New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-06
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CRY MoRTiLITY.-The total number Of deaths IN
tis city last week 1i2, Of which 10 were males
and - females OF those, was coored. The princi-
pal diseases werc cholera inantum %; infantile
marasmus, IL; dropsy on the head, 10; consumption
and diarrhea each; inaniile coDvul>on-, II; dys-
entery and congestion Of brain, each infante de
blity 5; Group and -tillborn eachi congestion of
lungs congestion bowels scarlet fever, teething,
each puerporal fcver, gou heart disease, infiamma
tion of stomach, casualties, old age, premature birth
each: of other diseases making up the total, each
OF the above. 80 We're under | year Of age, 80 be-
tween l and = years, and l. between and years.
OF nativities llS were born in the United States, 6
in Ireland, q in Germany, ard , in England.
AMERICAS STATE CoSvENTIoN.-1he Americans
elected Delegates TO the STATE Convention from oil the
Assembly Districts in this city On Friday night, ex-
cepting the First District.
RoBBFRy iSD PRoB,BLE MuRDIs.-At an early
hour yesterday morning. a welknown citizen of the
Fourth Ward, Mr.. Theodore Austin dealer in
Washington Market, war found lying in way
in Laurence street, johnson street, IL state of
sensibility. He WAS discovered by officer Boyd, of
the First Precinct, who aided him to his residence
which was but few doors distant. A large pool Of
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which had issued from his head and ears. He revived
sufficiently TO speak on reaching his home, where he
stated that he was accompanied TO the spot where he
WAS found, by two men whom ne had met some where
in Fulton street, but did not know who they and
unable To describe them. He is in the habit o.
carrying large sums of money, especially ON Saturday
night, fact well known by many persons. This
was all gone, was also his gold watch II i not
Epnxp hntr l.. IL L..
amounted TO several hundred dollars
Ii appears from information obtained from other
sources that Austin called the lager beer saloon of
Adam Hau No. 20 Fulton street, about ,. clock on
Sunday morning, just rs the proprietor preparing
to shut up. There present the proprietor his
brother and Mr. Appel. Austin presented very
rough appearauce and evidently under the iutl-
ence of iquor He demanded drink of brandy, aud
Mr. Hauft, seeing his condition. refused. IL Wa sub
sequenty prevailed upon, however, TO give him a
drink of lager, and ,hose present drank with him.
Austin remarked that he was gentleman. AMI had
pent, of money, whereupon he drew large roll of
bills from his left psntacous pocket aud threw dcwAa
SlO in payment for the lGger His change HANDED
10 him; Mr.. Haufi at the time advised him 20
expose his money that way Just then the doc, was
opened. and three rough-looking customers entered.
The fr.t, wearing grayi.h plush cap remarked,
There he j." and going mp 10 him -ai1, Hello,
Jersey, are YOU here r. and they shook hands Aus
tin insisted that they should all drink, and all did drink
at his expense Subsequently three other entered
one Of them named james Gillen.
The first party got Austin in corner. and fuiins
they could not keep him there tired 20 a fight
with the proprietor and his friends for some imaginary
Insult Being inmidated. they thought II best 10 be-
b.y. themselves Tli. one who shook hands with
Austin then went out and brought another with
him. Failing 10 get up hight with the AID cl the ls-i
man. the two went ou, and while descending the srE-.
the man with the plush cap told the other that that
man meaning Au-tin had 500 in his packets. VI.
Heuit believing that they intended TO kick up light
so a. to rob Austin there, persuaded him to take cab
and 90 home James Glen accompanied him home
a, No 81 Lawrence STREET, and returned To the
in abont twenty minutes aierwsr He stated that he
had ,nken him TO his residence and left him there bui
il also stated that Austin set down some dis
torc, ,ron his house telling Gien that h did not
wish his wife To- know that he came home in cab.
Mr.. Austin was watching for her husband until
ahoui 3 o'cock when hearing noise on the of
Jobr.on street looked out Of the window and saw
,o,n. men ssu,ing. They al had dark clothes on, and
her husband having light pantaloons she thought he
co,d NOT he Of the party Her infant was crying and
sl8. attended 10 u.
Abont daylight Officer Boyd discovered Austin lay
inc in the ara way Of a house which is temporarily
upo,, n,,i.d and asc-r-ainng where he belonged took
him 20 ~ home. d.. Palne'o Wa called D. Gnd IN
examining ii- nIrr- stated ihs' ~ re'k wss irac-