The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-09

The steamship Quaker City has arrived at New
Orleans with highly important news from Mexico,
and weeks later advices from California. The
dates from the capital of Mexico are to the Goth
ultimo General Zuloaga had been deposed by the
forces under General Robes, and had taken
refuge in the house of the British Minister. General
Robes had announced himself as the head of the
so-called conservative party, and despatched COM
missoners to Vera Cruz to treat with President
Juarez for union with the liberals.
The Quaker City brings the California mails to
the Goth ult. The shipment of specie by the Pana,
ma steamer on the 10th amounted to 81 2Os 900, of
which 81, 1866 900 was for New York, 100000 for
New Orleans, and s743 900 for England. Business
at San Francisco was dull and the markets un-
changed.
BY the arrival of the schooner Amy Chase, Capt.
Brevoor, we have advices from Porto Cabello to
December Is. The country was apparently quiet.
There were great preparations being made for the
reception of Gen. Paez; grand display was antici-
pated on his arrival. The yenezuelans were criti-
cisng the Americans for making such grand de-
monstrations at his departure from the United
States. Capt. B. reports Porto Cabello as being
very sickly when he left. Accounts from Caracas
to the 18th ult. state that resolution granting
general amnesty to all political offenders had been
adopted by the Convention. 1t was deemed proba
BILE, however that neither Gen. Monagas nor his
family would be permitted to return Immediately
They were at Port Spain, Trinidad and not in Pa
ris as reported in Spanish papers. The act was to
60 into effect on the LIST inst. new tariff, said to
be highly advantageous to the United States, would
also go into effect on the LIST inst. The new const
tuition had passed to third reading in the Conven-
ton.
Beriah Magofin was yesterday nominated for
Governor, and Linn Boyd for Lieutenant Governor
of Kentucky, by the democratic State Convention
assembled at Frankfort.
Ex-Governor Bingham was yesterday chosen
United States Senator by the Legislature Of Mchi-
gan.
The news from Washington this morning is unim-
portant The Senate was not in session. The
House for the first time in fifteen years. refused to
adjourn for the celebration of the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans. Nothing of importance
however, was done, and after discussion respect
ing the claim of Cormack & Ramsey, contractors
for carrying the mail through Mexico to Cafor
mia, the House adjourned
The anniversary of the Woman's State Hospital
an institution established for the treatment of dis
eases incidental to married women-was appro
priately celebrated yesterday. report of the
proceedings is given in another column.
We learn from the report of the City Inspector
that there were 39l deaths in the city during the
past week-a decrease of as compared with the
mortality Of the week previous, aud more than
occurred during the corresponding week Of 1858
OF the whole number. PIG were Of ten years of age
and under, and IS inmates of the public institutions
The following table shows the number Of death
for the past two weeks among adults and children
distinguishing the sexes:-
Men, Women. Boys. Girls Total
Week ending Jan. l.....ei SO 1l6 lol 40
Week ending Jan. $50 30 109 123 80
Among the principal causes of death were tn,
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