The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-23
The News.


The News.
There was considerable excitement in the Court
Of Sessions yesterday afternoon The Grand Jury
same into court with their presentment and budget OF
Attachments When it was reported about that seve
raj officials had been presented for malfeasance IN
efRce, there was profound sensation We give
sketch of the scene in another column. We learn
that no less than three aldermen, three Coucilmen
sssd t,co Police Justices haze been indicted.
We publish in another column the letters of Nj
cholas Hill, Jr and Lemuel Stetson, accepting the
soft shell nomination for Judge Of the Court OF Ap
peals and Comptroller. We also give the long
booked for letter OF the Hon. John 4. Lott, declining
10 be q candidate Of the softs for Judge of Appeals
The Judge "scorns the bribe."
The sixty-third anniversary of the declaration Of
the first French republic (2lst September, 1899
was celebrated yesterday in New York by the French
and other republicans. In the afternoon few Of
mem had a social gathering at Hoboken, and in the
evening a large number assembled in Washington
Hall, Elizabeth street. and iudalged TO a ate hour
IN patriotic speeches sentiments and songs We
furnish report.
Our accounts from the South respecting the
epidemic are still sad and gloomy. AtNorfolk there
liz abatement of the fever. At Memphis, Natchez,
Vicksburg and in fact at ali the towns the Mis-
sesippi, the epidemic RACES with fearful viruence,
and the citizens are fleeing from their homes. At
New Orleans, however, the fever is no longer re-
garded "a epidemic.
With the advent Of cool weather we have an inn
provement in the public health particularly among
the Juveniles, who have suffered severely from cho
lera infanum and other complaints OF similar cha
racter during the past simmer. The total number
Of deaths last week, according to the report of the
-.
l55 boys and l24 girls, showing decrease OF lO7 as
compared with the mortality Of the week previous.
Consumption carried OF 80 bronchitis 6, congestion
Of the lungs s, Inflammation of the lungs g. diarrhna
49, dysentery IL, congestion of the bowels g. conges
ton of the brain s, dropsy in the head is cholera in
fantnm 81 commissions Gnfantile) 49, Group scarlet
fever TO- typhus fever A. all other feyers TO- hopping
cough 8, marasmus (infantile) 80, disease of the
heart L. smallpox l. and colo 4. There were IL
Deaths from violent causes, premature births, and
rs cases Of silborn. The following is the classf-
cation of diseases Bones joints &c, q; brain and
nerves S. generatiye organs, 8; heart and blood
vessels, Il lungs throat Ne, 50; skin, &c, and
eruptve fevers, IL stillhorn and premature births,
80; stomach, bowels, and other digestive organs,
l32; uncertain scat and general fevers, 80; urinary
organs, l. old age, 5; unknown, !. There were but
2e deaths in the public institutions. The nativity
table gives SOC natives Of the United States, 80 of
Ireland, rs Of Germany, of England, aud the
balance OF various European countries.
The United States mail steamship Arago, Captain
Lines, left this port yesterday about halfpast twelve
O'Clock, for Southampton and Bavre, with full
freight one hundred and twenty-tbrcc passengers,
and 1888 500 in specie on freight. Tho steamship
Ariel, Captain Lcfevre Of the Vanderbilt line, also
teft yesterday. at the same hour for the same lesti
nation with forysix passengers, and s7s,30S in spe
Gle on freight. An anxious crowd of spectators
watched the progress OF these rival ships as they
steamed down the hay. As both started almost at
the same moment no little interest will he mani
Tested by the friends of each TO hear Of their arrival
ont.
In another column we give the particulars OF a
heavy robbery Of gold coin while on its way from
Dubuque, Illinois, TO the subtreasury office in Wall
street. The treasure fifty thousand dollars worth
was in the custody of the American Express Conpa-
ny aud II appears that, while the route the gold
was distracted from the boxes in which il was
packed and layers Of bullets alternaed with sheets
Of lead were substituted in its stead. Up to late
honr last night trace had been discovered Of the
perpetrators Of this bold and successful robbery.
The Coroner's investigation into the circumsian.
ces attending the decease Of Amanda Cooke
who was found dead at her residence Thursday
morning last terminated yesterday. The jury found
Q verdict of death by suicide by taking laudanum.
The case of Alderman Briggs against the contuma.
cious witnesses before the Police Investigating Com
mittee came up for argument before Judge Wood
rnif in the Court Of Common Pleas, yesterday.
Nothing Of importance TRANSFERRED. The argument
will be resumed on Friday next
There was q moderate demand for cotton yester.
day. at unsteady rates holders submitting 30 slight
reduction in prices. Flour was active, the sales
reaching 1900 barrels, without material change in
prices. The transactions in wheat amounted to
10000 bushels, and previous rates were fully main.
tanned. The sales of corn comprised about 10000
bushels, principally Western mixed, at decline Of
one cent per bushel. Pork was in fair request and
sales OF mess were effected at s22 81 1922 so per
barrel-a slight advance ON the rates OF the day
previous. Sugar duh of sale, at &C. TIC. for
Cuba. Frcights were active, hut we have no atera-
ton In rates to notice