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" NC o"I' more persons than any other disease. Ii
now caused one-slxth of the deaths in the world
| In Canada, New York and Boston there had haer
very considerable diminution of deaths Nv II
SINCE the beginning OF the century. In New York
1t had diminished from 20 to IL per cent. Proyi-
| dence is much more given to COnsumnt;or tbon
| New York. Chicago shows only about Q nor can+
OF Consumption. The army statistics showed most
Consumption on the Gulf Coast of Florida. south
Carolina and Alabama; next in New York Harbor
and California; next Texas; next WASHINGTON and
oregon Territories, next the Atlantic Coast of For
da and lowest N ew Mexico In Iceland from 1927 to
1851, there was not single case of CONSUMPTION Ii
was the same IN Labrador and Greenland, and was
very very rare IN Upper Russia. Persia and AIgiers
were slhgularly free from it. CONSUMPTION was
nore prevalent In Gibraltar and Malta than in
Tanaaa' according to the British army statistics
me deaths are much greater in Bermuda than in
fla Cnnsunaltin IN Iinoostan, there is very lit
ue consumption In districts where intermittent
levers are prevalent, such as Venice and Tho IT,
can maremme, there is very little Copsumnt;on
The deaths by Consumption in the British arm,
are three times great as in the navv Marcb
Aprl, May, February, January, December, June
July, November, August, September Octobar -
the order in which the months stand commencino
with that in which there is the greatest number
Ia octoper tnere are only about fourffths as many
ueaths as IN March. Among occupations, tailoTs
are most liable to Consumption; then come shoe
makers, locksmlths, physicians, gardeners butch
ers ana lawyers. The liability of the tailor is
more tman Iour times as great that of the law
lawyers who practice in the New York Supreme
Court, where the air is so foul as to induce tuber
culous Consumption in very short time Nor
sne RUE apply TO those lawyers who attend
the meetings OF the New York Geographical and
Statistical Society. As to clim ate, humidity an
pears to conduce most to it, though a moist salt
air Is not conducive to it. Cold is unfayorahla
te 1t, especially equable cold. 1t is more eommon
among women than among men, and is most COM
mon between the ages of20 and 80 There is no rea-
son to believe that there is more or less Consumn
ton now than thousands of years ago.
Who ARE ENTITLED TO PASSPORTS FROM THE
UNITED STATES To FoREIGN CoUNTRIEs.-As it fire.
quently happens that persons from Europe who
have declared their intention to become citizens of
the United States, obliged from various causas
TO return thither before completing their citizen
SNIP have deemed the publication of the sub
lolneu correspondence as not Inappropriate to an
sWer the many inquiries upon the subject Within
the last few months, several persons of this class
nave applied to me in relation to the probability Of
eeotalnihg passports from our Government to and
from from the continent of Europe. The result of an
inquiry to that effect, made to the SECRETARY of
State of the United States, you have in tha fnIow-
ing letters. Respectfully. r. + RIsK
WASHINGTON CRY, April TO- 1860
DEAR SIR: Immediately on the receipt of your
letter L submitted it to the State Department and
have received the enclosed letter from Gen. Cass
Secretary of State. That letter gives Won the in.
formation you ask for Mr.. Vonfriede / am, verv
truly, yours, &C., TRUsTFN Porr
B. DEPARTMENT oR STATE
WASHINGTON, 10th April, 1860. I
To the Hon. TRUsTEN Polk Senate:
DEAR SIR have the honor to acknowledca tho
receipt OF your letter of yesterday, accompanied
by one addressed to you by Mr. t. f. Risk. relative
to passport for Joseph de Vonfriede a native of
France, who has declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States In reply 7 reoret
10 INFORM you that as passport is substantially
certhcate OF citizenship it cannot be issued to any
person born abroad who has not been fully natu-
rallzed according to the laws of the United States
Pursuant to your request, Mr. Risks letter is here
with returned L have the honor to be, dear sir,
your mSst ooeuleht servant, LEWIS CASs
AN EARTHQUAKES AT PoRr AU PRINCE-THE PEo-
PIE SLEEPING IN THE STREETs.-By the arrival at
New ork of the brig Isabel Beurmann Captain
James, from Port au Prince, we learn that on the
9Th, at $50 A. NJ, and at 1890 P. NJ, two severe
snocks OF an earthquake experienced at that
place, and for the three following nights SLIGHT
shocks were felt and several buildings fell Some
were slightly and others badly damaged All the
families residing in brick tenements fed to wooden
shantes or country seats, but the greater portion
slept IN the streets. Many who were afraid to lie
anywhere walked the streets all night On the llth
tne cltlzens formed a procession and paraded
through the place, saying prayers they pro-
ceeded Since then no shocks were felt
The brig Isabel Beurmann on her VOYAGE OK
perienced severe weather. Up to the 9th Of April
she had light southerly winds ana pleasant weather
On the 9th, 2Sth and 29th, had strong gales from
northeast east and southeast, the sea making
complete breach over the vessel; was cOmpelnd tn
lay to. May Sd and 4th, experienced strong oalas
from northwest and northeast with rain squalls
thunder and lighting, and water spouts During
all those gales a tremendous sea running which
caused the brig to labor very hard. She rolled
and pitched that at times the whole of the vessel
forward as far as the tOremast was under water
Inc brig Bird OF the Wave, Captain Ropes, arri-
we'd at New York on Monday, reports that two
severe shocks of earthquake were felt at Inarua.
