The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-19

ing their back IN frg tful shapes amid surround.
ing glosm, appeared three gres, crosses, while in
the foreground most brilliant and bo.utlfol efec,
was produced by myriad ~ col red ligh,s and
masses Of natural flowers Ranged before
the grave, al respectable distance, was .
guard Of men In military uniform, members Of
a company attached TO the church, while at the
trance above stood stalwArt pioneer" dole
full chant was constantly kept up by ehorls,ers be
| fore the grave broken only 10y the ,huflns Of
Vsnag and going feet, the murmur Of prayers Of
the faithful and the dropping Of coin on tae well
hesped contribution plates. This evening tie bless.
ed sacrament W II be carried in soemn procession,
ed by the priests, up 10 the h altar Of the church
| aud Joyful lynns, commemorative Of Christ, will
| be sung A. tie church Of 81. Nicholas, No. 20
ssooud street the same custom Of the Holy Grave
was observed, with a great deal Of splend1r, but
| Mt with tie same attention TO artistic effect L.
the evening v. Father Josephat preached sermon.
| In tAe Gu .rch Z tie Immaculate Conception, ave-
uue A. AMI i4th street, the "Grave Christi" was
pKI sod at a silo altar, aud 10 tie evening Rev.
| Father Morrow preached sermon. Attic Church
| " the Nativity, No. 40 Second Avenue, AMI 81
| Francis Xavet's Church, on ijth st, near sixth
| Avenue the services were toii regularly per
| formed. The decorations Of the rcrJ5t'rJ were
| tasteful
GENEnAL FRASz SfGEL.-The Sigel Ten Cent
Subscription movement, initiated 10 this city by all
org,nlsation under the Presidency Of Co Kappt
tie late Conn anIer o. tue stcuJen reglm ut, IS
extending % the adjacent country. In the West,
1t has already Assumed mmenP proportions. Bat
tn this vicinity, apart from Jersey Cty, Brooklyn,
ulbokcu, ctr, " hch may In this point Of view a.
most Jo coaAdcrel parts Of New York, the New
Jersey towns are taking grea, nterei, IN the mat
ter. York, Freehold, Newark and other places are
contributing handsomely, aui 1t Is remarked
with great pleasure tia. many American,
| NOT Of Gornin origin are as jealous IN
tie work "a their follow citizens Of that cgtrac
ton. The money raised there will he applied az At
Chicago 10 purchase homestead Tor s'sc. and
bis family, as thcy are quite poor. Meanwhile tle
| 0enera, has arrived at 81 Louis IN company WITH
hs AlIut,ut Asmuessen ami Lieut.. Colonel Von
| Deutich IA such wretclcd health that he has been
.LNscd = decline receiving visits. lie r,4l'.,s
| Nv days res, aui retirement. II was hard for
| him T. get away from Koitssi,e, and tie on 'egs
tacie called up N him 1, beg that he would mt
| leave them when he Ion, tae array was IN good
| heath and was marching toward Forsyth, alvsuc-
int to tie waite RIVER. Tie Kansas regiments un-
der Dlnvcr were 70 hold the Indian Territory.
Tlm FATHER MATTHEW TEMrrRAScL So
oIgrY a. will DO seen by an advertisement else
where will give their Eevcuth Annual Bal on
liter Ayul,y oven :, 9ist lust, the tickets 10
aliuit a gentleman aud ladies ba.ny only 81 cents
schiebe!s celebrated brass and cotilion bands are
eusa,el Tho Committee Of Arrangements aud
the Floor Committee will 10 under the chairman
ship o: ex President T. l. Carey and from glance
II the names composing them, there can be ne
doubt but that n first class enterlsinucnt will be
provided for visitors. The Society has more than
one thousand cpn,tt ltpnal members, and Il has
succeeded during ia eleven years 81 Ito IN enroll
Z Ing over forty thousand as pledge signers on Il,
books: Mr.. X bert wilson Is It's present President
H. treasury there are now over $1,000 bearing in
[ rect at per cent. per anuum. The proceeds q
- .stj! h.lIiO tiv.o',NrIshle purpoles
communication from stephen II. branch Indicate,
taAt he intends TO help manage the City G5yern
mont, after this;
~ he Edtar II ne Me- York sun. have 70.
covered from my SERIOUS illness AL am pI,-it a.,
l.' . ~ 'tl"t.' t'd deeply interests tie pubic
o. New YORK; sAal. at Ill tie m5et.rgs q. IA.
