New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-23
THE ExrESsIoS OF rHE BArTERT The iol
lowing i the Ac, OF the Legislature Of ibe state Of View
York N relation 10 this extension.

Re y sa1e,,s ~ ~ Pegrls 81 N, STAT ~ Nc fas.
,qp'ssrn - ~ Senate aid isc@y, That .isl be a~ts
Tor the Mayor, Aldermen rnd Commonaly Of he Cy q
New fork % rNrs>D that faSf 90 IRE sup CRY
vsvLLY CALLED rHs SArrseY n'o NE Bay aud N0fh
Ard Ess Rivers, such distance hey may deem pfOpe
at elossftag fiz hundred feet
Ind f,itey THAR Al rHF TINS Tst FsoFlE %,
froni OF olug Battery, sna -s,ena.as
from hence into The Bay ard he North an East hiNers
distance exceeding sN hundred feet shall he snd ,e
same BERssY VESTED rHg M.Yos AND AL0EENtN ssn
CoNMoNALrY ~ fHE CIR o. NE~-losN ard llef &c
cessofs. forever. remain THE ftsrosf ENrESn
iNG rHF sslD BArrESY fos rJslc waLS snd for cree.
Ing public buildings ard work. Of defence thereon. SCI
WITHOUT rowES TO DISPOSE OBJ rHr SAVE FoR tSN
orHEE o. PURPOSE wHArsoENsS and without sny pow
JOSH N,S mss iArEs, Secretary >,aie
Do will be- seen by the above hat there q no Possil4
ty OF using this property for any other than for Public
uses We trust that before another year this already
beautiful spot will be so extended and besuuSed BY the
addition OF several acres oi land and hundred. ol
trees. that s. Will form one Of the most magnificent
shore promenadcs to be found in any cry OF the world
This IS not new subject "a was always designed ~
the City that the Battery should be 80 extended heoc
in al their leases they expressly reserved ms right and
made its condition.
Rv reference % the Proceedings of The Board ct
Alderman. Art XXXli Part ?. page 500 Il VII be secn
that Alderman McElrsth offered resolution on ms
same subject in these words
R,solr,a That the Battery be extended on a Ane
T.N
10 Point IN the Esst River, 10 De- Designated ~ 'n
Street Commissioner aud the Committee on lanes au9
Places and that the expenses Of ne sea "sa oe PA
from the moneys received tor the privilege OF d'en'-
Ad Feeks moved Il be aid on the table which Wa
lost a division. VIZ
4ayrsaftre-Ald Glmartin and Feeks-s
Negaffrs-Ald De Forest Kelley. Mcklfstn Adsm'
Franklin Dod SPoAord. TapPen' oh'er 'iohu' N'
M1ynard-li'
The Resolution was then referred. and. We believe
the Committee were nearly quite unanimous IN favor
Of the measure but press OF business IN the 's's'
part Of the year prevented them from taxing the ne
cesssry action upon Il TO csrry out hs design
Sgrf-rKmiNG FiRl Lock.-Ihs Is an in'en'
zion of Mr. Walter Hunt Of this city and Is valuable
Improvement for printing and dischsrgins Dreams
The ,n wa. on exhibition At the fair but being IN The
Committee Room il was overlooked By our reporter
The in,nroyennent can be adapted b either flint ~ pei
cu..ion locks bys very trihing alteration The gun
on exhibition at the Fair i an old [. ;. nusNet "hch
had ant lock and the only change apparent IN II Is
neat little magizine in the place OF the hammer s'ec
and steel point in the place OF the ant The atera
tons are al external The act OF cooking the gun De
posts printing of Guthries percussion phl powder
from the Magazine. which may be made 70 eon'sin
enough Tor nifty OF FIVE hundred charges Inc LOCK y
waterproof and appears 10 De perfectly iniaihoie m
dischsrgipg indeed, il seems quite impossible TO miss
fire so long percussion pills remain IN the Magazine
Competent Judges pronounce Il superior 10 al Ano"n
locks and they say that the percussion cap w" ue nns
| ly exploded.
WEsrERS TRAvEL-FARE REDrcED.-By ret
erence TO An advertisement, in another column il will be
seen tina, arrangements have been made by the vaou.
