Daily American organ., 1856-08-21
New York Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, |

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 1855.
There is much excitement in ralation to the yell
low fever, both in this city and in Brooklyn. That
the fever is prevailing to an alarming extent on
the south end of Long Island and opposite the
Quarantine station, no one will deny some sixty
deaths have already been reported in that locality
The Board of Health are doing all that can be
done to prevent l. spreading, but deaths have Ia
ken place in the heart of the city of Brooklyn from
yellow fever. In New York | believe we are still
exempt, Notwithstanding it is all around u.s. Our
citizens are prepared to pack up and leave at a
moments notice, should there be an official on
nouncement of its appearance in our midst. Well
do remember the breaking out of the cholera
here in 1882, and the alarm was so great at one
time that it impossible for our steamboats, 1--WE
had no railroads at that time to connect with the
country to take all the passengers that offered
The streets were deserted stores closed and the
business portion of the cityhad the appearance of
Sunday. hope never to experience another sea-
son like the summer of 1882
The weekly bank statement made public this
morning shows decrease Of $695, ,566 in loans :;
ditto in specie, $463, ,931; ditto in circulation,
800, ,260; ditto in depostes 81, ,207, 141 The spe-
Gle is down to lower figure ($12, SOC, ,672) than at
any time since the 18th of April last while the
loans are near millions more than at the time
when the banks held over SIT ,O00, 900 in specie
(June IA, 81 and 2S.) The Bank of Commerce
alone exceeds $40, ,5000 900 in loans and discounts;
while its depostes and specie is only about nine
millions of dollars. This bank is the only one which
has increased its business of any consequence, all
others curtailing much as possible. The balance
in the Sub-Treasury yesterday was over ten mill
Hons of dollars.
A benefit to the Dramatic Fund was given at
three of our principal Theatres last evening, in.
Guiding the Academy of Music, all of which were
crowded to their fullest extent. The receipts must
have been large, probably three or four thousand
dollars.
Mason Brothers have just published the " Con-
fdential Correspondence of the Emperor Napoleon
and the Empress Josephine ;" with notes, by j. S.
G. Abbott. This is a valuable work, and the many
admirers of Napoleon will be anxious to secure
copy. In fact, every library, public or private,
should be supplied with the /" Correspondence" !"
At the close of the book is a copy of the Emper-
or's will, and the dates of the principal events of
his life, including his last days at St. Helena 1t
is printed with clear type, and makes handsome
volume.
The total number of emigrants arriving at this
port during the eleven months previous TO the
30th of July was 105,707. Their destination was
principally to New York, Pennsylvania, and Wis
consn. Only 5000 went to the New England
States. 1886 were bound for the Southern States.
The foreigners are mostly bound for the West.
1t is some time since we have had mysterious
disappearance, but it is announced this morning
that Mr.. Talmon Bostwck has been missing since
the 1st of May. DR.. Homer Bostwick his brother
advertises for information in relation to him.
The total receipts of the school fund of Brook
yn for the year ended January 81 1856, were
$685. 90, and the total expenditures $3.50, 1896
OF. OMIcRoN.