New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-07
STRIHT COMMISSIONERS OrrIcT.-TEe following are
the officially -announced apponteos of jos s. Tsyor,
Street Commissioner elect:

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the officially announced appontees of Jo-. S. Tsyor,
| Street Commissioner elect:
Assesso,-Chsres Mcneil present incumbent Vice Pses
dent Eighteenth Ward Council Jacob 0sslef formerly Al
derman Fourth Ward; VIM A. Dooley, formerly Alderman
Collector Of Ase,,mta-Jos L. Taylor father Of Jos S
BSpafy Collector. Of A.,e.m.nt,-HorstiO Sherwood late
Assistant Deputy REGISTRAR Walter Oakley formerly Cashier
Central Bank Ira Libby the OF CLARK Libby Co
and brother Of Tx Alderman Libby
| bent and fifteen years in the Office.
Map Clerk-Edwn A. We're, Seventeenth Ward EH Assem-
CeJ 70 Street Comnorer-Henry Y Lowell late Private
ST cos'SGei 70 c t. " ss'f aii:d
Uhorres Piers and SRufus T. Crane former partner Of
Ia1d. and Pioces-wm. H. Hibbard Nineteenth Ward.
Iatetoy Of SidoLksEd Merritt, formerly Captain Of The
| CIIr MoRIALITY.-Accordiug to the official report Of
the City Inspector 367 deaths in the city last
| week namely, sc men, Ga women li9 boys and 20
grls-an increase of 90 on the mortality of the week
previous. There deaths OF congestion of the
lungs SO of consumption, l6 of inflammation of tho
lungs 10 of congestion of the BRAIN II of dropsy in the
head, of inflammation Of the brain, of disease of
TIE heart, of smallpox, 30 of commissions nfante),
- Of Group, 10 Of debility (iufantile, 80 of scar
let fever, 6 of whoopng cough, of marasmus
tnfantile), and Of teething. Of the whole number
PA were under ten years of age. There also 5.
from violent causes. The following is the classified
ton Of diseases Bones, joints, &c, l. brain and
nerves, 90; gencratve organs, 6; heart and blood
vessels II; lungs, throat, &c, 1917 skin, &c. and
eruptivc fcvers, 81; stilbom and premature births,
Al; stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, "a
uncertain seat and general feveIs co. urinary organs
| 4; old age, D. unknown g The nativity table gives
2s7 natives Of the United States 40 of Ireland 6 of
| Germany, and of England.
PIAso-FoRTE REcIALs.-Mr. Morgan the splendid
organist Of Grace Church and conductor of the Men
delssohn Union, announces that he will give series of
four piano-forte rectals at Dodworths Rooms Broad
way, on Tuesday morning, january sth Thursday
| evening, January gath; Tuesday morning, February
| 5th; and Thursday evening, February 2let The
object Of these recitas is to assist the student in the
| calculation of the best works Of the classical and
modern schools of pianOforte composition. With this
| view various exemplifcatiOns will be given OF the
different styles Of playing requisite for the perfect
Interpretation Of the chefs dGurres of the great mas
| ters and the most celebrated works of modern com
| poeers We commend Mr.. Morgans project to notice
| EXCITEMENT AMONG GAMBLERS,-The late
| Grand jury. in investigating the charges made by a
Mr. Oscar S. Jennings, late eweler in Fulton street.
against Patrick Iearne, Samuel A. Suydam and Others
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gambling establishments in this city, where Mr. Jen-
nings had visited and lost money to large amount
Among those indicted were Alfred Hall, Joseph Hail.
| George Beers William Matthews, George Heineman,
and several others, most of whom were arrested on
bench.warrants and gave bail for their appearance.
In one or two instances indictments found against
parties for instigatng or persuodins Mr. Jennings to
gamble.
The Court Of General Sessions for the January term
commence its stings this morning. The presiding
Judge will be Elisha S. Capron, recently appointed in
nlace Of Judge Stuart, resigned The calendar is
large and embraces less than ten cases of murder
For copy Of it we are indebted to Mr.. John H..
Whitmore Clerk of the City Prison. Calendar
Grand larceny, 40; murder 10; forgery TO- burglary,
l6 fclonous assault and battery -; false pretenses,
>; stabbing, /; abandonment, O. illegal voting, .;
receiving stolen goods 3; robbery, q perjury l. wit
ncsses, 10. Total, III.
| DEATH FROM CoSGEsrIoS OF THE LCNGs-A SAD
SToRY-Coroner COnnery held an inquest Yesterday
upon the body of Joseph Curan, seaman lately resi-
ding at No. 10 Roosevelt street, whose death was
caused by congestion of the lungs produced by I'M
"merson in water II appears that on the 25h ult.,
the deceased while intoxicated shipped on board the
ship Roscus for Liverpool leaving his wife and family
totally unprovided for On getting sober he rePentea
| engagement but was not allowed to 90 ashore. He
then after dvesting himself of portion of his cloth
| nr jumped into the East River and attempted by
swimming to reach the shore. His strength however
failed him. and he the point Of sinking, when
boat from the ship reached him and conveyed him to
the Brooklyn shore. He was taken care OF at ponce
station and then sent home where he died on SATURDAY
morning leaving bis family totally destitute TheJury
| rendt red verdict as above.
| FATAL FAILs-Coroner Connery held an lnque-t
1 Al I,l,.. pa raE nnaIlN Ia
borer who died from fracture Of the skull Yesterday
bv falling through the hatchway of the ship H. r..
| Roody on boad of which he was at work. The jury
| rendered verdict Of accidental death. - Coroner
Gamble held an inquest yesterday upon the body OF
John McMannus, boy six years of age, whose death
| was cau-ed BY fracture of the skull, received by
falling throuchthe hatchway of a store in Liberty
street near Broadway Averiict Of accidental death
was rendered by the Jury.
BuRGrARIEs- Shortly after O'Clock yesterday
morning the dwelling No. li6 Cherry street was en-
tered by means OF false KEYS, and robbed Of atrunk
Containing clothing valued at $780, but before the
burglars could cauy il of they discovered by Po
| Iceman King Of the Seventh Ward and hed, leaving
their booty The officer gave chase but was unable 10
| overtake them.
The store in the second-story OF No. III Broadway
was entered by burglars early last Saturday morning
and robbed Of lace goods ladies collar, and smia
ARTICLE. To the value of about - 0OO With which they
| leaned Th. Third ard Police made search for The
| thieyee but met with no success.
DrscrsI rPoN DIsoRpERLr IIoCsE-ARREst oI
PrIIY C;AsBtrRs-The Police OF the Ninth W arc
| I'D decent early on Saturday morning upon q
rrm-shoo. ken, by Janice Csrrngton on the corner o
R.thunr and W arlington streets, and captured th'
,r,asoI and fourteen men. white and black. carInen
barbers, Aborcr, and oafcD. whom they fe0pd drink