New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The ThirtY-ninth Anniversary of the Ameri-
can Tract Society was held Monday morning.
The annual report shows hat l79 qualifications in
GLIDING IL volumes. 81 books and tracts for soldiers
aud other works for freedmen were issued. Printed
during the year 1871 SOP volumes ll,oJ6 83i pubca
tons 265. sol 966 pages. Printed Of The American
Messenger 1876 75Omonfhly Botsehafter, Messenger
in German, 40 $685. Childs Paper 2630e3. Publications
on the SOciey's list 33,3-of which Cj7 are volumes
beside zoo publications in 40 languages approved for
circulation abroad. Grauitous distribution for the
year. lO9 40 OBS pages Of which So 3 O6i were 10 the
Army and Navy, and sjs 755 pages TO lifcmembcrs
and directors. Received IN donations and egacies
s6lGs S.; sales, S2 90 Jj total 1851 4S7 40 being
an advance in receipts over the previous year Of
SO6 96s g. and making with balance in the treasury
$500 $50 n. Expended in manufacturing and issuing
$50. Os7 "a colportago and army missionaries s5j
9l9 H. cash for foreign lands $4,000; al other ex
penses s4l COS 70: totel s34ol2 81 balance in the
treasury S5,237 o..
A three DAYS Convention OF Spirituasts was
commenced yesterday in Clinton Hall, to hold three
sessions each day Mr. Charles Partridge is President
and Dr. Il. II. Hallock Chairman Of the Business Com
mittee. series Of resolutions proposed declAr
ing among other things that spirit manifestations are
fixed facts declaring that not even the best OF them
go dullthUc OF uArtNoTlhl ds 10 ItltNt OHc
from the necessity of exercising his own best judg
ment and denolncing Free Love" Remarks were
made by Mr.. Partridge, DR.. Hallock VIM. Fishbough
j. Tsrben. P. b. Randolph, ]. II. W. Toohey, DIR.
Brown of Milwaukee. Mr.. Danforth, Grin Abbott.
DR. Edwards. Mrs L. c. Clark, L. X. Coonley. H. Il.
storer. c. Barnes, Mr. Moore, Mrs. NJ. A. Townshend,
Mrs. A. NJ. Spence, Mr. GoodSel. Moses Hull A. B..
Whiting. Mrs. Z. A. Bliss, Unah Clark. and Miss SuAe
johnson.
The I'D anniversary Of the Mercantile Library
Association was held on Tuesday evening at Clinton
Hall The Treasures report read showing total
rscep, Of sa l6 % for including among other
items sl56i for Initiation fees from quarterly dues
s2 06 30; from interest Grosyenor Legacy ss4 60
interest on DE Witt legacy, slO5. The expenditures
amounted to $1,000 g., leaving balance on hand Of
s45 g. The report Of the Trustees Of Clinton Hall ex
hibits balance Of s7O6 SC. The President read the
annual report showing large increase of membership
over last year The number of persons entitled to the
use of the library is 756 and the number Of volumes
owned by the Association is &c. $50
The Anniversary Of the American Anti.
Slavery Society concluded by business meeting
during the day, and public meeting In the evening at
the Cooper Institute which large and enthusiastic
The speeches were by Mr.. George Thompson who Il.
lustrated popular sentiment in England Wendell Phil
lips who reiterated lis doubts and fears Of President
Lincoln, and who called out many Kisses by chasing
England as a second.rste Power and by Mr.. Garrison
who quoted Mr. Phipss speech year ago in favor of
tho reelection Of Mr.. Lincoln, and who augured
nothing but victory and a free nation.
The anniversary exercises of the Institution
for the Instruction Of the Deaf and Dumb held
yesterday AT the close Of the year 1868 there were 1874
males and I43 females remaining in the Institution Of
whom there are supported by the State of New-York
I49 males and ll2 females by the counties Of New
York. 20 males and 10 females; by the State of New
Jersey males and females; by their friends 10
males and IA females During the year there has been
But one death. which occurred during the vacation
while he deceased was absent
The Board Of Health have directed tho CITY