New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-16


City Inspector there 379 deaths in the city dur
ing the past week-an Increase of II as compared
with the mortality of the week previous, and % less
than occurred in the corresponding week of last year
OF the whole number 30 were of ten years Of age
and under mud 40 inmates nf TIA. vari""s public in
situtions. The following table shows the number Of
deaths for the past two weeks among adults and chill
dren, distinguishing the
Men. Women. BOYS Girls. To;a.
Wcss Wcss ending snds MAY May H.. H.. y Il is iii so
Among the principal causes of death the fol-
lowing: Bronchitis, 4; consumption, 7O convul-
siors Gnaniile 81; dropsy in the head, lS inilam-
nation of the bowels, 3; inflammation Of the lungs,
IL; Inflammation of the brain, 8; marasmus i'm
fantile), u; scarlet fever, 49,
There were also deaths Of apopexy lO of congcs-
ion of the BRAIN of congestion of the lungs, OF
Group 5 of diarrhea, of dysentery, OF Puerperal
fever of disease of the heart, of whOopng cough,
; of scrofula of small pox, premature births, 81
stillborn and 10 from violent causes. The annexed
statement shows what portions Of the human system
have been most affected Bones, joints, &c, :;
brain and nerves, 81 gencrative organs, 81 heart
and blood vessels s; lungs, throat, &C., ll9; old
age, 6; skin, &c. and cruptive fevers, 2i stilborn
and premature births, 80; stomach bowels and
other digestive organs, So; uncertain seat and gen.
cral fevers, 33; urinary organs, 5-total, 379.
The number of deaths compared with the corre-
spending weeks in 1857 and 1853, was as follows:
Week ending May l6 lS55 55....''''''''''''''''''iS
Week ending May Is, 5,l85S.......................i4
Week ending May II, ,l853......,..............'.59
The nativity table gives 81 natives of the United
States % Of Ireland % of Germany, II of England,
3 of Scotland, and the balance Of various foreign
countries
RATHER Too FAsr.-Mr Frank Rivers, proprietor
of the Meodeon Chinese Assembly Rooms employed
Edward Fairmain young man ABOUT n years of
age az treasurer Of that establishment at the liberal
salary of SS per week Latterly, young Fairmain Is
said to have set himself up for of the blOods of
the town, with fast horse fast woman, and other
fastnesses to correspond. Mr.. Rivers wondered how
his subordinate could manage to make such display
upon slender purse and posted himself up by
personal inspection Of his punts. The result was,
that Mr. Feirmain found to be a defauer to the
amount of $5i4 66, between April % and May IL. An
officer called TO- and Mr. +. found himself yester-
day in the presence of Justice Steers who committed
hnl for trial on the charge Of embezzlement
TRAGIC AFrAIR.-An inquest was held by Coroner
Jack man, on Saturday, al No III Ridge street, upon
the body Of Mrs. Baucrfreund, who was burned TO
death under the following circumstances; One OF her
children having died, in accordance with the custom
Of her country, she and her husband laid the little
body upon the floor, and GIFTED the lamp of
mourning at the head. While they were performing
these last sad offices for the dead, in tue
yard cried out that child had fallen into the cellar.
Supposing that it their other child who had been
playing in the yard Mr. and Mrs. Bauerfreund to
the window and looked out, when Mrs. BIS dress
came in contact with the lamp, and before she
aware of the fact, she enveloped in flames. Her
hu> band ran To her assistance, and did what he could
TO extinguish the flames, but was himself very badly
burned. Some neighbors came in anu stihed the fire
with wet blankets, but the poor woman was SO badly
bnIned that she died on Friday night.
| THr EXPLOITS or TWO THrEvEs.-Lous Esralist
and Merteno Secanoti two Italian thieves, recently
from the State Prison went into the Jewelry store OF
NJ. John K. Davis, at No. % Catherine-street, on
SATURDAY., and asked for some rings The boy who
was waiting in the store showed them case contain
ing fmty-one rings, worth between 80 and sou
! While he was attending to another customer, the
Helt.fngered fellows grabbed the rings and darted
out Of the store. policeman, happening to be han
1v. gave chase and succeeded in capturing them
! both. One of them attempted to use knlle upon
the officer but was doubled up for his pains by kick