New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8,

3, 1852.
weresett for before he died out late his life
During most OF Friday the beresved mother continued
to wall most pteously over the body OF her son. ap
pareny inconsolsble for his loss The father being
in New-York was teegrarhed TO- and suitable arrange
ments made for preserving the body. We believe
arrests hsd been made up to Friday evening
though officers the ground awaiting the action
of Corouer's Jury &c, which progressed souewhs,
slowly from the difficulty Of receiving suitable jurors
and witnesses.
FIRE IN OxASGE-srREET, Two CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEArH-About :! o'clock last evening.
IRE broke in 4 story frame dwelling house in
the rear OF No l46 Orsngest. occupied by family of
coored persons named Vsndyke The fremen were
on the ground but before they could subdne the
the flames the building was entirely destroyed. Two
coored children. boy aged years, and girl years
of aged were burned TO death Their chsrred remains
were found among the ruins after the flames were ex
tngushed is stated tha, the mother OF the Children
went out TO purchase bread for supper, leaving
the two children in the room and il is supposed that
during her absence they commenced playing with fire
which they got from the stove and in this manner SCI
the building in flames. The mother on returning in
!
Every effort made rescue the children but with
cut avail fireman named Philip Farley was badly
suffocated while in the building searching for the chill
dren, but recovered in lizzie time after being brought
into the open air. Asst Capt Farrcn with a strong
police present and rendered every assistance TO
the unfortunate sufferers.
II The peculiar circumstances attending
the close Of the Art Union render proper specially
invite the public attention to the sale of is pictures
which takes place nextweek We have already spoken
of this collection by far the finest made by the
Institution, since il first commenced operations. Ger
tainly many good pictures offered for
sale together in the United States, and probably will
not be again We doubt not that persons who desire
to procure excellent pictures by the best artists OF
America, will come to this sale from all parts of the
country.
CoLuMBn CoLLEGE-This venerable insti-
tuition under the genial auspices of President King is
in palmy state OF prosperity We notice by the cata
ogue Just Issued that the number of students ia over
one hundred and fifty, large proportion of whom are
from this City and Brooklyn. With an academic fac
uy comprising such classci.ts as Anthem and Dris
! ler mahematicisns like Renwck and Hackley, and ac
compshed gentlemen and scholars like the universally
esteemed President and Professor o. Intellectual Phi
losophy Old Columbia presents such high order o.
literary advantages, that the young of New-York
have need of resorng to distant seat' of learning
for n college education
TRuANr BoYs-Four young lads, respec-
lively Of the ages of twelve years arrested by
officer Sickles the Albany and schenectady Railroad
DEPOT. on Saturday evening They belong in Will
on Saturday morning They started on foot for Sche-
necsdy which place they arrived at near SHUTDOWN
Not liking the place or the inhabitants they started
again for Albany taking the railroad route The con-
ducor on the next train down. seeing the lads at the
stopping place, took them the cars and brought
them to Albany They are very smart and intelligent
ty7 There is a reward Of 500 offered Tor
the discovery Of the fellows who assaulted the Demo
cratic Committee at Tammany Hall, last week. TIE
ex District Attorney ought to be well acquainted, ex'
officially with most of them. BY the way, the new
method of making hardshel into soft one by beat
ing in tie skull of the patient, tried upon Hon Au-
gustus schell hardshell leader, is likely to become
popular The invention Is novel, and the originator de-
serves patent.
Ia Messrs. Joseph ketchum, Isaac I.
Frost and Alfred Barratt have given public notice OF
their intention apply to the next Legislature for an
act Of incorporation for themselves and associates, by
the name Of The New York Corn Exchange. The OBJ
ects OF this association we have already given.
Il The Albany papers say there is more
butter and cheese taken down the river just than
was ever before known. The prevailing question is,
how can such large quantities of those articles arrven
LIN. e., ; IL, no Al
SrRAyGERs.-At the METROPOLITAN, Hon
Lincoln Clark Iowa; Hon John A. Collier ngham;on;
Dr. C. Dwight Louisiana; David Briggs. South Carolina
C. II Merritt, Troy; J. C Lang Baltimore; Wales
Tucker Boston; James T. Fisher Boston Ben ans :.
Berson New Jersey; w. n Wood, Albany; b. F. D.
wees, Philadelphia Thomas C. Babcocs, Charesen,
aud others
at the AsroR, George Bliss Springfield Capt 4 H.
Brown Boston; NJ. Rowland, New.Bedtord; L. Corn
n. C. f. Mosdy, Albany; H. Colby, Boston; o T.. Slb-
10y Buffalo; II. C. Lockwood Troy Capt Lopez Phil
adelphia T. =. Van Bibber, Maryland Whe-, c Al
GER Boston Frank Johnson Mobile, '. T. Lille, Corn
irgi ". " Baye, Philadelphia; : b. Wluche itcr B)s
ton J. : Benedict, Newl ork G. C. Grugan, Phialel-
phia; j. Easter, Baltimore; p. Tulane NewJr-ey; J.
vsn Ranplaer, James Kelley Bath Me-
1t the IRVING, Hon. Samuel \. FoOtc, Geneva; Hon.
Alfred Kelley. Ohio G. H. Stewart, L. s. n Lieut.. Il.
Ssxton, t. :. n; Judge Billiard Waterford Lieut. II {.
sinners, L. : n; Major Winshp, T. ; ~ Col Lansing,
Poughkeepse Gov. Francis, r. J.; Major Bee Cator-
At the Howard, c. C. Howard, Philadelphia {. &.
Gilbert, Boston; DR.. D. Hunter and lady, Bermuda II.
c. Bradley n T.; lon John Clark. Northampton Mass;
A. Randall and lady, Boston; A. Cummings, do. J. w.
Armstrong, New Haven; j. Rice, Oswego.
At the American J. y. McAuley. L. :. Navy; w. ;.
REYNOLDS Phla; t. :. Parker, Baltimore; g. :. King,
L. : "; Albert Taylor, Boston; J. r. Troup, Georgia
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMES-Stated SeS-
-Monday-Present Jonathan Tro;ter Esq, Pres
dent in the Chair.
Merorel-By the President, Of Samuel Nowlan, 10
exhibit his system Of paving streets with metallic sub
stance To Committee Streets.
Petiti0H- OF James Murphy, Vim Rsdforl and Miner
g. story for railroad through Ninthav, Gansevoorr-
It, &C, from Fifty rstst to the Battery and back To
special Committee, consisting OF Assistant Aldermen
Rodman, Wheelan. Rogers, McConkey ard McGoun.
Rssoiufioa-By Assistant AID. Woodward. Hh>reas'