The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-16
New York, Sunday, September 10, 1855.


The ST. Nicholas Hotel last evening was again
the scene of another stabbing ARRAY between two Of
Ms boarders one Of whom it is feared win not sur
Vive his injury. Much excitement prevailed through
out the house. as both parties are well known
and possess an extensive circle of acquaintance.
The names OF the parties in this melancholy
affair are &Captain Wright, formerly o. the
steamship Jewess, and a Mr.. r. S. Dean, Of
Baltimore Some difficulty Of long standing
existed between them, aud Captain Wright
hast evening, in the barroom, attempted to chastse
Mr.. Dean with cowhide. A conflict Immediately
ensued, and before separation could take place,
Mr. Dean had drawn dirk knife and inflicted two
wounds Of fatal character in the body of his an
tagonist-one under the ribs on the left side, and
The other il the upper portion of the stomach Mr.
Dean in the excitement inflicted wound upon his
own person, but not OF dangerous character. A
fun account Of the tragedy will be found in another
column.
new and important political movement was in
augurated last evening by the temperance people,
Five delegates from each ward were appointed to q
general committee. strong platform Of temperance
principles was adopted in which the Maine law and
all forms OF coercye legislation condemned, and
The moral suasion policy recommended. The Maine
law OF this State was pronounced failure by seve
raj OF the speakers, and the enactment of stringent
license law urged. The Carson League and Tempe
rance Alliance were severely denounced, and gene
raj ward and city organization advocated. Mr.. Epes
E. EleYy presided and Mr.. Nathan Nesbt explained
the object of the movement to be a thorough re-or
ganization OF the Temperance party oil the city and
county Of New York. Several important special
committees were also appointed
The executive committee Of the State Temper
ance Society have issaed cali for State Conyen-
yention, 10 be held in Utica the ID Of October
Per contrG--the opponents of the Prohibitory
Liquor law are summoned to meet in convention
at Syracuse on the 10th Of October
Our intelligence from Washington is Interesting.
The action OF the Naval Retiring Board continued
10 be the subject OF much remark, and no little
aniMadverson. Oar views upon this question are
briefly given in the editorial columns. Townsend
Harris Consult General to Japan, left the capital
yesterday. Mr.. Harris il ordered to negotiate new
treaty with Siam, the one heretofore negotiated
with that kingdom being in many important parti-
eulars inappiicable to the wants Of commerce.
We give elsewhere the main points of report of
the executive committee o? the Camden and Amboy
Railroad Company on the Burlington catastrophe.
OF course the committee make out case. The
regulations of the road were perfectly proper and
no one was to blame for the loss OF twenty three
hable lives and the score or two Of mangled and
manned survivors.
We publish elsewhere another interesting article
on the progress of our city improvements and Of
street architecture generally. 1t embraces in its
structures all the works in operation in contem-
p.ion On Murray Hill, and will be found to contain
good many suggestions worthy Of attention on the
mart of property owners and architects.
We present in another column the speech in fuil
of General Ramsey al the recent dinner on the an
niyersary OF the occupation OF Mexico by the Anne
rican army. Our readers will be rs much surprised
ON its petsa as were the officers present, TO find
among them 20 familiar with Mexico and Mexcans,
as 70 furnish from memory moment is notice such
copious historical details and "reminiscences con-
nected with the war and especially Of Mexican &c
nerals since the war. We have long known General
Ramsey as thoroughly vcrsed in al that pertains to
our neighboring ropubic, but we must confess that
in this impromptu speech the extent OF his obser
walton and research has increased admiration of
his abilities
The Official report OF the City Inspector Cor thc
past week exhibits very satisfactory condition Of
the public health. The total number OF deaths was
5O3 namely As men, 66 women, 100 boys and 100
piris-an increase OF two on the mortality OF the
week previous. The diseases prevalent arc those
affecting the brain and nerves and digestive organs;
of other complaints the mortality is comparatively
friGing The timely action Of the Board Of Health
in imposing stringent quarantine restrictions upon
all vessels arriving from Baltimore aud ports south
thereof, has relieved tie public mind OF much ankle
ty, induced by the reports Of the terrible rayages
of the yellow fever at Virginia and New Orleans.
IN "a, of upat a.
past were Consumption, 80; congestion OF the
brain, o; inflammation OF the brain, 10; in
Rammation Of the lungs, s. dropsy in the
head 70; other dropsies, q diarrha, 81; dysentery,
%; inflammation Of the bowels, IS; cholera infau
tum, II: commissions infantile), 52 scarlet fever,
.; loorng cough, 10; marasmus Gniantile 90:
teetning s.; typhus fever 6; other feyers, 10; aud
scrofula, {. There were two suicides by hanging,
Two BY piussic acid, and one by shooting; one muir
der, one premature birth and thirty three cases OF
stillhorn. The following is the classification Of
diseases:-Bones joints, &C., Q; brain and nerves,
100; generative organs, heart and blood vessels,
g. lungs, throat, &c, 81; skin, &C, and craptive
fevers IA; stillbon and premature births, 81; st).
mach bowels, and other digestive organs 2l0; I'M
certain seat and general feyers o. urinary organs.
:; old age 4. Ofthe foregoing l6 were from violent
causes. OF the whole number SO were inmates of
the public institutions. The nativity table gives iOl
natives Of the United States, 90 OF Ireland ~ of
Germany, Of Scotland, and the balance Of various
foreign countries.
The French Journal La pat,ie makes some very
strong comments on the duties Of neutrality which
The United states should Observe in connection with
The Eastern war; The articlo-which we translate
lis based upon the alleged discovery OF lot of re.
volvers concealed in cargo Of cotton shipped from
Antwerp for Warsaw, by order Of an American
house. The heavy fine imposed upon the shippers
will act as double incentive TO the observance osa
strict neutrality on the part Of our citizens.
In to-day's paper may be found letters from our
correspondents OF Paris, Berlin, Vienna Lima. Calf
ioTnia, Oregon, Toronto Canada, Boston, and