New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-19

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A..oc;ss;on--baving declinsd Hssry
tpss .%.. ,o.pmousfy elected TO gil the Vacancy.
I-..;..,;ng Committee OF Three retired TO name
,s.,.c.,ss 10 meet in convention in this city the
GA AZ NAV for the purpose Of selecting delegation
-torepre.eot the City and County in the Republican
.Csurentiou that meets at Syracuse, May %. Toe
committee reported as such delegates William fee'
and b. A. Mayersu, accompanied with Instructions
that they recommend 10 the Convention as toe de'e'
gates to represent the Sixth Assembly District 'y
scssc, John j. S,llcocks, Henry f. Davids-a''o"a'''
William Peel and John Shaw
The Republican Association of the Egh'een'" -
met At the Medical College on FRIDAY evening"
teen names were added to the roll
a,'r-...,,;va Committee for the Ward was ap-
,oirted consisting of three members nom escn vi 'e
.ssven Election Districts, together with the omcers o
.he Association and the five delegates 10 the Oen'"i
Committee A resolution was offered that w" dele
-. h. chosen to set with like number from each
- tha other Ward Associations, and with the Taber-
nacle Executive Committee and the Committee Of five
som the Central Republican Committee, in the seec-
t;ou Of delegates to Syracuse. Francis o. Dor and
Henry Brewster were appointed delegates.
A meeting to sympathize with the starving inhab-
sants of the Cape de Verd Islands was held in the Office
OF M JOSEPH Mcclure, No. sc Seventh street, on FRI
day evepiog. A committee was appointed to solicit
the cooperation and the attendance of the friends
Of humanity at meeting to be held in the same place
on Tuesday evening goth inst 4, when subscription
list viii be opened.
Thelate Rev. DIR. Choules was an inveterate book
fancier a. well Unsuitable explorer of the curos-
of Tn no Of his allapa
He he had collected a unique and rich library, con-
sstng Of the works of old English dvines, rare his
torca eatises and tracts and extensive variety of
modern popular literature. The sale of this collection
as hss been already announced commences to-day at
%he Of Lesvt Delisser * Co., and will be con-
nped until the whole library disposed Of 1t is not
often that occasion is presented tempting to the
lover Of curiousl books or afordng such facilities for
enhancing the value OF private collections.
According to the report of the City Inspector there
were 800 deaths in the city during the past week, viz
se men, 81 women, lac boys and lO2 girls, showing
decrease Of two on the mortality Of the week previ-
There were deaths of apoplexy 6of bronchitis,
Of coDgeon of the lungs. SO Of consumption, 10 of
Inflammation Of the lungs Of congestion Of the BRAIN
Q Of Inflammation of the BRAIN 10 of dropsy in the
head, Of other dropscal complaints Of disease Of
the heart, Of palsy IL Of small pox, Of typhus
fever 81 Of commissions nfantle 81 of scarlet fever
of whooping cough, Is Of marasmus (nfantle), of
measles and of teething. There also Is prema-
ture births 90 cases Of stborn and 10 deaths from
violent causes. Ybe following is the classification of
diseases: bones joints, &c, 4; brain and nerves. a.;
generative organs, l.; heart and blood.vessels, 8;
luDgs throat, &C., lo9i old age, 3; skin &C., and
exupve fevers, 40 stilbon and premature birth, Al
stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, Al. The
nativity table gives $40 natives Of the United States
70 Of Ireland &c of Germany, 10 of England and the
balance Of various European countries and British
America.
Mr.. Brady. the Daguerrean artist, was Heeced
lightly on Saturday BY fellow calling himself ID. X.
Miller, and claiming connection with The Herald.
Miller had check signed "Fredk Hudson" which
he wanted cashed, and O. it after o'clock, the
bank was closed The victim unthinkngly paid over
ths money, and the confidence man departed. The
Signature ;oSs:: .bout q much like Ar, Hadsons as
Brady does Ike the Belgian giant.
wm Wallenstein, German, shade painter, doing
business at No 465 Pearl street, committed suicide in
the city prison yesterday afternoon by stranglng Hun
self with one of his suspenders which he tied firmly
around his neck while alone in his cell. The deceased
bad been for sometime insane, and had been placed
Temporarily in the prison until an examination could
be bad relative to his insanity by the legally
rsed authorities. While walking in the lower hall of
the prison, Just before he took his life, he became
possessed with the idea that some person intended to
assault him, and to protect himself he seized large
club. This was taken from him, and he went into
CELL and in Eve minutes was found dead. An inquest
will be held upon the body.
A man named Edward Gleason was arrested, yester-
day, charged with maleiously stabbng Patrick Ken
nedy Of No. "a Third avenue in the back with knife
1t appears that m feeling has existed for some time
between the parties and that late on Saturday night
Gleason called on Kennedy and dared him to fight.
The latter declined and Gleason then drew knife and
stabbed him, but not dangerously. He ives committed
to answer for the ofense.
Dockmaster Knfen, an Officer Of the Twenty-frst
Ward Police, on Saturday night, rescued boy named
Michael Lyons whose parents reside at No. $40 First
avenue, from drowning. The boy had fallen into one
Of the docks Of the East River and would have per-
nhed but for the exertions Of the dockmaster, who
plunged in and rescued him. This is the sixth person
Mr.. Knisn has saved from watery grave during the
past year.
The Hermann took out 800 passengers and ells,eso
IN specie for Southampton and Havre, and the Edin
burgh PAL passengers for Glasgow on Saturday.
Lieut. Dalton, Of the First Ward Police requests US
TO cay that he was not engaged as reported day
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