The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-07

urinr, and the farther h, gets from making h,mso
comprehensible. Hsl lat attempted explanation Of
tho discrepancy between the two quotas assigned
70 this city is no, only vague, tut in one Of i,s
leading points positively fslse He says
that under n. last call e the President
II IL required that three hundred thousand men,
and not credits slone, shall be obtained, aud gives
this a. the cause for making the last quota large
a. u ought n be under = call for hvo hundred,
thousand. Unfortunately for Marshal Fry, bis
ver.city /, no more snviahlo than his mathematics
The President SAYS no such thing. He says, on
the contrary, that from the five hundred thousand
call n July last only half that number were
cured, and the las, call, therefore. N supply
that deficiency" How Marshal Fry can make 4
appear that hi. city Is liable W the extent n
twenty one thousand men, in the fseo Of such Ian.
srisss, isfnown only 70 the incomprehensitle lead
Of The Consripton Bureau.
This sis lhe situation At the present time. and il Is
. Vsss Of time W speculate upon tho result There
IL . probability, however that the Volunteering
Cirnmitle. Will he able N accomplish something
from their visit and II IL also lbely that the dr,n
will be temporarily suspended. It is certain, how
ever, tho. tho city hAs a considerable number Of
men r. raise, thai volunteering - at -,n1-still,
and that unless something ia done 10 change the
suit there will, sooner or istor, 10 draft
Gotp.-At the evening gold board quotations
opened At AJAX. and closed Al 2la,. After the
call gold sold At 2l5.
SEATING Their. WAS excellent skating on
the ponds yesterday. The Park Pond was covered
with skater. nearly all day, snd the temporary
suspension of the season in consequence o. the
mild weather seemed 10 add increased yes, to the
sport
THE REPORTED REMOVAL Of Marshal MIR
ray, which prevailed yesterday on tho streets,
proves 10 have been a canard.
THE HARVEST OF DEArH.-The deaths in
New York during the past week we're 413-io3
men, o. women IA boys and 1874 girls n decrease
Of rs from The mortality q the previous week, and
q decrease n 20 compared with The MORTAL.
~ Of the corresponding week Of 1864. OF the de-
ceased 229 vero children under years Of age
The mortality by the principal diseases was as fol-
lows; Consumption, 20; inflammation Of tho
lungs Is infautle eonvulsons 20 small pox.
q scarlet fever Is dipthorite, II Group, IL
typNus fever, 10 deaths from external causes "a
among which reported I prem aturc births, Z
deaths from old age, 2 suicides killed by &C.
| oidena
HE MYSTERIOUS DEATH N WAsnSGToS
| STREET Coroner Gamble yesterday concluded The
| inquest on the body o. Mary Morrison, the little
girl who diod at the residence Of her parents, No.
a64 Washington street. on the 3oth of January
Tho occupants Of the premises certified that they
| were taken sick, aud became inscnslle. but were
not aware Of the cause. Below give the mod
cal testimony in the case, and the yer lie, n tho
jury, which, however fall 70 clear up tnc mystery
Joseph g. Shaw, N. n, being duly sworn, saws
| have msde post Wortem examination on the
| body ~ deceased, assisted by Dr. Haztt. I 'ound
ell the organs Of the thoTaN and abdominal v4crea
highly congested gave the stomach to Dr. Tnom-
a. c. Finnel for anAlyZAiion and from the testi-
| mony In tie case, believe that tho deceased died
from ga"trins by nhallng poisonous missm sener-
ted shout the premises,
Thomas c. FinneL n, being sworn, says (;
| have msie chemical Analysis ~ the stomach
| ia. u In my hands hy Coroner Gamble. C1emi-
| ca reagents applied for the discovery Of several
mineral poisous failed N give tho slightest reac.
| ton. To cause Of death, In my opinion, was rot
due 10 the sciion ofany poison in the stomach, but
| - re pSesence n some miasn in the apartm nts
| occupied by deceased.
| Tie Jury found that deceAsed came 10 her death
ty ssstrius arising nom nome cause or causes un-
known " them"
| FATAL RAILROAD AcCIpESr.-t nroncr Col
Inns Yesterday held an inquest IN the body Of
Thomas A. Wallace, who was run over at the nc
20 corner II Eighty sixth street and Fourth ave
nue, aud killed. Mr.. wallace WAS engaged IN
pisiug some baggage on hoard Harlem train,
standing a. the depot, when down train came
| suddenly upon him, crushing him beneath H.
| var,iig nj a a.s,sa
| bis death by lein- accidentally knocked down nv
the down train AZ the New Haven Railroad, while
standing between the two tracks, ana attempting
n put troll HI into the Harlem train from the mid
die Of the road on account Of there bens fIcili
les for putting in freight on the other slde OF thC
train. Mr.. Wallace lived in Eighty sixth street
between Third and Fourth avenues
CoURr OF GENERAL SESSIONS. The Febru.
.ry term Of the Court Of General Sessions began
yesterdsy morning. The following Grand Jury
Vas sworn, and charged by Recorder Hoffman
Edward Cooper, f1rrm 81 wctt Barton, c a lie.
baeEus, Emanuel BpaA, Horace e. Crepore, VIM
Kemp stephen Ptntiu, Thomas NJ. Partridge
ChGrles smith, Charles e. {. born, John 4. Rtlu
win, WIN. Grogdun, Mathew Kr'tri,k, George y
Jones' George Sioho,s, WIN. T., Powers. Geor,
Suimby, Rufus Il. WOOD aud John LaIagr.
Al one CLOCK The counsel in tie Sweeney brook,
suit appeared In Court Amer discussion by N,
counsel Recorder Hoffman decided 10 postpone IA,
case until tue civil SUIT VI sweeuy a. .iust Brock,
was decided.
SCALDEp.-Catharine Coulter, q child !,
months old, died yesterday at the residence u he
parents in Eleventh avenue, near Fortieth street
from the effects Of scalds accidentally received b.
pan Of bot water upsetlns upon her.
FROZEN. - Yesterday Coroner Cover wa
notified 10 bold an inquest ON the loly Of an In
FAINT child which WAS found frozen TO death h
an open lot near the Thirty first Precinct S.aio
| House.
ROBBERY Thomas Maloney and James VII
, lisIns were arrested yesterday, charged with hay