New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-02


A VOLUNTEER ACCIDENTALLY KiILED.--Lawfehee
Mooney, o volunteer belonging TO the "a hegi'uens
N. Y 8. NJ, died on Thursday at Bellevue Hospital
from the effects Of wound in the neck Inflicted win
his own bayonet. 1t appears that at O'Clock on Mon
day evening, while somewhat intoxicated, he was
walking down Broadway, near Fourteenth street,
when be slipped and fell upon the sidewalk BY some
means the point of his bayonet entered his neck, and
the blood gusbed out profusely He attended at
a drug store and sent thence to the Hospital, where
he died from exhaustion by lose OF blood. Coroner
Schirmer held an inquest in the case, and verdict oi
Death from hemorrhuge from a wound accidentally
received" was rendered. Deceased was a native OF
Ireland, % years of age.
CITY MIssIoSs.-The New-York City Tract Mission
ary Society met Tuesday evening in the Presbyte'
ran Church, Unversity.place the Rev. Dr. fottss -
A. X. Wetmore esq, presiding Messrs. Holt, camp,
Ruston Spencer, and Lederer made addresses, gving
of the missionary work in poogress In various
parts Of the city, in enementhouse prayer meetings.
in mission chapes and Sabbatbsct Oos, and IN o'her
forms Of eot devised by the ingenuity and enterprise
of Christian love. The Chairman stated that the 80
ciety, in common with others, was suffering greatly
from the pressure of the times, and could not 20 on
much longer without relief The figures below VIII
show the general results Of the operations OF the past
month Visitors employed 925; ira ts distributed, o
O96; Bibles supplied to the destitute, 80; Ies'amehs
sumlied to children and others, 6j volumes lent from
tue Ward Libraries, 376; children gathered into Sab
baib-schoos 3l2 children gathered into day schools
30; persons gathered into Bblecasses, 81 persons n
duced TO attend church. 4sl; temperance pledges OBJ
t.i,ed. 954 religious meeting held, 2sG; backslders
reclaimed, 8; persons hopefully converted, III; con-
yerls united with Evangelical churches, loo.
RrspycT FOR THE REy. DR.. T. j. SAwYER.-An
invitation IL extended the friends Of the Rev. Dr
SAWYER 10 meet him, for parting interview, at Dod
,yorths Hail. ON Frnay evening, May $, at 0 Clock
! Tug CHARTER CoxxIssIoS.-The Commission "a
amend the chnrter of the City OF NewYork consisting
| of Jonathan w. Allen, William F. Havemeyer, An
drew V. Stout, William Tucker, Andre Froment
! Sias n. S,illwell, Cephas Brainsrd David B. Jack
son, Amor J. Williamson, Elijah +. Purdy, Charles
H. Marshall, ". Drake Parsons, George w. Blunt
! Peter b. Sweeney, William NJ. Evarts, August Bel
mont, Robert s. Gould, James Il. Brady, William
| Allen Butler, j. Winthrop Chanler John ii. White
William ID. Kennedy, Andrew Carriean, and Rober
j. Dillon, met at noon yesterday, in the Chamber
| the Board Of Conncmen. But bare quorum wa
| presout Mr. Alderman Froment was called TO th'
chair, and Wm. Allen Butler, esq, was made tempora
| ry Secretary.
Messrs Purdy. Blunt, Stout, Williamson, White an'
Sweeney were appointed a Committee on Organiza
ton and the Commission adjourned subject to tic cal
| Of this Committee.
II is probable that the Commission will not lie called
| together for business for some weeks to come.