The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-03
The Views.
M0Er ATTY OE THE CITY.

MORTALITY OF THE CITY.
The'ofiicnl report of the City Inspector gives 800
rs the total number of deaths during the past week,
and CT these SIC were under ten years of age, and
ITO Inmates of the public institutions. Tie cholera
is slowly recsdng befoie the advance OF coea wsa-
Their, the number OF fatal during the week be-
ing only ll6-fourteen less than the week before.
Cholera infant, has likewise fall off, but 81
being reported, against I2s the previous week.
There we're 60 deaths of darrhes, 43 of dysenterv,
IA OF aropa 43 of consumption % Of congestion Of
the b. ain "a CT dropsy in the head 20 of inhamria
ton of the brain, IL of inhomm alton OF the
bowels, O. debility, II Ct inf ANIMATION of
the lungs. &c of commissions, Il of cholera NOR.
bus, ri of Group, Is of marasmus, 10 Of hopping
cough, and of typhus fever. There were 10 deaths
from eXterna, causes, of old age, and 81 cases of
still born and 10 premature births reported. OF che
whole rumber 534 natives Of the United States
16l OF Irelatd, rs of Germany, and II Of England.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
TIE steamship Pacific left Liverpool on tie 23d
ult. fr this port. She is, efore, fully due; bit
from the prevalence Of very thick weather for the
past few dayG it would not be surprising il her trip
should be somewhat prolonged this time. We give
in days paper the dess!ls of the re brought by
the Europe embracing our London and Paris cor
respopdehsa, and a number of interesting articles
from flreisn journals a variety Of topics. The
report of the ravsl en- gage ment in the CkiEese
waters between English and Russian men.os-war
will be read with interest
MORE FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE.
Yesterday we published account Of the arrest
Of T. rec Germans, passen re on board the steam.
ship Washington charged with attempting to mug.
gle between ten snd fifteen Thousand dollars wortl
ofjewe)ry, and IL to day g paper may be found the
particulars of the seizure of about sixteen thousand
dollars worth of elIs. Toe goods were seized at
the store of Mr.. Fastacali, 81 Pearl street, by In
spector Refill, who appears to have been very adroit
in ferretipg out and bringing to light this attempt
to defIaud tie treasury.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS.
A Geographic despatch from Cincinnati gives
brief account Of the explosion Of the boilers of the
steamboat Timour No. 2, while lying at the wharf
near Jefferson City, No., some days since. Provi
dentiany, her passengers were just landed, and
therefore the loss of life and the number OF wounded
were not so great as would have resulted had The
disaster happened but few minutes sooner. II was
supposed some fifteen sixteen perons were either
killed CT thrown overheard and drowned, and about
seventeen were scalded and otherwise injured. The
steamboat was almost completely demolished, and
but little of her cargo would be saved The engi.
De.rs were held, in heavy bonds, to answer any
charge which may he brought against them.
The steamer Lady Elgin struck on a rock near
Mspitowoc, in Lake Michigan, on Wednesday night,
which caused her to leak. Her officers mana ged TO
lay her alongside the pier, when she sunk. There
were three hundred passengers on board, all of
whom we're saved.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The churches of this city ani vicinity that have
been closed during the excruciatingly hot weather
Of July and August, will be re-opened to-day, and
the usual exercises resumed. 10 another colnma
we publish customary compilation Of religious
rews, to which we commend our readers.
The American Protestant Association Lodges Of
he State of New Jersey are to have grand parade
a. No lark thu 5th inst, being the anniversary Of
the sitting e the frs Congress OF the United States.
Several lodges nm this State are expected to par
ticipate.
It Is said that the se.rc..ary Of the Interior is
alb out to return to market ali the land withheld
from sale on account of the contemplated RAILROADS
runni1 thr ugh or near them, except, of coa.se'
in fses where Congress has actually made the
grauts for railroad purposes asked. large body
of desirable lands will thus become again subject
TO private entry a. 81 % per acre, or to location
with lard script.
The specie deposited in the United States Mint
three million two hundred and seventy two thou
sand dollars. The coinage for the same period,
Philadelphia during the past month, amounted to
an ounted to five mi lion three hundred thousand
The friga.e Independence, now lying at the Brook
Ign Navy Yard, will ba put in commission to morrow,
under command Of Captain Josiah Tatnall. Her
officers have already reported for duty, and her
is nearly If not quite complete. She is ordered to
the Pacific station.
Charles Preuss, who was connected with Colonel
Fremonts ex plora'!ons committed suicide near
Wash ngton CITY yesterday, by hanging. He was
supposed to be abor,ng under fit OF insanity when
he commi ted the fatal deed.
There we're six deaths Of yellow fever at Charles.
ton on Thursday last.
A despatch from Buffalo states that the Fri and
Kalamazoo Railroad Bank, at Adrian, Michigan,
has rede med all its bills presented for payment,
and ,h,t the run on the bank has ceased.
Among the passengers in the steamship Arctic,
which sailed yesterday for Liverpool, was ex
Senator Dix, and Miss Dix the philanthropist.
The al nouncement of the death Of ex-senator
Downs ia now fully confirmed.
ooMMEncIAL AFFAIRS
The market for breadstnffs yesterday was less
animated, and the sales made indicated NJ change
of int in quotations.
commission merchant, in the CANADIAN trade,
returned yesterday from tour through a part OF
Upper Canada, where be fai travelled through
t,od uhest districts. II s.s+ed the crop was soma
leSA A1v1osAt lLAa wxs ~ lxs. sulacipased, and