The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15
New York, Sunday, October 10, 1854.
The SC ws.
MORE OF THE ARCTIC.

New York, Sunday, October 10, 1854.
MORE OF THE ARCTIC.
Further and highly gratifying news concerning
the sufferers in the Arctic has reached from Qae
bec, at " i:n pot Captain Luce and nine others
arrived yesterday morning, having been picked NJ
floating on fragments of the wreck by the ship Cam.
hria. Capt. Luce's account Of the disaster, tele-
grspbed to this city, is clear and concise nara
tive Of events as they transpired from the moment
Of the collision till he fafey landed related With
saInestne.s and pashos that Thrills every abrs of the
readers frame. The mental agony and suffering
o. {. Luce has experienced no one can know, but
every one can appreciate his manly courage auc
heroic fortitnde under crcum, tanoes well calculated
10 a pei the and exhaust the other Ia addition
10 tie statement referred to above publish int
resting accounts Of the catastrophe by Mr.. Degnor
engineer, mir. Mitchell, and M. Dupasseur, TO whicn
we refer our readers.
THE STATE ELECTIONS.
The news OF the wreck of tho steam ship Arctic
has 10 completely absorbed the public mind do ing
the last few days that but little attention has been
paid to the State elections. In Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Indiana, the anti. Nebraskaites ard anita im
Sistr alton party have been overwhelmingly victor
Gus; and the additional returns received from day
n day Only serve 10 veil their immense nsjorsies
Sonth Carolina Florida and California hold true Do
the democ acy; arc in Connecticut, where town
meetings have lately been held, there ia a symptom
OF vitality In The democratic ranks.
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
We publish to day some very interesting extracts
from our European files brought by tae Europa
with letters from our London and Paris correspou
dents. Among the itor al articles OF the LIsd,o
press will be fourl one on toe state Of Transition
in which Canadian politics are just nov ptacei,
and another contrasting tho results Of the harvest
produce in the Unit States and England. L eu..
Roger, Of Fl. b. Ms ship Tiger, gives detailed
narrative of his capture, his journey to st. Peters
burg, bis interview with the imperial family, and
his FINAL liberation by the Gar. A report Of the
late great fair ut Novorogod (Russis) is also given
with a notice Of the adventures of female gra
duate of the Cleveland (oRo) Medical College in
Edinburg, Scotland.
NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
The two letters of our Rio Janeiro correspondent,
published to-day, viii be found We interesting. L.
1he irst Is an account tie death AMI fuaeral Of
Mr.. Maxwell, an eminent American merchant, VINO
leaves o large fortune aud a numerous p-ngeay.
The second notices o recent illness OF hts impesiel
Majesty, Don Pedro and of his daughter tn, Psn.
cess In the Legis ature measures we're being taken
70 anne Ia vs. to prevent the transport Of slaves from
province TO province for the purpose OF trai al
also to develope the fisheries Of the rivers on the
Brazilian coast. A -four and coffse market report
= also given.
THE DUTCH WEST INDIES.
Our CORRESPONDENT at Cura,oa, writing on 10th
ulimo, announces the arrival and departure OF the
u. 6. sloop ofwar Albany from that place, and also
describes her splendid appearance in harbo- Con-
mander Gerrey, it appears, could not ind the Un,
ted States Consul or any local agent with whom to
communicate. It Is said that great facilities for
bodybuilding exist near the harbor. sAs had az
vanced in price. The weather was sultry, with but
htsle rain. Some OF 'he insurgents who had escap
ed nom the disastrous battle OF Vela de Cera, arrv
Cd ON 2sth of September Many OF the Paez party
were ut Curacoa and 1t Is considered that the social
DISTRACTIONS Of the country will not be settled until
afser the arrival of the old liberator (Psez) hin.
self
MORTALITY IN THE CITY.
There we're but 49, deaths in this city during the
week ending on Saturday last, we learn from the
Official report of the City Inspector, being 81 less
than occurred the week previous. OF the total
number 304 we're girls ami boys, IL died from OK
ternal causes, and Of cid age, aud 81 inmates
Of the public institu ious, leaving but 1O3 dsa:hs
from all diseases among our entire adult popu-
lstioD. There we're 25 destds of Cholera de
crease Of Is in week So of consumption IL OF
COZ gestion Of the ain; 80 Of diarrhel; of debi
y 81 Of dysentery IA of iropsy in the head 30
Of fevers IL OF inf smmason Of tic brain; 20 of in
Aammation Of the lungs and of sltopsia- Among
TIE children there were 10 cases Of cholera infanum
80 Of convuisiops (; OF Group ; IA of hoopios
cough IS of marasmus also Ii premature births
and 20 still-born. Seven died from flts casualties
one drowned TWO from fractures, one from poison,
and one from sunocation. 32s were natives Of ths
United States 81 of Ireland, SO of Germany, AID Il
OF England.
STATE OF THE MARKETS.
Flour was unchanged yesterday, with rather less
doing. Corn was les baoyant, with fair am11a
q sales White Gcnesee wheat sold a. 90 10. Siles
Of about 600 bbls. mess pork were made at sl2 .
mart d. liverabi In all next week sellers option. TIL
stock of cotton In this market was light, aud ony
some 600 bales were sold, At steily prices Freight
we're bet err to English ports, with more Offering.
nIscRLI. aNEoUs.
The & ial of William Fowkss, for shooting Jane
Began, W concluded in the Court of Oyer aao
Termincr yesterday bat we had MT received thu
vel dict Of the jury at the time our paper was pat to
press. -
There were SAB deaths from yellow fever at New
Orleans doring the month Of September.
The stesns ship Crescent City arrived a. this PIT
yester day, with advces from Hsvsas to ths o.
inst egb. days later than those previously rccesed
The papers brought b. her contain nothing OF part
cular importance.
Orr uai weekly summary of RELIGIOUS intsln
A. nee is givea in other par; Of today's paper.