The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-30
New York, Sunday, April 80, 1854.
The News.

The News.
The windows of Heaven" are open, " the foun-
tans of the great deep are slightly broken up, and
we are in the midst of what the Peruvans on the
seacoast would undoubtedly consider second De-
luge. 1t has raned-no that is not the word-it has
poured down upon us in one uninterrupted stream
from about twelve o'clock on Friday night, and a.
the time we go to press A. M.-not the slighte st
indication of " hold mp" is discernible. The
Russ pavement shines in the gaslight like the
marble floors of the st. Nicholas, and the home
ly cobbe stones, :" long lost to sight Tin the
mud) but to memory dear" lift their modest heads
in gratitude for the copious ablution The urbans
have suffered some in the way of overfowed cellars
the suburbans have had their trees blown down, and
their fancy flower gardens are in woful plight.
In Brooklyn melancholy accident happened. The
Hood OF water carried mass of earth and rock
against frame building situated and partly
overhanging the brink of the Heights, demolishing
the lower story, and, strange to say, leaving the
upper part of the house almost unframed. Two
persons lost their lives, and five others were more
or less injured by this casualty, of which the full
particulars are given elsewhere
The investigation into the causes Of the Broadway
calamity was continued yesterday, in the course of
which some extraordinary revelations were brought
to light, that will doubtless lead to conclusions any
thing but atterng to portion of the Fire Depart
ment. We have expressed our views at length on
this subject in another column. We also give the
programme of the funeral of the victims, which
takes place to-day. II will be observed that this sad
event has enlisted the sympathies Of the benevolent
and that arrangements in progress to mit gate in
degree the loss the relatives of the deceased
have sustained.
The steamship Arctic, for Liverpool left her dock
yesterday at the usual hour but owing to the thick
weather came to anchor at Quarantine. Many mer-
chants availed themselves of her detention to de-
spatch additional letters to Europe, for which pur
pose Mr.. Ghpins letter office was kept open until
Tour O'Clock in the afternoon. She will probably
depart early this morning on her voyage. Her pas
senger list numbers two hundred and five, and she
carries out 1881 ,056 in specie on freight. The
Charleston steamer anchored below and it is sup
~osed that the Savannah and Norfolk steamers did
likewise,
There were AT deaths in this city during the week
ending the 10th instant, according to the City III
spectors report being an increase OF 16 on the NOR
tality of the previous week. OF the whole number
2Ss were under ten years of age. or the total,
died Of apoplexy of bronchitis, sc of consump-
ton. As of inflammation of the lungs q Of other in
flammatory diseases IA of smallpox, 40 of convul-
sions Gnfantile), II Of Group, 20 OF marasmus On
fantile). There were Is cases OF premature pirth
and % stillborn suicides and IL fatal Casualties,
including those killed at the Broadway fire. 339
were natives of the Untes States, rs of Ireland "a
of Germany, 0 of England, of Scotland, Of
France of Wales, of Denmark, A of Prussia 3 OF
British Possessions in North America, 2 of Poland,
of Italy, 2 born at sea, unknown.
The pouring rain throughout the day yesterday,
seriously interfered with all outdoor business.
Change was very thinly attended, and transactions
in all kinds of produce very limited There was
no variation to notice in the quotations for bread
stuns Sales of cotton were comparatively light,
with heavy market closing at lower prices for the
inferior grades.
BY the steamship Curlew we have files of Ber-
muda journals dated to the 10th instant The papers
do not contain any of political local interest
We learn that the potato crop was entirely free from
disease. fine lot of prime new potatoes had just
been sold for shipment at fifteen shillings barrel
The onion crop il is said will be unusually short
one this year, as there was very general failure
of the young plants shortly after they first ap
peared above the SOIL
The British Consul at this city officially notifies
the public through the Collector of the port that
government has taken steps whatever for forced
levy of seamen consequently British seamen need
have no apprehension of impressment while serving
on board American vessels bound to ports in Great
Britain.
We publish in another part of to-day's paper in
terestng letters from our correspondents at London
and Paris including account of the dinner given
to Mr.. Henry S. Sanford, recently Charge dAffaire'
at Paris, by his feow-countrymen, on the occasion
of his approaching departure for the United States
We have received our files from Caracas, Vene
zuela, to the sth instant Congress was still in ses
sion, and the House of Representatives was busy
discussing new law defining the liberties OF the
press. The Diario dc Arisos was opposed to ii. No
thing new of any importance had transpired since
the date Of our last advices.
Our dates from Havana are to the 22d instant In
addition to the news we published yesterday, the
letters of our correspondents will be found in
another part of this paper.
Adyices from St. Thomas b the 10th inst. state
that the island was free from epidemic, and that
business was becoming more active.
A destructive fire broke out yesterday evening at
No. $50 Pearl street, which communicated to the
building adjoining, and both in short time were
entirely consumed. Loss estimated at about twenty
thousand dollars
From Boston we learn that the Massachusetts,
Legislature adjourned sine die yesterday.
The schooners Trader from New York for Doboy
Ca, and the Mary Patterson, from Savannah for
Boston, put into Charleston on the 9th inst hav.
ing been in collision off Cape Roman the night pre-
vious.
On the inside pages may be found articles from
foreign journals Statistics of the British army IN
the Turkish war the Christians in Turkey
troubles of British ship-owners in New York also
Affairs in Canada proceedings Of the Board Of Edu
cation movements Of ex-Presdent Fillmore con
Brmations by the Senate abduction Of young lady
and attempted violence shooting affair at Austin
Texas DC, &c.