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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16

MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
On Saturday after short previous notice alarge meeting
was convened the Rounda OF the Merchants Exchange
at about 81 p ~ There were probably over thousand
merchants and business present
The meeting was called to order by Col james Lee who
moved that Mr. George Griswold should take the Chair
This was carried unanimously. The following assistant
offcers were then appointed:
Yiee Pre,deats-Messrs. james Brown, Thomas Tiles
tor Moses II. Grnnen, Cbss H Marshall T. T. Morgan
Walter r. Jones, Mortimer Livingston
ecretariss-Messrs. Z. c. BOgar, Charles Carow E.
Foster X. C. G0odhRe.
Mr. PeEah Perret then rose 10 offer several appropriate
resolutions He stated that the SOLEMN occasion which had
brought them together well known to all and the
feeling of praise favor of the noble conduct OF those VINO
had so heroicay rescued the passengers Of the steamer
San Francisco general that no heightened remarks
from him were necessary He then proceeded TO read the
resolutions follows;
Ro4 A, the sense OF this meeting tbs, the highest praise
due 10 Captain ChloD of the British shp Three Bells Of G
scuss II tn ship Antarctic OF NswYork for their humane
sIss sTd hs,.T s1esSes - n their ate On.
the which accomplished az the halsd o. he
lives these nobhsrted those who acted unter seiF
Rs That as an expression The hEh entertained BY
Irsspt,dto Captain Crshtop Captain " and Capan SoussT
the ships above named Al the discretion OF the
Rd That to be authorized to solicit
funds from fellow citizens Tor the purposes 5smsd ana 10
testimonials the and that the Con-
n ttte have power 20 add 10 the ir number
Rsd That ptoA both Houses OF Congress be prepared
b, the Committee and hat the snsurs OF our ieowcrten oe
obtained requesting that ample provision be made by ae COY
the United ihdemoy ha losses Incurred by the
conn Of TIE vessels above named IN their
the lives OF the ocessnd soldiers Of The aed
STATE. Army the wreck Of he San Francisco and TO grant ons
Of appreciation he commanders officers and crews OF
the Three Bells, kiby ard Antarctic.
Rore be signed by the officers Of tbs
sod published in the neWSpp Of the City at the dcre
iioT OF the Commit'ee
The resolutions put the meeting and unanimously
agreed to-
The following Commtce appointed to solicit funds
for the purpose of carrying out the objects framed in the
resolutions after which an adjournment took place
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ADDRESS LOST

Mr.. AID Mrs. WILLIAM SMITH, Of Manchester England
PosgesSe on board the Three Bells lying at Pier No 80
East RIVER are anxious to find either Mary Ann Banci
Theuas Taylor Thomas Davis umbrella manufacturers
whose address hey haze ls address at THE TatBrSs
Gf-Ce
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THE KrLsY AGAIN spoxpx

lhe SCANNING Leviathan, Capt Hazard. returned to
port last evening at O'Clock. At 4P NJ yesterday she
SPOKE the Kby so miles f. by of the Highlands in tow
Of steamer City Of New York, bound for Boston Capt H.
oerd 10 take OF the remaining passengers but the Cap
tain of the klby declined aging he would take them 10
Boston
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING.

We understand that another Public Meeting will be held
TO- day or morrow and that there prospect OF some
remarks from Henry Ward Beeeher and other prominent
men
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TROOPS TO BE REPLACED

TROOPS To Bis REPLACED.
Isy Telegraph
Troy, Saturday. Jan. IL. 1854
General Wool lei here this morning for New York for
the pupcse of replacing the officers and men st on the
steamer San Francisco and arranging Tor their reSmbark
atiou
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THE SEARCHING Yl.EgP

The sss~ref-s Deeaisr ssd rovenne ee'ei "'is
s,hs from Yanta.le, Roads On Friday morning In search
Of ihe d, amer San Frsseseo
The steamer Onion was spoken the nth inst on Ere
Island BY the pacA ct ship America from Liverpool
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Captain Crighions conduct in the mouth Of every
body The conduct of Capt Watkins and his officers,
well as the course OF the United States Army officers,
also highly commended During the meeting Capt Crgh-
ten loudly called for, but did not appear.
Mr. Melus the mate of the San Francisco at the conclu
sion of the meeting, got far the pOreo OF the Ex
change, and Immediately surrounded and cordially
congratulated on his escape from destruction
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INSURANCE.