~ 'ft o. Aldermen, Cpu.ri.ulen, Supervisors
'ri Of llcat,an. 4. lcN anil Ans trs. G. .,,,,
o. -7..u-r {. rrts, e.: aul I.lIt,. in Lao. -
wat O. sa'' AMI hspr," ami rrlort IN, so ,.,b,
precisely as delivered. me OF tie speeches y, o',r
M'H''lA. orators should MT De los, but he r.s,tI
cd 'ut ppst'r.ty. | hlv, head spo.cl,, ,-,., A.
dtfHl' a-i supervisors agl others That v.,u.I n
| I'.l0't' = tiec'y amaze and entrance our Ell.
| gus. A there IRE about twenty o. INV Ola nun
| 90 tie Common Council, SUP ,rvislfs and MI -
| + - i'' ga ri "rtu{ their speeches, / shall he
r'.' ed t. a. ertg e., cxtrut u t.rir it r,,rl
| 49,, ~ ~ 9A''0e ''''i ." h'id 1 cultivate
'".. minus srErlEN II. BaA ,cu
WORK AT THE DRY DoCKs.-At the Soc.
t'na D'gk, tIt Of c. utJu street the scr, pr,pel.
| Ter f"rkessbprsh, dnmngei in the service Of tho
government IL bong cs.., i, painted and having
new propeller put in. Sac VII. be- succeeded BY
We ship Roger A. Horn. The Roanoke steamer
was hiuel oil tue Sectional Dock, between Pike
an Elt2'rs streets, yesterday, aui was succeeded
10y the ship Aurora which will un lergo a tborougb
repair, At the great Balance Dock tic steamer
Coat 'aco1'is Is having the metal On her keel IA.
paired aud b I PIT !u her frame She will be of
IL" dock on Monday. The ship Arnan went OF
yesterday, sni was succeeded b. tho ship Devon.
shire for repairs
HEENAN IN ESGLASD-CHALrFSGR PROM
SAiREs.--lrom London We learn that Hoo
nan, one % the heroes o. Farnsl trough, has mr..
riyel ~ England, with the expressed Intention @,
fighting Mace, the present holder Of the bot. |
Tom sayrcs has surprised everybody 10y Issuing a |
challenge to fight whoever should prove victorious, |
for tie sum u $1,000 to $1,000 side. This initial.
Hsence Will doubtless cause trensnious excitement
in America.
IuE lOru WARD GERMAN HospIrAL CLvp
met ''sl evening at Kuuz's Brewery, IN Essex a.,
- complete TIER arrangements In aid Of the Indus
N'A' hAmDh''h Tie attendance was large, and
vac reports 81 subscriptions aud progress were
misty favorable j. Meuhari is President O.
h"'iP'f Secretary and IL Bsc.li Treasurer Of
tAs Club. --For the same Object tie 2lst Ward
German Cub, Philip Hcr1og Pres,Icn, aud @ R,da
Secretary, met At wilkins Hotel, 60 Second Ave.
nue., with satisfactory results
THE NEW York CITY Posr OrrlcE.--Our
ne" Cay Postmaster Mr. wakemsn, pror5ses IN |
make improvements In the system Of city delivery |
OF letters There are now blk Stations oat,blLshed
indifferent paris OF the city, each under charge Of
Two clerks, assisted ly corps Of letter carriers
At the central Office, In Nassau street, the letters
for city delivery are assorted seven times every
day, gwen 10 carriers aud souI to their proper sta
tons There provided at present ga cast iron
boxes, which are fastened t. the street lsmIposts,
Distributed yar.ously SO as t. embrace such nor.
lions Of the city as lie below 55,h st. To these box
es the carriers are instructed 10 70 four times daily
to take therefrom such postal matter as thew NAV
hnd' and 4 carry il either T. the nearest station or
the Post Oh'e proper, Twenty-eigat collector,
are pad IN this duty Their hours for calling, as
At present arranged are and 10 o'clock. A. NJ
and l5O ana 9 p 81 Tho matter oLtaiued from
boxes within a miles distance from the General
Post otee Is taken at once to that place. whilo that
nom boxes al greater distance is taken by the
carriers T. the nearest station, where, IN common
with all collected malls il Is assorted Tor delivery
transmission 10 the head office
The CONTRACT ron THE BURIAL Of such SOL /,
iers as may die in New York city, brooklyn, Jer-
sey City aud HoJokea, has been awarded to A. j.
Case undertaken, Grand street, whose charge will q
he ten dollars each funeral The soldiers wiz b. 7
Inferred ia Cypress IA Id, Csns,arv