New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-03

!, THURSDAY, APRlL 8, IL
remarks favorable to the project, but in order to
near the views OF the citzns from that section more
'u'y' the meeting was adjourned until next Mon
day.
me Loh'0n american, u new weekly paper pub
lished IN London--not in one of the 800 America
villages OF that NAME buin the tpital Of tic British
Empfeis distinguished br tie ieryor Of its TIoion
principles, and for s desire TO spread before reade
In ENGLAND clearer views Of our dorneslic p,,ts-.
than can 10 dispensed by foreign journals. We have
noticed Ms conrse throughout tho present rebellion
and can testify 10 lbs ability and discretion. Such an
epterprise commends Itself TO Americans at homs "a
well ~ abroad and that there should be extraordi
nary diiicues and expenses in It's way may readily
be inferred. A meeting lrging support III ITS favor
was held on the LIT instant at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. Il wss attended by some Of our best-hnown
cilizsns: Messrs Cooper, PERT, Gnnnell, Sherman
Blunt, Dodge, etc. NJ. Draper was called to the
chair. The following resolutions, which we COM
mt nd to attention, were idopted
Rssgrsd Th. It be det 70 Our citizen. 70 con
.rDute 10 tho support ~ IaeIondn hsan by becoming
subscribers to the pape and also tha, tho srnon OF hs
Y
ts the may be sni siyey commended 10 the 49,
vor bio notice Of the meIcenie immunity.
Res iced That Mcss MrhGl and brsper be requested 70
present sub the Chamber 81 Commecr e. its next
meeting. Aten: SIMEON DRAPER, Chairman.
Josgrn O.. r. LiHsEp. Secretary
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DoSE GoSE.-aiessrr. Ball. Black s. Go. have on
exhibition at their store finely executed painting
bearing The above expressive title. 1t represents the
last resting place of the "Conieds' and the tomb
stone around the upper part Of which is carelessy
thrown AN old blanket, bears the inscription, lhc
facet Secesh." Clustered the grave at the foot
Of the stone various Dementoes Of Rebeldom and
Southern Chiyalry, incluiiLg bro0d-brmmed straw
hat from the diapidaied crown Of which protrudes
q document entitled Al OF Secession'-a bayonet,
with tie fragment Of candle suck in one end-a
bow e- knife-a Confederate bank bil-s greasy card
paek-nn empty old demjohn-a cheap print, entitled
"Tbe Pretty Niger Girl'-a reyolvor-an cold
soier," aud 60 forth. The scene beyond is Of the
widest and most desolaje description-the ony iy-
ing thing visible beng alligator protFnding its
head from q neighbor;g stream.
DYArn OF Col. Mi,HiEL DoHrST.-Col. Michael
DoheBy, alike distinguished IA an orator, writer,
poet, and Irish reyouionst, died on Tuesday night
Of Intermittent fever o. bis residence in Eighteenth
street. South Brookly,. Ills death unexpected
by biz friends, W he had been bat Jews days con-
fined 10 bic bed H., funeral will leave the corner
# Eighteenth street and Ninth avenue South Brook
lyn on next Friday, the iih insi., at Il O'Clock,
a. M.
DRowsFD.-We learn from The Nsciurgh TEE /
= a an M
lay bight March ~ rs the barge Suslpehsnna of
wa. passing the entrance to the Highlands
Not being able 10 procure saie-room on the barge,
he laid board from the barge 10 the steamer which
gas towing IL aud "a he passing over il 1t broke
in the center, aud he was drowed. Every effort was
made by those board the steamer and barge to save
him, but he went down almost immediately. Mr..
rAg.r was native of Nevburgh, aud the youngest
ION Of the Hon. Ssmuel W. Eager. lie vac one oi
DO most promising engIayer1 ia the country and had
rare talent for eaetskng. lie j. the eDglayer who
engraved lie whole OF tie LoId's Prayer, five or six
ears ago, upon only two-tbrds If tbroe-cent piece
This work il probaby tie inert specimen Of skill
sver accomplished in the ar, Of engraving. Lie body
nas 10, yet been found.
been made Tor the Spring racer and seventeen purses
re now being made up by the Fashon Pleasure
Irouud Association. The c'et +, a purse OF 500, /
nile heats, ; IN ., for horses named viz; Flora Tenn
Is aud George NJ. Patchen 10 wagons and Brown !
Dick Ethan Allen, Rockingham, Princess, aud John
Morgan, IN harness.
Secoud, a pure Of $500, mile heats, in TO har
less, for hone- tLat have not tToIied, single, /
)elow 2:2i.
Ihird-IIandicap $500, nile heats, 3 in 3, for
logses having trotted IN 2:3U or less.
The remainder are purses of $500, si5O, and Sl0O,
or horses In harness or saddle, j 10 D.
la the 500 purses If three or more horses start
he second best Will ma entrance. IL hive horse,
.hould start the tec0nd beet to receive SlC0 from
ne Asaocai on and the thru best saves MS entrance
The pune. will close in "A few days.
IN the entries the horses must be named or oe-
.oribed and in all the purses, three or more must
enter 10 fill and two 10 start. The races VIII come
III between The 9th Of April and lst OF july FOR
Iapdi eapuers competent and di-interested men VIII
be seleci.d ard the entries for the Handicap Purse
will be known only by them until pubhey Ill
n0unced.
For the sport on the Union Course, l.. l., eight
purses from so TO $50, being maize up Tor al
horses that never roued better than :; ~ and @'~
nile ionts. beet 3 10 D. III harness--the same III
all colts foaled in s19, mile anu re-
beat IN barnes. No horses ana cXcluoed FROM par
iapation ia tLcse IGcos, except Tom Wonder
sEAIry3 rs rHf South BAY.-A Greenland Sea
WIS He'd on Friday morning last By Messrs Smith
and George Whitman in the South Bay near the yil-
luge Of ienaiaqut, l.. |. It was feet IN lens'h
and about 10 inches in diameter in the thiekest pat
of the body. There are various coujectures with re-
gard to the siranger-some supposing II had been
pasially domesticated and made ii' escape from
some vessel. it, color waa pure white with black
sirires on each aide Of bis back. The MefsFa Whit
man wond have taken It alive ii possible, bnt when
they frat saw %, il wcs making iis way from them