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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-01
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

THURSDAY, Jan. 3l-Ah. |. o. BARKER, President,
in the chair, and quorum present.
Lar DepdrfmeBt.-A communication was received
from Lorenzo b. Sheppard. esd Counsel 20 the Corporation
in 10 resolution how officer nominated BY the
head OF department, whether by majority Of all the mem
Aldermen The Counsel that majority OF
con peen confirm" The law requires that he department
shall nominate and by and with the consent of the Board
Aldermen appoint" Sc. quorum can transact business
cept the OF law which requires majority OF all tue
Members elected
From the Counsel to the Corporation. in to
whether person nominated by head of department
bureau can legally discharge the duties Of the office to which
he has been nominated and claim the salary for the
without being confirmed by the Board Of Aldermen The
Counsel saws nomination BIZ head OF department bureau
clearly appointment The statute makes the consent Of
the Board and il cannot be dispenssd uih No
person nominated the Board for ohce can legally dis
charge the duties of tina Office without conhrmstion IL fol-
salary attached Office. The salary is due the officer,
not to person who performs the duties OF the office
mere yolunieer.'
There were ordered TO be printed.
an Up-Torn Posf-Ofee.-A Message was re.
the Mayor Transmitting sopy of correspondence
eral relating the establishment OF uptown PostOce
Ordered to he printed
Reports COncnyred in.-Confrmng the contract
for stationery by the Controller TO advertise for lot
Engine Company No u To donate go to the
Eve and Ear lnfnary To E. W. Davis $500 for report
ing official proceedings of the Board OF Councilman.
Cny Hdii-A report was concurred In requesting
the counsel draft send the lie gslaure for
hoty 10 raise by stock tor the purpose OF building
City Hail. uud 70 appoint three commissioners TO supeEn
tend the work
Uash,ngton's Bithday-After debate the reso-
luton propuns $1,000 TO celebrate Wsshustons birthday
was concurred in.
The Board ad ourned 20 Monday
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MARINE AFFAIRS.

The BARK AMELIA. -Last November the bark Amelia
was seized at Po-au-Pnnce by the United States
sci Of Saratoga on the ground that she was en-
gagged in filhbusering enterprise either against
Nicaragua or some Of the West Indies. The bark was
put under the charge Of Lieut.. Worden Of Baltimore,
and Lieut. Henry Erben of thu city, and dispatched
with prize crew of thirty men, for New-York.
She sailed Dec e. in company with the Clara Windsor
The Windsor separated from her on the second day.
and reached this port Dec. IL. The Amelia has not
been heard from She was an old and leaky vessel,
and the friends of those on board fearful that she
has either gone down in Of the late gales or been
so disabled to render it impossible TO work her into
port. Doubtless the Secretary Of the Navy will take
prompt measures to ascertain the fate of the missing
bark. and her officers and crew.
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THE LUZERNE HORSE-T THIEVES.

