New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-03
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT

CRYSTAL PALACE, NEw-foSk, satsdAy JaN !. ~
con;rsu:ions from june il iS So
Total
There little of novelty in the announced Sr
this week.
The BROADWAY gives a new piece tonight, embracing
a Panorama of Voyage across the 0cean-thc VII
lamses as leading characters.
AT NrpLos Madame Thilon is announced ior Tuesday.
The Ravels continue as usual
Lucr. will be given tonight at Castle Garden
At the BowERY Mrs. Macresdy will finish very SUE
cessful engagement with Der benefit tonight, playing
Belyidera" in Venice Preserved"
At the NATIONAL the usual run of mclolrarsa, inter
spersod with Yankee pieces and Herr Clnes hsAtrcpc
performances.
The HIppopRoxE, u very cool and comfortable place.
is open day and evening
Great preparations for the Fourth progress a. nos
of the places OF amusement and especially at
BAESuMs MUSEUM, where many novelties have recent
~ been collected.
The CRYSTAL PALACE will have grand celebration on
Tue sday including Grafton BY the Rev. l.. H. Chspin,
one of the most eloquent speakers in the world
For many o'her places of enjoyment concerts galleries
of art excursions &C. refer the reader fhe adyer
Using columns OF The DAILY TRIBUNE.
Attention is called to advertisement the first page
Of this days TRIBUNE concerning collections he made
tomorrow for the Washington Monument.
The Julian Temperance Retreat at WILLIAMSBURG
Olnvilc), for young ladies and gentlemen, will be ded-
Gated Tomorrow 9Th inst. Regular meetings will be held
Saturday afternoons.
MOUNT WASHINGTON COLLEGIATE ISsruuTE.-Ihe
closing exercises of this private school, on Washington
square, .or the education of young gentlemen and sd.
took place on Friday evening last at Hope Chapel being
tie eleventh annual exhibition of its pupils The house
was crowded at early hour with the friends Of the pN
pills and the performance, which consisted OF great ya
ETY. of pieces original and selected highly credsbe
all concerned Extracts from French, German And
Spanish languages spoken by the young orators with
all the freedom and purity OF those with whom these
tongues ysrnacular. Dodworhs music onlivoned tho
exercises at intervals, which concluded b. the ds
button to the graduating class of diplomas by Mr. George
W Clarke and brief addresses them by the Rev. Aa
ID. Smith of this City. The following young gentlemen
graduated:
Henry Mortimer Brush William Chryse Fr,ee. Lewis 81 John
eiloek Herbert kee Thomss Pt.ntiee he,tei Jr yos,a
Tsyr smith James Bloom Taylor Auis woOdhead and HeO
Colt Colin.
The COMMON CouScn.--,JULY SEssoS.-The Commcn
Council July Session will be commenced this afternoon
The Board of Councilman havo resolved TO meet every
afternoon at o'clock in succession the Fourth also, Sat-
urdays and Sundays excepted until they dspat h the bu
awaiting their action, and il hoped that the Board
of Aldermen will do lkowise This latter branch Of tho
Council certainly displayed much business tact with h-k
active President pro tenn during the June Session. which
they brought to close after eight meeting, daily in
son excepting Saturdays and Sundays. In the Bosrdoi
Aldermen there remained unfinished business among
which were the well known subjects: The Reynolds Old
contract and the Russ 81 Reed contract for paving M
Bowery and Chatham-s Regaring these the public mus
be well posted.
The Committee on Ordinances OF the Board of Ada.
expected to prepare and submit for adoption hs
session, ordinance prohibiting the driving Of esfk
through the streets. Alderman Mott presented vs9
pyaccable in May last but action taken upa
it, We hope the subject will be treated this month; d
cattle driving through the streets of the City INDUCED
IN with perfect impunty, notwithstanding the many eco
dents and the lives that have been sacrificed in corst
quence of this dangerous nuisance.
One of the most important matters before the Board
Aldermen is the project to purchase back frcmJ W.
mum and others the real estate known as the GsneyooH
property for $500 600, being double the spountthaswx
purchased for from the Corporation in 1852. AnYnm
favor of this purchase adopted the Bocrd Cod'
cilmeB early in June In regard 10 the sale and attmpM
repurchase Of this property will give some particulars
In 1852 several applications made to buy OF necW
the land in question: which was at the time vaoedv
competent persons ct $780, 900, and finally the Conn.,
sOners of the Sinking Fund.- countenanced by nsonv
OF the late corrupt Common Council, sold the propeyS
Reuben Loveoy for slGO, OOo-sfOOoO down and fner
mander on bond and mortgage. This sale W" eneseS
without the usual notice which should have been peae
the Corporation papers regarding the intended transaoo'
The sale private, nlso when it should have eecoS
ing 10 law, been public auction after the fixing OF se"
tain for the land by the Commissioners. lhese~'
considered to be fatal facts though there Others qn"
as strong Recorder Tllou, who opposed the negoHan"
u member of the Sinking Fund proposed nj mee''S
on oath December 1852, to advertise the premises ''"u
Friday till the next Wednesday. On this resoa1on" o
Commissioners were equally divided and conse1oenuyH
was lost The Recorder then entered protest signed
himself and Mr.. Knapp, the City chamberlain W. .J
Ior vas nj this nerod Controller. Controller fiagg' IN
communication relating the TRANSACTION IN question:
says: -. o1.h nec.ohsr vba,'
a., P5y, who had in the mean tune ootained estihebs
80 ,e yaue of the property from rehaDie pfqpoSp
f! the price at the e s"% y ., for H.
"a coyder then offered q resolution 10 fix the price,
nm, hat the highest offered by responsible bidder
60 that sum be adopted IS the price. This Yves ost
Std Bard then offered resolution To fix the prics ~
go ZOO which adopted, the Recorder dissenting.
II was then resolved motion Of Aid. Bad, thas
Grant be issued to Reuben Loveoy the price Of $4,000
This adopted, Mr.. Iou alone voting IN the negsuvs.
In the papers which have been able to find there .
no proposition from Reuben Loveoy to pay $4,000
i the premises are awarded TO him, that they may 10
granted to Simeon Draper; and the latter without ann
10 any price, says: The payment and mortgage WIZ
" given by me-" - A.
Although the resolution Of the Commissioners: 9,
the Sinking Fund expressly says that the g,nn' ~.
Ian 10 Daul. ..yotAU no