New-York tribune., 1868-05-15

subOrdinatiOH 3 and the rOd seldom used Inc
building OF brick, In the French style # architecture
All the woodwork inside is Of pitch pine, polished ana
oled Tbo large and well VentsJ,@' va ut
most order and neatness prevails throughout Mr Mn
+. Davis Is the Superintendent, ana MIS- zane hcCSI.l
mstrOn. In the cellar is steamengne when Inrhlsnes
all the power required in the different departments The
basement Is fitted up with all the cOnveniences OF hotel
which include steam laundry ana uiylhg ahd Wtsint
roOni adjoining Is ktcheh eSinPo'e arenents r or
pertains 10 hrstclass c0okiDg aIIahgelneI.s s
on the ground floor is the nursery, together with com
modious cassroOm parlors, Offices ana reception Ioos
patern The visitor is struck with the appearance
which the institution seems TO suggest for has an alI
houses Of charity do not possess The second moor s
occupied by the teachers and the matron ADJOINING are are
warfrobes and the boys lodging apartments On the loR
floor is the girls dOrnitOry and play-room Wen
lighted and ventilated; The cellar an6 and also
a re-proof passageway, paved with blocks OF coioeu
marble thus rendering easy In case OF e
floor a small squarcdOoTs connecting with pipes Whien
lead into boxes below. When cleaning the mouse tnS
servant has only to sweep the art lnt3 the hcIo
finer view nowhere be found In ihe @ @ycli'y n VI
New York than from the observatory Oh Io "a y nn,rv
the north lies FOrdham and the surrounding COUNT
thckly dotted with houses Nearer by IS the town Oh
Ts:dG6ce I'm tne tSs old Trinity Cemetery
Jurenile Orphan Asyum ana tne tcriv nopIg known
as Madame Juuel On the east almost beneath our
fee. runs the Harlem River bearing on Its silver BOSOM
the steamer Tiger Lilly Further on, the EissI hveI
stretches far away TO the north College Point Flushing
ana Flushing Bay distinctly visible, while far beyond
through the haze and smoke, lie the dark lands OF Long
Island Snutherly is Harlem, Astoria, WillamsDurgh;
and the HIghts Of Brooklyn. But the gr5ndest OF al
scenes the glorious Hudson, whose plaeld WaIs Io
dotted with sails. and oyershadowed for many miles oy
the gray Palisades.
THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
The annual election OF officers Of the Amcri-
can Geographical and Statistical Society took place last
night AZ their new rooms in the Cooper Institute The
atendance as Is customary on these occasions slim
The President the Hon. Charles p DAILY, occupied the
chair Prior the election, the various reports Oh he
rerin officers were read and show that. although the
Society has been somewhat quescent dug tne asH lew
months It been in more fourishing c9hooH
than at the present time The receipts during the past
year amount TO S25 33 eXpeEdltuts s2Io9 ~ Ioann
favor Of the Society. The hberaliiy Of
assigning to the Society such pleasant quarters in
that building is highly commended Among IN rne % adai-
OF which number have been donated by hlr hang'
and comprise nearly every map maj ary IN IF mi tSe sIa ae
Prof Rcnwlck has also been given 70 the institution by
he heirs OF that gentleman. The whole number 0 DOCKS
pamphlets &c. added to the collection 4OS These re
IIa rc,ii,ng in the reinstaincnt OF all the retiring
officers as follows President, the Hon Charles T. Day
Vice Presidents Henry Grnnel, the Hon f. y ConklnG
te E,y los p Thompson d. u. Foreign Correspond
inc secretary Francis Stout; Domestic Corresponding
secretary Cyrus W Field; Recording secretary r. L.
Hammond Council william Remsen, T. Bailey My
ers W. T. Blodgctt, Townsend Harris, w +, curtis.
