New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14

M. Louis Dschauer, Organist of the ST. Vim centde
Paul Church. Twenty-thrd street, between S3ixth and
Seventh avenues advertses concert fof tomorrow
Sunday night-beiDg the performance O., an original
mass executed by principal singers and oty chorsters
for the joint benefit of the Society of ST. Cecilia and
the Sanctuary Society of the Church.
The CALIFORNIA MENAeERlE.-Old Adams, the
great California hunter, with one undred and fifty
living animals of his own cspturiul including seven
teen dancing and performing besrs has arrived from
San Francisco, on beard the Jip Golden Fleece.
There are nineteen cages in al, varying in size
mostly ten feet long, four feet wi de- and four feet high
Sampson, Lady Washington, aid Fremont, being the
largest of the run family, upy separate cagesi all
the Others except the buffalo md elk having two, and
rome three of the large aai malls Beside the seven
teen performing bears, eubT acpg ten different kinds,
there are two California lions two do tigers, two do
cougars two lynxes, seven coyotes ono white wolf,
one anteeter one sea lio leopard, two silver
gray foxes ore ullgrown buffalo, two elk, TIVE
wild mountain goats, seventeen snakes, two large
California condore two do vultures, five do. moon-
face owls, three 5ouble-eared do, two Australian
osriohes seven feet high, two white FeGcans, two
gray do two large golden eagles very rare and beau
tifur two black Lower California esglet two Caifor
mis- American bald eagles and great variety Of other
birds and animals 1t lie understood that Mr.. Z. l.
Esrnum has purchased undivided half of this novel
exhibition large figure, and that after sho7t stay
in New-Ycrk they will visit other cities, and also be
exhibited through the country.
! The POLICE CoMMIssIoSERs.-lt was confidently
/ expected that Messrs Bowen, Psbury, and Bergen,
1 the new Board of Police Commissioners weud have
made their appearance at Police Headquarters yester
day to take control Of the Department, but up 70
O'Clock last evening they had not done SC, ana IL 10
MISTER of doubt whether they viii assume the rens OF
government before Monday. Mr. Bergen, 1t appears
had no intmaton of his appointment as Commissioner
until notice Of it wae shown him in The TRIBUNE ana
be consequently did not go 10 Albany until yesterday
AS no official notice has yet been received that the new
Commissioners have been duly qualified in conformity
to the law, Mr.. Stman yesterday addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Carpenter who was, upon the
passage of the law created an Inspector the Office OF
! Deputy Superintendent having been abolished;
oeies Of the Commissioner the metropolitan Police
District BrOOme street eGyDsE Of IN Elm 1851
Der Sir he Auenastory o: the se:to establish the
f%i' 'ei cay
TIE od Board Of the Ss% shah Be
duly organized the President OF said Board also Legally re-
iaenden You n In.Ps;OT uSsE the new law
enter upon the dntes Of your ce 81 the fse rs
may require General Superintendent until the
appointed BY the New Board supecede the present
tEority Yours truly, -
President OF the Board Of Police
The members of the old Medical Board are greatly
exercised in regard to the law which provides for
the appointment of six surgeons and from the number
of gigs and light wagons drawn up in the vicinity Of
headquarters throughout yesterday stranger might
have inferred that the building used hospital
Everybody that thought to possess the slightest
degree of influence, buttonholed by the disciples
Of Esculapius, and good word entreated. Nothing
of moment tranpred at headquarters and the present
neumbents of various Offices in toe Departments may
quiet their qualms, changes will be made for sew
eral weeks vet. Late 10 the afternoon dispatch
received from Albany, stating that the new Commits
fioners had met, and that Mr Bowen had drawn the
long term-six years. Mr.. Bergen four years, and Mr..
Pilsbury the short term-twoyesrs
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CRoTos BOARD.-Ex-A
derman Thomas S. Stephens, the gentleman nominated
by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Alder
men, on Thursday, President of the Croton Aque-
duct Board made his appearance at the Mayors Office
at noon yesterday and took the oath Of Office binding
him TO perform the business of the Department faith.
Tally. He will enter upon the duties assigned him i'm
mediately.
SUIT AGAINST THE EIGHTH Avenue RAILROAD
COnPAKY--VERDIcT FOR 81 O00.-The case Of Augus-
tus Maverick and wife against the Eighth Avenue
Raih Dad Company to for injuries sustained by
BTs Maverick by collision Oh the 18th Of January
1859, between a car Of the Company and hook and
ladder-truck was concluded yesterday in the Court Of
ConmSa Pleas, before Judge Brady. Two days were
occupied in the trial Of the The plaintiffs proved
that the injuries sustained by Mrs Maverick
Gevere wcEnd in the left breast and the fracture of
part of the sight hand A portion of the hand was
subsequently amputste< The defense set up was the
cupabIity Of the fire company The Jury retired at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and returned at 81 D. M.
with verde. Of 81, OO0 for plaintiffs Council for
plaintiffs w II, Robinson and Hooper c. Van Vorst;
for defense, Cen Nye and s. w. Robinson.
ARREsr OF AN EoNoRABGI--On Tuesday last Thoe. |
j. Munday ex-Me.pber of Assembly arrested,
charged with having been gRiky of gross misbehsvior
toward the little erle of Il pablo school in Forty
seventh street. After some delay the prisoner was
taken before Jusce Kelly, who held him to bail in the
sDn of $500 to answer. The ease will be tried In the
Special Sessions on the 18th In st. The extreme PEN
sty for the offence with which We ia charged Is imprs
onn ent for ak months. Mr.. Mu0day is at present
Clerk ia the Fourth District Court, and was once
,anddate for Senatorial honors.
DANGEROUS ALTERED EoTx.-I'etersons Deteotor
announces a now and dangerous altered hve dollar
tote, purporing 10 be the tree issne III inc farmont
Bank Virginia. Vignette-Inan feeding pigs. man
IN right end. Henry Clay and figure - on LETT enc
md dog between signatures
A BODY FxBUMED.- La compliance with th6 requebt