New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-24
THE TRIBUNE.
commerce. Canal. Ra,hbun. sc. AT bufs"i"

BUFFALO, April 81, 1913.
Our prospects in regard TO an carly opening o'
..;r.tio, heg;n 70 brighten The weather par
.,kes more Of summer, and the ice IN the Lake Is
fast disappearing. think may Predic' 'of Us Us
- nrobs,rncted track to the West by the iirSt
week in Nav, or at least, as soon as the irst run
ofhoa,s shall reach us from Albany. In regard
- The recon, calamitous break at Tonawanda,
10 miles cast Of this city, scarcely know what
- sar. It certainly is formidable, but may be
o,ercome by incessant labor and heavy outlay
n the State The breach can only be hed up
Nth stone to be brought from Lockport, some ~
miles beyond. Nevertheless, as said before 1t IS
conoperable The friends of the Superintendent,
rho By the bye is a mere cyphcr IN canal expert
snce. confidently anticipated complete repair by
the lst of May.
The number of buildings lost there and general
details of the disaster omit, Judging them TO
have reached you in anticipation oGthls. Method
nsl men and those familiar with the subject est
motto the apcrcpatc of wheat stored west OF us at
100000 bushels, but they are entirely IN the DARK
as 10 the amount of Flour TO 90 forward on t4c
ooeninu of navigation- Ny opinion is that 1t VIII
not exceed that of last year, and therefore cannot
materially affect your market. All admit the
quantity of Ashes awaiting shipment IS largo
much more so than at any former season.
Our city has resumed that steady onward stridc
to wealth and power which characterized us IN
1895. and as Rathbun's period of incarceration
terminates in September, there IS no knowing
what greatness she may attain. His appearance
in our avenues again is would give gladncss
10 many. while the ephemera who rcvelcc
in his downfall would shrink away with chagrIn
and modification. The approaching July wi! be
seven years since his failure. What an age TO his
bercayed companion Although there arc other
indictments pending against Rathbun, II is not at
all probable any of them will be called up Tor m
yestication on his return 70 his home. Stern
Justice, although violated has been fully APP
peased.
There has been a slight railroad movement here
recently, which | must apprlsc YOU OF. MIR. brls
bane. with some influential friends at Batavia,
declare they intend TO build the straight road from
this city through TO Batavia, notwithstanding that
the Attica road is completed and in use. The
undertaking carries with it the entire sympathy
of this city, not because it is direct merely but
1ica Directors havo used us by entering the place
in direct violation OF expressed wishes. ALPHA.
Attractions. OF LAvorAqr b. BExI. F. TAYLOR, A.
Ill Hamilton, n. Y. J. ID. Atwood
We have not had time to examine this book as
carefully as it deserves; but from a hasty glance
atitsp pages we deem it well worthy apcrusal. 1t
is popular and racy description of the uses Of
language, of natura! language as exhibited in
animals and mutcs, of the origin of artificial Ian
guagc, and generally of whatever connects itself
with language either spoken or written 1t is
written with great spirit and vivacity, and oxhl-
bits, infinitely more than would be expected in
such work, the power of a lively and tasteful
fancy. tits highly commended By Prof. \. {.
kendrick of Hamilton College, and is spoken of
with decided favor by other eminent literary gen
temen
u Rev. Mr. HASTINGS delivered his second
lecture on the Spirit of Hebrew Music and Song
on Friday Evening. His subject was the Dcvo-
honal Age. The discussion of the transition from
the sublime and heroic Songs of Moses TO the
lhese lectures lntcrspcrsed as they are with
chants by the lecturer and an efficient choir, so
arranged 10 represent the choirof Priests, choir
OF Levltes and the choruscs of the People, give
avery Just and impressive view not only of the
form and imagery of Sacred Poetry, bet Of its
fitness for pure and sublime worship. Asaph
was characterized as the didactic poet of that
ase-as having more thought and III gcncrala
stronger sentiment than are exhibited III the
fsalms OF David. He referred 10 the 50th Psalm
Is an instance. The chanting Of The 9Th Psalm.
Tue one used on bringing the Ark into the Tent,
ard The 9th on introducing it into the Taberna.
Gle was well worth hearing The next lecture
viii be delivered on Wednesday evening. Aswill
DC seen by reference 10 the advertisement, Tn
mphal Odcs, Elegies, ldyls, Didactic and Dram
aac Psalms will form part of this lecture, We
advise all, who would obtain correct notion of
Inc manner IN which the Sacred Songs of the
Hebrew Poets were introduced into their religious
services, to be present.
quickest Passage Yet.
"'ee'ey '-iast W euhcstay night came
nom Albany IN the Steamboat South America,
eap'' bEamard when this magnificent Boat per-
s';iled The quickest passage on record, and, II |
IN rot m''ssntoTmed, The quickest ever made. She
~ the wharf at Albany lOminutcs before :, and
touched the wharf in this City at | | minutes past
>-maAlng the whole distance, 1876 miles, III
sf'en 5oms aad trrsnty-oae minutes more than
i9sate-ons miles the hour.
should have written you a, The time, but ex-
sc'ed some person connected With the boa, would
nave done 50; bat as Capt Brainard is somewhat
= modest man, suppose he was deferred there
nom blowing his own trumpet. was INFORM
Cd by the Captain at the time that he should make
sa'Passage IN : hours; but the nights since have