The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-19

mot perSect ho rcr az tis losthsoDe pest The aane
may be said ~ our sister city Philsdeipnia' wnero
deaths from anal pox are recorded weekly. weN
merchants TO take the matter In hand ana use sncn
influence 70 securs the passage OF q law enforcing
ysrcirafipn, they might do much towards Kidding
s of tie abomination. As for the terrible mortality
caused by consumption, commissions, infammadons,
&c. that n accounted for by the fact that the past
week has been by far the severest Of the seaNn
upon persons whose lungs are affected. The dense
fog in which we were most Of the time enveloped
or, as it were, completely submerged, combined
with the circumstance of the frost evaporatng from
the ground, rendered the atmosphere damp and
chilly, and extremely unhealthy, particularly TO
foreigners. The mortality among adult Americans
continues small as to excite the surprise OF every
one. On referring to the record we find that three
hundred and forty.four Of the deceased were boys
and girls, nearly all of whom were, Of course,
born in this country; while Of the total num-
Der three hundred and seventythree are classified as
natives of the United States. From Ireland there
were Sc; Germany, IS; England and France, each;
Scotland Z; West Indies, 3; Switzerland and Itsiy,
2 each British North America s; and Denmark,
Sweden, Poland, Isle OF Nan, and South America l
| each. Only one person died in the Second ward,
while forty-one died In the Sixth and fifty in the
| Twelfth
The South and West are fast regainiDg their noto-
| rety for horrible steamboat disasters. Scarcely a
| day passes that we do not hear of loss OF life by
burning sinking, exploding other accidents on the
waters of those regions THO or three persons were
lately killed by collision between two steamboats,
| on the Alabama river
| Vim. Ransom has been awarded verdict of four.
teen thousand dollars against the Erie Railroad Com.
papy, by the Supreme Court for injuries received by
acollision at Chemung, last July A few more YER
diets like this would have tendency to greatly di-
mnsh the number Of railroad accidents in this State.
The trial Of James Saunders fer riot in the Ninth
ward on the Fourth of jul Mast, continued yes
terday in the Court of General Sessions. large
number of witnesses examined for the defence,
| among them several citizens not members of the
society Of which the dniendAnt was marshal. Their
testimony tended to show that the defendant en-
| deavored to prevent the riot az much as possible,
and that the police and other citizens were the orgi
majors of the disturbance.
The Chinese interpreter-Leong Aghew-has
written us letter relative to the affairs Of the
dramatic company, which we give in his own words.
The following are simply the headings of few of
the most interesting articles with which our columns
are crowded this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the inha
bitans animals, resources climate, &c. Of the island
of Papua, or New Guinea the Alleged Preparations
| for Aiming Russian Prvateers in American Ports ;
Frank Perce;" Washington Territory and Califor-
mia Correspondence; Medical News; Religious, Poll.
tical Commercial and Miscellaneous Intelligence sc.