The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29
The News.

The News
In another aart of to-aay's paper we publish the
particulars OF Of the most sad cetasrophes it has
been our lot TO record. The pateM cartridge mana
factory OF Mr. French, 10 Ravensw God, Long Island
blew up yesterday, destroying several lives, and
ssrewing many acres around with arms, legs, and
pieces of human flesh. perfect shower of bullets
was sent In all directions and many were driven
INTO private dwellings
Our Washington correspondent writes that the
Gsdsden treaty will be transmitted to the Sens to-
morrow, without the recommendation OF any special
alterations, Is is alsS asserted that the Mexican
Minister has received no instructions from hi. gov
eminent, and therefore has no authority to negO
state upon, amend, modify the stipuations ia any
particular. Should the Senate conclude to ratify
mis- treaty it stan s-notw outstanding the provi-
sion requiring MS to suppress filibustering against
Santa Annals empire, on which clause some Of the
members of the Cabinet are understood to have
based their chief objectont is probable the special
committee Of the House ON Mr.. Mccormick 5 cifc
Railroad bill viii nm dately report in favor Of Col.
Cookies wagon route, which runs directly through
the barren deserts acquired b. this contract thus
Leaving Mr.. Stewards northern, Col. Benton's CEN
trail or buffalo, and Gen Rusk's Albuquerque routes
still in possession of the wild Indians animals and
kappers But let US await the action of the Senate.
With the exception of the report in the Assembly
on the bill TO incorporate the United States Inebrate
Asylum for the reformation of poor and destitute
hebriAtes in this city, nothing transpred with re-
gard TO temperance in either branch of our State
Legislature yesterday. We give report OF the debate
last Friday evening on this exciting topic During
yesterday q considerable amount Of business, some
Of it Of particular importance to citizens was dis
posed Of. Bills were introduced requiring ferry
Hanes erect gates at their docks for the eff
fectual preservation Of life; for the more complete
organization of the police department; for per-
nanent Board of Street Assessment Commits
sioners, and Tor the more thorough clean
ing and keeping clean of the streets. Let
MS hope tat the latter measure will become a law
and be carried into effe,t as as possible. Ac-
cordine to resolution yesterday adopted by the
Senate bills to the amount Of sixty thousand dollars
have lately been, and others TO the amount of
about tao hundred thousand dollars are soon to be.
presented against the State prisons which suits
have been commenced and judgments have or will
be rendered gainst the agent in the name of the
State For much curious political and other infor.
nation, the reader is referred 10 the despatch from
cur special correspondent.
remains quiet az Erie as will be seen by the letter
and telegisphic dispatches given on an inside page
A meeting of those who sympathze with the
rioters was held in Philadelphia last evening at
which speeches rere made denouncing the action Of
Me government authorities, and resolution was
adopted declaring that the law breakers were legal
ly and morally justified in destroying the railroad
track. bill annulling the charter Of the Franklin
Caral Company has been passed by the Pennsylvania
Legislature, and sent to the Governor. The latter
functionary was to leave for Erie last evening.
The Ohio democracy IN trouble about the
successorship Of Mr.. Chase, whose term in the
Senate win expire with the present Congress. A
caucus Of the members Of the Legislature balloted
till one o'clock yesterday mJrning, and then sd.
journed sine op.
In addition to variety Of interesting religious in.
teligence we to-day publish letters from Bishops
Wainwright and Brownell, illustrative Of the manner
n which bishop is accommodated from the Epis.
sspal Church.
The Turko- Russian war being q matter of great
interest IN this country, we to day publish
ally well written and instructive letter from Paris
correspondent, delineatihg the French opinions on
The war question and the military and other prepa-
ratons TO meet any emergency that may arise; also
correct translation OF Neville Soules letter relative
10 his duel with the Duke de Alba.
The Central Railroad Company have offered five
thousand dollars reward for the discovery of the mis-
ereants who placed distractions their track, near
Buffalo, last Friday, thus causing train TO be thrown
CO.
1t is gratifying to state that there immense
falling OF in the rtslity OF the last as compared
with the previous week. According to the official
report Of the City Inspector the total number Of
deaths was four hundred and fJrty.two, being de
crease OF eightyseven. The chic, causes of death
were-consumpton, So commissions, infantile, 3s;
group, Ia COMPOSITIONS, l6; dropsica diseases, 80
various fevers 35; iDfammaiiobs, So, Of which 2s
were Of the lungs marasmus, IA, only adults
measles, II premature births and stillborn. SO
smallpox, 20, being decrease In the latter Of ls.
On referring TO the nativity Of the deceased we ied
Mat $40 were born in the United States, being /
only 80 more than the number OF children |
who died. From Ireland there were 76; Eng
land, lG; Germany, rs France, 8; Scotland
and Switzerland, each; and Wales, Holland,
Italy, Prussia, and British North America, each.
One hundred aud fifty seven we're children uoder
one year Of age, and one hundred and fifteen were
between the ages Of ono AID ten. This extraordina-
u mortality among tie juvenile community ~ com