The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-19
The News.

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The News.
TEE ELECTION.
we hsye received nothing concerning the election
a. materially changes the sspsc. Of the canvass.
Official returns from tEerty-six conntiss have been
received al the Office OF the Sscre.iry of ate and
the figures we have heretofore published require
alteration only in one insAn g, that Of Madison
county, which adds four votes to Ca-ks majo rity.
Ac osemg to our information Ca-ks plurality will,
non exceed three hundred; but it may be i'm ossbl
70 arrive o. ths exact figure until after the 22d inst.
o. that day re Board o. Stats Canynsssrs are re
qnired By law to meet, bat IL may convene ct an
earlier day, provided all the couaty ca lvsssers shat
have esde;ed their statements.
ARREST OF LEE, THE RIoTrR.
Oliver Lee, the person chsrged with the murder
81 william H Harrison, during riot Al Williams
burg on elsotion day, was arrested By the police o
This city yesterday morning. he vas conveyed g.
Willie nsbarg. We understand Lee ha. admitted til
assanl. upon Harrison, aad has also giTen inform
tin tia. cray lead to further arrests. He is pow
erfally built man, about thirty years Of age, na
tive of county Tyrlne, Irelani, and an Orangenap.
ROMAN CATHOLIC TROUBLE AT HARTFoRD.
TIE B,s2op Of Hartford and his flock are az cum
~. Yesterday serious contention took place at
the caSedrs * that city ariing from the refusal
tie B,snop 10 allow The Nmains Of Father Brady,
The fprmtr pastor OF the churc', and vino at tbe
fsse Of biz death under suspension, t, be burls
T. Il e churcbyar6. The B;sho, and his assistants
used their utmost exei tions TO prevent the funeral
cspsmonjes, but hepeopls persistei and ultimately
carried heir purt. An sccoant of the affair and
bs'e obituary notice of Father Brady given ess
wheys from which il will be sssn that he was held
IN high esteem ny the Community in which he bad
lo7g and prof ably laborei.
MORTALITY or THE CITY.
There were but $50 os stes in this city during the
pas. week, according 70 the official report Of tha
Git Inspector ara of this number 204 under ten
years age and AZ inn ates of the public institutions
OF tae whole plumber As died Of consum 2t;on, 2 Of
cholera, Of bronchitis, IL of Inflammation Of the
lungs, 10 of diarrhos, 10 of dysentery, Of conges
Enn Of the brain, 20 Of 6onvusions, IA Of scarlet
fever, l3 Of maramus, and 80 Of drops; al com
plants. There were "a cases Of stiborn during the
week, and 10 deaths from external causes. The
NATIVITY table gives 233 a. natives of the United
States, GO Of Ireland, and 90 Of Germany. There
we're no deaths in the Second and Third wards.
TaE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
Tho latest Dumb.r o. the st. Thomas Times says:
-"Ouc advices from Torto.a state tina. the new
President Kortright had arrived at Roadto IN, and
was already making hinfelf very popular among
the PEG, lie. The two branches Of the Legislature
were, howeyr, at variance, owing to some important
measures, which had passed the Lo yer House, hav.
ing been rsjscted by the Upper House, withou,
even q conference. Among the bills passed by the
Ass mbly, we are tcd was one doing way entirely
with the present constitution Of the British Virgin
Islands, and substituting new one in lieu; it was
also proposed t. abolish ths Representative Assem-
bly,, and to have in its place lie iialative Council.
Another Of the bills was one repeating all former
bills tending to taxation, duties, &C., and establish
ng uniform rate Of two and half per cent on the
value OF every liicle Of export or home consump-
tom this scale extended to house assessment boat
KceD sss, cattle tax. &c. O wing to the refusal on
she part OF the Council to entertain either Of these
bills, the HOUSE Of Assembly came to the determi
nation 10 suspend all further business pending
dissolu ion by the Executive. few Of the troops
were still at rortoIs.
NEWS FROM TURKS fLANDs.
BY the arrival Of the British brig Euro, We hays
fNs of the Turks ISLANDS Gosfts 81
Of November. The Gael. Of tina: das, "a the
followirg:- ing the last three or four days the
wind has been blowing very strong from the north
vest, compelling the ship Topic Bird and the barks
Byron and Spencer Kirby to discontinue loading,
and seek safe anchorage ia the Hawks Nest II AZ
Dor, where from the present ap ,earsnces Of tae
weather, they are likely to be detained for several
da5 longer. Owingt, the boisterous state OF the
weather only small quantity OF salt had bssp ex.
ported Latest accounts from Salt Cay state tia,
some salt was still being rsked there The ciosing
price for the season reached 30 cents Export dasy
half cent.
HEAVY BANK ROBBERY
The Windham Bank, Of Windham, Conn.,, wa
robbed On the night Of the 18th inst Of twsns.tvc
thousand dollars. THIS is the most extensive dspre
dation Of this character that hos Occurred for
long time.
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
Two letters from cur Ro de Jsnsi.o co,rsspon
dspt will be found In anosher colanl. Tae snip.
ment of coffee for the United Stase,in the end
Sept mber is described as hav pg bssn very large.
STATE OF THE Make 8.
Flour was without change In prices, while OWN
70 s,sckeDed domestic and foreign demand, tn
market was less active. Whsa as quiet, wall
Indian corn was firm, with free sales at SOC. 9lic
Cotton Wa, steady, with sales Of 40 ,ut 200 bae'
Mhskey sold ct Acc. ACC. FreigEts 20 California;
y Ing V the an number Q. CLIPPER &ips On fas