New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-13

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and hauling up his feet was soon strangled. When
discovered and cut down life not quite extinct. e@
death shortly afterward ensued. Deceased was about
% years of age five feet four inches in hight and had
dark hair His dress consisted of dark wooden jacket
blue overalls, and black pants. wallet containsga
small amount Of money, and card indicating that hs
came from Philadelphia found in his possession
Coroner Jackman was notified to hold an inquest
THE SoLDrERs' CHMDRES.-The meeting toprsvide
for the mothsress children Of volunteer soldiers from
this city, which was adjourned on Sunday evening.
June 9, to the call of the chairman, Dr. Horace Web
ster President of the Free Academy will take place on
Thursday evening, June 10 at Il O'Clock, at Cooper
Institute The public are earnestly requested TO 10
present, and cooperate with the managers in this
benevolent object. Prominent speakers will address
the meeting.
CHINESE TEA TRIcKs.-All the I" tricks Of trade"
are not confined to this country, nor to outside bar
bariaus" We saw on Tuesday, in a Wholesale estab-
lishment in this city, chest OF tea opened under
circumstances that preclude the possibility Of its having
been tempered with since it left China; yet it had not
pound OF tea inside and we were told BY the mer-
chant that by no means the first case that No
had seen Of the kind In the contents were
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give the exact weight of the tea the package originally
contained lie states that the trick is the work Of tbs
tea carriers, who must have facilities to reclose The
package after abstracng the contents with such sknl-
full nicely that the theft cannot be discovered until the
chest is opened by the merchant its final destination
Formerly the most common trick was the substitution
OF inferior tea for highpriced one, which the thief
disposed of for his own profit buying the cheap serx
with part Of the money; bat Of late they have found
that dirt will pass well pure tea and us
whole contents of the pundered packages. This triek
of substituting one sort for another is common that
the tea merchant is longer certain of what be 10
buying unless he examines every package before ship
ping it, which is simply an mpossbility.
| ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN AsYLUs.-The Annual
| Exhibition of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum for
| BOYS, was held Tuesday afternoon at the Asylum IN
Fifth avenue Fify-second street. Owing to The
severe thunder storm which prevailed, there were nos
many spectators pfesent The exercises, in which
nearly all the children Of the Asylum participated, con-
sisted Of singing defamation dialogues and e.smina-
tons In the various studies pursued. drauxsie
sketch, entitled Pntnsm the Iron Son Of 20, con-
Guided the entertainment. The boys were well up In
their various parts and rendered them with becon ing
spirit The various patriotic songs Were Wen sung ~
The Asylum Is managed by twenty-one Sisters on
Charity who have under their 45J orphans and
hsforphsus. This institution II connected with Tho
| Roman Catholic Asylum for Girls al the corner o.
Mot and Prince strce,s-the two being controlled ~
the same Board of Managers. Iu the Princc-stress
| Asylum there $50 orphan aud hahorphan gus.
| The following report Of the Treasurer shows the
amount If the receipts and expenditures Of the Two
Asyums from Feb. I, Is6o, TO Fec. |, 1861
|