New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-13
CITY ITEMS.

THE AsTOR LIBRARY The + lrst Annual Report
OF he Trustees Of the A.,or Library aade tire Legislature,
A.. been placed before Us We from 70 he suboinsd
interesting statements The wiz Of John Jacob Asior te.
qlesthng the Of -Four Hundred Thousand Dollars Or
the essbsreri OF Ibis Institution proved on ae -i
OF Arr i8i0-Mr Asi0r having deceased % The 2eh cf
" isch preceding On he .oh Of Nav the Trlsets hei-
tacr frss meeting accepted Jho trust conferred heIa
aud appointed JOSEPH q. Cogsweu Superintendent Of the
Prospective Litrsy Tho Trustees a. M.s time consisted
~ he Msyor 81 he CITY and he Chancellor Of ie s.as
or he time tsing srd Mes,r Wash'-rton Irving william
B Asor Daniel Lord IT, Jane. King. Joseph Cogs-
we'll pa Orssn Hsleck, Henry Brecvoori r. samue.
Wsrd IT, and Charles Bris,ed
Aia second rnceuns Of tie Trustee. 90 he si oi June
ia VS. reso.ye 10 respect tie msmory OF ne founder
t-i Che institution bear ne Of TIE "A-or Lihra,
on The eaih Of sepiember 1913 the Trustees male see-
Ton al ne size The ground chosen by them la Lsfay cite
q ace va valued $4,000 o. be pad i5r oai Of e pro
coed. OF lie beques. Ca he 28h e. October. i6ss Mr
Coeswea Ae Superintendent al,honted % 40 Go
Europe snd purchase a. ' discretion, books 90 the value
of SuOOO AMI Toe books pad for Of 'le fret ous,
received from .he executors OF ar Asofswil Weguo.e
tAs .aogs.ss Of the rrusees on his head
The % eci sending Nj Cosswei abroad a. ths pa
tra.sr e was go avail themselves o Tie Opportunity d.
iried ~ Pm distracted po.'a condition az tlrrpf tnd
Pee reduction ~ prces consequent UPON o. 60 purchase
~ ~ 'c' -, =, -. ~ ,ss, T r1r,',s y.
satlect that The contdcd o. barn has been fArcu-
fi 10 tner ptrec satisfaction Inst ihc purchases were
made az pnce. greatly Below he ordinary STANDARD and
hey CONSIDER N dlc 10 b o. adj. has his selections ay
cafun Inc n estimate .ey hsd placed "a. peculiar
tness for he services De hAs performed and y perfof W.
IN h- establishment q the LiersyE
On the ian Of February following Tie Trustees uuari-
mously appointed Ws.hngoa Irving President ard sam
uel 8. RugF'es Secretary Al the meeting, John
pN wss appointed Trustee, IA iae place Of Hrury B.
v,or who diod IN May ls4s o. hr 18Th Of March lsas
WA q As.or appointed Treasurer ana on hs re
AArou. he 4.h o. April sacceeing Daniel Lord Who
now ho.ds tie Office appointed 'he vacancy on
2h % Angus. 4st re Trustees sccsp;.l ihe RESIGNS.
uoa % Pr Greens Hstek sni appointed rloniss ouse
Taylor 20 Oh Ia place TIE Tusiees 81 Of ihe
/ Mayor o. as CIV 4 NewY1rs ior the time being
.pec t.s occe Wssl.n.tol Irv'ag Wm As.or Dan
e. Lord, James King, Joseph Cogswell, sAHac. b.
Rlcges. samuel War Clas A. Brsled. Jol- A DIX and
/ Thomas II 1ls- Isylor
oa te -'h 90 Apr 1873. sse rlse~- r-eev~a lie -st
sia rncni q Mr As;ofs iesAcy Of slsd Amounting 90
sire e. incalls the Il - o. olSggsi ls
/ books agansi he egAcv.
ApAn for he Library og.1ing fasliy conceded
With Mr. Alex Sae-Eer, BERN Area Fesi.irg hers, &C
tie lo.A December We already l1ken Occasion
81 sPoss 81 hs commencement oi lis wors. chapter
/ ca C!y Improvements published sone weeks s.1ce,
al reed alt noltu. MS be rre>e0t une
We cops Ire eoneaaling passages Of he Regoris
Tie books belonging % he Library including hose
purchased by NJ Asi6g il h- lfviife VOC
I nee SD lls - srt1 - Tie he
por sbo0i s-7ooo AhhCuga msay Of ne very
expressive. ne has been re ucs g1i-
Qi e Superintendent IN mailing plc1Ases
O. a.le mere uaa orr do A. per volume Amucz ihesr
works vii - found " greag value received On De
Lords ID The Treasury q Gfcal Brian hrough
Au.s,rr PleniPoeu1iAfy 10 Re CcUu % s. I4res NJ.
/ bsacrCH
n co1e Ing heir report The Tr1sees eslr1i vii
rod he eXprVssou of rr Strong desire execute ih-
y accordance with tie iuieuron 81 NJ Actor
whonn ihey p-curary lspo-sL ard
~ ne Leg sAlure from hica tey derive NJ Aey
cEpOfa.e body % carry D. cesgn inc hll eject They
Veffctiy u re resyousiv hirh rest
ava hen. ad 4 bcy entertain - bryorl ikaf o.
s.s-AlnIpg VIA proPer ntrllv and rl1g=fI ihat
n estsh sfnz nav, ;-.-rr cav. become de-
;asiso Of e itersiurr Erd scenc- VA ne
CHy Posssssin. = rpiay aec0Ell1g IN conasfcs 40
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,yaeA shs n eomn01 wih he cher passengers sub
jecea wAs living 81 ien DAYS lae tgr.Iug vesse
iaed Der hesla AID terminated Der she arrived 0a.y
s. day. before dean Cayvie where Ter husband
hAs teen Eylng sor 10 employ q 10 Empire
Nils Co al u-eninA1on q trOoh ed voyage
Tx FUSIKAI on SUSDAr.-The bodies q tie
Oseorpes aDa James Grassy VICTIMS q ne explosiOa
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AecIDEST-Ws regret 70 earn that MAJOR John
w Mo-aOu q he Cssson- Department b-oks his leg ~
A. soue days sgO whs experimenting tas tscAsrge Of
vessel
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