New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-07


ORGANIZATIONS OF rHE BOARD OF suPERvIsoR'-
tn. h meeting this Board for the year 1853 was be-
y.erday afternoon ~hen M Pardy called 10 the chsr
pro tenn TIE business In order being the election Of
permanent officers. Mr. Thomas Li,tls unsnimon'ly
eho, Preden, for the ensuing AID upon taking bo
chair returned L thsnts for tie honor conferred On
uon Joseph B. Young unanimously reelected Clerk Of
tho Boad John 3. Seine. Deputy =. A woodward Assist
ont Clerk sad r. T.. Mathew, Sergeant a,'Arm'
Pse.deu! Little then announced the following Standing
Commlttsosi
Annual T,I,.-Me.r, Pufdy. Davis E.y and Blunt.
Criminal Courts sHd Polies-Messr'. Ws"'msn' sAooi'
Br,gg. aud C0nnor. 49, r,,,,
D.p.fimeut OF thsiii!e. aud IoT.euol'-aie"a Davis
Tweed Blunt aDd Roche
County Oheef'-Ais'I- hoohe' o'e".''' 4"eea s"a
Pfiu,us and s.siioaory -Me.'r'. Bsu Conner. Stewart
and Briggs
Tn. PRECEDENT va. authorized 10 appoint the following
sp.s,.l Committee. OF four m-nbc. each; Ga Harlem
Bhds. on rev Couit House, Fuel Flitns up Cham
bcr
veto ne.sige received from til. Mayor against tho
payment VI the New Coufl. House bills on the ground that
the Board " Supervisors had authority tho WORK
auditing Of all such bill, belonging to tho City Hall Com
m,!oues The pspsr TOOK the aud after the
Transaction Of routine business tho Board adjourned
uniu nett Thur.dsy
BULLS UEAD.-Droysrs are jolly. Jolly all
round cattle drsveu sheep droveu. hog doysrs more Jolly
,han they were last week, for then they were no, Jolly
Thos Who bay meat began TO think oJ tme ~a' coming
FOR them That's Cuauns fellows. those dr. vera
They manage decrease the supply beeyes $50 head and
OF swine ever head and then easy increase the
price
Tho proposed reduction OF prices by the butchers ia
postponed until further notice. Those who desire to have
cheap meat bay beef by the quarter Agton by tho
cacs,o and pork ditto Some insfeas matter III be found
In the Cattle nsrko, report
The WEEK or PRArER.--By preconcerted action
on the part OF the Evangelical Alliance Of England aud the
Evangelical Churches OF this country the st week ia Janu
AIRY has for several years past been set spar; week Of
prayer fof the general spread Of tho 0opel aud hs welfare
of all foreign missions In accordance with the mend,
ton. Of tho Committee appointed by tbs Prrsbytery Of New
York prayer meeting heldlsI evening at tho Unvcr
atty place Church This evening I, will be held at the m
Church-o-moow evening at the Scotch Cbureh-fhur'day
the Fhsyenue Church aud Friday at the Brick Church
Tho Prosb ytosn Clerical Association. comprising the Minis
ter. Third and Fourth Pre.bytse, have made arrange
for three Union mee,inss nom i! to O'Clock each
day. during tho week be held iu Dr. RankIn' Church
Fourth svenue) Dr. Burchards Thirteenth s'rostl the
Row r. H. SMITHS Church (BIoons OF Ridge 'sFeetl
Beside the shove meetings hold morning ard afternoon
Ia many OF the Bsp,isI Churches
The Ericsson BsTTERY WEEHAwKEs.-The
Eilcson battery Weehawken, built q. Coiwes yard In
Jeey City having been completed was taken to tho Brook
Ign Navy ye.erdy and viii at once be placed In com
mission Tho Woehawkep towed into tic stream. and
while waiting for Of tho tug boat With number Of
invited guests steamed up the river short distance She
started th sixteen pounds VI steam. which increased TO
pounds, at which she made good Roadway Subs
the guost. were taken board and the speed
reay increased and WA pronounced entirely satucsory to
those prc.ent Tie engines worked smoothly without jar,
aud tho boilers were free from foam. The Weshswisn wa
taken to the Navy Yard where sho viii receive her stores
and will probably leave for h. South the present week under
command oi Capt John Rogers, lae OF the GAens
The FoRwARDIsa or BoTTLE, OF MEDICINE NY
MA-PssAser Wax has issusd the following notice.
"Posr-OPPicE. NKw.YORx. Jan. 5, 1863
In consequence % the Of bfeakase which
have occurred injury resulting thereby to letters and
packages considered to prohibit. tho Forwarding
Of ali bottles CONTAINING. lcinos liquids VI any descp
ton through the mss.
Ia future therefore, all such article, found In he letter.
boxes will DO detained tho General Oco Ia Nassau street.
instead Of being sent heretofore to tho Destinations
by order OF the Postmaster General
"ABRAM wAKEMAN. P. n"
PROBABLE SUIcIDF.-On Monday night an UNI
known found by DR.. Wouel OF Hunters Point.
lying spot OF ground known the Oreon' suffering
from pistol shot wound the mouth, with bis tongue .ho.
Of lie brought to this city to the Bellevue Hospital
where 10 died Some powder aud caps found bis
person and 1t supposed tina, he committed suicide lie /,
supposed to have been Gomsn sbou. ~ ye Of sys lie
wM dr7wed In dssk ols,hs&