The vessel and freight insured in New York and
Philadelphia for $780, 900, which will the oss The
San Francisco owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. Her cargo eonssted Of Government stores
insured mainly for the yietusng Of the troops during
lie nAssaQa.
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The Thne Bells sailed from Glasgow Nov 30 1885, She
encountered bad weather almost constantly from the start
with frequent gales. During OF these her bnaeiehghs
and compass carried away On the night Of the sih
and morning Of the 25h she very heavy gale which
carried away much sail and broke her wheel TO pieces
at the wheel At the time being considerably in
ured disabling them FOR many days The scene on board
terrific during this gale, the thunder and lightning
being vtry fearful for five six hours The ,ond mate
john MoKewoD sailor OF IA years experience spoke Of
the lightning the most appalling he had witnessed
From the 25th 10 the GOTH the weather continued bad and
the vessel more isss leaky On the ooh, at IL
O'Clock. sounding discovered twenty-five inches Of
waar The pumps were kept going oonstanny, day
and night during this intssvd, the Passengers and
crew taking alternate watch. The night Of tho
3oth opened with ear sky but with high wind and heavy
sea. At o'clock we heard guns, which at
cogniled from ship in distress Blas lights were
shown from the Three Bells Ind she was made to stand
down in the direction from which the signal came and
passed leeward at half past nine on the morning Of the
5st spoke the wreck but got do amid the din
OF the sea On her stern We deserted "SAs Francisco
NEw YORK" AL that could be seen was her hull paddle
boxes and wheels the funnel having disappeared Thus
the unfortunate vessel broke goomy upon sight
veang fearful wreck and starting orebodngs Of suf
feng and loss Of life too soon and painfully to be realized
as viii be seen.
A stood the return tack, and passed the wreck
presented in large ehaked letters board the ques
ton Wat vGstedl" As rspassed on the next tack
received for answer in the same mode Lay b. ~!
eaat f,e - Captain Crshton at once and anhes
tstipgy answered With cheerful compliance. and
laid BY the entire night. Next day. New Years
Day The Three Bells passed the san Francisco display
ing these words my ship esky. and long What shall
. / do !" The answer va- Lay by me- We are making
rss The Three Bells then sest the message ave are
"leaky and disabled DO you leave your ship o.
The response We are ready" We then stood down
again passing to eeward our Captain saying through his
irunpet show hghts during the night and VII lay BY
feet mode Of intercmunioa;iOn beset confidence in
our wi gness to do AL that could BE- done under our
adverse circumstances for the rescue aud eonx Of those
IN dsIess.
On the Rexs day, Monday. Jan = a. Il, O'Clock We
stood down oofe under the stern II he Saa on
which found The fearful words ehsked a. before Do
"ICt lave Us Have hsndred ani eighty wshed over
ID" hoard Have women AID children. ana eaEnot ran
tbtm till the weather Bodsraies. The same day about
j clock. passed her again. and read ave cannot
live long Shortly after We lowered tAe ioy boa, II
DE Three 3. ~ VIII Eve men vch made along side tle
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al Tho wives sparated from their husbands and Of even
Hule children from their msbers, may web be imagined
Tho Three Bells was he next vessel that - our sis-
tame Aha lowering around us for five fearful days
