New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11

on Tuesday evening. The Surgeons, Dir. Stephenson
end Ganisb presented their annual report, whereby IT
appears that ,046 patients afflicted with Diseases
Of the eye had been treated in the hospital during the
year 1860 making s,6s2 poor perons treated at this
institution since ts incorporation in 1882 This hospital
s located at No. 60 Third avenue, near Eleventh street
and is open for the reception Of patients every Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday, from 10 3 O'Clock.
rGYpToLoGY--THE ABBOTT COLLECTION.
To tas Editor Of The N. Y Tribpas
members of the Historical Society, and the generous
munifcence displayed BY the citizens of New-York in
TIE purchase of DR.. Abbots collection, have endowed
America with one Of the rarest treasures for the eody
Of various branches of historical science. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed on all who, IN VARIOUS ways
have worked for this acquisition. But to crown this
splendid action to make this collection completely IN
teresting and instructive 10 the student the invoS
gator the philosopher and the mass Of the Intelligent
American public on elaborate scientifically -desefp
tive catalogue in absolutely necessary The prepare
ton Of such catalogue for the student as well as tor
the diettnnte in Egyrtolo8y. IT, work Of the very
greatest learned difficulty To do Il well something
more ia needed than even yisit short or long, to
Egypt, and the Subsequent Pnbication OF a 69oN OF
travels is TO 30 hoped that the sose,y winsa
this task to the right man.
EQy rtology ia young science, and in lie whole
complex 1t scarcely point TO more tian from heen
to twenty savants ~ Europe equal to the task Of
making good catalogue The only one IN America
in every respect aavsnt and an Egyptologe is Dr.
Seyfartb who whatever may he bis theories about the
meaning Of certain hieroglypbics and about Egyptian
chronology ranks In Europe among the small numoer
If Aorosgh Egyptologuee II isbeyond question that
Dr. Seyflarth can he safely intrusted with making
catalogue Of DR.. Abbotts collection. GuRowski.
Jas. II, 1861.
CouRr.MARTIaL or Col. CoRcoRAS.-One Of the
small rooms of the City Annory was dense'y crowded
at ~ o'clock yesterday afternoon, willie the trial, by
court-martal Of COL Corcoran Of the 69th Regiment
was in progress Mr.. Richard O'Gorman, counsel for
the accused after the opening Of the Court made
pIeech in which he quoed section 1853 OF the Genefai
Regulations, showing that lawyer had the rizh 70
for the accused; but he read also section OF
tie Copsttuton of the State, which allows parties ac-
cured "in any Court whatever TO appear with coun-
eel. He (Mr. 0GormaD) therefore claimed 70 appear
% eounsel for defendant To this Jadge,Advocate
Meade dssencd The Court did wish 10 be pressed
to decision, but finally admitted the gentleman az
counsel.
Can't OReilly of the Brigade Lancers, the first Wit
swcrn, waa asked the question, Wnether ms CON
peny had been ordered to parade the llth OF Octo
terl The question was objected to because IN the
Rrst place, there was proof OF any order having
heen served the regiment and IN the second place
bseause i did not appear in the speeifea.ons at sae
alleged disobedence in any way referred 70 the brigade
Lsncers. After lengthy consultation, the question
was allowed and the witness replied In the negative.
To the ques on Did Col. Corooan order his company
10 report at Headquarers J witness replied No n,
Adjutant MrKeon the next witness. He testi-
fed Il at all orders 10 the regiment usually went through
lis hands, ard recorded in the order book, which
was kept BY him. The witness had been subpenaed
10 bring hi book with him. but did not do 90 pleading
thp lie had been sc and therefore unable to enter the
orders.
Tie prosecution stated that without this book !.
a l. II t. thaa
Col Corcoran order the Goth Regiment 10 parade there
wa an objection rsised lengthy discussion arose and
the objection finally overrnled, when witness re-
Piled: Not that know Of Witness, on being again
auesoned testified that all orders were supposed to pas
through lis hands but did not invariably do 40 When
not witress supposed they through Col Corcoran
Tie Judge ADV ocate bere stated thai i was impos,
sble to proceed further without the Order Book and
the case was then sd onrned until Friday, NJ ~ P. M
DEATH OF THE WIDow FORMER L. s. SKsA-
roR.-A woman named Mrs. Mary Ann German died
in state Of great desftution in our city yesterday
morning. and Is TO be buried si the public expense this
afternoon Mrs. g. has lived here for several years
snd IL we'll known 10 many Of our citizens. sne en-
eesvored. for while after sbe came here 70 get nv
ether fancy work but unable TO do and at last
becsue city charge. Mrs. German related strange
so,y of her lfe She represented that she was TIE
widow Of a former United States Senator from this
State and that his death estate valued at
OOCO was taken from her fraudulent claim pre-
erred by lis ether This story and other statements
made BY her, were not credited, because unsupported
bv ether evidence than her word, and the manner in
which they were told and enbellished. She was evi
deutly woman Of education and possessed traces OF
terroDa beauty In Der younger days She was the re
ctieLt Of many favors from thoee who became ac-
qusipted with her. Her age was nearly or quite 20
YEAR, We learn to-day that it fact that the de-
ceased was the widow Of Obadiah German who re.
sid.d II Norwich CbenaDgo County, and represented
New-York In the United States Senate from 1899 TO
1915. tSyracuse Journal.
THy CRUsApgR.-The United States steamer Cru
sader, Lieutenant commanding John n. Maitt, entered
tie haIbor yesterday and anchored of Dog River bar
She sailed bher from Pensacola and her mission here,
we are reliably informed is To get draft cished for
prize money due her complement on account OF sale OF
SLAYER captured by her. This effected she will sail
without della, for her station the coast Of Cuba.
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