The New York Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1854, Page 2

‘Dat & chfl4; but it is impressed upoc my memory by ‘the fact that m) venerated parent was number of those who, in the noar of their asm, forgot eve ytning copoected with personal safoty in the faithful dischergs of an ardaous daty, ‘and who, in an effur'#@ es® through gue of the mar- row streets, the bailii gs on either side of which were then ov tire, fe lexhausted ia the attempt, and must ivevitably ‘ave pe ished bad not some kind and faithfal friends reseoed bim from vg sony death, by conveying bim sally from the scene danger, and laying him up’ his couch at In tookipg backt by om Abe pass, ford mémory-recatis to miad the names of some ef thos: #0, havieg ocvu- pied prominant positions in the front ravks of the epartment, and performed well their parts, have been gavbered to t cir fatners, where no dis- tuchs their sleeping aod vo alarm breaks upon the atilizess of ther graves; rome bate passed away ‘by the gradusi de ay of va ure, ina good old age; fome have prematuvely ri,cnea for tue tomb, an some have faijen victims at tbe post of danger. We can sigh over the moudering 7 maiss of a Browa, a Franklin, a St ong. a Hobbs, »nd a Cox, acd atear or two over tve tov early graves of & Ryker, a Hoffmire and a Williams, We can refer to the aed calomity which caus d the aeath of Petorsop whose banner, de. icated to tie mem ry of dep ‘worth, yet holds a promivent osition Ia every pa- rude of ibe department; to te pericd of 1827, when a Raguor and a Joreph fell; t the fires of '32 aud 34, which d in the sudden deaths of Gar rison, Brown, Bedges and Koayp; tothe sad dia. aster wien au Uncerhill and a Ward were baried beneath the ruins of te Prart street fire; to ’30, 36 aud °37, when Ritchie, Horton and Bucklow were numbered among thevi tims of those years; to the excitement +f 1840, whea Wells and Glasgow occasion—the bands of music dispersed throughout of strungere and the justly boast ed comment 0: our citizens. Afterwards, as a9 a9- pr 7 geod finale to'this auavicions event, the little skiff, the “Msid of the Mist,” woich had floated through the aqueduct from the Croton daa to the re eivipg reservoir, was, 1n the presence of the mea bersof the legislature and many other distinguished token of the benefit which was to result in the ex- in,guishment of fires, if me iportant and stupendous work; acd it was my privilege upon that, occasion, om your half, and as your repre-entative, to acknowledge your spp’ eciation of the very simple bataporopriate gift. It was a most unfortupate day for U terests of the department, when, sive conflagration in the eastern section of the city, information was recejved that the Common witdom, had introduced the ‘fell demon of party olitica in the displacement of our chief, and that Julick ghad been. removed, pot for avy want of ability on tis. pers to discharge the impor- tant duties committed to his, care — not American citizen, he was belicved to be opposed of appointing snd removing at Engineer of the Department. When the announce- ment wae made tuat he had been removed, and that kyker was to succeed him, the tre was uudor ject, the lings, but above all the general apoearance and perc okes ofthe men, precented a display which was visitars, formally presented to the department in beasts would’ be from the completion of this | tte be- | be informe i that accommodations are now to be pro- best in- sociations which force themsel during amexten- upon fu h an coason, r Coun il, in the presumed pleotitade of their. which bas given, place: tor the. preseut structare, because }e bad been guilty of avy breach of trast | while a Ose ae ergo : ie re mg =] ee Jong eince paid the last great. y jom of 8, npoa politival , ba ‘Toston iets is the boasted eerageitee of every while others a-e scattered over ihe world, far dixtunt t hom the power at that day was vested haps forgetful of those who were once Peete mad een, leanare the Cuief , atesand fricnds. In those days party politics dis- control and had been nearly extinguishes; but under | the general interest with the, public cies bave been given in my nt, is as any which are | for. Could otr: ry TO trey thould, the sacred choractor of this trust, and the careful ond faithful manner in which it is guard- ed and ¢ BS saopak foabt but that their ig pa praise-worthy an inatitacion, The layingof mer stone 4F be oy Abad resting era in the bii department; ‘am lid to vided adequate to tie wants of those to whose ser. vices it is horcefter to be. dedicated; yot there are a4- jon. the mind ‘w:th emotions of We WE look batk upon the astre arid aa Firem = Fulton street, and that in; for w' old Firemen’s Hall-in end call to our 3 the gountenances of those whom we have. #0 often within their walls, ard taken sveet. counsel together, it seems like parting with an old friend, and we can but dfop @ tear ove: the knowledge of the fact that ip, our daily walks we ritet many of thos with us, occuvieo: the former, yet how many |’ bt to nature, froro the familiar scenes of their early life, and per- their associ- turbed not the delibe of the representatives, §or