The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-30
The News.

Tho News.
MORTALITY OF THE CITY.
According to the official report Of the City lnspec-
cor there we're l3s deaths in the city during the
week ending goth inst. OF the total number GIT
under ten years Of age aud IS4 inmates of the
various penal and charitable institutions-75 on
Wards Isa nd. The cholera has increased some
what 24l being the number of victims for the week.
Cholera morbus carried off &c, diarrhGa rs, and dy
Bentery AZ. Ap0plexy claimed 90 larger number
shan VIC ever recOect 70 have seen recorded before
IN the same period Of time. There were 90 deaths
Of consumption; Is Of debility; 10 of Inflammation OF
the bowels; Of Inflammation Of lungs; 81 Of maras-
mus; SO Of congestion OF the brain; 81 Of dropsy in
The head IL Of effects a the heat % Of sun stroke;
Il Of inflammation Of he BRAIN; Of delirium ire
mems; 2 Of intempsrance. or diseases incident tai
70 children there were 1856 Of cholera nantum; log
of ccnvulsions; of Group; of hopping cough; IL
Of teething, and s Of measels. There were IL pre-.
mature births and 80 cases Of stillborn reported.
The deaf ~ from external causes were as folows:--
Burned, 3; casualties 4; drowned, 4; and suicide,
/. OF the total number of deaths 673 were natives
vi the United States; 2sl of Ireland; III of Ger
many, and the balance Of other countries. There
were 80 deaths in the Fifth ward-the cholera hos
ptal Is located in this.ward; 80 in the Seventeenth
Ward; ana y. III Ine lNCltlH NiIu-tnc Hsueet
number in any ward.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
III another column may be found Il ful account
OF q terrible casualty which occurred yesterday
afternoon al the gas works OF this city. BY the
falling in OF the root Of a building IN process Of
erection three men were killed and thirteen dan.
eerousy wounded. Nothing of q similar character
has taken place in this city for some time and the
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alarming sensation throughout the community yes.
terdsy.
PROM WASHINGTON.
In the Senate yesterday the bill relative 10 the
accommodations for the federal courts was further
amended and returned TO the House. The Senate
refused TO concur in the House amendment to thu
hill authorizing the Washington and Alexandra
Railroad Company to extend their road, which al.
lows the Baltimore land Ohio road certain privi-
kges. The bill refunding to Colonel Fremont
sIsS coo, with ten per cent interest from 1850 for
beef furnished TO California Indians, was passed.
A number of private bills were passed. The con-
sideraiion Of the River and Harbor bill was rcslm.
ed, the point under discussion be ing the amendment
10 the provision authorizing the Secretary to
pend appropriations in certain cases. We have
heretofore alluded to this matter, and it is there
Gore, unnecessary to refer more fully toitnow. The
amendment was rejected by very decisive vote
fourteen to thirty-Hye. Various amendments were
proposed and voted down, and the Senate adjourned
There seems to be but little hope Of the bill rcceiy
ing the sanction of the Executive.
In the House several members stated that had
shsy been present on Friday they should have voted
In the negative ON the motion TO suspend the rules
20 allow the introduction of bill to repeal the FG
Lam, A ,ofa 1a IN our
of this matter in yesterdays paper. The motion
was stated 70 have been made by Mr.. Elliott, u
Kentucky was brought forward by Mr.. Eliot. ci
Massachusetts. In committee the bill making ap-
preparations for transporting the mails by ocean
cleaners otherwise for the year ending June 80,
1855, was taken up. The section appropriating
ss5S.000 for the transportation of the mails from
New York to Liverpool having been read, an ani.
mated debate arose on the merits OF the Collins
steamers. An amendment, fixing the 3lst Of De.
eember next as the time for the Secretary Of the
Navy TO give notice of the termination of the ar.
singement for the additional allowance to the Col,
Inns line, was adopted by a vote of cghtytwo to
sixty one. Subsequently the amendment was con-
CURED in, and the bill passed
AFPAIRs IN ouBA.
Our adyises from Havana are TO the I'D instant
Md elsewhere, it win be seen that the yellow fever
n prevailing there to great extent. The Diorio
de Ia Marina publishes another list Of parties TO
whom the so-caled free negroes (enancigados) have
been bound ever in servisude. So much for the Mar
qujs dc Pe1uela and his aboltionism.
AFFAIRS IN BsALII.
We have received our Giles Of papers from Rio Jan
Giro 10 the 22d Of June. They are oiled with the
debates Of the Legislative Assembly now in ses-
sion, but the subject matter Is Of purely local
interest.
IBGAL INTsLLTGEScE.
Tie motion 30 admit Alexander Kyle TO bad was
denied yesterday by the Superior Court The de-
fendsnt Ia under arrest for the fraudulent issue OF
sock d the Harlem Railroad Company, Of which
be was secretary.
Jadge Hoffman has delivered an important de-
csion relative 70 the sale Of rl estate at Che MGR
sNsuts LSftH nJflnl Ill 4 ears thai title |
% proo~riy @nsos IL enlcTo.G deed obtained
Gun. hNe yBLSs gAs.s h Ct.-k OF TIE IL t,arcey !