New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-21

lssIons was favorable ana the original = Let
ii'vc " toeether with MeSSrs Joseph iemah' a
nltv lanes f. Conkhn. Capt. w. Bennett Ed
h..Wstson William Post. John w. Gallagher NJ
n Creen, Thomas Cannaghan. and other gentle
=, were among the invited guests ihey "eh' VI
Nv. 1--WE. Mile House. where each OF the company
IA for the prlZeS-three shots a man, numbering
~ onnds before the judges selected for the occa
.nn Wessrs Henry Wilson and TOBIAS Lawrence
snlendd banquet was served up after the hring,
- invited guests occupying the most promlnen,
ue md the worthy Captain presiding. The
ph,cs fare supplied by the worthy host was done
mule Justice to- and the vands OF the season, TO-
.hs, with the many oeteras of the festive board,
ss,ere dispensed with true hospitality AFTER an
~, The Company returned by the cars TO Twenty
nsss,nthst and retired IN the evening TO the
washington Hotel, Iourth-ag, where the JUDGES
awarded the prizes as follows .,.e,,,..
First prize, n splendid silver cup, oeduIiu!ly
chased presented to the Company by Assistant Al
herman Alvord won by Fourth Lieutenant MarKS.
Second przc, another silver cup, presented Oy
Fink, Esq. won BY Ninth Lieutenant flhch. MI me
nxlze also silver cup, presented by Jud9e MOUNT
ford. and won by Orderly Sergeant A0oou f0utIn
prize splendid gold lOcket presented oy ms honof
Inc Mayor won BY Tenth Lieutenant Knapp FiIth
orIze a gold pencil won by private. Sixth prize,
4 gold pencil won by private IN the Seventeenth
Ward William EgbeTth Eighth prize, splendid IA
gucn type double case, likeness OF Jenny Lima
won BY private. Ninth prize, splendid tortoise
shell daeueneotype case, with s. gold piece won
hv private. Eleventh prize, splendid gold pencil
csse and pen presented by Ar. FdIrman Of The Neu-
YORKER; won by private hanoh Inc next prize was
a splendid set OF silver spoons won by PIivdle OF
me Eighteenth Ward. Next prize, a gold locket,
nTesented by Mr.. Odel won by Third Lieutenant u
bennett Next prize splendid SCI OF silver spoons
ION by First Lieutenant w. II. Wilson. Next pnze,
q banel of6rst quality -four presented by MI Edward
Rioom won by private John Grogan-this prze was
sharply contested foy. Next 50 gold piece won
by Sixth Lieutenant 7. Watson. Next, - hat, pre-
seDted by Charles Nurch won by private j. sutton;
Merit A b hat presented by James Thompson, and
won by private Another s. hat, presented by Jonn
Smith and Dy private. Next, gold pench,
presented by Charles Jennings, and won by pryate'
kext. poy,Inonnaie won by private Thomas. Next,
a splendid fishing reel presented by Edgar watson
won 10y Inspector llalght. Next, spen4ld o9'lOle-
barTeed pistol. presented by Judge Lynch, ana won
by private Brown. Next, silver pencil, presented
by Henry Bishop won by private splendid gold
pencil and pen, presentedby Alderman Conckiln, ana
won by private
The company hereupon dispersed highiy grained
with the festivities OF the day.
~ MR EDIToR: The Express Of the
l6th inst rs rather hard on your cipherng iriend
for correc ting them regard 10 the value OF tun oil
gold asserting that he was wrong N his correction:
Seeing no reply III your paper take the iDefty OF
replying for your correspondent
One pound avoirdupois contains 1000 grains, not
1850, as IN The Express. ~
One pound tfoy contains $500 grains, not 900, as
m The Express.
One grain troy is equal TO one gram avoIrdupols,
not create r. as III The Express.