entered into the consideration. of their cou la- sions; but with one heart and one ind connected good, and ce- sacrificed wheir lives; to "45, when Cowary died; | the excitement of the occasion a general suspension | mented tom other the ties of mutial responsibilities, to 48, whon the deaths of the lamented Kerr, Parges and Duravt cost » solemn gloom over our city, asin one sad _processlon we fultowed two of them ‘to the tomb; to the times wneu Evans and Trescn- avdswetied the number of the victims at the shrine of duty; and I nngbu litt che veil ard poin’ you to the mangle} remuins of those who were so re- wentls cacrificed a the filling of the Broadwa buil } bet L will not o,eu afresh the yot bleed. ing wounds of the survivors, woo will never cease to remember the agony of that dreadfal night, and who shculd hold to strict accountability the au- thors of their ca'‘amity. Toe na ves and memory of those who have just talien while ia the services of the deperiment are perpetuated apon the ma ble monument which 8 a3 @ conspicuous object noon the heights of ¢ een+ood. Among the many interes’iog lacidents connected wisn the early his- tory of this department, the min’ dwells with pecu- liar pleasure won one which those who were wit ness*sof the scere will never cease to remember— I refer to the visit of the venerable and beloved Lafayette, who frequently recounted as among the gratifying circumstances «f tuat vielt bis review and examination of + e firemen and epparatus; and I well remember, as he walkrd with slog and moa- sued steps along the line, leaving upon the arm of our chief, and receiviag the cheers of those who were arranged uround t¢ Park in anticipation of his approach, the tear of uff-osioa kindled in his eye ag he grasped the hanos of those who stood in advance of their respe tive companies, and bado him weloome to our shores’ Wien the review was | ended, ard tho gallant General ‘etired from the rapks, the cheers of the uvited multitude made the | welkin ae while astream from every engine pre- sented a hy casion and the man. Carry your thoughts back, my friends, but a few short years, ‘and | how vest the field in which this department | has been called upon to operate in contending | with éome of the moat dissstvons fires recorded in | the annals of our history! Among the temples dedi- cated to our holy religion wiich have pt away by the devouring element even within our own time, you may remember the tall of the Beek- man street Church, the barniog apire of Wall street; Zion’s Church, in Mott street; the South Datch, in the. memorable fire of '35; tha Fren:h, in Franklin; the Bynagogue, in Canal; the Baptist, in Oliver; Christ's Courch, im anthepy; the Methodist, in John; St. Thomas, in Broadway; and recently the | Central Presbyterian, in Broome street. Among the favorite aud popular plices of amusement, too, the fires within our recollection have been disas- trous, Most of us can remember the destraction of the Mount Pitt cireus; the Luurena street tueatre; | the Bowery, upon several o.casions; the Park, | twice; Miblo’s; the almo-t new and splendid opera | house, on the corner of Charc2 and Leonard streets; | and though last, not least, the favorite temple with- | ‘in whose walls ustonished thousands have so often Listened to the sweet warblings of the Northern Nightingale. Besides these, and many others which | may bave escaped my recollection, almost innume- | rable have becu the dres against which tae depart- meut have had to covtend; und how weil and effe tu- | ally they have performed their duty the universal | applaussé of an appreciating and grateful people most abundantly testifies. It is true that ins‘an- ces ceenrred in which the help of man seemed al- | C | | against all persons fexpect trose who is entitled to | from pericd of ©: most powerless tor atiwe to arrest the progress of desteuction 6nd to stay the fury of the devouring element, but they have generuily been owiag to a combination of peculiar circumstances over which he firemen bad vo control, and for which they ld not be held reaper le; for it is not too ich to say that trere is no class of ouc fellow-citi- zeus to whieh we are more Jergely indebted for the | ion of our fi esides and our bomes than to | of men woo this day celebrate the | r stone of a building to be de- ex of the fire department of our y. Previous to tre jutrometion of Croton water | 1542, our only resoure was to the very inade- | quate gupply of the fire plugs, whi-h were écattered | throughout the devsely po ulated portions of tne | y, and connected with the od Maatattan vorks | ‘hambers street, and subsequently wtih the serveir in Thirteenth street, the comparatively | small cisterns fo front Of mauy of tre public | :ildtegs—toe old supply engioe upon the part of the grounds now occupied by the Tombe, the float at the foot of Roosevelt street, and our two noble | rivers. In those days no district bot! announced the location of the fires, and po bounda:ies short of the | entire island marked to cali to duty; bat when the aarm was soanced the whole department was arouse’, and from one ext eme of the city to the other—from