We have received another letter from Mr.. John
Stewart of Old Forge Luzerne County, Pa giving us
further information Of the extensive gang OF horse
thieves whose headquarters were established there
and whose operations extended from this of our
State TO the Central NewYork State line Three per-
sous suspected of being leaders in the party have been
arrested one is under heavy bail, another Is IN the
Lancaster Prison and the third John Rutter is IN our
Jail on charge of stealing horse in Westmoreand
County. warrant has been Issued for fourth, VINO
has thus far eluded arrest.
This break in their ranks from correspond
ence with our paper, caused by publication OF a
letter from Mr. Stewart to Mr.. Postmaster Linhar at
Carrick, in this county-since when Mr. ). has re-
ceiyed numerous Letters of inquiry relative TO stolen
horses from various Statesand has found owners for
four valuable horses stolen from Mr. George Setter,
ling of Wilmore, Cambria County David Sloan and
- Johnston of New Alexandria, Westmoreand
County.
The thieves have a system of correspondence and
numerous stations on the understanding FROM tbs
peiehborhood by Indiana and Luzerne Counties in
this State at least far the Cnadila River, IN
Otsego County New-York-and the difficulty of con-
victng them increased by their mode of operating
by which honest, worthy men are frequently made
witnesses in their favor. Some scoundrel steals a
horse here and rides away At station on the
route he publicly trades him for horse stolen in New
York Should either be arrested for stealing the horse
found in his possession, he readily proves abb, and
that he traded for him openly and too often this de-
fense sustained by witnesses of good character,
bles the scoundrel TO escape justice.
In Luzerne alone these honest hOrse-dealen have
disposed of more than fifty horses-maGy Of them
Young and valuable. 1t i believed many of these
may be recovered if our exchanges will give creula
ton to these facts and advise losers TO send descrp
tions of the stolen animals TO Mr.. John Stewart at
Old Forge, Luzerne County, who has been the means
Of exposing the gang. Mr.. Stewart in his last letter.
says:
'Dr Speer then of ew-Alexendria Pa. but
of the State of Missouri had horse stolen from him
in less, valued at $3.50. John Brown and John Ruter
brought the horses stolen from DIR. Speer and David
Sloan TO this place. DR.. Speer's when il came
nearly dead and did die two three days after it
arrival. The saddle and part Of the bride which be-
longed to Dr. Speer, were found in the possession Of
Lewis Brown, who is now under 81 900 bail. These
circumstances viii be fully proven the next term Of
the Westmoreland County Court, Mr.. David Sloan
having obtained competent Witnesses who the
employ of Lewis Brown at the time be received the
stolen property" Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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GRASD BRONZE CAsTlsG Or WASHINGTON
SPRINGFIELD Republican records the successful ter
mnstion Monday last, of the casting at Chicopee
of the colossal statue of Washington, modelled by H.
KtBrown. The Republican says:
"1he immense work has been east in fragments,
and that Just finished is the largest and most dit-
cult of the whole, VIZ the entire body Of the horse
As the preparation Of the mold has required consider
able time, and great care, and as many hazards at
tend the execution of such work. the hour appointed
for the trial Of small interes, 10 the
tractors and those employed upon it. About 100 per-
sons had gathered from the neighborng shops to wit
ness the scene wholly unprepared, however, for what
followed Soon after the hot metal began to flow into
the mold il commenced sprting with crest rapidity
from every creyice in the mold, and IN all directions.
The voykmen who stood upon and around II were
eayeloped In a shower of liquid fire, which burned
their hands and faces and set fire TO their garments
while the spectators fed in terror from The building
Mr. Ames who was near by, ran IN al TINS moment
and was 20 appalled, at the sight that he wished 10
have the work abandoned But the foreman OF the
shop, Mr.. Langdon, anticipating a difficulty, nad
agreed with his workmen not TO give up the OBJECT Oh
their long endeavors if desperate effort could save
1t. With courage thai deserves great praise, they per.
severed and filed the mold, escaping only with slgh,
irjsre@ We saw the monster horse, headiess anu
hmoess- lifted from his bed Yesterday, ana II was
bahed as an entire success. The coafractors may
wei congratulate themselves over their WORK, f2r II
the ffst and only achievement Of the kind made n
s country, and perhaps nowhere else, but IN MUNICH
Bavaria, could 90 large piece Of bronze statusry DC
osa
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COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES.

