New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-25

was spirited and many Of tho pictures were knocked
down at high figures Among the buyers were Messrs.
Fell. A. White. Van santwood. Daley, Harris. L. II.
White and Mr. Batler for A. T. Stewart A grand
i,ndsoape-tho Lauterun Thnl BY Jungbein, which
c,ired the gold medal at the late Munich exhibition,
was Knocked down at til5o. Tho Dagncrfeau Ateliei
by Kinder sold for s675 tho Wood Stealers y Carr
Hubner e6O0, Oxen Flowing. by Otto Won Thor.n. |
Sk,tinr Sccne in HoIland. by Carl Higcrs. slO5o;
Sunday Evening by iIubncr. 500 Horses Flowing by
Won Thoren $3.50; More Frightened than hurt py Tue
brought Nc high as 500 The prices ranged ron slo
TO sll0O. The aggregate amount realized was s2''oi
THy VOLUNTEER LoAS.--The total amount
subscribed to this loan up to the present time 40
OoO OF this amount the banks have subscrbcd sol2'
OOo The subscribing banks represented oopital OF
20 900 OOO while those banks which have not yet added
their names to tho list represent capital OF t4ooOo
nm o,lv 5000 100 are required TO compl*e the 'no'
scripton. ...
TIE FlGHr IN ENGLAND. The news received
ednssday Of the defeat Of Keenan, by King caused
great deal OF excitement in New York. and consider
abc condemnation among those who had backed him ut
odds At first there was deal Of incrednlity about
the news aud the Office Of Witess Spiri; was crowded
with anxious inqurers They got but cold comfort for
no Reasonable doubt coui b thrown upon tho news as
"a tho result and vet 90 late O'Clock bets were made
in the up town hotels that the news WA false vast
deal of money been lost and won in this city on the
fight Hcenan was backed at long odds. often as neh
a. two to ono The heaviest winner that we hnye heard
Of is Psiris or Paterson" as he ia commonly called
having come from that rlace. lie has won at least
SeJ oO0 Tls old partner Norrsscy. Ia al'o said to
have been heavy winner. All Of horrisssys party
won money and ,omc think that Morrissev himself won
a. much ma "Pa.erson" Some dissatisfaction exists
among those who backed IIcenan and tho details OF
thu matter will be scanned with great anxiety by the
gambling fraternity. In Brooklyn. when the result
Of tho encounter became known. very few
conld be convinced that Hecnan was Defeated,
and the great majority insisted that tho news wos
bogus and got up for betting purposes The betting
Ind been heavy in nvor Of Hecnano0 10 100 being the
average In one instance sanguine adniirer of the
champion bet esoO against so his favoritc. Some
disbclcvprs cont nued bet Ueenan Lat evening
RECRUITING. supervisor Blunt Ia confident
that the recruiting business In this city vi bo crowned
with such that there will be 10 need OF another
draft In Ncw.York. The bounty brokers and runners
are ut work with will and II their honesty aud haman
y were equal TO their zel. they would deserve great
credit ior their efforts to Al up our wasted ranks. but
tioy need watching. srd some Of item should DO inae
dia,cly arrested and tried Tor sEinduRs The other
day broker brought ffleen nsUoss frous Washington
fsr tie parposo Of inyeIgns them 10 enlist, and then
robhing them OF their bouliy. bat thsy ESCAPED lis
clutches before he reached tbs city. Tho following
agurcs shov Ito number Of eni.simcrts 10 tbs city
and Brookya since Provost. Marshal General iIays has
had charge onhis department,
number ., men ,Hi,,.d a,rns -ess snsas De. 81 ~
Number ~ men suirsd dsripE week enainf Do. r."
Euisbsr Of shtsd during week eedht Dec .s.... e
| New FrRRY TO WILLIAMsBURGH.-Ihe slow
hosss that ply IRON the fot Of South Seventh street WI
lAm.5ureh 10 Roosevelt street in ths City lave beea
tbs cAnse Of universal complaint ths part of TIC rso
pie who have 10 sndsrs their very pr aocommoaAtios
Aproa.s and arguments presented 20 the Ferry Com
pany ha,. en erhsrsoi without producing the desired
res.., While other parts Of Rrcokyn have prospered
and property hasiner-asedra valls, WlllAinsburgh
daily dsprceiang And Is a, moderate cslcg,tion ton
years beiinG tbs time Hundreds OF families evarc Of
tie many advantages arising from residence in that
tosui'sl ,art 81 Brocflyn. s:e deferred from going
th.r. by the lack of proper rtics for crossing tho
river. Those Who dc.irc to go o nev impulio givon
TO business there VIII DO Delighted 20 know that
Pory Company With ta1oCoo capital las been organ
ls.d. The Loa,s ar 20 Pun from South srlh sircci
Bfo-,llyn H. y o. james Sip In thlA city. lr.'"
uu,nb>r Of capitalists arr iH,orcsted; thc trips ~
10 eonlrrnced early the Now sas. Inc Brcoaiyn
people very AnnioGs s tcsor !'rr! scoo os aons
Hero Ia tie certificate OF orsiu!sniion:
va n. usrsnss hsins tr-iroT' Q! 'oni'nse somr'ny
... S. d. I csys W. yoT ss. cy 81 o5s
u DO nsss. sn sna sdss this o,sis urdsi snt
ne al d. e.i.atsfc o',e State ofSew oN
pa.scd Ard A. d. , entitled An act 70 sheri'r Ihs
ia Hss,9l , - a.. H.ns.,.s rr copny Tho
ferry snd isss be tsshsd ri conducted By sad com
p.ny .hAl FROM the ,lJ q how'll oTs 20 ne 81,
hrooiyn snd Lor, lizard hsu Iona 'ad aud Tho cy q
continue 90 cI fof Ito perod 70. ify f3m AID aNer
tho da, Of So,.ghsr i's, m. c.pl,L .tecs = .a
q 100 eah Said piai n.y b. o ard 'hsi ,'n con
Of Is 90 shares Of 100 each There shall be- teet
Oerris Smith Couen, fSiloB Erhasd foilon, A. y stout
joseph 4 BurF.u. II. I. NtCualy J. u. pi,snnop.
| In witness whereof ", have her unto subscr bcd
The lh dy OF Deccmhs In tie ytsr OF oar Lord
Iaa
T.n follow III. sbovo names ABLY signed and sealed With
tho rerlhoAs Of tie notary % that crcct)
TO passengers by their boats for year s5 tickets
for siI mODths !rmcTy they cannot fall 10 prosper
beyond precedent and VIII AID vastly in promoting Ito
growth Of WILLIAMSBURG.
| We understand an effort IL now being made 10 in.
crease tie fares upon carts trucks aud drays board
Of the Joais belonging 20 tie slow company, without
any promise on their part 10 Improve tleir aceoinEo
cations or 10 quicken their speed,
SUPERVISOR BLUsr Nor. REsrGSED.-The
statement that Supervisor Bunt has resigned Ia not
trio. lie at his post yesterday usual. and paid
out the County bounty about Ghy volunteers There
WA disagreement the part OF Mr. Blunt with Sa.
p<r,isors Tweed and Purdy in relation to black boy
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