The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17
TNe News.

The United States Senate yesterday passed the
bin 20 ex,e-d the time for Texas cr,ditvs to pre-
sen. their GAINS The consideration Of the House
bill for fte settlement OF claims Of officers Of the
Reyolutiea, was postponed until the third Monday
in Deccuber The veto by the President Of the
patapsco River Improvement bill was at first sus-
tanned but aerw ards reconsiderec during the even
ing session, and passed over tho Presidents veto.
The House bill tcr lighthouse appropriations was
passed. At the evening session the Post Office APP
preparation bill, amended go as to provide FOR
semimontbly 0yerlsn. mail to California, was also
passed. The Desnoines Rapids bill was passed
over the Presidents veto by vote Of 80 to a.
After several conferences, the Senate receded
from their amendments to the Civil Appropri-
alton oil, except the one relating to books
for members, and the bill passed In the House
Of Representatives the bill making the usual ap-
preparation fer ocean nail service, with the mend
mens 10 yi-c notice OF the termination CT the coa-
tract gNIn, add tiona compensation to the Collins
line, was adopted. The Senate bill extending to
dramatic authors TIE benefit Of copyright was pass
ed. Dgriag the evening session. great confusion
prevailed and frequent messages were interchanged
between the two houses. The BIZ 70 protect Ameri-
can cTs,zens in the discovery OF guano islands was
passed. The bill 70 station ssean revenue enter
at the port Of New York was adopted. The House
recedcd from their Kansas amendments At tyo
O'Clock this morning both hcases were III session
with a prospect of continuing for several hoars
Mater apes red 70 be progressing favorably.
The desD< ten OF our w 1stington CORES pondent
furnishes with some in .-resting items respecting
the doings Of Congress. NJ. Mason mas no. re
Qucssed tooe recalled from Paris, bns will remain
there durizg the continuance OF Mr.. Pierce ia office
Francis ?. Blair, the intimate and confidential friend
OF General Jackson s about TO publish reoy TO
theasseults made on him be- Cave johnson, in which
he gives General Jackson's opinion Of Mr.. suoha-
nan. re discusses the sto-y of bargain and cor
ruptionn between Adams end Clay at length, aud
was he author of the charge.
Pie storm Of the 10th, Ilth and 18th inst, which
visited the vicinity Of New o,ean g. was of the most
terrible character Themss disa strous effects
despatch informs us, were f.lt at o summer resort
calt Las, Island, short distauc, above New Or
lears which is represented hav had every hons,
swept from it, and TO have been ,mpletely inanda
ted. Two hundred persons it is e. tmated lost thei
lives en- this island. Grand Ca ilou Island, an
other watering place, he'd also suffered severe
by; the extent Of the loss If life was no
knevn, bus II was reported that thirty be
dies had been found on enc end of the island
The damage to tine sugar, cotton and corn crop
are said to be almost inca,culabl .. The banks o
the river at Bayou Sara he'd cay ed in, caTyins
away three hundred residences. he dead bodie
at Last Island were plnndeYei Of money and vala
ables by set OF pirates who inha Dit IT, All the
particulars that have been receives viii be found
among our telegraphic news.
From the report ofthe City Inspect rive learn that
there were 65I deaths in the city last week, being ar
increase Of "a over those OF tho ueek uevous. The
following is acomparatye stGtesent Of the mortalry
for the two weeks
Men. Women. .l3oys. Girls. Toel
Wees ending Jug sss 80 20 20 70 81
The number OF deaths among childre was 81
-ani1cresse those Of the previous we elk Of 81
Of wtom 81 were undex year, and 40 under
years Of age; ofadults there was.G decrea We OF L
deaths during the week.
The following were among the nr.lcipal c. uses o
death tlle past week, compared .v..b those OF III,
week precrding:-