The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-23
The News.

The News.
The proceedings of the Legislature yesterday are
uninterestipg. The Senate adopted the Assembly
resolution to adjourn sine die on the 9th of April
Some very interesting news from China will be
found in our columns this morning. The extracts
from our files are dated to the 18th of January, and
our Shanghai correspondent writes on the Sth of the
same month. Four American sailors, who deserted
nearly two years since from the whaler Two Bro
theirs, of New Bedford, had arrived in Shanghai,
and were objects of no little curiosity. Tney had
been sent under government escort from the coast
Of Corea through Manchura to the Great Wall, and
thence through Peking TO Shanghai During their
ride ION hOrseback) they passed through many
beautiful and populous cities, but the ladies
were all carefully shut up until their departure.
At Hong Kong the natives have such dread
of the horrors of the Cuban slave apprentice trade
that they almost murdered man lately, whom they
suspected of being engaged as agent for its pro
motion by either the Spaniards or the English. A
very spirited regatta, in which boats belonging to
the French, American and English ships Of war
contended, took place lately nong rOng. a Ios..
Of the United States ship Macedonian won the only
race in which our sailors appeared. The French
and English refused challenge for another trial.
Commodore Abbotts body was put on board the Ma
cedonian at Victoria for transportation to the United
States, with grand funeral ceremony and great Of
fetal pomp. Doctor Parker, the new Commissioner
of the United States at Hong Kong had denounced
the coolie trade. Mr.. Silas E. Burrows, of San
Francisco, had appeared as his own counsel, in the
Vice Admiralty Court at Hong Kong, in the case of
the ship Australia, late Rob Roy. Trade at Shang
hal was very active during the past year. The en-
trance to the port had been regularly buoyed, and
the light ship on the north bank made secure The
rebels still held Marking, but plague had broken
out in the city and nearly one hundred thousand
persons were swept away.
Our files from Turks Islands are to the 18th ult.
Governor Ings had returned to the seat of govern
ment, after an absence of eleven months. WASH
ingtons birthday was duly honored. The Royal
Standard of Feb IS, says: Owing to the unusually
fine weather for the season, which has prevailed for
several weeks past the annual operation of cleans
ing salt pans, repairing breaches and making inn
proyements is going on with much spirit. On the
whole, the entire ponds of the colony have not been
in better condition at this early period than at
present, for series Of years past. About 10000
bushels have been raked in all.
We have news from Pernambuco TO the oath ult
Business was nearly at stand still, owing to the
prevalence Of the cholera. The epidemic, however,
was chiefly among the negroes. Several fatal cases
Of yellow fever had occurred among the shipping in
port.
Rev. Thomas Finch Hobdsy Bridge Archdeacon
of Newfoundland and Labrador, died at St. Johns
n F.. on the 10th ult in the forty-nnth year OF his
age. His funeral took place on the Atm inst. with
imposing ceremonies.
Late accounts from Florida state that an attack
H. a.
Alafia, about thirty miles east Of Tampa. Four
men, one woman and three children were killed and
scalped, their houses were burnt, and all the out
RACES and barbartes that savages could invent were
committed. Most of the men Of the settlement had
volunteered to protect their more exposed neghbors
believing their own families comparatively safe.
There was an animated election held yesterday az
the Ccrn Exchange, corner of Broad and South
streets for trustees to serve for the coming year.
There were two tickets in the ield-the regular
comprising most of the old board and the opposition
made up of new names. The split grew out Of the
contention regarding the agitation for reform or
change in the present mode of -four inspection.
Prominent on the latter ticket were Messrs Herrck,
Sage h Co. The opposition prevailed and elected
their men.
There were 36l deaths in the city last week, as
we learn from the City Inspectors report, namely:
81 men, 6s women, l2s boys and lOl girls, showing
decrease Of 81 on the mortality Of the week pre-
yious. OF the whole number IL died of bronchitis,
46 Of consumption % Of Inflammation Of the lungs,
, Of apoplexy, Of congestion Of the brain, Q of
inflammation Of the BRAIN IA of dropsy in the head,
4 of diarrhea, of dysentery, of inflammation Of
the bowels, of erysipelas, Of disease Of the
heart, of typhoid fever, Of smallpox SO Of con-
pusions Cnfantile), III of Group, Of debility Tin.
fantile) 30 of scarlet fever, Of hopping cough 20
of marasmus (infantile), and of measles. There
we're also premature births "a cases Of stillborn
and deaths from violent causes. The following 10
the classification of diseases Bones, joints &C., g.
brain and nerves, 81; generative organs, 6; heart
and blood vessels 81 lungs, throat, &C., 10l skin,
&C., and eruptive fevers, 40; stillborn and prema
ture births %; stomach bowels and other digestive
organs, so; uncertain seat and general fevers &c;
urinary organs, 2; old age 3. The nativity table
gives 254 natives Of the United States, 65 of Ire
land, 20 Of Germany, of England, and the balance
OF various European countries.
Sales Of cotton yesterday were pretty freely made,
chiefly in transitu. The market closed firm Flour was
less freely offered, and the long of purchasers
upon common brands, has considerably reduced the
quantity offering for SALE and holders stood out for
full prices, at which sales were more freely made.
The stock in this market was estimated by some
wei informed persons Of 10000 bbls., Of all kinds