New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-07
CITY ITEMS.

PROMOTED samuel u. Blanchard, the ELL.
ci.nt Superintendent Of tho Forage Department under
Col S L. Brown has recently rocc!red the promotion
Of Captain and Assistant Quar.eImsster. ard has been
assigned to duty In this city. 10 place Of Capt. T. D.
Chapman, who hns been relieved.
OYfYisG OF TIIg AFRICAN CIVILIZATION
punpro.-TAc African Civilization Society having
erected q comfortable building with large hall for
rrslc purposes with for sho asc Of the sooety
on Dean.,t pe,r Troy ave, brooklyn opened tho same
and dedicated tho purposes Of benevocnce on the
sfteruoop IL the 9Th inst. in camm-mur alta of the
emancipation OF slaTcs In the District OF Coiumo!s
Is exercises were soainaed on wsSse'S % sSr
'or the first day wss ~ follows;
!. oprn4ss ~l.h Prayer by tn. Rev y. y: Tbou.. .
Addre.. by ,bc frs.iasni, Il. Is Garnet, aaae
Adde'S. Su,ie. T. Adiress By j. :. M1tn. q Address
BY Wn. IL Day
PERsoSAL.-Sir Frederick Bruce, the newly
appointed British Minister. Iss passenger by the steam
ship China aud NO understand tat rooms have been
taken for hi n at the Clarendon Hotel.
CHAMBER oP CoNaERcR.-A number OF tho
members sufficient to form quorum not having been
present on Thpray. the regular monthly nesting VII
DO bold on Monday next at 10 O'clock
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY.-This institution
was founded in 1870 and though established primarily
,,N. -. oay.n,o,o. .,. na,v oneu "a ali "a ho NAV
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desire 10 a'ah theiASe''es % 'A.n' s"1 b''"' pN''
have bocn taken TO rcrder tie lbrsry In every way
WORTHY OF the cordial support Of oil ensscs Of readers
Books OF every shade n optio all subjects OF public
iner,,t mar ut .ny time be found upon s shelves. ss
,so o.. hest xorl. in Uistory biography Religion
- ~ a., $50. ii a.. I'll r,o,,o, IN.
Philosophy INC ne''No'' ""u ,''-'' 90, N0' -
collection to when inomoers ha'e Ie""! ao'ess """
nnmbers inward Of 20 COO yolnnes. English Treneh
At. Ill.
"n' "'. .'"" wv Ill
pied with nearly w m'shf'oeS una ne"sFaPo''' poeao
valuable seloction Of gazettsers, dictionaries ENJOY
c,oneaia. and mans.
Tie library otpoes arc NJ Clinton Han. Astor.place
No. 10 Broadway aad No. % Liberty ct aud during
The pass year nn 5ansn' nssr oh y,
sn,a.. 20 tho ,csainc commun,,v within IN. same
I'm. Ana ~ tte ins.it.Iop has been In
a,nes sryr,n, .hou, 4 ~, IN over q 40
n, - ~ hcor N, anne ,Ime making and with
brict, crsi.. 81 snece-s 10 establish s INSTITUTION
mon mme enlarged isis than II has hiihe ro enjoyed
~ s-nriay the mortcre nnon The bu,ldIne cecnpied
Nv The Lbrsry and aeplyIug The rental TO thc purchase
al books By this incaus the yearly ncrne % the IL
brnry. which now amounts 70 900 or 1900 rormes.
will probably rise TO TO- 0y or 1900 volumes. or even
higher when Its value to all classes OF readers esn
scarcely be oyorestinatcd " the ft2 o0o which
originally required for this parpose. tiaO0 ony re-
nss in .so nre..n, woo,h that ~ snn,x
a.. ~ TIA associsrtan. vLieh ocours In MaT NAV
wno,s lie ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF this Important object
SnhrcrjbrrT "a the cppi al p,ock Of The Clinton Hall
are entitled 10 share of tho stOck OF Tia
cOrporatn for every flO0 now contributed each ehnfs
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