New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-09

CRUMBS FRoz THI TIA TAELE.-IGe q Iard
Of Abe-uer met lat evening ct O'Clock. The Pres
kent in tie Chair The following ies;sr vas red
which We publsh verbatim:
NEwYoEx. ? April 1871
To ls Hon he Common CysneR Of Yr-r- TorE
Geutlener ! AXE tee esrte-< opportunity offered -
INFORM you thai tho marble slab nienie1 f,r the
ingtoB mcnumepi IN Washington city, which vas Con
sctd for In the year ISL for the sum Of 50 5oD by ny
Predecessor William Adams Esqr by direction O, ths
two Boards with the approval Of hs honour the Mayor
Has been Oomple.ed psd for aud shipped for its psce
OF dessinston- should have Communicates 20 your
Honr Body previous Ia ia shepmen; had your soa
for April commenced previous have undersood how
that Dir Lunttz the scuprgre Informed individual
y the Mayor and members Of both B,ard- with other
ofcale OF tn Exhibition for Inspect1n would bera
marx Gentlemen. that from my kunOledge Of sculpture
works IL stands in that trsnscendsnt postum for ia de-
Egn and mechanism which doubt much If matlsted
destroyed could be replaced and the opinion Of ali who
have conversed with give the credit TIA. isreiCcts q
high and distinguished honor upon Mr. Lust toe Soup
tour and the suhorityes OF the City besides paying
portion Of that deep debt Of gratii sde 10 the
Faher OF our Country Ifeel very much inter the
matter from 1T beng very costly article well Of
moet valuable character and deem ii necessary to
call The ettentun Of honorable body b. neoessty
Of appointing or selecting some to take
charge OF II at en gton AZ the te Of Its arrival snd
see that II h properly protected and delivered into the
hands Of those having the authority TO receive
Respectfully yours BARTHOLOMEW r Penny
P.s. 1t is anticipated the vessel having it on Board
will arrive at Washington CITY about 10Th 12th Of this
month
Aid BARD moved that Mr. Purdy be appointed by
the Board TO 20 to Washington and present hi. mar
BILE slab TO the Committee having charge Of those mat
ters He confidered that very necessary the
protection Of he marble and for the honor of the CITY
thst be should he appointed
Aid. BARR did not any necessity for any person
going
Aid DENMAS-Wel, suppose we must select some
one, and there is that ! know better fitted to
dischsrge the duty than the gentleman who has sent in
the communication. There s some Buncombe to come
of, some speech to be made and, for ell know 1t nay
be already prepared 1t would be pity to dssppOnt
the speaker, and by all means let have it. We will
have the speech by all means, so let make the ap
pon,ment We can't well do sught else. Laughter
Aid. SMITH, do not know any member Of this
Board who has spoken so often, and so for Buncombc
as the Alderman of the sixteesth Ward himself
Aid. BARD-lf there is any Buncombe in it know
soothing oft but Mr. Purdy would sooner pay bis own
expenses than that the thing should not be properly
done.
Aid sTURTEvANr-This could not be properly DONE
il done at all unless by Commit .ce of the Common
Council; and then you would have 10 make an appro-
priation for it, as the Controller viii not pay money
otherwise. If Mr.. Purdy has a wish go at his own
expense, he do so without our sanction.
The question then put and lost.
The Board did good deal of business but nothing of
particular interest TRANSFERRED
A CHILD PoIsoSED.-On Thursday morning
child of Mr. Fransioy. engrsver, living at No 473
Pearlst poisoned itself by drinking come nitric acid,
which il took from table while its mother absent
| from the room, and died at o'clock p the
day. The mother had been absent but few moments,
and on her return observed that the chids clothing
was on fire. She soon extnguished the FIRE when the
child told her he had been drinking wine from
/ bottle meaning that which contained the acid she
imme dstely applied such remedies a, hand TO
relieve the child who began feel excessive psin
and for physician. but he refused to with
out he was first paid. The money not being 10 the
house. his services were not obtained Coroner WI
helm held inquest upon the body, and verdict ac
/ cordpg with the above facts rendered. The de-
! csased WA two years and throo niontbs old.
! The PATTERN MAKERS AND MrLLwRIGHTS.
"A large meeting of the in the above branch
of business was held Las. evening at the Fourteenth
Ward Hotel The meeting organized by choos-
! ing VIM L. Wemmell, Chairman and Alex. r. Muir
raw Secretary. The Chairman stated that the object
of calling the meeting for the purpose of ascerais
ing the present Of wages received by the worksn
NJ the various establishments throughout the City and
also TO confer upon the subject of advance the
prese ut prices From the statements made uappears
that the average prices received Is 81 81 per day. and
IL was advocated that al least advance OF l2i pc
cent should be asked. After the matter was generally
talked over. Mr. D. Amore moved that & Committee OF
two persons from each shop represented at this meet
ing be appointed to draw up memorial relative TO an
increase Of wages, to be presented to the employers
for their consideration and to report the result al tbs
next meeting. Carried.
After the Committee was appointed, the meeting was
djourned to Friday evening next, at the place
/
TIL BLAcKsNTH's HELPERs.-Several
hundred Of the blacksmith helpers heds meeting las
evening a, Grandst Hall for the purpose of consider
ing the proprety Of asking addition TO the present
rate of wsges The meeting was organized BY choos-
ing John Berry, Chairman and John Holland secreis-
~ The Chairman stated the object Of the meeting,
aiter which appropriate addresses delivered By
Messrs Hogan and Haywood. The following address
ard resolution read BY the Secretary. adopted
Without union our end and aim will have bu; par
tal suctess II d; all We are met here io< the
/ purpose OF beneIing condition by seeking en- al
/ vance OF wages. While we wouh not wish 70 dictate
man they may employ, sul necessity eomPes Us 20
aeyise Iaesns tor the Contamination VI our ooject IL
u.t be apparent to every that with the nee u pre-
visions rents Ne sur wages have n reality become
much spreciAied WhsI before We could purchase
for a. we msst nov pay from 81 IS u 81 u, ana
oftep more We would appeal % sense 81 ju-iice II
amsn can keep family In the City OF Ne ork, ~ith
sny decree Of re- peotsblty, upon 81 orsl - day
Mechanics say they cannot do under =! per day ana
surely hen LEI make request % our etip0ye's 70
H. fok wing eject That We, the bssksurth helpers
are under the Iecesy owing 10 the high prce Of pro
visions house &e Of asking an advance OF "a
cruts par day IL the nrt place, VII DC necessary
70 have some sort II anix AXIOM; t1ofeiofe d
R,.o!rsl Thar We ourselves into nion -of 70
nal, n General hroVgh0ut the CITY NJ II tcloa lays ou
| srestest chance OF sneces-
Ater & general discussion relst'e ." an orsaAikA-
non. &C. the following resolutions were unAntnoa'y
adopted:
R.,a!,as TlGt = COmrittee, 70 be composed OF Sofs
eD tom The VARIOUS sAops b spPonfed io- tae p-cse
=. g.tAe pg nfpriG OF tie sate OF tar Ia Is
- MIN OF the ~erkuen re-sffse 70 IN 81 80
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