New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-07


er Of this association for the ensuing year took place
Yesterday at No. 100 Hester street; the polls being
open from a. M until a p. AT "A o'clock in the
evening" the society met in the same building when the
resul. was announced IS follows;
PIssidsAt-Phnp w; Eggs Vice rresidentEAsxsndeI M
G1sHgus A. Rstz Financial secretAry-D g. Paige. TIus-
sees-N. R. Bunee. Ryan; John H9eit Finance Comm ee
sesss St ArmsNbsvid P. MosTisn.
The meeting then adjourned.
TRIAL OF FIRE Enthusiastically afternoon
about twenty members of the Society of Turner's un-
der direction of Dr. Gaerdner, teacher of gymnastics,
gave an exhibition Of a fire escape at Turner'S Hall in
Orchard street, and the trial clearly demonstrated to
e audience present that any regularly organized body
ofmep. with the apparatus at hand, could save the
lives o Ueope in burning buildings under the most Sc.
nous disadvantages. Each man had strapped about
his waist broad band 10 which was attached at the
eide, coil Of rope so or more feet in length.
BY means Of light oak ladders, twelve feet in length,
at the end of which was large hook, the men as
eended from story to story until they reached the top
foor. Upon reaching the first floor, the ladder was
drawn ls and hooked over the sill Of the window
above and so on TO the top. -Four assembled upOn
each ladder. Reaching the top hoOr rope was low
ered and long tube similar to tina. exhibited
IN the Park few days ago. hauled up and fastened in
the window. Through this tube fifteen persons de-
scended in short time and were landed one after thu
other safely in the street.
After saving every person in the building the men
lowered their apparatus and then attaching their rope
to the window sill cid down thereon to the walk.
A "Italian ladder" was next produced and found
equally efieacious with the other. This admirable
continuance consists Of number of short lengths Of
ladder each provided with iron sockets notches ar
the ends of the side pieces for the purpose of fitting
them together 10 make ladder of any desired length
The frat section lie provided with wheels at the upper
end 90 that as each piece attached below these
rollers reiting against the wall make the matter of
raising an easy task. The sections not than
three feet in length, and the whole apparatus
qnenty very portable. In about three minutes lad
der over 80 feet in length was joined and raised.
In cases where outpourDg flames from the lower
windows would prevent the men from ascending by the
ladders large held stretched out at the foot
of the building, into which persons might jump from
great hight without sustaining personal harm-a fact
which was fully demonstrated in our presence. The
Turner'S bsve invited the Common Council to appoint
day and name some place at which they may give a
public exhibition Of their life saving apparatus.
HISTORICAL SocIETY.-The regular monthly meet
lug Of the New-York Historical Society held last
evening IN the Lecture Room Of Second avenue
and Eleventh street. The Hall was crowded; many
were compelled to stand through the meeting. The
Rev. Or. De Witt filed the chair. The usual routine
business was transacted and the Rev. Judson II. Hop.
kins read paper on the History of Witchcraft in
America, recountng all the laws Of the several States
on the subject with their notifications and many
Of the cases which occurred under them. They were
interesting but are all matters Of history. Resolutions
Of respee; for the memory of Mscaulay passed,
after rel4fxks upon them by the Rev. DIR. 0sgood.
MILIIAsY-Last evening an Gle ;tion for Lieut.. Col,
of the 7Ist egiment came off at the srmory in Centre
Market Gel vosburg occupied the chair, and nearly
all the commissioned officers were present. On the
first ballot Kejor G. w. b. Tompkins was elected he
receiving Is otes to IA cast for Capt. A. p Hnman of
Co. II. The election took many by surprise, but
seemed to give general satisfaction, the Lieut.
Colonel is VEL qualified officer, and likely to prove
a useful member of the staff
FgPsRs IN RIDGE IsrREEr.-Last night fire broke
out in the frame stable No. So Ridge street, owned by
Mrs. KotTe, and occupied by cartmen, whose horses
were 60. out safely. The building was slightly dam
aged.
9uRIEg CoETRAcIs.--The following contracts were
awarded On Friday last:
Res Aad grading Fatty third street. from Second avenue
% dhi q tssnot 70 Hugh Hu Sl5965 time, IL months;
uIeties gSa korie ard James Hume. There nine
DDS, of whi'b the highest $3.50 Five bids
Like.
Regus. % TIsSlsE setting curb AID stones and tagging
our feet 1ds " between Fourth Seventh
venues % AZ SsSo time, u MONTHS suretie
Timothy D. p3vhn and Andrew Lesy There were ten bids
flaegIg Al setsne ano reetng curb
tones 70 uy'fA street. from Ninth 70 Eleventh avenns
vbere recess 70 Terrence Kosa Sal GEL s en- 49,
uTeties james Moore and Andrew Lesy. There were nns
ids.
RsKulsirg and ssaing First avenue from Onshandrca.n5
nth to ORE 95red and twenty third street 10 Coy.i
time, Eonths; suFetes bartlett
.ndrsw Ken.EAn. There sir bids highest ss
Rsnistnr Piaeth from Foutb to Lexington ;syenue
fshss konir AZ Ole % tins monlhe suTetes Alex
ndsr brandon ard Tin. othy Donovan
rsr.,c.1 HIGHWAY SEE-Two BROTHERS ON THE
oap ~Esriy on Tpesds morning, John O. Gsdney Of
.trssf and two on three comp s1oDs, 10 the
~ = ne corner Of Canal nd Sullivan seets enjoying thei
~ - tss ,hep two color, I'd named Upton Murray aud
- VI Bssy entered the place together with two white
err James Neey and William Anderson Murray had banjo
~ S ana plsyed number tunes for the aInusements OF
~ ,,es n tie house while Anderson eItemporzea series
This musical and terp HchoLeA1 20
he heart efGeeney that he invited tne vsnssseo per-