New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-04

r,r No y r. for San Francisco. visited yesterday
10y n large party Of gentlemen. who were alike pleased
with the fine ship aud the elegant hospitality with which
they received The tmbers Of tina Sweepstakes are
oflve oak white oak LOCUST aud cedar Thetop
tnhers are all live oak and locust cd the inside With
yrcw piue snd wales ofcsk Most ofthe white oak w,scu
upcn the Mount Vernon farm which sequalto any grown
The ceiling is Gagged 10 the timber and boed perpendcu
lrly and horizontally to the timbers with II zach bolts
The iroenas all locust and driven through and wedged
At each end Her length ell is 233 feet ~ feet beam
- feet depth oi hold her lower mas and bowsprt are al
made spRr the most approved Kind Dimensions OF spars
sows Foremost SO feet fore topmsst feet foreopgt
at-sst feet rches fore royalmsst 20 feet sky sans
10 eet pole feet Msumss 20 feet main t,pmas 81 fest
main topgaanu Rs - feet main royalnast u feet sky sail
mast n feet pole feet. Mizzenmss - feet, mlazen top
mssl - feet mi1zen topgssnmast % feet mzz7n royal
mast i6 feet sky ssmss 10 feet pole feet Forey.rd
- feet fore topsalyar e. feet inches fsre topgslsnt
ward a. feet inches fsre roysyrd 81 feet Manyard
y feet main topssyard o. feet, main opgaantyard IS
feet nam royayard 80 feet. Manyard Is fe,t mizzen
opsslysrn 50 feet inches miIzen 'opgsanyud - feet
inches, miE1en royslysrd &c feet inchss and other
fpars in proportion, and spreads about 10000 yards OF
canvas Her cabin and oners work made by Messrs
Youncs Gutter her blacksmiths work by William Greg
ory her rigging made expressly for her by MsSsrs
Tucker Cooper & Co, of the best Russian and Manila
bror snd Cited by William Dorian. Painting aud
mental work by Bogardss & Ramsey. The elegant oil
p.n,ing in her cabin, descriptive of sweepstakes race
was executed by A. f. TAFT, Esq To SUN up the whole
matter no pains or expense has been spared by her
10 make her most elegant and superior ship launched in
America
p,,pD OF ALpERNEN-SPEcIAL REPoRT-The Board
Of Aldermen met last evening and quorum being
nrep, proceeded business, Richard T. Compton in the
chair.
al b;a iutio hat fha
Cporston Attorney be instructed to take the requisite
,oce.dincs for securing the land necessary for the Central
Park.
Aid Barr hoped that the matter would be taken in hand
Immediately, or betsee the two Parks should get
none.
Aid Doherty ,hous h that the Jones Park bound to
he the peoples choice but he SHOULD also like to the
Central Park established.
Ater SONS MINISTERIAL remarks from other members.
IN notion the resolution wa, referred to the Committee
Law
AID Cornell proposed that the Board adjourn to some
tine in September next.
AID. Ward said he hoped the Board would DO no such
,biry He for one had been sitting there nigh. after
ih, attending TO the necessary business of the Board
aud he ras prepared continue doing until that work
VAS done lie asked what would become Of the law
which eoins that the distrctng Of the city sh.l be
comp.ted within the month of August For his part, he
hopd that should such motion prevail the people would
he p,y informed to whom the odium Of such proceeding
belonged
AID sturtevant aid be of the opinion Of the gentle
man from the Fifteenth that the Board should not adjourn
10 that time indeed they could no. legally do so-tbe p9o
rl had in posed on them duty which they bound to
perform TIL the re'dsTictng was accomplished tue oosra
could not adjourn.
The motion was lost by vote of 10 in the negative to
iuthe Affirmative.
A0r some further business the Board adjourned till this
evening, for want of quorum
rbA corner of the frs, African Methodist Episcopal
zion Church, in Yorkyille, will be laid this day. All
Aucustl on Eighty Ffthst between Seventh and ghth
avs At 4 o'clock by Rev Christopher Rush, at which
time there will be collection taken up towards erecting
he BUILDING
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT or HACKMAN-At 81 o'clock
,e.terdsy afternoon the wife and sister of Judge Wood
ward Of Yonkers hired hack from livery stable 1t the
corner Of Lexington sv aud Twenty third IT. contracting
r. nav 81 pr hour for its After driving to several
n.ces the ladies told the hackmsn to drive them to the
Hudson River Railroad Depot, as Mr.. Woodward would
here he waiting to accompany them home bythe clock
p NJ train The driver promised acquiescence with their
ie,,rcops instead of which he took rounds shout way
and arrived at the depot time after the train had left
Here he refused permit them 10 get out Of the carriage
Il, .. they paid HIM 81 This Is they had not used the
bi moIe than one hour and half they refused TO DO
Nb.reuuon he began 10 the most vile and abusive
guuag4 TO them and about to drive off with th7m 10
se other part of the City, when the byst.nders inter
cd and were ready to have almost torn him pieces,
-. GROSSLY had he abused the ladies, when POlcs Officer
Sfrd Porter arrested him. and took hun TO the Office OF
The Chief OF Police, the ladies accompanying to prefer
charge against him. Arrived at the Chiefs OH 49,
Ar Nais-n WAS found TO he absent Aldermen
Tweed and Smith, however were present aud
a fresh coach called TO convey the ladies'
+, the ctpot While the Aldermen n,errog iny
,r,.oner who gave his name William Fitzpatrick he
NJ am commenced TRADE Of the yesi abuse against the
ladies' whose feelings outraged that they cried bit
erlv He was quickly senced by the gentlemen present
and after Mrs Woodward and her comp tnion had depart
3D. the ficer ordered 70 convey Fitzpatrick - the
Third Ward Police Station. While being taken there be
made desperate attempt TO escape from the off ers in
broadway and several hsckmen made demonstrations of
coming 10 his assistance when Aldermen Smith and Tweed
leaped in among The crowd, AMI Selling several who
dressed on the officers too closely, hurled them of and
kent the space clear around the officers aud their prisoner
I'll; they reached the Police Station Here they ordered
him TO be tax below for the night and discharged man
no had been arrested of the attempted rescuer
Fi,zOerad will be taken before the Mayor this morning
number Of gentlemen who witnessed the conduct OF the
driver handed in their and addresses witnesses
~ ainst h'n.
Ruyrl,sIsM III o'clock yesterday morning, dis.
Graceful scene occurred of the ferry boats she
was leaving her slip on the Brooklyn SIDE Arespecsbe
coored accompanied by his vile and another
omsn attempted walk through the ladies cabin to the
forward end of the boat The women were allowed TO
p,s hut no sooner had the set his foot within the
cabin than one the attaches of the boat seized him by
he collar and sent him reepg. His wife demonstrated
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