The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-18

Of II as compared with the mortality of the week
previous OF the deaths last week 81 we're men.
50 women, l56 boys and lGl girls. As compared
with the corresponding week last year. there is a
decrease ia the nunber Of deaths Of 81. or the
whole humber Of deaths last week 26S were
of ten years of age aud under. being 81
less than the week previous. The report in
forms US that there we've LAG deaths of diseases Of
the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, 81
Of diseases of the brain and nerves. 100 of disease
Of the lungs and throat "a of skin and cruptive
diseases 80 stborn and premature births, so Of
general fevers, Of old age. of diseases of the
geneTative and urinary organs, and Of the bones
joints. &c. Twenty.six deaths arose from violent
causes. The nativity table shows that 1858 were
natives of the United States SO of Ireland, IS Of
Germany, of England Of Scotland, l each of
Austria British America, France, Italy, Prussia
Wales and the West Indies, and the balance Of
different foreign countries
Yesterday was the 229th anniversary Of the set
tlement of Boston, and the day was to have been
celebrated in that city by the firing Of cannon the
ringing Of bells, balloon ascension, a grand civic
and military procession, prayer and an Grafton and
number!ess addresses by some of the first men of
the old Bay State. together with the Inauguration
of Hiram Powers statue Of Daniel Webster. Owing
to the equinoctal gale however, the city celebra-
ton was postponed, but the statue was duly inau-
gurated at Music Hail. and Edward Everett de-
lvered speech on the occasion.
The equinoct;a blow with the heavy fall Of rain expe
rcnced yesterday, tended to interfere with outdoor bust
and 10 check transactions in some branches of
Fears expressed that should the cold
weather and the storm OF yesterday have extended
the cotton regions OF the South that their effects would
prove quite unfavorabe. The autumn weather Of last
year remarkably fine and late, and such con
don of as the present was experienced here early
in the Not only the yield of cotton but also that
of tobacco liable to be affected by early frost and
storms and good deal of anxiety exists with persons in
the trade to earnhe effects of the late change of tempe
and Of the Of yesterday upon growing
crops, which, owing to late spring, are said in
many sections to be quite backward. The sales
of cotton yesterday embraced about 1000 bales
600 OF which consisted of New Orleans strict middng
at 12lc. We however, have change notice in our
regular quotations, at which the market closed firm.
Owing to the storm the sales of -four limited and
common grades of State and Western easier while
extra brands were unchanged Southern -four with
out alteration in prices while sales were moderate Wheat
was inactive and prices without change of moment Corn
was scarce and held above the views of buyers. Pork
steady with sales of mess at SIS 12l and prime at
so Sc a $40 62k. The prevailing storm interrupted
transactions in sugars. The market was firm, however
while sales confined to about $50 hhds Cuba musco
vado and seven hhds Porto Rico Coffee was quiet: no
sales Of momen, transpred. Freights firm while
engagements were light