The sun., 1864-12-13

city.
RECEPTION OF ADMIRAL FARRAour.--The
Committee on ,hs reception VI Admiral Farragut
met again yesterday afternoon in the Collectors
Office. A COMMITTEES Of twenty appointed 10
carry out the resolutions adopted q, the meeting
on saturday Committee VAS also appointed to
wait on the Admiral and inform N o. the arrange
Den,S f9r bis reception. This Committee Is 10 20
" meet the Admiral 10 the revenue cutter Bronx,
from Pier 1, Ess, RIVER
CRY CAsvAssRRs met at eleven O'Clock, on
Monday morning. A false rslor, was found among
the election returns inn ios'ing one of the election
eanvassers whose name was not given. and a reso-
luton was passed requesting the District Attorney
TO commence legal proceedings against The offender.
No other bus Of importance was trBnsacied
and the BOARD adjourned TO this morning.
THE FUSERAI Of son Vi President .Iuarcz
Of Mexico took place in THIS city on siuidsy from
the present residence o. his mother.
EFFECTS or THR GALr.-fhc heavvl yale
from hr West, which sprung M Sunday night.
has done some damage along the rivers The
lighter Rio, lying al The end OF pcr :, was cap
Gzcd About lhroe O'Clock yesterday morning An-
other lighter name unknown, lo,1c1 with beef
ana pork, VAS cspsycd when shrcnst the Wal
street ferry. The schOoue- Eagle Head. from
Ellza5eibport, bound for New Haven, with cargo
Of coal, and anchored 90 tie South ferry, Brook.
Ign, sunk during the night. The Castle Garden
barge was considerably damaged while lying a.
the Garden docl. No lives were Lost The gale
continued ,o a late hour yerterday, causing the
numerous vessels lying In the rivers and bay W
n a.. M
during the dsy. The change in tie temperature
u the atmosphere during Sunday night WAS re-
markable In the morning the mercury ranged
not far from =, degrees ami STOOD at that figure at
| ten O'Clock Oh Sunday night. At daylight yes,cr-
day morning II had fallen " ten degrees. The
extreme range WAS q degrees iu nine hours. Yes
terdAy the thermometer rose 10 thirty degrees.
The navigation ~ the Hudson River, except to
kewburgh, Poughkeepsie, and other points CONE
paratively near the city, is consder0d closed for
the season. The Hartford boats, II Is understood,
will suspend their trips to-day. Navigation on
| the canals u this state was closed on Thursday
| last.
TIE woMAS's lSFIpMARY-As IMPORTANT
PHuASIuEoTc ISsiIruuoS.--- October o. last
| year an association, con-'s,ng mainly Of ladies'
was formed for the purpose Of establishing on IN
| hrmAry Tor suffering women. The project was I'M
medstely started at Wellington Heights, and in
June Of tho present yosr Il suitable building was
ready for the reception Il patients Tue first Rcpor,
OF the Association has JUS. been issued, aud al
though the In6rlnary ia only in its Infancy, there
iseycry indication hat II viii eventually become
one Of our most useful benevolent Institutions. A..
cord ng TO the by-lsws Of the Infrmary, one-thlrd
Of it, eds designed for free patients, who have
not tho ability TO pay for their treatment, and in
this good Office /, appeals to the philanthropc pub
liz for donations. Its arrangements for the treat
ment Of patients made with the strictest regard
to comfort aud medical science. A competent iued
icsl siaii, consulting surgeons and Dosrd of Man,
sgers arc always prepared to receive anil care 'or
afflicted women. Since the LIST of Juno 80 cases
hsve been uea,cd by the institution, but .s tho
business has thus far been mainly Of An in,roduc
tory character, this is no criterion by which tc
Judge of its benefits when thoroughly understood
and rpr rccia,cd. The following are the o1icers o
| the Association;
BOARD oF HASAGrBs
Mrs Geo. W. Hatch, Frat D.recusss Fiah
Mrs Geo Y. Gilbert, Second Dircctress, a. wes
32d street
Mrs. J. s YorE, Secretary, Il Irving Place
| Ms. q, W. Leake, Treasurer, Washington
Heights.
Mrs Dr. Ravatd, 4 West 18th street
Mrs VIM II Grc.nouSh, Is West 1Gn street.
| Mrs. Drake Mills, b2 West llth street.
Mrs. Augustus Cleveland Inwood, New ior,
City
MIRA X. q. Montgomery, fremont, westcheste
| County.
Mrs " II Duckworth, II seventh avenue.
| .Vl ktafl u Natv
Mrs. Cyrus Cleveland, louserS, Wsstchesse
, County.
Mrs james Drake. Iorkers, " westchcstcr County
MIS-. A. IA. L0wCry, In yood, New York cay
Mrs. II. A. Colt, 90 Clinton Place.
RIEcUTivL COMMITTEE
Mrs Drake Mills.
Mrs Goo Gilbert,
Mrs. q. W. Legke.
THE HARVEST OF DEIru.-Thr deaths 4
. New York during the pas, week were 405-a ii,
! crease Of ~ from the mortality " the preyicu
/ week. OF the deceased 100 we're children undo
iiys years OF sge, Among the principal mort'
diseases were the following infautile conyulson,
4 - Group Is small poI, 95 scarlet fever 10
! typhoid iever, II diphtherite II.
CITY GoyERShEST.-The Board OF Alder
men yesterday considered q resolution ncreasiu
the salaries OF clerks in the ueet Department :
per cent, ~ which smendStory resolutions weI
, offered, giving the same smount 70 all employee
A of the City Governmept. ILc subject was lai
| over
,f The BOARD or CouSCILNfS adopted = II
q ! solution, rcuucgting the Committee on Law TO IL