New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-30

| are portion of the members belonging to Engine
Co. No. 90, and are a gallant set OF fellows.
After these came the Frontier Guards, Capt.
Slaves, also returning from target practice
Granger's Brass Band.
We may say, in one line, that the general APP
pearance of these companies was credltable alike
to officers and men. and betokens proper esprit
du corps.
GroGRArnY At CoLLEGE.-Hon. L. a. Wi!mot
of Frederickton Attorney General for the Prov
ince ofNew Brunswick, while on visit to " ash
ineton, recently had occasion 70 tarry day or
two in our wise Gotham. While here he was
shown the elephant generally, and, among other
places of less pretension, went through College,
within the sacred precincts of which he was made
acquainted with notable professor Inc
cicerone of course desired to show the Protes-
sor that he was playing pilot fish to no ordinary
whale and so he introduced the stranger with his
full title of Attorney General Of New Bruins
wick How do you do, Sir responded the
Professors Happy to make your acquaintance,
Sir. When did you come over to the City
This morning, l presume The stranger was
rather puzzled to know what the Professor was
driving at, but fortunately the latter allowed no
I
tions about the prosperity of Rutgers College, the
Railroad monopoly Commodore Stockton, Cen
Scott, prospect of Peaches &c. &c. Mr. Wilmot
was dumbfoundered at this avalanche of Jersey
questions, and in order to spare the vouble Pro,
lessor the modification of exposure be was
obliged to make excuses Of great hurry, and leave
abruptly. And to this day the Professor is under
the halIucinaton that he was talking to the Attor
ney General of the State ofNewJersey instead OF
the Crown Prosecutor of the Province Of New
Brunswick.
TIE LARGEST MERCHANT SHIP INTHE WORLD
! -Messrs. n. l. d G. Grswod have just closed
contract with VIM II. Webb, ship-bulder, for the
construction of an immense clipper ship, $50 feet
in length with 40 feet breadth of beam and PSI
feet depth of hold She will be 25 feet longer
than any merchant vessel sailing from the port OF
New York, the ship Washington, the largest, be-
ing POS feet in length and considerably the largest
vessel of her class ever built. Very few OF our
largest packets measure over go feet. She is to
be built in the most approved style of the art, and
in the strongest manner. All the principal pieces
are to be of live OAK and, what is altogether novel
in the construction of American merchantmen. a
system of iron lattice. work. diagonal iron brac'
ing is to be introduced, with a view to secure the
greatest practicable degree of strength The
model has been SO designed that the vessel shall
combine with excellent sailing qualities large
capacity for freight Her water lines are quite
hollow, and Prov sharp The stern is round, and
gracefully proportioned The builder is confident
of producing vessel of unequaled heetness-
She is to be finished in about six months, and will
run from New. York to Canton, via California, and
thence home, completing the circuit of the globe
with each trip. She will measure near 600 tuns.
PURCHASE OF ASTEAMER-The large steamship
which has been in progress for some time past at
Williamsburgh, by Messrs. Perrine, Patterson st
Stark originally intended for Howard & Son, has
been purchased within day or two past, by itch
ardson, Watson & Co to run between Philadel-
phia and Liverpool, in connection with the City o;
Glasgow and City of Philadelphia. Heretofore
she has been known as the San Francisco. EX
cellent materials have been put into her, and an
unusual amount of fastening. She is to be altered
to propeller, and the work, which was suspended
some weeks ago, has been resumed. She will be
completed as speedily as possible. Her engines
are to be built at the West Point Foundry.
LIZ Inc steamship 1IlltutIpuld w DIS Idhcu W
Stman * Aliens works on Monday evening, to
receive repairs preparatory to taking her place in
the line between Chagres and New Orleans.
TREASURER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF
! FOREIGN MlssloNs.-We are informed that VIM.
Rankin Esq Of Cincinnati has been appointed by
the above Board as Treasurer i'll the place of c.
! D. Drake, Esq Mr.. r. will at remove to
New-York to enter upon the duties of his new
station Mr.. R. has for many years been citizen
of Cincinnati, and in his intercourse socially and
professionally. has gained large numberofriends.
FIRE-On Monday morning about 12l o'clock,
fire was discovered in the wholesale warehouse
of Mr.. T. f. Jenkins, at 100 West-st. corner OF
| Reade The flames We're first discovered by OIL
Ger Archer of the Fifth " ard, who Immediately
gave the alarm, and owing to the prompt arrival
of the fremen, the destructive element was sub
! dued The damage sustained was only about $50
sy7 The following persons died, or were wash
! ed overheard from the Connecticut from Havre:
Johannes Nahaut, aged 50, France; Bernard
Schmidt, aged Is, Baden; Andrews Blusch, aged
co. Germany; Johann Bull aged 20, Germany
Peter Crawlee aged 49, Germany. Francis A.
Fo!B aSeu !, germany On OoaFu EsLci 'ild'
McManus, from Lverpoo; Cornelius Dody, aged
80 England; Ann Louddrum, aged 20, Ireland.
On board Switzerland, from London Richard Bur
CESS London.
TO THE EDITOR OF The TRIBUNE.
have for sometime had an "idea on the sub
iect of paving streets which with your leave,
will communicate, being prompted to do so at this
particular time by the suggestion in Fridays
Tribune First, after removing the old cobbe-
stone pavements and its bed to a suitable depth,
lay three stone walls or foundations running
iengthwise Of the street, one at each side a.id