New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-30


Ing from Msrshseld Although bin health /, not perfect.
ly restored, we ara hsppy to ha 1t much improved
since his return from the South.
Mr. Webster has received urgen and numerous invi.
tsons from different States to s md the Chicago Con.
vention. pleasure he will be OBJ Ced foreso from
the pressure of private business II is no, improbable
however that he will address let the Convention
declarstory of the sentiments he has ever entertained
upon the subject Of Internal Inpu lvements.
~ At3l o'clock yesterday afternoon the Their.
mometer in our Office, in the st ade marked 79o-a
change Of l5o since the same hour on the previous
day.
NEW-YORR USIyERsITY. The Annual Grafton
before the Philomsthean aud Euclesn Societies of the
University of NewYork, was slivered last evening in
Rev DR.. Potts's Church. by Ion. Willism Dayton,
the subject being The Chsrsc aeristcs of the Spirit Of
Modern Inquiry" Mr. Dayton spoke with much force
and listened to with sttenti on BY very large and
fashionable audience several pr un of his discourse be.
ing highly spplsuded He spoke of the spirit of pro-
gress and argued at length in favor of freehnkins
Erasmus held that the highest aim discern the
free and simple truths of the Bible Faith the speaker
believed does not destroy philos ophy-the truths of
Christianity have nothing to fear from anything else
sic in Christianity The Church rs an infsible stand.
ard standard which arrest the popular attento
by the force Of truth The Bible alone possesses su
cient evidence of the fact any line in 1t Ia rule for
practical conduct rule for everyday life. Ia abiding
eocuton he said that in orator y every IL lord
to himself for with that attainment he eectrfy and
hold thousands spell-bound at his will. His remarks
he mentioned were addressed more particularly to his
oil he tof ri
vsry met them at every turn on their commencemen,
of the career of life The energy which would in some
ages enable you keep In the front walks of literature
aud science will scarcely keep you there at all II
there be any who would seek prominence and distinction
above the mass, fix your mind upon some point, and
pursue II faithfully and nobly 10 the end. man of
thought is ten thousand fold greater than Of learn
ing He who discovers only single Island Is discov.
erer his viii be recorded In the pages OF history
and like Hersches will shine until the stars themselves
go out In the moral, in the vegetable world there
are some plants which need culture of their own and
If you wish to arrive distiuc ton start in life with
some particular object in view, and follow up with
unrelening vigor. The world Is before YOU the spirit
of inquiry before YOU and If useful in its general re-
suits try not to avoid it. The evidence of good deeds
is the only recognized emblem of American srstocracy
That will last while every boast of hearsldry shall have
passed away and been forgotten
The annual Poem was not delivered.
HARLEM RAILROAD.--A correspondent writes
u.s. that though the regulations forbdding the crowdpg
of the cars neglected that respecting colored per.
sons is strictly enforced Last week says inform.
ant on the Fourth avenue, highly respectable looking
old lady accompanied by neatly and Clearly dressed
colored woman refused sdmittsnce and the latter
very rudely thrust of the steps by the Conductor Our
correspondent goes to complain of the gross i'm.
posture that is practlced by crowdng into the Cars
double the number they designed to hold which Is
DONE especially in the evening, from till o'clock
Consequently, half the passengers obliged to
stand. No person realize the Inconvenience thus
produced but those who have TO submit to IL nightly
The idea during this weather after days fatigue with
business of being thrust into close car end compelled
20 stand up for hreequsrters of hour jolted ard
tossed about before you reach home is intolersbe"
We should say that the ides not half intoler.
able as the fact We wish could give the sufferers
some hope of abatement of the nuisance, but
not The Directors powerless as regards the con-
venence OF the public
EF> The steamer Southerner arrived at o'clock
this morning from Charleston. She brings papers of
Saturday afternoon last but they contain nothing OF
much interest
FIRE.-A fire broke out about o'clock yester.
day afternoon IN the attic of house No ll3 An,honys
which extin guished with trihing damage.
MAD DoG.-A mad dog was yesterday killed in
Eleyenhs, Avenue A. by officers Conglin snd Hsr.
tel Of the Seventeenth Ward.
RESCUED PROM DRowsISG.-A boy named Thos
Barrett who fell 10 the dock at Peck slip yesterday
rescued by officer Fllmsn of the Fourth Ward.
EF- Some country editor converts the following
Bit Of out Of the established witiicsm OF the Anti
Verdi party, among our musical critics
"ts said that Verdi the fsyorte singer OF the Italian
tyOupt now performing in New York. Is not an Italian
hut an Epelishma an whose original name was Green
which he has had ltsliaDized into Verdi
PROSPEROUS CHuRcH.-lt was stated on Sun.
A.v nv the Pastor of the Seventh Presbyterian Church.
ON the corner Of Ridge and Broome sts during bis l2h
that not thirty years ago since the
fret sermon wss preached there by Rev Mr.. Badwin
and that there had been added % tns enurcn since tns
time 2 coo members, OF whom sly had been received
by from other churches and LII on proes
sion Of faith OF this number LII were sdded during
the past twelve wears As OF them were recsved oy
certificate and 1913 the profession OF their fsith
The whole number OF members on the register OF The
church in good regular standing at this present Tune 10
ll62. This is probably tho largest evangelical eensFe
{ ation In the city. lirae sun.
COURT OF SPECIAL SEssIoSs-7uesddy- Ihos
McGGwin for stealing pair OF psnsloons-Penitenua'
ry 80 dsys Charles Wall for assault and ba'tery-nn-
ed $40. Andrew oBren for stealing 10 geese-scquit
,.s After di,posins of some other of minor I'm
portance, tbs Court adjourned Until Friday morning.
PoLicK.-Jacob Mills was last night arrest ed by
officer Pens Of the Tenth Ward charged with stealing
600 from Charles Keeser. Richard Spanish wss last
usht arrested by officers Allen and Ahrens OF the Fourth
Ward charged with stealing watch from Dixon: -.
p,,rich McRusp was Yesterday arrested by officer
Adams OF the Fourteenth Ward charged with asssutns
md driving bis horse and cart over Henry b Mullen
seriously injunns him, He was detained 10 answer.