The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-16


sented by Mr.. Hickman, (denl.) OF Pennsylvania
that after the sixtcth vote all but the two highest
candidates be dropped, and that OF these two be
chosen. OF course the motion was rejected. There
IRE no reports Of new combinations. Col. Orr is
stzn regarded N available man, but the time to
Try him has not yet arrived. Probably the media
taans Of the Sabbath may lead to something better
than the caucuses of preceding days. Who knows?
The Washington Union OF yesterday contained
the following interesting item of intelgence:-"We
are informed that person who desires to remain
unknown has addressed to the chief of the Russian
legation a check for four thousand dollars to be
transrnltted to his government. The unknown
donor who only signed the initials NJ. Y, states in
his letter that full of admiration for the gallant de-
fence Of Sebastopol, he sends this liberal sum Of
money to lie distributed among the widows and or
phans Of the Russian soldiers who fell bravely fight
ag for their homes against foreign agressors."
We publish elsewhere the call of the soft shell
democratic State Committee for State Conven-
tion to meet at Syracuse on the sth Of January to
choose delegates to the National Convention at
Cincinnati.
The Board of State Canvassers have certified to
Me election of Samuel l.. Selden, as Judge of the
Court OF Appeals for the long term. The fact that
selden's name had been discovered, led to the ap
uehension that he would be ruled ont by the Board
The contest for State officers in Wisconsin, on the
9TH ut, was very cloae one. The election Of
Barstow (dem) and Bashford (b!ack republican,
has been claimed at various times by the papers
advocating the principles of the respective candi.
dates for Governor. Yesterday, however, was the
time fixed by law for the State canvass, and the
following telegIaphic despatch, giving the result,
was received in this city last evening from Hon. A.
Y. Gray, Secretary of State -
In ali The conp,es in the State Governor Barstow'e
Jority IL one hundred and forty-three.
Captain Haven, Of the bark Chieftain, arrived at
this port yesterday from Aux Cages reports that
when he left il very sickly at that place, espe-
ciay among the shipping, all the vessels in port
had had more or less sickness board, and great
oand officer of the Chieftan, and youngest son of
fever, on the llth ult
Oliver King and Warren c. Ayres, the FIRST named
recently hotekeeper in Lowell Mass, and the
litter formerly broker in Boston, were arrested on
Friday night ut Lawrence, Mass, charged with hav-
ing committed the robbery Of fifty thousand dollars
N gold from the American Express Company, while
other persons are also in custody upon similar
charge.
The Henry Clay Fire Insurance Company, of the
city Of New York, after an investigation by Mr.
Barnes, under the direction of Comptroller Cook
has been found wanting" Consequently, as in
the Of several Of its bogus contemporaries, its
doors will be closed.
We give in another column an account Of an ex-
A.
morning at Nos IL and 10 Canal street, whereby pro-
perty to the amount of upwards of one hundred
thousand dollars was destroyed.
From the official report of the City Inspector we
learn that the whole number Of deaths in the city
during the past week was 346, namely, so men, 60
women, 1877 boys and 80 grls-a decrease of % on
the mortality Of the week previous. There were
deaths Of bronchitis IL Of consumption - OF milan
nation of the lungs, of bleeding and Of conges-
lion of the lungs, Of diarrh9a of dysentery of
cholera, OF inflammation Of the bowels, Of con-
gession of the brain, 10 of dropsy in the head, s
OF dieease Of the keart, s Of Inflammation of the
stomach, Z Of typh@s fever, of palsy, 80 of con
WILSON'S tnfantile), is Of group, 10 of debility,
% of scarlet fever, OF hopping cough, Is Of
marasmus, (inEantile,) and of smallpox. There
were also preIaasaro births, 81 Of stillborn
and deaths froiu yiolSnt causes The following is
khe classification Of diseases bones, joints, &c. 2;
brain and nerves, sc generativc organs, 3 heart
and blood vessels II lungs, throat, &C., los skin,
&c, and euptive fe wers, 81 stillborn ard prena-
fure births, So stol zach bowels and other diges
tive organs az unce Vtain seat and general fevers
% urinary organs G old age, l. The nativity
table gives 25G natives ui The United States "a of
Ireland, i6 of Germany, 3 Of England, and the re
mainder OF variors European countries and British
America
The sales Of coa ton yesterday footed up about
200 bales, the ma, ket closing quite steady The
stock at tis port q ntinued 10 be quite light and
restricted transaetioa Flour was without change
Of moment from the previous days quotations,
Willie sales were moder ate. In wheat, the views Of
Buyers and sellers were separated by about -four
Eve cents psr bneheI Beyond cargo of prime
Southern white, &c 81 ~ for milling, and small lot
southern damaged, yo sgles were reported. Corn
WAS without change moment. Coffee was steady,
with rae OF 600 s.gs Rio at p. t. Sugars were
quite steady bat sales were without Importance,
Icing checked by the i'o,lemency of the weather
Frcighss we're steady vessel was chartered for
Londonderry direct, to 10 VI with -four and grain,
and another 10 Antwerp load with flour, grain
and cotton, az fun rates.
THE POLICE CORRUPTION s.-Ihe trials Of
Jn6gc Stuart and Baker, nd the inyesti-
cation lately in progress be tore the Legis-