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Therofficial report of the City Inspector gives 822 as the total number of deaths during the past week, and ef these 516 were under ten years of age, and 110 inmates of the public institutions. The cholera is slowly receding before the advance of coel weather, the number of fatal cases during the week being only 116-fourteen less than the week before. Cholera infantom has likewise fallen off, but cases being reported, against 126 the previous week. There were 69 deaths of diarrheea, 43 of dysentery, 14 of atrophia, 43 of consumption, 22 of congestion of the brain, 24 of dropsy in the head, 23 of inflamma tion of the brain, 12 of inflammation of the bowels, 7 of debility, 12 of inflammation of the lungs, 78 of convulsions, 15 of cholera mor. bue, 01 of croup, 45 of marasmus, 10 of hooping cough, and S of typhus fever. There were 13 deaths from external causes, 3 of old age, and 31 cases of still born and 10 premature births reported. Of the whole number 534 were natives of the United States, 161 of Ireland, 78 Germany, and 17 of England. NEWS FROM EUROPE. The steamship Pacific left Liverpool on the 23d ult. for this port. She is, therefore, fully due; but from the prevalence of very thick weather for the past few days it would not be surprising if her trip should be somewhat prolonged this time. We give in to paper the details of the ne brought by the Europe, embracing our London and Paris correspondemse, and a number of interesting articles from foreign journals on a variety of topics. The report of the navel engagement in the Chinese waters between English and Russian men-of-war will be read with interest. MORE FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE. Yesterday we published an account of the arrest of three Germans, passengers on board the steam. ship Washington, charged with attempting to smug. gle between ten and fifteen thousand dollars worth of jewelry, and in to-day's paper may be found the particulars of the seizure of about sixteen thousand dollars worth of silks. The goods were seized at the store of Mr. Fastacali, 87 Pearl street, by In spector Reill, who appears to have been very adroit in ferreting out and bringing to light this attempt to defraud the treasury. STEAMBOAT DISASTERS. A telegraphic despatch from Cincinnati gives a brief account of the explosion of the boilers of the steambost Timour No. 2, while lying at the wharf near Jefferson City, Mo., some days since. Providentially, her passengers were just landed, and therefore the loss of life and the number of wounded were not so great as would have resulted had the disaster happened but a few minutes sconer. It was supposed some fifteen or sixteen perons were either killed or thrown overboard and drowned, and about seventeen were scalded and otherwise injured. The steamboat was almost completely demolished, and but little of her cargo would be saved. The enginears were held, in heavy bonds, to answer any charge which may be brought against them. The steamer Lady Elgin struck on a rock near Manitowoc, in Lake Michigan, on Wednesday night, which caused her to leak. Her officers managed to lay her alongside the pier, when she sunk. There were three hundred passengers on board, all of whom were saved. MISCELLANEOUS. The churches of this city and vicinity that have been closed during the excruciatingly hot weather of July and August, will be re-opened to-day, and the usual exercises resumed. In another column we publish our customary compilation of religious news, to which we commend our readers. The American Protestant Association Lodges of the State of New Jersey are to have a grand parade at New work on the 5th inst, being the anniversary of the sitting the first Congress of the United States. Several lodges ITC." this State are expected to participate. It is said that the Secretary of the Interior is about to return to "market" all the land withheld from sale on account of the contemplated railroads running through or near them, except, of course. in *1889 where Congress has actually made the grants for railroad purposes asked. A large body of desirable lands will thus become again subject to private entry at $1 25 per acre, or to location with land script. The specie deposited in the United States Mint three million two hundred and seventy thou sand dollars. The coinage for the same period, Philadelph during the past month, amounted to an ounted to five llion three hundred thousand The frigate Independence, now lying at the Brook lyn Navy Yard, will be put in commission to-morrow, under command of Captain Josiah Tatnall. Her officers have already reported for duty, and her crew is nearly, if not quite, complete. She is ordered to the Pacific s'ation. Charles Preuss, who was connected with Colone! Fremont's explorations, committed suicide near Wash'ngton City yesterday, by hanging. He was supposed to be laboring under a fit of insanity when he commited the fatal deed. There were six deaths of yellow fever at Charles. ton on Thursday last. A despatch from Buffalo states that the Eri e and Kalamazoo Railroad Bank, at Adrian, Michigan, has rede med all its bills presented for payment, and that the run on the bank has ceased. Among the passengers in the steamship Arctic, which sailed yesterday for Liverpool, was ex Senator Dix, and Miss Dix, the philanthropist. The atnouncement of the death of ex-Senator Downs is now fully confirmed. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. The market for breadstuffs yesterday was less animated, and the sales made indicated no change of moment in quotations. A commission merchant, in the Canadian trade, returned yesterday from a tour through a part of Upper Canada, where be had travelled through or wheatdistricts H. stated the crop was some less airmount was was me MADE anticipated, and a
