New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-29

Sresrs At NtBto's-ln addition 20 hrs adm ra-
BE troupe Of light comic actors and iae charming
dances and evou-ous Of the rosy faced Feunese Ni''
hss caught the great Belgian giant Bhin who appears
ri,b,rv A. The Savarc." or GoAath HIS dimen'
si1ns are truv remarkable. The Chinese balap--e
danced bv ths Vieuncsc children Is one Of me oiaes
olainfes, and most amusing exhibitions We ever saw.
TIE awkward motions Of the Celcst.as caPitay
t.ker Of while the inm.tabc grace and beauty OF he
little dancers are entirely preserved
CONCERT At FORT HAwLroN.-By reference
20 osr ssrer,i.tn, columns il VIII be- seen that Con
cert s 20 take place AZ TIL. delightful sumner resort on
Friday night The band under the direction OF Mr..
Reich and A. the steamboat Cricket vii make an extra
trip on TIE occasion this vii b. delightful sumner
evening excursion. The magnificent sesvew from The
grounds Of the Ham ton House would alone repay me
visit
4 CHILD DRowNED Yesterday Coroner Wal
,srs held an inques, at The Aims House yard on the
body of boy about six years old. named Daniel
Robinson. which was found floating in the water
near Governors Island lt appears that O. Thursday
last the deceased ft bis father on this SIDE 70 cross
over 10 BROOKLYN where be lived and some time after
ward was seen there. on die father going home be
found his child missing and traces could be- found
OF hm until Yesterday when the sad csuse Of his a.
scnce was revealed. Verdict. death by drowning
HERz.-M. Henri Herr has returned 70 ,aIs City
within day or two. after very success'a. tour
through the Wesi Indies We hope be- vii give few
Concerts during his stay with hundreds Of friends
and admirers would throns % hear again his exquisite
performances s.vor We learn, was playing in Lima
at the las; accounts.
THy FRgEMANs JoURNAL-We have been
politely informed from the Office OF the FreeHdrs Jour
nal that there we're some slight errors in our notice OF
that paper Yesterday Ia The FIRST place not Nr McNas
ter but personal friend Of his wealthy gentleman
well known in New-York has become the purchaser
/ In the second place Mr. McMsster considers himself
the responsible but very far from the srea'r' editor
And finally the RI Rev Bishop Hughes Is sill expected
20 favor 1t with lis communicative and has actually
in type the drst OF new OF letters in reply TO
Kirvan which viii appear in the FreeHa's Journal
next Saturday.
/ - Another Tom Thumb may be expected be-
fore many days land upon shores from England
/ Though smaller than Barnum Thumb, he il quite a.
intelligent and the General might as well now surren
der and retire to private life.
/ PuRrTIcArloS or CRoroS WATER.--This sub
ect has lately occupied much OF the attention Of our
citizens in consequence Of the visibly increased mpu
rity OF the water and the frequent suon 20 by the
Journals OF the City Many condemn Filtration Tor
domestic use a. a useless improvement on Nature
while rs advocates with more discrimination and jus
tee maintain that It simple restoration Of water TO
s spring ike natural purity, by the removal OF impure
matter and 10 would seem to rs that simple mechsn-
cal operation Of straining would no more affect the
natural properties of than does that OF milk or
any other faid Filtration novelty in the world
but was res1rted TO IN the earliest Zines and 10 derives
its name from two Latin words.-fnm a thread and
irahere TO draw to draw by thread, which is pro
cess A. regards fluids land ancienty well az now
re-orted to) OF placing end Of thread IN vessel
containing uid and leaving the other pendant outside,
. whence would drop the pure element vhich followed
the thread by capillary attraction Filtration Il general
/ ia Europe 10 London, Paris Berlin and Edinburgh
they have Filters grand scale for the purncaton OF
an the water used the question there has only been
about the means Of publication. The plan Of general
filtration would 10 be in great part unnecessary
for there can be no object having purified any more
than perhaps one twentieth part OF our hydrant water
and that can be beet and satisfactorily done by
means under the control Of each individual Several
contrvanccs to effect this purpose have been presented
% the New-York public but alone the Diaphragm
Filter seems 10 have maintained permanent position
and hence wemust infer is superiority and this Filter
we are assured In is present perfection has not been
solely an individual invention but il, IN some Of lis
most valuable points the suggestion OF professors OF
the American and Franklin Institutes and other seien
t.fc men and among these Or. Chiffon, whose name
l. one hat IA most identified with our Croton, now
comes forward in reply repeated inquiries TO give
his opinion Of the necessity and the means for It's Ultra
/ ton NE"-1 OK June ~ ioto
] DgAR SIR. I have had OF the Diaphragm Filters IN
constant use o hc last years and have found % an
sver most perfectly for tie purpose = int nded The
Crotor water n passing hrou gh o. rendered quite trans
parent and free from the ns0ube vegetable aud animal
matters which found In IT, and which render 50 iurud,
/ especially a. this season.
There cannot be- reasonable doubt thai the water thus
freed these matters much more wholesome
aud better fe for the greater part o ne uses TO when
apphed When the water Is required 20 pc Aep Tor
length time board OF vessels, tbs necessity OF pre-
| vious ffrai on l. stu greater
Bur the use Of this kind Of Filter is not restricted 10 he
Coton water; there are many manufactures throughout
the country which require quanune, Of pure wafer
where from disturbing Influences OF heavy rams great
difficulty Is experienced. IN all such STATIONS lie Dia-
I uhraeu FILTER would be found very useful
70 ought be kept In mind, however, thM me simple
frsnon OF has no influence upon he substances
which exist IN state Of somuon but only separates
the organic matters from which are held m mecaancal
suspension. Very resp'y yours, JAMES r. ChlLION