New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-30

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49,. .,... borough Investigation, was placed 10 "a
2.~,.a ny, who soon returned tho followia
80 sy.,~, the evidence ELECTED we find cha
so,.b :. enc resrh Of gea. Violence the post nortes
..r.;,s,o, sbov,, ~ fractured skull, broksa an
S.,oo.,ed sSord,, fieen fractured ribs snd sumsrsv
o,hor r-orrd, sna ", believe that tie injuries ~er
o,i,.aa b., sbor+ N ne previous 10 his death, an
-, ,.ou.n,lv .Ner h, 'dmisson to toe Wmkhouse
Ard we censure In the eIes' eern toe Keeper VINO
bov;rg nsrtv Of empty co Us, placed the deceased In
81 nah IDIOTS or crazed pr scners wholly irrcs7oz
BILE for their actions, and Vlp might at any Tina
violently asseil fellow prison. u
tits singular fact that vas n MIS- too old snd de-
crepid 10 work and who aot eht IN their misds,
are left 10 wand about the gronD " unattended AID
unmatched They are liable at any moment 10 stan
bic upon violent death and in seyer instances tbey
have walked into the river and b ven diowaeA
Me,rs. Draper, Bell asd Nicholson Of Il We new Bss<
of Public Charities and Corrections were sesent at tAs
investigation and did ali they could to ran sos
thing deiire in regard to the mems death. ar Dre~.
the Warden of the WorAhouse, was removes by thsx
a week rince and we trust the one will ty TO in
prove somewhat on the present management IL b
due 10 the Department to state that Mr.. Draae TIE
President has begun rigid investigation Of the a@ir,
in order that the responsibility may be imposed usea
those TO whom it belongs
A MAIL BAG FoUsp IN THE RryER-About o
o'clock on Saturday morning Officer King of the Steam
boat Police saw mail bag floating in the North Rivs<.
at the foot of Jay street. On fishing II ON. Il was a.
certaned that had been cut open aud rsd Of its cos
tents. copy of Tie Lafayette Qudl Courier Of
April 25, and paper wrapper, directed to James N.
Reynolds, Placerville, California were the only re-
mains of its contents. The bag was conveyed to the
Post Office where ;w pronounced 10 be portion Of
the Western mail due here ct oclockon Friday night
The baggage master who had charge of the mail bags
that night had not reported that any was missing, ana
is yet uncertain what one it The supposonh
that the bag had been distracted from the wagon which
brings he mails from Jersey City the ferry boat
and that having been carried ashore sad ried il had
been thrown into the river. Post-Ofice Detective
HolbroOk viii investigate the matter.
OPEY AIR PREACHING AT THE FIVE PoIsTs-For
several Sundays past the inhabitants Of the Five
Points have been treated TO morning religious dis
coures from various distinguished members Of tbs
clergy on the premises the of Peases Mission,
within roomy Enclosure of high board fence, and
beneath rudely constructed but solid looking roof Of
slabs. The premises have been transformed FROM
filthy block Of rotten houses the hauns Of the most
vicious and degraded characters clean and inviting
open space quite out of place in that neighborhood
Yesterday morning the Rev. DR.. Bethuue addresseda
meeting assembled at this place, partly composed
Of the people Of the neighborhood, but
Chiefly Of the members of various Chrisan churches
taking an interest in home missionary work, aAd the
children of the House of Industry. lie delyersda
plain, simple, and happy discourse from the text,
Come unto me all ye who are heavy laden, for vii
give you rest" number of the older people of the
Points, WIKI whom the spirit was willing bat she
hesh was weak, came in, in their habtusl stupor Of
itoxicston, and went asleep the benches, now aae
then waking up to hear and understand little Of what
ssd proeriDg their seats TO the betterdressed
people whom they found among them. Younger per
sonf and such as happened TO be sober, listened se
riously, Interrupted only ia their attention. and
then, by petty disturbance outside of tbs boatds
The children listened very deeoroasy These services
are to be continued from Sabbath to Sabbath. Next
Sunday moiDipg, the Rev. c. C. Goss from the West,
viii be in Attendance.
MEETING or THE JAPANESE Communicative
members Of TIE Common Council, constituting, with
two others who failed 10 make their appearance, toe
Joint Committee appointed TO extend the couresies Of
he city to tho coming Japanese, met at o'clock on
Saturday, aud appointed subcommittee to provide