The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-20

A glance at the contents of our pages to-day will
tend to convince even the most skeptical that the
general business of the city was never in more
prosperous condition. The extraordinary overflow
Of advertisements denote the unfagging activity of
cur people who have learned by experience the I'M
surpassable method of making known theirwishes
through the columns of a newspaper. The CONNER
cial reports inform us that there are now nearly
twenty two million dollars in specie in the banks
and sub-treasury of the city; yet there is little
or no idle capital either in cut of the banks
every dollar Is brought into reauison in some way.
The commercial houses are all busily engaged in re-
ceiving and shipping goods the railroad and steam
boat lines running from this point are overburdened
with pa ,sepgers and freight mechanics and labor
ers have fully as much work as they can attend to
the various places of amusement are crowded night
E; our city is unusually healthy, and scarceya
face can be met that is not wreathed in smiles.
Under these circumstances, who will say that we
have not cause for being most thankful for the
blessings showered upon us!
A despatch from Washington asserts that Gen.
Dix will not 70 TO France The cabinet IT is under
etood, we're yesterday engaged in discussing the
merits Of Mr. Mason in connection with that mission
We regret to learn that two cases Of the yellow
fever terminated fatally in Philadelphia last week.
II is also reported that the Tread Of the disease is
great that the proprietor of lead pipe mandatory
In South street has been compelled to close lis
establishment Tor want Of workmen. Fortunately
the frosts which have lately prevailed in this neigh
borhood have dispeled the apprehensions of even
The most nervous that the scourge would gain a
0oeting in this city
The total increase Of the canal tolls of this State
over those Of last year at this date is S47,224.
A most gloomy picture Ct the state of affairs on
NE Island of Cuba is presented in the letters from
Havana. published on another page. An epidemic
Of choleric nature assisted by the pernicior fever
was sweeping off sailors, soldiers, negroes and
others, with frigh9ul rapdity. Some estates, num-
herring frsm two to three hundred slaves, had been
50 reduced in the space of week that there were
scarcely men enough left TO bury the dead. The kid.
mapping Of the Yucatan Indians and taking of them
70 Havana TO be sold as slaves was exciting consd.
cradle attention. The Mexican Consul having repre-
scented this outrage TO the Captain General in the
strongest language, some sixty Of the Indians were
brought before the latter unctionary For examination
on the I'd instant
Special attention is directed to the complimentary
letter addressed by Lieut.. Generals Meszaros and
vetter, and over one hundred other exies from Hun
gary, to Commander Ingraham. Also to the letter
from Gen. Meszaros TO the public. These documents
are exceedingly interesting, and eoquenty set forth
the noble sentiments entertained by the Hungarians
now in New York.
Hon. Thos. Corwin has bsen engaged as counsel
for Kissane, one of the great Western forgers K,
with his associate Findley yesterday lett Cincinnati
in irons for Lebanon, where the new trial is to com
mence today
Two men were killed by q collision 'bet veen two
trains on the Straight Line Railroad last Sunday
afternoon. This is the third accident Of the kind
that has taken place D this State since last Thurs
dsy morning, and 10 each instance two lives were
sacrificed and several persons badly injured.
Our marue news confines 70 show diily additions
70 The severe d ators consequent the hurricane
which sTept the Atlantic on the 7th and sth insan,s
IT. Devastating course seems 70 have hecn confined or