The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

Pie steamship Empire City arrived yesterday
morning. with the California mails to the 10th uit,
q full Complement Of passengers, and nearly mil
hon in treasure. Her advices were anticipated by
the Northern Light, which arrived on the 9Th inst
By this arrival have later advices from the South
Pacific. From Chill there is nothing of general in
serest. Congress was engaged in discussing Internal
improvement bills. An account of the wreck of the
ship Manchester and the loss Of eighteen Of her
crew, s given in another column. Tue Manchester
was from New York, bound to Valparaiso. In b.
Ivia the public mind was occupied with the ap-
preaching election for President. DR.. Lenares was
regarded the popular candidate. There is nothing
Of Importance from Peru, and the gold fever seems
to have entirely died out. The affairs between
Brazil and Paraguay remained unadjusted, and il
was impossible to conjecture what course events
would take.
We have Sydney, Australia news to the 18th of
May. Business had improved. In Melbourne, pro-
visions were on the advance. In Victoria, immiga
lion was on the increase. The taking away of
miners licenses had created some dissatisfaction.
In another column Of to-day paper will be found
an account of q case of alleged homocide that oc.
CURED in the Nineteenth ward, in which u man
named Burns was killed by blow on the head from
club said to have been in the hands Of one limo
thy Buckley. The ARRAY took place on Sunday
night last, III the Fourth avenue, Lear Forty-eighth
street. Buckley has not yet been arrested, although
a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
The police Of the Fifth ward last night arrested
thief having in his possession several valuable silk
dresses and other property, for which an owner is
wanted. An account of the arrest aud list of the
articles will be found under the Police Intelligence.
According TO the report Of the City Inspector there
592 deaths in this city during the past week,
viz:--63 men, so women, 244 boys and 225 girls,
showing increase of IL the mortality Of the pre-
vious week. Ii will be observed that four-iths Of
the deaths occurred among children. Among the
principal causes of death may be enumerated the
following: 8; cholera, 2; diarihea, 49,;
dysentary, &c., Inflammation of the bowels, 6;
sumption, So; Inflammation Of the lungs, 6; conges-
tion of the lungs 3; typhoid fever, 81 palsy 81 small
pox, 8; cholera infantum, Ia marasmus Gnfantile),
IL; debility, ID; scarlet fever .; hopping cough, 20;
marasnius, 81; measles, s; congestion Of the brain,
IL; dropsy in the head "a; also premature births,
and 26 cases of stillborn. The classification of dis
eases is as follows-Bones JOINTS &C., l; brain aud
nerves, l02; generative organs 8; heart and blood
vessels, 8; lungs throat, &c, l04; skin, &C., and
eruptive fevers, %; stiborn and premature births
IS; stomach bowels and other digestive organs, 277;
uncertain seat and general fcvers 35; urinary organs
20; old age /; unknown. OF the whole number
of deaths 70 were from violent causes The nativity
table gives 500 natives of the United States, "a of
Ireland % Of Germany, and the balance from various
European countries.
The Wilmington Herald thinks that Clingman
aem., in the Eighth Congressional District Of North
Carolina is defeated, and that H. d. Carmichael, the
American candidate is elected. 1t says that the
county of Buncombe, in which Clingman two years
ago received majority OF over six hundred, has now
given the Know Nothing candidate seventy five ma
jority.
The steamship Washington, Capt. Cavendy, sailed
at noon yesterday for Southampton and Bremen,
with 20 passengers and s2O7 900 in SPECIE The
Vanderbilt steamship also sailed at noon for Hayre,
with 100 passengers aud 1922, 1893 in specie
Yesterday being the last day Of the week, and
many merchants leaving for temporary visit to the
country trade, in general way, not very active.
The sales Of cotton reached about 500 600 bales
without change in prices. Flour was in fair de-
mand without alteration of moment in quotations.
Wheat declined four to five cents per bushei. In
dian corn at the close about cent per bushel
lower. Pork was frmer, with fair amount Of sales.
Sugar and coffee were firm. About 500 300 hhds
of the former were sold at foil prices. Cotton was
taken for Liverpool at 3-l5d. tor compressed and
uncompressed; and oil was ut los per ton, and for
London az lis.