The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-18
The News.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The News.
FROM WASHINGTON.
our readers are referred to the special despatch
under the Geographic head.
In the House yesterday the bill providingfor the
mail service between the Atlantic States and Cah
fornia was taken up. 1t authorizes contract for
semi-monthly, and, if possible, weekly connmuni-
cation by mail between San Francisco and New
York Philadelphia or Baltimore, the COST not to ex
seed quarter of million dollars per annun.
synopsis of the provisions of the bill l. given IN the
Congressional report There are indications OF
terrible onslaught on the ocean mail contractors.
A report will be presented in few days,
showing astounding frauds and swindling from
abe beginning of the Pacific mail contracts to
the present time at leest so said Mr.. Mace, chair
man of the select committee appointed to invest-
gate the subject Mr. Odds said it would be cheaper
TO buy up and sink the steamships carrying the
mails between New York and Liverpool and San
Francisco than continue the present contracts. The
subject was postponed till Tuesday when it will be
resumed. We hope the facts will be brought out
without delay. A number of bills was passed,
most of them relating to territorial affairs and the
Indians.
LAW COURTS.
We particularly refer to the opinion Of Mr. Justice
Gordon Bennett, published in another part Of TO-
days paper for it is an able one on pleading in libel
suits The case came up on motion to strike out
three Of the in the defence, which was d.
yided into four separate heads whilst. That it
was fact that complaint against the plaintiff was
made in the Police Court to Justice openly hold
ing the said court; I'd. That this complaint was
true and that he did by false pretences defraud
Mrs. Mary Pohl out of ssS; Sd. That the report
published in the HERALD was correct report of
the proceedings which took place in open court
and 4th. That these facts were mitigating circum
stances. The plaintiff moved to strike out the last
three answers, because the same facts were repeat
ed in them over and over again. The defendant, in
reply, said thai each of these three answers const
tuted good defence, in which view the Judge CO.
incided but considered it unnecessary in pleading,
70 repeat the facts than once, and after having
done so, merely to refer to them in the succeeding
answers.
MORTALITY OF TIT CITY.
According to the report of the City Inspector the
whole number of deaths for The week ending June
II was 429-an increase Of q on the previous
week. OF the whole number 22l were under ten
years of age and "a inmates Of the public institr.
tons There were of apoplexy cases; of atrophia,
,
bronchitis 5; Inflammation Of the lungs, Is; maras
mus, "a; dropsy in the head, 49, diarh@a, g. dyson
terry, 2; fevers Of various types 15; smallpox, 5;
cholera, 81; cholera morbus, 5; cholera infantum
a; congestion Of the brain, .; commissions, 33;
Group, 7; hopping cough, 5. We notice cases OF
premature birth, % stillborn 8 old age, suicide,
drowned, fatal casualties, and deaths by frac-
ture. 246 were natives Of the United States, 81 of
Ireland, II of England and 81 Of Germany. The
increase of deaths by cholera last week over the
preceding week is forty-fve, and unless the Board
of Health quickly bestir themselves we shall ex-
perience all the horrors of an epidemic before the
Fourth Of July.
ON THE INSIDE PAGES
May be found interesting letters from London
Paris, Nicaragua, Havana and Newport; Statistics
of the Cod and Mackerel Fisheries Progress of the
City of Galena; Trade of France Austria and
Serva account of a Balon Ascension at Baltimore ;
AntRent Meeting in Rensselaer, county Report on
the Chinese immigration into California the High
Price of Beef; Present Mode of Weighing Grain :;
the Known othing Organization Commercial and
Financial Intelligence; Advertisements &C., &c.
THE RECENT FATAL ARRAY.
Coroner Hilton yesterday empanneed jury in
he case of James Clohesey, whose death was caused
,y blow while in an ARRAY with John Mcintyre.
The evidence went to show that both parties were
,omewhat intoxicated at the time, and that the
atal injury was produced by falling on the pave
aent. The testimony appears in another column.
RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA.
We publish elsewhere some copous extracts from
Dr.. John B. Trasks report of geological exaInna-
on of parts of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Noun
uns, authorized under joint resolution Of the
,nate and Assembly of the State Of California. The
port is most able one and contains vast amount
instructive and reliable information The ex-
acts that we publish will be carefully read by all
ose who are interested in the agricultural and
neral resources of California.
MISCELLANEOUS
The lovers of esculent vegetables will read with
light the news from Bermuda, published else
iere. An unusually large export Of produce lie
ing on Tor this market, where quick sales and
n prices are readily obtained for such articles.
We have intelligence from Trinidad, Port au
ain, TO the 18th ult. Complaint was made that
want OF tonnage to transport the produce of the
nd was becoming more and more embarrassing
lights were sixty cents higher than when there
fair supply OF shipping. The quantity of
NJ shipped, and the quantity that would be taken
he vessels In port, amounted to but seventeen
1sand hogsheads, while the estimated cron IL
ty-four thousand hogsheads
J nine fugitive slaves racently arrested in Gin.
sti were last evening surrendered 10 their
rs. There was no disturbance
consequence of competition between the. rail.
companies, the fare between Cincinnati and
10 IS noW reduced to four dollars.
anniversary of the battle IF Bunker Hin was
ated at Cliarles.own aud vic 'oity yesterday in
style The New York Continc -tals partioipa'
% AFFECTED marked attention.