The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-07

The News
The steamship Hammonia, which left Southamp-
ton the 26th ut, is due OF this port with three
days later European news. The Nova Scotian is
also due st Quebec, from Liverpool, with advices
to the 9th ult
The Galway steamer Circassian reached this port
last evening from st. Johns, N. F. She brings no
news
The steamer Jura sailed from this port yesterday
for Liverpool with s450,000 in specie. She took no
passengers. The New York also sailed yesterday
for Bremen. She carried out sixty-two passengers.
We have files from Bermuda dated on the 26th
ult. The Bermudian says:--The export of pota-
toes for 1859 shows the handsome increase of some
5000 barrels The expectation Of onions has reached
for the just closed the quantity of s22 100
pounds. Tomatoes for the same season (a to the
United States) amounted to 1852 boxes 1t is an
interesting fact connected with these statistics that
more than 60 vessels were engaged in carrying the
above mentioned produce.
From Demerara we learn that the agent in India
has been instructed to ship 400 coolies during the
season and applications for 1900 Chinese laborers
have been made to the Secretary of State.
The journeymen bakers held meeting last eve
ming to deliberate upon the condition of their trade
They adopted resolution to solicit the boss bakers
of the city to reduce their hours of daily labor from
twenty to twelve hours, and to stop the delivery
1f h brad On Sunday altogether -nn"rt of the
ProceeuinSs No gIvPn ".'.,-r~- -
A deplorable accident happened in Spruce stree
near Gold, yesterday. AS policeman Dobke, Of
the Second ward, was in the act of cooking his
pistol in order to shoot horse which had received
such injury that it could not live, the weapon ex
pIoded, and the ball entered the brain Of by
fohI Ia
man, residing in Orchard street, causing his death
in q very short time.
The Court Martial of Major Cross was continued
yesterday, and the testimony of Major General
Jesup the Quartermaster General, taken. A re-
port Of the proceedings will be found in another
column.
The Grand Jury indicted Robert c. Macdonald
yesterday, for the murder of Virginia Stewart and
in the afternoon the prisoner was arraigned in the
Court of Sessions. He pleaded not guilty, and
was remanded for trial. The Indictment, on mo-
ton of the Assistant District Attorney, was re-
moved to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which
meets on the first Monday in October.
The report Of the City Inspector, which is given
in another column, shows that the deaths last
week comprised "a men, 64 women, 262 boys and
2O5 girls, total of 625; being nine more than
the week previous ana Oh less tnan occurred
during the corresponding week fast year. Ofthe
whole number of deaths last week 4j7 were Of ten
years Of age and under and of this number 1876 died
Of cholera infantum. There were ia deaths of dis
cases of the brain and nerves, of the generative
organs II of the heart and blood vessels, 10 of the
lungs and throat, of old age, q of eruptve fever
and skin diseases 80 stillborn and premature births
2S4 Of diseases of the stomach and other digestive
organs, 81 Of uncertain complaints, and II from
violent causes. The nativity table shows that
5lS were natives of the United States, IS of Ire
land, 1G of Germany, Of England, 3 of Scotland,
and the balance Of various foreign countries.
The annexed table shows the temperature of the
atmosphere in this city during the past week, the
range Of the barometer and thermometer the
variation of wind currents and the state of the
weather at three periods during each day, viz at
3 A. M, and 3 and o'clock p NJ