New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-17
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TIE WEArHER.-Yes.erday was no improve
men, upon the two previous days The air. ainoosn
no, quite 20 cold and mach less windy. was damp and
raw. The sky was chill and gusty Few persons were
in The street,, and those few did sisy long For
turs,ey the violent blows Of Saturday bad sveptsSs
the dust 90 that there was little more to raise Inc
City 10 noe cleaner than has been for 'wo or nree
months and no thanks TO the Street Contractor As
,h, cold visitation ha. now lasted three days which 10
the time ordinarily prescribed BY the weather wise we
c7ght properly TO expect change after this.
The LATE REV DR.. PowER-0n yesterday
morning the body Of tn. late distinguished Divine and
Pastor Of g. Peters Church, Bsrclsy-st- Dr. PowxR'
WAS conveyed from the seat Of bis late resious soors
where 1t had laid from the day previous, to 81 Pstrcks
Cathedral to receive from his clerical and lay brethren
the las, rites Of the Roman Catholic Church Every
corner Of the Cathedral crowded to excess and s
seemed TO deplore the oss Of Of the sbest uphold
err. and most zealous expounders Of the creed tor
which he 90 long and so successfully lsooret The
Hsh Mass and Ofice for the Dead and other very I'M
posing religious ceremonies Of the Romsn Csihohc
Church were ehsuuted At which a great number OF
Ciergynen took part Bishops Hughes and AeClossy
assisted In the services The soemnty OF the occasion
was much heightened BY the melancholy swell OF the
orgsn the sable vesting of the officiating Priests and
the lonely coffin, mounted on platform, hung 10 olsck
In the center Of the Church. sermon on the late
Doctor WAS delivered by Bishop Hughes with his usual
oratorical sbiliy-full Of psthos and religious feeling
and contained much pious truth the philosophy OF
Desth Atsr the Offce for the Dead had been
chsnted the coffin conveyed TO the vaults under
the Church. preceded by the Bishops and Clersynen
In order OF procession great portion OF the congresa
ton falling and forming up the train in the rear The
deceased wss man Of the finest and most benevolent
Christian principlesto bis Church devoted disciple
TO the poor psterns frend-to bis congregation an
undertaking and faithful Pastor and to society at large
an acknowledged ornament.
TaE SPOILED MEATS oS The IsrHsUs.-We
are assured by Messrs. Wells, Miller & Provost Ohe
6rm mentioned by one OF our Panama correspondents
IS having put up q portion of the provisions thrown
away a. spoiled that place. that they stand
ready TO resnd the price received BY them for every
canister they have sold upon due proof Of It's loss in
the manner asserted They have slresdy refunded TO
several They strongly suspect foul play In the putting
ND of these provisions and have 10 consequence DIS
charged the person who they believed was bribed to
injurs their reputation and business. They have put
up such provisions for many years and never encoon-
tered any such misfortune before. These meats were
put up hurriedly, account Of the extraordinary
pressure Of demand for them and they were obliged
20 entrust the work to q person whose capacity and
int gritty they bad no reason doubt They will be
very careful not again to suffer in this way, or be the
cause Of disappointment and loss to others
NEW AND COMPLETE GoLD-WAsHER.-W We
called yesterday at 20 Mslden.lane to witness the
operation Of Mr. jennings newly Invented gold washer
The plan of this machine 10 entirely new and combines
the perfect simplicity with performance so effect
i've as to leave nothing TO be desired IL 10 made en-
trely Of iron and may be- taken apart and packed into
small space for transportation 1t consists OF an Iron
pot with a sack or receptacle Of the same metal
screwed into the bottom for the purpose OF holding the
gold cylindrical vessel Is placed within this, inside
of which again, 10 a slender tin funnel, resting on
pivo, AZ the bottom stream OF water Is poured con
sauty into this funnel when 1t goes at once 10 the
bottom Of the machine and after boiling up between
the vessels hUws off over the outside one The earth
Ia put into the cylinder around the funne and SINKING
.ovlv in the stl water with which IL Is filed, meets
the under.curren which thoroughly separates II
leaving the gold TO settle. and carrying the refuse
matter with the To test the matter, shovel
fun Of spe,er shot &c was carefully mixed win nne
white sand and put into the hopper In three or four
minutes every particle was separated and deposited at
the bottom Of the pot No turning 10 required the
earth will be clesnsed fast as two persons can pre-
pare. at the rate Of six or seven hundred bushels
per day.
PHILADELPHIA ARr-USIoS.-Mr. II. II. Dorr,
Agent of the Philadelphia Art Unlou, who 10 now In
this City, has left copy Of this years engraving for
the subscribers Of that Institution II Is combination
Of line stipple and mezzotint engraved by sartsn,
from RorHzHMEL's picture Of " Ruth and Bosz, and
In the beauty Of Its execution more than competes With
the former engrsvings OF the American ArtUnion.-
We are glad to the Philadelphia Institution showing
such evidences Of prosperity. Its plan 10 modelled
rather upon the London Art Union than our owa-hst
TO- instead Of pictures the winners draw certificates BY
which they are liberty TO choose from the pictures In
country the price Of which Is paid by the rtUnion
The engraving of Ruth and Bosz" may be seen at tbs
rooms Of Williams & Stevens IN Broadway.
APRoPos OF THE WEArHER.-Mr. Items
Aori i. far enough agog with this cold slice Of January
In the middle OF H. without your making worse. The
Thermometer was below freezing Sunday morning,
beug 24o but rose 40 day and fell Ito 32o after
sunset tits therefore too fragrant charge against the
month OF blossoms 10 cay that was freezing all day
and YET the month deserves ii for serving up such
wind on the threshold Of May. About tbs fruit, IN
PEASANT one of miseries Of climate IT, that late
fross sre likely cut 81 the peach crop, and TO
leave a small chance TO cut IL Hp Yet hope better
thing. this season The Apreots are undoubtedly
much Injured II not wholly destroyed but If may
sdze from several peach In my garden, with
a warn exposure the blossoms are not Yet expanded
sufficiently 70 BE- destroyed by this cold snap. 10 New
Jersey our great Peach State they apt 70 be more
advanced however than in the Guy account OF the
nature Of the soil Last year We bad snow storm on
the ION Of April and uxursed In peaches neverthe
less Sunday morning the coolest since the 10Th
Of February excepting ouly the fth OF March. when
the thermometer marked the same temperature -
Yesterday mOrnisg IL stood at ~. IL consolation
/ Ia think that We don't generally have than