The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-06

Total. .OO4o lllo olbl 4o0l $3.50 0y6 146O3
Aggregate number to whom medical services and medi
cine rendered grauitousy during the month"; 363s
males, 4, ,433 females.
Nativty-274 patients born in the United States
and 504l in foreign countries
Partial results-Sent to hospital, 2s9; died &C.
Tie principal causes of death consumption,
vulsioi Group, hJdrccephaus, marahmus scarla Tina
and variola.
EFFECTS BAD STREETS on HoRsB.-t is est.
mated that nine hundred horses have been killed
since the cold and snowy term set (abou 9th of Janu
ary over and above the usual number in the time
OF fIrmer years.
CLEANING STRErB-There is much activity dis
played by store keepers in cleaning the streets front Of
their places of business Immense quantities of dirt have
be- thrown into the docks That portion Broadway
$3.50 or 500 per block At this rate Broadway as far as
the Union square, could be done tor as it embraces
thirty blocks.
DRowNFD.-Ths yawl Of the pilot boat Thos. H. Smith,
No night of the 4h instant when off the north end of
the Woodlands after boarding bark and while return
ing, curing squa lost of her The pilot boat
to the assistance of the yaw and after throwing
line erdeavoIeo to get it alopgside but deing the
yaw took sheer under the of the pilot boat and
capsized with the two men In 1t. One OF them was
rescued but the other James Barnett of Boston, young
man, Wa lost.
SHAD We learn from Mr.. James W. Taylor the popu-
lar steward Of the steamship Augusta that shad
unusually delicious and abundant at Savannah. The
shad campaign will socn open the North river and
learn our Jersey friends looking forward to rich
harvest
THE SOUND STEAMERS due last Tuesday evening from the
East did not arrive until the msrning, account
of the high westerly winds that prevailed during the
night The Common wealth left Allyn Point at the
hour, but became lodged in ice at mile and half this
side the point She got sesr at II p M and proceeded
on her voy age The Commodore old not leave Stoning
till about A. NJ, yesterday, and the Empire State
ZEN aued at Newport till about the same hour. Tue En-
pire State TO leave last evening" the Commodore at
this morning and the Commonwealth at this after
neon There freight enough at all the landing places
to keep dozen such steamers constantly running
some time to come.
FIRE IN THRTlErH SrRnT.-About hali-past . O'Clock
yesterday afternoon fire broke ont in stable attached
to the rear Of the brick building 1e4 West Thrtieth
street, owned by John McKegney. The 6remen were
promptly on the spot and soon extingushed the fire.
asge about SIS. The stable Was insured TOR $780, and
BRICK building for $600 the St. Nicholas Insurance
Company.
FIRE CHARLES srREr-About O'Clock yesterday af-
alarm Of fire given for the Third district
originated from stable in the of 6s Charles street.
bel ,ngipg to Mr. John Helms 1t appears that several
children at play in the stable time and some
Of them had matches, which ignited and fire
stable The flames were extinguished with lew pals of
water, before the fremen arrived. No damage.
FIRE THE BowERy.-About half past o'clock Tuesday
nient alarm OF Are given for the Fifth district
caused by FIRE being discovered the fourth story of
new building, No. 40s Bogery, supposed TO have orr
ginaed from The carelesness OF the builders Damage
triaing.
FIRE IN A STARrE--HoRsE BURNT DEArH.-Between two
snd 'hIee O'Clock, on tuesday morning, fire dis
covered in the hsy lott Of sta Die OF No 466 Greed
wich street of Watts street, owned by Thomas
Develin grocer. The 6remen were very quick, add
tir guishto the flames but before the horse could be
exucsted he wac much burnt that 1t became neces-
ssvy knock him the head to relieve the poor ami
ma from euHarur Loss about 800. The horse be-
long,d 70 Mr. revein The dre s supposed to he the act
OF az ileeLaary