The Committee on Ordinances met at the City Hall
last night. Mr.. WATRous in the Chair.
The first business under consideration the petit
ton of the carmen that the ordinance relative to them
be so altered as to authorize the licenses 20 be issued
to residents of the State, and not combining them 70
residence in the city and county. Still under advise
ment.
The propriety of creating new Bureau in the
Street Department, to be known the Bureau OF
Inspection and to have full charge of the execution
of all public works of construction and repairs in this
Department, next came up. Argument was heard in
favor. Leid over.
The draft of an ordinance for Collecting and Remov-
ing Ashes Garbage, &C. discussed at length, but
no decisive action was had.
The Committee then sdjoumed
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Two CHILDREN BURNED TO DEAIH.-About
o'clock yesterday morning FIRE broke out in block
of wooden buildings the rver side Of Water street
which consumed some three or tour dwellings and re-
who persisted in the flames. The name of the children
was Burgess-the boy being about SIX years Of age
and the gin four. They were literally burnt TO crisp
and presented one Of the most horrible and hearrend-
ing sights which We have ever been called TO wit
ness Their parents, it seems, were out to dance on
the preceding evening having st locked the little
creatures in their bedroom from which they returned
in the morning to ind themselves childess, bewail
their sudden bereavement and ssnfron, an indignant
saved fifteen minutes after the fire was discovered
had the fact that they were in the building been
ioovp. Eimira Adv, sSth.
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WHEAT AND FLOUR Is ILLIsois.--A correspond
cot wrsng us from Jacksonville, Ill., Jan. Is, says:
"The ruling price of wheat in Jacksonville ILL.,, for
the last SIX months has ranged from 81 to 81 40 per
bushel; the medium price 81 sOi but by far the
largest part was bought for the lower price. The
ruling priee for extra superfne -four has uniformly
stood A. g 80 This plan Of putting the extra and
double-extra to superine -four is Of the most
doublc-exra humbugs and greatest cheats Of the
times Formerly, superfine meant to qualify the best
OF -four but the and the abuse of names have en-.
tirely ruined confidence in both brands. Five bush
els Of prime wheat will make barrel Of superine
-four and pay the miller handsomely for grinding; and
since W. have been dealing in extras, we will make
extra allowance for the barrel and make so cents adj
dtonal for it, Five bushels of wheat weigh 300
pounds and no miller is fool enough TO put more than
1876 pounds of -four into barrel, but may be smart
enough at times to make n barrel n little less We
know not the freight of barrel of Hour to New-fork,
but if railroad companies would consent to act on the
principle Of live and let i've they might carry 900
miles for 81 so. I'VE doubt that.-Ed. Here we
have the frst cost of barrel of -four delivered in
New-York-S6 for the wheat and grinding, 80 cents
for the barrel and 81 50 frcght-making So exactly,
the current price Of the soul Of Congressman who
charges IS day for doing nothing. Now, put the
New-York price and the first cost of the barrel to-
gether and tell me if one of the million of TRIBUNE
readers can buy their -four at this rate. The is
that consumers never buy Of producers To remedy
this defect the consumers must do what is so very
practicable under present system of cheap
and rapid transit. Let a company be formed and
every member guarantee to receive his full subscrip-
ton, if he wishes it, in -four pork, &C., at cost They
may then buy through some honest, competent man,
get ground packed and shipped direct TO their depot
at the East; or you may send your men, build your
mills and pork-houses, and make business of living
at cost of production of food Illinois produces the
staple commodities of human life in vast abundance
and it seems to be great pity YEA more, burning
shame that this abundance cannot reach the con-
sumner without throwing away untold millions upon
those who step in between producer and consumer
and are crying continually like the daughters of the
borse-eech, Give! give! We have had the Their
mometer here this month 26o below zero. Pork is
50 so and ga per cwt.; wheat, 81 Is a bushel, and
-four 50 so barrel"
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FIR E s..

THE FIRE IN FIFTH AvEsUE AsD TvEsTY.FIRsr
STREET.
The fire that occurred in the lecture-rocm sttached
TO the Presbyterian Church on the southwest corner
Of the Fifth avenue and Twenty first street, We'd
nesdsy night, reported in yesterdays TRIBUNE,
damaged the ed6ee to the amount of about o. 900 or
o, 500. The property is insured, but in which com
pssss we did not learn. The FIRE was discovered BY
o Mr.. Brown, who was il attendance OF party at
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DELEGATES At LARGE.

DtLEGAlts
Preston King, Edwin ID. Morgan.
Abjah Mann, Simeon Draper.
Dist. DISTRICT DELEGATES.
|. Mintborne Tompkins, John A. King.
II. Philip :. Crook, Chandler Starr.
Ill. William Curtis Noyes, Joseph Blunt.
~. James II. Titus, ID. ID. Field.
V. VIM. NJ. Eyarts, Hiram Barney.
VI. Edmund II. Miller, MARSHALL. Roberts.
VII. A. Oakley Hall, j. b. Taylor.
VIII. I. S. Berry, Geo. W. Blunt.
TX. Robert p. Getty, Moses IL. Gnnnell.
" b. II. Mace, Geo. NJ. Grier.
II. Elakim Sheriff, Henry Wnykoop.
MI. J. ID. La Montayne. John :. Gould.
NH. j. j. Niele Gideon Reynolds.
NV. Bradford X. Wood, Clarkson +. Crosby.
XIV. Charles Huges, Samuel Freeman.
XVI. Jas. 5. Whalon, Amasa c. Moore.
XVII. Charles G. Myers, Ezra Graves.
NNlIl. Piatt Potter, Aaron w. Hull.
XIX. Il. Goodrich, Levi c. Turner.
Xxx. Palmer V. Kellogg, Richard Hurlbut.
XXI. Benz. +. Rexford, Giles Hot:hkiss.
Mi. Dewitt c. Lttlejohn, Luke Hitchcock.
XXlII. Daniel Wardwell. f. A. Brown.
XIV. V. W. Smith, j. J. Briggs.
XIV. Christopher Morgan Robert Ennis.
XXVI. VIM. A. Sackett, Vim. NJ. Oliver.
XVII. Err Cornell, Charles Cook.
XVIII. Daniel H. Bissel, A. b. Dickinson.
xxx. VIM. :. Bishop, VIM. Buell..
xxx. Trumbull Cary Philip Church, jr.
XXXI. Sas NJ. Burroughs, Fl. J. Stowe.
XXXII. T.. G. Spaulding, Philip Dorsheimer.
XXXIII. Reuben +. FentOn, II. A. Risely.
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one Of the dwellings near the church. There wss
meeting in the lectare-room Wednesday evening.
and Il is thought that the ERE originated from defees
in the tuc connected with the furnace used for heating
the edifce.
FIRE IN EAST TuIRTr-yFrH STREET.
Last evening fire occurred in the dwelling hose
No rs East Thirtyfth street, but being discovered
a, an early moment, the flames were e1sinsaisAsA
with few pals of water. No alarm was given.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL AND Statistic
CAL SOCIETY.

