The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-19

INC NPWSs
IN thc State Senate yesterday the bill to prevent
hsther Entertainments upon the harbor of this city
was passed to third reading, the only disscntient
being Mr.. Hutchns, the nsesnber from Brooklyn. In
fhe Assembly bill MAS iiutroduced to provide for
the completion Of the paslc works. The letter of
our correspondent win be found unusually inte-
resting.
A meeting Of the committee appointed to devise
measures for purchasing Dr. Abbott's collection of
Egyptian antiquities was held last evening at the
Ssuyvesant Institute. we.alye report of the pro-
ccedings.
Congress having adioarnto over till Monday, we
can only refer to our correspondence for the latest
Intelligence from the national capital.
In another column publish judgment lately
delivered by the Supreme iCcart the right of the
Cooperation OF the city OF \ w York to grant to
parties the privilege of laying down railroad tracks
in Broadway. We would direct attention to il, be-
cause il defines the law in relation to subject
which has been for some time cfore the public.
serious riot occurred in New Haven on the
evening of the nth instant between some of the
students of Yale College and.s party of Irishmen,
during which pistols were discharged and drks
nssd freely A man named O-Neil was, killed, and
several others received severe wounds. The riot
was finally auelled by the constabul, uy, and the
College faculty busily engaged in fsrreting out
ahe guilty. number of collisions have lately oc-
CURED between the collegates and citizens of which
1hisamelancholy catastrophe is the result.
The total number Of deaths in this city for
ahe week past four hundred and eighty,
being. an increase Of twenty-sep,n on the pre-
yious week. OF consumption there died q, small
pox 20, inflammation of the brain &c. infam-
nation of the lungs 40, dropsy in the h Fad II,
marasEns Gnfantile) %, scarlet fever IL. There
were lsspremature births, and Is sthborn. Of the
total number Of deaths, two hundred and inety
three were under five years of age, akd thir yone
from sixty years of age and upwards 345 WEI c ma
tives of the United States, So Of IRELAND 80 Of Ger
many, and 10 Of England.
Elsewhere we give a synopsis of the annual ne
sage of Brigham Young, Governor Of Utah. His
Excellency es Inmates the isaligration nAo the er
ritory during The past year q; ten Thousand souls.
They have dramatic represa tations in that faro
region, with AZ occasional shock of earthquake. On
the whole. the message is sen sblc production.
violent northwest gale prevailed yesterday.
The tide in eua harbor was much lower then had
been known Cor years. The slips in many places
were nearly bare and the ferry boats at the lower
end Of the city had much difficult, in ma hus their
landings At Boston the gale was unusually sev ere
n man was Killed h. the falling of a CHM ey,.and
several other casualties occurred. At Alb sEyythe
storm terrific houses were uproafed, CHI IN neys
blown down, and il is feared great damage has Jbeer
Inflicted.
The Legislature Of Nov aer>cy a,joufsed sine d'e
~ tis'e o'clock on Saturday morning The NJ un'
l''iuorla was defeated by alote of y to.96
despatch from Cincinnati states that but fv-
Isc'-nct fifty, as published ycsterlay-were los
~ the sinking OF the steamboat 4. l.. Avery, below
Eatchez, on the 9th instant
On the inside of this mornings paper VII be
found the Report OF Lieutenant Gibbons on the ex
lpration Of the Amazon Basin, the new Opera
10 ses. noiices.of New Books, letters from our cor
respondents Of Callao and Quebec, the Of the
black Warrior, Steamboat Conaagraten at Mobile,
lrcshets 81 the soath Murders and Iynching in 1
Wisconsin, Submarine Telegraph across the Allan /
AZ; Religious Theatrical, Financial, Commercial IN
sclligence, &C., &c.
PIERCEs ADMINISTRATIONS Ar TAauASy HAIL. |
The recent anti-slayery excitement. and the |
Nebraska war has wrought wonderful changes |
at Talnmany Hall. John Van Buren, seems to |
have resigned his leadership and Captain Ryn-