New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-04


appreciation your abor and s.cesin the cause Of Christian
Purty AID National Rshteouse,' respectfully isvise ron 10
repeat such day convenience may suggest one
dioourse the suscs
in tn. great H. the Cooper Tnut. She thousands
Of our may prOd, of
hearing you
We arc with profound es..sm, yours.
HORACE GRnELrY IExGov mY.os Fl. CLARK,
S Wm " fky,1s. iRs, u. Wan BsgcHEs.
Edgar Ksrcaus Be-, THos. . HASTINGS.
~ NcCURDy. JAMES HUMPHREY,
IRsv I'd IA CH,rH, WIN ALLEN BUTLER,
CHAs w. ELLIOTT, OLIVER JOHNSON
JosrfH HoxIs JoHs " EmMosDs,
ia sriLLnIy, CHAs A DANA,
GEORGE MN. CURTIS, srsroN DRAPER,
nj HiLlS a a. o'NI'''"N" PROT srsj MARTIN,
2 R'T ". ch raf'sSS tSs s ! MssT MD,
sTDsEY H. GAY. EDWIN wEsT. NJ D.
CHAs r. CoSGDOs. JAMES FAsmAs,
SAAL. SINCLAIR, FRANKLIN J, OTIAhsoNt
Nei,- York, April !, 1859.
M.ssrs Horace GREELEY, JONI JAY aud others.
GENTLEMEN: am truly grateful for this kind inv ton, and
rejoice the opportunity of acknowledging it, 1t only to
signify my hearty hopeful recognition Of It's principles 90
admirably expressed am that, If we get a. the
masses with The testimony the Word of God sgsD,. the in
ia y Of Slavery will soon BE- swept from the land shall
be happy respond to this in mere lee
tares mry thought best oommspc Wednesday evening
AprilG host respectfully and truly yours
GEoHcE B. CHEEvEk.
respondepce, the Rev. George b. Chsevsr, ID. D.,
will deliver Discourse upon " The Logic of the
Word Of God aganst Slavery as Man Stealing" in
the great Hsll of the Union, Cooper Institute, on
Wednesday Evening, April 6, at u O'Clock.
DEATH OF OSCAR w. STURTEvAST. Oscar W. Sur
tevant died at the Asor House. a. II o'clock on Fri
day pisht, after an illness of three days He vas
elected Alderman Of the Third Ward three times SUE
cessivey, was lawyer by profession, and was we'll
known throughout the city. His age was forty-nine
years.
The HrAR1HsToSE CLUB-The first public meeting
of the Hearhstone Club an association Of women who
wish to do for Housekeeping Whist the Farmers Club
does for agriculture, held on the afternoon OF Sat
urdsy in Of the smaller balls of the Cooper lnsti-
tuts. The hall was crowded, the President, Mrs.
johnson in the chair. Much Of the time Of the meet
ing was occupied in explaining the objects of the Club,
reading and reresdng the Constitution, aud receiving
new members. Two or three articles read one
of them on "Tea," excited considerable discussion
and q special committee was appointed to prepare a
report on it for the next meeting. The Investigating
Committee reported on the various carpet-sweepers
and recommended two as having proved serviceable
The meeting are to be held monthly.
TRIAL OF DANIEL L. SIcKLEs.-Msrsha Rypders
hes summoned az witnesses in behalf of Mr. Sckles,
the following ger tlsmen, viz: Hon. John C0chrsne,
John Kelly, and VIM. b. Maclay, Cspt James Leon
ard Judge Al. T. Brennan, Judge a. A. Phillips, EI-
Recorder James NJ. Smith, E1. County Clerk Richard
b. Connolly County Clerk John Clancy, Register
William Miner, Capt. Joseph Bowling, Sixth Ward
Police; Supervisor Isaac Bell, Jr, Surrogate Robert
c. West tx Corporation Counsel Robert D. DIXON,
Charles X. Graham Ersineer Of the Navy Yard Jas
MCGOWAN of Porter's Spsrif aud John Thompson,
coschmsn. The witnesses are all commanded to BIS IN
attendance in Washington this morning.
CITY MoRrALIrr.-According 20 the report OF the
City Inspector there i26 deaths in the city during
the past week an increase of as compared With the
mortality of the week previous and ~ lees than dur
ing the corresponding week Of last year. Or the whole
number 242 of ten yesis OF age and under, and
So were inmates of the various public institutions Inc
following table shows the number of deshs for the
ps.t two weeks among adults and children, distinguish
ing the sexes: ~ IT,,
Week ending March Ssh y 80 lle az
Neek ending April 2.st 30" u Nv =,
Among the principal csuses of death were the fol-
lowing Bronchitis, 10 consumption, 'Oi convul
SONS fnfantis), -; dropsy in the head IL intsmma
ton OF the bowels, - NATURALIZATION va 'Ne 'N"S'' -
Inflammation of the BRAIN :; msrssmus Vrianhel'
10; scarlet fever, %.
There were also II deaths Of congestion of the BRAIN
Of congestion of the lungs, Of Group, Of debility
linf.ntile s Of puerperal fever, oftyphod fever
oftyphus fever of disease Of the heart, OF whoop
ire cough Of scrofuls of teethiug premature
births 80 still born and from violent causes ncut-
ips suicide aud murders.
The annexed table shows whist portion. OF the hu-
man system have been most affected: Bones, ioint'.
40 Is. brain and nerves, "a; generstivs organs, i5
hear, and blood vessels Ii lungs, throat, &C., l5S
old age ,; skp, &C. and erupve fevers, 80; Stubborn
and premature births, 80 stomach, bowels and other
digestive organs So uncertain sea; and genera levers
IS: unkposn, .; urinary organs, ,. Total, 40.
The number Of deaths, compared win lhs 0oFic'
spending weeks in 1857 and 1858 was as follows;
Week ending April s. S5s....'.'...'''''''''''''fiS
Week ending Marrh 20,
Wsek ending April ?, lSs....'.'.'.'.''''.'
The nativity table gives 29i natives OF the on'ea
States. 90 of Ireland 81 Of Germany, Ia OF Eng ana,
8 o Scotland Of Poland, Of British America, sna
Of Africa.
TESTIMONIAL TO IN CoSrR0LLER FLAGG Inc
CLERKS who were employed under The late Controller
Mr. Flsgg, have since the expiration OF his term OF
A.. sh,,n th.ir rsgsri for him IN the presentation