New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-31

BRYAx G.LLErS Aar-ss Brosi~sy day
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The weather grew yesterday, and fell very
slowly nearly oil day The atmosphere was damp and
chilly.
Our FCEL-In a cold day when the air wrinkles with
frost and the wind whistles alto round the street
ners and the window panes covered with and
ties and Clouds all in silver granting we like pass the
great coal ards filed mountain high with the black bro
TIERS of the diamond. We like to think that there all in
heap lies the material for thousands Of hearth lights
the little ceners of thousands Of home circles swept accord
ing to the beautiful geometry Of humanity. We like to
the dsrk mountain diminishing the filing up and 60
ing this way and that all the city to make the win
ter Of our discomfort most glorious summer"
Speaking Of coal turning the proof sheets Of Presi
dent Hitohoocks Elementary Geology just passing
through the press Of Messrs Iyon Phinney find the
of the coal fields of America thus given The great
Appalachian coal6eld extending from New York to Aaba
nearly 100000 square miles; the Indiana field
$1,000 Add TO these fields those Of Michigan, Massacbu
etts, Rhode leland Missouri Iowa and Virginia and
shall have surface than 81 times large Massa
chusetts
w suppose the average thickness of all the beds over
this surface to be only 25 feet then the whole amount of
coal in solid measure, in this country would be not far
from 100 cubic miles.
Estimating the yearly consumption Of coal in this country
to he coo tuns this immense body Of fuel would keep
the hearhs bright and the furnaces glow for than
million Of years
1t is sad that with such upendous store of fuel in re-
serve 20 many hapless should go shverng through
tie wLterso many hearths should be cold and desolats
PINE CuEBRATIoS-The Birthday Of Thomas Paine
was celebrated a night at the City Assembly Rooms bys
ball ard supper in style Of the Association.
LECTURES or EURoPE-Dr SoLcER last night concluded
his very interesting Lectures Europe They have been
ate nded by large and attentive audiences
Mrs Emma K. Coe is engaged ut present. understand.
in giving lectures the Rights of Woman at Elizabeth
town She is also engaged speak at Paterson on Sunday
and Monday next Those who desire to understand the
guments in favor of the moral social and political equality
Of woman cannot do better than to hear her.
LroTURIs EGYPT THE Holy L,sD.-We observe
that The first of Of four lectures the above sub
jec will be delivered by the Rev. p Thompson this even
ing at the Brooklyn Aheneum before the Brooklyn Young
Mems Chr stian Association We would commend these
lectures Brooklyn friends think they will bs
calculated to interest and all who attend The
subject for this evening Thebess History and its Mon
umeDts
VIM G. Hosmer will lecture to nOTow evening at the
BROOKLYN Institute on Indian Traditions and Charapter
Mr. f.v,;,s-- -ss tbs AiuIkipss from his
childhood and has studied them thoroughly and with ap
preciatng regard As Poet and lover Of Nature he can
hardy fa to treat them accepIablyin his leitufe
We arc assured that our sue that the order to arrest
the little e for sweeping did not emanate from the
Recorder was correct lie had nothing whatever to do
with it and condemns the proceeding altogether
The American Fire Insurance Co, Of Philadelphia 70
"a M (.tr, nh..oE MIA
had rohng thereon the policy having expired on the 25h
ns and was not renewed owing TO the nadequac Of the
premium offered compensate orthe risk Of ncendarim
which now believed to be aarmngy on the increase
ENGLISH PAPKRs Persons desiring the leading English
paper delivered at their residences on the arrival OF each
steamer will be served by addressing note to Richard
son. Tribune Office or No 1913 Adamsft, Brooklyn
The Deaf Mues of this City had large and pleasant
gathering on Wednesday evening, the 25h inst at the
rooms in the S,uyvesant Institute containing the collection
of Egyptian Antiquities For this they were indebted to
the nberaty of DR. Abbott who by this invitation to ex
smne the wonderful relics Of the past which he has brought
together after so much labor and expense desired to mani
fee. his interest in their improvement Before leaving Mr.
Sra,e was 20 kind as to extend herzan invitation to visit
his celebrated portrait of Charles by Vessquez These
occasional visits objects of interest in the City will it
hcped be productive of good to that portion of the com
muny who labor under such great Disadvantages in main
tanning the position of intelligence and active members Of
society.
BASE ROBBERY OF SICK RELATIvB-On Saturday
afternoon an aged man, named Edmund Murphy, now
living dangerously i'll the house of Dennis Ssdder in
One Hundred ard Sevenieenthst, between Third and
Fourth avs robbed by his nephew Murtagh Murphy
tailor living at No ls3 Cedars. of tin box contain
irg 500 in gold and bank bills bank book showing
derosit of 81 800 in the Chamberss Savings Bank TO-
eeher with valuable bonds and mortgages, and his will
It appears that the aged man was attended during his i'll
ness by the accused who took opportunity to abstract
the yaluabes with which be decamped Saturday after
nc,n The loss was discovered and the inmates OF
tie house made acquainted with the circumstance
Mr. Sadder yesterday morning called upon Ofcer Mas
trsop Of the Chiefs Office and informed him Of what had
occurred requesting him to arrest young Murphy. The
officer called upon him. and. rse to get possession OF
tie property told him that his uncle dead and that
his presence was required at the house. The young man
imme diatey started with the officer intending 60 to the
house but on arriving at the Park, taken to the
Chiefs Office and locked up The officer then returned TO
his house and found the whole Of the stolen property
Young Murphy subsequently brought before Justice
Bogar to whom be fully confessed his guilt and was com
med to prison for trial The will Of the aged man, which
was among the papers and vausbes stolen by his nephew
beoueahed TO the latter the Of g. 800 which will now
probably be lost to him forever
ScALprp TO DEATH-An infant Of Mr. Obreer, Of
No. 81 Broad died on Sunday night from the effects OF
scads received on the lath inst The child while sitting
A ,ahla M sat pcher of scaldng milk over his