New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-03

and other stand. ard comedies, as they only DO
them.
At NiJlo's Mr. Eddy, tonight, commences the
dramatic season with Mr. Burton in "DOmoey aud
Son" In the company Charles Fisher, George
Fsrren, W. Dsvidge, Madame Pones, Mrs. Hughes
Ida Vernon and Mr.. Eddy.
TIE Museun offers new sensation plsy made from
q remarkable book called "Out Of the Depths, just
issued.
The GEYERAL SEssIoss-The October term Of this
Court commences to-day, before Recorder Barnard,
with q very heavy calendar. There As cases OF
grand larceny TO be tired, 20 Of burglary, Of muir
der II Of felonous assault and battery 10 Of forgery
9 of highway robbery, beside a large number for mi
nor offences.
Mr.. T. +. Meagher will deliver lecture on Ties.
day evening at the Cooper Institute Dean Swift,
the Dean of st. PatrIcks. Mr.. Meagber has pictured
most of the celebrated Of bis country. This his
first Painting of Dean Swift and from this fact it will
derive peculiar interest, also from the curiosity to
learn Mr. Meaghers cooripg of a character th.t has
been already sketched with very unfstterng brush
by Mscaulsy, Sidney Smith, and Thackeray.
THE Central PARK On SATCRDAY.-The Central
Park was much more crowded than usual Oh Satur-
day. There could not have been less than 1000
people there at almost any time between and p. m,
although here was a continual current of incomers
and outgoers. Had it not been for the threatening
skies all would have remained till 5 o'clock and
there would have been 200 instead Of 5000 The
music of Dodworths Band was as excellent as it
always it, but could not the performance include one
or two pieces which be heard 500 yards from the
musicians
MIR. WISE AT HAMILTON PARK.-It had been an.
nounced that on Saturday last at clock, Mr. Wise
would make clear ascension from Hamilton Park.
large number of people visited the Park in the az
tenoon for the purpose of witnessing the ascension
bu. were disappointed. 1t was understood that Mr.
Wise appeared upon the grounds, examined the gas
apparatus and other arrangements connected with
the imitation of the balloon, and then quietly
walked away without word of explanation for re-
fusiDg to ascend. The people who had assembled at
Hamilton Park, continued their walk to Central Park
where they found that Dodwortbs band at least did
not disappoint their audience. For private reasons
Mr.. Wise has determined not to continue the expert
mental ascensions.
The CHIEF ENGINEER AND THE STREET COMMIs-
sIOsER--The Street Commissioner notified the Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department on the 26th ut as
follows:
s 70. give any tu,h.T order. for painting ..
ss% to ire apparatus have ''n''''' not approve
Howard responded
ally offensive but It is dsiespsctfu Ch four
who value. and greatly appreciates
conferred and who will not consent 10 be rode
over rousbshod by any one man dpp0'hfse"
CRY MoRrALITY.-The deaths for the week ending
On Saturday last numbered 400 decrease Of &c as
compared with the mortality Of the week previous,
and 10 less than occurred during the corresponding
of lat tha laat
men, 50 women, 1853 boys, and l2S girls. OF the total
number 23i Of the age of ten years and under,
being IS lees than the week previous There were Oi
deaths of diseases OF the stomach bowels, and other
digestive organs, 70 Of diseases of the brain and
nerves III of the heart and blood vessels lOS of dis
eases Of the lungs and throat 10 of skin and eruptve
diseases 81 stilborn and premaurebirhs, Al of gen.
eral fevers Of old age, of the urinary and genera
tive organs and of the bones and joints. There
were also Is deaths from violent The nativity
table shows that 29i were natives Of the United
States 20 of Ireland, 90 Of Germany, of England,
of Scotland, of France each Of Poland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Wales and British America and un-
known.
THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE IN THE PoLICE CoURT.
There are many persons brought to ths Police
Courts charged with ntoxcation who, after night
spent in the dreary cells in the company Of degraded
and abandoned men and women, become keenly con.
scious of their shameful position, and resolve to
reform their mode Of life. To such, with few words
OF admontion the MAG often administer the tenn
peraoce pledge, with most happy results At the JEFF
ersOn Market Police Court they have pledge ready
to administer to any who may emerge from the cells of
repentance and desire to subscribe TO it. The in
use at present has much service, is blotted and
blurred with inks of all coOrs and reads follows:
THE PLEDGE
"We whose heEeunto affixed, do soemnly SIN
oesy aud truly promise that re will never mole use IN any
unless advised do BY physician And do further prom
ie that will not eoEniensnoe the use oil IL
toKcstins liquor BY oihen"
The first name upon this scroll bears date Dec. 5,
1885, and is followed by several hundred others the
last being dated Oct 9 1859. There the names Of
persons from all countries and all clmes, men, women
and children, white and black written in the most
varied styles of penmanshp. Here is the fine womany
hand Of Whist was evidently once g delicate, refined
lady, there the holder hand of hsrd-wOrking mao;
now German name in German letters, and next an
italian; here is name written evidently by an old
man, lshose trembling, shaking hand here leaves
traces of his yesterday debsuch. CHANGING down the
column, the eye more frequently detects the clear
hand of the clerk of the Court, writing the name of
makes the y of "his' or her mark The last per-
son who affixed her TO this pledge was poor
woman whose husband is lsborer az the Central
Park. He, mild temperate appearing man, came in
with her, accompanied by officer, and stated to
Justice Qusekenbush that bis wife the habit of
getting drunk and neglecting her children and her