The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01
The News.

held in the Brooklyn City Han last nBnt. Inc
Mayor Of Brooklyn presided, and any number of
speeches were delivered, all of which had more re-
ference to the question of slavery than the object
for which the meeting had been convened. There
were congregated inside and outside the City Hall
at least three thousand persons about two thousand
Of whom were assembled on and around the steps,
where another meeting was held. report Of the
proceedings will be found elsewhere.
According to our special despatch from Cincinnati,
mp to last evening the New York hard shells were
stin infexibly opposed to any compromise with the
softs. However, there is no foreseeing what day.
and especially the Sabbath day, may bring forth,
when the political uggers put their heads together
1t is said that Mr.. Champion has arrived in
this city, and is at present the guest of Exon
sui Barclay. 1t is believed he will proceed
to Europe in the steamer which sails from Bos-
Ton en- Wednesday next, accompanied by Con-
snis Barclay and Mathews. The Toronto Globe,
on the contrary, states that Mr.. Champion is to
await the orders of his government in that city, and
adds, any idea that war will grow out OF his dis
nissal can only be mentioned to be ridculed.'
Hon. James K. Paulding Gen. Jackson's Secre-
tary OF the Navy, in letter upon Central American
affairs addressed to Gen. Quitman, aud published in
Yesterdays Union, energies from his retirement at
HYDE Park into a full blown flibustero. The fol
lowing will serve specimen Of the temper of his
communcation,-"In my opinion, during the whole
of his administration of the foreign affairs of the
United States, Mr.. Webster was little better than
plant tool Of the policy Of Great Britain to which
every leading Eastern federast has always been
more or less subservient'
The steamship Fulton left this port for Havre last
evening, and anchored at Quarantine, whence
voyage. She carries out two hundred and forty-six
passengers and nearly half o million in specie. A
few minutes after leaving her dock an accident hap
pened to one Of the condensers, whereby the chief
engineer was so badly scalded as to render it
sary to convey him the City Hospital for treat
ment. No other person was hurt After thorough
examination it was ascertained that the damage to
the machinery was but trivial.
The steamship Empire City arrived at this port
yesterday with Havana dates to the Goth ut. The
United States steamer Susquehanna was in port
Her officers stated that she would leave on the
same afternoon for Key West, joining there the
steamer Fulton and sloops Saratoga and Cyane, and
thence proceed to San Juan. The Merrimac
hourly looked for at Havana. She would also pro-
coed to San Juan. Commodore Paulding, IN the
Potomac had not yet turned up. The ship ~ ~
Lemont was at Havana, not so much damaged b.
her late accident at Cardenas as was at first sup
posed. There is NO political or commercial news of
importance.
The Courier des Flats Unis says that its pr
vate correspondence from Nicaragua conveys the in
formation that Gen. Walker was at the last dates in
desperate situation-that he had been forced to
evacUate Granada, his capital, and take refuge in
the mountains, short of men, munitions, and pro.
visions; and that the denouement Of the enterprise
in the shape of the destruction of the ephemeral
power of the flibusters was therefore, proba-
BILE and nearer than ever.
In connection with the budget of Kansas news
published to-day we give report Of the debate in
the Massachusetts, House Of Representatives on the
resolution to extend material AID to the free State
cause in the Territory. II at first proposed to
appropriate ten thousand dollars for this object, but
the select committee to whom the subject was re-
fer7ed increased the sum to twenty thousand dol
lars The proposition passed to a third reading on
Friday, and the final vote was to have been taken
yesterday. We are not however, informed as to the
result. precedent for this movement in Massa-
chusets is found in the action OF the Legislature Of
Georgia, at an early period of the border troubles,
when bill appropriating fifty thousand dollars to
aid pro-slavery emigration to Kansas was brought
forward in the Assembly, warmly discussed, and
finally rejected fortythree members voting for il to
sixty-three against it.
Hon. John NJ. Niles, Postmaster General during
Mr. Van Burens administration, died at Hartford
yesterday, in the sixty.nnth year OF his age.
The report Of the City Inspector for the past We
exhibits condition OF the city health which is in
the highest degree satisfactory. During the period
referred to only 2S7 deaths occurred, viz: AZ men,
43 women, 1l5 boys and 50 girls, showing a de-
crease Of 35 on the mortality Of the week previous
The total has not reached low figure since 1852.
OF the whole number 3 died Of apoplexy, Of con
pestion of the lungs, 81 Of consumption, of infam
nation Of the lungs, Of diarrhea of dysentery.
a of disease of the heart, Of Inflammation OF the
brain G Of smallpox, Ia Of dropsy in the head, II
Of commissions Cnfantie) IL Of Group, Is OF scarlet
fever, 2 Of hopping cough, % Of narasmu', Qnfan'
tile and of measles. There were also prema
lure births Is cases Of sllborn aud 10 deaths from
violence, the latter including suicides, drowned
. burned or scalded The diseases are classified "a
Yoows.-Bones joints, &C., 2: brain and nerves 81;
penerative organs s; heart and blood vessels, 10;
lungs, throat, &C. Sc; old age, /; skin, &C. aud
eruptive fevers %; stlboyn and premature births,
30: stomach, bowels and other digestive organs 30;
uncertain seat and general feyers 20; unknown, /.
The nativity table gives 22l natives Of the United
States, AZ of Ireland, 10 Of Germany, Of England,
and the balance of various European countries.
sales Of cotton were made yesterday to fair
extent without change in prices. Common grades
OF Gour were about &C. per DBL lower, while medium
and upper grades we're steady with moderate sales.
Wheat was duh for inferior and common lots, while
nrime qualities were firm, with a wide range Of
nrices Corn was at SIC. SIC. for sound yellow
and white in shipping order. Pork was irregular,