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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-01
LECTURE on PHOYETICS.

DAVID G.. CEoLT, Principal Of the New-York Pho
rogrsphic Institute, delivered lecture on the subject
Of Photography before the Young Mems Debating
Society, On las. Monday evening.
The room wa. well filed with young men, who man
ifested the greatest interest m the subject.
NJ CRoIT spoke substantially as follows; Written
language i. presumed to be founded on the sounds
used in speaking The photography of our language
imperfect in this particular we have many words
in which the pronunciation has no resemblance to the
spelling This difficulty Is admitted by every one
WHO has written on this subject Sheridan Johnson
an Walker were here quoted to prove that Engi.h
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MEETING OF THE JERSEY
City MEAGUER GRENAnIERS


On Monday evening an indignation meeting Of the
Nesgher Grenadiers Of jersey City, held at the
Hudson House in consequence Of the attacks made
from the altar Of ST. Peters Church. at four different
masses upon that body and its invited guests, by the
Rev. Mr. Kelly and bis curate.
Captain Hopper presided.
Members who were present at these scandslous
attacks detailed the opprobious language, and the
following resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Moved by Lieut.. sOmen, seconded by Michael
Egsn:
HAeoI Il has been represented a. authority that i'd
question doubt tha, the Rev Ne.srs Kelly
Hss made this company and srsay ball Be
held night the subject u the btterest deuunea
sunday last before the CONGREGATION St. Peters
Church and language too Indecent for repetition sndered
this oulpsny and iis guetts; be il, therefore, -,
Rerored That repudsie and every attempt on ne
part Of those cerEymen % interfere with civil sE -
caes citizens and sodien unconstitutional anes
Ole and urchristian. ~.
Moved by Andrew Kelly seconded BY james Cah-
bingham: .,ra.h
Rssored That the ale cation made about me
military balls in the presence Of females. By go
Christian ministers, q foul libel on the ehAf-S's' " ~
Moved by William Bennett, seconded % " iiiaDi
Bevier: 49,. ,,,,,,n.,
Re.,i,eS Tia. while we ebeedsly bog 20 tne sp.ntaN
suissrce az orr eiefFvmSu eis1I sna miutJ
he Rsuube ana 10 The 0f New Jessey We rsn W
shsl lever allow any clergyman 1ade' say p'e'sh'S "
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FRENCH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

AT a meeting Of the French Benevolent Society,
held at Demoncos on the 3oth October Mr.. Mos-
LuS President, submitted the following report Of tho
Administrative Committee for the year ending Oct.
81, 1854:
Errcnses Money distributed to ~, persona.
81 433 rs passages paid for II do, s6ie So paid foe
80 35i pounds Of bread 1851 90; paid for as tuns
of coal, s27o; sundries, eco ls-to'al s3,s6s %.
ReceIpts- subscriptions of 26T members ss,oas 80;
reimbursement of passages $685. e5 interest on three
bonds and mortgages, together sl2 3si t6 $40 50;
$50: extra receipts, si7; fines from members Of the
Committee, sl2 of expenses over the receipts.
$500 73-total. 60 964 80.
Capital Stock-0ne mortgage, 7 per cent, reiui-
bursable Jan. "a, 1889, 5000; one mortgage per
cent reimbursable March 81 1887 IS 00e; one mort
gage, per cent, rembursable April 20, 1897,
$685. &C; cash on hand, Sol 7i-total ei2 $50 20.
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NEW SYSTEM OF WRITING.

