New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-21

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psrce with the usual statute the drawing took p"c"
ir the presence of the Sheriff the County Clerk and
two Aldermen.
Mr,Ic,N vo1usrirRs-Th annual meeting OF the
New-Yoyk Volunteer Association, for the election oi
ofiicers Wa held ut the Mercer House Saturday
evening. April ls-Brcvet Major Morton Fairchi!d.
Vire.Pre>idcni in the chair. William Peel. Chairman
f tie Conn ;tee to lobby the bill for the relief Of The
Volunteers. reported tha, lac presented himself At
Albany before The Committee on Militia and Pubic
Defence ard was assured by IL Chairman. of IA
yorahle report He had, however, been deceived, ~
Iev had done the reverse of what they promised. by
presenting written report full of errors and statements
having no foundation in fact.
Private Stivcrs moved that the thanks of the Nolun-
eers be presented to Mr. Peel for his services which
was carried.
Tie Volunteers then into election for officers
of the Association for the ensuing year when the fol-
lowing ticket was elected:
Fcr p-,,.1rrt-Gsrrpt Dyehmsn.
pio,. Pys,sd--t-Mcrton fsrrhild-
See-e,a-y rnd T,soswc--Wilsm Peei.
Roard c D--ctc-, -EdwArd Rryrods Philip Conway Frs-
Crawford Robert NJ Harper. Chsrle~ M Brower John
Dick Charles D. Farrell.
A lit of the widows and orphans then read by
the Treasurer and the sums paid out to each when,
on motion he was authorized TO publicly advertise for
such AZ had not vet come forward 10 claim their por
ton Of the money donated by the Common Council.
LIGHrISG THr STREETS or HARLEY WITH CAS-
Since the establishment Of the Harlem Gas company
the residents of Harlem and vicinity petitoned the
Common Council 70 have the streets in the upper part
of the city lighted with gas. The matter was referred
to the Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps to adyer-
ti-e for proposals when only one bid was received,
ard that from the company in question. In their bid
they agree to furnish with gas-hgh aud light with
gas all the public lamps in all the streets avenues and
public places and all that portion OF the City OF New
York lying north of the center line of Seventy-nlnth
street wherever the mains of the Company now are
or shall hereafter be laid within said district aud keep
said lamps lighted during such times "a the public
lamps throughout the City of New-York are now
required to be lighted also will light and
extngush said lamps in accordance with reg
ulntons now in force for lighting and extin-
gushing said lamps; and will also keep SAID
lamps clean in accordance with specifications. for the
-um of s2S 80. They will also fit up the lamp-poss,
furnish the necessary conductors of metals service
pipes make such necessary connections with such
ductors to the street mains. They will furnish the
burners to said lamp-posts-each burner to consume
three cubic feet of gas per hour, in accordance with
specifications for the sum of 80 81 for each lamp.
This bid was sent in to the Board of Aldermen for
confirmation and referred to the Committee Streets
and I.amps who on Wednesday afternoon met in MIR.
Valentine Office to consider the subject Mr.. Mellow
an Secretary Of the Company. appeared before the
Committee and stated that they had already expended
5000 OCO out of their capital stock of $3.50 900 in erect
ing the necessary buildings and laying mains. The
extent of the mains now laid about fourteen miles
in length. traycrsing the Third avenue, above Sew.
enty-ninth street and from that street on Broadway
nearly to Carrnansye through One-hundred-and-
twenty y.lfth street to Manhattanvile. Mains were
also laid in nearly all Of the side streets where build
ings to any extent had been erected. The works are
located ON One-hundred andeleventh street and First
avenue, extending to the waters edge. Their build
ngs very large and complete, and capable OF man
ufacturing 900 feet Of gas day. The principal
gas-holder now in use contains l20.OO0 feet In the
district there about 800 street lamps. which they
propose light In consequence Of the scattered con-
don of the population in that portion Of the city, the
Company are obliged to furnish private consumers at
50 80 per 900 feet which il 81 than is charged
By the Manhattan Gas Company at their reduced
rates. For this same reason they feel obliged to
charge 50 30 more than the Manhattan Gas Company
for lighting the street lampS He had found that in
BROOKLYN they paid s2S per Imp in Philadelphia, S@
per lamp. and in Boston. one cent per hour, which
amounted to s.2 so per lamp each year Each lamp
is required to be- kept lighted 1850 hours in the year
consuming during that period about II 900 feet of gas.
The Committee will probably report favorabynths
matter.
The Controllers report shows that the Appropriation
for the present year for lighting oil lamps, keeping in
repair, &C., is $50. The Harlem Gas Company
propose to light with gas for 81 ,s25.
Two MIS- SrABBFD BY RowDEs.-Eugene Sulli-
van who keeps q low groggery in Roosevelt street,
and one Edward Murray were found in Jsmesst..
the Bowcry, about / O'Clock on Monday morning,
BY officer Haruahan of the Fourth Ward police. to
whom they stated that they had bern assaulted and
stabbed by two rowdies to them unknown. Murray
was cut in the abdomen and Sullivan in the thigh.
They were conveyed to the New-York Hospital.
Arrrap1 By BURGLARS TO KILL AsorHfR Po-
IIcyn,s.-Accordng to the report made to Chief
Matsel by the Captain of the First Patrol District,
most daring attempt TO murder another policeman was
made BY burglar about l., O'Clock Monday
morning. The report states that while Officer Dono-
van was patroling his beat he observed two men
,merce from the basement of store Nos. 40 and AZ
Broad street which, a. aerwsrd appeared, they had
broken into and seeing him they ran off, One Of
them went up Exchange place, toward Broadway,
and the other le in the direction of William street
The latter pursued by the officer and being likely
to be overtaken and arrested the rascal drew pistol
and turning partly around fired at the star but for
tunaely he missed his aim and no harm was done.
The burglar then escaped. 1t was quite dark in that
neighborhood at the time, no lamps being lit
Fatal FALL wHILB IsToxIcAIED.-On Sunday