The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-02
New York corrsspondsnes.

Excessive .Hsat-H saltGinsss of NslD YOrk-1he
Crofon Vatsr-FI Muy dees-O Opposition 70
Capital Punishment-A Recent Execution IN
France aud Victor Hugo's Son FORMERS
Brides and Specie gone out in The Huln6oldt-SPe-
cie Expectations and observation-disclosures Duii'
New YoEK, June 80, 1851.
Since Friday last we have been suffering (sufIer-
ing is the only word) from outpouring OF calorie
that has almost melted the cobble stones in our
streets. The city is perfectly healthy, and, ex-
oept at the passenger landings at Staten Island,
where the European cmigrants are huddled toge
Their all our surroundings are perfectly free from
infectious diseases. But how the city can remain
healthy, with such an intense heat pouring upon
H. is puzzling to conceive. However, there never
was before a great metropolis built up so rapidly
under such favorable circumstances Tor healih as
the city OF New York Having rapid stream OF
salt water on each side, with broad Day open IN
front, and a billy country lying around IT, New
York never could be unhealthy but from the per-
verse negligence and carelessness of the people
New York not only has the finest water privileges
of any city in the world. but the liberal enterprise
Of the inhabitants, which has brought pure and
sparkling stream of fresh water distance forty
miles to course through the streets and to gush out
in cooling fountains wherever you turn, has added
a source of refreshment that other city pos
sesses in such fulness purity, and cheapness. The
people of this city, although not over given to de-
votion have almost the idoatrous feeling for the
Croton that the Egyptians have for the Nile; and,
If the beautiful and health giving stream were en-
bodied in marble, ii would not be difficult to per-
auade them to pay il homage. New Workers
cannot exist an hour without the Croton. IL
ia TO us what mama was to the Jews IN the
wilderness, only il performs thousand offices
which the did not. As hree1tin-
guisher, the Croton has already done enough TO
nav for the cost of introducing it into the city; but
in spite of it, we almost daily visited by de-
structive fires. On Saturday night last there was
terrible fire in C, on the east side oil the
town The premises in which the fire occurred
were occupied as a stable by the proprietors OF an
extensiye omnibus line. The horses, when libei-
ated from the burning building, were wild with ter
ror and 10 the number of one or two hundred,
broke loose among the crowd, and produced great
terror and some fatal accidents. IL IS supposed
that two or three of the persons injured by being
trampled on by the horses will not survive their
injuries This forenoon another fire occurred in
the lower part of Broadway, in the laboratory OF
galvanic medicine establishment, by which one
woman lost her life and two men were seriously
injured
There are now in our city prison six murderers
under sentence, three of whom were to suffer the
ill September by Governor Hunt; the other three
are under sentence for murder and attempt at pi-
racy and unless respited by the President, will be
hung next month. There is another wretched
criminal in the Brooklyn jail, who must, ere long,
pay the penalty of his terrific crime, who, on Sat
urday last, murdered his wife and mother in-law
in a fit of jealousy. The opponents OF capital pun
shment have, latterly, RENTED their Jealous eXer-
tions to have theaw ofcapital punishment repealed
Since they have been organized into regular hum
drum society, with aquiet old Quaker gentleman for
an actuary, who loves to indulge his philanthropic
dime by talking over the miseries of mankind as
he whiffs his pipe, and never forgets to draw his
salary. think they have been less existed and
existable on the subject of the gallows than for
merly But still there is a formidable opposition
TO capital punishment here; and the society for its
suppression includes some eminent legal names
among its members. A remarkably curious
has recently occurred in Paris, in connexion with
this subject. son of Victor Hugo, the romance
writer published an article against the gullotne
in the Epenement, which was elected by the shock
ing circumstances attending the execution OF
murderer named MoncharInont The criminal
resisted the executioners, and revolving and des
perate encounter between him and the officers OF
Ire law was the consequence. The man, OF course,
was executed in spite of his opposition; and then
came the sequel. NJ Hugo was himself arrested
bv tho povcrnment on account of his article, on
abe charge OF disrespect to the law; and, although
Me was defended by his illustrious father, con-
.demued to a fine of five hundred francs, and an
imnn;sonment of six months II costs something
10 be reformer in France; but here, where it costs
nothing, reformcrs by profession have to resort
to all manner of niaseries to attract attention,
even.
The Humboldt, which left on Saturday for Havre
pia Southampton, carried fewer passengers, but
more epecie than had been calculated on. The pas
asengers amounted to but ninety five, among whom
rwere five newly made brides with their accompa-
niments but the specie amounted to $S92,00
-Che exports of specie during the week were
o., l39 900. About half of this amount was in sill
Yer " ia surprising that the daily shipments and
receints o.. specie, from which no possible deduc-
t;o,,. .s.a.: the financial condition of the coun-
trv ~ e, q. should have an immediate in
a;ouoa -, 49, 'ock market. But such is the
LII -, a.: will continue TO be the
case. If steamer should ,.ta ~, ons 20
with two millions of gold, q.
part of it may be sont to be cxpC haIs.a
steamer to London, stocks would al La, ~
one per cent; but il it should be amt " -
the Liverpool steamer had million of o>
:, - 80 nm
although the specie might have been sent here fir,
Canada or Mexico to be exported. Nothing can DO
inferred from the daily transportations of the pre-
cious meals, inward outward, except at the end
OF the year, when compared with other commercial
transactions To show the uncertain and fuctuat-
ing character of specie Interpretations it only
cessary to take the official reports of the imports
and exports of the precious metals during the past
ten years. Here is a statement of the coin and
bullion imported and exported in the United
States since 1870:
Imported Exported.
1S41....... 1855, 633. ....... 10 ,034 1892
lS42 ....... ,0S7 ,0I6..... 4Sl3539
lS43. %. 800. 335.. 800 7qI