The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-06

Births, DedGs. ~oehituate C,ustae,a y Divisi
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WTson- Character ~ IL, Oo;r;ors-E
Skstch 81 the SENATOR Ee, ',er- R,me,ais a
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Ayyoinfmenfs-Ihe Nec PrefsA ,xs that Il
The report Of the City Registrar - ,ss. be-,
number Of births In Boston in 1864 wss 81 ca
90 more than in 1858. There were SO lnsuan> :,
twin births; in 1853 there we're 81. The average
crease of births for six years past is 12i. The num-
Der Of Deaths was 4 AL. They were divided as FOL.
lows Males, 2 .294; females, 2,l47. The average
age Of the males was less than that or females by
scme two years. TOE INCREASE over tho preceding
year was l57. The folio ring arc some OF the
tstistics:-Dit Of consumption, 1852; cholera, 2eI;
ilfantile diseases, e94; Inflammation Of the lungs,
2G0; oysenteTy, 1is; dropsys, 234; convuls oas, I5G;
craup, l45; smallpox, lis; testaing, Isl; muas-
mus, l06; measles, 1886; old age, 81; typhas. ty-
phoid and scarlet feyeis, l67; brain complaints, l65;
bowel complaints, 100; disease of thu hart. SO;
cholera infantum, 81; hopping cough, 90; puerperL
diseases, 5s; PALSY, 40; a~poplexy, SO; plcnrisy, Al;
~scrofuls, q; thrush, IS; accidents, 6S. The deaths
from external causes, which ars included in the
above aggregate, were $50. Among the deceased
were IS blacks. Consumption caused mora than
ore sixth OF the deaths. OF the young children
who died, rather more than two thirds wers Of
foreign parentage. Less than o4ethird Of the
dead were buried within tire limits Of Boston.
The number of marriages recorded was 1928
being Az over the year preceding. OF
these, &c were black couples, and 2 piebald that.
is, two black men were married to white women. OF
males, 2, III were first marriages, 36s second mar
RIGGS, u third marriages, and one vas . fourth mar.
Iiage. OF females. 2,sl9 were first marriages, 2si
second do, and . third Go. There were 20 msles
maIiied under 20 years, and 10 over go years-frst
and second c1ildh ,od operations. All the women
married, except "a, were IL years old or upwards.
One was but l5 years, 63 were IL, SIS we're between
lS and 20 years, aud Ii were upwards o. go years.
The proportion OF foreign 10 native marriages Ia ~
. TO 2, and of Irish marriages. to others vi a foreigu
character, almost z TO |.
SIN OF the hidecus little devils that are spelling
the Ccchituste water have been phototyped by Mr..
Whipple. They are bloody looking custom "a; but,
after all, not any worse than others that the micro
scope reveals to "a In the bes. Of water, where the
most horrible demons are represented, in Alma's and
IIkermanns, almost as bad as those in the
Ciimea. These ~cIustacea resemble Holsters, and
but for their oily nature would probably do no
great harm. ~ they are not expelled from the
water, tie millions that have been eXps nded in
getting 1t here will all be sunk, which would be to
make the little ras ais as great mischief makers as
were those worms and rats that opened the dykes
oil Holland to the sea, only not operating on so grand
q scale.
Mr.. Ames' picture OF the death 8 enc Of Webster
Is much adMned.
they ere trying to have a new town made out Of
the Frss ward OF Cambridge, come of tho fist
men Of toe pla"e being engaged In the movement
Ri Pahrey, John Henshsw, Estes Howe, Rober,
Carter, and others. The people Of N issachusetts
are mighty fond Of making new toms
The Ice that is ''gatherel' this winter Is Of O very
superior qu,liiy, and will compare with any tna.
has been made In the best Of former years. Tho old
tst ictman does no. remember a better article. AS
to the quantity, i y too early yet to speak positive
" ca that point. have heard OF instances in wnica
tie sudden changes OF WSather have operaed
very uLsavorsbly 30 tie g~aiherers.
