The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-30
Hew York, sunday, ssptember -. lsoS.


t Tho News.
The European mails by the steamship America
reached this city yesterday afternoon. We have
Aransferred this morning to our ceIamns number
Of extracts from our files of foreign Journals
tanning interesting information rcsuse to the fab of
Sepsstopo. Among them may be found list Of the
killed and wounded British officers vivid descrip-
ton of the Tie Deum at Paris, and an analysis Of
Count Nesselrode's last diplomatic circular.
We make room to-day for our full reports of the
conventions of the wing and abolition parties at
Syracuse on Wednesday and Thursday last, and of
fhc proceedings which attended the Inauguration
movement of the new abolition league. Our reports
will lie found to be graphic; and as they exhibit o
number of the temperance orators and politicians in
ther true characters. they should be filed away and
preserved for future reference.
The New York Temperance General Committee
met last night to complete the organization. A
committee was appointed to nominate candidates
for city and county Offices. The Inauguration of
this new temperance movement, as announced in
our conmls, with the platform adopted at their
meeting held two weeks since, is pretty generally
known. Fhe attempt thus to fuse the opponents to
the Maine law and those in favor Of a stringent
license law, seems to be meeting with quite extend
ed approval. A full report of the proceedings is
! necess ariy crowded over.
Commander Ingraham, of Koszta celebrity, and
Commander Hollins, the destroyer of Greytown,
have been promoted to Captains.
We have months later news from the Plains
The troops comprising General Harney's command
we're all in good health. Lieut.. Heath was killed at
the battle with the Indians at Ash Hollow
The epidemic at Norfolk and Portsmouth is
rapidly abatng. On Thursday. at Norfolk there
were but seven Deaths and no new cases. At Ports
mouth, on Friday, there were but three deaths.
President Pierce is suffering from chills and
fever.
very noticeable and gratifying Improvement of
the public health is reported by the City Inspector
in his last weekly statement. The total number of
deaths during the week was $50, namely: so men,
81 women, l3l boys and lit girls; showing de-
Grease of Al on the mortality of the week previous.
In the public institutions there but 20 deaths
The principal causes of death were-Bronchitis A.;
congestion of the lungs, s.; consumption, SO; infam-
nation Of the lungs, 8; congestion of the BRAIN
inflammation of the brain, 81 diarrhea, 81; dysen-
terry, 20 inflammation Of the bowels, A. typhus fe-
yer, 0; scarlet fever, 8; typhoid fever, 81 cholera
infantum, 25 commissions (nfantile) 81; Group, 8;
hopping cough, ii; and marasmus Gnlantils), 49,
There premature births, 26 cases of stllborn,
and deaths from violent causes, including one suicide
and one murder. The following is the classification
Of diseases-B0nes, joints, &c, A. brain and nerves.
%; generative organs, 4; heart and blood vessels
4; lungs, throat, &c. So; skin, &C., and eruptve fe
vss, 8; stillborn and premature births, 81; sto
mach, bowels and other digestive organs, 800; I'M
certain seat and general fevers 20; old age, l. The
nativity table gives 273 natives of the United States
30 of Ireands2l of Germany, and the balance Of
various European countries.
The cotton market continued quiet yesterday,
while sales were unimpo tant, as dealers were still
without the Americas letters, which were anxiously
looked for, but would not arrive in time to be made
available in the market until Monday. Flour was
unchanged, with good demand for export. Wheat
was firm. A contract for 10000 bushels Tennessee
red was settled at 81 90. Good Southern red on the
spot ranged from 81 80 81 80, and white do. from
81 06 a 81 10, the former figure for Canadian do.
Corn experienced slight decline. Pork was dull,
and sales light. There speculative movement
in coffee and the gales OF Rio embraced two car
goes amounting TO about 1000 bags. Sugars were
steady, but comparatively quiet. Freights to Liver
pool and London were again iirmer, with a fair
amount offering and taken for present and future
delivery.