New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-07


night was drizzly and wretched, bu. it was easily
tolerated in view OF the benefit that accruing to
the streets. At midnigh. the storm passed of, and
the moon shone with redoubled lustre.
HE CONUNDRUM CoNTEsT-The UtS
uho IRON and The tcits uho didnt-Not wi.hsianding
the storm, there was last night a good audience at
Tnpler Hail. on the occasion Of Prof. Anderson's
benefit. and the contest for the silver sets which he
had promised for the best two conundrums. At the
close of the performances jury Of men, headed
by Recorder Talmadge, chosen to decide upon
the conundrums sent in by ladies, and jury Of
women to decide upon those OF the opposite sex
The Book of Conundrums contains 400 efforts at
wit, Of which about half read Those written by
the farer in the main brilliant than the
flashlights Of masculinity, and were better received
but were quite surprised to find that seyen-el5ntns
Of them were upon three subjects, viz Louis Kos
suth, Professor Anderson, ard prominently the For
rest trial Kossuth and the Northern Bear, Turkey,
and the whole menagerie Anderson, witches, De-
Levolence and laudation; Forrest, Flowers OIoer
wood, and all the names that figured IN thar affair,
were OF perpetual recurrence. Ot those Sent In oy
ladies' only fifteen were received with any censldera
BILE applause OF those by men, not more than seven
or eight The first prizea fine silver tea set OF hve
pieces worth $500, unanimously awarded to
Miss Maria c. Fem, of No $50 Varick-st, an inter
esng girl of about Is years. Her contribution was
No. &c in the book, and reads thus
Why is the writer of this conundrum like domes-
tic servant out OF employment!
Ans. Because she wants TO get Serulce ana is
willing 10 carry off the tea things.
The award was made in a nea. speech by Record
er Tallmadge and as Miss Maria went out with the
prize, she was loudly cheered. The second prize
was awarded, by a large majority, but not unani-
monsly, to the writer of conundrum No. 2lO of the
gentlemen's list, which reads as follows:
Why ought the officers of the United States army,
in the late war with Mexico, to Keep ciothing-
store
Ams-Because they might Bragg of having the
best Taylor and best Wool; lheiC goods Nay be sold
for what they are Worth, and after counting their
Games they could lay their heads on their Piiiow
IN perfect Bliss and rest satisfied that no one could
swindle them and go Scott free, while they had
good Walker to catch him and Shield them from loss
This was written by John NJ. Morenus, OF No. 47ii
Broadway, young man Of about the same age with
the winner of the first prize. The latter set was
pitcher and two gobies worth $3.50, which, with the
tea.set were manufactured by Bali g. Black, corner
of Broadway and Murray st. 1t was l2l o'clock be-
fore the affair was over, and then the anxious
dience-now no longer anxious-wendec homeward
The second monthly meeting OF this Committee
was held al the Broadway House last evening, Eras
tus Brooks, of The Express, presiding. The session
was quite spicy. After calling the roll Of Delegates
Two gentlemen appeared from the Eleventh Ward
which was not represented az the last meeting.
On the Chairman stating that he would announce
the Standing Committees MIR. Thacher OF the Third
Ward moved suspension OF the rules SO that he
;cbt ;n.xo IN ho off At tha
ecutive Committee be appointed by the several
Ward delegations present. Mr. Brooks decided
this to be out OF order, as rule Thirty provided
that previous specific notice should be given of
any amendment of the rules This was appealed
from by Mr. r., who read from rule three of The
Committee as to Duties OF Chairman" the last
clause OF which provides that the Chairman Shall
appoint all Committees, unless Oth1efse vrssred y
He, however moved for suspension OF the rules as
that could be done at any time oy two-!hiFds vote
Of the members present az meeting. After few
remarks by Messrs. Riddle and Be~ly, the previous
question was called for and the motion lost Mr.
Brooks then announced the Standing Committees;
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s;r,sentb Ward: Robert G. Campbell, Chairman
Eighth Ward James GndeY, hrsI VIce-Ih uimah
THIRD Ward jonathan Edgar, second tlce-Cnau-
man. in place of Daniel Bo My, who declined rTS'
Ward k 5 Townsend Scc9Hd ward: Inomas r
Riley: Fourth Ward: Dennis Mclaughlin :; fVth
Ward Andrew w. Lesgat; Sirth Ward: william
Rowe; Sepenth Ward +. w. Morgan Ninth Ward;
Georee b. Deane Tenth Ward John Labor;
ElepeaM Ward John Ry an TtcsJh Ward: VIM IT,
Stogdlll; Thirtteuth Ward John Cooper; Fourteenth
WoTd John w Schenck Fifteenth Ward: Samuel
b. Romano, Jr SereRfetnh Ward: George w.
Truss Eighteenth Ward William +. Jackson N"e-
teenM Ward: John Waite; Tpeatiefh Ward Oscar
Taylor.
respondtnce-Nicholas Carroll. Ninth Ward;
De Witt c. Graham, Fifteenth VIM 7. b. MILF
Thome, Thirteenth.
Faonce-GeoTge 7. Rodman, Fifth Ward (whose
decliAation was refused by the Committee) David
Milliken, Ninth Ward w, Hodgkinson, Sixteenth
Ward; NJ. Hopper Mott, Nineteenth Ward John
Edwards Ninth Ward.
Printing-Jacob L. Howard, Thirteenth Ward
Henry Houston, Twentieth E. 8. Mcpherson,
Eighth.
AID. Ely announced tina. the Wings of his Ward
were moving for the support of a German Wing
paper and after short debate, the whole matter
was referred to the Executive Committee.
A motion of Charles Riddle, of the Eighth Ward,
for the appointment of a Committee to obtain from
Mr. Maxwell, the Collector, the number o. Loco
Focos in the Custom House, and suggesting their
removal, calling for the appointment OF wings
who had been removed from City Offices by the
present reform" City Government, was adopted.
Messrs. Ety. schenck and Hale were appointed said
Committee MI Riddle declined serving.
Committee was announced to prepare rules and
bylsws for the Committee, and also to procure the
residences OF the members and the officers OF the
Ward Committees.
Reference was made by Mr.. Brooks to the report
of the last meeting of the Committee contained in
The Tribune Of Jan. s. and furnished by one OF the
officers OF that meeting, the proceedings OF which
were ordered to be published il the Wing papers OF
the City. Mr.. Campbell condemned the publication
Messrs Riddle and Thacher both appealed to any
member Of the Committee who were present at the
last meeting to deny the accuracy of the report con-
tanned in The Tribune but the policy only was queS