New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-26

point another committee t. obtain subscriptions
the exemption of such members Of the 69 as might be
drafted in case the Common Council failed to aIpro.
PIRATE the S3.0O0.000 The whole matter was referred
to the committee above named. u
How GHOSTS ARE MADE.-As the ghost ma
nfcstations at the theatres attracting considerable
share of attention Just now the following description
from the The american Journal cfPho'ogrophy for Aug
l5 will be interesting TO our readers:
On the raising of the curtain for the ghost scene the
lights of the theatre mostly eXtingushcd the foot
lights entirely while the stage dimy lighted from
above and the sides. murderer starts up ont of a
troubled dream full of ugly fearful sights rends the
pears. This ghost is simply skeleton which the muir,
derer takes to be Death claiming him for victim and
Of course the murderer begS to be excused &c Death
disappears and shortly the ghost Of lady deceased In
prev 0us act Of tie play. fully arrayed IN crnonc and
jewels comes on tie scene This ghost No 2talks or
course i'm the manner Of ghosts Ghost No. takes the
place Of No in the form # the old mscr who lad been
lately murdered ana displays his gaping wounds. Fl
nally the three ghosts appear at the same tiinc thc
climax is reached ard the curtain falls an the harrow
ing The ladies Of the audience all III terror
the gentlemen raise loud encore but the cul TAIN re
fuses To move. -
We proceed to give a accurate description. Tho
ghosts of the normal size of humanity and teir pc
sition on the stage is definitely seen Ia size. FORM
color and action they are nearly like moItals. That
they are human is however evident from the fact
that they appear and disappear without moving nom
the spot here they stand Moreover their bodies are
iimpaipablc. and sometimes objects behind them are
seen through them; the murderer attacks them WIN
his "irus'y steel" cleavng them from head to heel
without disturbing them IN the least Our magic IAN
tern and concaye mirror theories melted away before
the facts saw. The absence of screen. The NE
size brilliantly illuminated, the natural movements OF
the lips ewes and hands were quite inconsistent with
such explanations.
We went away the frs, night quite mystifed; here
were things which had not been dreamed Of in our
philosophy We began to feel sympathy with those
who said they sme sulphur and believed tney had
seen genuine ghost. Spirit Iappinfs and tabc.iip
pings only awkward and distant approximation
10 the genuine ghost phenomena.
| Yet the manner Of raising the ghost Is ridcuously
simple LITTLE judicious rejection and the thing - &C
icompshed thus NJ tie from, Of the stage there h.
erected large sheet Of plate glass inclined toward the
sudcncc M al gle Of nhOnt forty n,c degrees with
the floor This glass u invisible 10 The audience and u
does ohsiIuct the view ofohJec,s bchind In front
Of the glass and under ~ inclination there IS an opening
in the floor Of the stage at which The rrson VINO acts
the ghost is placed. Now when the hight Is Turned on
this actor the image OF him Is seer u, rejection ron
the glass the plate glass nets Ike looking glass. 10
thing visible 10 tlc slccaiois but the image and ny
varying the position Of the actor The image ~ ghost Is
brought 20 any spot desired made 20 advance rcccde
etc and ly warn ing the intensity. color ard position OF
the light CHER Interesting eccis are obtained THIS
explanation viii probably b. sufficient 10 enable any Of
readers II disposed 20 grt ny fhosi Tor their
private usc. Coming down broadway now. every Gay
the ghosts OF house, stages and people IN n tie
store windows.
