New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-14
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TIE Mspseksohn UDion viii perform Cesta's Ora
torio Of Ell torisbt OF the Cooper Institute, with fs
cboYus and orchestra. This is late production Of The
s.,ips ui.h.d Cosdsetor Costa We suppose that his
uu.esl leaning hss enabled him 70 write Is good an
orsorio ss other people. 1t has been very well
received in England, where the bump o! tradition 10
ofsioo matters s 90 hard and tsiek that crics gen
ersly don. n axe up their minds, and the public lie
hersrctic ard immoble in matters Of taste.
AFRICAN CWmIzATIoE.--A meeting Of the members
and friends fthe African Civilization Society Is be
held in Shiloh Church this evening Horace Greeley,
y. ID. johnson of Liberia, and the Rev. Theodore L.
CUyler are expected to take part IL the e1srcises
NEw.YORK University Law LIBRARY.-One OF
our wealthy citizens has offered 20 purchase and pro-
sebt to the Law Fscoty Of the Ubivsrstys complete
Law Library, a. soon rs one can be procnTei. Toe
F,culty are advertising for welLselectsd Law Ii
brsry if any such suoh Oh ond be for sale for the
Increment of their p,opOsed University Law Library
Dr. Scud5ers lscture to light for the benefit Of the
Womeh's Hospital should not be forgotten Let the
house be crowded. 1t s to be given at the Academy
Of Music.
"A LAcSADNs Wv
mems Cburcb in Cherry street have concluded TO give
their much esteemed pastor, the Rev. John s. Inskp,
holiday, partly for HE recreation, but principally
for the benefit Of HE wife's health. Toey will 60 TO
Eurore about the LIST Of Jure and return about the
let Of September. The Society," in the mOst generous
manner, have made arrangements TO pay all the ex-
penses.
Prisoners LIBRARY, SISG SIsG.-This library has
lately received large number Of books from different
donors. Mr.. VIM. joy Hakett has received from
james +. Henry, esq., 10 volumes, cd donstion) The
Rev DR.. StoblDanp, Of st Mathews Church, Walker
street. % German volumes; WIN. CLARK, esq, No.
Second street, "a volumes; Issso l.. Miller, No. I92
Brosdway, 40 volumes; Messra. Mason q Brother,
Duane street. 143 volumes; Daniel T. Jones, esq, No.
81 Chatham street, 10 volumes Welsh Books, and 10
volumes from an unknown donor; John w. c. Lever
dge esq., 2j3 volumes, his second donation OF School
BOOKS; Rev. VIM. II. Gordon, D d., II volumes Of
valuable books. Donors will please send books TO No.
- Centre street.
ARREST OF GANG OF YOUNG BURGLARs-AT-
TEMPT TO BLOW UP AN Iron SAFE.--On Monday
night last the Office of Reuben Mcpherson g. Co., pro-
aucs dealers, No. lt8 West Washington Market, wss
burssrousy entered and robbed of two gold pens and
rdry other articles of the value Of about s3. Off
GERS Dopuy ard living of the Twentieth Precinct po
lice were placed upon the track Of several suspected
psIsoDs, among whom numbsr Of boys living in
the upper part Of the city, Yesterday afternoon, while
on tie alert they discovered boy named William Il.
Fresr in Eighth offering for sale large gold
pen ard holder for 25 ceats. The officers recognized
the property as part Of that stolen from the office of
McPbsrson & Co, and tbereupOn arrested Frear, who
,lso Lad in bis possession butcherkrfe. With this
weapon he threatened to kill the officers, and reso
htey resisted them for while. After taking him
into custody they charged him with the burglary, but
be denied all knowledge Of the affair. Soon after
ward they found another boy named Charles LouI
ana arrested him suspicion OF belonging 10 Frssrs
garg. Loux admitted that he and Ffear and another
boy, named Edward Richards, were implicated In the
burglary FreAr it seems got the key of the office in
come marner, and the boys went into the building
about o'clock in the evening ran,acked the desks,
took the gold pens, and picked up other srti-
cles, including ak pounds of maple sugar,
which they appropriated TO their use. But these
IiHes were exactly what they wanted and did not
psy for their trouble. Two iron safes were in the
Office and one Of hem contained about $500 in money
which the boys determined to open. quantity Of
powder was forthwith applied to the keyhols, and an
attempt made to blow the safe door open. In this,
however, they failed, and after remaining in the office
about an hour and half they went away undetected
The youeg criminals, who children of respect
able psrente were brought before Justice Kelly, at
the Second Dis rict Police Court, where afidsyits
were msde charging them with the burglary. Upon
the examination Of Frear, who appeared to be the
leader of the gsrg he said that he was fifteen years
Old born in New York resided in Thir eth street had
DO occupation ard that he only went into the Office to
get some mspe sugar. Loux stated that he was foar
teen years old, born in New York. resided at No. l9o
West Thtieth seet went TO sJhoo and that if it had
rot been for Frea he would not have went into the
place Richards said he thirteen years old, bora
in New York, resided at No. 1884, Thinysecond
s.reet hsd no work at present. and that Freat asked
him to 90 with him. The magistra e committed FreG
for trial st the Court Of Special Sessions, and the TWO
Younger BOYS were sent to the Juvenile Asylum.
Bulls HrAD.-Wfthout any increase OF supply,
there has be- decided decline in tue beef cattle mar
ket this week, though not to very low poat. NO
cattle that are at all ft for beef sell q. less than 10
cents net pound and mostly those that are suitable Tor
market retailing beef sell this week at l2c. for the
meat the buyer ssving the hide, fat and ofal if he
sold st the same price. The freight on Western osle
this week has been remarkably low-only 81 head
from Chicsgo, and Q large proportion OF the stock
was from Ilnois-ll5S Of the 279l ysrded at Forty