The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-10

On motion OF Mr. Van Tine, the Finance Com
mittee were discharged from the further considers
ton of the appropriation Of $sss 900 10 the Central
Park improvement fund, and were directed to re-
port upon the subject at the next meeting Of the
Board. A report of the Committee on Streets In
favor OF changing the name of Jacob to Leather
street uhe Swamp was adopted In reply to q re-
solution of inquiry the Comptroller submitted de-
tailed statement, showing the amount paid TO city
papers for advertising from January l, 1859. to
the Let of March, 1860, the total amount being
s94,A74 Ga. to which was added the sum of
sl6,2i6 G5 for advertising for the county govern
ment. The Board donated $500 to each of the fol-
lowing Institutions The home for Deaf Mutes. the
Opthalmic Hospital and the Union Aid Society. The
Female Guardian Society got $4,000, and the MUIR
sery and Child's Hospital 81 900. The Street Com.
missioner was directed to advertise for proposals
for building new house for Engine Company
No. 8.
"A letter from our correspondent at Caracas.
dated ON the 18th uit, which we publish in to days
paper, gives an interesting account of the condi-
ton of affairs in Venezuela. Although the repub-
lie was comparatively tranquil, yet in the eastern
provinces the partisans of Monagas still mustered
in formidable numbers, and were carrying on
merciless war against the more peaceable inhabi-
tants. Business was rapidly improving at Cara
cas-, and the merchants of the city had evinced
their confidence in the government by loauing it
$500 900
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 451 deaths in the city during the past week.
an increase of as compared with the mortality of
the week previous, and 73 more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re.
capitulatiOn table gives deaths of diseases of the
bones, joints, &c, l04 of the brain and nerves. of
the generative organs, 10 of the heart and blood
vessels, 134 of the lungs, throat &C., of old age
10 Of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers
tlborn and premature births 63 of diseases of the
stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, so of
uncertain seat and general fevers, of diseases of
the urinary organs, and 81 from violent causes
The nativity table gives 32l natives of the United
States II of Ireland q of Germany, of Scotland,
10 of England, and the balance of various foreign
countries.
The cotton market steady yesterday with sales of
about C0 bales closing the basis Of about l1c for
middiing upa nds Flour active, though com.
mon grades Of State and Western rather easier.
among the transactions purchases made for export
Southern -four was firm and in good request, while
the sales fair. Wheat was firm, with
some demand for export. The sales included
$500 bushels Southern white at 81 &c. and 1000 NIL
waukee Club on terms given In another column. Corn
took decidedly upward turn and sold pretty freely
an advance for sound lots. Pork unchanged; new
mess sold at GIT 6sal, and new prime at $l4 12H
$I4 Is. Sugars in fair demand and unchanged from
Saturdays prices The transactions footed up about
500 600 hhds Cuba muscovados and Por.
to Ricos, and $50 bids melado The prices,
with stock, will be found elsewhere Coffee was firmly
held while transactions confined TO small lots of st.
Domingo, Maracabo Porto Rico and Laguayra, at rates
given in another place Freghts were engaged to fair
extent Among the shipments were 1000 bbls flour to
London at D. 10000 bushels wheat to Liverpool, in
bulk at SKA, and 5000 bushels corn, in shippers bags
at Sd fair amount Of provisions also engaged to
the same ports.