New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-16

was at length got out Of che room. however 40
marched 20 The Tenth Ward Station House, where
was locked up for the night. Ho was subsequent
committed to The Tombs by the District At 'rne,
There are ore or two indictments sganst the pris's
for shoplftiog and ore moro against bis wife, Len'
After this little disturbance the ball proceeded wthou
further interruption.
Mr.. John Wise WILL to morrow Tuesday, evening
give lecture Cd air-Dsvgation, baooning, at the
Music Hall of the Palace Garden, Sixth avenue aaf
Fourteenth street. This lecture is popularysc'enhi'
One il was prepared originally to be read before the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, and embodes the
observation and experience Of twenty -four years In
baooDirQ, and the notes taken by the author during
some three hundred ascensoDs, of the phenomena Of
arcurents, and the praCtcsbity of making of che
east ard mot eastery wind constantly blowing at an
elevation of from two to three miles. BY means of
this current, Mr.. John Wise afirms that be viii be
certainly able .oeross the Atlantic, to Europe, In
balloon the voyage not occupying than 90 hours,
and probably much lees time. For this stupendou,
undertaking he stands pledged so soon as he can
raise some 81 600 or $1,000 to construct the balloon
Mr.. Wise will moreover make an Ordinary ascension
IN m the Palace Garden, on Thursday afternoon next
April 10, at o'clock precisely.
FosERALs.-On Saturday afternoon the funeral of
The late VIM. e. WDmezdDg toc& place at Grace
Charch, and wasvey largely attended-the Rev. Drs.
Taylor and Cook officiating at the burial Of the dead
he body vas placed in the family vault in St. Lakes
TI,1a follo off,
eating ss 7all.bearer Peter Lorard, Jss. Bernhard,
Matthew " orgsn, David B. Lume, And. Mount Jno.
IL Wolfe, T. H. Field, John Mcxisson, Jshn Auchin-
clsss aud G. d. II. Gillespie.
The funeral of Mrs. Berrsn, wife of the Rector Of
Trinity Church, took place at the Parish Church at y
O'Clock the same afternoon, in the presence of large
congregation Potter, aud all the clergy of the
parish, except tie chief nourner officiating. The
body vas Deposited in the family vaul, in ST. Marks
Church-the pall-bearers being WIN. z. Dunssomb,
Robert Yyslop Henry Youngs, the Hon. John A. DIX,
G. NJ. Ogden +. r. Tlou, AID A. L. Mcdonald.
MINOR CRY TENSION riday last James T. Fer
pi was arrested by the Park Keepers for fast driving
Oh the Park. He was locked up over night in the
Tweniy-thrd Precinct Station Eouse, aud On Saturday
morning, after being fined 50 by Justice Brownel was
discharged. The Fifth Regiment, Jefferson Guard,
celebrated Jeffersons Birthday Friday by parade
aud dinner BY far the largest portion of the police
has not vet received s last months pay. The higher
officers are paid of but the funds failed before the pr
Yates were reached. Those who have per chant for
buyiug Lottery Tickets or taking chance in the "grab
bag" at country Fairs, will have an opportunity Of
INDUCING their passion in a novel way, by goiDgto
No. SO Broadway, ap STAIRS on this morning, at 10
o'clock. Then and there the Adams Express Company
proposes to sell at auction about 400 packages which
have remained in their possession year and over
called for. No strings to be loosened or cut or
to be pryed into until the packages have gone
into the possession of the buyers.
ICE.-The quantity of ice consumed in the Cities OF
New-York and Brooklyn amounts to the enormous
aggregate of 100000 tuns yearly. To insure this sup
ply requires the gross bulk of nearly 900 tuns as in
transportation and delivery one-tbrd liquefes. To
obtain this immense mass nearly 3OO,O 900 men en-
poyed during the greater part of the Winter months TO
cut and store ce The principal lake i, Rockand, aud
is owned by the Knickerbocker Ice Company. In the
Summer 400 or 500 men are kept constantly engaged,
by the different Companies in bringing the ice from
the various storehouses and leaving at the residences
or places of business of their respective customers.
This branch Of trade gives daily employment 10 80
barees each holding 800 400 tuDs of ice 300 TO 400
wagons, and, Of course, as many horses.
One storehouse the lare 10 the United States, be
longing to the New-York Ice Company is situated
Athens, and is capable of holding $4,000 tuns. A
storebouse is built the same principle as refrger
ator. The vacant space between tbem about twenty
inches, is stuffed with sswdnst. The cost of such
house is nearly 900. Generally the supply of ice
laid up far exceeds the demand; this year, If hap
pen to have a warm Summer there will be barely suf
ficent. There ia no danger, however, Of having the
cost rsed on account of the scarcity competition in
the ice trade is great that that sold for home
consumption is disposed of at price barely paying the
cost of ing and transportation.
small family can be supplied at their own doors |
with enough Office for all ordinary purposes for six
pence day. actually at less cost than if the ice was
given to hem and they had to carry 1t separately TO
their houses. The largest of ice hotel
keepers butchers and confectOners. The St. Nicholas,
during the hight of Summer, uses about three tuns
daily. The exportfrade in ice is Increasing rapidly,
and affords larger rate Of Enumeration than that sold
in the United States The principal places to which
shipments are made England France, Austria East
Ii dies, and Hong Kong. The average gross gales
amount to about one million dollars yearly. i
The SAcHEMs OF TAMMAsY.--The annual election |
of the TammsDy Society will be held in the Grand
Council Chamber of the Great wiswsm this evening. |
of the members met at the Westchester House
on Friday evening, when the following ticket was |
agreed upon:
For SGehem.-JOhn A. Dir. Elijah F. Purdy WIN. D. Ken
Dtdy Geo Baldwin Jas b. Nicholson Henry Vandewatsr
Douglas Taylor Jane. Conner B. Connolly Treasurer
John ssysge r Secretary Casper C. Chids ssssmore
George HeSseve; Wiskinl lie, Stephen d. Duryea
The ticket viii probably be elected without opposi-
ION.