New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-15


Of the Board Of Councilman appointed to drafi ord
nance to prevent searn-boer explosions, held their
final meeting yesterday ate P. M in the CHAMBER OF
the Board Of Councilmen. -Four or five persons adj
dress ed them as before; but although the meeting
better attended than usual, nothing said or
proposed to be DONE 1t is understood that the Com
mittee will report in favor Of the appointment OF 3
Board of inspectors.
NEw-YoRK COUsIY MEDICAL SOoIETT.-The an
uual meeting of the New-York County Medical So
cieiy was held at the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons at the corner Of Twenty third street and Fourth
avenue, yesterday Dr. Oliver White, Vice-Presdent,
in the chair. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: DR.. Oliver White, President; DIR.
II. ID. Buckley yice-President; DR.. II. s. Downs,
Recording Secretary DR.. s. A. Purdy, Corresponding
Secretary; Dr.. d. S. Robson, Treasurer; Censors,
Drs. Hubbard, Finnel, J. o. Smith, Woodward, and
Underhll. 1t was resolved that the appointment, OF
delegates to the American Medical Association, which
meets in New-Haven next May, DO referred to the
appropriate Committee; and the meeting adjourned
The meeting was very limited.
TAxRs, 1859.-Those who have on previous occa-
sions stood in the crowd at the TaxOce during the
last week in November, will thank US, we sure,
for reminding them that they had better pay now than
wait any longer.
CRY MoR1ALIrr.-The deaths during the past
week were $50 men, 50 women, rs boys, and 81 girls
total 4O2-in addition to which there were 80
still births The chief diseases were bronchitis, 8;
congestion of the brain, and of the lungs, Il con-
SUMPTION &C.; infaniile commissions, %; Group, %;
dropsy 6; dropsy in the head IL enlargement of the
heart s. scarlet fever % typhus g. heart disease, TO-
inflammation of the bowels, of the brain, IL and of
the lungs 81 infantie marasmus 6 palsy, g. scalded
or burned, s. casualties g. old age, 8. There were %
CAGES of death from violent causes. OF the deceased
2e5 were Of American, Sc Irish, 80 German and Of
English birth.
DR. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, who has recently
returned from Europe, will deliver, in conjunction
with her sister, DIR. Emily Blackwell, course OF
lectures at Clinton Hall, the 18th, 18th, and I'D
inst. at D. M, in which she will develop her views
in respect to the proper method of educating women
for physicians Illustrating these by description OF the
European schools for partial training and review of
Florence Nightingales plan Of model nursng-school
for women These lectures given in aid of the
New-York Infrmary for Women and Children, in
itaelf hospital school of high merit and which, indie
pendenty of the facilities for practical instruction
which has afforded the graduates of the Female Med
zeal Colleges has given professional aid to more than
seven thousand destitute women and children during
the two years that have elapsed since it was first
opened They cannot fail interest all who sympathize
with the subject and the institution.
CoPPER SaELTISG.-At Bergen Point n. D.,
opposite New Brighton, there an extensive copper
smelling establishment which has been in operation for
L.. ,r,ta he an1o
of enterprising men, who likely to do very extern
sive business, aHording employment to very large
number of workmen. The works are situated very
fayorably on the harbor possessing valuable facilities
for the shipment of copper and for the receipt OF copper
ore. At the present time, bark, named the Young
Greek. Of Boston, is at the dock, unloading cargo
consisting of $50 tuns of Gillian copper ORE There are
smaller vessels on hand all the time discharg-
ing ore from various ports of the United States,
as well as from other parts Of the world, or
loading with the smelted copper, in readiness for
the manufacturer series Of furnaces, grinding
mill and variety of molds constitute the apparatu
by which the crude ore, just as it is dug from the
bowels Of the earth or torn from the mountain side is
converted into tangible metal ready for the first market
in the shape of copper The ore is first introduced to
smelling furnace where it is converted into matt or
substance which English smelters call regulars AT
the works referred there four smelling furnaces
When taken from this furnace the ore, somewhat re-
leyed of its extraneous elements, is put into mill,
where it is ground to a powder as line as
coarse emery This pulyerized matt is taken to an
| other furnace. in which it is merely spread
| ont Ike sand as yet having apparent
Audity In this furnace remains for twelve hours,
during which period loses large per centage OF sui
pbur. Five thousand pounds of this matt is usually
put into one furnace and is designateda charge. The
metal or blister copper for it ia no longer ore, Is then
submitted 10 another furnace in which it disengages
some more sulphur, and large per cenage OF arsenic;
| sometimes a considerable quantity OF lead or tin IS
exuded depending, Of course, upon the quality OF the
ore which is used There four of these furnaces,
each containing 5000 pounds of copper. These are
tanned once in every - hours and the metal run on
into moulds of loan. The pgs thus cast, are next,
and lastly, conveyed to the refining furnace where
they are freed as thoroughly possible, from all sx-
trapeous elements and gases. From this furnace the
conner is drawn off into cas-ron mods, receiving The
shape of cakes weighing 200 pounds each, or ibgo''
about I6 pounds in weight The cakes are now ready
for use for the rolling machine, and are extensively
bought for this purpose The ingots which appear TO
contain brighter element than the cakes used for
the general purposes TO which brass is devoted. They
are packed into barrels which contain 600 pounds
each, when they are ready for shipment. This LAST
furnace is competent produce 1000 pounds Of pare
copper once every day. Mr.. Croker one of the gen
emen engaged in this work. has been in the business
for forty-ve years. and brings to bear upon the ne"
enterprise his experience, and many improvements
which will be beneficial to the operations at Bergen
Point. They receive ore from Chill Cuba, Venerues'
Mexico Vermont Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Nor'n