New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-18

.ec,ue. Mister BySr received :bem in G rsn
.pe.e l. Ur,y Etng replied 90 behalf Of tie R=t;se
to,s TIE Nsr,ery boys then went though tteis
usu.l cymnas,ic snd military exercises Subsequently
re Wander. MI Tsppsn, escorted the boys from the
Re.rre through TIE Other eeI a,tneats after wl,h
,bfv ,ok Nd their ms;ch FOR home csc 5rtei by tie
Nur.eIy baIs or erp-osch;ng tie House Of Refuge
tie how, took AZ s,ctiooste farewell Of each other.
x,sancst tterest;rg scere .nd one that viii make
q lasting impress;cn upon them. The Nursery boys
lava nrruie "a 10 return their visit. The scLsol q, tie
Nurse-y il SOC n TO be enlarged aud repaired. While
tie sterstions ale progress tie Nlssery boys viii be
allowed 20 Wei. TIE city AID TO psrtake OF any hos
,i,slty that may be offered them.
Tur HrA,HSr BUILoCS TytR BrToHERFD.-Pe-
,odicary lie question comes up, What is the weigh:
" Of .he heaviest bullock eve. ou,cheredl short
time ago we heard Of great learning IN his own
opipioL assert in address before agricultural
meeting that the cred oxen OF Nex.Eogl.nd some
times a. aimed he weight Ct sc cw. net weight Of beef
When tod that lie in error, he affirmed his frst
assertion N abusive language toward the person who
desired TO have the error corrected. Exhibitors Of
mammoth oxen" ofen assert the live weight of one
10 be "bet1een forty and fifty hundred pouads. We
wish our readers would remember this assertion: No
animal Of the bovine rae resched forty hundred
mounds and If one ever does the feeder shall have
dollar for every pound tina. he will draw he st snds
mon the scales in Ibis city TIE largest bullock
raised in Americs, if not in the world, the
Known as The George Washington" whose stuffed
,kn MAJ be seen in life Ike proportions 10 the rooms
oc the Butchers Hide and Fat Association in Fifth
street. The following particulars Of the weight Of the
Wsshrg ton ard three other remarkably fat bseves
are furnished US by Robert L. Pe Pre- sident of tie
American Institute who vouches FOX the correctness
of the statement:
The on Geo Washington was S years. months and IA
d.ys old when slaughtered In the year l8iD his live
wtis at
Weight Of the other quarter 5ES u
Weight Of bind quarter. is,
"esh' Of Is 'r1t Of bee7o = = ct Of ike wciht
Messuremen, nom button to root OF n IA
in'
Hsht...'; a. an
Ok Red Jacket, killed March s. 1851, weighed Sos
Weight Of ID
LOIS, 81 y cent.
OK John ,ncock killed the same time weighed alive sle
''''s"' u Loss, s. D cent.
bert /. Pels two-y ear-1d heer fstied al Pelham
FERN, 50 niles up The Hudson weighed alive'..''.1S
Weight Ct Al :;
Mr. Pell says: 81 hope if you publish the above
state mens in THE TRIBUNE Of the weights of three
of the heaviest oxen known, that it will put al end
"to absurd statements of big bulocks." We hope so
TO. When Red jacket was exhibited here, some
cccd Judges thought he would dress moro than the
Geo. Washington One butcher ofe red to bst largely
upon that opinion Another said to hiu, Before
you put up your money 60 and look at Wsshiugtons
stuffed skin. and Lis live and dead weight he Is very
"hard to beat" The betting did so, and then
sad to his adviser Thank you; you have saved my
noLey don't believe that ever will be beaten
Perlaps some Others would their money by taking
tie came advice.
BISHOP Po1rfR', Visit TO RNs ASD PoRrCHEs
1tn-Or sunday morning last Bishop Potter preached
in the Episcopal Church, Portchester, and admins
tered the rgh; Of confirmation to fourteen persons to
whom he delivered an appropriate address Among
the persons confirmed were several adults-one q
weknown member Of the bar, who it is said is about
TO pre- pare for the ministry. In the afternoon Bishop
Potter preached at Rye, aid administered the right of
COZ irmation to sixteen candidates, 10 whom e also
adore seed few appropriate remarks.
STANFORD CoSS-AmCDg the numerous beautiful
villages which surround the great metropolis, perhaps
| rome have recently made more steady and heathy
progress than thst Of Stsu ford Some others Is true
lave sprung mp if by magic; but they have a'n''t
as rapcly become paIayzed at the fret touch OF com
uelcial embarrassment or arrangement OF the usual
facilities Of reaching them; while Stamford which but
few years ago was understood to consst of iozen or
twenty families with old fogy notions, has gradually
pushed cut ole Improvement after another even dur
ire the late financial crisis until she IN ROW boast Oh
Len five Thousand inhabitants, who, in point OF ntel
gerce, wealth and enterprise Will compare very favor
| ably with any other community of corresponding popu-
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are hsndsome and comprise every style of architec
tuIe and tie grounds attached to them are incosed
aud laid cut with taste aud beauied with hsde trees,
choice slrubbery snd fowtlicg plants. The adyar'
| tsges which Stan ford has ever possessed on the
ic,Ie tf he slthuess of location, charming scenery
| prox nifty to Long Islsnd Sound and, sincs the
| construction Of tee New-IIaven Railroad, tof ire
| qreut and expeditions communication with the
| city, have had the effect of irducing city mer-
chsnts to tste up their abode there and by lnusins
coed deal of their sprit Of enterprise among the
Old teiters made the village wha. 1t y, g)snesd
place so that while en- hand they have their ex-
| tensi,e pleasure grounds gardens and shady Walks
they as enjoy tie city advantages OF Sood siae
gsshghted stleets aud other convenlerces. otaiou'
owtyer Is now by no means dependent upon New
Workers boI upon her trade with them tor her resouf
oes Of prosperity, nasmuch a. various manufactures
e1te nsvey carried in the suburbs OF Tue Vuage
and number of 1ourishing educational INSTITUTIONS arc
in succs ssfu operation. Notwiths andlIS the sehe
depression which has prevailed for s)me time N every
braI ch Of business, in establishment nom - ~
lsnds are employed in the manufacture OF hfe'oicA
inipes of about 800 different patterns Tor as great
variety Of stoves and tiles for bakers ovens ai'o
lew description of tile for roofs OF buildings
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