New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

together" New-York City took title 70 this
property last Wednesday from the widow Of
General Ferdinand p. Earle, the CONSIDERATION
Cadwaliader Golden. who had for SO many
years played a prominent part in the analrs Oh
the city. died in 1776 at the age OK eigh'S
nine. The historian says OF Golden: WINE d
man Of pre-eminent talent and or sclentlhc az
tainments, and loved and honored by the peoPie'
he was ensnared to play a part In the ReVolu-
ton which placed an indeIble stain on MS CHaI
acter and caused him TO sacrihce the WelI"I
OF his country to the arbitrary maintenance u
the royal prerOgetive.'
During the latter part Of 1176 many Tories.
who had been expelled from the suffoul l
country by the vigorous measures Oh tl7 - >,
mttee of Safety, now returned TO NeW- doiN-
1.-THE Royal Gazette" recommended puoilcd'iOiI
while the owner of the organ of the LlOeISy
party was driven from place to place along tne
North River. General Howe was IN the sduu,es
the protector of the Tories and the oppIesroI -.
the lovers of liberty. Foremost among tiie 1870 -
Oliver De Lancey, brother OF the IoTIlSI
lieutenant Governor of the province. ne vas
naughty and imperio1s in manners, ana pos
sessed an almost diabolical knowledge OF human
nature So disliked was he that on the nlsnt OI
November %. III, a party OF LIBERTY DOy9
burned his house at Bloomingdale. by way OF re-
venge for his infdelity to his country MS
tates. as well as those of James De Lancey, ms
nephew, were eOnfscated by the government
after the Revolution. -,
In April of the year mentioned above: tne
first written constitution Of the state or New
York was framed at Kingston with Few
changes we are governed by II to-day 1eOISs
Clinton patriot and statesman. as first Gov
ernor held the office for eighteen years. A.,
"A French fleet. consisting OF ~ shlps OF 'lle
board arrived off Sandy Hook but declined an
engagement with the British fleet. ana rePtITe9I
To Newport" This expedition was prOJecteu
bv the French Government through the efforts
and eloquence of Franklin. Deane and arthur
Lee commissioners dispatched to the EurOPe| S
courts by the colonies 10 ask Iheir - ,
and aid 1t was the intention OF the com
mander OF the French fleet, Count q fasIlI.s'
TO attack the city by water, while washington
The pilots refused to take the French shlps over
the bar and the assault was abandoned
The year 1711 is also memorable toT the aC-
tion of Pitt. the former idol OF America, III
whose honor the colonists had klndled ooLllIeS
and erected statues. When the STRIFE was go
ing on in Parliament against ackIlo Vi5 NJ
the independence of America, Lord Rockingham
urging the ministry to abandon the struss!1,
Pitt rose in his seat and spoke against iI WIN
so much vehemence that he became exhausted
and sank fainting to the floor He was CARED
out of Parliament for the last time. though ms
words prevailed and the against the colo
MES was renewed with vigOr, Howe being re-
called and Sir Henry Clinton filling his place.
''1TIS-The winters of this and the IOION-
ing year were extremely mild" On August .
of this year another great fire happened on
Cruger's wharf in which there were about 80
houses consumed. The cause Of many houses
being burned at this time. was the military OF
fcers taking the ordering and directing OF the
fire from the fremen. The citizens complained
thereof to the commander-in-chief, who 1rnTne-
diately gave out in general orders. that in fu-
ture military man should interfere with any
fire that may happen in the city. but leave the
extinguishing thereof to the entire directions Of
the fremen and inhabitants The military
should place sentries over the goods that were
saved from the fire. The fire commenced IN
DocF-st.. now Pearl in the vicinity Of Broad
St The fire companies had been disbanded dur
ing the Revolutionary struggle, and the military
charged themselves with extingushing II, with
the result noted in the old manuscript Scarce
" had the flames been quenched when new
calamity occurred-the explosion of the powder
ship Morning Star. which was anchored in the
East River, during violent thunderstorm
Houses along the shore were unrOOfed by the
shock. windows were shattered and furniture
demolished. A boy who had been left in charge
while the crew were ashore persisted"
The end of the winter of 1II9 and all OF the
winter of 11SO saw much suffering in old New
York from the intense cold 1T exceeded in
severity anything that had ever been dreamed
off, says the old manuscript. Wood was not
to be had at any price. and many families would
split up their chairs and tables to cook their
breakfast, then go to bed for the rest of the
day to keep warm. The rivers about the city
were transformed into a solid bridge of ice for
forty days. Eighty cannon were dragged across
to Staten Island from the foot of Rector-st 10
repel the expected attack of Lord Stirling"
'1TS0-May 10 A celebrated and fearful
darkness commenced in the atmosphere at 10 /
O'Clock in the morning. which lasted for several |
hours A coffee house established this |
year. and the year IS also memorable for the |
treason Of Benedict Arnold which is a matter |
Of history. Arnold concealed himself in the Yer
plancN House. IN Wall-st.. and at No. Broad !
way.