with paiience and selfdepia the part Of her noble
soried csptsn MIR Crgon) and officer men and pas
,ersers which has prooundest gratitude she took OF
large number Of passengers On the Three Bella Of
course We found ourselves in very crowded condition.
"a heft OF our usual comforts Il not 10 De expected
The, be he'd provisions water, sleeping scconnotar
ns IN 20 arge and sudden addition TO her plsoagars
n What there was there seemed 10 be no remittance to
s;ide With D. freely 10 make a. comfortable -
,o,be Greater kindness could not have been bestowed
40 was extended 10 us from the moment Of our embark
,o unt cur arrival New York take this occasion OF
al, dpy this on behalf Of the and chdres under
my charge who found retreat the noble Three Bels
A VOID about the sickness on board the Three Bells
This a. yer, Destructive some thirty grown persons
and IL children DYING Various statements about have
be- pub,hed One Of these represenis as cholera
Lave seen patients die Of this disease frequently and the
SYMPTOMS We're altogether different The more apparent
causes Of cod fatigue loss Of sleep want Of proper food
fright Sc were quite sufficient to account for the mortal
y without any such theory the prevalence OF cholera 81
indeed any other epidemic ditesse.
cannot close without expressing my gratitude 10 that
Providence which has again sDatohed me from wa;ery
grave for the third time-Once when only fourteen
YEAR, ed-for as have already hDted the wreck Of the
uckess San Francsco the third disaster Of the kind which
have encountered feel that indeed have reason ta
be thrice glad and specially thankful
CATHARnE H. LIVINGSTON, No. III Varick ct.
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN. To under
stand The philosophy Of this beautiful and
ollen sublime phenomenon, so often witness
ed since The creation OF the world, and so
essential to the very existence OF plants
and animals, a few facts derived from OBJ
servalion aud long train Of experiments
must he remembered.
/. Were the almos ,here everywhere
and al all times OF uniform temperature,
we should never have ram, hail, or snow.
The water absorbed BY il in evaporation
from The sea and The earlh's surface would
descend in an impercepIibe vapor, or cease
to be absorbed by the air when il was once
fully saturated. ',r'""i. b.
2. The absorbing power Of The a,mos.
phere, and consequently, its capacity 10
retain humidity, is proporlionably greater
in warm than cold air. ....
3. The air near the surface OF the earth
is warmer Than il is in the regions OF The
clouds. The higher we ascend flom The
earth, the colder do we find the aimos.
phere. Hence the perpetual snow on very
high mountains in the hottest climate.
Now, when, from continued evaporation,
the air is slightly saturated with vapor,
though il be Invisible and The sky cloudless,
ifiis temperature is suddenly reduced by
cold currents descending from above or
rushing from higher 10 u lower Latitude,
or by the motion of warm saturated air
10 colder climate, it's capacity 10 retain
moisture is diminished, clouds are formed,
and the results rain. Air condenses as il
cool., and like sponge filled with water
and compressed, pours out The wafer which
lis diminished capacity cannot hold. How
singular, yet how simple The philosophy Of
rain What but Omniscience could have
devised such an admirable arrangement,
for watering The earlh'
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LOUIS O. COWAN, Editor aud Proprietor BlDDl
been lucky, and the season, have been IA

