The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-05

The steamship Ariel, from Havre, 2lst ult., al
rived at this port yesterday The letters Of our
respondents at London, Paris and other European
capitals, together with a mass of extracts from TO-
reign journals, including the despatch of General
Simpson, giving the programme of the funeral of the
Late COMMANDMENTS chief Of the British forces in the
Crimea, which we publish to-day, will be found very
interesting.
The returns of the elections in North Carolina and
Tennessee figure up anything but satisfactorily for
the Know Nothings. In Tennessee, even, the result
is regarded as doubtful. However, as we have re-
ceived dispatches from the South and West later
than yesterday noon-owing to some arrangement
Of the telegraphs- something may yet turn up. At
present the aspect, in Know Nothing point Of
view, is quite dscouraging.
The mortality list Of the past week shows de-
crease Of 80, as compared with the week previous,
the whole number being 576 according to the re.
port of the City Inspector, namely, SO men, 80 wo-
men, 23l boys and 1877 girls. The principal causes
Of death were : Apoplexy, 8; bronchitis, A COMES
ton Of the lungs, Z consumption, 81 inflammation
Of the lungs CONGESTION Of the brain, 8 dropsy
in the head, 10; diarrhGa, 4s; dysentery, AZ in
fammation of the bowels, IA; palsy, 4; cholera in
fantum, l03; cholera morbus, 4; commissions lin
fantile), 53 Group, 4; debility (infantilc), IL;
let fever, 2; marasmus (nfantile), 81; measles 6;
teething, q and smallpox, 2. There were 10 deaths
from violent causes, from sunstroke, 6 from old
age, premature births, and SO cases of stilborn.
The following is the classification of dsease:-Bones
joints &C., 8; brain and nerves. 49, generative or
gans, 3; heart and blood vessels IL; lungs throat
&c, 99 skin, &c. and eruptve fevers l6; stillborn
and premature births, 3s; stomach, bowels, and
other digestive organs, 247; uncertain seat and gene
raj fevers, 80; urinary organs, 4; old age, 6;
mown,2. The nativity table gives 45S natives of
the United States, SO of Ireland 33 of Germany and
Of England.
The particulars of a sad accident which occurred
late yesterday afternoon in the East river may be
found elsewhere. 1t appears that one Of the Full
Ton ferry boats was making her trip child fell
board, and was soon borne rapidly down the stream.
gentleman on board pulled off his coat and boots,
and plunged into the river with the praiseworthy
design of rescuing the child. The ferry boat was
stopped and lfeboat lowered, but that tipped over
and filed with water, upsetting a gentleman in the
river. Considerable excitement prevailed, but the
two were picked up by boats from the shore. The
child, we regret to say, was drowned
We publish to-day additional testimony in the case
Of John Decker, trial in Norfolk Va, for the
murder Of John Murphy, in May last. The prisoner
is native of Staten Island, and engaged in the
oyster trade with Virginia. The accused and the
deceased, on the night of the murder were on q
drunken frolic, and quarrel arose between the
parties, which led to the arrest OF Decker as the
murderer of Murphy, as the body of the lat
ter was found late at night, in the streets of Nor
folk, with mortal wounds upon him. The trial,
which has been unusually protracted, has created
much excitement.
The state ment of tolls received on the New York
canals from the commencement OF navigation up to
August l. shows falling of, in comparison with the
receipts OF last year for the period, of s56,0,
and in comparison with those of ls47 amounting to
s6s4,7sl.
DR.. John c. Calhoun, third son of the late Hon.
John c. Calhoun, died of consumption at Wins
boro', s. c.. on Tuesday last.
The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 500
bales, the market closing firm. Flour was less AMI.
mated, and closed quiet without change of moment
in prices Wheat was freely offered aud prices
of Southern red favored purchasers while good to
prime white was scarce and firm. Corn was again
lower, with sales at SO 81 cents chiefly ut So.
Pork was quite steady, with fair amount of trans
actions. Coffee and sugars were firm, with less
doing, it being Saturday, and many merchants hav-
ing gone to the country to remain till Monday.
Freights to Liverpool, owing to the small number of
vessels on were frmer. In consequence of quarau.
tine difficulties with Norfolk, small vessels were
wanted to bring wheat from Ocracokc, North Caro-
lima, and schooner of 1000 bushels capacity was
chartered at twelve cents per bushel and others
were in demand for the same trade.