New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-15


'qeo,4b,e .4nre Gom these lover regions
IHE OPERA-Fhc tine for taking seats
. Asior-pla-e oy old subscribers, mas been eI-
tended 70 Fncay.
ARTISTS UsIoS.-rhe distribution of the
- e'ufes belonging 20 The American Artists Assoca-
''od all tiA" place shis evening q, Hone Chspsl. a.
O'CLOCK This institution IS entirely usdsr the
'onuoi OF ats's' ~hd they nave sXsrteI themselves
- secure 70 their subscribers handsome dis,riou-
too. 40 proportion 10 tee amount Of money re,s.yei
+ The pubic invited to attend -. cr.sior.
MECHANICS lssrITUT1.-Ths following
officers acre elected unanimously on TUESDAY eve.
ring for 1859 President. THOMAS SKULL First
VICE President. EIIahF Purify Second Vice PEST
oert John T Fisher Third Vice President, George
Steers Cores onding Secretary. Charles 4. Della.
Van. Recording Secretary, John Iaghs5ue Treasu-
rer, Edward B. Fellows.
IrfctaTs-Jsckson S. schultz, Joha Roach, Petsr
Grant, John i. En.z, Thomas Il Burrows, John
LoVoen, Benson J. Losing. John T. Fisher, samuel
Clerk, Phomas G.. Dodd, William Miles, Thomas
Little
MECHANICS SOCIETY," There were some
errors IN the list Of officers OF tais Institution
publshed yesterday b. US. 4 correct l.t slu be
found among tho special Notices srst page
this morning.
SUDDEN DEArH.--Captain Rowland R.
Crocktr tiec suddenly a: Now-Betford on Monday
moniHe, o. disease OF the heart, aged So yetr5'
Calisin Crocker was for many years a popular ship
raSter out Of tn, port, and of the first com
marceis of TIE " Black Ball Line Of packets For
tte lass twenty years he has resided at NewBediord,
connected with the Commercial Insurance Company
Of hat city, as Secretary and Vice President.
r. 4 week 400 last Saturday night
there fell some inches OF snow, whereby the side
walks were much cncumberec. The supenntenL-
ent Of Streets should rave cleared the walks that
arc under his chsrge-the parks and public squares
before church time on Sunday morning But olT
conscientious Loco Incumbent WAS too busy IN turn
ing out Wings 20 turn out himself OF the OCCASION
arc the peoDle were forced TO slump, anhiedeep
through soft and peculiarly wet snow for three days
/ The grievance Was 50 outrageous that even the
ls.ine-tios o. the Common Council was overcome,
ard they unanimously passed a resolution directing
/ MIR. " hte - have The Park walks cleared forth
WITH To this gentle hint, Dir. W. mas made no
! reply by word or deed the SNOW mat TELL on the
30 Is undisiur5ed on the l5th, bus thanks 10 The
exgencies Of business, II IS sufficiently irodden
! down TO be quite psssaole for good skaters. We
wan old men and all who not particularly
ninble not TO tEespass upon Mr.. superintendent
Whites glaciers, lest they verify the Scriptural
! prophecy Of those who stand IN slippery places.
This IS, We suppose, fair specimen OF the way Iii
which our Loco public officers mteud to serve the
people-and all for the sake OF " economy while
thew hold forty minute sessions OF the Council at
I Ia
which they get for FIVE minutes dumb-show in the
| City Hall, would, properly applied, have kept she
! Park IN pass.ble order. WE la Hn"bpS
! FoR IRE poOR.-The Ladies Benevolent
Society of ST. Pairlcks Cathedral viii give a Fest
val at the Apollo Rooms, No 40 Broad way, on Sat
urdsy evening. Jan n, for the benefit of the poor
They have at present urgent need for funds 10 re-
| heye the necessities OF the numerous poor under
| their charge. Tue incieEnency of the season has
| occasioned more than ordinary demand for such
aid in food, raimsp. and moneyed donations, as the
ladies' supply. 1t is for the purpose OF replenisn
ing their exhausted treasury. and Of procuring tue
means Of continuing their exerlons In behalf of tae
Door that the ladies' of ans institution solicit the at
tenuoa Of the beuevolentto this Festival
IL The leghanians give another Con-
cert at the Tabernacle on Monday evening next.
70 The oldest Methodist in this City is
| Father Richard Lecfan, member of the Duane-St.
charge lie was born January Is, l162, and Joined
the Methodist Society in this City (or al tina! tne
! che Methodist Episcopal Church Vas not orginized)
when he was eighteen years old. lie has therefore,
| been n Methods. seventy-tw0 years
u PIof Whitney's last lecture on Ora
/ tory viii be given on Friday evening
CoLoRED ORPHAN ASYLUM. Our report
! of the anniversary meeting and exhibition OF the
Colored Orphan Asylum which took place las' night,
Is crowded cut.
Collision ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD
About o'clock yesterday morning, freight train
| belonging TO this road, loaded with large number
of cattle and sheep, while motioness al Williamss
Bridge was run into by down tram belonging 10
the New Haven Railroad. so violent was the col
hsIon that several head OF cattle and large num-
Der OF sheep were killed, but none Of the hinds at
tached 10 either train were injured stove In one
ofthe New-Haven was upset, and sei nre 70 sne
car which was mostly consumed. Two OF Inc Haf-
lem cars were also much injured. The accident was
caused by the Harlem train neglecting 70 exhibit the
proper signal.
FIRE. Last night about III o'clock,
fye occurred IN the brick building No. $40 FfonIss'
occupied by Messrs Sherman & Co dealers IN liquor
and cigars The fremen Of the district we're soon
on the ground and exunguished the flames before
much damage was done to the premises The ougih
| Of the IRE is unknown.
IcE.-The rivers and bays are very much
obstrucled BY large fields Of Ice. Inc BRUSH
schooner Margaret, from Nova SCOTIA, lying a.
anchor of the Battery, carried over 70 Ihe SCUM
! Ferry Tuesday afternoon, with ootn anchors Gown
/ The bark Msrmion, from Crons'ad', mas also Oeeh
carried away from her anchors, from the same cau'e
Pilots who came up to the City yesterday morning.
report some one hundred sail Of fore ana an Scn'on
ers II anchor under The beach outside the HOOK.