The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-01
sevv York, sunday, October i, 1854.
Tne News.


TIE MURDER IN THEsELEyFSTH WARD.
The Coroner's inquisiti upon the body O. the
murdered policeman, Jams Cahill, was concluded
yesterday after mass OF testimony being taken
but We are sorry to say none of he evidence tends
TO fully criminate any party. The testimony against
The young men Ryan and Patten being solely cir,
eumstantia, they viii, unless some other evidence
Of their guilt turns up doubt be acquitted. They
seem, however, to have been committing some
crime OF the night Of the bloody tragedy for when
examined by the Coroner their statements as 70
their where .bouts widely differed one alleging that
both OF them slept in Eighth street. and the 9th =
saying that they remained in an empty room al
night in Twenty second street. The jury, after
hearing al the witnesses statements, found We.
dict of spicion only against these men, who were
accordingly locked up in the cells Of the Tombs to
await the action Of the grand irquest. The jury
also recommended the Offering Of large rev srd by
bis Honor the Mayor for the apprehension and
conviction of the perpetrators or this horId deed
. recommendation which we suppose will be acted
upon, for the increase Of crime ia this city within
abe last few months is awful and too horrible for Us
to dwell upon. II poleernen--tne guardians Of tn
lives and property Of our citizens--sre to be sho.
down in the streets while in the discharge Of thei.
duty, tits high time that such measures should be-
put in force as would speedily lesson the number Of
those night marau iers vino, fearless of justice set
law and order at defiance, and will not hesitate a.
any time TO take the lives of those who endeayor
to interrupt them in their villainous pursuits.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Arctic left Liverpool on the 20.h
inst. for this port. She is nov eleven days the
passage, and her arrival IL, therefore, hourly ex
DC all,
Unpopular outbreaks at Madrid and other cities in
Spain, as at The last accounts an early denonstra
fion BY the republicans was considered as almos;
certain. The steamship America arrived at Boston
early yesterday morning. and her mails reacned this
city last evening. The letters nd papers will be dis
tributed this morning. The co US Geographic al.
stract of the news by this arrival WI! we published
on Thursday, contained nearly every ofinterest.
In another column may he found the Ii IS. inelli-
gence respecting the defelt Of the Russians Asia,
the recomme ndaton to the Spanish governms 10
confscate the estate OF the Duke Of Wellington
Spain, and letter from a. London correspondent.
INTERESTING FROM VENEZUELA.
Our Caracas correspondence, dated on the lst
and 81 OF September, announces that the reyolu-
ton in Blrquesameto had ended. Gen. R)disquez,
the chief of the patriot army, was being taken By
m escort to Caracas, but his guard murdered hm
on the road. 1t is considered that the country will
not be disturbed for long time by any new insur
rectionary movement, as the Monagas dynasty was
now so firmly established in power as ID almost
defy any opp Jos ton. An abundant coffee crop was
nearly ready for collecting
MORTALITY OF THE CITY.
According to the official II port Of the City Inspec.
tor the total mortality during the past week amount
ed to 612, being an increase Of Is on the previous
week. OF cholera there was but IL deaths, which
is q decrease OF 80 in week. The whole number Of
deaths in this city from cholera since the disease
first broke out, in June last, has been 2325. During
the corresponding period of the year ls49 there
were between five and six thousand victims. We
are glad to be able to state that the authorities have
closed the Mott street hospital for cholera patients
there being longer any necessity for its contir.
nance. Lung complaints are becoming more fata
Consumption carried of &C. and Inflammation of the
lungs 10, during the week. There were 10 deaths
of apoplexy, IL of atrophia, Is OF debility, 80 Of
dianh0a, 80 Of dysentery, of Inflammation Of the
bowels ii Of congestion of the brain, 10 of infsm
nation Of the brain, l6 Of dropsy in the head, and
IL of typhus fever. The number Of children under
ten years Of age Is set down a. 3js; of these 81
died Of cholera infantum 35 of commissions, OF
Group, of whocping cough, and 81 of marasmus
There were 20 cases Of stillborn and l. premature
births. From external causes we find in the report
Two deaths from Casualties, three from barns or
scalds, six from drowning, two from fractures and
three suicides. Eighty eight deaths occurred In
the public institutions during the week, thirty five
Of the number being on Wards Island. The nativ
~ table gives $40 as born in the United States 122
in Ireland, 20 in Germany, Is in England, 10 10
Scotland, and the remainder in various foreign
Countries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Between tw' nty and thirty persons are supposed
70 have lost th Dir lives by the sinking of the steamer
Malta, in the Ohio river, Paducsh, yesterday.
At the municipal election at Louisville, KY, yes.
serdsy, VIM. B. Shepherd was elected Mayor b.
nearly thousand majority. As this gentleman was
not before the meeting as a candidate the result il
set down as a Know Nothing victory.
The extreme opponents Of the act providing for
ihe rendition of fugtives escaped from SERVICE cee
brated what is termed the Jerry rescue" at syria
cuse yesterday. Nothing worthy Of ms,k tran.
pired.
Some further particulars relative to the shipwresk
Of the steamship City of Philadspb are given un
der tbs telegraphic bead.
The Boston Fasilesrs arrived 10 this city ysytsr.
BAY morning. They are tie guests Of the Fifth
: npsny Of the Nstiaaal Guard. 4 report Of the
- cer given p w. si'eors ia. cys1'r, ny b,
ia IN auother c,lgmr