The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-16
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Resolved That ia case Of it's passage We pledge our
to use All losh means to secure right and prasses
Ths, Of thcse resolutions be soat
Inese resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned till Tuesday next.
APPROPRIATE PROVISIONAL CONTINENT shown
the other day case OF instruments designed for the deli
cato surgery required IN diseases the probably
there has never been more perfect set o
instruments OF the kind They were tho workmanship
Of the celebrated cutler uer Paris expreaslv for ex
hibiton at the Crystal Palace this city There ssa
nippers as fine as camel's hair pencil among them,
syringes small almost cambric needle and instru
ments for pumping SO to speak, extrancous fluids from
eye attenuaied smalness Of which silver
steel is admissible This case Of instruments has be6n
purchased by I. L. Estabrook, Of Me-; H. L. Kelly OF
Nova Scotia; g. 8. Thorn i. ID. Beebe, Of N. ", AMI
twenty thirty other young gentlemen who heve
attended the lectures for several years past Of DE-
oogy diseases and operations OF the eye and they have
presented this Of choice instruments to the lee
turer as token Of their gratitude for his indeati-
gable efforts to elevate the standard Of opthamc surgery
in this city" An appropriate professional compliment
the two attending grstuoas surgeons at the New York
0pthalmic Hospital; anu wnen remembered that
they had eight hundred cases before the s veax
ou1ea g" % od the eye nearly all Of
sake may be nectured The skill Of Luer in manufac-
,nfng these instruments Of which wc been speak
VII, no doubt send home many patient with his sKht
restores who oSherwse might have fingered out miscr
EASTER SUNDAY.-This day is Easter sunday ,h.A
for feasng upon eggs and custard The o,servat;os
his day seems TO be as ancient as the Apostles TN
Eastern churches in oden times kent tho day WI,
the Of the resurrection of our saviour no
the l4th Of the first Jewish month The WesteSn
churches commemorated thfs event upon the eve pre-
die Of the fourth century, when the Council Of Nice
fixed the celebration upon the Sunday following Good
Friday The Catholic Church, particularly, venerate
this day and special communons will be performed To-
day in all their churches.
TIM Police TELEGRAPH ARRESTED ny THE ElEmEyrs-
the thunder storm on Thursday afternoon disarrangei
surprised the police officers duty the Twenty second
ward station house by the electricity from the clouds
striking the wire which shattered the spparatus into
pieces The following account given by the Captain
Police, the return to the Chief =" At aN past three
shower the lightning attracted by the telegraph wrss
into the station house. knocking telegraph appa
of heavily loaded musket fortunately without nuring
any person." This difficulty could have been avoided
are informed the operator in the station house he'd
detached the wire from the apparatus prior to the
proach of the storm II is presumed they will know
better next time on the approach Of storm especially
If or two of the captains lose their heads by fash
of lghtning may then tend to invoke caution
and attention to those who are left untouched.
FURTHER PARTICULARS REGARD TO THE ERIE RAmR0AD
cident the Erie Railroad which published yes
terdays HERALD that besides the engineer George COT
destand, the morning expross train going west
not the mail train coming east yesterday stated We
dent. anybody is TO blame for this melancholy Affair."
the company TO the public to make the fun par
tcuars known regardless of the parties upon whom the
censure may fall.
RETAINING TIE SOUTH FERRY --Great Inconvenience in
experienced at this time by the Brooklynes who have
occasion to the South ferry in consequence Of
has,a aIa hara h, $ka .
long been out of order and for days past has
given up to workmen who are mending it. The South
compelled to enter the Hamilton ferry Slip
which great delay in the trips. 1t will be mat
ter OF congratulation TO Brooyn friends when affairs
here resume their old routine.
DEATH AN OID CRY 0FncER-Amos Jones' long
known as messenger of the Common Council of New
York, died Friday at lis residence 219 Sullivan street.
at the age ores years His funeral will take place this
day Sunday at O'Clock. About year ago Mr..
Jones lost his wife from eating shad, which poi
onous found by the jury Mr. Jones and his daughter
lhe deceased is lamented by large circle Of friends
SIooP Ursrr East RIvKR-Ioss oE AL ON
BOARD Yesterday, about II O'Clock, small sloop
caIssed The South ferry boat wyandank was crcssinx
at the time and the pilot observing the condition Of tho
ioop hastened to her assistance but arrived late
rescue the drowning men Four upon the
sloop at the time she and they not in
sight when the Ferry boat up IL supposed they
had all sunk and pershed small boat put of frosa
Governors Island for the wreck but before 1t reached
the unfortunate men they had all pershed The sloon
was lighter, and beating from Brooklyn.
We were unable to ascertain the names Of the lost.
FATAL AND REcKrsss MANNER OF BLASTING Rocxs--On
Friday afternoon melancholy and fatal affair occurred
at the Of Forty sixth street and Second avenue
the blasting of rock, the fragments Of which were
blown in all directions to considerable distance piece
of it striking young man named William Pettgrew
the head, crushing his skull thereby causing instant
death II appears the quarry is situated at the Of
Forty third street and Second avenue belonging John
and between and o'clock powerful blast
set off, and fragments of scattered in all
directions piece OF which STRUCK the deceased who wsa
m tn putD on tirpt tn
wheel The unfortunate youth fecd to the ground.
and died instantly before the father had scarcely time to
think what the difficulty could be. The police, whea
called to the scene considered that want OF proper
in securing the blast the Of the calamity and
arrested Mccormick the nronretor ~ the
quarry, William Lift the foreman and Charles Burns,
the baser who detained to await the action Of the
Coroner.
TIE usE or MuEs In THE CrrY-we SEQ that mules are
being introduced to extent iao the city, to take
the place of horses The experiment tried first
the Eighth avenue railroad and was found TO work 40
we'll that the Sixth also beginning to use
them The labor for horses upon these roads is found
be such as to use up one Of these animals in about
Mules of tougher nature and although their
appearance is not quite pleasing that Of fine span
Of horseshe most noble of all domestic animals-yet
they cheaper, last longer and work we'll We
lersand they purchased from the South and West
unbroken TO the Bit by the railroad companies and
or two trips in the traces render them very docile
fIRrS.-Yes'erday morning about 10 O'Clock, fire
broke out in the furniture mandatory OF i. Veder No.
IA Fifth street and caused about damage The loss
il partly covered by insurance.
fire occurred about O'Clock yesterday morning in
the fourth story Of house No. 6e A. which
oxtsgushed after damage 10 the amount Of $3.50
ESCAPE OF Two STATE PRISON CONvICTs WHILE
ON TliIR WAY TO AUBuRS--We had scarcely announced
conviction and sentence Henry Hoffman and Henry
Thornton for attempted Of officer Ager before
informed of their escape from officer Henry Phil
ps while the cars, and when within ten miles Of Au-
burn II appears that the officer left Troy with them ON
Wednesday They properly shackled and handcufed
and no entertained that thus cttered they
would attempt to escape Soon after leaving Syrs-
cusc Of them egned sickness declaring the ocer