New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-22
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THE GREATEST OPERA NIGHT OF THE
STRAIGHTFORWARD we are to have La Sonna'nbald,
with BosIo, SALvI, BADIALI and MARINI No more
need be SAID.
/ COLUMBIA CoLLEGE-The annual Com
mencement is to take place on Wednesday, 30th
July, a, Triper Hall, beginning at 10 O'Clock
The examinations for admission into the Freshman
Glass will be held in the College Chapel on Friday,
| 25th INST, beginning at 10 O'Clock
Examinations for either of the higher classes will
be held at the same hour and place on TUESDAY goth
inst
FREE AcADEMY.-The Anniversary EX-
ercises in this Institution will take place at the AGA
DENY. on Wednesday the ODD instant, at 10 O'Clock
AM Twenty-Five students, being all the members
of the highest class, VIII deliver short orations of
their own composition and the medals will be de-
hyered by the Trustees appointed by the Founders
ANNA Cora MowATr-The friends of
this gifted lady Will be glad to hear of her arrival last
night n the Pacific She has been absent about three
years.
MYSTERIOUS DIscovERY.-A short time
/ since a man named Gassner, who keeps a grocery
| store nearly opposite the National Theater pur-
! chased the premises No. Mott-St. on which stood
! an old frame tenement, which was erected many
/ years ago Mr. G.. placed number of laborerS on
the ground to demollSh the old building and also TO
make excavations preparatory to putting up new
residence on the lot. Yesterday morning terrible
excitement was created in that neighborhood in con-
sequence of the scayengers, while cleansing the
cess-pool, striking upon some human skulls and
J al franz
posed Upon prosecuting the search still further,
about twenty skulls, thigh bones, &c, were found
closely huddled together in the bottom of the sink,
and presenting the appearance of having been there
number of years. Capt Smith of the Sixth Ward
Police was at once informed of the mysterious and
suspicious discovery, and caused the remains 10 be
conveyed to the sation-house, where they now are.
Various rImorS and suspicious relative 70 tho man
ner in which these remains came TO be deposited
where found are IN circulation. 1t Is reported that
about ten years since the old demolished building
was one Of the most fashionable houses Of disrepute
In the CITY, and that the present discovery was de-
posited al that time Whether such Is the fact,
whether the were placed there by the hands
of physician who had been making some scientific
researches for the public benefit, or otherwise, re-
mains to be ascertained The Coroner may possibly
be called to investigate this mysterious business
The New FLYING SHIP.-On Saturday
n company with several gentlemen invited by Mr..
T. Robohn, we had an opportunity of examining the
immense Erlal ship United States" now on the
stocks at Hoboken and nearly ready for launching
INTO the air. Trusting that some account of this
unique affair may be interesting to our readers we
took few notes, which Will serve as reliable data
for brief description The car is O. feet IN length
apJ 1,h x foo. bsohf feat 4
inches, the whole composed of strong, light wood
en- frame covered with canvas with doors and glass
windows. The boilers are Of copper, on the tubular
plan, and occupy space equal to four cubic feet
the engines very perfect, being composed CT gun
metal and cas-stee they of l2-horse power and
are 10 work 2Onch stroke GO times per minute,
which Will give 400 revolutions Of the floats which
are placed IN d substantial framework the top OF
the car There IS sufficient room for IS passengers,
with fuel for four hours. The float Is 300 feet IN
length. Of cigar Ike shape. "a feet diameter IN the
ceLter, and has gas capacity equal TO
95,cC0 cubic feet, which gives Lifting power
equal to 800 pounds. The entire weight Of the car,
foat and fixtures Is but about 4,0GO pounds leaving
5oOpounds surplus. 1t IS designed 70 rIn about 300
feet above the surface Of the earth at d rae of speed
varying from g TO 81 miles per hour. The engines
are curiosity, their weight being Isl pounds, and
perfoc. they that by the force Of ms lungs, Mr..
Rob Ohm caused both pisons 70 work fCllreyoluon,
/ carrying d driving wheel Of FIVE feet diameter. The
rudceT worthy Of minute examination, and by u It
is designed to up down II any required d.
rectlon The car Is suspended By cords to the float,
| AMI when the whole is Inflated and suspended IN
md air under the estimated velocity. Il Will be
! sight. The reality OF such scheme hardly be
| oomprehended until one examines the admirable ma
chne-y and actually SITS down II the car, when It's
feasibility seems 10 be probable The ship thus far
! has cost the inventor about $500, and he now
/ CURES only few hundred more to perfect and Sc;
afoai his air ship II IS designed drive this vessel
by steam, and to obyaie the necessity Of fuel Mr.
Robjohn says he has discovered plan for decompo-
| sing water, lgnitlng the gasses, which again be-
| come water, which Is converted into steam,
by the combustion. and this Is again condensed
and returned for decomposition. thus securing en-
| tire immunity from waste and uniform weight du-
r.ng the longest voyages. The present arrangement
OF he engines are however, the usual reciprocity