The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-15


through George Law, its chairman, resolutions in
Avor of fusion and union with the republicans, and
OF appointing committee to confer With them
The report was adopted, and Mr.. Law made speech
on the subject. The Convention subsequently pro-
ceeaed to vote informally for candidate for the
Presidency, without any person receiving majority
Of votes The result Of the third and last vote was
ss follows
John C. Fremont, OF California. ............ 81 votes
Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr., of Massachusetts. -
Robert F. stockton, of New Jersey ............ Is
Vim. T. Johnston, OF Pennsylvania. ........... Is
John Mclean of Ohio. Observation-Disclosures.
No choice having been made the Convention at
lalfpast 6 p. NJ, adjourned till Monday, at II
o'clock N.
By telegraph from Halifax we are informed of the
total wreck of the ship Palas bound from Cork for
Quebec, at st. Pauls. She had one hundred and
twenty passengers on board, se7enty-two Of whom
were drowned.
According to the report of the City Inspector, the
total number of deaths in this city during the past
week was 800, viz, ST men, 81 women III boys and
IS girls, showing decrease of % on the mortality
of the week previous; of the whole number died
Of bronchitis, of congestion Of the lungs, IS Of
consumption, Is of Inflammation of the lungs, Of
Of Inflammation of the bowels, OF congestion of
The brain, IL Of dropsy in the head, Of infamma-
zion Of the brain, IL Of scarlet fever Of typhus
sever, G Of puerperd fever, of typhoid fever, of
palsy of smallpox, rs of commissions Gnfantile),
10 Of Group, of debility (lnfante), II of maras-
mus (infante) OF measles and of teethng. There
were also 9 premature births So Of stlborn
and 9 deaths from violent causes. The following is
Me classification of diseases Bones, joints &C., L.
brain and nerves, 80; generatve organs, heart
and blood vessels, lungs, throat &C., So old age,
3 skin, &c. and eruptive fevers, % stillborn and
premature births, Al stomach bowels and other d.
gestive organs, Sc uncertain seat and general
fevers, IS urinary organs, unknown, l. The
nativity table gives 232 natives of the United States
As of Ireland, IA of England, ii of Germany, 2 of
British America, of Holland l of Portugal and
unknown.
Yesterday afternoon, about halfpast five o'clock
the steamer Plymouth Rock hence for Stonington,
when opposite the Navy Yard, ran into the steam
rug Three Bells, causing her to sink Immediately.
1t is supposed that damage occurred to the p. as
she proceeded on her voyage.
The House of Representatives met yesterday, and,
after receiving resolutions from the Legislatures of
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut, rela
tive to the Sumner assault and the recent occMren
ces in Kansas adjourned till Wednesday next.
A private letter from San Francisco informs us
that Casey ard Cora, the murderers Of Mr. King and
United States Marshal Richardson, were to be hung
by the VigilanceCommittee at eleven o'clock on the
morning of the 22d May, the day after the depar-
ture of the steamer.
The Isabel, from Havana 10th instant, via Key
West, has arrived at Charleston. There is nothing
important from Cuba The ship Diadem, from
New York for New Orleans, went ashore on Loo
Key, but was got of without material damage, and
would proceed on her voyage as soon as the
wreckers' claims were satisfied.
The steamship Washington sailed from this port
yesterday at noon, for Southampton and Bremen.
She carried out 1873 passengers and $S 800 specie.
Capt. Jordan, of the brig Hobart, arrived at this
port yesterday from Jacmel, reports that ON the
night Of the 2lst ult, in consequence Of heavy rains
having fallen almost without cessation during the
preceding three days. the stream called the Orange
overfowed, inundating portion of the town of JAG
mel and destroying between twenty and twenty-five
houses. large quantity Of coffee was also washed
away. Several persons were drowned, while the
survivors with great difficulty escaped in boats that
went TO their assistance. Owing to this calamity
many or the inhabitants were in state Of COM
plete desitution. The damage by the food, not
only in the city but in the interior was very great
All the banana trees were uprooted, and, together
with animals, &C., were washed into the river. The
higlfroads had been almost obHterated, and inland
travel suspended. AS the storm in all probability
extended throughout the island, disastrous accounts
from the interior are apprehended.
There was considerable excitement in the cotton
market yesterday, and the sales embraced about
5000 bales and prices closed at about lc. c. adj
vance on some descriptions. Flour was again heavy
and sales were made at q decline OF l0c. l5c., the
heaviest falling of being in commsn grades Wheat
was more active, and the lower qualities were
cheaper. Prime TO choice Canada white was sold at
81 75a 81 49, common do. at 81 80 81 IS, and fair
do. at 81 As. Upper Lake spring was at 81 20
81 Is, and Milwaukee at 81 80 Corn was active,
with poor and disting Western mixed at 44c acc,
and good at ACC &c., and fair Southern yellow at
SEC Sc, and choice at 5sc. Soc, which was an
outside price. Rye sold for export at soc. a SIC.
Pork was irmer and more active with free sales Of
mess at $40 $40 %, and prime at SIG rs. Lard
was firm with sales of barrel at lie Sugars were
active and firm with sales of / 800 q 1000 hogs
heads. included in which were 400 hogsheads Porto
Rico old at full prices, and 5000 bags Manila, to
arrive, at &c., six months. Coffee was in fair re-
quest, with good sales Of Java and Laguayra at
firm prices. Freights were quite steady to Liver
pool, and frmer for grain TO London, with fair en-
gogemspts " both places.