This Society met last evening-HEsRr GRrssELl,
esq in the chair.
The paper of the evening " The Decimal Sys-
ten and It's application to Weights, Measures and
Numbers by Mr.. John Felon of England. The
lecturer ably illustrated the defects Of the present sy
junction with our decimal currency, in simplifying
commercial transactions of all kinds as well doing
away with most of the difficulties which beset the
study of numbers. The following Mr.. FELTON, {
Decimal Tables:
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A HomE MADE DRAIs-TILE.-Draningh has become
O necessity. Pipe-tles expensive the machines
are expensive and difficult for green hand to man.
age. Anybody can make brick; hence anybody can
make home made tile for drains. The plan given
by E. Baker of Darke County, o., in The Ohio Cali-
gator. The pipes made of concave brick. lie
says:
81 expect to make twenty-five thousand concave
brick next Spring on the following plan, viz: My
molds shall be eight inches long, five wide and three
three thick. shall take piece of timber three inch
es in diameter and it enghwise through the CEN
ter and fasten one half in the bottom OF each mold
then mould in sand with stiff mortar and burn well
My method of laying down will be to put one IN the
bottom with The concave up, and another on top with
the coneave down. This will form caliber or hole OF
three inches. II have more water than this viii pass
shall two courses; and should yet lack space,
viii two courses placing them two inches apart,
and placing one concave brick on top. Inns wln
make two holes of three inches calber EACH beside
the cap in the center which will be enough for quite
large swale. This will take something less than NIFTY
brick TO the rod single course with cost OF about
ten cents To the rod twenty cents for double course
and twenty-five cents for double course and cap.
This calculation may be thought too low in proportion
TO the very high price at which brick selling at this
time: but this should not be taken as o criterion, as
believe farmers their own land make brick at
two dollars per thousand"
A molder can make twenty five thousand a week,
and fourteen cords of wood will burn the kiln
We ike the plan 1t puts tiles within the reach Of
every farmer who has clay on his land.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-01
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.

