New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25

perry, furniture, stock, &c.
MrsIyIcI,r BoslrroS TO rHE CRY ~ OswEGo-
We briefly announced few Gays ago says tn O'",s9
Palladium fact that Hon Gerrt smith had maze 40
nation the City Of Ovego of the hanf-o NJ -in ~
81 900 fr the purpose Of establishing Puoc ofTf
We are happy lay before dsrs day h- 7tte %
Mr. Smith announcing bis intention ana suhpnLlhS lh7
Graft upon him for the .nyrut ana IN general rs TN
ode Of it. expenditure &c Few blessed vi n the
means and heart 10 bestow such munhcsHt gt: Tor
In. benefit Of their race bnt the Ugh. Il felicity Of f-
yolchsAf-d to those in whom under Progdance ths'e
qualities se combined Mr. Smith mas ample F-atn thd
the public srs ignorant of his frequent acts II noble
generosity and, feel assured in his own cousc-ncs ne
enjoys revenue OF pleasure th-r-fron "n'h i uu -
lhe object Tor whicn the fumes are bestowed - one
pee utterly derable, aud which We learn has long elected
The attention and desire OF citizens ana perhaps tse
fine and the ob-c. could not have been more auspcOusy
chosen by the donor But lev days ssce Nj
5. contributed $1,000 for the sufferers by the IRE
We give the letter b-0s. IL eill command sm'hDn' oil
PETERBORO, July II, 1850
ALVIN ProSsos James Plat Hcwhorier. He-ry Pz
hugh EDWIN ". Cake John Ed~sfis James Browo DsWa
GFsIitShs: As some Of you are aware, | have. for
yesrt the idea Of founding Public Library in
he City OF O,wego the time has now arrived Tor ms TO
upon tbs IDEA
Isiprorrste his object the OF twenty five thou
snG dollars .z5oCo1 aud wish you be at the pains of
expendlng il You eau draw for II rs follows;
lat March, 1854, for.......... ................s2s9
lsi June, 1884 for.......... .....'''.''.'..'' 3-
Let Augrst, 1851. 5WO
Ist December 1854, lor.......................5 500
il strikes me that it might be well for you to purchase
lot ard erect upon it build 9, which would serve 'r
other purpose well IS for the Library. The lot 'ld
building might cost ray $4,000 TO $4,000 The balance
Of the 2oO you could then e1?"nd In books All ne
rents Of II At part Of the building not devoted 10 the Ii
b1sry would furnish for adding oxs, from year t.
YEAR But all this leave 10 your better Judgment
As have always had more n do with properly On me-
east than on Che west eide Of ih- rv-r snd - hH p'r o.
The ii has suffered exceedingly IRON the a's fire. .nd
moreover much M has been done for this nhsot'ns Of
that pat the city than for The nh Abr anti of NJ h-r
81 Join that library be the east SIDE OF th- river
, only Injunction IL that the privileges and benefits of
The library Sb. alga,s be accessible the
the Other that person. s;couut Of their rs;- or
complexion, oondion. shall be shut out from thee
privileges and benefits, or IN any degree curtNied OF
them
As to the character Of the library have only to say
that nv warm wish that books unirendy 10 trutl
and purity may ever find place in the library
With great regard, your friend GERRT Smith.
ARRIVAL oF THE t. :. SLooP OFW,R JoHN ADAMS
This arry this port this forenoon from the 81
coast # Africa after absence Of oyes four years TIE
Commsnder San u.l Barron Lirut4nsnts Henry French
JsBes DOYLE, Isaac Stran Acting L-ufen Int ne,
Higgins; Master, d K. La n0ert passenger 81 ions
Nm H. SnclAir. Assistant surgeon, JAMES / H-u'ts
Pur,tr Alfred A Beknap; Ac iug Mtst-r. Cnlrie' W.
soey, dsbipInsn, jesse ray l"r ,rshd G Ctmpbh,
Charls A Babco k Boa'sgain, kiw.rd BfaGy ia insr
John sins Carpenter William Hyde siln tker, Wm.
NJ Mahoney, Captains Ci-rk. j am Conway
The John Adams Was put IN omission AZ tn' N'Vy
snder LEVIN Powell. Juoe 30, fJr The Br'zi s'ei
y here She r. NAMED only until the tn December Of IN
year when he ordered join the squadron on the west
coast Of Africa
Onthe 18Th # October ls5O sh sailed from Pot PrtYa
for Norfolk with the officers and OF the L. ,h1
Yorktown rece ny wrecked a. the Island II Mayo il-re
size was paid of and re0tcered and msnnsd and sailed tor
the coast Of Africa again the 18th OF APRIL s'l thus
completing tour years commission, during Shieh uns sls
has sailed "a niles while On the coast Of Africa Tie
o Il Adams has Loaf but three men by death one ~ tall
ing from a and two from chronic diseases OF the heart
and lungs. -, - = 49,
She has also brought home three OF the crew OF the
Am. rcaD brig Seameg Of New Ork which was "rrcked
IN The Bay Of YOU west cosst Of Africa, On the 10 oil"
October $50 slso fifteen Of the crew OF the An-r al
whaling bark Franklin, which cast Az Ay on the se OF
Sal March 81 1881 likewise eight InvAlids from tue
ship Constitution the only Amer can vessel IN port Ehsn
the John Adams lett June - 1913 Bost IlAnser p25l
DISTRESSING OCCURRENcE-A sad accident oeclrrea Al
the CITY Gas Works at about q O'Clock thus m 'rn1y
While A number OF men were engaged IN undermining
section If the new excavation Large fragment OF cay
about ten feet ong and two feet thick reaching rom M
top Of the bank downwarJ some eight or Bpr iest TN
upon the men, completely buying too OF ih-m Den
ns Long and Henry Rren and partially ouEys anosner
named David Hurley.
The res, of the men fell 10 work and exrcFed ther
comrades as soon possible The two hTst were dsd or
nearly when taken out The third fingered I'LL hall past
twelve and then expired IL.
We learn that others hurt, but we believe not
dangerously so. ~
If tb injured sra Thos Dummy and John MAon-y bad
l. a, a Enw.rd Ei,1gersd ,lightly.