BEFORE thc commencement Of the business OF the even.
ing the President of the Society showed the members OF
tho Press the more curious and antique maps Delohgg M
tue Society, and those additions when thIough no
corrteOusness Of foreign governments learned Socles
aud the bcraty of private individuals nave oi 'e peh
given 90 one OF the most noticeable IL map OF hlcF'
some centuries Old which proves that the
and Dutch photographers had knowledge o the lahe
Albert Nyauza and others, the discovery OF Whcn Ip
Spckc and other English travellers claimed az new Item
to geographical facts
THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION
The nineteenth anniversary of the American
and Foreign Christian Union was held last evening at
stcnway Ha which was about hall filed on ths occa;
The UlOr William s. Booth, ESQ., occupying the chalr
prayer having been offered mp by the Rey Dr. Thompson
be Treasurer Of the Union read the rcport OF Us imam
cia condition From this 1t appeared that the total re-
ccpts during the year were sl5s52o ~ expenses N55
lq3 2s leaving on hand balance ot ~ TO- IHs Sl'
OF the Managers then read by the Rev. MI scudder
The following is an abstract Of ~ -. ..r., 3, f..
tolerant ss work mainly among tie hnElA speaking people .h
5ooh r. 20 s.a d. We 70 to th natives 10 isr sngsss
This We S b 'sa sso cong e ay established b
RIO Grsre l52 is ia successful operation under hso m PIT .a
tt oere larger -ttutoa With promise extensive u.,i
sae hopes sR 70 ha' . n i,s.e, d,r schools f1r
~ p M op,i. nov through lbefalr Of friends lA fed
fon debt ard e.ia6abd good sorsHg fouad''oa Lhy
employed there under tse direction o. two A@se.' ln''oa',
oorcsi Class Mau rrrra tory preaching the ospeL Hun
Bhe uouan have there sh good ueess ne Hon, HSrt
% % gone lsl.ssa is. Pa Pssy. ''5 5,, s'
Irons sod so.9i,'. ana o. D r. ersi,.f With hto, Ffs.u
~ irts, b ieea sFatenei by labor, o the Rev.
Dr. Ma,tou. and large nunber Of hs Cohisigla AAi Z
- tb society has sl29oo0 eleven months Of ilJeaf
sgfip., no O0J iu he tEcye months II last year ,
Tne Rev Leon PLATTE of Nice France then addressed
the audience Great changes he SAID were taxing p'yS
not only here but in Europe: e was ~ thlr county 10
years aeo and he felt grateful that now on returning TO
H. the only stain or blot on the American charaee'
Siavery had been removed, though az terrible cost
II. came 20 ask for aid In eyangeIlng france, ara
he t0ufd 10 meet with earnest response from AIcI
cr Protestant Christians. In France liberty had Deen
lost 10 the nation Once, under the Republic thcy ai
tLe liberty Of meeting and speaking Of writing ana OF
thc Gospel; but these were taken away.
Popery was, in his opinion, the cause oi ,ths
io,gbt 70 SbbBhe bndly In the priesthood
FOR er eternal salvation could easily preyaled upon
70 give up liberty for fancled beneht ursXImha
despOn Is established IL seeks priesthood Huu Wsi
ever there Is priesthood 10 seeks despOtsm 10 ths
may be attributed the increase Of Catholic power IN
France Even here he he speaker not free ior he
ANYTHING that might he tortured INTO disrespect Tor the
Government though his utterances were made across he
ocean. Under the new law lately passed ana eaiIed
liberal one, Frenchmen were allowed 70 meet anu DISCUSS
any question they pleased provided " d not concern
three things These politics social science ana
religion. Laughter He appealed earnestly 20 lhe hnul-
10 think Of redeemng Italy while there Wasa Franco
welded 10 the Papacy a. ~,
SicnOr Georgia Appia, representing the Waldensian
Church Of Naples, who asked the prayers OF all Aner
Christians In behalf OF the emorts now being inaae
TO evangelize Italy. Tho benedlcuOn was then pro
nOunced by the Rev Dr. Cox, and the audience fetred
Subsequently the directors met and elected the follow
ug-named gentlemen rs officers for tho ensuing year
President Vim A. Booth; 20 Vice Presidents: Secrcta-
r1es the Rev j. Scudder and the Rev. J. Glentworth
Butler, ID. d.; Treasurer. T. ). Young ana a BOard Oh
Managers consisting OF 40 members
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MAJORITY FOR THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION.
NEW ORLEANS, May 14.-Gen. Buchanan an
uounccs the result Of the vote on the Constitution