BOARD OF ALDERMKS.-At o special meeting
Of this Board yesterday afternoon, Afr. WisA IN the
chair a resolution was presented by Nj Ouiv ell giving
the proricois Of the Fih Avenue Hotel permission TO
lay pipes through Invent, third street fom The hcc to
their gas works on the North River Aitcr some die
cussion on the subject the resolution WAS amended
granting permission 20 lay pipes through Twenty
fourth street and In thu; shape WIS adopted coin
municaton received fom the City Inspector stat
inc tina. 'he appropriation for street cleaning wO.d BE-
exhausted about tie middle 81 next month when the
WORK Of he Department would have - be suspended
unless The Common Council directed ~ tortfpIDs 20
raise money for the purpose by III" issue ~ revenue
bonds 4 resolution hy Nj Handy 80. aa' pied III.
bidding pe from taking up anf = tue pa o'lcf-
In the civ without permission Of %" Common Council
recied 10 take measures for protecting d." tree snd
railing Ia sAe pals from iuiuF! from The United STATES
! A COMMUNICATION was rcceisod from The 9th Kcgf
meni y. : y. G.. projecting against an! distinction
being mad between fireman n.d tie militia ln regard
10 exemption from the drnfi Entered Oh NE msrie'
Shorts after O'Clock. recess fnf ~ eiiy minutes Hns
irlcn fof tie pufppse ~ comforting With ~" 'oinch
men llt The plr q had arrived before the Board
sumed H. session. 4 rcl'lr'lon 10 concur VII ihc
Councrcn. directing lie SiIce Con uisloner o. in.c
measure ~ the immediate fcn0sal 81 al. Tie mud
States tToop- from the public parAH 81 The ety "as
called ny and I'd over.
4 sr.llr cs5lu,iof 10 concur witt Tie counclnen.
directing .Lc Street IOilssulcT 20 I-inoTc lurtAr IN
all the airy and artillery nom the fnh''o lh''. ~
New Yorl Wa adopted hy u vote o. 10 . BIZ FOX
strongly urged il passage remaining that Tie iniry
which las ln the district TIA he rrWcsrrtcd. Nfs ~"
only breathing place Tint tie lhofing men a. tie fist
Ward hsi. and that il wns completely hllcd ~ arm
lerv No person allow I'd To pasS hfonFh tn Bot
teri ana every slip one had bayonei thrust - hl
He thought u high time thai The ughih 81 the ciiy
should Boz respected.
4 The Board airr- some routine business adjourned
until / clock to-day.
! ARRESTED Oy SUSPICION op MrRpHR.-Oihccr'
Walker Of the seventh Precinct on Monday arrested
William Cameron charged the COM plant ~ NnifA
ret Iarku Iosdirg AZ No SO Cherry sitci Win Lhl-
inc caused The doiih q. her SOD john LafAin. bog
seven years n age hy ammiur Lila head between the
doors 81 q stable IN Cherry street
ARREST or WOULD-BR Observation-Disclosures
Dayis aias Maxwell. succeeded n entering the pen
lsce No TO- Chambers ltIcc occupied by DT 'hhs u
Iohrnhr curly on Monday evening. li f-f1rs ~ fi-r
KEYS and socfcicd himself nud,i bed Ahoii %. ~
Mis Ioim.n hearing .gli noise deet to-. ihc ~
Aar and gave the alarm Capt Greer. 81 lie IAiId
Precinct, arrested TIE nt udcr before De LHd time i"
make his escape. On searching him. b. hf "sic7.i"n
was found he Doctors P,ckctbook containing q con
siderable slim Of money Ldcr tie bod where De- lad
lrn correaed were found Knife MN pistol mud ah
Iron bar Ihr prisoner h's fcncd several ga M ~ the
J. uburn GnG Clinton PrsOrs.
Drowned At hCBORgS.-C0Toner Bonn
steat held nn quest yoao.day a. ioboicn on ihe l"f
II MIR Iraac WcTtheir. scillnown citinn. WI" Wa
drowned by jumping ate. The ferry Loot 40 JNft
rendered verdict Of accidental drowning. aud recon-
mcuded fir UobO.cu Council e. pafs a ordinance &C.
oufin 'hc Ferry Company 10 have guard oI ruch ~
The f.rrie. to be closed when the boat n iung Oh
| Efpp-kt midnight on .uc.lay ire Va,