New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-11
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When the sxemen bad nearly reached its center four
feet below tie m, de earth around Il, they came to
rnpsket ball around which the tree had grown for
greet mary yrars in conccntrc circles II supposed
that this bali was lodged n the tree during the Amei
can Revolution. -. The Sunday Mcrcnrysays: :" Mr.
Fow Ter neither took psssage board OF The Moses
Taylor for Havana nor has he at any time contem-
plated future residence in Brazil. He is in the SAFE
Of New-York-amost daily in the City OF New'Iork;
and If we are correctly Informed be has not the re-
uoteet idea of syailipg bimsef Of the uncomfortable
advantages incident TO self-expa.ration. acssrs
Wills Crane, A,mory, and Capp. the Committee On
Public Grounds Of tie Common Council OF Boston,
with James SHADE the City Engineer and Superintend
eot Of Water Works, in this city several days last
week with the object Of visiting and examining the
Central Park. Trey returned TO Boston Saturday.
Trey have in etarge q considerable addition to the
area of the renow ned Boston Common, and are la
search Of any information that III be useful 10 them in
their new project ..Jobn B. Cough the prince Of
temperance lecturcrs who has been ecturing in En-
gland for tie past three years. is TO return TO this city
n July and ovation in his favor BY the temperance
people ia foreshadowed The fourth annual festival
and picnic rase funds toward the erection of the
Stean monument in the Central Park will take place
Conrads to day. Several glee clubs viii enhvcn tho
proceedings with excellent music and for tho evening
brilliant display Of fireworks Is announced. The
Queen Of III gland has conferred the order Of knight
hood on Francis H. Saltus, esq, of this city, for i'm
portant improvements in artillery. Tho compli-
mentary concert given 10 little Martha Davis, the
pretty Sundayschool singer, netted 500 A. which has
been deposited I'm the Bank TO her credit.
Thos. c. Emery is the leader of the Rocky Mountain
Gee Club
CRY IsPRovRNgyrs.--In our article on Saturday,
upon City improvements, were one or two inaccura-
cies. The cost Of altering AppetonS building will ex-
coed 60 0O The old French Catholic Church lots in
Canal street with the lots in the owned and
being built upon by Daniel Devlin, the cotbier Mr.
Ggan is erecting two storesH by 100 instead of one,
in Mercer street, to coat 100000. They will be occu-
pied by Geo. A.. Leavitt & Co., and Leavitt & Allen
DEDICATION OF A CHURCH.-The dedicatory SCR
vices Of the new Washinaon-square Methodist Episco
pal Church in Fourth street, the Of Mac
douga street. took place Yesterday in the presence of
largo congregation. The dedicatory sermon was
preached in the morning by the Rev. Birhop Simpson
The Rev. j. 7. Durbin preached in the afternoon and
a, the services in the evening tho pastor Of the conge
CATION, the Rev. s. Foster, oticiated. This Church
bas but recently been completed and adds greatly TO
the appearance Of the street which IL is loca'ed
The front il Of white marble in the Romanesque STYLE
wide fight of seps in front OF the building leads
to spacious portco from which entrance had TO the
body of the Church or the galleries Two doors on
eber eide Of the outside stairway communicate with
the Lecture and Sabbath-School apartments Of
good size, and well ventilated.
The edioe il SIS feet front and 95 feet deep and
contributed at cos Of about $50 0c0. The first object
presented TO the eye upon entering tho body Of the
church from the front door is the organ and wide
gallery intended for the choir. Directly in front of the
choir il pt form and plain palpif. The gallery eur
rounds tie church. and ii is calculated that with tho
pews down stairs about one Thousand persons can be
accommodated. The pews constructed Of black
walnut and in the modern STYLE The congregation
which will hepcefortb occupy this church formerly
worsbiped in Sullivan street.
THE RosE-SrREKT FIRE.-A very destructive fire
occurred in Roee street on Friday night particulars Of
which were printed in Saturday mornings TRIBUsR.
During the progress of the fire, Catharine Leay and
Mary Reed both jumped from second-story window
and seriously injured the latter receiving violent
bruifes of the spine. AT daylight on Saturday morn
ing the body of Patrick Leary found in the ruins
burned to crisp. 1t il supposed that in attempting to
rescue his family from the burning building he fell
victim 10 the flames. An inquest will be held on the
body by Coroner Gamble.
FATALLY BEATEs.--On Sunday night Thomas Cox,
a nght-watebnan residing at No. 90 Mulberry street,
was badly beaten by some unknown persons, at the
corner of Mulberry and Chatham streets. He was
taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he died on Friday,
from conclusion of the BRAIN the result of his injuries
An inquest viii be held on the body by Coroner GAM
be-
SrABgIsG IN ROOSEVELT srREEr.-Early on Sunday
morning several intoxicated persons were assembled
on corner in Roosevelt street when quarrel
between Robert FalaD, Phillip Ryan, and Robert Bell.
During the disturbance, Ryan was seriously sabbedin
the shoulders and body il alleged, by Bell and Fail
Ian. Ryan was conveyed 10 the Sew-York Hospital,
where be lies in dangerous condition The assailsns
pxere arrested and taken before Justice Kelly who