The lecture on Monday evening at the Hall Of the
Mercantile Library in Astorplacc, upon his now
method Of teaching Penmanshp, by Mr.. WILLIAMS.
MAcLAURIS, aided by Stephen Pearl Andrews, was
well attended notwithstanding the inclemsncy Of the
evening. Mr.. James N. McElligott and N. p. Beers
Of Ward School No. Is were present. and gave their
testimony to the results Of this new method Of treat
ing writing as gymnastic exercise of the arm, I'm
gers and hand they have witnessed il in their own
school. Mr.. MacLaurin explained the process OF
reasoning by which he led TO the invention, and
pointed out the defects Of oil the systems heretofore
ia use Mr.. Andrews asserted that the art Of teach
ing writing has not heretofore extedthat the art OF
writing a business hand has never been taught in
schools or by writing masers and has always to ba
learned 0tterrord in the counting house or Office by
actual practice in rapid wrtng-that Il Ia then only
learned by the few who possess special faculty for
it-that by the reform introduced by Mr. MscLaurin,
rapidly and elegance are united throughout the
whole course Of practice they TO be aterward
in the busness OF lifeand finally, that by the kind
Of scientific training which bis system gives, the re-
suit is not left TO depend any such special endow-
ment, but is rendered necessity, and that every
pupil who goes through the practice must by kind
Of natural necessity, come out an eegan. and rap'd
writer.
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FIRES.
FIRE IN FIFTH-sr.


Last night about o'clock fire broke out in tho
building No. 3l9 Fifthst., occupied on the first floor
by John Mills, machnht, second floor uDOccupiedl
third floor by q German named Suruerue, pattern
maker.
The fire originated in the third story, and from
thence communicated 10 the building in the rear oc-
cuped on the first floor by Dir. Mill, second floor ~
Gardiner & Brother, picture frame-naker third ho0'
by ID. X. Quick, pattern maker.
The alarm was promptly given, to when 'no n'.
men ss promptly responded; but before 'ney o'uA.
subdue the flames the upper portion Oh INC HUN '"
rear buildings was entirely DESTROYED
Tie roof Of the adjoining building NO. 81 occu-
MED Nv Uaipenann g. Brother, cabinet'mIkers, WAS
considerably burned
The roof Of Mr. Bards house, No. BIS, ws badly
damaged. =. ,,
tn. buildings arc owned by Mr.. NILS whose loss
hou, Al COO Insured 81 600 ia the Pacific insurance.
Company. .,
Ioss Of Mr.. Quick about 81 900. Insured 81, oooin
the Farmers Insurance Company Of Utica
Mesrs. Hainemsnn e. Brother vii sustain lose Oh
81 OoO Insured 90 800 in the Pacific and other In
sursnce Companies.
The roof of the building in which the fire onginsed,
and the roef Of the rear building was also destroyed
poesible 10 ASCERTAIN the amount Of losses or
insurance Of the other occupants Of the premises.
TIRE ~ JERSEY CITY.
Aere was discovered yesterday morning At O'Clock,
In the bookstore Of Mr.. somers, in hewark.sv' IT.
Henderan-st Jersey City. IL was promptly 49, =
oui.hed. The stock and furniture were dsmAseo
The extent Of 500, which loss covered ~
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TEMPERANCE

Last Sabbath evening the Rev. J. b. waErIr
preached the first of two Sermons by invitation in tho
Janest NJ. E. Church, on Temperance. to an imn,ense
congregation. Mr.. W., in hs preparatory remarks.
denounced the conduct Of that portion Of his brethren
in the ministry who kept silence on this great ques-
ton in the most forcible language that the Enssh
vocabulary furnished him with and portrayed the
evils of intempersnee in an eloquent manner. Mr.
WAKELY has for twenty years advocated Temperance
wherever and whenever he had an opportunity, some
ss contrary 70 the wish Of his official brethren and
In ed bis intention OF continuing TO do so TIL he
Geei~ indeed we know Of no other man who Is O
eiea ular advocate OF this subject than he, and
ors rop, mend those Of our readers who have not
rs.,S h;,, =, 'mbrace the opportunity next Sabbath
sxsn;,, ~, 4, Ne causes ana remedy OF lniemper-
arc Vii ~ S;sens., D. Among other anecdotes which
be related, though he informed that portion OF his
audience who came to h'ten to anecdotes that they
would be sadly dssppointeO the recital Of the follow
ing caused thrill Of horror TO go through the asserf-
bly,. A man who murdered his wife . few years ago
in Newark while under the influence OF rum, Ind her
under the bed in order 10 eyede detection ana lay
there for fortnight, when putretsction commenced.
which brought to light the foul deed.
The speaker was of the opinion that on the arrival
of the wretch at the bottomess pit he would be either
Stunned or treated with contempt by the devil and
bis angels.
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LECTURE BY MRS. CUTLER.

