New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-20
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c.srIr GARDEN OpERA-The attention of the musical
pubc il due TO the fact that Verbs opera Lonisa H'eT
will be performed tonight for the first time IN TINS cty
with all the strength OF the troupe, Mr. Mare'1ek eaans'
An important event this operate season, and cacu-
lated TO draw all those the House who kept away
by La SonaamGua done rags Give the public novelty,
Mr.. Maretzek and LET the twenty year old hackneyed
operas have little rest.
TELEGRAPHIc-At the annual meeting Of the Union
Telegraph Company in this City yesterday, Mr.. ii. NJ
Schiefen President and Mr.. L. Z. Wood, Superintend
ent were unanimously reelected to the stations which
they have filed for the past year with much satisfaction to
their Company, and to the public. The Directors de-
cared dividend of per cent.
The public have much reason feel satisfied with their
present eastern Geographic facilities aud we take pleas
ure in stating the result Of much experience, that the
Union and House lines TO Boston among the most
reliable and best managed lines leading from this City,
and BOTH hear, are doing large and rapidly IN
creasng business.
NEW TELEGRAPH CoMPAyY.-The Long Branch and
Sandy Hook Telegraph Company was organized on Tues
day evening at meeting of the stockholders at the Pa
vlon Hotel, Long Branch. j. w. Morris was chosen
President understand the line is to be leased to Mr.
W. o. Lewis the lessee of the NewYork and Sandy Hook
and at Long Branch to the various hotels at
that pace The want of this line has long been felt by
the soourner these popular watering places which are
row to be brought within instantaneous communication
with New-lOrk
We understand that the late Attorney had his
life insured in. the Mutual Lifelnsuranco Company Of
this City for $1,000.
FIsBIsG-Mr. E. Hooper of Whitehall-slip, AID Mr. 7.
OF South st. down the Bay Tuesday and after
absence of hours returned with 200 pounds of black
and weak fish, including two shepherds, weighing and
5pounds.
PrRsoyAL-Among the arrivals at the hotels yesterday
we notice:
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HSser. ANY $ coz HsoJ; Dr. Kttfidse, Boston o PEI,
& Pisdsghs Rsy Jao sInsld BALTIMORE James HO00
Az rns MrTRoroLIras-Co,. 3. l. Bean u g. A.; Hon. A
i Ma 1y s SaH Rds. ssd pa Sa H.,
vans ksh Trinidad de cuba Dr. Brownns New oeaHs
Dr. A Orysn, Louisiana U. :. ssudson, Missouri
Tie Ereninr Post tells the following plain truths about
killing the Hen that laid the Golden Egg"
Last year and for the three years previous all
the wel-ordered hotels OF the country made money, AID
those large cities daily in tue habit Of sending
travellers away for the vast OF room to accommodate
them They got rich easy and 50 fast ut the business;
found many people willing to pay double price for
room rather than De turned into the street With their fam
lies at night, that they concluded this year to klthe
goose that laid the golden and so get rich at once and
be done with pubicanism.
Accordingly this spring all the watering place hotels,
fashionable and unia LOndble good bad anu Indifferent,
raised their prices all around The Bonace who had been
but too happy to I'll his house with boarder for twelve
dollars week. must now have fourteen aud even eighteen,
while the humber class OF boarding house keepers who let
quiet accommodations for six and seven dollars week,
informed their early applicants that guest should darken
Il cir DOOR for less than eight ten dollars week; chill
dren and servants half price.
They stood very stiff these rates all through the
month Of June, and for while in july but they are be-
ginning to discover that there prospect OF short crop
o0s this and that they have given their screw
one much. We DO not know q single one OF our
hotels that raised its prices that full, or even prosper
GUS while some show signs Of breaking up down before
the il This is the first and legitimate result
OF their grasping policy. They were dong well AMI
making money fast enough before. There was no good
excuse for adv ancng their rates. They have brought
the consequences from which they are suffering upon
themselves New let them go back to their Old prices or
lower o-es let them be less extravagant let them in
the substantial comforts Of their ESTABLISHMENTS
and spend less money in gratifying the vanity OF fools and
the craft of intriguing and prob gate men, and
they will thrive again TIL then people will look for the
elephant elsewhere
SUICIDE ri TAXING L,UD.Scs.-Coroner Hilton yes
body of Abraham Van Wyck native of Poughkeepsie,
iory-two years Of age, who died on Tuesday night,
from the effects OF audanum administered by him.
self for the purpose of sell destruction. Tine EVIL
dence adduced showed that deceased for several years
past had been at times partially insane ami Of late had
become incorporate lie frequently heard to theaten
self destruction and had made inquiries OF Dr. Gay OF No.
IL BAY ard-st. TO the easiest method Of dying. The
doctor of gave satisfactory answer to his
inquiries and endeSore to calm his mind On Tuesday
evening he called upon Dr. Gay, and while in his pre-
took from his pocket vial containing
laudanum the most of which he swallowed before the
piled but proved unsuccessful and the unfortunate man
died the same night. The Jury rendered verdict Of
suicide by taking audanum.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM PowDER.-Thomas Pagan,
boy i years of aye living in Roosevest dread
fully burned yesterday by the accidental explosion Of
pound Of powder which he had ia his hands the time 1t
appears that he iii match for the pupose Of burning
POWDER when the fame communicate to that in his hand
and he frighuly burned. His friends conveyed him
to the NewYork Hospital where he was placed in the
care OF DR.. Derby.
COuP De SoLEL.-Mr. Ditchsrd resident Of Williams
burgh, was sun struck yesterday in Beekmsn st. lie
conveyed TO his residence by the Second Ward Police
CATHARINR FERGUSON
DIED Tuesday, th inst her house. No. u Thorn
Woo" CArHAkkE FEaersos aes brief Illness aged about Is
yeau.
The departure of this remarkable woman should be
eonmemoreted by obituary notice worthy of such
mother in Israel and such active lifelong Christian
phlanihropist. /. hoped that memoir will be pre-
sented the public Thousands in tIs community VI