New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-21
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TIE INTERNATIONAL ART.UNoS.-We have
been shown the prospectus Of new Institution Tor the
promotion Of the Zine Arts which u We mistake NOT
Will be received With favor The name Of the ne" In
,trt.on il 70 be the Isisrsa0aal Art UsoH and IN us
general features both OF organization aud conduct
will resemble the German Art Unions. commenced IN
ls2l9 and the English. Scottish French and American
ArtIuion which during the last few years have De
come 50 immensely popular and have accomplished
so much toward extending and poPulsrizns knoNiedse
snd consequently taste in the Fine Arts
There Is cue feature however. in the lnierns'onA
ArtUpiou which i new. and the honor Of which De
servedly belongs It's orginaoIs This Is the 'e''rs
apart annually OF a sum sufficient to send one Ameri-
can student OF Art according 70 TIT number
Of subscribers to Europe for the purpose OF studying
the works OF the great and completing bis pro
,s.sional education in schools OF the Old World The
tiona Academy OF Design from among the srtis,s Of
every state In thu Mon This will be positive good,
not only 70 individuals thus selected but the general
cause OF American Art and one which has never been
attempted by any other institution IN this country
should this plan BE- carried should regard II AZ
the commencement OF new era for our srtsts. and
look forward for the most brilliant and substsntisl re
suits to dow from IT,
The annual subscription to the international Art
Union we understand will De the same As to the Ameri
can Art Union-nve dollars This entities the suoscr-
Der not only 70 membership the Institution and the
Free Gallery belonging IT, and 70 the full value OF his
subscription IN splendid engraving bu, also to share
ia the annual sratutous distribution Of pictures and
works OF art amounting to foArJlfis q ne gross 70
esips u interruptions.
We earn that Il the intention 10 sppy 20 the next
Legislature tor act incorporating the International
Art-U uion-an application which there can be no res
son 70 i'm ssine will be refused delayed Legislators
in these days are far enlightened not TO De fully
aware Of the incscusbe advantages to public morals
and national character spnugiug from wide diffusion
Of taste for the Beautiful and any plan which not
only proposes to disseminate large number Of choice
pictures engravngs and works OF Art among all classes
of the people but to bear the expense OF educating
and supporting in Europe at least one student OF
American Art every year is worthy Of legislative sane
ton
! CORPORATION DOIses.-As will be seen by our
Municipal Department to-day, loads of petitions pro
and con pour in about the proposed Battery EaarSe
menL II the Select Committee having the subject IN
charge do not speedily make their Report they Will be
weighed down by the mass Of documents As for read
ing these al over to pass Judgment re could not be
hired il would be much as mans patience could
possibly be made endure. Pray, gentlemen, let US
have an end to tor know somewhat how the matter
is to turn as soon II may conveniently be done
thus At once to set At the watering and differing
doubts and hopes OF our most worthy denilens
Residents in Cherry aud Grand sts. are earnestly
pettionng the City Government for the establishment
of a Ferry between South Willismsbusgh and Eas,
Brooklyn, and the foot OF Cherry-st The matter re
mains in the hands Of Committee for subsequent &C
ton.
Last night the Board of Aldermen resolved, BY an
unanimous vote adhere 10 their resolution in respect
to the WiiiansbErgh Ferries, which nconenrred
in in the other Board on Thursday. The former body
having so adhered the question is laid on the table
and it 50 remains for the present What next is to be
done
Regarding Nj. Mrriepa SniA and her mysterious
disappearance. some brief action was taken At last
nights sitting Of the Aldermen A proposition was
ofered-but subsequently negstved-authorzlng Ill,
Honor the Mayor to offer Reward Of $3.50 for the re
coyery Of Miss Smith and $500 additional for the
of her abductor This opposed and finally lost on
the ground that the reward would be but an induce
ment to others to follow the course
Owners Il property and residents on Broadway are
presenting remonsirsnces against paying any portion
Of the expense paving Broadway with the Russ Pare
ueui They would like ii in operation, some say
but decline being assessed for the expenses
From communication presented to the Boards last
evening from His Honor the Mayor enclosing the half
yearly Repor Of he Chif Of Police, from the period
from May last to the lst November instsnt)--we
gather few interesting details Of City affairs dur
ing this period. From May TO November there have |
been l4.30- srrests-asi year, 1881 decrease. 70 |
OF those designated dodgers, there 1887
accommodated % people have been saved from
drowning Pol stores and dwelling. LETT open at night |
have been discovered and taken charge OF by the De-
partment snd 81 TRES have been nipped in the bud
and ex,inguished The number OF complaints against
Policemen have been lio-of whom IS have been re-
stored to duty the complaints against them having
been dismissed
His Honor the Msyor offers an excellent suggestion
IN bis communication accompanying these statements,
viz that the Policemen shall not be appointed one
two years sone, but during good behavior. lie also
recommends new spporuonment Of the beats Of the
several officers, many Of their limits have became
too extended for proper and requisite supervision
without some alteration being made. We hope 10 see
speedy action in these premises.
"A resolution adopted last lght authorizing the
Mayor b offer reward OF One Thousand Dollars for
the apprehension and conviction Of ineendaries from
May OF last year 10 that Of .49 This may work some
good aud possibly puts cheek upon the too irequen,
occurrence Of calamitous conaasrations among II
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prompt effect and result in the greater security Of the
lives and property OF citizens Yet il does good
70 enact law. and allow them to be openly broken or
propose penalties and never have them enforced We
think however that matters in this way becoming
better gradually.
Y Il anybody would ike 10 see, feel, suffer,
endure experience. submit 10 undergo more
dresry miserable uncomfortable. suicidal misty mug
~ megrm and melancholic day than the last twenty
four hours have .ted down upon he must inevta-
by emirs,e We perfectly certain that il cannot
b bad IN this country nor in these dggins" Cold.
raw .leety, sloppy biting. the SKY lag ike