New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-17


EXPENDITURES, $l5i TO- Balance on hand at iast se-
ro, o. 2s5 81 and at present, 81 4S 81. Afser souss
other business Of minor Importance tine meeting I'd
jo,r1ed-
A Nxy CAsE or MISPLACED CosYIDEScL---A
tall 5obersded individual, dressed In sut Of BOD.
naming himself, on an engraved copperplste cssds
George d. Crosby come two months since, called On
well-known literary gentleman Of this city, and, afr
some conversation. stated that he had arrived ussf
morning from Philadelphia and, while passing taossh
the ferry gate at Jersey City hsd been relieved Of hs
pocket book, containing the sum of &45. This wkiSs
be had carelessly he said, placed in the outside rsas
rocket Of his overcoat He had gone to the Asler
House and ef, his carpet-bsg and having sscertainsd
the reeience Of the literary gente had taken H.
liberty to come and beg the loan Of few dollars % -
10 enable him 10 reach biz home at Hanover, N. H
lie was one Of the teachers in the Scientific DspsrS
ment Of Dartmouth College. Hr uncle was protse
sor in the college. He very respectfully connesssd
Impressed with the misfortune Of reputable gen
tlemsn-a scvan and cergynan-the literary gentls-
man was happy TO obhge him, and loaned him the san
Of -. in return for which he left valuable BIT %
Of paper, Of which the following ia true copy:
"Esw-YosK, Nov. II. ioo4
For vslue received promise pay Pxrk Benz amin erd
eight dOllas' demand with interest IN c
This autograph and the document, to which Il b
annexed can We learn, in the present state Of shs
money market, be bought at considerable dscsuue
IL wss not asked for. but Mr.. Crosby insisted s2sa
leaving it--instead as we presume, Of lock q hin
barr which would have been equally precious. In
decd the literary lender offered to let him have ele
bu, he enevoeDty insisted that $S ives sufkcient--
which Was queer, and nare instance of forbearance.
l.. of sk1y
having been promised as soon ss Mr.. Crosby could
reach the theater of his scientific sructions the pos
sessor of the valuable note of hand above quoted.
sddreessdthe Postmaster at Hanover n H.-promPtsd,
BY curiosity to inquire after the health of gentleman
Of such apparent learning and piety The following
was the Postmasters courteous but unsatisfactory
reply:
DEAR sE Yous of the 28th duly resolved and
noted .1s 'y s inc os the S. hs
letter from Hal Of orb making inquiry s6on the s.as
also had PeTie. who have beso .windIeS o
snail and slo-M BY the Ams Mr. Seogs u Gssps.oy
dssueeetypc Of the s~ inder He ousht 70 % poessss E
P pPo.S,, Of I III. place OF Vicinity.
Respectfully yours $ W cosa,r
Tn. Hon PARK BssyAsIs, New.YOrk City.
Quite according with the good Postmaster in opinion
Sc to the duty of Publishing Dir, George ID. Crosby, ws
have done it etfectually. We would sugges to Prof
Hubbard presentation of the portrait in his possesos
10 the Rogues Gallery in this city. Our literary
friend who holds Mr.. Crosby's paper with interea,
would no doubt Ike 10 have copy Of his vissge, ~
memento and TN addition to the artistic treasures Of his
library.
MIR. McMApos.--Mr. L. w. McMahou, one Of tbs
speakers at the Disunon meeting held in Broome street
on Tuesday night to further Fernando Woods dsuncn
schemes objects to being styled the Private SeorcsaJ
Of the Mayor. BY omission, slight injustice vas
done to the gentleman. I. should have read erSecfc
try. Mr.. Mcmahon says:
.Ihxve bad 10 official association With Mayor ~ oSa 49,
nsSsr ssssvs q ii q
from political patronage And whene.s hft 49, J. -
at,es< Of Soy gentleman. MISTER how exalted hs 'ases
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