Railroad Companies between Albany and Buffalo 30
that passengers will hereafter be taken from tide water
/ q = : hon and hat Ter
Of November the fare through from Albany to Buffalo,
will be reduced to ~ IS Passengers may now leave
this great Metropolis in the evening sleep board one
of the North River steamers the first night, and in =
hotel at Buffalo the second This movement on the
mart of the Railroad Companies Ia the rieht direc
ton and is one that will be highly appreciated by that
notorious and sometimes ezactng parsonage travelling
Public
BALLOON AscESsIoN.-Dr Morrill, Will make his
second ascension from this City to day At a. from
yauxhal Garden. Doors open at o'clock, when the
imitation commences.
- Whoever cares to may see some rare trot
ing at Union Course to-day, weather permitting. see
| advert sement
ANorHER VICTIM Oh SEpUCuoN.-As Mr.
lanes Townsend wa, in the vicinity OF Thirty fourth ~
and East River yesterday forenoon, his attention was
| directed 10 a young woman proceeding in a hurried
manner towards the river and almost instantly jump
into the water with the evident ienton OF committing
suicide NJ. r. Immediately went on board a schooner
lying near seized rope, secured one end OF TO tie
and the other TO his body prasg overheard and
| swan to the young woman che rose for the last
time By the aid OF those board OF the schooner.
both were pulled the deck OF the vessel In safety
although In very exhausted state. AFTER being Ia a
measure resusctated, she was taken before Justice
Mountior whom she related brei account OF her his
tory for the past ghteen monhsfrom which appear
ed her Is Sarah Sepp, and that her friends re
side in interior OF Penns wanna where she met with
smarried man named Crugier who persuaded her TO ac
cept of situation domestic IN his family residing IN
Philadelphia, and while serving In that capacity he sue
ceeded IN seduclng her. Their intimacy being discover
ed she left the house Of Cugier and engaged servant
in another family the head OF which equaed her former
employer in point OF yslny she was then persuaded
20 to this City, where she finally succeeded Ia Oh
tanning employment with gentleman residing At thu
cornar OF Eighth avenue and Fifteenth st whore she
conducted hersoli IN becoming manner, aud nothing
suspected Ia the contrary until saturday evening
| when she became sick that her employer instantly
| sent fora couple of physicians who also consulted
third IN regard her and the finally arrived
at the conclusion that her sickness from oath
some disease which she had contracted long previous
The prOcs sOnal gentlemen, alter conisrrng With
the girls relative 10 her situation proceeded e.
portray the consequences OF leading such NE sno toh
the unfortunate young woman mustOe sent me
Hospital where ia All probability she would soon die
and then be disected her bones fastened together b.
wires and exposed tor exhibition. Any kind OF death
|
exposed Tor exhibition and II layorable opportunity
/ she stole away sick she and after wandering
about the streets sgOnzing state Of mind and her
physical strength exhausted she resolved 10 put end
10 her suherngs by drowning herself and about T.
carry her intentions into effect when she observed
| by Mr. Townsend and rescued BY him from watsry
grave.
RESCUED FROM DRowNfNo.-About 10 clock
on Saturday night sailor belonging 10 the ship Cdie
d0nia fell into the slip at the foot OF Jefferson, and
would have been drowned but for the timely assistance
afforded by policeman Abreyritt Of the Seventh Ward
| INQUEsTs.-CorOner Walters wsa called yester-
day u hold inquest st ~ Essex 81 the body Of
Alicia Nugent, native VI New jersey aged - years
ho had been very Incorporate for the last months
and the home q her husband about o'clock
Saturday night was found dead In bed. and a vial
labeled audsnum, containing small quantity " that
poison the table. Verdict accordingly. The Cor
0ner also held inquest upon the body Of Thomas
Gibson, native Of Kentucky. aged Is years, who was
found VI gross intoxicstOn, and conveyed 20
the Third Ward station where he died yesterday morn
ing Verdict death BY ntempersnce.
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS
Miss NoRIHALLs CosCERr The concert a
Miss Northa to ight the Female Academy will, no