The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27
The News.

Sew York, Sunday, August "a, 1864.
The News
THE CHOLERA LEAVING IMMORTALITY OF THE
PAST WEEK.
The cholera is rapidly going, end we hope tina
by toe ninth of next month the City Inspector vii
DO enabled to officially announ ,e that it has gone
During the past week there were only 1870 deaths
Of sas disease -ninesy-one less than the week pre-
viuls-and searly the whole OF these occurred il
the pubic Institutions. Netice has been issued tina
hereafter daily reports Of cholera cases viii b
published by the authorities, il being deemed alto
gether unnecessary. After this statement, we pre-
su@e those persons who have fied the metropolis
for fear of the KING Of Terrors will return aud taxi
their part the business Of the season. which is Just
new in full activity. The total number Of deaths
for The wsek was $50, and OF these 5ll were under
sen years Of age, the bulk Of whom were victims OF
The following complaints Cholera infantum, l2s;
commissions, G7; marasmus, SO. There were also
% cases OF stillborn and Is premature births
Consumption carried off Al. diarrhoa, S.; dysen
terry, a. dropsy in the head %; congestion of the
brain, II; typhus fever, ID; infammati IN OF the
brain, 10; Inflammation Of eiungs, 49, atrophia
IA, and cholera morbus, IA. Two cied from frac.
lures, and II we're drowned. We do not find sin
in the city dutipg the week, which is most re-
markabie and gratifying circumstance. The M
tvi.y table gives $40 natives of the United States
l3 of Ireland, % Of England, IS Of Germany, and
The balance of various otter countries.
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS.
The Hendrix Hudson left Albany for this city
about seven o'clock on Friday evening, and when
only short distance in the river her connecting
m hrOt op1o 1la1 IN 70 a 4.
den stop. Great alarm prevailed among the pas
sengers, for short time. The steamer Troy, from
Troy, just then opportunity came up and took the
Hendrix Hudson in tow, by which assistance both
steamers arrived at this cty in safety a. four o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
As the steamboat Aida was on her trip to Kings
ton last evening, she sprung alesk and made water
fast that it was found necessary to run her ashore
which they did just below Verplanck's Point. The
passer gers were all safely landed.
THE RECENT TERRIBLE FIBEs-THE CATsKiLL Moui !.
TAIN HOUSE DESTROYED.
We do not remember the time when SO many
disastrous fires have occurred as we have recorded
during the past week or ten days. We elsewhere
give the particulars of the destructive conf ayraton
1t Troy Friday which is the last and most extern
sive toat has come to notice. BY this fire pro
been in a few hours swept away, including betwe
two and three hundred houses thus leaving home.
less large number of unfortunate people. The
fires In the woods, too have been unusually exten-
Eye. In addition to those at the West, we learn
by telegraph that down in Maine, In Hancock and
Pscataquis counties, and all about that region the
fires are burning with great fury, doing immense
damage to the timber and crops, and requiring the
efforts Of the entire population to do battle with the
flames, too often fruitessly. fire was raging yes.
terday on the Catskil Mountains, aud teams were
sent up to remove the furniture, &C., from the
Mountain House. Late in the day 1t was reported
that this hotel had been entirely destroyed.
STATE OF THE MARKETS.
Common brands of State -four continued scarce
and firm YESTERDAY, with sales at SO rs $40. New
prime white Gencsee wheat sold at 50 80 per bushel.
Indian corn again sold high as SITE. per bushel
but was easier at the close with small sales at SEC
for sound western mixed. Whiskey adv ancej to
SIC. per gallon. Mess pork advanced to sis per
barrel, at which sales were made in small lots.
Lard sold at lllc. a lltc. 1t was believed that
fregb.s had reached their lowest figure, and that
change for the better, if any, was likely to take
place.
The cotton market was rather heavy yesterday
Cnaugc vi prices.
city merchant, who returned yesterday from
Cleveland Ohio, states that the accounts given re
gardng the drought, and its effects on Indian corn,
have been greatly exaggerated.
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
As the night express train bound East, on the
Erie Railroad, was nearing Paterson yesterday
morning, some, part of car brake became disAr-
ranged. brakeman, named Edward Howard,
leaned out from tie car to discover the difficulty,
when his head came N contact with pile Of wood,
and be was knocked OF the train which was moving
n the rate Of about thiSty-fve miles m hour The
train was stopped quickly as possible, and the
wounded nsu brought TO Jersey City, whence he
was taken to the New Ysgk Hospital. Strangely
enough, he appeared to have escaped with only
few severe con tusions on t.e head, and without
any broken bones.
THE PRrssIAS FoKGEEg CASE.
Richard Sachs, wto was arTeased In this city
several days ago, and taken to Phdsielpha, had
hearing on Friday before the United States Com
missioner In that city, and has been CON United TO
await requsition from the Pussian y.ernment,
agreeably 10 the treaty of 1853 between the govern
ments Of the United States and Prussia by ,wbi b
all fugiyes from justice are 10 be kept in Gus, DDS
two months to await the demands of the authA-t
ties Of the country from which they escape.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
On Thursday morning about thirty persons LEFT
the nail factory in one Of Mr.. Changers large
wagons, for the purpose of spending the day in
benying. While crossing the bridge over the Pocs-
tenkill and Berlin plank road, one side Of 1t gave
way, precipitatng the whole party--wagou, horses
and peopIe-from height Of ten feet into the creek
below. The following persons are injured james
Peabody, thigh broken in two places Mrs. Daaiel
CrsnDer, badly hurt about the head and fac. A.
many as twenty Of the party arc injured. Several
lsdies we're In great danger Of being drowned.