The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-31
y'hc News.

No sigps Of tie steamship Atlantic IF this po;s a.
one o'clock tois moII,pE q. vbici Tina the weather
was belutfulIy clear, crisp and cold, With strong
wUd from the northwest.
in another part of 10 days paper we publish a
carefully prepared and cWonoiogically arranged
hist OF the distinguished dead of the year 1854 II
will Prove exceedingly interesting to the ganeral
reader, and Invaluable a work OF reference. Ia
accordance With our usual custom at the close OF
the year, pfeselt several important statistic Al
tables upon SUBJECTS more or sss Inp,rtsn. 20 all
classes OF cor readers. Among them Will be fouud
record OF tie deaths Of cen,epayisns, the nambe,
OF very destructive fIes and the loss or property
thereby da'iog the yesr, the number Of persons
killed al conagrasioDs list OF lives LOST by rail
rosd accidents, also the number Of steamboat a,c,
SleBts, and list Of the murders aud exc .utions
curing the past twelve months. These tables have
bsen prepared with great care, aud are psre ,tly
reliable, end impart valuable information tina. csn
net be obtaired from any other source.
The H9use of Representatives met yesterday 10
accordance with the constitutional provision. There
was very elm after dance Of members, sufficisn
in number to constitute quorum not being preseo,
Rt spy lime during the 50 ssion. Several com nu.i
caters from the President wers pressn.ed-one OF
item plan for organizing an insane asylum in the
District Of Columbia. resolution pc, hitting To.
Secretary Of the Navy to provide vessel for the
conveyarO Of productions Of this country to France,
for She Great Industrial Exhibition was offered, bas
objected 10. Mr.. Faulkner, from the Committee on
Milii airy Aars, reported bill to extend the provi
si7De Of ibe act OF August IL, ls4S to the widows
Ct persons dying IN the military service of tbs Un
Ted Ssatss. 1t was referred to the Comm ;tse Of
Whole. Gen. Lane Introduced bill establishing 2D
addi;i nal land ofse in Oregon. Without tss1sa 4
ing any Other BUSINESS, the House sdjournsa -
TUESDAY.
The Board OF Education held q special meeting
bst evening, for the purpose of winding no IA.
busiEsss Of tho year. In report OF TIE proceed
inrs the reader viii iud b'isf abstracts Of the
busl reports Of the City Superintendent, tee Exc
cutive Committee on evening and on No nal
schools, and tie sixth annual report of the Bla-d
on the Free Academy. All are rep resented to b.
In the most flourisbing condition. Toe customary
ctmplme ntary vote OF hanks al the termination OF
the year wss passed 10 the Presiient NJ. Bsne-
dict, who retres, and the efficient clerk OF the
Board, Mr.. Gilbert The Board next year will be
composed Of !orty-four msmbers, OF whom twenty
tv0-obe Commissioner for each war5-yere chosen
IT The recent eec.ioI.
We publish in another column highly Interesting
historical statist al report, by Henry r. School
craft 20 the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relative
to TIE past snd present condition OF the ab a
tribes of this country. Every thing authentic ina
restes 10 the Red Man is interesting and the dscu.
mint Ieferrsd 20 win be found particularly so.
The weekly official report Of the City Inspector
gives q total Of 446 deaths during the past week
viz: So men, lOl women, l39 boys ard l2s girls
TITS is an increase of ca OIL the n 5rtaty Of TIA
week previous. TIE wet weather Of the pas. week
proved fatal 10 coDsumptives and those afflicted
with complaints Of q similar nature. Annexed il a
hist Of the principal causes Of death: Consum osoa
6S; inflammation CT the lungs, IS; bronchitis, 49,
asrophia, 0; commissions, 80; opsy 10 the head,
a. debility, 10; disrrhea, IL; apoplsxy, s; Group
IL; scarlet fsver, l6; typhus fever, o. msrasnas,
IL Inflammation Of the bowels, 8; dysantsry
8; congestige diseases, 10; aud diseases of the
heart, 6. There were four premature births, AMI
tbirtyfour cases of s.ilborD, reported There ssre
five deaths from casualties, one from buras oae
drowned, one from poison, aud four from Cd aga.
No case Of murder or suicide is reported. Ssvsnty
deaths occurred 10 the public institutions thirty
four of them st Wards Islaoi aud thirteen at the
Bellevue Hospital. The other establishments are
In excellent sanitary condition. Tee na.ivit, table
gives 293 natives OF tie niedSs.ss 81 of Irelsnl
A Of Germany 10 Of England; Of Scotland, Of
Holland, and one 81 Prussia.
From New Orleans we learn that the mercantile
house Of Bfander 4 McKenns, one of the Oldest 10
that city, suspended. payment on Wednesday last.
We have report by telegraph from Pail,d-lphis
thss DR.. Besle has ben psrdopsd By G,v. Bgkr, Of
Pennsylvania, AID that he win be set at liberty
Mondsy. The statement requires confirmation.
: Charles Sigou'ney, an enterprsing merchant Of
Hartford, husband Of the poetess, died suddenly Of
spopleSy, yesterday
There is eight feet Of water 10 the channel Of
the Ohio river at Cincinnati, and heavy shipments
II produce are going forward.
The first passenger train over the Boston and New
York Central Railroad reached the former city, from
Norwich, yesterday evening, and was welcomed by
large concourse Of citizens.
Government stocks TO the amount Of eight huo-
bred thousend dollars, belonging 70 the savings
hanks Of this city, were redeemed st the United
States Treasury On Friday. This proves these in.
stitutiors TO be In a sound condition.
VERY RIcH.-Tbe telegraphic despatch from
Washington, published today, contains some
curious revelations. The intrigues Of oar adj