One tun ayOIrOupOs contains I,ZfU IbItus dFOH-
dupols or 2722 pounds 81 ounces troy, equal at 81
per ounce or $2i0 per pound troy to $555,333 33i
80 tunS ayoiIdupOis are worth $2U6,o66 90, as
stated by YOU. The Editors Of The Express owe
YOUR friend an apology. For the benefit OF your
readers will add the results Of some other cacula.
tions of mine to correct also other errors OF
The Express | premise by stating that they are
made by vaiung gold at $40 per ounce troy as IL en-
abes me to- give exact results. The CURIOUS reader,
by adding lie pound can get the values at Sl7 per
ounce.
One grain of gold is worth 81 cents one pound
troy is worth 1872.
One ounce avoirdupois is worth Sli 5si; one
pound avordUpois Is worth 1898 49,
One ounce troy contains $50 grains one ounce
avoirdupois contains 437l grains.
One pound troy is to one pound avordupois, as
l44 is to l75
One ounce troy is TO one ounce avoirdupos, as
1872 Is to IT'S
When worked al the diggings, ! was content
with humble ounces, now and then getting into
aristocrac pounds, but never dreamed OF even cal
culatng tuas Respectfully youTs,
A RETURNED CALIFORNIAN.
ARRrsr OF FuGITIvE-Oficer VIM.
n Siephens of this City, returned on Saturday from
New Orleans In the steamship Union, having IN Gus
tody Henry A. Clark, alias VIM. Oliver, who escaped
on the 30th OF July last from the TomOs, wnere ne
was confined awaiting trial on a charge oi SIhiu
larceny. While in prison at New-Orieans. awaiting
the arrival of Mr. Stephens TO bring HIM to TINS City,
Clark made an attempt to escape, but was uSco'-
cred and more ClOSeiy cOllIitu' ne Nao ''"""'''
dated with secure quarters IN the City Prlson
~ Michael Cain, an Irish emigrant so
years of age, who arrived day of two since, IN the
ship MoRtezuma, lying at the foot OF Beekman-st'
was instantly killed on board that vessel on SatuT
day afternoon Ii appears that the deceased was al
tempting Ia ascend the gangwas with a hedvy chesl
upon ms shoulders, when one corner OF AZ struck e
side OF the gangway, causing hlm TO faii when the
chest strucx him upon the temple, causing DEATH as
stated. The family of the deceased, consisting oil
his daughter and two grown up sons, arrived with
hun ~ the Same vessel.
RowpyIsM. late hour Sunday night
German named Joseph Myers, while passing through
Chatham-st violently assaulted by several row
dies, who knocked him down and beat HIM about the
head and face IN the most brutal manner, leaving
him IN a state of utter msensblllty. They have not
vet been spprehended The cries of the injured man
brought the police 10 his assistance
FATAL ACCIDENT FROM CAMPHENE.-An
inquest held sunday at the City Hospital upon
the body OF Anna : Powers 90 wears of age, whose
death was caused by burns received on Sunday OF
last week at the house OF Mr. Joseph Green. No.
l22 First av. by the explosion of a camphene lamp
which she was filing while lighted. verdict In
cordancc With these facts Was rendered
ErrECTs or THE LATE SToRM.-A large
unfinished dwelling house IN Fiay-sixth-St near
w..
OF the storm on Saturday night. As the house was
unlnhabIted. of course no person Was injured by It's
fall
INFANT FouND DEAD-The body of an
infant was found IN Fulton-St. on THURSDAY night.
by Nh. Joseph Hamilton, Of No. 207 FUton-st., who
took TO the ThiTd Ward Police Station where the
Coroner was notified to hold an inquest.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN-Stdted
Sesson-fRIDAY, Oct. l., 1851.
frsseni-Assistant AID. Ely IN the Char, Assistant
Aid Haley. Mabbatt, Mccarthy, Boyce. Barr, J b.
Weoo James Webb Crane, Miller, Smith, Ileman,
feaisAl, Sands, Ward, Bolster Edwards.
q, ftht.ons-By Assistant Aid. Tleman OF |. T.
Levy FOR sewer IN stav., from 18th to l3th-stS. To
Committee on Sewers
by Assistant AID J. b. Webb, Of +. W. Brown, to
nance
by Assistant Aid. Ward, application Of VIM. III.
forman 10 be Amounted a 4 Commissioner of Deeds