New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
LrTrLs ELLs,-A little girl known to good many
people only " Little Ella" but whose real name Is
Ella Virginia Barns has been brought to us, and
has asonished by her remarkable power in reading
and repeating from memory passages in poetry AID
prose- TIE mere force of memory of words whichs she
evinoes would be in itself surprising, but when to
that is added power Of defamation forcibe IN ex-
preston correct in gesture and pronunciation, and
clear in apprehension, well as perfection OF read.
ing what she has never before, her accomplish.
mcrts can only be called marvellous. The child is not
quite four years DID, is exceedingly pretty, playful and
childish; in short in all things child, except in her
remarkable dcvcopement Of talent. Few persons OF
any age and probably not another in the world OF
her own could read with the clearness of enunciaton,
aud correctness of understanding and perfect apprehen
sion of what she read q piece Of poetry which We
opened upon accidentally in scrap-bOOk and handed
to her. and which there is not chance in thou
sand Of her ever having seen before. The only draw
back to the satisfaction in listening to here is the
gret that one cannot help feeling that there should be
any necessity Of stimulating, even permitting the
exercise of such rare faculties. We hope the exhibit
tons which are to be made Of her, and which COM
mence on Thursday, at Dodworh's Hail. may be so
successful that the necessity will be done away
with.
FrRxxYx's RycHPTIos.-Warren Hose Co. No. 80,
retHI1e ed from Philadelphia, where they had been
visiting the fremen of the Quaker City, on Satur-
day night. They were received by their fellow
fremen at the foot of Courlandt street in fine
style. no less than 25 companies and 10 bands
of music, participating in the ovation. On their
arrival they were greeted with music, torchlights,
showers Of Roman candles, and sauted by Capt. Nc.
Crowan's Young 81 Buck Cannon of the Keystone
Club, OF Albany. The engine companies participant
ing were Nos. o. ? g. 4, 20, g. %, 80 and Al; hose
companies Nos 49, H. 30, 4, s. r. 10, IS, 23 25 So,
81, and %; book and ladders 8 and II. The Board
OF Engineers and digntanes Of the Department were
also present. The procession, Illuminated by the
Calcium light torches, rockets and candles, passed
Though the principal streets to the house of Engine
Co. o. in 18th street near 9th avenue where . hand
some entertainment WAS provided for the Warren
Ho-emen. The affair passed of finely without an
occurrence to mar its harmony.
OPENING SERVICES IN CHRIST CHURcH.-The edi .
ice on the corner Of Filth avenue and Thiry-ffth
street. occupied for many years by the Baptist Church,
OF which the Rev. Mr.. Corey is the Pastor, was re-
Gently disposed OF 10 the congregation OF Christ Church
Protestant EPISCOPAL, of which the Rev. F. s. Wiley
10 Rector. During the past Summer the interior has
been modified and re-decOrated, and yesterday the
church was opened for divine service. The opening
sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR. Tying OF ST.
Georges Church. to a large assembly. In the alter
noon the Rev. d. Bede of the Church OF the Ascen'
sion, occupied the desk.
MI Wood, a resident Professor OF New-York, gave
lecture Friday at the Cooper Institute on this art
He works in crayon, and his lecture chiefly prac-
tca for in the OF an hour he produced land
scape having the softness OF mezzotint, with some
thing of the frnness Of lne-engravIng-expia
the while at every application of the pencil the laws
which underle his art. OF course report OF such
lecture would he impossible, as its comprehensibity
depends on seeing the artist drawing while talking.
Work executed at such speed cannot come under the
Pre-RaphaeIite school for mnuteness OF detail Inc
effects must be broad and as such must resemble na'
ture IL en- grand no man can pick up land
scape to examine as he does Hence, all that is
wanted for landscape painting or drawing in crayon Is
this breadth OF effect.
The mode OF explaining this method was new to u.s.
and wss highly reshed by the company present. VINO
tie completion Of the drawing which we may inen'
ticn fully shaded expressed their applause. Mr,
Wood says that his art is readily taught 10 persons Vi
moderate capacity for drawing. He took Phlio-
sophica Of the value Of landscape painting such
as he presented. II was merely to make pictures
good enough for souvenirs, but to open the eye ana
/ expand the heart to the beauties and harmoles Vi
creation. The subject is worth the attention OIL per
soEs Of taste and all interested in EDUCATION.
CRY MoRrALur-There were AL deaths 'n the
city the past week showing decrease OF {" a. com
pared with the mortality of the week previous Inc
following table shows the number of deaths dnr5 inc
past two weeks among adults and children, distin
ing tho sexes:
Men wor,en. Boy; Orb IG "a
Week ending sept. ls....2 % i,es ~ al
Week eu .inl sept. 25....a 81 Il"
Among the principal causes OF death were 'ne 1o,'
lowing: Bronchitis. 8; consumption, AZ eonVu'-
SONS Gnfantiel. l5 cholera infantun, 90 dsrrnes'
70; dysen.ery, l5 drcp-y in the head ~ nna'ia'
ton Of the bowes 4; Inflammation OF the lung, i'i
Inflammation of the brain, IL; msrasnns ln'an'ie''
Is; scarlet iever,s.
There were also deaths Of congestion N 'ne 'faiH'
OF cranp. of disease Of the heart, II Of "heoPns
coneh. ) Of Inflammation of the stomach, OF teeth
I ing, 3 Of smallpox, spremature nf'ii'' '''n 80.
and IA deaths from violent causes, including sui
cides murder and drowned.
Tie number Of deaths compared WIN 'no eohe-