New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
LECTURES, MEETINGS. AMUsEMENTs 90.


February ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 a. ~
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BoxAS GALLERY OF ANCIENT AND AEr-otny' in'ss
The snow which began pronsingly night before last
before morning changed to rain. which continued with
little inermson al day and last evening clearing the
streets Of snow and measuraby Of mud and promising %
eventuate i'll regular thaw.
Prof Laurent Corc tho Oldest instructor OF deaf mu,oI
in the United States will deliver 10 the deaf mutes of ths
Civ an euogy upon Mr. Lewis Weld late principal Of the
American Asylum for Def mues at Hartford, Conn.
Saturday evening the llth inst the small chapel Of the
University.
ASOIp C1TIzEs GoNE-Mr Rensselaer, Havens whose
death is noticed to day from Shelter Island Suffolk Co.
in this State whittier his nnceGtors immgrated in 1899
from the then province of Rhode Island His elder brother
Jonathan Ncol Havens) died while member of Congress
during the administration of Mr. Jefferson He was man
of unusual intellectual vgor and atanments and enjoyed
in high degree the confidence OF his fellow citizens in all
tn private as well pablo relations fife Mr. Ravens
came 10 this City 1874 when u OF age and entered into
the employ of Messrs Mnturn Chsmpln, then leading
commercial firm In 1902 he ISOLATED himself with the
late Frederick jenkins Esq under the firm of jenkins II
Havens in the shipping business This partnership was
dissolved in 1915 1t under their direction and agency
and partly with their means that the private armed big
General Armstrong fitted ont, whose exploits IN the
por Of Faya during the last with Great Britain havo
rcne upon the records Of history On Withdrawing from
setiye commercial life Mr. Ravens devoted himself Jealous
ousy TO the greater work of Christian philanthropy and
as enc of tho founders and trustees of tue Public School
Society the New York Sunday School Union, the Mariners
Church ard a. manager in several Religious Associations
be won for himself an envabe position in the public conf
depce and regard For than quarter OF century
lie served as an Elder in the Pesb Church under the
care the Rev Or Spring In 1873 he obtained the cha
ter of the Howard Insurance Company in the Presidency
nj which he continued until his death And it is pertinent
TO remark thai Lewis Philips Esq who was elected Score
tary Of the Company at its organization has also remained
in it's service until quite recently when severe Illness com
need hi, withdrawal from active duty The leading posi-
don which the Company has long occupied IN commercs
confidence is en- unerrng indication Of the intelligence and
fa,hfuness with which its affairs have been conducted AS
@ man few stand as high none higher than Mr. Haven'
Calm and debe.ete in his judgments unsweryng in ines
rtv ndepepdent in every attribute that goes to make up
character with heart ready to sacrhcc Tor others
ALWAYS prompt and liberal IN his charities according 70 his
means devoted Christian to the cause OF Him whose
name he delighted 10 bear he passed through lie oil ou
score yeer bright example to al under his influence anu
has gone 10 bis rest leaving behind him heardesola ons
more circles than that one whom his loss is rremedaoe
Tpr UoosIc TrSNEL-V,sn Of Ire Mas'aehasetts LegiSG
fire Committee Yesterday morning delegation OF about
CIV nerson,, mbrscng Committee Of the Musschusett'
Legislature having in charge the subject OF loaninS inc
sum of the Troy and Greenfield kHrosd Com
papy TO aid in the construction OF tunnel through the
uoos,c Nouptah-siyed in this City and took quarters al
the A,,or House The Committee consists OF Mes'r' Mich
Ill Nausen KimbaD Borden, Alvord' ho"iano, Snn'H
Faulkner and Ellis of the Senate and Messr' hcnmou'
of Adams; Parker OF Greenfield; CSrk o. Nor'noo"
Virgin Of Boston Kingsley Of Northampton haooHu
OF Ludlow Coburn of Dracut! gilbert OF New bedi'iu
M,yhew Of Chlmark Hammond OF NantuXe.. he"n'.
Of Orleans. Baker Of Mu,hfeld wadron of Lynn ant
French Of Canton.
Among the invited guests we're hessr Clspp SPrcut
Longley, Tuile, Wetherbee, Emerson Swan, GOODWIN
Lyman Dwight Brown, Boardman, Hood, Spaulding enC
SeaIpans Of the House of Representatives Hon Mr. Cheh
erng Of the Governors Council Hon. VIM Low oil I'M
Senate ard several gentlemen representing different rail
road interests. The Press represented by the reporter
Of The Courier Times Herald Chronicle, TrGrelsr and
Iovr5a! all of Boston AT clock the delegation tool
the cars for Harlem under the conduct Of w 7. Davis
Teasur Of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Corporsos
and Gen D. u Carpenter, Director of ths zane COPs
nv for the purpose Of Witnessing an experiment with Tat
hot, tunneng machine which is in operation nea, tn
Harlem depot .bou. seven miles from the City Hal
The operation Of the machine snoisns i,US ~. '..
III. Hoossc Mountain. The principle no"s,a INC '..'
IT, ,.,,.r instrument outs channel one oss wide an
Con, fee, IN diameter leaving oofs to b blasted
IT, so,m., instrument makes hs whole s1cavs0n seven
.ss foo, 10 diameter By outing and crushing the ro"k