary diseases
which have close enity to it. The general mortality
IL just what might be expected in healthy September
Dysentery is the largest item exceeding
tiop and being $50 per cent more than cholera The
following table will show the relative proportion OF
deaths frsm diseases Of the bowels and other diseases
Shoiera. ...,...'..'.. '.'''''''.'..' ~
ChoeIa Moipus. ..''.'..'' ''.'..'.''....
Cholera lnfAntun. 10
Dianbca. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA
Dyssntery .................. So
Aggregate. ........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lilo
All other diseases. ..... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25o
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