New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-28


whoopirg cough, Of palsy, Of rheumatism, 3 Cf
teethipg, premature Births % stllborn, and from
violent causes. The annexed table shows what por-
tons Of the human system have been most affected
bones joints, &C., 4; brain and nerves, 93 generave
organs, :; heart and blood vessels g; lungs throat
&C., 1884, skin &C., and eruptive feyers, 3d. stborn
and premature births, %; stomach bowels and other
digestive organs 50; uncertain seat and general evers
50; urinary organs,2. Total-372
The number Of deaths, compared with the CORE
spending weeks in 1857 and 1858 was as follows:
Week ending FEB q. !e57 .........'..........."to
Week ending Feb. 10, 5s...................."l9t
Week ending Feb Is, lso9.......................3n
The nativity table gives go natives of the United
States, Il of Ireland, p Of Germany, Of England
o. Scotland and the balance of various foreign coan-
tiles.
THR NYE HOUSE AND Lor AGiIs 1T il stated
that the subject of presenting Police Co nmissioner
James w. Nye with house and lot, has sgsin been
placed before the members OF the Police Department.
In vie Of the fact thst Mr.. Nyes term of Office
expires, his friends anxious ths hs presentation
shall be made while be is st in Office. TIE movers
ia the affair therefore, concluded to hurry up matters.
In the Seventeenth Ward duriog the psst week, the
Captain has been assessed SIS, Sergsants 81, and
ps.rolmen and doomen 80 each, for the object speci
fed the cash to be paid in as soon as convenient
The SoSG OF THE SHRT.-Taore came poor,
care WON, scanty clsd young woman to tie Mayors
Office on Saturday to tell her wopgs. Her name was
Cstharne Cole, and her residence No. II Beach
street. STE had been married, but her husband, sea-
srirg man. lost at ses, and she was now compiled
to support herself aud child by making shirts at four
slhhngs a do-eal She had been working for a man
IL. 80
name we did rot know 1; was subsequently found to
be Charles Duncomb. He gave her eight shirts -
make exsot-ng deposit Of s. as security for the
stsff. SEE had just finished the work aud taken 1t to
hin, when be refused to pay Der for her labor or to
refund the g. which she had deposited With him. The
came kind Of work she said shs had been doing for
another man. to bis satisfaction at six shngs dozep
but he was so overrun with applications tiat he was
Unable to furnish all with employment. The Mayor
sent the pgor woman with Officer Macarthur to Dun
comb place. when he still persisted in refusing to pay
her and it wss only when tie officer about to ar
rest him that lie offered 10 compromise by returning
tie 81. AS be would not pay the wages, Mrs. Colo
concluded that she had better accept The ofsr Sub
sequently tho Mayor made up her loss from his prI-
va.e puIee. There hundreds Of sweaters in this
city who advertise for ssamstrssses with no other OBJ
jet in view th,n to swinde them out Of the money
which they compel them 10 leave as security.
! SERrs,nE TO SMITH O'BRIEs.-On Saturday night,
some friends Of Mr.. OBrien got Dodworth's Band to
give him q serensde, and, rs matter Of course, lie
made speech. He said:
! l saw in New.York newspaper published this
! morning, remark that nay voice was low, AID am
painfully ade TO feel thai is too low 10 be heard by
The immense sssemblsge that surrounds this
/ irg. But although my voice is weak, and my posers
nt Al. IN Nha U.tl
sustain tong Z, upon being greeted by you with
afectcnate welcome, can you that my heart
is not wanting IN sentiments appropriate to the occa
sion. confess that little anticipated to have been
thus received in land in which the majority Of the
people are to me cor parahvely strangers. But thst
my own counrymsn sbCult remember come OF the cir
cUmstances, the antecedent circumstances OF my NE,
is not surprising. an happy to say that by native
born Americans well as by those OF my own ooun-
trymen whom have had the pleasure Of meetng,
have been received with enthusiasm which l little
expected ard which nay say did not deserve. AS
regards the native Americans, it cost me nothing TO
express 10 them the ceep sertimenls os s1mIaton
which ever entertained for their country since ths
period of my boyhocd. Among the EARLIEST impres-
sons formed upon my miro was respect for that uus-
trous man. who the hero not of this country alone
but who is the type Of moral excellence snd military
glory throughout the word mean the pI'tnons
Wsshirgtop From ny infancy, too, cave leAfasd
TO admire the struggle that carried on by tde ma
tive Americans Of this country IN yindcaiou oil thoL
rights as tie noblest yiIdcati0n OF tie principles oi
freedom have learned, slso, II maturer years, 10
estimate the profound wisdom Of those great men WAC
framed The Constitution Of tbs country. haYe 40
hesitation in saying that considering the situation and
circumstances Of America a. the close OF Tue sst cen
tory believe it was impossible for human VISION 70
have framed Constitution better adapted to tue eN-
! igences Of this great people. Such was my ieeiihB
toward the nstive Americans at time when lookei
upon this upon any other foreign land Bat curing
the last fifteen years Il ha, become the refuge OF large
numbers cf foreign lsnds and believe u 81 theie ~
ct present fully many Irish by birth asd lrh W lug
United Ststss rs there ere IN leland itself cannot
forget that at the time Of elauds greatest distress at
| a time when large numbers Of my felioT-counryruen
| were obliged by what / csl Improvement, TO nee
from their native land that they were received WITH
open by all classes 81 tais republic. And telt
al that tire gratitude to the American people fox the
generosity which they exhibited. must contrast 1t
with the influences which induced my fellow couItry
men TO emigrate. At 81 events, trast tina. among
! YOU, my fellow G uttIymen-for / belleye an sd
dressing the Irish population-that the sentiment OF
gratitude 10 America VIII never be efacei from your
! bctOms. Gentlemen, allow me 10 say that, being
introduced for the first time TO this magnificent CITY
city which may riyGl the most splendid capitals OF
Europe if It does Lot surpss them-for have tfay-
e!ed over the greater psrt Of Europe and ssen almost
every cap'al-that none eXcels in msgnincence TINS
splendid city, say gentlemen, that It gives me tue
greatest satisfaction to learn from fresds VINO are
well acquainted With al classes Of society IN me eity
thst the Inch occupy here position which ccmnsncs
the respect of ali who are acquainted with them
Among the richest merchants many are lnsdi among
the leading manufacturers many are lrlsni aHohs
those who are engaged in the management OF etofes
Ipsny are Irsh. Among tie eminent lawyers OF the
State many are Irish. And let me not forget that IN
desoepdpg TO those classes who have not hitherto
been endowed with wealth, that they at least con-
tribute TO the greatness Of this republic by the vgo,
of their arms Gentlemen, Il will be source OF
unnxed satisfaction to me to be able TO report when
! retarn home, thst among the population OF New
York have found the Irish OF al classes, including