The sun., 1864-10-04

she rsbeiliou none can forssce: but The very Hscs
that reaction Of The present prosperity 10 sntci.
pased, Will cause busnss men so be prepared for
its COMING, and thus mitigate. n Il does not alto
gether noltrslise the disaster.
CoLunpiA COLLEGE This Institution was
oponed yesterday, by ,hcins,sllation Of Dr. r. AP.
Barnard a. President, who delivered an elcaucn,
address. lie referred 70 his former experience in
this city, and his subsequent call to the southwest,
and msIe tuching sllusion 10 the rebellion. Ai-
dresses also made on behalf Of the Alumni
and the Faculty. The business Of the session will
commence to-day.
MoRE TRooPs GofSo FORWARD. Another
large rcinforcement--sevepteen hundred mcn-lca
the city yesterday for the army. of Mis- numtcr
thirteen hundred were New York state troops Two
hundred were convslescsn,s, the balance new re-
cruits.
REPUBLICAN MEErrso.-A largely attended
meeting VI the Republicans of the s2d ward WAS
held last evening in The ball eoruu o' <'th street
and Broadway. About half the audience WAS com
posed of ladies' Al O'Clock the meeting WAS
calied to order, and prayer ~~ offered by Prof.
Dodge, after rkich WAS read an address from the
army Of the CumberIssd " their friends ~ home
Hon. George William Curtis msis an eloquent cd
| dresa closing a. follows; "Ah. friends we arc
| here Of ease We -o hence " our beautiful homeA
but 81 this very n-nt that my voice dies upon
your earn our brothers aud friends are
lying with clossi esthsy yins In their blood,
and they have died for us. Were your ears sccute
enough, you could hear the battle e-shock n your
eyes were sharp enough, you could see the battle
| fash These are the men AZ this moment pressing
on into the fSht and their voice comes back 10 US.
ia The name OF God. In the name of
are fighting your battles shoot us in the
| rear, rather than wave the white fsg above our
| beads even while we are pressing on 70 the very
| city that stands at hand" Applause Peace,
peace. Il is the dream. It is the hope OF the and.
Peace peaco. II is whot we have been making for
| three years. Peace oh, endless pesce, whose walls
| are cementsd In the blood of the best and the
OF battle rcsounds. Bu. look far above
far In The fiiurc hesvens Of pssce,
| risos the Countrywide America u our hoTes-the
| America u our faith--ths America Of our deter
mina,ion and resolve
Like some tall cliff the, rests i,s awful form.
swcls from the vale. and midway leaves the storm,
Tho round its base the rolling clouds spread,
| Eternal sunshine settles on ts head. tApplsuse.)
The Glce Club then sang . song. after which
| Thomas d Van Buren,. Esq, and Hon Mr. Sumner,
Of Texas, made brief addresses, when the meeting
| adjourned
Fatal ACCIDENT TO A Nxw YORK BoY AT
NrwroRI.---Ismes n Hopkins, u boy 10 years Of
40. popular chorster st Trinity Church, was in
rtsntly licd while on a cunning excursion at
Newport on Saturday. His gun wAs accidentally
discharged by himself the contents entering his
side.
THE HARVEST OF DEArH.-The deaths in
New York during the past week were l0I de.
crease Of 30 from the mortality Of the previous
week, and an increase Of 10 as compared with the
mortality q the corresponding week of 1868. or
the deceased. 92s were children under years Of
age. The mortality by the principal diseases was
a. follows; Iniantls marsstnua 80; cholera infan.
tum, 20 infanhls convulsions 81 diarrhga, ~;
| typhoid fever, 1s; smallpox, 8.
KEEL LAID.-Eiwsrd +. Williams, Ship
Builder, Grcenpont has laid ,he kee Of . new
pilot boat, 70 be named The William Bell. This
pilot boat will take the place Of the vessel destroyed
by the Pirate Tsllahassse She will be l20 tons bur.
then and owned by James Callahan q Co.
CRY GovRRNMENT.-At q meeting Of the
Board OF Councilmen. yesterday, protest WAS re-
eeived from Messrs. Jsaucs and opdyke, members
Of the Board Of Counciimeu, TO the action Of the
Common Council In authorizing the Fulton Stree,
Railroad Company TO lay their rails through col
tain streets In the city for the following reasons
va
FM". Thss said resolutions when presented to
bu, wore s,, ucnain, shs,ein ' n p ',is us os,u' ~
consider the vote by which the same had been
adopted' which motion had been carried, and the
before ,h,s poari And pnds,.pn,nsd h.u ~ -
were certified aud sent TO his Honor the Mayor
Second. That the grant 10 n waste Of city pro-
perty, and therefore breach Of trust by the Com.
mon Council, fraud upon the rights Of property
owners and therefore = wrong done 10 The ciiiyen