New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-20

upon the expectsnt but patient public, and permitted
liz to push tsef to and fro for few minutes TO get
il, tickets and then to transfer its crowding Tor
awhile LONGER, TO the other end Of the building, 70
get checks for its baggage it, in the mean tne some
smssher had MT walked of with it.
Now, a question or two naturally occurred here.
ss thus;
Why are railroad Offices, the places where moro
people go than 10 any other the only places Of bus
ners that are sbut and opened not to accommodate
an overcoming crowd Of scores aud hundreds, but
for the convenience OF single official
If one must have ticket before u check can b
procured, WHY not make it possible always 10 yet
a ticket
Or, if thu cannot be, isn't it possible to have
mere baggage-rocm checks to lie EXCHANGED kr
tray cling checks WREN the sicket is presented, or
room into which baggage may be put and cared Coz
by responsible percon, as they do in Boston
And finally isn't il possible 10 inst into the
minds of railroad ocal that the public, Individually
and collectively, are n Il sheir mortal enemies, anA
that a man may condes,end to accommodate tho
public treat il with cislty, and yet be perfectly
free and enlightened citizen
THg HsRoEs ev RoayoKg--It is suggested shat
he New-york 9TH and 5lst Volunteers, Colonies
IIaw kns and Fsrrero, who behaved 80 bravey Is
Roanoke Island charging tie Rebels With the bayo-
net, aud driving them o Of their batteries, ought TO
have medals presented to them by the CITIZENS Of
New-york, inscribed with tie tali'manic word 10
anokc," The suggestion Is good one. Such rec
ognitios would stimulate them TO deeds of greater
daring, while other rego.ns would strive I, emu
Late their achievement.
| ESF,Srs PfRDFs.-The ball given by this military
| organization at the Academy of Music, on Tuesday
night prov I'd to be failure. There fair atten-
dance of spectators but the seual participants in the
ball were very few, aud at midnight, when orr
reporter left, there were only two Gets on the floor
dancing quedrille. The house nicely arranged.
the Stage being decorated with flags and devices.
fine band vas in attendance and tie people only
were needed 10 have made the affair one OF the
most brilliant Of the season. About 100 Of the eataaS
Wee present "A uniform.
BOARD or EDUcATIoS.--The stated meeting Of
the BoaId Of Education was held last evening, VIM.
l.. Curtis, esq, President in the ehar. The sum Ut
SO coo was appropriated for tba purchase of four
lots in West Twentieth street. between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, on which to erect new echool-
building for the Sixteenth Ward. Several other
matters of routine nature disposed Of, and the
Board adjourned.
GUss C.pTCKf Decide tue small-arms and
Other minor munitions of war captured by troops
at Roanoke Island Fort Henry, and Fort Dopeison.
which are numbered by the thousand we have taken
- large field and siege guns, some Of them of I'M
monse cslber and of the most improved pattern. In
addition 10 these We're those destroyed with the Rebel
flee, at Roanoke. This is disarning the enemies Of
the Union at a rate which is truly encouraging.
TaEWRATBER.-Athi k snow-stOsrn, " with wind
about +. n. h." set in soon after o'clock ?. m.
yesterday aud continued up to last night. The nav
eation Of vessels 10 and from was somewhat I'M
peded. many outward bound vesses being delayed.
Tie Sound steamers lett their respective PIERS al the
usual hour, but will probably anchor above He'll
Gase There has been damage to shipping.
Bird RsGr ARrILLERY.--The third Battery OF the
81 Regiment ". Y. Volunteer Artillery, which has
been quartered for some time past at Palace Garden
lef. for Washington last evening va the Camden
and Amboy Railroad. The Battery numbers IL OH
GERS and Jli men.
Mr. Gottsschalk adyertises his last concert In
New.York for tonight, at Niblo's Saloon, assisted
By the opera artists. He Will, besides, play at the
Academy Matinee Of Saturday.
Hon l.. ID. Culver, of this city, is TO deliver
lecture on the Rebellion in the Smithsonian Ins,ita-
tion, Washington, on Friday evening. ?lst inst.
The pupils Of NIr. Brady, proprietor of tue 7th
Regiment Gymnasium, give complimentary exbi
tiion for ihc bepet Of their tutor Friday even
ine when the 5th Regiment Band Kill attend.
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