The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-27
The News.

The News.
Mr. Buchanan reached his home in Lancaster Pa,
yesterday He left Philadelphia in the morning, and
all along-the route he met By deputati9. r the
peOple Of all parties, who manifested tSHpect
and admiration. At his home there wash general
tmn out, and all sorts of people" seemed pleased
and gratfed at his return.
Advices from the city of Mexico TO the 18th of
April and Vera Cruz to the 22d have been received
as New Orleans. The country was quiet, and COM
munication between different parts of the country
uninterrupted. Tamariz had escaped. He reached
Vera Cruz in the disguise of drayman, and en-
barked on the British war ship Penelope. The
Church property had been seized by the military,
4nough the Bishop refused to deliver it up. 1t vas
reported that Comonfort had been offered 100000
30 revoke the decree of confscation.
Our despatch from Washington informs Us that
General Sam Houston will run as an Independent
candidate for the Presidency trusting for his cleo
to the great body of the people, and repudating all
cancuses and conventions, His platform is:-Oppo
srion to the domestic and foreign policy of the
present administration, restoration Of the retired
naval officers and condemnation of citizen with
cut hearing. 1t is said that fifteen delegates from
Ohio TO- the Cincinnati Convention are in favor of
the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan. A despatch re-
seved in Washington reported that the disturbances
had again broken out in Kansas, and that some OF
the authorities had been shot,
The statements of Colonel Lane and Senator
Douglas in reference to their recent difficulty, will
be found ON the first page Of our paper this
morning.
From Kansas we have despatch to the effect
thai The Sheriff of Leavenworth City, while attempt
ing to arrest connected with the late Difficult
ties ,was resisted by some three hundred persons,
and that Governor Shannon had ordered out the
militia A similar despatch has been received in
Washington city.
From the report of the City Inspector we learn
there were 372 deaths in our city during the past
weeks men. So women, l2s boys, los giris-ade-
crease Of j. ON the mortality of the previous week
OF the number 223 were under 10 years OF age. In
the list we notice the death Of two persons one
hundred years Old and over. There were twenty
eight deaths in the public institutions OF the city,
and nine resulting from violent causes. Among the
princpa, causes Of death were:-Apoplexy, A;
bronchitis s. congestion of lungs, 5; consumption,
81; CONCLUSIONS drfa1tle), 80; Group, o; debility
<infantle), s; dropsy, I; dropsy in the head, l3;
dysentry A. scarlet fever, 3d. typhoid fever, 4 dis
vease of heart, s; hopping cough, 4; inflammation
Of bowels s.; inflammation Of brain, 4; infam-
, uation of kings, 20 Earasmus dnfantie), II;
n easles, 81 smallpox, a. There were eight pre-
n stpe births end twentyfeven still born cases. The
ds eases arc classified as folows:-Bones, joints, &C.,
l. rain aud nerves. IS; generatiye organs, 5; heart
and hood vessels, l2 lungs, throat, &c. LOG; old age,
g. 81 dn &C.. and 4eruptive feEers, SO; still born and
prem due birth, So; stor ich, bowels, and other d
pestye organs, 53uncertan seat and general fevers
30: I'm Known, 3; urinary organs, B. The nativity
table pi yes 275 natives of the Uaited States; Eng
land I; France, 2; Germany 25; Ireland so; British
North A. ueE;ca and Wales one each.
Robert Kelly, the City Chamberlain, is now lay
ing DANCE. -ousay i'll with govt in the stomach.
He was not expected to live all day yesterday. Mr.
Kelly is one of the soft shell delegates at large to
the Democra ,tie Cincinnati Convention.
Messrs. Hin mock, Hicks and Kingsley, who have
been on trial, [ harged with setting on foot III this
city hostile xpediton to cooperate with Gen.
Walker in Mica ragua. were yesterday discharged
by the United St ,tes Commissioner as he did not
consider the testl aony sufficient to warrant their
detention.
Riots have again broken out in Erie City, Pa. The
oce of the Constit uional in thatcity was destroy
ed by a mob on Fl iday. in consequence Of that
paper advocating til interests Of the railroad
Threats were also made TO damage Inc property OF
the railroad company.
Our letters from hOb ~ otAS pbN buoiiht Vost
ther with the extracts re atve to the rights OF
trails and Assyrian antiq uities, published in our
paper this morning, will be found of much interest
The Maysville and Lexil Ngton Railroad, with all
ia appendages, was sold at l. sxngton on Thursday,
for s5O1,000
The cotton market was firm yesterday. Inc stiff
ness of holders had tendency to check sales Flour
continued dull Inferior and com uon grades, in the
absence of an export demand, were lover, while
the medium qualities also had tie 1deney TO lower
prices; choice family extras were about the same
Wheat was heavy, and sales of fair Southern white
were made at 81 rs. Corn was more aeaYeJ but
prices were weak; they ranged from Goo s23c. Tor
all kinds 10 sound condition. Rye was dol and
bower; Northern sold al 90c., and Southern was at
about soc. a 500. Pork vas 6rmer, with sales Of
mess at els 373 SIS SC. Sugars were steady
and tolerably active. Coffee sold freely at 1l!c
a II &c. for Rio. Freights to liverpool were some
frmer; about 40 zoe 10000 busoels of grain were
engaged at 4d. a ID. AID. in bulb and bags, aud
at The case sd. was demanded.
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