The lecture Of Mrs. CUTLER at the Tabernscle last
evening thinly attended owing to the rain and the
extremely dirty condition ofthe streets which nspite OF
all the money that is wasted upon the effort, are in
condition scarcely more ft for lady's promenade
than farmers barnyard or pig-pen. Upon such
streets, on such an evening, we can hardly expect
many to turn out to hear woman deliver public
discourse, particularly when It is upon such SUD-
iect as the rights Of woman, among which they in
clude the right to stay at homo when the pavemens
of Broadway are covered with a semi liquid sub
stance made out of q mixture of horse-droppings.
house sweepings, and rotten garbage.
1t is true the play actors did not act to empty
benches but the class who fill them are not the class
who love to listen TO such pleasant instructive ds-
course as that Of Mrs. Cutler at the Tabernacle last
evening,
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II What Il should be. The sirsn

Il what II should be- The strsn-
elapn! was Nv in this most important INST
s .s oInaason prerare digraph eh haa different
se.. rcf Instances .ue air, ostrich and church.
The proper name Broughan II -, .or,S ivan
nounced absurdly because Of seevs~J a. In
to the termination ough. Soaecmss /:
rough, sometimes in b4VugnI -,.ks
child learns that FIVE ana nvC .h;ns
ten, and that the earth is round be lNTns soA ;,S
that Is true under all circumstances. Not so ~
spelling or with the sound of ietters,-they are ~
CONSTANT as the Now the difficulty is that tbs
letters Of our alphabet are not numerous enough.
There are over forty sounds in the English tongue,
and we have but twenty letters to represent them;
hence the confusion. The lecturer here gave a rapid
sketch of the history Of witea language First the
picttlre then the heirogliph, symbol; then the
assumes TO represent the primary sounds OF the Ian
guage What we want in perfect written language
E lucid ANALYSIS of its elementary sounds, and
approprisie character for each sound This dssidsrd
finn the science OF pbonetics secures, and should be
the object of every phlanhroplst 10 spread knos-
edge Of il abroad The speaker, in conclusion, re-.
frred 10 the advantages arising from toe study OF
nbo,ocrnphy II is. be said. an excellent mental
discipline. for II gives cslerty and prompness TO
our conceptions of things and words The day Is not
far distant when il will be deemed an essential part OF
education There is no profession TO when II Woaid
not be of use To a Young man entering upon pro-
fessonal life IL would be OF incslcuaole vaiue ooth
in regard 10 the economy Of time and labor Many
are deferred from commencing tbs study OF tue arr
from false imnresson as TO the difficulty Of acquiring
II. but the experience Of few DAYS s sufficient to
set their minds right in this particular knowiedge
of the characters can be obtained IN less than week
and after that practice the only thing neediul 10
render the student perfect in the OF it in the null
tplicity of ways in which it can be applied.
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The Teachers of the City met on Saturday evening
in the hall of the Board Of Education, the President
j. III. FASSIsG, principal of Ward School No. IL, In
the chair, and ID. NJ. BERNIE, Secretary.
It being the commencement of new term, the fol-
lowing standing committees were appointed:
Cd. II. Cruttenden,
Com of IRpestigdtioH. 49,. Z Z. A. Spencer,
tWm II. Reuck.
david Ii. Scott,
Cam. ON LITERARY Exercises ii. w. Dunshee,
{Jas. II. Partridge
(Jas. N. McEilgott,
Com. on Communications. u. w. Buckley,
Henry c. Martin.
The President delivered an address, reviewing fhe
history of the Association its objects It's present cir
cumstances and gancng at It's prospects for tho fu-
ture. An essay on Books and Reading was read
by DAVID b. Scorr, Esq, Principal Of Ward School
No 40. A vote of thanks was rendered the speakers
for their interesting and instructive addresses sew
eral new members were elected: among them, >. y.
Randall, Esd, City Superintendent The following
subject was discussed: (Which is best calculated to
"develop the Faculties Of the Mind-tbe American
College Course to which oil the students are com
"pelled to ADHERE or the University System, ia which
"the bent of each mind is carefully considered and
" educated in that directionl" Messrs. BRIsssADE.
WALSH and McELLiGoTT spoke upon the subject.
Mr. g. p ANDREWS extended an invitation 10 the Asso-
citation TO attend lecture to be given by Mr.. McLaa-
rim author of System of Writing in the Mercan-
tile Library building Astor. place. Accepted. The
Association then adjourned till the last Saturday
evening Of November
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Total remaining. ......................"5'S5o

