New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-12

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c School 20 much a. TO leave them without the
'.",N ne title of Normal Schools
AFRIcA.-Laat evening the
IN n. wn,' !" c o 'ooDl Missionary Of the
'.,, " sn''% U ~, South Africa, occupied
the pulpit Of the Tabernacle Churcs :" AZ
address on the condition Of the Missions :" 'Ou'l AZ
rica. He noted briefly the religious progress. Oh tue
natives in the vicintes Of the different m sionsry Va
tcns from Cape Town, east and north TO Natal 10 the
Csfir country where be is located. The inhabitants
Of that country consist Of go Europeans and Il 600
natives. Twelve Missionaries in come cton with the
American Board, and eth having different cOnnec
top, were laborbg among the natives with gratifying
The greatest difficulty they had to encounter
Wa the existence Of pOlygamy which existed among
the Cafs in its most revolving form; but the Mission
ares had set their face against the institution and
already hundred Christian marriages ha1 taken
place among the natives, while considerable number
Of polygamsts, among whom prominent chief
had foreswOrn the institution and had embraced Chris
tianity. The lacorers in the field were not common
surste TO the labor TO be done three European settle
ments unprovded with pastors, and his desire
was to take with him three additional Missionaries to
supply this want, and to secure the means TO assist
them in their labors until they should have built up
teh-susaihing churches.
CITY MoRTALrTT.-The City Inspector reports 42j
deaths for the pact weeks decrease Of COM
pared with the return Of the week previous. Tue
scailet fever is somewhat the increase and it pre-
walls with more or less virulence in all the Atlantic
cities The following Is comparison Of the number of
deaths during the past two weeks:
Men Women. Boys. Girls. Total;
%s.i .ndns JAM JAM i ...: g i is Is
Among the principal causes of death were the fol-
lowing: Consumption, 81; commissions (infsntieD, 81;
inflammation Of the bowels, 4; scarlet fever so;
measles, 4 (infantile II; inflammation of
the lungs "a; dropsy in the head -; smallpox, III
Group, I5 There were also IL deaths Of brOn
cbts, Of congestion of the brain, of inflammation
OF the BRAIN 10 Of disease of the heart, ii Of eobges
ton of the &C. Of teethDg of apoplexy, 10 pre-
mature births 80 stilborn, and deaths from violent
causes. OF the whole number go were Of ten years
Of age and under The following is a classification
Of the diseases, and the total number Of deaths
in each class of disease: Bones, joints, &c,
4; brain and nerves 81 generative organs, = heart
and blood-vessels, 10; luDgs throat, &c. 1885, old
age 4; skin, &c, and eruptiye fevers, "a; stborn
and premature biths Al; stomach, bowels and other
digestive organs, 49, uncertain seat and general feyers
60; urinary ergaDs, 2-total, 425. The number OF
deaths, compared with the corresponding weeks Of
1855 and 1856, was as follows: Week ending JAM l3
1853, 43 week ending Jan. H. 1856 3ll; week ending
Jan. TO- 1857 425. The nativity table gives 3l5 ma
tives of the United Sates 81 Of Ireland, % Of Ger
many, II of England.
HIGH. PRICED FREIGHTs.-Lsst Thursday after
noon a countryman who living at one of our city
hotels having determined TO send some packages Of
goods out West, which he had been purchasing from
various dealers in the city set out upon exploring
petition after medium by which to carry out his plans.
Ha wing found his way West-s lie began to inquire
for a freight agent Which, after exertion he found,
and that to his cost gentleman TO all appearance
came up to him and addressing him in familiar tone,
raid, care you goug to send some freight out west
ward p To which Hiram Ledgard flor that was his
name) responded in the affirmative. so AN ] said
the stranger and think of sending by man named
Bennett; let us go over and see him. They did 60,
and having entered the office of the assumed Mr. Ben
nett the sraI ger said, Mr.. Bennett, you send
out some freight for me, cant youl" Mr. b. stated
that he could. He the strangely then rendered 800
bill upon the "New-York Trust Company" Mr..
Bennett said that owing to the bank be-
ing closed he could not change the bill that
afternoon upon which the stranger manifested
some ALARM saying, "isnt it good ?" go, yes, said
Bennett, is good enough, but have not got cash
| enough to change it for you" Hiram Ledgard, how
ever being of an obgiDg turn Of disposition, offered
| accommodation, which at most respectfully
| accepted, and having pulled his pocket-bOok out,
began to count out the change but his hands being
| cold and he having exhibited extreme nervousness,
| Mr.. Bennett the assumed freight agent, asked Mr.
| Ledgard to cit down and warm his hands, and he
| wond count the change. Hiram sat down, when Mr..
b. counted out the change to the other gentleman,
This business settled Mr. b. informed Mr.. Hiram that
he was going to close his Office aud that if he would
call in the morning and bring conectlist Of his goods
he would tell him the exact charge for freight. Hiram
here parted with his new friends, aud returned to his
Hotel Here he presented his 500 bill to one of the
clerks who told him that it not worth anything.
| Having received this information Hiram sat down 10
make further Investigations in his pocket book, where
upon he found that his kind friend Bennett had not
| Only acted accsmpice in paming upon him
| spurious bank bill but had even counted out 500
| Il ore than the change. Hiram said that there were
| $500 gone.
| He Immediately repaired to the office of Mr.. Mat
cell; but neither Mr. Masel his aids able to
| find MI Bennett, or the =" other man. Friend Hiram
is from Mount Pleasant Weyne County, Pa, and wi
| doubtless retain a vivid recollection Of his visit to
YORK" he returns to his friends When told last