New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-02
The GheArxsr SrEAMBoArING on Re-

distance. The Reindeer on Saturday, started
started with eb5 tide, took the FOOD near BrlS-
.ol. and had II against her I'LL within I mile or
two OF Piermont. where she again tooS the eoo.
From Permont 10 her piers distance OF y miles
her time was one ko1v AMI thirty seconds Hamilton
Wilkes Esq who WAS on board, reports her time
from Caldwelrs Landings meS-to be one hour
and Sc minutes The Reindeer may therefore be
safely set down as the fastest steamboat IN the world
We shall see what Capt DegroOt will next DO with
her. Rev DrS Chaplin. Balch an1 Fay. who were
on board have published card. setting forth the
above particulars. and adding that notwithstanding
this unexamped speed, everything was managed
with such perfect order and quiet, that no one OBJ
served any extraordinary effort 10 make an unusually
quick passage
- "The writer" who sent me Sl0 will
avoid notore.y and confer substantial benefit by CIV
ing me his real name. which shall bestrictly conaden
tai p. I. BARNCM.
RESTORATION OF FRESco PAISTING.--A
skillful artist, named Rossni, has been employed
successfully in restoring the hne works Of art on the
walls and ceiling Of the Church Of Saint vincent de
Paul, IN Canal-St.
STATEN ISLAND FERRY.-The following
gentlemen have been elected Directors OF the new
Staten Island Ferry Company Levi Cook George
Law, D. Dunnng, David Manheet, John Bergen, Jep-
tina b Parks, James Stlwell, William b Townsend
and j KeeSel
LOOK OUT FOR THE ELEPHANTS To
day the nine big elephants which McsSrs. June and
Nutter scared up somewhere IN the JunglcS Of Cey-
lon. will make their grand snree into this city. They
will drag IN their train the great temperance Car OF
Jug-or-nought, the State Carriage OF Queen Adelaide
and divers cars and cages, filled with specimens OF
all that inhabits the earth the air above and the
waters under the earth. Afler this immense cosmo-
poltan procession has perambuaed the city, 1t viii
rest under the shelter OF the starSpanged tent at the
corner OF Fourih-av and Elghth-St., where perform
anccS Will be given this afternoon and evening. One
feature of the diversions will be Gen. Tom Thumbs
ride on calf elephant, less than four feet hgh-a
dimlnutlye howadu IN dminutlve howddh and
smoking diminuuye hookah! Great IS Barnum and
the elephant is ms profit
BREAKING OPEN LErTERR.-The young
men arrested by the L. 5. officers for this offenSo
seem determined first 10 try the case IN the newSpa
pers, and they deny the most positive manner tax
ing letters addressed to me individually (of which
as positively accuse them Therefore, on that point
submit ne following which is all that is proper at
present to expose
rcoPY1
NEw-YoRK Posi- OFFICE, May 81, 1851
have seen the report and statements published as
10 letters directed to l.. ;. COmStOck having been
taken from the Post Office by the parties accused, at
No. John-St., and there opened and answered. and
the evidence this office fully ycrIlcS said state
ment JAMES q. LLOYD, Delivery Clerk.
tcOPY.l
L. ) DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE,
NEw-YoRK May 81, 1851
have examined tho published statements made by
DR. L. : Comstock to letters directed to him indi-
ydually having been found by the officers with J. &.
& G. Wells ComstOck, AZ No John-St and the evl-
dence possessesslon Of this Office PLAN and posi-
tive to the truth OF SAID statements
(Signed) JAMES RIDGWAY,
Chef Clerk.
Secondly, they ad,rt taking and breaking open let
tiers addressed to Comsock & Co.." but claim they
hare right to. 1t i, the first have heard of such
claim for more than two years-neIther Of them hay
ing had any partnership with that firm or that time,
and one of them only II. G.. COmstocN ever had am
such connection. and that was dissolved more than
two years since and the settlement OF the business
left wholly to me, he having been fully paid for all
MS interest in that concern. Lest letters meant for
them at John-st might be instructed, they
thsir orn caris, the following notice Address
Comstock & Brother, NOT ComStock & Co"
repeat what Is rs palpable as daylight, and ka9wn
by them 10 be 50, that they had more right TO open
letters addressed to Coms,ock & Co. than to me
alone L. J. COMSTOCK. s. John-st.
New-York, June ,, 1851.