A communication was received from the Chairman
of the Committee Aims House OF the Board OF
Councilmen. giving notice Of the intention OF the
oomhers of said Committee to visit with their ladies'
on Friday mex, the different institutions under the
control Of the Governors Referred TO Committee
10 make the necessary arrangements
70 the WSrkbouse was brought up, and elected an
extended debate on the political principles the ap;
pontee must be possessed of and finally the action OF
the Board was deferred until after eiecson'
The following resolution was adopted;
S,,f That report Of the Committee on Finance on the
estimate Of expenditure be accepted and adopted and that the
- tened nv the President and Secretary and Transmitted
M tie Bosd of Commissioners consisting OF the Mayor ne
colder Controller the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
s tie Predert of the Board Of Couneimen as The amount
rsousd by the Board of Governors for the use OF the Aims
House Department for the year 100
- fort hs and
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NEW-JERSEY.

PoLITIcAL TRoUBLEs.-TSenty Of the members,
Just one-balf the late Wing Convention of Hudson
County, N.J., have put forth statement charging
the other portion of the Convention with unfairness
in the proceedings. They claim that another member
voted with them, and that, being in majority, the
Chairman disrcgarded their rights and rendered it
necessary for them to retire They therefore regard
tie nominations as irregular and not binding and ask
that another Wing County Convention be called
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-01

