The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25

vef=ez viii ead fos year to cors and Il ia probable
! they will make long stay n New York.
| INSOLVENCY GASES
The pumter u divorce suits Instituted this city during
the year 1859 was 76 ho@lpg decrease Of u foou the
previous year. and Of SO from 1887 Sixty Of the suits
l were commenced by wives a1d sixteen By husbands
! seven aJplcnioDs we're deneo. This is favorable ex
hlhu considering the great Increase o. population
Marriages have been frequent the nn,grati OF fe
males arge st the nnmber Of ii7oyces have been
| III 1859 IbaD any year since 1853
Dulng the year 1859 there Sc applications for the
hepehto the nsoivspt act covering liabilities OF 500 $40
In 1853, the applications numbered %, with balance
liabilities amounting TO 81 53S a3 In 1851 the applca
tons Numbered 1873 with balance Of liabilities OF 81.
42sl5S In 1856, the applications l46-baisnce Of
liabilities. s2,7d3, l34 ana in 1885, the applications were
1877 with The balance OF liabilities rising So $50
The number OF inolvences have steadily since
tho date Of the great craeh snd the few
failures Of the psst year justify the reputation for STA
bity winch .e have acquired al the East, and indeed
CRIMES, CASUALTIES, gro
me supreme Court has granted supersedeas In the
next Friday for the murder OF his vito, Mane Delphias
Agnes Lee The case has been carried up on appeal
man named harceus n Butler, resident OF Chi.
yese Camp Tuoiumne county was found murdered in his
house Dec 10 He was struck with an axe or hatchst
while writing Butler had accumulated about so 900 by
Nothing has yet been discovered 70 fix suspicion on
The perpetrator OF the crime None OF the pro-
perry was removed which shows that the murderer
not nstigated by dese TO rob. Deceased from ST.
Lawrence county, New York, and aged about twenty
eight years
y Wlulam Kelly WAS recently killed as Eureka by Joseph
Ellis The men qrarreed about the boundaries OF q min
rg claim, when Ellis drew knife and inflicted on Kelly
mortal wound Deceased was a native OF England, aged
The body OF Henry Dittrner, native OF Hanover aged
81 years discovered Dec 81 floating at the foot of
Clay stree; wharf: on Int the sn0ranste msu con
f OF delrium he committed the act Of self destru
He leaves considerable property
Dennis Connolly was instantly killed few days since
by the cavng in Of a bank in Trinity county. He
twenty years old, and formerly Of South Boston,
Macs
Samuel White keeper Of Wards ferry on the Tuoumne
river, was found murdered in his cabin Dec. 2S
William Croisen for the murder OF John v. Ford and
Thomas Crawford for the murder OF John B Lewis have
been sentenced to be hung in Stockton the 18th u
man known as Mayor Stedman was found dead las!
sunday on Dry Creek Butte county When discovered
one TO approach It, Deceased formerly from North
Carolina, and has family residing in Alabama.
On Christmas DAY man named Patrick flanagan,
resilient at Pine Log Crossing Tcolumne county, after
having his pistol taken from him and being put out Of the
house procured another and fred at ana killed man
named McNichol. Flanagan is in jail.
William Gladwill, native of England, aged IS years,
found dead last Sunday morning in q shanty on Mar
ket street Deceased discharged soldier and unfor
tunately Of dissipated habits.
Governor Weller has requsiton to the Governors
of New York and New Jersey for the arrest of female
named Armstrong, alias Williams, who is charged with
stealing SIS, 600 from Amira Gibson, Of this city.
Frederick Emore, the young man who attempted to fire
at Frank Hussey negro minstrel in the Bella Union in
this city, and which occasoDed the death of Thomas Ra
leigh Mahan at the hands OF the latter absconded from
this city on the steamer OF December 20 He indicted
for the offence and gave bail in the OF $500 for his APP
pearancc.
miner, named Jack Lawson, committed suicide De.
cember %, at Kanaka Valley, Colorado county
ANNUAL STATISTICS FRANCISCO.
During the year Just passed the Judge Of the Police
Court Of this city inflicted pecunary penalties various
offenders amounting TO $@62c This sum has been paid
From the reliable statistics deaths which occur
ed in 1853 in San Francisco we gather the following
Total number of deaths under years 629 between the
ages OF and 10 years, 81 between 10 and 20 years. 49,