New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-26

mon Council What influences were brought to bear
we know not but certain it is that the Common Coun-
ell purchased the patent-ght from Mickle & Carvls
for the construction of said ladders in this city, and paid
them therefor 100000.
The model wac placed in charge Of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 6, who have on several occasions
deayoed under the guidance of their Foreman Peter
L. Everett, 10 demonstrate the utility of the thing, bus
everybody who was present failed to see it." Yes-
terday afternoon, in accordance with previous notice,
three or four hundred people assembled In front Of tho
City Hall to witness another exhibition of the result Of
! the 80 600 investment. The apparatus was brought
on the ground early enough and the company ret viii
lngiy TO work to demonstrate tie utility, but the ma
chine would not work, and even if it had we doubt
whether anybody would have been able to "see H."
The company bore the jokes of the crowd goodhumor.
edy, and after vainly irving to exhibit the kindly g
| Of the Common Council to advantage, they quietly
folded ii up and trundled it home. The machine APP
pears to be of little value, and embodes no new prn-
cples whatever II is shame that really useful appG-
arces have been ignored for the benefit of this swnde
FusERAL OF A POLcEAiS.-The funeral Of Alex.
ander Frazier late officer in the Ninth Precinct police
force, took place yesterday afternoon from the Jane
street M. +. Church. The entire force of the Ward
ceeded to the late residence of the deceased whence
the body was removed to the church, where the
vices were performed by the Rev. w. III. Evans. After
the services the coffin placed in the hesrse and the
procession formed in hollow square, preceded by Capt
Seabrng, Sergeants DeVorsney and Blackjack. The
kne of march down Blocker street to the Bowery
down the Bowery to Grand street. crossing the Ferry.
and from thence to Cypress Hills Cemetery Deceased
| fuI and 81
fourteen years there have been twenty-five death in the
| police force in this Ward.
TESTIMONIALS TO RAILROAD CoNDUcToRs.-With
view of manifesDg their appreciation Of the gentle
| manly and obging Of two conductors Of the
| express line-Mr. VIM. Baush Of the New-fork and
New-Haven Railroad and Mr.. John Crehan Of the Bos-
ton and Worcester Railroad-about % merchants Of
this city and Of Boston invited those gentlemen to q
supper at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the evening Of
the ed. merchant of Boston called to pre-
side and merchant of Eew-York was selected a.
vicePresident. The former, taking the chair in
few eloquent remarks attering in the highest degree
10 the beforenamed conductors presented each with
purse containing fifteen $40 gold pieces $780, which,
with the supper, amounted to about $500. Speeches
were also made complimentary to the managers Of tho
| New-York and New Haven and the Boston and Wor-
cester Railroads for the admirable manner in which
| the immense travel thereon is conducted.
| Tag MOZART PRooR.MME.-THe Sunday Atlas
says:
The Tycoon last week sent for eoodly number Of
bis Mozart Ward managers, especially 10 warn them
that they must stop talking Cochrine for Mayor.
He bad made up his mind THAI Cochrane will not
swer to step iuO his old shoes, and they must change
their tune and talk Cohrane for Disrict-Atorney.
with view Of ultimately playing him out. The
slate as now determined upon, ia said to be as
follows:
e1Berj auIn P. tsLchid, the TycOOn' most eonhdehti
Coauty Cle,k-Ju.tice Michael Connolly.
Judge Court o Common Please P schemerhOrn, the Ty-
Judge Of MarIae Court Abraham D. Russell
A PoLIrIcAL PoLTRooS.-Yeserday morning the
police of the Ninth Ward notified that egy Of
Mr.. Lincoln. the President elect was suspended from
the masthead of the sloop Motto lying at the foot Of
Perry e,rco, Nuftil ocIgrans arc 'U"'S"'' Pc
ceeded to the place, and there found large crown o
leeted ON the pier, gazing at the SUSPENDED o"le''
which purpOrted to be an eifey o. the r5esae",
"i. +" g., ',-l-a "Abe Lincoln, dead ana gone
10 hell" The crowd was quite Indignant ,hiS ont
rage and various expressions of disapprobation
INDUCED in. The sergeant, with or two officers,
went on board the sloop where they met BY the
captain, VIM. Skpworth. The sergeant ordered him
TO take the eigy down. but the captain refused 10 do
20, and sezing a marnspike, threatened to Kill the
first man who attempted cut down his expression Of
Secession fanaticsm. He was accordingly taken into
custody and conveyed before Justice Connolly, who
discharged him upon his promising to remove the
object On returning to the sloop accompanied by
the police Capt. Skipworth took the eiey down, and
had il destroyed.
Mr.. RAREY'S STARRING TouR.-Mr. Rarey's TIL
umphs progress has brought him to Washington, IN
which CITY his first lecture il advertised for Wednesday
evening of this week. The limited capacities Of Caru-
sis Saloon and the little Jteatcr being rot at all COM
mensurate with the great Rareys traction pow he
has erected mammoth building for his own use The
structure is jOxl50 feet in dmensions and will hold
about six thousand people, 1t is made water-ght, is
rooted with patent material, well heated, lighted With
gas, and the seats are comfortably upholstered. Con-
sdepg the temporary purposes for which 1t Is con-
sructed it seems to be unnecessarily well made. The
metropolitan Endorsement, which Mr. Rarey fairly
earned at Niblos and the Academy of Music, will be
quite enough 10 insure him unbounded success IN tho
provinces and there be little question but that on
his return TO Europe he will have deposedat his bank
ers comfortable fortune from the receipts of his lee
turing tour.
We have seen il stated that tie receipts of single
lecture at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia were
between three and four thousand dollars. Probably no
has averaged clear profit Of $500 to 81 600 OH every
lecture Ia this country, and from this circumstance