New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-29

from to 10 O'Clock for the use Of Republicans and
their friends
EYE AND EAR ISfHRNARY.-From the Thirty-sixth
Annual Report of the New York Eye Infrmary flor
the year 1856 Learn that 30J9 patients suffering
from diseases Of the eye and ear were prescribed Ur
by the surgeons. Ofths number, 2j were born in
the United States and / S2i were born in foreign
countries. Admitted previous to Jan 1856 II $50,
making total since the foundation Of the Infrmary,
in 1870, Of 5639. During the last year IL indoor
patients have been accommodated in the wards Of the
InfrnlaIy. The new IuGrmary building on the cor
ner of Second avenue and Thirteenth street. ettre
ly completed and has been occupied siace last April.
The entire cost of the building and lot IL %? 80
OF this So 40 was contributed BY the Leg stature Of
the State and ga $50 by few benevolent gentlemen
Of this city leaving balance still due Of s6,722 49,
With the ample accommodations furnished by the
new building the Board of Directors are fully pre-
pared to furnish gratutousy advice and medicines TO
all poor persoDs suffering from dsease, Of the eye and
ear.
Mr.. Farugia Vincent, importer, Of No. ID North
William street wishes state that he is the Vim
cent referred to yesterday as having been robbed Of
SIS in house Of i'll fame.
CRIDIr wRrRE DvE.-The credit Of arresting the
iowdes who assaulted Mr.. wilkins, in Monroe street,
belongs to Lieut. Oliver of the Seventh Ward, who
had secured two of the ruaps before any other officer
reached the tcene.
ANoTHrR ALLEGED HoMICIDE-EscAPE OF fHT
! PTKrETpAToF-Robert Preston Albee, sailor, died
at the boarding house OF John Rose, No. 20 Oliver
street, on Wednesday night, from the effects Of viO-
| lence alleged TO have been inflicted by one Daniel
OBrien. II appears that o Brien on Sunday evening.
called at the bar Of Rose ard purchased liquor TO the
amount of thirtyseven cents, and offered in payment
two.dollar bill. lie was rendered the change but was
not satisfied with it, and threatened TO assault the f.
male who was in attendance. Abee who was present,
in,erfered TO prevent the assault when OBren sprang
| upon him ard beat him in fendish manner. The
parties were separated for few moments but o Bren
again sprang upon him aud renewed the assault with
greater violence, after which he fed and has not
thus far been taken Albee was placed in bed ami a
ply stefan attended him until he died. He was about
3S years Of age and native Of Massachusetts where
| his family reside. He. well as o Brien was under
the influence Of liquor a, the time Of the fight Coro-
ner Connery viii hold an inquest upon the body Of
deceased to day, aid renewed efforts viii be made to
arrest BIep.
BrRGIARY.-The store Of n. c. Belts, No. l0l
Eighth avenue was broken open during the night Of
the 10th instant and goods consisting Of ladies CATERS
and shoes amounting to ST least 5000, carried
off. Mr. Betts reported the bu1slaryto Lieut. Beaues
of the Sixteenth Ward Police on the following morn.
inc, and also notified the Chief Of Police but 10
port whatever of the burglary has appeared II the
papers up TO this time nor has there apparently been
any attempt 10 ferret out the thieves.
ESAIE or THE OLD CoILTGT GRoUSD.-Adrsn Il.
Muller will sell at auction TO day, at the Exchange me
ground in Park plsce which has for hundred years
been occupied by Co.umbis formerly Kings College.
The lots TO be sold in Zee. They are fifteen In nuns
Der, fronting Park place and varying from - to y
feet in width, and from IS 10 90 feet in depth. TIE
PoH gives the following "reminiscences Of this venerable
institution
"The charter Of what is now Columbia College VS.
passed in October l1A, sad the land which stands
The lopge range Of yellow bu6inss where tbs young
men Of New.Iork have, fer more thai three genera
tiops received liberal education, was purchased IN
1855, and frst occupied in n6o Tbs property had
previously belle nscd to King Fam and etc sted
decidedly in the suburbs Of the city In ths words OF
an IN. OF be i1stitus0c written sevea yesr sus
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