The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-01
DOU BILE SH E E T
New York, Saturday, January 1, 1858.
Cne News.


Cne News.
In accord apee with annual custom, We to-day
peesent our readers with complete history Of the
leading cvents in the world, together with .
series of statistics connected with this city,
which eannot but prove of incalculabe value TO
all aliases, for present and future reference Here
L. the list Of contents -
l-Chronology of important events in 1882
2-Esnes of the distinguished dead Of 1852
s.-Fmes in New York for toe past year.
H-Businees ct tie Mayors eGoc--NumbeT Of Mquor
Licenses grsnted sc.
s-Crip,e in New York city and county.
R-Humbsr Ct Prisoners In the Blackwelrs Island PEN
iteptisry.
7.-statttie. Of the Law Courts.
s-Descripops Of the various charitable Institutions
s.-Numb.r of children lost during the year.
10. Fires In New York in 1852
u--Time made by the Atlantic steemshi ps-NuAosr OF
passages, passengers. sc.
R.-Arrval Of eseels at this port-The immigration u
the pas. thirteen years.
u-Immgr grafton Of the year 1852.
M-eummary Of the impcrtations Of 1852.
1s-The dry goods trade of the past three years.
l6-Annual statement Of the New York cattle market.
1.-THE city railroads Their routes sc.
1s-Progrees CT railroads In the United States.
lsAmount gold received and soinsd By tbs United
States Mint
R.-Sherih's ofRoers for 1858 St.
After all-after devotiDg nearly the whole CT two
asys double;shees tostatis.ieswe have enough left
- fill another But we Mold rp little, We thought
Of double supplement. That, however, We be-
Eeved would be too much of xooo thing As
sur readers dosiru 10 spend part OF the day in
whiting their friends we decided to print double
sheet only this morning, and defer the remainder
of our reviews and retuzas till next week AL
things considered, this is the best course.
The chronology, which we to-day publish, com
prises the principal events of the year just closed
No more valuable New Years. gift could be offered
to our readers than this carefully prepared history
presents We have here complete record Of trans
sections, ard truthful twelve months histo
~ of the world, the impor ance Of which car
only be pictured in the future, when, but fol
the facts being thus ehronicled and pre-.
served, they would either be forgotten aad
pass away with the present generation, or become
exaggerated traditionary tales. By glance 81
the chronology, it will De seen that the year is
narkable for the great number of earthquakes
which have visited different sections of the globe,
not sparipg own Immediate vicinity; and, also,
fbr numerous steamboat and railroad accidents, by
which so many hundr of individuals hurried
into eternity, without, In many instances, mo
ment's warning. When these important events
shall have bsen properly arranged, and compared
numerically with similar occurrences In other years.
think that 1852 viii net be inap.ly chris.ened in
This country the epoch of earthquakes and casual
ties. The last series Of earthquakes began a. st
Jsgo de Cuba on the Goth OF November, and taking
. westerly northwesterly direction, nearly de-
stroyed Acapulco the 4th nit Accounts from
Bayacoa state that the last shocks were felt tbsre on
the 18th. We need not remind our readers of
the Importance Of carefully preserving the prese at
number Of tho HERALD.
The despa ,ches from our special correspondents
at Concord and Washington contain several items
Of interest respecting Gen Pierce as well as so ne
of the prominent men OF the country who may or
may rot be called into his cabinst. The neral
isreported to have empha.c9lly endorsed ths SEN
tinenis ia the article which we published fov
days ago from the New Hampshire Pdtyiot This
Ia ab9u. the only ray Of light that We hsve vet had
as to the gentlemen who will be liSely to ASST
him IN his srduous duties during the next four
years That article expressly intimated tost II
was Of but little moment to Gen. P. % to What
section of the party belonged, or whether
they had acted as cabinet councillors foreig
ministers, or in any other public capacity during
the administration Of President Polk-their claims
would all meet With proper consideration. THIS
does not to exactly tally wish the assertion Of
one ofour Washington correspondents, that all the
old Presidential candidates are now considered
ssit of the question. No one doubts but .bs.
Gspsral Pierce will select capable supporters- such
as win give che utmost satisfaction to the great
nsiority OF the people who elected him--therefore
let as have at least little light upon the subject
before deciding upon their merits or dement's
Fnor to leaving for Havana, it ia reported that
non King. the Woe President elect, will re-
hsh BIS seat IN the United States Senate. We are
sorry 70 learn that Anprohen sops still exist tina. he
will never recover
Ohe OF our correspondents remarks that there is
now some probability thN the proposed se,res
vice fu0d Of i've millious r,l, H. - = IL.
SAs, Vsi'ioh - SsseIsl rietse, IN ord.r