New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-06
ANNIVERSARY OF THE TYPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE TYPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY.
The Semi-C Centennial Anniversary Of the New-York
Typographical Society celebrated at IL O'Clock on
Monday the 9TH Of July at the Library Rooms OF tho
Society in Chambers street.
TIE President of the Society, Mr. T. T. SurLrrrr,
called the meeting 10 order, which, in consequence OF
The buse and amusemen.s going on outside In honor
of the National Declaration of Independence was quite
snail.
Mr.. NJ. SKIpxoRE opened by briefly stating the
objects, ard the present condition. of the Society Tho
funds of the Society, he desired the bene violent public
10 know were at present very low. tie thought the
benevolence of welLdsposed individuals could not be
better applied than in the education OF the honest and
aspiring printer lie then introduced Dr. John w.
Francis the orator of the day, who, he said, was forn
erly printer.
DR.. FR,NcIs commenced by mentioning the names
of number OF the old members of the Typographical
Society, who assisted in the original formation OF the
Society in 1909 and present. Among these
were GEORGE MATBER, DAVID II. RElNs and DAslEL
FASsHAw. Dr. FRANCIS said tha, he himself hsd no
sooner learned the art Of printing than he conceived an
ambition to go higher and in the of time be-
came a graduated doctor Of medicine. lie reviewed
some If the interesting incidents in the life of BENJA-
MIN FR,NKLIS, repeating the mot important state
meuts which he had made in a previous address be-
fore this Society, and then stated the time
of DR.. Frankhns death, 1t being in his S1th
year his residence in Franklin court between Third
and Fourth streets, in April NSo, fact he the
speaker had stated in the thousands Of DIR.
FranBD's biographies. The death OF Franklin was
characterized as having been remarkably sweet and
composed. The venerable orator here produced
heavy and age-wnrn WOODEN cane, enclrcled with
wreath al the head which be said he had thought appro
pirate to bring with him. and TO present this occa
sion, il the last of DR.. Franklin; the one he
had used in his last sickness The cane was passed
over to the audience and Inspected Dr. Francis pro-
ceeded in an eucgum the life and the good qualities
of Dr. Franklin, and read letter which had been
written To him by Gen. W ashugton, shortly after his
fyop b,a d;plo ie laho n
high tribute to bis public services.
The ADDRESS was attentively listened 10, and was
concluded with applause from the audience.
Letters from G.. Z. Putlsm, James Watson Webb
an6 Wm II. Fry then read, stating their regret
at being unable TO attend the anniversary.
A business meeting of the Society was then held,
after which
CHARLES McDEvIrT called attention 20 the resem-
blance Of excellent old likeness Of DIR. Franklin
which taken while in Paris to the orator of the
day, DIR. Francis.
Mr. GEORGE MArHrR, one of the members present,
then gave sketch OF the history of the Society,
be bad been connected with il.
He was followed by Mr.. FAysHAw, another of tho
onginators of the Society, who made short speech
commendatory of the address of DIR. Francis.
Mr.. JAMES MARINE said ii was a remarkable fact,
and occurrence, that the first Secretary of this
Society, David III. Reins. man upward Of - years Of
age, WAS present NJ a semi centennial anniversary.
DIR. FRANCIS thought II would be well, inssmuch AZ
II was rare-a very rare-occurrencs to request Mr.
Reips TO write his autograph upon suitable sheet of
library.
This request having been accei led to- the mse.ing
adjourned.
PREsESrArroS.-The members of the Fifth Police
Precinct the morning of the Fourth presented their
Captain Henry Hutchings with magnificent gold
watch and chain testimonial Of their respect and
esteem The presentation took place AZ 3 O'clock a.
short time previous to the going duty and tho
Captain was taken completely by surprise. The watch
Iaka n
No. 39l Broadway, and are magnificent affair. On
side of tue is the coat of of the city
shield, with the inscription Metropolitan Police" and
the other the initials " III. ii" in diamonds The
inscription inside is as follows: Presented 10 Captain
" Henry Hutchngs q mementO of respect and re-
gard by the members Of the Metropolitan Police,
" Fifth Precinct, n. y, July 4, 1859"
The heavy chain has police club Of gold as q charm.
RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT TRAyEL.--On no previ-
ous occasion were the steam communications 10 aud
from the city more exensively patronzed than tho
present National Jubilee The receipts on the Isrlen
Railroad on Saturday about 5000, and the
trains in ami out on Monday were crowded to their
utmost capacity. The trains Of the NewHayen
Railroad on Saturday and Monday, never before
so oyeuun. The O'Clock morning train ont on Mon
day for NewlIavep, under the charge of Conductors
Bradley and French took board for long and short
trips full three thousand passengers of whom three
hundred were landed in Stamford, four hundred in
Bridgeport, and twelve hundred in w.Haven. OF
the latter, five hundred received from the Nau-
gatuck Railroad. The a. train out, also took an
immense number of passengers-about one thousand
went out to places on connecting roads.
The ii a. m train the HudsoniRyer Road on
Saturday consisted of thirteen the 800 p. NJ.
train out of twelve cers and the p. express train
out Of sixteen crowded cars while the local trains of
dcix oh 1a~a II
The early trains out Monday morning were simi-
larly crowded. The New-Jersey Railroad took out on
Monday about II 600 persons. On the Northern New
Jerey Railroad, five long trains went out crammed
10 excesS.
The Erie Railroad appears to have been less favored
than the other roads in the way OF business Monday.
Bloomfield, did all the business that they had accom-
modstons for.
On the Long Island Railroad about 500 passengers
left for the rural districts.
The New-Jersey Central Railroad excurron trains
were crowded to excess
The Flushing Railroad line did extensive business.
for the length Of the road the trains filled with
gers TO and from Flushing beiIg kept in motion from
early TIL late.
Tie steanboa ere similarly crowded with excur-
siopsts. Some idea Of the number OF persons who
thus erjoyed the Glorious Fourth may be formed
fIom the following hst:
Huntre,. TO The F.hins Banks co. Iola Roctawsy lS;
George Law to Cove kc .5o Msyfower Cold sprns,
&C. lco Long Island, 700; Young America Pams Lsndns,
smith, sec j. stephens 5000 asiano 600; Eaoch Dean.
so; RED Jscset 800; Wycnifs soo Tboua. unit % Amsoy.
soo J.srh Bel.nsp soo Chase 70 JOre.s wed go Geerse
ConrseticUt around Staten I.i.ni aO Hudson 30:
1s .1s Gy 70 s s g. ac coss s'1 so sS CITY sylvan
In addition TO the above the s'eamers Brohway, j.
r. Smith, Thomas T.. Hulse, flcra, and othere on the