The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.
New York and the Vicinity.


city Yesterday, the exercises being held In the Msdi
sn square Presbyterian Church. Addresses were
aeli,ered by Rev. Dr. Anderson Of the 5ecre,s-
hss OF the American Board of Commissioners for
Fo-,isn MissionA Rev. Or. WOOD who was FOR SINE
SN.rs associated with the deceased In missionary IA
Dor M the Turkish empire, and Rev. DR.. william
1 Adams lifelong personal friend. From these adj
drssses We learn the following fscts
Dr. Dwight was born in Conway. Massachusetts,,
on The 99d day Of November, 1908, but while very
young, removed. with his parens, to Utica, In this
stse. There, at the age Of fleen, he made pro-
A tuion Of religion, and united with the Third Pres
byterian churoh He graduated At Hamilton Col
i.rs n 1885, and obtained bis theological education
q Andover. During the last year Of his seminary
COURSE, he offered himself " the American Bard
and was accepted Aher being licensed n preach
he engaged in an agency for the B,ard, for the
ypaoe OF one year and four months, and was or
daned - . missionary at Great harrington,
Massachusetts, in July, 1922 During the more
L than thirty years Of his missionary life he
held position Ct gres, respensibility,in connection
with the work OF the Bard in the Turkish and Per-
.Aan Empires. During most Of the time he has
been resident Of Cons,antnope, where he has
dered much and efficient service 10 his countrymen.
lie was twice married, and has two sons In the
Federal army. lie returned " this country few
seeks ago for visit n his family aud frienls,aud
vas on his way " spend the sabbath with college
in northern New England, when the In which
ne was riding was blown from the track in a gale
/ { wind and preCiptated down an embankment,
lIlug bim instantly, though not a bone WIS bro
z Ven. and no part of his b~iy was dishgred. Neri-
D, he hsdl completed his work, finished his aa
| journey, and came home 10 die. Iis remains were
temporarily dep ,si,ei in the receiving vault in the
cemetery In "a st.
u TuE POLYTECHNIC ASSOCIATION held meet
ug At 10 rooms Cooper Institute, las, evening which
Ia spite Of the Indictment weather, was well attend
ID. r. l. Pei, E.q in the absence Of the Prcs.-
dent, occupied the chair. NJ. Walker wave 81 In
tarestng description Of the gold mines At Pixies
i'.al and II the mode Of extracting the precious
metal. A good portion Of the evening was occupied
in discussion u the principal of applying chemistry
u the mstary ART, in the u'e o. gun c'tt'n, g. IN
which Prof Jay, Prof. seeley, and NJ Johnson
tnok part. The Society then sdiourned until ueu
Wednesday evening, at the same place
Tux BIRD PAScrERS ExurRrIoN.-Ycs,er-
day was the fourth day " this interesting exhibit
ton, aud the Judges, Mcssrs Messenger, lIiggin-
blttom, silvey, willi,msu and Muns'n, c'nglud-
oil their inspection in the afternoon, deciding o.
award the prizes a. flluw-:-Frrt prize fnr best
ell
williamson; third do, John Higgiubottbm. n st
prize for bc-, Malay cock, William MunS,n second
10, 49, Baker: third do, - Baker First pre- for
pest yellow hen, william MInson sc, ,nd DO,
William Munsin third do, John Murray. NJ.
william Munspn WA awarded the prize Tor the bcst
bird on exhibition. The exhibition closes -
lorrow.
Tug TAN BUDGET is TO come before tho SUI
Ie,,isors next Monday, probably,
COMMITTEE or PrBLIc llEALrH-The Com.
rittee on Pihlic Health OF the Board u Aldermen
ne, yesterday afternoon, to consider the subject Of
,royidng special conyeyances o. the public II 1spi'
l,Ls for persons afflicted with contagious diseases
Tlc Committee concluded o. report an orlutnc,
lrohibting tic conveyance OF small poN patients IN
culinary hacks under heavy penalties, AMI grant
ling power u he Commissioners ~ Charities and
Correction t, appoint special vehicles or this pur
Iose.
Tug COMMISSIONERS or PurtIC CHNRrrTE
nd Correction granted yesterday permission to TN
Z. ;. Marshal ~ hang Gordon, the slave trader, b.
tie yard ot the city prison on tho Ith % Fchunr
next, unlcas the Executive should see ~ in ne DO,
ti,rim 70 con mute the sentence.
BARxrN's NV WoNDER.-Barnum' ney
wonder Commodore Mutt, the smallest dwarf nov
living, held a eycc yesterday, In the lld,r, draw
lng-rnm Of the Astor House. large number Cd
lades and gentlemen were present aud the LII,
Commodore was shown % T. the lest aiyutt sr
H. danced a hornpipe, sang SONG, etc, la a man
ner which induced the hearty applause cot AT VIII
Jaw him. He is certainly the greatest curiosity g
bis peculiar line ever brought before the publ,
and, notwithstanding his miniature proportions,
handsomely featured, well formed and mteu.,en
lie was born Manchester, n. H., April ls
lisa hence Is IS years ~ age he weighs twenty
Sur pounds, and Is twenty.nne inches high whe
llUu, he weighed ten pounds and two ounces whic
~ about two pounds above the average weight d
children at birth, and was an unusually healthy
(Tromising child, 30 that he bid fair to becume-I
deed was-a bouncing boy. His parents, M Rcd
VA Mutt and Maria ID. Mutt, persons Of ordinar
sze, and about whom there exists no peculiarly
ether in mental or physical org anization.
THERE ARE REPORTS Of some sixty more az
rointnients 10 be made IN the Custom House With
tle next six weeks, for which some 1900 p,trlo
have put in applications, which are now being cot
Gdered.
City NIssIoNs.-At a meeting Of the Ne
Y rk City Tract Mission s,iety, held on Tuesi,
evening, the following were presented w the statu
as Of one months operations
Visitors, sS9 Tracts distributed, %, 27E 80 BiM,
81 III Testaments supplied " tue destitute; Q,
tunes lent from the Ward libraries. i3I chlidre
gthtred into Sabbath and Is into day schools:
'IFfstnh BAthoftsl into bible classes; $40 al
ksiend church, ESQ temperance pledges obtains
tl religious meetings held: 81 converted; ~ COZ
serts united with Evangelical churches.
SUNDAY SCHooL ANNIyERsARY.-The eirh,
Va anniversary concert u thu Jane street Metholi
\,-tpiscoph sunday School, took place last EVENT.
\hthe church. This school, under the superinten
Vince OF Mr. 8. C. Kip, has on is rol! no less III.
~ pupils and is regular attendance Is 400. I'll
h"ly oil the church and the galleries were crowie
Exercises were opened with the singing OF A Choir,
~ the entire school and prayer by Rev. A. Cool
n"n' OF the Ith avenue NJ. T.. Church. The Or
T'Hh'He was very long, including thirty.hye piece
md nearly all were very good. The perSormane
mded with singing Of doTology and a bsnedletion
THE REv. Mr.. MILBuRN delivers hi. I.ctr
uttled sergeant Smith Prentiss, the rbupIsr
- 1.-THE Southwest" at Washington Han. wmi.,,
'rgh, this evening. This lecturer always dr,,
sell.
The ANNUAL MEETING or THE GRAuA
q 'srI1uTg, Brooklyn, Tor aged ani INDECENT gern,l,
IA been postponed until next Thursday eyenin
,heu 1t will be held in the Church Of our Saw,
Al