New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-26
CITY NE Ws.

Association were making to reform the great nelect
in New-York households They tried the experiment
in Williamsburgh by building six twostory and oase
nent houses, with gas and water on North Nin'ns',
near Second, and will now sell them for their oos'
(s2 COO or lot them on reasonable terms one nan tne
value must be paid the balance held in bond OF mort
gage At seven per cent These houses are Tor the sep
arae occupation Of families, and will avoid the dreau
full tenement system. In The TRIBUNE, Sept To- we
gave detailed account of these proposed houses ana
those desiring further information should apply at NO
50 Exchange-place.
A. II. ii. DAwsoNs LECTURE.-The follow
ing correspondence he's tsken place between Mr. Daw'
son and some of our well.knovn citizens:
NEW YoRK, Oct II, 1863
To ANDREW II. II. DAWSON, oa
DEAR SIR: Approving cordially as we do OF OH inesures
and means which have their object tho reconciliation OF
tie sections and not doubtne ont that The se,gt you be
instance Of the merchants Of those e;es upon ' sroJ
this time, we invite you to deliver it in this city.
G. Ciod.rev GnuSSr, Wilson g. Hunt Peter Cooper Horace
Daniel r. Temsn Ganet, CLARK Il Co, aud many others
MI D""'oH ''P'' '' "'"' Nrw.YoaK Oct. 81, 1855
GHvrLgxEE: Responsive to your invitation wlll deliver
my lecture on The Reconciliation oi the Sections
Respectfully, ANDREW II. H. DAWSON
Hon C. Godfrey Gunther, Wilson q. Hunt, Ptt"r cooper
Horace Greeley and others.
Mr.. Dawsons lecture will take place, is announced
in his note at the Cooper Institute, this evening
AUCTION SALES OF CoAL.-The Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company sold yesterday morning at ~,
change Salesroon, No. III Broadway. 1880 tnns oi
Piitston Coal ut the following rates 2n0 tuns Chest
nut size at SO so 20 and sll 500 tuns Stove size
at ell ~ sll 20 and en- -; 1000 tuns Egg sHs ~
sl 62I and Ell G5 5000 tuns Crate size, NJ tll 81
time Steamer
sll q: SsOO tuns Lump SIZE at ELL Wv ~ so -
and $40 10.
Messrs John IT, Draper & Co. sold yesterday, A. the
salesroom Of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company, account of said Company. 2aVW
tuns d iresh.minod scranton coal. at the following
rates: Lump size sl9 sio l2i' slO - ana sio ,1i
Ell J7t ell 20 sll 62i Ell 20 and sll 49, Crate Size
slO G2i $40 IS and $40 81. Chestnut si1e. $40 slo "
and $40 lsl Both sales we're largely attended. but
buyers seemed 70 be slow in Offering bids ~ II uncer'
tain what would he the future rates Of coal.
The decline in the prices at the last sale YESTERDAY as
compared with the rates obtained nj the first sale.
averages about 10 tun IL should be- stated Pittsion
coal Is most highly valued for burning steamers and
the scranton preferred for stove use The decline Is
as follows. on the highest figures n
Lump Coal.........s % Eec Coal. ... ........eo
sicainboai Coal..... o. stove coal 10
Crate coa.-.. ..--.. - Chestnut CoAi''..''''''''
STREET DFPARTMENy-AwARD or Con-
THACTs.-rhc Street Commissioner has op.red propo
salr and aIGeu cOEtracts Tor the loluAlbs luuh.
Setting curb and gutter stones aud tagging arosnd
Northern Dispensary. junction Of Christopher 81 and
Wayerly pIscs, contract awarded 20 James Cunning
ham at sil2 80. flagsIng Eighty hflh si.. esiwsen
Third and Fourthavcs. contract awarded to NJ Ma
honey ~ $40 ~. flagging Ono.lundrcdaad Iwonty
hfh st. between Eighih.nyc aud hsnnEiian--ti con
tract awarded "a = u. seaman AZ o. -. =. Flhfrihg
1hiIty.seyenth 81. between Ninth ana Ionth.htce =
contract awarded Go James Cunnn CHAM u sfls rag
gng Thirysecond-st, between y nth and Tenth.a'e.
contract awarded to j. Cunningham ~ VI, ke-
building Pier foot Of one hundred aud lhTty hrstst
y 4. contract awarded to George W hiiS al sAcO.
ANNA T.. DICKINSON rs BRooKLYS-LBcTrRB
Al IHE ACADEMY % NJ SIC OS HOME ILusT- Miss
Anna D. Dickinson delivered lectgre LIST evening ~
the Academy Of Ngsc in Brooklyn 20 large audience
composed mainly Of ladies. The speaker was adTer-
tsed through what she called the stupidity Of her
agent 10 sneak on "Earnesiness bat took for her
subject " Home Trusts" She said that some might
consider that she being unmarried would not be able TO
comprehend its importance Ihls she slowed :" b. a
allacy she said that young men cll IN love MY times
between the ages Of - aud 90 She thea spoke Of the
education Of the Young women who the picnts
OF their affections and declared that all the vast majority
knew was how 10 drum on piano and chatter bad
French She then entered upon her subject Home
Trusts and handled it ably making many home
trusts al the false notions Of society she spoke more
OF The dute. before marriage than after her object
being 10 elevate the ordinance 10 higher cOnidera.
ton than II has At present Miss Dickinson will speak
next Tuesday evening in this city NJ the Cooper lnsti-
tute on Flood Tides the subject which attracted 20
much attention in Boston.