New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-12
Mr. Gottschelk will give soiree at Doiworth'
Saloon, neat Grace Church, next Thursday evening.

| EFFECTS or FRosT.-The power OF frost, or the
Effects produced by water congeang. either in its free
state or on earth stone is bu. little understood even
in such cold atitudes ours ese builders would ser-
tairy study carefully to avoid the jury result
ing from hard freezing.
We find the following account in Tie Dem'era. Of
the strength Of frost at Chicago, which ID about the
same latitude this city, but situated on al immense
plane with the broad lake on the opposite side:
"The effect of frost upon sidewalks and build
ings never so great at any previous one as taey
have been this season. We notice IN most OF Ia:
stone sidewalks that the center has been raised up ana
tie lsgging broken. The sidewalk around the Publis
Square has suffered good deal in this way. Tne fne
entrance to the Masonic Hall building has been twisted
AID the large blocks OF stone cracked by the flng OF
the sidewalk. The damage Is so great that 1t VIII
need great deal OF repairing. Inc FOUNDATIONS oil
some Of our finest buildings have upAeaved and the
walls in consequence have cracked very badly"
We have heard doubts expressed of oar Statement.
concerning the depth at which the Crotcn pipes
frozen in this city We commend the following item
frum The Buffalo Commercial Adrertiser to the par
! ticular attention of the incfeduous:
"AD uncommon instance has occurred at the inter
section Of the Terrace and Main street, one of the
most exposed points in the city. For some weeks the
west side of Main street, above the Terrace has had
very little supply of gas, and no thawlng out OF ser
vice pipes appeared to remedy the evil. IL became
evident that the main pipe was Obstructed and for
some days past gang Of men have been qnarry'ng
the frozen earth at the point mentioned After infinite
labor they succeeded in broaehng the main gsspps,
which they found flied with solid ice, for forty
fifty feet from its intersection with the large supply
pipe on the Terrace. To clear this pipe, matter
Of DO little difficulty, but by boring the pipes in va
rious places and persevering application OF lps
water, the ice was finally dsodged, and last evening
the stores on the side of Main street again exhb
tied their wonted brlliancy The ground at the point
referred TO- frozen to the depth OF about five feet
and entirely below the pipes. large number of SER
Lad hoa frnze yroTa aypdo mt
by pouring in hot water, as is usual in such cases.
This water, reaching the point in question, was
frozen ard finally filled the pipe as above stated, and
completely obstructng the flow Of gas from that
direction"
This we think sufficient to coroborate our statement
that the ground here frozen than four feet
deep.
And now let repeat that it is still 80 frozen in
this city, and that with a southwest wind and
clear bright all day, the ice in the streets has
thawcd ouly enough in the north and south streets
to make slight moisture in the middle of the day,
while in the east and west streets the ice that
quarred up with picks two days ago, lies glistenng in
the cold air, with the edges as sharp when it
first broken
These are only few of the effects Of the frost of
this unusually severe Winter, that will long be
membered by the sufferers
TENANT -HoUsRs A Committee of the Legislature,
Of whom Mr. Hanford forms one, has been detailed to
visit this city for the purpose Of examining number
Of tenant houses the object being to obtain facts
yhereon to base law which shall force the unserupu-
Ious to have some regard to sanitary rules in the
struction of dwellings for the poor. The Committee
are to meet at the Mayors Office on Friday morning
next.
The PoLlcr TELEcRAPn.-The inventor of the
Police Telegraph now in use in this city has recently
made improvements in the operative instruments,
greatly simplifying the apparatus. Heretofore the
telegraph has been employed to transmit fire alarms,
notices Of lost children and OF stray horses carts and
carrages calls for the coroner, or business messages
between the Chiefs Office and the various stations.
| The new system when fully arranged, will include
reports of crimes arrests, casualties, more perfect
reports of fres and other items of interest which up
pear now only on the daily returns to the Chief from
| the different police stations. The instruments are
exceedingly simple, easily operated, and not so likely
TO get out of order as the apparatus heretofore used
| The Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards, which were not
embraced in the original appropriations for the Police
! Telegraph, are row to be placed in communication
with the Chiefs Office. The improvements will be
perfected in the course Of few weeks.
At the Annual meeting of the New York Coal Ex-
change held at their rooms, No. "a Pine street on
Monday the following persons were elected to sorve
as officers for the ensuing year:
President, Sylyanus S. Ward; Vice-President,
George H. Potts; Secretary, L. j. Belloni, jr Treas
urer. /. W. Phillips; Directors, Henry Reeve, j. Ba-
| ker. Jer WilkiIeon, G. +. Power VIM. NJ. Rogers,
G. +. Nevin, Joseph Noble, T. Truslow, jr., Thomas
Maher; Arbitration Committee, Charles Lowther, Da-
yid j. Nevin, Samuel Castner, Samuel L. Mabbatt,
Joshua Rogers Inspectors, j. w. Andreas, Frederick
Oakley, Charles Amber
| The organization is now in full operation.
PERsosAL-The Catholic Bishop Of Hartford, Con-
nectcut, Is said to be among the passengers on the
| Pacific.
Parker H. French was at Ncw-Orleans on the Goth
ult en- route for Nicaragua.
Dr. Pennington, the coorcd preacher, has had
call from the church in Hartford Coma
MILITARY FUNERAL.-The members or the New
York City Guard have made arrangements to bring
home from Texas the remains of the late William No
Ardle one Of heirformer commandaRts. The deceased
will be inferred in Greenwood Cemetery, with military
| honofs.
| The death of Col. james c. Church Of Fort Haml-
ton will be regarded a severe calamity by the
neighborhood in which be lived. lie was man of
singular enterprise and public spirit and was alike the
companion of the aifluent and the sympathzing friend
of the poor His funeral takes place this afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence.
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