New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-13

pa;nifs held life estate in FanwOod, under the will
of his wife, on which estate the plaintiffs judgment
became lien prior to the sale and conveyance OF the
property to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum-about Il
year ago Mr. LOOMS attended the sale as counsel
fer tho plaintiffs.
INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIsD-The semannual
examination of the pupils Of this Institution was held
in the chapel of the Institute Tuesday The pupils
sbosed proficiency in their studies. The exercises
were concluded in the afternoon by Il concert. at
which number of pieces from Rossini and other
masters were performed.
Az OLD LADY.-Thsre is living in the Second Dis
trict of the Tenth Ward lady who is 100 years and
month old. She was born in Ireland came to this
country 90 years ago, and in all that time has never
been out of the City.
A WAH.-About 81 o'clock yesterday afternoon
live infant was lefi in yard of a house in Thirty
eighth-st., near Fftb-av. IL was about Il week old.
On being discovered il taken into the house and
afterwsrd given in charge of Policeman, who had it
conve,ed TO the Station-House. Nothing further is
known Of the facts connected with the abandonment
AMERICAN SETTLEMENT COMPANY, No. ITO Broad
wAY.-The business of this Company is rapidly in
dictates that there hope for Kansas. At the village
of Honesdale, Pa, over two hundred shares were
taken in the Comparys location, Council City, in one
week, and the sum of slO75 paid thereon. Encour
sene letters are received from all parts Of the country
showing that emigration to Kansas this Fall will be
extensive. About one-haf Of the stock ofthe Compa
n.y. OF 5000 shares have been TAKEN each represent
ing city lot, at IS each, being $4,000 subscribed.
The reports from Council City very cheering.
Young men who went poor and alone are now writing
home for their sweetheats wives having provided
homes for them in the new Territory. The following
extract from one of these lcttors dated June II, is
specimen Of what hundreds are now doing;
eve have got beautiful garden, having planted
all the seeds we brought with US and about as much
more) together with piece of corn and more of po
taioes and all prospecting beautifully any IN the
world. And ell well, prosperous ani comfort
able, with no signs of disturbances in the country A
few persons nQt living in the Territory have told
things to those they have met on the way who have
circulated their stores All should come aud look for
Themselves, and they will find things oil right and
Every day brings aud families, with their
cattle; and they agree when they see this country,
that no money would induce them to go and farm else
where, while they can have such beautiful healthy
and rich country Kansas; for neither sickness
death has yet been in this place but all enjoy the
beat health, and are prosperous and happy The
Slavery men seem to have given up Kansas, and all
trouble on that ground seems to be at al end.
You have heard that the land Is to be paid for in
one year. Now the Surveyor-(ieneral is lust COM
mencng survey the land and he says that il will
take two years TO complete the survey. No snd-oice
will be opened TO receive payment till after the Sur
veyor-Generd reports that the survey s finished; so
that FIVE wanted to pay for our land at the end of one
year we could not, there being to receive the
money. But than this, the law gives us the PRIV
nege of paying for the land al the end of the first year
after the survey, by living on it TIL that time; or
We like IT, buy II as soon as II is surveyed and
then sell 10. or do what we like with II.
Fittings are very lively. There now here 500
or 600 shareholders of the Company beside Others,
mostly men with money and families.
al am SO well satisfied that feel sorry to think of
leaving what have go, and what have done by my
labor TO be taken by somebody else coming in my
place. In no other place could expect to get along
No well as in ibis beautiful country. Five or si3
calves which cost nom SO 10 81 apiece, and would
nothing for feed if bought nov and kept till the
land comes into market, would pay for 1t all
"TheIe is nothing here which belongs TO the Com
pany except the city site. All the rest belongs the
sc uen VINO occupy their land. When the lots
drawn they will belong to The shareholders. We all
help one another in giving each other work and as
sistance when needed. l would 60 out TO work If
needs be and TO keep US if You here TO take
Of the house, but as II is am Obliged to stay
about the place. If should leave this place never
should try a. ain to farm but have to 90 somewhere
and hire ont the rest OF my days In GREety with the
burden of rents and the landlord always our heels
while here with very little trouble We can live rent
free have our fuel close Of our door, and almost every
ether necessary within reach If ever 20 back
feel satisfied that shall have suother happy
hour
"There are young men here who came with scarcely
clothes and without pound of -four provisions of
any kind. But they have taken claims am sure
they can pay for them when they come into market
and Meantime make living Some of them are from
Wisconsin and lllnois and they would not be paid TO
40 back for the land there u low and sickly high
aud pool-that IS what they get for 'land-warrans
and at 'Govorlmtn Mt price, the best beng taken up
and good land not to be had under IS acre. and TO
be paid for at once"
The Lynch DEFALoArIoS.-Touehng the defalca-
ton of the Clerk Of the Superior Court (Mr Lynch,
the Post says;
eles that the defaloation will prob ably exceed
50 n00 but il is doubtful whether lac has in every IN
f. I.