SoIaole!
The elder Smith had been gathered 10 his
fathers. Benjamin Smith. Jr. Esq, Is now
man OF solid substance a justice OF The peace,
and a farmer OF forty yeats in good stand
ing. lie knows the difference between
partial and thorough culuvalion he can
Tell you the benefits cf subsoil and plowiny
aud shallow furrow; he eau tell you whether
and wherefore piece OF Suffolk pork or
Devon beef is preferable TO that OF The
grey. hound hog or The sinsle'backed OK |;
he knows how 10 use The horse rake anu
The potato dropper; he will INFORM you oi
The advantages 10 be derived from irrlSa-
lion, hom draining, from the use ol phos
phaie OF lime aud the like; he will show
on his farm big hay stacks, generous squash.
es, huge potatoes, twelve rowed corn, ia'
hogs, improved poultry, sleek, velseiy cat
tie and all The jiincracks Of a modern agri.
cultural nrogress - aud you will find in
snug corner Of Ben's ample sleeping room,
al old Smiths Homestead, The choicest
agricultural library in the Stale; while ne
is a consian, reader and paying subscriber
10 al! the leading Book farm publications
in The country. :.
No Que that knew the old Smith farm hive
and twenty Yeas ago, would reco9niZe u
now. 'Squire Ben is worth pretty iorphe'
has buNom wife and half dozen children,
and though lile corpulenl, flor he VIII
live well,1 he is as lively, and ihrlny a
book farmer as you or would wish 10 meet
with. ......
Il beg your PARDON concluded my 'ravr
eler friend. a, this point, bn, here we are !
aud The train halted ir the Boston Depot.
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II. w. BEEcnER on ORTHODOXY. The fol.
lowing is part Of Henry Ward Becchcr's
view of Tho prevailing 0rthodies -" In
fact, the Orthodox sect are vast compound
threshing machine, failing away at each
other as though tho chief end OF man was
To thresh his neighboIs. have never yet
seen an acknowledged Orthodox man. Ev-
erybody is Orthodox Us compared with
those above him (; and Orthodox rcputa.
tions, like country bank bills, circulate only
in narrow circle very near home. one
is Orthodox in Hartford he isa hereto in
New Haven, if he is sound at New Haven,
he is too loose at Andover: if he is lo-tu.
nate enough to rauk high at Andoyer, then
he is hopplessly below at East Windsor +; IL
he climbs up the toilsome cliffs TO the Ey
rie of Eas, Windsor. It is only to bring him
self in reach of the Princeton O'thoioyy
and when yet climbing up, out of sight Of
all sublunary things, he sits down on those
principles of Old School Presbyterian
Princeton Orthodoxy, and divides his time
between Turetin and efforts at breathing on
such thin.aired august heights, then down
comes the good old fashioned Scotch Presby.
terian Orthodoxy, carrying him away at
one swoop, TO be deyoured III yet higher
eagles nest. In fact it is very hard
thing to be Orthodox. 1t is thing of dc.
grces, it is question Of the scale and be.
ginning at zero, all the degrees above pelt
all the degrees below. Now, if preacher
is heretodoy, he Is not suspected, and sham.
pooned, aud failed, and he gets that If he i,
Orthodox r..
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A SEVERE PUNISHMENT. We learn from
Capt. Hewell, man camo to the lock k.up
last evening and claimed shelter for the
nigh, under circumstances Of peculiar na
turc. His head was completely shaved, no.
a yeslige Of hair upon the cranium. in fac,
no,hing visible but the bare scalp. Ills back
was one mass Of coagulated blood, caused
he said. by fifty stripes being inflicted upon
him, at Fort McIienry. ' l7ii.. ~
In answer to questions from the captain
that he had been nssoldier In the U. s. ar
my. stationed ut Fort McHenry and that ne
had deserted, and on being arrested, was
sentenced to have his head shaved. TO receive
CIV lashes upon the bare back and be drum.
med ou, OF service, which had accordingly
been done. Since writing the above. We
have learned that tho name OF The man is
pa,r;et Kelly. We also understand that tbe
,wo bu,lemcn who were detailed TO lash him
A.. now under arrest because they did no,
Law ON tts lash with more severity. It's
aid they wlii olso bo punished.-Bal. Pa.
friof.
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eRANDFATHER's OLD FARM,
AND WHAT WAS DONE WITH IT.

