The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-16

double sole, aud BE- very little longer than the foot
Ttus equipped The learner should make his Gre,
esssy on zee that lie not very smooth, selecting
$50, tbs, has been most cut up by oil er skaters,
be eau do no better He should have either 81 al.
ing chair or the arm Of friend 70 support him
until able 70 balance himself and should then es-
chew all extraneous aid and begin for himself, TAX
ing very abort steps II walking, and taking care
no, TO let leg start of ION its own hook" From
this starting point he will gradually gain conhdencs,
become more familiar with his narrow base, length
his sirides. drif into the poetry Of notion and
finally shsS The customary slo,rnen, Of tumblsa
srhicve the outer edge b.ekvards' cut the 'spresd
| essle," and graduate frs, class shatcr.
The LARGE FIRE II THE BowERY.-Fre
Marshal BAKER busy trying 70 discover the origin
| II the fire in the IVORY Wednesday, but be
has as yet discovered no clue. Incendi aI1sm IL
suspected, and 4 would he we'll In these tines for
people TO be more than ordinarily wAtchful, as
there ia no knowing where when Che incsndisry's
brand may be thrown.
The NEW FIRR DEPARTMENT Ordinance
came UP for action IN the BOARD Of Council
/ men yesterday, and after the insertion Of one
two unimportant amendments, was sdops-I.
| RECRUITING. The Volunteer CoR}hittee
yesterday received hHy recruiu-s larger number
than had been received in single day for several
weeks The erection Of the new buildings for the
use Of the Committee, and particularly for the work
Of correcting the eurolment are rapidly approach
ing completion.
FIVE Points HOUSE, OF INDUSTRY The an
| niversary Of this institution was 10 lie celebrated
last evening At the Academy Of Music. The chill
dren, " the number Of some eight hundred, were
| on hand, hut the audience did not number more
than hundred. II was therefore thought advisa-
bic to postpone the exercises to more favorable
evening. Tho children, however went through
several exercises, after which the little were
taken home and the audience dispersed.
DID'ST SEE THE PoIST.-Yestcrday as n
young man from the country" was saunterng
lie surely through Chatham street, be observed In
front Of one OF the Recruiting Offices the folio wing
announcement:
| MN WANTED BOUNTY $4,000.
"Thirty thousand dollars" exclaimed he, "well
that worth sighting for anyhow, A. III 60 in"
In he went and received with the creates:
kindness and courtesy by the broker, who forth
witt began to praise him for his Patriotism prom
scd that IN less than n month he would be q colo
mel. and year would not clapse before be became
major-genetal. There was nothing like the army
plenty Of good living and the pleasure II thraslhng
his enemies. All these were promised, aud the
tMpposedJ "greenhorn" was not permitted to get
in a word as thin as n siSpence. The broker next
treated him to q first rate dinner, and piled him
with liquors until be was nearly coopcred, and, Of
course, ready for his purpose. On returning &c
| tln rta xyhe
requested him to strip. strip" exclaimed tn,
young man, "what forS" "Io sec II you're Al
for the army" replied the surgeon "Thc army
But my dear SIR, l am not enlisted, and the acart
promises me a bounty OF thirty thousand dollars
"You lie !" said the broker, "it is only 1900 and
you did enlist with me while at dinner, you know
you did" Words were banded about the Ere
cruit" insisting that $50, 900 was promised, while
the broker insisted that the bounty was only $500
At length the latter examined his "shingle" and
found that there period after the $500 in To,
announcement. He instantly supplied the missing
period, and trumphantly called the recrsit to look
"Ah, yes !" exclaimed the latter "that is all very
we'll but Il didn't see the pointr" "well, yor
SEQ it owl" quered the broker. yes" replied
tho recruit, "but don't you soc that You are sold
| have had a good dinner and plenty Of lush, but
as to enlsting, really don't sec the point Good
day" So saying the young man retired, to tn,
evident chsgrin OF the broker, who cursed him foi
rascal aud proceeded to his business OF trying tc
sell others, he had Teen sold himself. Tn,
young man was afterwards enlisted BY Supervisor
: Blunt
: THE WEATHER.-The frost OF Wednesday
night brought the skaters out again yesterday
morning in full strength but with the exception o
! those who visited the Fifth Avenue Pond, Their
were not many who found means Of enjoying III,
' sport, About six o'clock last evening SNOW com
menced to fall and soon the ground was as all
covered with the white garments Of winter.
NEW YORK HISTORICAL SoCIETY.-DIs
RonrSG OF VERY OLD GEsTLENAs The last 0
a course Of lectures on Eyyp. was delivered b
! Henry j. Audrey, Esq last evening at the Coope
Institute to an audience of about one thousand per
sous. The lecture describes the antiquities anC
monuments Of Egypt Ia manner which repeated
> ly elected the appreciation Of the audience. u
the platform was an Egyptian Mummy with case
= s.rcophsgus &C., which il was understood woul,
0 TO unroIled after the lecture. Accordngl,
q when the lecture concluded, Mr. r. n
lery Anderson delivered address, in whicl
he congratulated the society on having mumm,
c before tncIn thteo thOuhhnd years old. lie sal(
that In the early spring Of ls4S these articles wer
first seen by the lecturer opposite rhebes in one
= the mud buta Of which the city Is composed III
owner Of the hut invited hun 10 visit the tomb frou
, | whence they taken. The tomb was OF tn
size ot an ordinary psrlor-sbout twenty feet II
: length and from ten 70 twelve IN height. II wa
, | cut out Of tie solid rock, and u number of horu
a | glyphics found thereon. The speaker thei
. read the inscriptions the case, transate by Dr.
soyiarth, the hrst Of which WAS as follows;
This is the map Of the late Tats the just one, VIII
a | speaka thus United win the heavens may you
walking be towards me who prepare for you glorioI
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