New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-07


brae tho fth anniversary Of the birth OF Benjamin Franz
Ia the patriot philosopher and printer Tuesday
ing Jan H. at the City Assembly Rooms No $50 Broad
Wsy Tho celebration viii be in most respects similar
previous wears but the Committee hope to make some i'm
p-oyemens and intend having only few responses o
toe,s from the moot popular speakers to devote NOR
time 10 the othei entertainments Dodworhs frs. Qaadrl
Band has been engaged for the occasion Gentleman
ticket. 81; Lsdys tsket o. 50. including supper
! Az Eor7cs En- RosrE FOR THE STAT OF WAR-Ed
ward C. Kes,be. Esq the editor and proprietor Of TIL
Ala Caitornia. the Leading psper Of the State from
which takes rs name leaves here 10 day in the steamship
Psci6c for Liverpool Mr. Eenble We are informed Is
route for the seat Of Che Danube, for the
purpose of collecting information for the pepper which be Is
conducting This gsatIeman's rsme is familiar even
to the Oldest Caiforsians he 10 well known from bis
former connection win The Castornia Star, the first
ncwsroper published upon the North Pasife Cogst
CoRREcrIcS-The International Ho.ol Is unasr the pro
prie;orshp OF John Taylor assisted BY VIM Heming way,
instead of being under the propreorshp of Tayo-& Hem
fngway inadvertently mentioned in Wednesdays
Tribune
The PouNR CossDsrosERss-Duringt 3e present week
the Commissioners Of Police have held several meen in
their roorn in the City Hall for che purpose Of appointing
officers and policemen for the Twenty first and Twenty
The applications very for these Offices bit
so dubious were the qualification, of many OF the cand
dates that but few chosen The number Of patrol
men 70 be appointed in each Ward WINS a. but the Com
missioner found only small prop srtion of the number
applying qualified to perform the duties required Only "a
men have yet been appointed in sach of these Wards
The following gentlemen appointed as officers Tween
ty first wardCaptain Francis Spate Frst Lieutenant j.
Flandreau; Second Lieutenant Palmer. Twenty second
n
Lieutenant Baldwin Messn Wilder. BAldng and Fland
reau have for some years past been connected With the P
lice Department and well worthy Of this promotion
The vacancies in the Nineteenth Ward have been filed
by the appointment of Mr. Calvin FRS. Lieutenant and
Mr. Bren az Second Lieutenant The Office Of Captain
of the Fourteenth Ward rendered vacant by the rssigna
ZION of Can't Seattle and also the Office in the Fifth
Ward vacated by the expiration Of Capt Carpenters time
are yet to be filed The applications for The Captancy OF
the Fifth Ward enough but there is fair pros
pect Of the resppontmen Of the present incumbent Capt
Carpenters time expired few days since, but he holds
over until the Commissioners make appointment.
During the proceedings of the Commissioners of Police
within few months past several Captains have been
brought 10 trial grave charges. Some time has now
elapsed since these trials but Jet no decisions have been
rendered although in the Of charges against patrol
men no time lost by the Commissioners in rendering their
decisions
MELANCHOLY SUIcDE-On Thursday evening, Jan. ),
at about O'clock the feess body of Mr. Augustus Mung
Of the firm of jung Behrmann & Co, No. 81 South VIII
liam ST discovered in of the lofts connected with
their counting Coroners Jury was soon after EN-
paneed who found that the deceased his death by
pistol discharged by his hand tappeared from the
evidence that the position and prospects Of the deceased
were atering and his associations of the highest re-
specabty He had returned but the week before from
visit Europe and the very day of his death the last CIR
culars issued announcing his admission on the it
instant as partner in the substantial house of which he
died member His pecuniary affairs are known to have
been ia most satisfactory condition, and cause can DO
assigned for the rash act except temporary insanity as
he observed to have been much depressed in spirits
for day two past The deceased was "a years OF age
and born in Germany.
The following is the principal evidence before the Cor
Charles III w vermenlan being sworn, says; I am
half brother of the deceased and reside at the corner
OF State and Court sts Brooklyn deceased was single
man and has lived for eight years past in this City for
the last days noticed that he reserved in his
and depressed in spirits on Wednesday evening
he left the store 10 ocock and went home followed
in about hour aerward and found that he had gone to
his when he left the store he had forgotten to take
the keys Of his desk with him and went to his to
give them to him asked him why he had left the family
circle early hour he replied that be did not feel
well he had returned from business visit to Europe on
Friday last Yesterday morning he to the storeat the
usual hour reserved and apparently depressed
In Spirits he dned at the usual hour and returned to the
store after dinner about "a lock IN the evening he
stairs to look for him and found him lying dead on
the floor he prosperous in his affairs, and was al
ways attentive business man l cannot assign aay
causes which could have prompted him to take his life
the pistol now shown 10 lying near the deceased
TIE testimony Of some of the witnesses was taken
which went to corroborae that of the first witness.
DR. VIM Is De Forrest made external examination
of the body of deceased and stated that his skull had been
literally shattered 10 pieces and that in his opinion he
must have placed the muzze Of the pistol in his mouth
The Jury rendered verdict of Suicide, by shooting
himself with pistol
UPTOWN MARKET
To ne E5iioyof TAe n Y TRIBUNE.
SIR You will sblige many citizens of the upper Wards
BY noticing The TJEHe that petition for Market Markets
in upper part Of the City lies for signature AZ the Revere HOTEL
corner o. Broadway and hity -6rststs
That an uptown Market is needed, no one can doubt
We some years ago suggested that Market should be es
tabshed in one of the wide streets running from the East
to the North River Fourteenth and Twenty third ss are
now too well established streets Of residence, but
Thirty.secondst is one which could be easily and
probably converted into business street
REPORT OF NoRTHwEsTERy DIsPEssARY-The mum
her patients treated at the North Ss.'orn p,peS.sy No oil
Scotland other countries 2-TOs gu Number males zS
49, ' s cVTs$ md %So.
pa up in the Apohses, pspa5sT'n' was LOB
c.t aa s In one A. CHADWICK MD Apohsc,y
DEATH FROM ScALDs-Peter Williams. late second mate
of the steam propeller Petrol the boiler of which burst on
lest Saturday morning as the vessel was passing through
Hell Gate her way to this City died yesterday at tue
New York Hospital from scads received at the time Of the
occurrence Coroner Gamble will hold inquest upon
the body this morning.
SUDDEN DEArH-An inquest yesterday held by
Coroner ODonnell at No. Manhattan alley upon the
body of Wilhelmina Huof native OF Germany 10 years
of age who died suddenly Thursday night IL appeared
from the evidence of the mother OF deceased that the a
ter was constantly in the habit of attending balls and as