New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-15

pryste. Of Company A, New'fork Volunteers. Il
daad ,nd TIE regiment meet this evening - m axe
.,,s,,er,er's for biz funeral Thus one ~ one the
roma see, King Of the Grave gathers in tae brave
men who stood before ri Ihe ,erTors Of the battle
fed ard quaiiei not
GUsEaN.ToRIAL VisIrs.-Gov. Hunt, OF
tbs slate Is at proeon; tie cues. d Hon. Dudley
Grogory, OF Jersey Cny.
THE FIRE DEPARTMEST.- fTsm the Re-
,.3rt of Chief Engineer Carson, subultteJ 70 tue
Common Council or Wednesday night, welcun Ira,
there arc Is enysiy engine ia good order three or
binary. four building ana one rebuilding fory-onc
carriages in good order. two Ordinary, and xix
building six hook AID adder trucks = good orler,
oad two ordinary ioiy ladders and eighty dyc
HOOKS fory-three thousand and three hundred foot
Of hose in good order lfteen thousand and two hun
dred Re, ogdnary-m4kiug ff,y-e at thousand and
fye hundred feet Of hose There are thlry-fOur e1-
pi.e companies. fOTty-A.n bose companies, oi5at
boob and .acdor compaiitst dhi thfce hylItat on
panics. There are tf,O thousand two hundred a1i
eleven raen in the Department II the oO'np1n.
were flJi, there wCult % two thousand clsnt nun
dTed and tll aty-cilt lhcfc nave been tbic" nun
drea and nineteen fires by which tho los on 5lIi-
iugs amounted to one hundred and hfiy -n.ne thou
ssTd four hundred and iny-Iyc dollars and o.
ware axe hundred and fOrty-oight thousand and
tWFUi phi collars hlahk tue 1853 D( .iifs us
nearly could be raned, seven hIndred anO Y
en- thousand four hundred and seventy eight collars
There have been hundred andthldy' eight alarms
There h1 been an Ia reasc OF thirty nreS ana oT'y-
eiv ALARMS over last yer. bat, at the same time
decrease o. five hundred aud c.ghty-Seycn thousand
SIX luIdICC aid twenty-five dollars ia the dcslIuc-
ton a. properly. The i'cwCn justly complain OF
the sovere latOr caused by the numerous false
aa.ns. bCEeyIug that many bTts an alarms afe
r.u.G. hV va iOus kind, OF hud used Ter lighting
bu ldups through which human life Is often Sacr-
fce- The public journals announce. almost ddliy,
tho dl frOus and often fatal results OF cdmplene
TIE Clcf therefore proposes that the use OF these
pc,nicious fluids be prohibited throughout TIC CITY.
ScSeral hook and ladder companies wollI De &c
sirablo IL the lover portion Of the City. The iron
belitoW eT. IN Thity-thrd-st, Is nearly completed
4 lot having been procured long since IN SprlnSst,
near Varick. for the erection OF tower when %
much destcd IN that locality, hc would respectfully
recommend that an iron tower DC soon ereelcl
there As the tower Center Market Is dlldpl1atei
and insecure with bell weighing Only four thous-
and POUNDS. and dangerously VbrdteS III heh "lno
cuIHg an alarm and a. there Is SuliicCnt space
on The 10, ,Vlere engine no Is located IN Marion
ST., MOI far distant No WouIl ICcommtnl ina IN non
lower having been destroyed 10y FIRE on the 2lth
ultmo he proposes that az IRON tower be eroied ia
It's stead rear its former locality The telegidphM
wires connected With the bCll-tOWers, which ma
been abandoned for several years by Nh House, INC
original contractor, arc at length completed, ana
are inyauahly effective n their instant commune "a
ton to every tower IN the City, IN what dlS'Ucl
Tie fire l., winch VIII save tNc hTch!CH nlCH VI
necessary labor. 10y Their prevention OF lhc nUlnf-
Gus false alarms which have hitherto mlslet them.