was on my way in The cars from Maine
10 Boston, lasI week, and found IN self upon
the seat with gentemanly man advanced
in years, to whom (as honor old age) en-
deavored to make myself agreeable, ca route.
After the interchange OF lew common
place remarks. our conyers ,liOn turned upon
the subject Of grlculiure, the old and new
modes of farming etc, and | subsequently
asccrtained that NV venerable acquaintance
WINS most Intelli sent farmer who had re.
tired in his old aye upon u competency. AS
we dashed along in the cars he entertained
me with the substance OF the following mar
ra,iye. the details ot which he assured me
had transpired within his own knowledge.
Speaking VI the exciting progress and
improvements in agriculture, said he, " re.
minds me Of an Instance that occurred with
in nv remembrance, which will relate to
You .if you are disposed to hear it,. thank
ed, him, and he proceeded Oh nearly US iol'
lows: ....
&" Some forty years or more ago, a neigh.
Dor Of mine in G., a Mr.. Smith, occupied an
immense tract Of land, which he called a
a. farm" IL was about thirty rods in width,
and upwards OF two miles in length IN old
Indian ,rant, us il was termed; upon which
he had been brought up u " farmer" and
where his (alher aud grandfather, and great
grandfather, had lived before him.
Each generation Of the Sniths that had
dwelt upon this strip Of land, had contrived
20 iarm it, each in the same old way, year
In and year out, from father to sou. The
place had never known dollars incum-
brance scores Of SmitIis had been reared
upon il. generation alter generation came
aud passed away there. an the same cart
paths, and the same dilapi lated old walls
and fences. the identical sheds aud shan,ies
and dec,yed trees were still yisible-almOsl
the same furrow hal bean turned Tor u hun
dred years aud more :; when. rs had been
the custom ot the Smith C,milies on previous
occasions, it finally came the turn OF the oc-
cupants to resign grandfather old place 70
hi. only son, Ben Smith, now come to tnir'
: For Eve and forty years at least Ben's Ia
thar had carried on this Old farm. In al
that long period. and regular Us The yea
rolled ruund, 50 regular had MIR. smith pso"
up his eight acIes, moved all the grass 'ha
Providence would grow for hun, PASTURE
his ten sheep, reared his four head oil ca,'ie
fausned his three hogs, and wintered ~
many cows. But this was not oil.
True, MIR. Smith had great farm. III
toiled like a trooper, from daylight TO dark
He raised bis owo pork and corn (such a
il was) his cattle and fodder, cut irOm hi;
own forest the wood that he burned neyei
owed any man farthing. He contriyed ever
Ia nav his own town and county tax. But
be was literally even with the world fol
he owed no one, and 40 one oirsd atm dol
Lr. And so he lived up to seventy. q.
b. Bcu," said the old man TO his son, on'
evening, as they sat before tho win'ers tre
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behind him in mi. .llominions.' Tie repor,
OF the Lords, which had been prepared be.
forehand, was immediately med and
they went awasy Gays E, Aios ready
10 throw up ihcit hals ~ ~ as If by the
vehement aud eloqnenl pic against
The hoa,y headed franklin, they had OBJ
,alned iriumph," a
IMr. Bancroft concludes his third volume
with sketch Of the general political .'ae
Of Europe at the Outbreak Of The American
war. "As The fleets aud armies Of England
went forth 10 consolidate arbitrary power,
the snund OF war everywhere else, on The
earth died away. Kings sat still in awe,
and nations tuned to watch the issue.'
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POETRY.
For ns Unisn aud Journal.
VEAL MUST FADE AWAY.


