New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-29

ones face Though the sun shone bat little during
the day. the heat abated nothing of its intensity,
and even the refreshing rain, which came late IN
the evening, scarcely changed the temperature o.
the atmosphere. We have rarely felt shaded
heat m.re oppressive. To-day, from the cool wash
ing of the rain, will undoubtedly be much more
pleasant
ORDiSATIoH-The Ordination Of thirteen OF the
recent graduates Of the General Theological Semi
nary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, to the
Deaconate, and OF four Of the former Alumni to the
PriesthooI, will take place in Trinity Church, on
Sunday morning next. The Bishop of Maryland,
the Rt. Rev. DR.. Nottingham will oificiate on
the occasion, ct the request OF the Standing Com
mittee of the Diocese Of NY. The collection at
the Offertory will be in aid Of the funds Of the
NewYor Bible and Common Prayer Book Society.
r. OGDEN HOFFMAN authorizes US to state
that he has NOT consented to deliver an Grafton
on the Fourth of July at Washingtons Head
Quarters, Newburgh. His engagements will con-
strain him to be far away from Newburgh on that
day.
PROBABLE MURDER"-This taking title was
putat the head Of penny.aline bagatelle in morn
ing paper yesterday the body Of the article being
very fine piece of humbug. The facts are these.
A Mr.. William Peterson who somewhat IN
well has been stopping 1.-THE Trement Temperance
House in Broadway and bis place Of residence was
known by bis Boston and many other friends.
The conflicting statements Of Charles w. Cruger
relative to the whereabouts Of Mr.. Peterson were
owing to the Physician Of the latter, who desired
that the residence of Mr. p. should not be publicly
known as the fact Of his having recently returned
from California where he had been very successful,
would in his feeble state Of health, draw too many
about him, who would be anxious 70 hear about the
gold digsings. The friends of Mr.. P. on reading
the account Of his disappearance, being very indis
nant applied TO the Chief of Police and 70 him stated
that the statement all hoax, as the individual
in question was DOING well. Mr.. Cruger, who is
man of updoubted character for respectsbiity and
who had been accused On suspicion Of having MUIR
dered him, was at once discharged from custody.
BOYS SUNDAY MEErISos.-We are glad to learn
that the plan Of Sunday meetins9 whic~' "A' O's"
so successfully adopted in Ella st is abolt to be
extended to other parts of the City. School vii
be organized to morrow morning at 81 O'Clock, al
Temperance Hail. corner of Eighteenthst and
Eighth sv. for the purpose of gathering together
and reel aiming the poor boys OF hat neighborhood
The School will be established under the direction
Of Committee of the folio wing gentlemen Jas.
B. NJ Fowler, Jas. Bastin and J. G. Noe.
SALE OF TIE ExcHAaGE.-The Merchants Ex-
change was to have been sold by the Sher fl yes
terday but the sale WA postponed for fortnight.
The Court of Appeals has refused to set aside the
appeal of the owners against the foreclosure OF the
mortgages.
FIRE ALARMs-There were alarms last night
for the Fourth, Fifth and sixth Districts. In the
first two, we believe there was no fire. In the
Sixth there was painful attempt at smoke in
an old wooden house in Duane-st near Elm. No
damage.
STEAMBOAT AccIDENr-CeMMoDoR ASHORE.
About 81 O'Clock yesterday morning as the steam
boat Commodore was just coming into Hell Gate
strait she run ashore on the fats north OF Execution
Rocks. 1t was feared that the great California
mail from the East, destined for the mail ship OHIO,
which sailed yesterday for Havana bat the agent in
charge succeeded in landing the mails, transported
them to New Rochelle, and arrived here by Rail
road at IL o'clock AN. in ample time to get the
bags on board the Ohio
The little steamboat CrotoR has gone up to the
assistance Of the Commodore. The latter boat is
tight and lies easy. 1t is expected that she was
got off at high water-lli o'clock yesterday.
TEMPERANCE MEETING AT az FIVE POINTS.
Mr.. Editor: There was glorious temper
ance demonstration on Thursday night at the Mis-
sion Room, corner of Little Water and Cross SITS.
The meeting was held under the direction of Rev.
Mr.. Pease, Missionary of the NJ K, Church, who is
appointed to labor in thai vicinity IL would have
done your heart gOocd, Sir, TO have witnessed the
interest manifested in the meeting By the real Five
Pointers The room was crowded with an eqaai
number of men and women, beside scores that oc-
cupied the Sidewalk well assorted from the poor
bat decent mother with her ragged children, 10 the
abandoned but not hopeless prosttate and from
the hard working, but honest aborer to the toter'
| ing inebrste.
Effective speeches were delivered by Rev.
Messrs Pesse and Leigh, Mr.. Lloyd from Pnisdel-
phia, Dir. Blackburn and others, intersPersed win
temperance Songs by number of gentlemen VINO
| volunteered FOR ibe occasion.
The meeting resolved itself into the Cross-
st. T,mPersnce Society Of the City OF New York
Twenty-Five signatures were received 10 the
| Pledge, many Of whom were hard drtnkers.
| Through the attentive kindness Of the Police the
best order prevailed and all went a~sy fully sats-
heo with the success attending our first efforts to
| bring TO the standard Of Temperance the teeming
| population Of the Five Points
c. c NORTH, Secretary
u The keeper Of Of an Intelligence Office was
arrested yesterday and held to bail on charge OF