The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-24


Professor Morse, spur up your horse,
And lash him through the skies.
A number OF well known merchants sign the call for
the meeting Hon. Luther Bradish will take the chair
and distinguished speakers have promised bs present
and address tie postal relormers
hn ;tta tha;r ;t,o =. oui s. 1a.,or
Conrad Of Philadelphia will put up at the Astor House
during his stay and the Committee have engaged apart
ments for Mayor Johnson, of Miodeto~n, the Union
Place Hotel.
EASTER SuSDAY.-The Easter holidays naugurated
spendidly yesterday, by deiciousy and pleasant
weather. 1t just the kind of day that would have
thawed old winters coat tail off had he presumed to liz
ger in theap Of spring, to chill hs fair tickle sup
porter. Broadway and Fifth avenue were themselves
again, proceeding and succeeding church hours Taey
we're thropged with young and pretty danses who had
airing and the young gents that frequent those
avenues by the magndcence ana beauty OF their tout
sembe There was any quantity Of +" bswching' hats,
8. charming mantllas, SWEEP moires and other rain
hued garments to be with the usual allowance
Of female nsids OF them really they beautiful
and fascinating enough almost to justify the extravagsnt
explosives .emaedom is in the habit OF bsstowng
upon them. The man Catholic and Episcopaan
churches were thropged during the day, and sermons
commemc ratve OF The Redeem sr's resurrection and
cension pres ched to eHowing and attentive
diences The decorations in the Catholic churches all
assumed festive character The pictures and altar FUR
piture which, during Lent draped in black and pat
out OF sight uncovered and restored-the
ye,mens OF the priests were laid aside and robes of
white and gold and cIimRon donned TO the
JOY felt at Savors resurrection and victory
he'll and the Higa said, and the
monies were oil jublant aud exulant character.
Nor the torgo,ten In the Protestant churches
CbIsts resurrt ction formed the theme Of many eo
quent and impressive discourse
NOVEL APPARATUS RAISING SuyKEy vEssms-At IL
A. NJ teday viii be launched from the foot of Thirty
sixth street, North river, pair of patent lifting tanks
for raising sunken vessels recently invented by Captain
Bell (wrecker and built under the supernendence of
Mr.. N y. Wing OF this city, These, combined, acs
nest novel and curious apparatus being two separate
Or
each avrg lis outer eide the form OF acute angle
lie the inner surface resembles arch, which uld
best compare with narrow breast book timber of
eel. They are feet inches deep by feet ia hes
wide, the whole lergth being 81 feet with As feet from
the span OF the arch the ends and IL feet wide
the crotch bukheao, also water and air tight, il
placed through the crotch, dvi ling the tank three
separate chambers with valve under each, to admi.
let cut the water. The valves opened sim iita-
neousy by lever alta :bed TO them all and by letting
60 the lever are closed by the pressure Of the water
The tanks TO be attached, one the bow and the
other the stem supken vessel each one rece wing
SO much Of the vessel within its arch. s1fic mt
weight is applied to submerge them when flied with
water, and when made fast To vessel any sunxen
body the water within ii em Is expelled, by the forc OF
air on its surface which is to be applied BY of
power. They are constructed in the most substantial
manner, having heavy tmbers with thick pankng in
SIDE ana out and fastened with two hundred and fifty
one inch bolts from five to seven feet long, and
down the sides and four two and quarter inch bolts
eighteen feet long, athwar the crotch They cacu
lated to aise under water barge other vessel con-
teinipg 400 tons of cargo Query-Auowing the air
pump to be of sufficient force, what materia will the
connecting hose necessarily be made to enable the pump
TO form water vacuum so to the gravity
Ct the sunken bodyY
TIE CRY HALL ALARM BEI--IArRovEnEST REQUIRED
There is much complaint among fremen relative to the
lookout connected with the City Hall fire alarm bell
which is not sufficiently elevated ole the bell ringer
to command good view of the fires In the wer dis
tricts Several buildings In the vicinity higher than
the lookout; among them are Frenchs Hotel, Harpers
q n HrGad lea nd her n frat akaap in q
with those edfces, 1t Is impossible for the the
lookout to designate its locality As an Instance Of this
came directly In line with Harper's bull ing and the
Ct Hail. and the man stationed ct the look. out, dis
Peck Slip and struck false alarm for the seventh dis
trict which called out huge body Of fremsn, who
were much provoked to find that the alarm was meet
less. 1t appears that for very trifng expense the
Common Council can ct up look out tWenty-one feet
above the present location, whi:h will conaand view
of both rive re- and ali the buildings Interesting Th
should be immediately attended to BY the Common Coun
Gil puts hremen needless trouble and seriously
initiates sg, aims the reliability Of the alarm bel We
Council for some time past but 80 far they have not
realized its Importance. Without exception. the look
out on the City Hall is inferior to either Of the other
bell towers, when, from ih position ought 10 he the
NEST perfect In the city.
DEATH OF NEW YORK voLuSIEER.-We are informei
that Daniel O'Kecfe, a member Of Company e. NeS
York Volunteers, and form erly orderly of General
Ward b. Bur nett, died recently Black wells Island In
xtreme restitution. We mention, instance OF the
eviction OF th survivors of that gallant band TO their
omrades, that unremitting exertions have not been
spared by Lieut. Peel acertain the place of OKeees
interment, that his remains may be exhumei, ami
IL at the burial rites appertsning 10 Christian and
soldier may be EXTENDED to them.
FIRE IN CENTRE SIREET-on Saturday night shortly after
o'clock, fire was discovered 10 . German boarding
house kept by c. c. see at No 10 Centre street. The
ere found bu rping upon table in Mr. Eseles bed.
room the secoud floor bonnet box, together with
n number shirts, parof pan falcons, and othet
sm all articles of wearing apparel destroyed. How
the fire originated is at preeent somewhat Mysterious
The flames exngufshed with pail two of water.
eergean Ovens the telegraph operator at the Chiefs Of
hce forthwith despatched officer for the Fire Marshal
who attended Immediately and made the necessary
animation Mr.. Eisee has Insurance upon his stock,
household furniture &C. the amount Of 81 200 in the
Pacific Insurance Company. The damage d)ne by the
fro Mr.. Es,le estimates at about $50. The affair s un-
del investigation.