The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-27

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New YssA. Sunday. March ~, 1853
The News.
On reference to our dispatches from Washington,
Il win be seen that the difficulty concerning the
New York appointments has been settled, and tho
nterrogatory Of "Who is to be Collector" has been
answered by the nomination Of Mr. Augustus Schell.
So the long agony is over-the hards have triumph
ed-Marcy stock is down-and all parties can breathe
freely again. The question as to "Who is Prssi-
acnt2n has been answered, by this selection, In =
manner that cannot be misunderstood. But let it
not be supposed that the soft shells are to be entirely
shut out. No, no; our regular correspondent states
that Mr. Lorenzo B. Shepard is to have the Attorney
Generalship for the Southern district This may
have the effect Of softenng down the feelings Of that
section Of the party, and cause all the machinery to
work smoothly and without any more screaking. We
shall see.
One curious circumstance connected with the ap-
poiniments for San Francisco is the announcement
that only Of the gentlemen named is a citizen of
that place. This is another warning to the numer-
Gus applicants for Office in certain localities, not
exhibit too much bitterness of feeling against each
other else they run the risk Of seeing third parties
carry OF the prizes for which they are contending.
The resolution authorizing the Committee on In
dian Affairs to delegate of their number to inves
tgate the charges of alleged frauds against Colonel
Ramsey, of Minnesota, while in the discharge Of his
duties as Indian Agent, was again the subject Of
discussion in the United States Senate yesterday.
Several gentlemen expressed their disapprobation Of
the system Of permitting committees to sit during the
If CnuOroea after which the resolution yuas
tabled. and the committee discharged from the
further consideration of the matter An executive
session followed, in which some rather novel and
curious speeches reported to have been INDUCED
IN few of the new members are said to be anxious
for relief from the bans of secresy with respect to
appointments. See the dispatches.
Mr. McMurray made lengthy speech in the State
Senate yesterday, in opposition to Mr.. vanderbilts
proposed amendment to the constitution for the pur
pose Of providing means for the completion Of the
State works As the final disposition Of this propo-
ston ia of vital interest to the inhabitants of this
State, and in order that our readers may fully I'M
destand both sides Of the question, we have deemed
Il proper to give Mr. McM's speech in full. He goes
over the whole ground-examines the subject from
the time Of throwing up the first shovefu of earth for
The canals, and alludes to the position Of Messrs
Cooley, Vanderbilt, and their friends in terms the
very reverse of complimentary. Read the speech,
and then await the reply Of Mr.. Cooley. The Assem-
bly was principally occupied in receiving reports
from committees, some of which are of interest to
cur citizens.
Owing to the absence Of juror, whose brother
had died, nothing was done with regard to the
Gardner case yesterday.
A despatch from Philadelphia announces that an
application has been made for new trial in the
of Arthur Spring, convicted few days ago of the
murder Of Mrs. Lynch and her sister. It APP
pears that one of the jurymen, Mr.. Barnard Carr,
performed his duties by proxy-that is, he hired q
man named Charles MeQuillan to act as his subzti.
ste on the jury bench. Whether this novel way Of
doing business will be sanctioned is to be ascertain
cd tomorrow when the ease is to undergo an in
vestigation.
The brig Palm, from Matanzas for Portland, was
recently met in a sinking condition, and those on
board taken off by the brig Paulna, which arrived
1t Holmes Hole last Friday.
Jack Stevens, the bank robbcr, who, sometime
ago, made his escape from the Portsmouth Jail, was
secaptured in Philadelphia last Friday evening.
He made desperate resistance, and fired pistol
n one OF the officers the ball Of which entered the
hand OF the latter.
The report Of the City Inspector shows that three
hundred and eightyseven persons died in New York
during the week ending last night. Classified ac-
eording to SEX we find that the total was made up Of
one hundred and six men, scventy-seven women, one
hundred and eighteen boys, and eightysix girls.
This is an increase Of sixteen deaths compared with
the number returned for days up to the nine
teenth instant. The diseases were of the ordinary
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sanitary condition Of the city with the irritating dust
and variable weather which we have latsery expert
enced and suffered from. OF the adults, fftyeight
died from consumption two from congestion Of the
lungs and five from congestion Of the brain. Thirty
eight died from the different fevers of whom ten
were carried OF by that known as the scarlet variety
Inaammatory disorders proved fatal to seventy-two
persons attacking the lungs In thirty-eight in
stances. There were two suicides, four cases of
drowning, and one death from ntemperance. Thir-
ty-Gx infants died from COMMISSIONS fourteen from
Group, ten from small pox, Ave from measles, and
nineteen from dropsy in the head. One hundred
and nine Of the children were under one year. and
enc hundred and ninety-seyen had not reached the
age OF ten. OF the adults, one hundred and thirty
eight we're between the ages Of twenty and fifty
years and ten exceeded seventy, but had not reach
ed one hundred, only one having lived to pass the
age of ninety. Two hundred and forty eight were
natives Of America; seventy-niae came from Ire
land, and twenty -four from Germany
A festive reunion Of the gentlemen employed in
the various telegraph Offices of this city took place
yesterday evening at the Astor House. The occa-
aon was characterized by many appropriate speeches
and the company separated before midnight, after
spending very happy evening A report Of the
proceedings will appear in to-morows paper.
The Supreme Court, General Term, will sit for deci-
ons on Monday when il is expected that the Of
the injunction against the grantees Of the Broadway