New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-21

- dc present month. lie had dlstn5usoa -
l -. % Testauerts and 1000 Tracts. and had OBJ
80 de attendance of 20 children ST sabbath ssaool
LIZ his other religious labors. his work Is Prnei
III, among the Roman Catholic.
gsY. NJ ScoheId OF Illinois, was introduced 70 'Ae
ssaence lie expressed his Disappointment o. n's
,setnr with large audience. If the anaooncs"lS
R;te Society meeting were made IN the Valley Oh
n. Mississippi the largest log cabin there woaa a,e
bssn crowded But Bible soeietes>sre ne" 80
zhle here they are older Institutions ana o.n' co.,
dies divert the peoples attention from
,ss He made some general remarks upon INC r..
men, Of an auxiliary Bible Society yesr' as u.
suoue County New York, while be rcsl's' 49,.
poke Of it, operations there snd As eHoi's -
ton with It, For the pat ten yesrs DC naD ~
esyed In the Bible csuse 10 The "est ius Po'p,
The West arc a. yet quite destitute o. ',,o
"a 5iiscultto obtain coiponeuIs i'i .N' =.
vice. Missionaries and AsibooH' 81 run p''Se-
remarked. bed done much ,'"af1 '"o1'r-s ~
s.,ia,.,e ,, taere IL ye, much to be done iae mis-
"a ,,,y,llng preachers cannot visit all OF
g. ,e oftbe country therefore the services OF the
.,,,,e.ys whose business il il to be thorough in can
,ss;,g are invaluable Benevolent societies have been
= ,,v,b aid Instances were mentioned in which con-
vs,.iops. the establishment. Of Sunday Schools and
sr GOOD fruits had resulted from the la5oTs Of these
d;tyYutors After some further remarks he closed by
,.Dressipg the hope that the West-espeeis1y the
va,ev Of The Missssipp-woud be recOllected In the
5utrii ution Of the Scriptures
The President of the meeting read letter from inc
porteur OF Blooningdsle, which stated considerable
access in that quarter Of The City Gratifying &C.
upts Of progress by this Society In other parts othe
CIV were road Mr. Carter continued his remarks by
comments upon the usefulness Of coporteurs in the
CITY II impossible for the minister In the City to
rsit thoroughly and the coporteur 10 Indispensable
or his aid There are seven colporteurs in the
ssrvice Of the City Bible Socetyrnost Of them being
Engaged with the Irish and German population, with
Considerable success After further remarks, the
choir sang o hymn, and the Society adjourned
TESTIMONIAL TO Nh. FRY-We learn that
tie members Of the New.York Sacred Harmonic So
ciety, come two hundred in number, who have been
engaged in the musical performances Illustrating Mr.
Fry's Course G Lectures Music, have resolved
to ODER him public testimonial at the conclusion oil
the Course Precisely what its nature Will be 10 not
yet determined but we presume Il will be compli.
nsutsry concert The idea il an excellent one Mr..
Fy certainly deserves from The musical profession, az
well "a from the public a, large such evidence Of
appreciation for the service he has rendered to the art
By his instructive and valuable lectures.
STATEN ISLAND FERRy BoAT.--Mr. Simon
ION will launch from bis yard foot Of Eighteenthst
Last River, about the 18th OF March, ferry boat
Mding for Mr.. C. Vanderbilt which Is to be placed
pom the Staten Island ferry line. II 80 feet long,
sfeet beam; 81 feet deep and about 400 tuns burthen
SuIP BumDIHG.-Mr. Thomas Collier has
the stocks at the yard of VIM Collier, foot Of Eigh
senth st., steam tow boat building for Messrs Rus
81. Sturges & Co. of this City, which, when com
ietcd Is to be taken 10 Canton, to be used tow
Dat 1t Is TO be 100 feet long Deck 20 feet beam,
feet depth Of hold, and about 800 tuns burthen.
he is 10 have a beam engine which is being made by
HR Durham & Co. She will be launched about the
lib of February aud will leave for her destination the
wt Of March
Messrs J. A. Westeryolt & Co. have just com
nenoed laying the keel OF full ship to be called
John c. Calhoun for Messrs spCford & Co. of this
City, which, when completed will be placed in the
liverpool line She ls to be 2O6 feet length of deck
70 feet BEAM % feet deep and registers LOO tuus
borthen. She will be launched the last of May.
The steamship "Roanoke,' which for several weeks
past has been undergoing repairs at the shpyard of
la Westcrvelt, was ON "Wednesday afternoon steamed
W and taken around TO her berth AZ pier No 10 North
Ever The engines have been thoroughly overhauled
nd repaired; the staterOoms have alec been re.dted
and altered, to accommodate alarger number OF
passengers and top gallant foreoastle has also been
added her for the accommodation OF the sailors and
persons employed on board.
Abraham c. Bell has in frame a his yard foot Of Hous.
lon,st.. new olippership, TO be called the North
Wind building for Mesers s. T. Goodrich & Co.. Of
MI IL ~. AZ = III
uade. She Ia to be $50 feet long deck, 36 feet
width Of beam. 81 feet deep and about l,l00 tuns
measurement. She Is 10 be commanded by Capt Hi.
dreh and win he launched about tho 18th of April.
Also, at the same yard, clppershp for Thos. Ward.
well and o,hep. intended for the California and China
trade. She will be 100 feet length of deck, IS feet
beam. % feet deep and 1850 tuns measurements This
vessel will he commanded by Capt Mclean formerly
commander Of the ship Oxford WIN be launched
bout the FIRE, Of July.
Messrs. Roosevelt Joyce Co, ut their yard, foot Of
Houstop.st., have commenced laying the keel Of a
clipper chip for A. A. Low & Co intended for the Cal
aOrns trade. She Ia being built under the superin.
'endeuce of Capt. n, Palmer will be shsrp-built. and
will be 2l3 feet length of keel, AZ feet breadth of
beam, sel feet deep and about 700 tuns burden. She
viii he launched the ast Of June and viii be command
dby Capt n Palmer Also at the same yard there
son the stocks schooner named F. A. Ward, build
ing for c. Il. Freeman, of this City and when finished
VII be put upon the line between this City and vii
mnston She is no feet long, q feet beam 10 fec;
hold, and ago tups measurement, She is to be com
handed by Capt. J. u, HsHgh, aud wll be launched
hehrst April
FATAL EFrEcTs or Snow FRoiIc-A boy
Vyears old, named Ebenezer Graham, died rather
suddenly on "Wednesday at the home OF his parents,
NO ~ haInmersleyst, aud having been in constant
attendance at Public School No g. whore the teachers
are necessarily strict his friends though, that the child
might have been severely treated, and demanded an
interrogation by the Coroner Accordingly. Coroner
Hilton proceeded to the house and held am inque;,
upon the body when Il appeared by the testimony OF
Srs Graham, that her child came home rom school
Friday last between and O'clock and complained
Seeing 'eryin- His clothes were damp. He said he
sd been playing with the schoolboys In the yard of
ne oehding' when some Of the larger ones covered
mn "i,n snow and threw snowbsas violently 1gains,
IN head lie slso sid that he asked The teacher 20 al