Tie Chief regrets the want Of control over the bell
ringers. as also over the matter OF alterations ana
repairs 10 cneinehouSes lie Is pleased TO and that
the gangs OF rowdos which gave 50 much trouble
last wear have been alciv held ~ check. fludiiy,
lie proposes, IN order 10 separate the department
from political influences Firstly, Iha. The repre-
seutailyos OF the FIRE Department "a body composed
Of two members from each company, annually elect
ed by the companies themselves, and which Is SUD
scrYien TO the State laws be empowered to select
Judiciary Committee from The exempt irCmcn, whose
duty ha' be 10 try all cases of lnsubordnailon IN
the Department their decisions TO be repOrtcjtO
the Common Council for continuation Secondly,
That the Board of Engineers and Forcmcn, who
are StbserVcnl 10 The municipal laws, bcauthurlcd
TO select a financial Committee from themselves,
whose duty It shall be 10 receive all applications ioi
the organization OF hrc companies, the building ana
rebuilding Of the IRE apparatus houses, &c: tn'ir
decisions also 10 be confirmed by TIC Coulcl-
The Judiciary Committee above proposed beng
composed Of intelligent, worthy, and paifp.ic Clli-
2cnS who have served the Department ana the Clty
long and merilonOusly, and who are now removed
Tar beyond the influence OF Rsubordinate memoefS'
and flom the deadly malaria Of the political arena,
would doubtless make prompt, able AID impartial
decisions The proposed t4ndnc!a COMMITTEE pc
inc composed OF active 1fcmon, familiar with the
wants of the Department could judge with prompt.
tudc and ability OF the merits OF the aboye-name I
applications, and thus remove inc iaih deity WINCH
exists under thc present system.
portion of Mr. Carsons Report although the s'ylC
is a happy Improvement upon the effort OF las
wear, 1t is stu OF u character more expressive thar
elegant and more iorcible than polite, and, IN oui
humble Judgment, calculated to obscutc The fan
fame of man who, personally, IS dcser'odly non
ored and beloved BY all who know him
GRAND EYCAMPMENr |. d. Or q. F., \
This body held Their annual meeting IN VnoI
Hail. in New ark yesterday morning. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
STEPHEN Cougar. OF No 3. &. Patriarch Hchar'
! w Earl Of No Is, NJ. l.. G II T.. John Stonelako
of No. IL. G.. 81. Warden John l. Page, o. No. ; 6
! Sec'y StaatS ; Morris. of No D. G.. Treas Sanuc
! Hainc>. OF No Is. G.. Jr Warden Jamcs NJ. taSee
| dy, O. No. IL, e Rep.
The following District Deputy Gsand Patriarch
were appointed
Dis,nct No. !, VIM. Gllchr,t Dist. No. = III,
| Grand Patriarch Dist. No. g. Charles McFHlan
Dist No. i. Edward II stokes Dist No. ;, Samue
| &. Cook DIST. No e. Richard W Earl DIST No. =
| Alexander hlrhpatnck.
TIE NEW AMERICAN House., BoS roN -
| \ fall description of the American House. recently
opened BY Lewis Rice the proprietor, published
IN The Boston Journal and Transcript. The follow
ng brlef account OF It l. condensed from those pa
pcrS
The American House Is one Of the finest archltcc
tural ornaments of the city, presenting beautiful
front. of the Italian style The main building Is /;
feet mont Hanover street, with tao wings OF >lx
stones $50 feet deep 70 sudbury St. having passage
between them OF 20 feet IN width he areas being 81
disposed As To adlnit ample y an. ar from al
sides the whole covering 1900 fee. Ct .dnt erected
and finished al cost OF about S3c'lal /, has "a
rooms, and VIII accommodate 3 p persons.
The ladies and geni!emei' .~roTs occupy the
| halls. with ample receiving looms, \ balcony eN
tends along the entire 'front.', IN, entrance - which
from the CrioC windows III tho par orS. II contains
a SUI, OF splendid brdal-rooms, very chaStely deco
rated and richly furnished, peep al which (Says Ta
TrqRscrpr might possibly annlhliatc the stolclSm OF
| the most lncorrlgble bachelor
| The spacious Entrance-liau or Geatemdus TX
change on the street level. extends through the cen
ter OF the building and measures 100 feet IN length
| by 30 in width