Know Nothing row in the Ninth Ward las. Saturday
evening, and that be has never presided a, any
Know Nothing meeting Also that be was not a.
tached to the body guard OF Mr.. Fillmore at that
geniemans visit to this City during bis Presidency.
A CoSscITScE-STRIcKES Know NOTHING A
member Of the Fourteenth Ward Council resigned hs
mi mbenhip on Monday evening. assigning his
reason that he had conscientious scrupes with regard
to the oath be had taken to prescribe his Catholic
felow-ctzens. He thereupon sbsoyed himself OF
Know Nothingism and left the Council.
IVA Distrid.-Mr. j. W. Bryce Know-Nothing
candidate for Congress in the Ivth District writes to
inform US that be is not pro-Slavery He says:
Il have endured more sacrifices in the Cause of ne
gro emancipation than ninety nine out Of every hun
dred babblers who pirate of Freedom. The records
of Henrco and Goochland Counties, Virginia, will
show that my father freed nearly hundred slaves,
when an infant, the natural increase Of which
might at this day have made me rich man but can
cay honestly that have never regretted the act.
never owned a slave, An interest in slave except
in one case: this was negroes who believe is now
in Ohio and shall certainly not claim the benefit Of
the Fugitive Slave Law 10 recover her. la regardto
Slavery, i believe with HESEr CLAY that it is an evil
which will yield to the inevitable laws of population
sooner and more safely than TO political agitah IN,
which tends to disturb the harmony Of the Union
rather than 10 benefit the African race"
This may mean opposition to Slavery extension,
and readiness to join in restoring the prohibition
of Slavery in Kansas and Nebraska but i. does not
look 30.
XvIITH WARD REFORM MEETISG.-A general
meeting of the friends Of municipal reform in the
XvIIth Ward was held last evening in the basement
Of the church in Sixth ST., Second.av. Mr A. S.
JONES acted as Chairman The Reform ticket healed
WILSON G.. Hunt for Mayor unanimously adopted.
The following Ward nominations were made and
adopted: Alderman-NATHAs c. Ely. COuncimen
-XLVIth District, j. w. NASRIPER; XLYIlth Dis
trict, Benz. +. PIScKSEY; XLNIlIih District, An
THoNY LAMBREEHET; XLIXth District, VIZ. TRUsA-
Low; Lth District, DANIEL MAcFARLAS. Assessor
JAS. McALLIsTER. Constables-HARyEY II. HITCH
COCK, V. s. MILLS. School COmmissioner-BESJ. Il.
WINTHROP. School Inspecter-WILLIAx WALLACE.
School Trustees-JoHs c. CHANBERLIs, WV. H.
REJECT
Vim WARD REFORM NoMSATIoS.-Asse
l.. SSoDGRAss.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

We present the following list of candidates for Con-
gress, 80 tar nominated:
y Reppbodn and
Dit Hnotr Nothing wing Dr1'c''fF
}Thos D. Eliot. Tho, D. Eliot. Adm. II. Howlanl
l'' X. II. Hall. X. n. ~
SO. Weston Sam L. Croker. Chs r Yickery
g. Buhnon ~ ~ -
SWIM s Dsmrei Nom. on Sd Of NOV Edwa,f avery
81 Con,ina n Saml H. VALLEY Ssg r. spiuney.
s.. A BuIngaIne do Nom on Thursday W IN PsrmenteT
6 sc. W Ufhsm, C. W Uphsm NathaaieLJ. Lord
Pa Whitinr X n Rev l. Whtisg Nat. P. Bsuks j..
SC l. knapphN T Wentworth Daniel Nesdham.
e. No Repub eand. - :.
10 Blsnehsrd n Edv Dickinson. Stephen c. Bem.s
:, q G. Goodrich, n c,oo8,icb Within, Gr,wold
i'' NJ Trsfton, KIN "
Messrs. Samuel L. Croker, ]. Wiley Edmards and
William Appleton. present Wing members of Con-
oress from Districts H. Ill and V. Of this State, alb
soiutey decline being again candidates: though the
whole three have been unanimously nominated by
their Wing constituents. Mr.. Croker has concluded
IN accent.
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PUBLIC MEEIZNGS
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

