The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-04

The News.
The debate upon the Uoitsd 5sa.ss Seuatorshtp
k the New York Assembly was resumed yesterday,
and continued throughout he session with uaaag
ging interest. We refer our readers to o report of
TIE discussion under tbs proper head. In the
Senate the resoluti on of inquiry as TO the authority
by which Mr.. Thomas Dunlap acts as Commissioner
ef Em'g alton, was discussed and laid on the table.
Our Washington correspond mt states that Dailsy
Mann, our psramoulasing Secretary of STATE, has
resigned his Office, allowing che President uatil the
Lat Of March to select his SUCCESSOR. The recent
chars e in the ( reign policy Of the administration is
assigned 90 the raason for Mr.. Maun's resignation.
TIE United States Senate VAS not in sss zion yes
terday. In the House the s~hirsy-six private bills
acted en- in Committee of the Whole the day pre-.
yisus were taken up and passed. In committee, the
bin extending Colonel Colts fresrm patent seven
yesrs was taken up. Our readers ore well aware of
the charges OF bribery and corruption that have
been alleged against shs parties interested In this
measure, and also that a special committee was ap.
pointed at the last session Of Congress to investigate
and report upon those charges. This com nit
bee reported in part near the close of the last
aseEion, and requested ard Obtained leave to
S~oGtipue their inquiry. Since then nothing has
been heard from t2em, and the bill now comes
mp in the regular order OF business Mr.. Pratt
endorsed the honorable character of Col. Coli,
sHd stated that there was not the slightest particle
Of truth in the charges alleged against him. Au
Mat Mr., Colt requires is, that Congress will give its
epiRi n on the bill one way or another. Mr.. Lstcher,
chairman Of the Sole t Commit zee, would not say
hat Mr.. Cot had acted Improperly, as at the time
Re appeared before the Committee OF Inquiry he was
drunk. The testimony taken would snow, he said,
that Mr.. Colt had no definite idea of the ex9endi.
tures Of his agent. Tee assertion relative to Mr..
Cons iptox,caaon was confirmed by Mess-s. Eddy,
Rpffo, Zollic ,ff.r, and Eliot, but .ntither impeacaed
hs b, nor and integrity. Mr.. E1gerton made . long
speech in favor Of the patent, and gave . history o.
The lvsses Mr.. Colt has sustained in pertecting his
Invention; but before concluding his remarks the
eemEittee rose and the House adjourned.
The political qnack do,tors Of Tsmuany Hall,
VII have recently organized an association on the
dispeDsary piinci ole, with the humaae design OF
hea ing all the old sores, ruptures aad fractures,
simple and compound, that affi;t the democratic
party Of this S;ate, are to hold q grand fusion do
nonsirstioD meeting on the 7th Of next moasa-
just at the proper time to catch a few OF the str ~
sticks of polisi ,al timber tina. will float hitaer va d
fom Washington upon the breaking up of Con-.
grsss. TIE whole strength Of the company will
NO doubt be br ,ught ont, in order to insure a full
house, fusion or no fusion.
T. e sales Of cotton on the spot yesterday reached
l,O00 bales, at The extreme range OF prices. Provi-
siQps Were without change Of moment, with q fair
snnount ofsales. Flour soil to a moderate extent,
both 70 the home trade and for eSpo't, .; % IA. the
name rates. White 5 juthsrn wheat sold a. 81 20,
red 90. at a. IL, aad white Michigan az So 10. Corn
was scarce, and only one cargo Of good Southern
yellow sod afioat. at 81. Sugars wee more active,
and 900 hhds. New Orleans and 200 do. Cuba we've
sold o. steady prices. In freights, -four was engaged
ut l.. 81. for Liverpool, with 1000 a l,200 boxes
bacon, and soma lots beef and pork, az previous
rates. About ten vessels were mp for California,
two Of which uere recently Cd, aud the remainder
were advanced in load q.
We give else where some additional extracts from
our California fes re ,eived by the Ssar of the
West, among which will be found a pcrtio1 of
Governor Bigler's message, relating to the iaances
Of the Sts'e, ,he condition and prospects Of the
nines, and the exports Of gold dist during the past
year. Among our extracts will also be found some
interesting statistics made up at the Gloss Of the
year.
The whole number OF deaths In this city during
tbe past week, according TO the oficia re 3ort Of the
CITY Inspector, was 5ll, viz: 81 men, % women
l72 girls ard l57 boys, sho wing an increase Of "a
over the mortality OF the week previous. This
increase is mainly from complaints OF the throat AMI
bungs, diseases OF the stomach and bo yels, aud
stinborn children. There were G deaths Of ~apoplexy,
IL q bronchitis, 5 of congestion Of the lungs, 81 Of
consumption, 55 Of i'm lmmstion Of the lu1gs, I of
congestion Of the brain 10 Of tiarrhea, 81 o: dropsy
IN the head, 10 OF dysentery, IA If typhus fever, Z
Of disease Of tie heart, I3 OF inflammation OF the
brain, : Of pe'sy and 2 Of smallpox the frss
cases OF this disease reported for several
weeks There were IL deaths from ex,ernil
and violent causes. OF the total OF deaths 323
were children under ten Jesr5 Of age, AID Of this
number Il died Of commissions, Il Of Group, 10 Of
debility, % Of scarlet fever, 6 Of hoping cough, 20
Of marssmus, 8 OF m,aslel, and 3 o. ~teetling
There were also : prcnature births, ard % cases
Of stilborD. The following is the classification OF
dissases:-Bones, joints, &c, 4; brain and nerves,
los; generstive organs, S; heat and blood vessels,
Ia; lungs, tbroat, &C., lG6; old age, 4, skin ald
eruptive fevers, 40; stiIlborn and premature births,
Al; stomach, bowels AMI other digestive org ms
rs; uncertain "a. and general feysrs, 80; uriulry
organs, z. There were los deaths in tho public in.
starutions-66 at The EmigTaLt Hospital, and IA A.
the Alnshouse. The nativity table gives 3Is M.
Gives Of the United STATES, ~ OF Ireland, 60 Of
Germany, 0 OF England, and the balance distributed
among various European countries.
The United States frigate Sabine was launched
from tie Brooklyn Navy Yard yestsrdy forenoon.
An account Of the spa t,sle, aud a history or The
vsssc', which dates back "a far a. 1923, Is given
elsewhere.
We publish TO day letters from or: correspondents
n, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, lancaster, Chicago,
wheeling, jacksonville and Bos.m. rhoy contain
: variety Of useful and interesting Information re.