New-York tribune., 1867-05-31

Among the receipts may be noted gilt from Mr. a. A.
hoG aSS 500 % SH from T oV% W pS % Palmer relief Of
Of distress among the p"s DOES not embrace the salary
90 nGicer Holm Is Sutherland the Metropolitan Police
%aT weo that expeIse is borne by the Police Depart
ment But aside from this and the gifts above noted the
The initial movement down TO January l.. 1867, was
s328C79 ~ This inclndes the cost Of the building and
land but excludes interest. Since the beginning
Mr Cooper has contributed $1,000 toward defraying
expenses when the rents were insufficient to sustain the
schools; but Of this git no mention is made IN the fore
r seal of the corporation is circular disc with the
cords on the outer edge The Cooper Union for the
Advancement Of Science and Art founded A. -. 1852 by
Peter Cooper, Mechanic Of New-YoIk," these words
surrounding medallion head Of Peter Cooper.
OFFICERS FoR THE CURRENT YEAR
Peter Cooper, President; Wilson G. Hunt. Treasurer
AiraIu 5 Hewitt, Secretary William Griffin, Clerk
Husiees-Pcter Cooper. Daniel f. Ticman, John T. Par
sons, Wilson G. Hunt Edward Cooper, Abram S Hewitt
Miss Mary NJ. Hamilton, Mrs Jonathan Sturgcs Mrs
Geo. Curtis, Mrs. Henry NJ Field, Mrs s. L. NJ BARLOW,
Miss Helen Russell, Mrs RichaId Tighe, Mrs Hamilton
Fish Alrs v Botta Mrs John sherwood Mrs h6Iam s
Oakley. Mrs g. Carson, Mrs. Chas +. Daly Mrs. vii
liam T. Bodgett.
Peter Cooper was born in this city on the 18th Of Feb
ruary, 1901 His maternal grandiather john Campbell
was a member OF the Common Council OF New-l OIk. and
Deputy QuartermasterGencIal during the War OF the
Revolution, ana expended considerable private fortune
in the service OF his country and III the same war Mr.
COOpers father was Lieutenant. Young Peters earliest
sphere Of usefulness in s fathers hat manufnctoy
OF each day fOr single year-hs only year in school Al
the OF II he ndentuIed 10 q coacmakcr, and at
the expiration Of his term Of apprenticeship his employer
offered 10 set him mp in business, but yOnug Cooper de
cned and instead commenced the manufacture Of patent
machines for sheaIing cloth, which were in demand
during the Of 1872 but lost all value the declare
tOn OF peace. He next commenced the Manufacture
OF cabinet ware: then entered the grocery business
and finally engaged IN the manufacture Of glue and
isnglass-ihe business which lie carries to-day. In
1890 he erected extensive iron works al Canton, Bal
tnOre; but at length he disposed of these and built in
this CITY, rolling ana wire-nill but subsequently, in
ls45 he moved the machinery 10 Trenton j. and there
erected the largest rolling mill at that time III the
try for the manufacture Of railroad iron In this mill
Mr.. Cooper the first TO roll HTOuglrOn beams for
freprOOf buildings. The works G Trenton have become
quite extensive, and to-day managed by u company
OF which Mr. Cooper President but the stock is pfnc
pay owned by Mr.. Cooper. Al his works in Baltimore
he built after his designs the first locomotive that
was turned out this continent and IL successfully
operated the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He served
In both branches OF the Newly Or Common Council In the
times when 10 creditabe 70 be identified with our
City Government, and trustee Of the Old Public
School Society and held its Vice Presidency when was
merged In the existing Board of Education Since that
time he has been an active s0ckhOkler and officer i'm
many Of the great railroad and telegraph corporal ous
which have been formed in the United states and H SIN
President 81 the NewYOrk, Newfoundland ana Iondon
Telegraph Company; but his attention has chiefly been
ehgrOssed with the cr0wnin2 undertaking of his life the
noble monument wkcf shall make his name Immortal
she Cooper Union for the Advancement Of Science and