on the Sth ultimO, but no damage was done
The W AY Louis NAPOLEON MANAGED THE Worms
IN NIcE.-The Paris correspondent of the New
ork journal Of Commerce explains the mode by
which the Emperor of France procured the all bnt
unanimous vote for annexation to France. A host
o! french pedlers have inundated the cities and
villages OF Nice and Savoy, selling all kinds of
goods 20 per cent. under the usual prices present
ing counterfeit price lists of French commercial
houses, and informing the people that all goods
henceiorth would be sold equally cheap under the
soft, paternal rule of his Majesty Emperor Napo-
leon the Third. The Savoyard peasants who are
very little educated of course believed such eyi-
dent proofs of the blessed influence of French
rule, and concluded that they ought to vote in
favor OF annexation, in order to share those bles-
sings
SINGULAR sDEATH.-On last Wednesday evening.
Mr. cooper was run over and killed by train of
cars on the Hudson River Railroad, at Carmans-
yllle The accident unavoidable on the part
OF the engineer, and the corOners jury exonerated
him from all blame. The deceased was terribly
made n
Impression upon the engineer, who saw the whole
occurrence without ability to prevent it. The
next day he did not drive his locomotives but the
day following he concluded to try it again. accom-
panied, however, by brother engineer. As he
approached Carmansvie, he became instantly agi-
tated and, upon passing the place where the acci-
dent occurred he tainted away. He never revived
and died the following evening literally heart
broken. 1t is said that he was one of the bes en-
gineers on the road.
A DFSppTEn : ,y-,p LnUNn LL;u
Forest, from Aux Cages, arrived at New York on
Monday, reports that she spoke, on the 10th utimo
the schooner Walter Irving, of Pr0vncetown. The
Walter Irving reported that about April 18th the
whaling schooner RienZa, of ProvincetOwn, fell in
with, on the south side of Porto Rico brig of
about three hundred TONS abandoned, with all sail
set, having on board large quantity of provisions
and rum, and otherwise fitted for SLAYER. Bullet
holes were found in the doors in the cabin. The
cabin much disigured, as if an affray had
taken place. She had no papers, colors, or any,
thing on board whereby she could be identified;
she was taken in charge by the officers of the
schooner and will be brought TO the United States.
DEATH OF A TELEGRAPHIC OPERATOR FROM Shock
OF LIGHTNING.-The Marietta (O.) Intelligencer an
nounces the death of George l.. SIocomb, of that
city. lie has been in the employ of the Marietta
and Cincinnati Railroad, as a telegraphic opera
rator, at Big Run, Athens county. A few weeks
since. while he sitting at the instrument in his
office, during the prevalence of heavy Storm the
lightning ran in upon the wires and completely
stunned him. few days developed the horrible
1act that his limbs parayZed, and his muscles
almost totally deprived of action. The paralysis
gradually extended over the body until death ended
his attlicton.
GREAT Run OF HERRING AT THE HEAD OF THE
CHESAPEAKE.-HdUre-de-G Grace, Nay THE fisher
men are now in the midst of their fish harvest. The
Chesapeake Bay is perft city alive with shad and
herring. The herring are coming up in immense
numbers, and the fishermen are making fortunes
Bond is said to have caught from 1900 to 1900
barrels of herring at one haul 0sbourn at the
Battery, caught 1000 barrels at one haul, and
everybody is catching from 800 to 500 barrels per
day. This run of herring is said to be the largest
for thirty years
The ENGLISH JACK KErCH.-C Cacraft, the pro-
fessional executioner of England, has a regular
salary from the city of London, which, with the
proceeds of his professional engagements in the
provinces, affords him respectable competence.
lie has carried on his present unenviabe vocation
for some thirty-fve years, and for twenty years
has resided in one house in Devices street. in the
suburbs of London. What remarkable book the
personal "reminiscences of this Jack ketch (who
has hanged more people than probably any other
living many would make!
Mrs. MACREADY, the Shakesperean reader it an
pears, has for many years made it her practice 10
visit insane ylums and read to the inmates She
has recently visited the Utica Asylum Some five
years ago she made one of her visits to this insti-
tuition, and two years afterwards she was met In
by young lady, who told her that
while an inmate of the Asylum, her case was re-
garded as hopeless; but, on listening to Mrs. Ma
creadys readings, she ''passed from sphere of
darkness into light and was sane again. Toledo
Blade.
DoUBLY SAD EvENT-We learn from the GEORGIA
papers that the Hon. Charles j. McOopald ona Oc