The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-13
New York, Sunday. February IL, is'''
The News

We have important news from Mexico. Huloaga
dedicated the Presidency the ID inst in favor OF
iramon. The latter, Immediately on his assuming
BOWER arrested all the political prisoners liberated
~ Robes, turned adrift al the officers who took
part in the deposition of Zuloaga, suppressed the
forced loan ordered by Robles, and then com
menced preparations to march against the consttu-
tionalists at Vera Cruz with force Of FIVE thousand
men. Meantime it is reported that Degollado was
threatening the capital with army OF three thou
sand troops. At Vera Cruz the constitutional
government had succumbed to the menaces Of the
French and English squadrons The high tariff
was to be restored forthwith, three-fourths Of the
proceeds of which is secured to Flag!and aad
France. The American Consul had protested
against their proceedings.
Neither the steamer Indian nor the America, due
respectively at Portland and Halifax, with news
from Europe, had been heard of up to last evening.
Two weeks later news from Paraguay has been
received The government organ continued the
publication Of spirited articles urging armed re-
sstance to the forces of the United States but the
opinion that the question at issue will be settled BY
diplomacy still prevailed in the neghboring
republics.
Another State is added to the confederacy The
House Of Representatives yesterday, after an AMI
mated debate, passed the bill providing for the
admission of Oregon into the Union. just as it came
from the Senate, by vote of ia to l03. Except
a bill from the Post Office Committee, authorizing
contracts for carrying the mails between United
States and European ports, nothing OF importance
occurred in the Senate yesterday.
Our reports OF the proceedings Of tue Legislature
Yesterday are interesting. Senator Wheeler de-
clared that during the existence Of the Lobby In-
vestigating Committee money had been offered him
to absent himself from the committee, and he was
prepared TO prove the fact at the proper time. Let
us have the proof, by all means.
The nativity table gives sos natives Of the United
States, 81 of Ireland, 81 Of Germany, Of England,
Of Scotland, and the balance Of various foreign
countries.
The revenue cutter Washington, H. D. Hunter
commander, sailed from Quarantine yesterday on a
cruise for the relief of vessels in distress.
The steamship Kangaroo, which sailed from this
port for Liverpool yesterday, took out nearly two
hundred passengers and upwards of two hundred
thousand dollars in specie.
-Four serious accidents have been recently report
cd as occurring to persons employed on the Central
Park We are requested TO state that in none Of
these cases were the persons injured in the employ
ment OF The Park Commissioners. No one has been
killed or badly wounded from the blasting for the
Park since the commencement Of the work.
We learn from the report of the City Inspector
that there were l45 deaths il the city during the
past week-an increase Of % az compared with the
mortality of the week previous, and two more than
occurred during the corresponding week in 1853
or the whole number of deaths lGl were caused by
diseases of the lungs, throat &c.--an increase of
q compared with the week previous-and 233
were Of children five years Of age and under.
The following table shows the number of deaths
for the past two weeks among adults and children,
distinguishing the sexes:-
ifea Women Boys. Girls Total
weeE ending Feb D. 81 50 lsS i2I !23
Among the principal causes Of death were the