New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-21

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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and ,pitt the adoce and consent Of the Senate.
Land Officers
GREER w. DAVIS, Register at Jackson, Mo-,
vice Frank j. Allen, whose commission will expire
December %, 1912.
ROBERT C. NEwLAND, Register at Batesvile,
Ark, vice Lewis B. Tully, resigned.
WILLIAM S. ALLEN Register at St. Louis, Mo-,
vice Nathaniel P. Taylor, removed.
NICHOLAS R. SMITH, Receiver at Springfield
Mo-, vice j Ohm P. Campbell, resigned.
The CITY TRACT Soc1ETY.~-The Anniversary
of this worthy Society is be held this evening a,
the Tabernacle. The object of the association i.
to place in the hands of the poor in this city the
means of moral and religious instruction, and to
awaken among them interest in their religious
welfare. The following statement of their labors
FOR the past year is from communication in the
American
The Missionaries have made TO the Board OF
Managers monthly statements of the result of these
labors, as far as they had come TO their knowledge
and been investigated by them; Is Missionaries,
aided from visiiers of every Evangelical Commu-
Mon, whose average number has been 1914, dis.
tributed 6S4,599 Tracts, containing 3,209,01o
puges ofimportant truth relating to the salvation
that is in Christ Jesus supplied destitute persons
and families with 979 Bibles, and 7SS Tsstaments,
provided by the New York Bible Society," len,
SAB volumes from the Ward Libraries; gathered
1000 children into Sabbath and 486 into Public
Schools; induced 209 persons to unite with Bible
Classes, and 1857 to attend church obtained l8l
Temperance Pledges; and held 1875 district
Prayer Meetings; 25 backsliders have been re.
stored to the enjoyment of Christian Fellowship
3ll persons have been hopefully converted, and
228converts have united with Evangelical Churches;
accomplished by the blessing of God, at an expen-
diture of less than - 900 dollars per anrum This
is rather less than the average results for the last
seven years.
FROM Rio JANElRo-The bark Douglass,
Bourne, from Rio Janeiro, brings eight days later
than former accounts. Capt. B. merely confirms
the former statement thatevery thing is quiet peace
being wholly restored. The troops sent to Bahia
arrived in time to find every thing restored to Or
Ayres and the Southern Provinces The L. S
ship Falmouth was still at Rio and expected to sail
soon. Business remained very dull and small
prospects CT an increase.
BRooKLYS BETHEL FAIR.-The ladies of Brook
lyn, composing the Bethel Society, will hold fair
as the advertisement shows, this day and to-mor-
row, for the sale of fancy articles, OF which the
profits are for the benefit of the American Sea-
mans Friend Society. This is most worthy
charity and we trust, will receive very general
attendance and support.
DEATH OF BISHOP DvBoIs.-We learn by n
slip from the office of the Freeman's Journal that
the death of the Ri. Rev. JoHS DUBOIS, Bishop
of New-York, took place yesterday morning at 9
o'clock. His remains will be inferred. on Friday.
GENERAL Tom THuMs, JUNIoR-Eleven years Old, be-,
one loot and ten inches high and weighing only Is pounds
no" exhibiting al the American Museum.
Did you ever did you ever,
See the little nIaaakin!
Do endeavor, he IS so clever,
You wost see his like again
See the table, hear the babel,
AS the children round him throng.
How they Ike il, were they able,
ihus 10 view him all day long.
What 4 wonder, what blunder,
Nature made 10 strlha dumb.
Let the giant " stand IT under,'
Make way there for GeEeral Thumb
Beat all hollow monsters follow
In this mighty couquerors train
Sucha miniature. Apollo
We shall never see again.
FAMILY HOLIDAY -Spenoid performances take place at
The American Museum three o'clock this afternoon, In
addition 10 which the wonderful Dwarf and 800 coo Curl
oses can be Barnum is making the most magui6
cent arrangements Tor the Hoydays.
LA performance this afternoons at O'Clock, al the
New-York Museum. The manager is making tremendous
preparations for The Hslydays
u J.FenImore COOPER Horace Greeley
and Then,as McE!rnis,-The great demand for
the Report OF this celebrated Libel Suit has induced the ua
dersgned TO publish it in convenient and durable
torn than newspaper and they therefore announce tbata
Pamphlet edition. containing additions ana many cor