The members of the New York State Central Re
publican Committee convened on Wednesday at the
Aston House. In consequence of the detention OF
absent members they did not proceed to the transac-
ton Of business until evening when they organized by
the appointment of the Hon. f. ID. Morgan, Chairman,
and Allen Munroe, esq, Secretary. The Committee
consists If the following members:
Neu fork Cify-Edwin D. Morgan. Simeon Draper James
B. Taylor D. Dudley Field. Joseph Blunt, James !" NJe
AbcHs-John l. Schoocrah, Deojsfus Wright joseph Ia
Wis, John NJ 3. Davidson, C. p. Williams
Trg-AbrAhsm B. DIN
BrfaLo-E. g. Srsuldins. Philip Dorsbeimer.
CoePeT'fosn-Levi c. Turner.
HrrSfmer-Staudish Barry.
BsrghdDf0a-Leyi Dmniek
DeidtnnTe COHnfy-Stepben c. johnson.
Onondae1 CopHfy-Dsfiel T. Jones Allen Munroe.
BH,coffrlle-A. g. Rice.
Medina, Orleans Co-afv-SilAs NJ. Burrpgh.
Rooh<sfey-S. P. Allen.
Hy1nfa9 COHHfy-ChaTies o. shepherd
Tie Committee then adopted the following resolu-
tons unanimously:
Resored Thst delegates from each Congressional Dis
tc OF the state be appointed attend the Convention OF TIE
Republicans 70 assemble Pittsburgh IN the State OF fennsy
vans. Oh tie I'd Of February
Resored That the following gentlemen constitute ucn ae
gates with power III vacancies and add 70 their numbers
they think proper:
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Quantities marked with astsrisk hanged =
At the close of the Lecture, the Rev. Josspa LEA.
WIT, editor of The Independent, compimeuted Mr.
FELTON, in the highest terms, and thought that his sys
ten need only be known to be generally adopted
He moved that the lecturer receive the thanks of the
Society. His motion was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. JAY, the subject OF memoriazing
Congress upon this subject referred to the Coun-
Gil and the meeting adjourned.
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ISDIAE Corn MEAL AND CoRs BREAD.-ft is said
that many more people would eat corn bread if they
knew how to cook it. An Experienced hOusekeeper'
has furnished us with some good receipts, which we
commend TO inexperienced housekeepers A bushel of
corn contains more nutriment than bushe of wheat
The latter is generally considered fit TO eat unless
ground very fine and boted. 1t is mistake however.
Indian treated in the same way nearly spoiled
1t never should De ground fine. Let that be- remcm-
bered Fine meal may be eaten when fresh ground
but il will not keep sweet The broken oil globules
become rancid and bitter
Corn Cakes made of meal and water with little
salt mixed into a stiff dough very thoroughly, and
baked on board before hot fire, or in hot oven,
or in little cakes on giidde till entirely done,
very sweet. wholesome bread.
Corn and Wheat Bread is wholesome and nutri-
tous, and easily made-if you know how. Stir two
tea-cupfts of white meal in pint of hot water for
each loaf free it of humps, and let it stand twenty
four hours Boil two or or three potatoes, peel and
sce, and mash in pint of water, which thcken with
-four till it is stiff batter and then add half tea-cup
full of bakers yeast You will use about one third as
much meal scalded as above, you do of four knead
the meal and yeast and sponge, and add little salt
with the flour all together, and work it well, and mold
in pans ?, rse moderately and then bake at irst in
hot oven. This bread will be moist, and more nu-
trtous and more healthy than if it were all flour.
Buckwieat Cakes are improved by adding corn-meal,
prepared In the way, in about the same proper
ton az for bread little wheat -four may be added
to advantage. Don't let your batter over-rise and
sour. and never use saleratus if it does.
Corn-Bfcal Pudding may be made of yellow meal,
stirred into scaded SKINNED milk till as thick as grue,
and when cooled, add ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg,
salt and sweetenng to suit the taste, and little fine
cut suet and raisins, dried peaches, or fine
cut apple 1t should bake an hour, or more-ascord-
ing TO size.
You who do not believe anything made of corn-mea
can be good will please try this recipe for pudding
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ArrEsPT OF An IRos-DEALER TO coxxrr SrrcrDE.
Mr. Richard Thurn, an iron-merchant doing ksa-
ness 6, the corner Of Cherry street and Rutgers place,
attempted to commit suicide yesterday afternoon b.
swallowing an overdose of laudsnum. He WAS sosa
discovered suffering from its efects and conveyed -
the EewYcrk Hospital, where he wss placed IN esss
Of DR.. MILD. he has for some time past ben nneA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-01

OsIERs.-We are requested by merchant in the
trade to state that the importation of Osies set down
in the statistical report at five million dollars, simply
fifty thousand-two cyphers too many being added
This bit Of information may many pcrsons from
an Ozer fever
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CONTINENTAL CoScERr ExrRaoRDisARr.- NJ.
John A. Kyle who for twenty years has been the nre
ute opera arA concert orchesiras is sbout :" NJ
tire wholly from ;ae profession, and accordingly sun
Der Of gentlemen Of the most note, beth professionally
and unprofessionsy. have rendered him scompliment
airy benefit to take place this friday evening at the
Assembly Rooms, Nc. ia6 Broadway. Emineaa
artists including sgnor Badish, viii appear and assist
the distinguished and popular beneficiary.
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STATEN ISLAND FERRY.-A large meeting was
convened at yesterday in the Merchants Ex-
change of residents Staten Island to take into
sideraton what measures were necessary TO protect
their rights and interests in the present inefficient
dton of the ferry. DIR. Elmendorf called to thu
chair, and after some calm but earnest discussions
Messs. Elmendorf, Satterthwaite, Lowe and Wood
were appointed Committee to inquire closely into
the real condition OF the ferry, and present the
plant of the passengers to the Mayor, soliciting his
action in the premises They are to report at an 3D.
jOumed meeting next week.