FIRST ANNUAL ADDRESS BEFORE THE ALUMNI;
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRANTING
OF THE CHARTER.
III. first annual address before the Alumni Of Co
lumbia College was delivered last evening, in the
Lecture-room Of Clinton Hall, Astor-plaee, by the
Rev. VIZ. Il. WILLIAMS, u d., yesterday being the
centennial anniversary Of the day on which It's
charter was granted to Columbia College. There was
a large attendance Of both sexes.
The Chair was taken BY RoDT KELLY. On the
platform, along with the Chsirman AMI Orator
were seated DIR. Anthem and Dr. King. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. Dr. ASTHoSi and DR.. WILLIAMS
then delivered
The ADDRESS,
Of which the following is the substance:
The day now gathering its shades around Us BRINGS
the termination Of a century since tie fret organization
of Columbia College By the Colonial Government.
Changes vast and varied, have in the interval as-ed
over tie land Standing where we 90, we hud II DIM
cult 70 cast our ideas into the middle Of the egheen'h
century; but when the motto OF Columbia CsAese N@
sdon,ed il placed "a s cornerstone he honor o. God
and the advancement Of the Commonwealth. Inc
Americans are Ike their progeniiOrs, the Lnsl'n'
practical race and on this resemblance shan De oaSel
the theme around which We shall group oEi IenI..s
cences Your orator feels called 70 survey no
eronnSs but 70 exchange fraierna greetings 10 whSn
ali can mite We use the term praeuca. no' u '4e
lower ense to which it il sometimes conhnea no :.
the mechanical and exclusively material sgnin a1'o.
~ ,bs. ~ merciless utilitarisnism OF Trucking eA
,odirr"v admitting fashion for principle We sp'
~ il TO science, fitting the youth ioi ~
dd,;ns Of his home, bis country ana Us
race TO the pTactic, element that prepare. tn lsr
10 ,ts,ne az our discourse. The years ana
wshI y 'e COLLEGE had its origin gave lizzie promise Of
~ ss, stnu. which awaited this lane In l29i
the Wear when ~ of Spain beesme The ha.oani o.
Mary OF Eugl the new faih seemed - svei1oJ
among the - refugees in Frsnkfo-i me hr't
MANIFESTATION ~ rtanisn, 70 which Hum a;irlDa'es
the main origic Of civi a. re- 9ls ADe-;y az u
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TEMPERANCE NOMINATIONS.
CRemaHg.-For Assembly, ORRIS RoBISseS OF
SOUTHPORT For Treasurer, NELSON W. GARDINER OF
Enira.
Resolutions were adopted pedging the earnest ana
Undivided efforts of the friends of Temperance 10 the
County and State tickets, against compromising WIZ
Slavery or The further extension of that institution,
and condemning the course of the Doughfaee Taylor
on the Nebraska bill. ..
sOFT-sHELL NOMINATIONS
Aim. CdS-For Assessor JAMES McCAFFREf.
For Justice Of Justices CS1Tt, Ws. e. scHuiLtK'
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RROOKLYN

Democratic Assembiy Nomirdtion.-GEoReE A.
SOARING has been nominated for the Assembly by the
Democracy of the lid District, comprising the LIST,
I'D, Hid, With, Xth and XIIth Wards.
XIII Ward Democratic Observation-Disclosures
JONI A. DAYTON, JOIN w. HUNTER. Supervisor
THOMAS s. DEsIKr. Assessor-JoHS BCRrIs. Ex-
else Commis.ioner-Wa. BRUEs. Constable-WM.
Van NosT.
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BOARD OF TEN GOVERNORS.

The regular weekly meeting of the Governors OF
the Aims House was held yesterday afternoon al tnelr
rooms in the Rotunda Present, Gov rnors DRAPER,
Presidentl Pinckney, Smith, Duke, Conover, Dusro,
West and Townsend.
The acquisitions show the following number OF per-
sons remaining in the vsrious institutions under their
cha, ca for the week ending Oct 2S:
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LETTER FROM FERNANDO WOOD.

NEw-YORK, Tuesday, Oct. 81, Is5f
DEAR SIR: In reply 10 your inquiry respecting the
truth Of the statement made in of the newspapers
of this City, to the effect that am member of the
Order of Know. Nothngs state that there is no truth
in it whatever. i am not a member OF any secret
society whatever. Very sincerely,
FERNANDO WOOD.
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NEW-YORK CITY.

CoRREcSey.-We are requested by Mr. "eoise
Dean to state, - correction of paragraph in TIE
TRIBUNE yesterday. tia, be did not preside 81 tue
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Jonathan Garland. of Lee, was unanimously NOM
mated as a candidate for Railroad Commissioner Ad.
dresses were made by John p. Hale and others and
the meeting then adjourned. The Manchester amer
ican states that Mr.. Fowler was formerly an Old line
Democra. and law partner of President Pierce.