New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Inc board OF IIitt va s"'.'''y
A communication was received from the Controller
with statement Of disbursements 10 the families OF
volunteers for the fortnight ending Nov ~ lst' Inc
following is substance Of the same, VIZ; Ioai iaui'
lilies relieved IA 692 total amount disbursed so5'i2'
The above communication was ordered on file Inc
Board passed the veto Of the Mayor on the reso
luton authorizing the Controller to pay the bih OF
Conkin Butts amounting to sl5tO for carriages and
barouches furnished the Common Couuch on various
occasions The resolution of the Aldermen calling FOL
the appontmcn Of Joint Special Committee to inves
tiga,c certain charges pending against the City In
spector and giving such committee power to SEND ioi
.persons and papers was called end laid over. The re
port OF The Special Committee appointed to investigate
the manner in which the downtown railroad companies
have laid their tracks, also laid over The oTd
nsncc cmana,ing from the Aldermen regulating the
rate Of portero fees, viz for carrying BY hand per mile
any parcel, 2jc; for conveying in a handcart any
pa kageor packages per mile. soc, coneurrcd in
The City Inspector reports that tho deaths in
New.YoIk during the past week were ioi-il0 men .
women 100 boys. and s. eirlsa decrease of 10 from
the mortality OF tho previous week. and Of - as CON
pared with the mortality Of the corresponding week OF
ls63 OF the deceased l6O were children under FIVE
years Of age The mortality by the principal diseases
sions Oh inflammation Of the lungs IS; infantie ma
rospns L. typhoid fever %; disease Of heaIt Is ~
u.us fever 10; smallpox, TO- deaths from eEtcrns
causes 90; among which reported premature
births deaths from old Gge. drowned, killed by &c
cident There IS deaths in the Institutions anf
45 intcrments in Pot,er's Field.
The New.York Committee in charge OF tho
soldiers Thanksgiving Dinner has received in cas-
over Gvonc thousand dollars and with this added &
the greatly more valuable contributions IN kind have
sent TO the North Atlantic BockadiDg Squadron tht,
thousand pounds of poultry, 10 the army under Sheridan
about fifty thousand pounds. and TO the Armies Of the
potomac and the James about two hundred and twenty
housand pounds, besides fabulous amounts of apples
cakes doughnuts, cheese butter. cranberres canned
fruits pies and all tina. goes TO make Thanksgiving
| dinner.
| The Monshausett came TO Washington yester-
day morning place OF the regular steamer CosSack
which ran into schooner on her downward trip After
getting away from the schooner the Cossack accident.
ally ran aground near Maryland Point when IL was dis
covered IN three holes had been knocked into her bot
tom Just above the waterine, in her collision with the
schooner The steamer Guide came TO the relief oft.
Cossack, and took off her mails and passenger anu
conveyed them to Fortress Monroe.
The McKeon Aldermanic Conver!iohs lof inc
lst and Sd Districts. met last night 90 ureehHca"'
and the Fifth Ward Hotel but 'dJourned' wnhout pro-
ceeding to nomination to 'I'isday ana saturday e'o-
nnos rasnec,ivev ras Convention Of the 9TH District
nominated Ignat;.. Flynn, and in the 18th District,
William Coner'
The onion General Committee assembled last
,ening at their headquarters. No. Ga broadway and
adopted the report of tho Committee. appointing Fri
day the 2h for the election Of delegates and Monday
the 2h for the meeting OF the delegates to nominate
for Aldermanic. COuncilmaJic and school officers.
The brig A. &. Titcomb, laden with coal.
sprung leak at the Port Richmond pier Staten Island
on Saturday night. and sank.
The subscriptions to the seyen.thirty loan last
week amounted TO s2.O5400o.
Gold opened at 49, sold up 10 22li, fell TO 2l7a,
and closed al 22I. rampant advance confidently
pected by ecesh' operators but Gen. shormsns rapid
movement hss disappointed them Money Is very easy
Ss snda s cent quite large amounts have been used The
general must s be Quoted a. Fancy stocks opened
firm bat broke down. and offered freely all day a.
the decline.