The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-19

The European mails TO the 4th inst. brought by
the Arabia, reached this city lust night We pub
lish elsewhere some additional particulars oil the
prolonged and tempestrous voyage OF the Galway
steamer Indian Empire also the abandonment %.
thC ship Child Of the Regiment, belonging to this
port together with letters from corresp ,ndens
at London and Berlin, and quantity Of interesting
intelligence If d miscellaneous character from all
par;s Of Europe
The United STATES steamer Wcsicrnpo-t, from
New York 1t nst. FOR Paraguay, va. spoken 81
tic 7th ms. in latitude 20 81, longitude Il o2, by
Tie bark Seafowey, arrived at Providence, and
received from her a letter bar,
Mr. Thomas Grif6;hs, a grocer doing bushes. a
the corner OF avenue C and Eighth street. New
York. was run over by a railroad tain at Newark
n. j. yesterday. and instantly killed
Members u Congress are decidedly rowlyi-h
lust At this time on Friday during debate in
the House, Mr.. shorter, Of Alabama, called Mr.
WasAburne. of Wisconsin. a liar. Yesterday NJ.
English. q Indiana. salutod NJ. Montgomery, OF
Pennsylvania, OF The avenue, when ,ho latter re
pied that he ddn't speak to puppies, "hcreupon
Mr. English struck his antagonist blow over tn
head with . cane, knocking him into the strce:.
Montgomery Of rising. hurled q brick al I'm
rli.L, bu; did no; hit him. The parties thou sepa
rated
A correspondent on board tie United Stat
steam friratc MerIimac states that since that vessel
La been commissioned there have been ff,y cour
mastsls hold II her. am that IN every instance tho
accused rsgtios have lost three months Of tie-
pay. eud hscn sentenced T. solitary confinement u
double irons ii IL sweat box. II hi, statement
~ correct there must b. ! screw loose IN The li--
oiriine u 81, Hin.
Late arrivals NJ thc California overland mail IN
form rs tta' some of the employ % the COMPANY
haze leii tor the Arizona gold diggnrs. II Il re-.
ported thatone thousand troops had left fort- Bel
lnap, Chadboarne and smith f,r,he BafTtlo Hump
under command 81 Lieut. Van Horn, ia order -
meet IN battle | 500 Camaacbc warriors
James :. Ellio,t. tie alleged Eng ish deflnltcr.
49, brought before Judge RIsstli yesterday. OF
writ 4 hahess corpus. aud after arguments o.
counsel hi Honor took tie papers aud promised 10
rive ~ decision u Friday next
u TIE Court X General - ion yesterday, conn.
&C. FOR Charles Turner, McSca. Dooley, Oakley an
Others. iaiietcd for an ALLEGED conspiracy - De.
fraud thc public treasury, moved u quash thc ia.
dictm, nj. Mr. Whiting replied on behalf OF tho
prosecution, and tie Recorder reserved his deci.
sion The Judge has not set given his decision IN
TIE case d Charles Dcylia and Others On similar
charge.
According to The report Or tue City Inspector
tlcr, we're 3cj deaths in the city during the past
week An iarrcs-e u II - compared with tie NOR
ta'ity u Tie week precious aud II more than oc-
CARED during he corresponding week in last year.
TIE following table shows the number u deaths
f. tie past 10 weeks among adults and children,
oi-tineui.Aing the scNcs:--
Men Wsrga Bayt. Cirs TIT
wttit cufir- ncc ILL.,. - "a l02 o. Isl
Neek cad.aG nec IS. - % "a los Js5
Among the principal causes Of death we're the
follow ing