Tie election Of General Wilson to the place OF
Senator on Wtdneeday last, was 80 much c~xpecloi
ibst ! think The only surprise ex pressed was Z, the
smalln6ss Of his majority. Mcst people believed
tina. he would have rot lass than twenty fvc votes,
and the prevailing opinion. perhaps, was ono VI { yo
over tHat figure. SoCe few wings. whose views
wire %isundicta by Their yen0mon1 feelings, held 10
the last 20 the balief that h could ut be CHOSEN;
a0d even \ M mber OF toe Senote, who Vas prepared
10 vote for him on a sec nd trial, exercised the
opinion that he would no. receive more lhan frseea
Votes en- the first. e n. WihO on him elf seems TO
have tad pretty accurate information a. 10 the nnn
ttr OF bis supporters in tue Sera'e, for be toll q
bitTd, not bali an hour be'ole the election, in an
swsr to his inquiries, that he should not, assuming
tia. he wbs 10 he elected, receive more than tSoDiy
two votes, and perhaps but ssenty ono. Hs enc.
mics say he worked ye-y hari for the office. Per
hays he did. Most men would have done the same
High Office IL not obtained without exei Ion. Ba,
] am certain that neither he no. any other man
could have worked harder for ID than his foes york.
ed 20 prevent his getting II. That they did nos
work in vain is shown by the c~loscness of the vote.
So sanguire were ttme ten Of them Ct success that,
knowing that time would be necessary TO
effect their purpose, and tina. no hu.
man power would uamske Gsaera, Wilson,
the House canciiate-for he Fever would
have Withdrawn from the cobtest-t'ey determined
upon getting the election postponed until After the
rising Of Congress, IN the hope and expectation Of
being enabled, ul:inately ", to throw the whole nat.
ter Ito the mex political cam aign. Bat the wiser
mtn oil the party, desiring tina, few irritating qnes-
tions ~ possible might be introduced into tina. can.
paign, dispoeet Of che matter 1t once. They actel
pIudontly. Strong az The Amenca party is, IL would
lave bsen rent all 10 pieces had the 81 nstorship been
thrown into the arena, to be struggled for BY polia-
cal b. asts Of prey.
Gen. Wilson owes his election 10 the Senators FROM
the small counties. Of the twenty-five senator's rep.
nsentirg tho tour gres. COUNTIES o, Suffolk, Mil
dfstx, Worcester, aud Essex, bat eight voted for
him, and fourteen against hun; and 81 the eight, bu,
two, hr.Maine, OF Suffolk, and Mr.. Alice, OF Middle.
sex, are from the two greatest counties. NJ. Maine
lives IN Chelsea, and Lis five cole agues, Who arc all
Bcs'on EeD, voted for Mr.. Wright. Nine OF Gen.
Wgson's votes were cast by seniors representing
Wholly csin pat the smallest COUNTIES in tse State,
&c four were from the mo5ium counties. He
rad three Worcester votes, three from Essex, I 10
from BIInEtable, three from Bristol, one fom
Suffolk, one from Middlesex. one .ron Flank.
In, two from Plymouth, two from Harnp-
den. one from Nantucket and Dukes, oee from
De- hsnirr, ana ore lIUm NOfIO,k Tic h1u a. lGaAt
enc vote from every Senatorial district in The STATE,
except Hampshire, both members from which votej
agairst Thin. Every senator was present and voted
SO much has been said about Gen. Wilson, of lac,
ard as he IL likely 20 make a figure ~ a national
politician for some years to come, perhaps your
rtsdtr IA may not object to a very brief sketch Of his
career. he IL q native q Ia mington. N. IT,, and
was born on tie 10Th OF February, 1872. HIS orr.
gin was humble. and be was very poor, receiving NJ
~edncstlon except what he worked out for hlms II,
until he had arrived 1t mans estate. lie cane -
Mas achnsetts about twenty years since, and settled
OF Naick, o fiouiishiny town in Mildlesex county,
where be went into tie shoe business, az ne hsi
learned tie tiaSc Of O shoemaker Ia New Hump
sniie. Taking sn active part on the whix side Ia
politics. be " ~ elected q member o. the Masachu-
ats Hruecn f RanreSr utafiuaa In IGsn - ..v.~.