lwandered forth among the flowers tina, deck 'h
forest vale,
The bdtls sen, forth sweet perfume in ever
lesfy dale,
All hing, were breathing happiness, all seemed /
live and love,
The beau,eous things which God mas P'aeeu
every glen aud grove.
Blu, soon the scene wus changed, andal the no"
ers that seemed 50 fair
Were wiih'ring meath the spoilers touch !
worth s-s fragrance here;
Their beauty once so fair and bright allied i
one short day,
And from the leaves there came a'oice "we o
must fade away"
A zephyr came sud famed my brow aud whisper
led in mine ear,
Sweet tones and pleasant sounds were breathed
bu, naugLi Of grief or fear,
III played among the blooming trees all decked Ia
leafy green,
And DER the aowers ,ha, grew beside the brook,
OF silvery sheen,
Blu, when il fingered there awhile away j: gent!
new, ...........
And kissed from of the blooming aowers the clea
aud sparkling dew;
And with its dying murinurs came voice tha
seemed 10 say,
"Prepare thee for thy future lot; we all mus, fad'
away"
A stately ,rec grew in the dell and spread il
brupcL,.s wide
A grateful shadow deep aud cool fell .ar on every
side
All came to res, heueaih its boughs, which, cloth
cd IN verdure bright,
Were cooling to the ievered brow and pleasing Il
the sight
But while its verdure most was bright aud in il
strength aud prde,
II dourished la ais native dell more fair than augh
beside.
The woodan us hand hath lain il low. and voice,
seem 10 say.
In sad aud solemn whisPerngs, "we all mus,
fade away
went where all was Joy and love. aud there,
among the bowers,
A beau,eous child, with merry laugh, came sport
ing with the ti,wers;
No sinful thought had cast shaGe across his lore
ly lace.
Bui DER his every movement hung sweet aux
childlike grace.
When next | saw iha, laughing child twas ia
new-made grave,
Where birds their summer warbles tune. an'
6owreis gently wave; ..
And from the mound where now there hes ,h'
child once free and gay,
A voice comes TO my iistenihg ear. 1--WE all mus
fade away"
Thus all the fading things OF earth are quickly
sni,ched away,
When least We think the things we love are soon
est TO decay, 80
Though cherished with undying love and uurturec
by our care,
The things tha, leave this earth the FIRST are ihos'
most sweet and fair.
Though lef, TO mourn thelr absence here, and o'e
the lost ones grievc,
The ones most cherished and beloved are first on
homes 10 leave; .... ..r.... ...
But sill their dying voices plead in tones that seeu
tosay, ,...-.
Prepare 10 NEE, thy Sovereign; We all mus, lad
away" f-..s.. J.B' W.
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A BnicH. The ponghkeepie Daily
Press says:-"As dusty looking 'colorcd
child about forty years Of age, and from
The country, was passing under The scaiiold
oi The building now being erected on tho
corner Of Main sud Caiharine streets, The
other day, brick came down, struck upaa
his head and broke in Two. He was stunned
fora mou,eni, ,.bu, 5000 recovered sufficiently
10 get of ihefoll1wing, and leave those who
had gathered around him in ROAR Of laugh
ter e ! say, you white man up daf, u you
dom, want yer bricks broke, jos keep 'em
OF my head" rat9 - h'.n
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CnoLrRA IN LEWISTON. The whole nun.
ber Of deaths by cholera in Lewiston up to
the afternoon Of the 3lst ul,., is eleven, rs
repol ted by the Touchstone. That paper
thinks the diss,se is deeply seated with the
Irish population Of Lewiston, and consider
ing their filthy habits and unventilatcd tcne
men,s this IL not strange.
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From ile Sss York Daily !rim".
EXTRA0RDINARY NARRATIVE.

Prince Albeo second son Of the Duke Of
SAKE. Coburg, received his education nj the
University Of Bonn, nj which he 6ecnmo a
student in 1897, being then In his sish-
lecnih year. There was a, this period Ia
Bonn, as Professor, a Dr.. Peithman, whose
medical skill was Frequently called 10. The
relief OF such OF The Alumni as.(io use he
conventional ierm) had |" lived too fast.ns-
OF Ibis II is enough 10 say that, when. 1hs.
P,inee leii Bonn, he made such Professions
Of gratitude 10 Pietlimali, that on.,be mar.
riage with Queen Victoria, Feb'uary, .lSss,
the DOCTOR iondly iancied iha, his fortune
Ma - ms w;,de, .andihat his former