The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-03
The following is comparative statement Of
eaths IN each Eard during the last fortnight

The nativity tables gives COS natives Of the United
States, IS Of Ireland 30 OF Germany, of England,
5 Of Scotland, 2 Of Prussia, l Of France, Of Aus
tria, Of China, 3 Of British America, and un.
known.
II would seem, from our Washington eorrespon-
dent that Mr.. Burlingames little affair l. still an
open question. Who Is the antagonist Where 10
Burrngamel York, you're wanted
The Senate was not in session yesterday. The
House did a good days work. Six Senate and
eleven House private bills passed TIE bin ap
proprating 81 800 900 for repairing and otherwise
putting in order the Notifications on the seaboard
and northern frontier, was also passed. This is the
FIRST appropriation Of general character for fortif-
cations that has been passed for several years The
money i wanted badly, "a many Of the most n
portant public works are In a sadly dlapidated
condition. The bill making appropriations for
legislative, executive and Judicial expeo.
ditures was discussed, and finally laid
aside Until some more definite information with
regard TO the expensive items included in the term
miscellaneous, can be obtained. II is understood
that this bill will be sent to the Senate hampered
by the ultra Kansas men with some such amend.
ment a. was tackled 10 the Army Appropriation bin.
The Naval reform bill was taken up for debate du
was entirely upon topics connected with the Pres
Dental campaign.
We publish to-day some additional news from
Mexico, taken from our files Of the Merican ErtrI
ordinary That journal states that immense pl icers
Of pure gold have been discovered IN the southern
portion OF the State Of Guerrero. Attention IL
called 10 The sulphur beds which exs, a, and around
the volcano Of Popocatepel, and which are said to
he inexbaustibe. The United states pays els ,OO0-
900 annually for sulphuric acid for mechanical
uses, and II Il said that IL Mexican energy could be
stirred up by some American capital to work these
mines We would have much better article Of sulphur
a, less cost than What we now get from Italy. Some
of the papers think that the Spanish difficulty il
far from being permanently settled. Differences in
the Comonfoft Cabinet are deplored. We give an
extract from the Archbishop letter In defence Of
the church property tenure. The city o. Mexicl
was 10 be lighted with gas. The French Minister
having refused TO preside at meeting held TO de.
vice means for the relief Of his suffering countrymen
al home, and having subscribed only one hundred
francs 20 the fund, was Missed and booted and had
a regular charirari from the French residents for
his pitiful conduct
Gen. Henry stanton sr.s Assistant Quarteruas;er
General Of the United States army, died al bis resi-
dcnce near Fort Hamilton, on Friday night.
The special committee Of The Board Of Counslmer
having in charge the subject Of redistrictng the
city, met yesterday and agreed upon the boundaries
Of he several districts With the exception Of those
Of the Eighteenth ward, about which some difference
Of opinion exists The particular lines o. boundary
o. the new districts are described 10 another column
Yesterday morning destructive fire occurred at
West Troy involving loss Of property amounting