The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-26


Mr.. PATERSON introduced bill providing that no pre-
.ium note given mutual insurance company shall bs
.n.a "ne.s within six yeassom the expiration Of the
term for uced bill 70 require the session laws 70
NJ Ms %T r. the Two newspapers Of eech county having
The largest same 70 be designated by the
Supervisors ALBANY Ian. 2S. 1885,
Tho hill 10 increase the powers and tass Of me fupnc
Administrator was reported favorably.
Mr.. Foorr (rcp) introduced bill requiring ail county
trcasurers 70 file the County Clerks Office eli papers
relating to trust funds belonging 70 n infants
sion Of young persons when unattended was ordered to
third reading
Assembly.
ALBANY, Jan. "a, 1853.
The special committee 70 investigate unclaimed div
dends Of savings banks essrs. Opdyke Law and Pond)
reported that the New York State Savings Bank New
York. reported their unclaimed dividends, with the
mark that some Of the owners were known and some I'M
known.
On motion Of Mr. LAW the report was ordered to be re-
turned with the reply that was evasve, and requesting
proper answer.
Mr. CoSKIISc gave notice Of bill to repeal the act ap-
pointing the Commissioners Of Record, New York.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr. JoHNsoN-To amend the General Banking law.
II provides that the stocks hereafter deposited shall be
New York State Stocks equal to five per cent stock
oneha United States stock taken par value and that
stocks Of cities, villages and towns at per cent in
teres may be deposited as securities TO half the amount
By Mr. CoRB-To authorize the construction of an inter-
sectional railroad The corporators J. W. Barker f.
The road is from Grand and the east streets along East
Broadway, Canal, Washington Greenwich Cortland and
West streets.
By Mr. ScHoIEEEID-To amend the law allowing parties
to be witnesses that such testimony shall not be given
when the adverse party or person in interest living nor
representative Of a deceased person
BY Mr. RElLy-To incorporate the New York College of
Dental Surgeons.
By Mr. GRAvE-To limit the number Of trustees of each
school district to one.
By Mr. snAw--To incorporate the Union Dime Savings
Bank, New York.
By Mr. sHAw-To amend the charter of New York It
creates
ALBANY, Jan. 49, 1859.
The House was occupied most of the morning session
in discussing the bill giving notares aud counseorsat
law the power Of commissioners of deeds
The section comforting such powers counseors-at
law was stricken out after long debate.
The general orders have been alone acted upon to-day
SAINT Marks CHURCH IN BowERy Amongst our
historical "reminiscences Of last week. this venerable ed
fee should have place. The spot on which the church
now stands originally formed part Of the "Boweryn or
farm Of Governor Stuyvesant forming large part
OF the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards and portion of
the Sixteenth ward.
1t was the site of chapel erected by the Governor for
his family and neighbors to worship according to the
Dutch Reformed Church. This edifce becoming diapda
ed the atgrandson of the Governor Petrus Stuyye
sant in l7e3 donated eight hundred pounds and piece
of land one hundred and fifty feet wide and one hundred
and ninety feet in length, and in cooperation with the
vestry of Trinity church, took for the erection
upon the site, Of Episcopal church. The corner
stone was laid on the 25h of April 1885, on the 9th Of
May, $780, the present building consecrated by Bishop
Provost At the first election for wardens and vestry-
held the 18th of October $780, the folio wing gen.
tlemen were chosen:-Peter stuyvesant and Francis b.
Winthrop wardens; Gilbert c. Willett, Martin Hoffman,
William A. Hardenbrook, Mangle Mnthorne, William
Ogden, George Turnbull Nicholas W. Suyvesaut James
Cummings.
AT that time decided to establish the name to be
known by law The Protestant Episcopal Church of ST.
Marks, in the Bowcry in the city Of New York." which
occasions the old title to be kept to this day as est Mars
Church in the Bowery-when the location is ia fact at
the corner Of Suyvesan street and Second
The first reotorERev John Caahan-was called in 1900
The second was Rev. William Harris called in 1901. The
third rector-Rev William Creighton, D. D-now located
at altar Tarrytown, \. was called in 1915 The
called in 1885. Many honorable names have been
at different times connected with the vestry Of this
parish Besides those previously mentioned, were Nicho
las FISH, in 1906 Peter G. Stuyvesant, 1906 Clement c.
Moore, 1916; Jacob Iorillard 1921 Gideon Lee 1871
William Nelson, 1890; John L. Lawrence, 1892 Hamilton
Fish, 1885, Francis u Johnston, 1897 and many others
equally respected The recently departed and respected
Gerard Stuyvesant was also one of the vestry.
There are several monuments tablets the interior
walls in memory of departed worth, and on the outer
eastern wall is venerable tablet to the memory of
fetrus stuyvesaut late Captain General and Governor
in Chief Of Amsterdam in New Netherlands now called
New York. and the Dutch West Indii Islands, died August
A d. 1882 aged so years. The building has very sub
stantial walls, the work having been of solid
descriptions but, Of course, with the lapse time other
parts have required repairing and altering During tho
past year beautiful and substantial iron porch has been
erected which has been together with the entire outer
walls and spre, painted and sanded, to resemble the
greenish drab stone considerably in use and with
these improvements together with the beautiful grounds
and the old trees surrounding establish the locality with
its interesting associations, of the few remaining
venerable landmarks Of wiiespreading METROPOLIS
and it is to be hoped will long remain ouch.