the Uatcery to Harlem, and from | the North to the Eas: river—they were required prompuly to respond, frequently running many a weary mile, and ted long before arriving at the cause of ala ‘or then no iadex but the | poles from the City Hall, and the cupolas ofthe | ‘ew remotely scatter d watch bouses guided their nightly wenderings, and dariug tre day they wore | obliged to rely uyon the best information which | lating upon matters appertaicing jto your in- | lars cach as a quota of the expenses, coud be obtained—oftentimes very contradictory aud uncestain. Then, wasnot unfroquontly the case, it required nearly one balfofthe strength of the derartmest to force a single stream upon the fire, and I now recollect one instance iu which water wes conveyed through a line of nt fifty evgines fom the East river to the vicinity of the Bowery, calling into requisition the eerviccs of nearly one thousand men and requiriug an immense amount of labor to stay the progress of dertruc- tior. It was ia times liky these, and during the intense cold of a December night that the destrac- tive fire at Crane whit, the present site of Ful- ton market, swept with fury tho buildiogs in that neighborvord; and many of you may re- | member that large and valuable stock of good old Blood ‘The bu 's wines, furvished fuel for the flames, i of the cotton stores on South street x hours labor of the firemen before the ea- i partment was dismissed. Tae ropewelk fire | in the then far distant suba:bs of the city, broke | tnt dufogthe meridtan sun of a summer's Sabbath d.mapy who started at tho alarm fol! ex- re they reached the scene, The chemical a Teoadway, then far beyond the limits of Chi opalate { st cets—the Nxchange build. se on Willtom strect, and many others which { ight be referred to, will call to your miads an as- Cou of ideas yw: neither the time nor the vcasfon will permit me to dwell or enlarge ugos; tut they will tone to chow the impediments under | which the firemen labored beforo the orgauizatisn of the presen aystem. ‘The more recent conflagra- | tienwef T8365 1945, in which $27,000,000 of pro- perty wae destroyed; the borning of the Harpers’ Tustamoth establishment, and the sad destraction of ‘the Joseph Walker aud the Great Republic, and the yet more awful tragedy at Jennings’, aro of such comparatively recent occurrence that I only refer'te them to recall vividly to your minds tho | circumstances connected with the disasters. Bat itis not offly fa the hour of danger that the de it is thegubject of comment aad admiration, for in all | the prominent civi’ p for which this city ts 60 justly celebrated, it has always formed ; 8 prominent aud important port, and is retied upon by the municipal anthorities to swell the pageant and ierrase We enthusiasm upon such oc asious. | Ar the many thousands who perticiyated in 1825 fp the celebration of tue completion of the Erie ¢ our fellow ‘itizens entored more the beant by it, would occupy a pro oe gh pte Wed ‘poanted ban: decorated, drawa by horses the numerous ap- me preeeded at Sg Hick had ups. ict see mer tiag a cen preeented them for the ' draclic disyay Wary sch the oo | 0 in the midst of winter, requiring nearly — | syrepathetic feelings and | down to the present day visited upon him, acd regarded at the time as a pre- of the cepartment. mentary excitement the cav of Guliok was revsraed, thereby virtually relinquishing hia comu ,and tat others followed tie exemple, but I did then be- lieve, and have always thought, that if so,on | his part it was the result of accident, and not of design, for there was too much of the milk | of haman kin in the noble and generous heasted man to permit himself to become the | instrument of inflicting a wrong upon the in- bocent to gratify a spirit of revenge against the guilty; Ig shia, Banaras Peat may, wenites of the precedent on ol appoii wer yas the fntrednetion fate our reaktof @ spirit of insubordination and ciscord which led to the en- | tire abandonmext of many of the most valuable and efficient companies, and bnt for the intersosi- tion of exempt firemen and other public spirited | citizens, who took{possession of the apparatus under | the eanction and authority of the Common Council, | | might bave resulted in the moet slarming and seri- | ous consequences. In these remarks J d> not mean | | to imply s censure upon the honored name of Ryker, | | for I valued him asa fireman and loved bimasa man, | | but to protest against the introduction of a principle | which has bad a blighting and withering effect a the best interests and prosperity of our institution. 1am owere that curing the last few years eps | dice has existed in the minds of many agai: present organization of the department, in conse. quence of the apparent want of discipline which has too Pequentiy crtated breaches of the public peace in times of alarm,and even during the e: of fires; | but 1 am satisfied if the cause of such outbreaks could be traced to their proper origin, and brought home to the offending porties, it would almost invariably be found that they arose, not with those who are strictly and legally members of the department, but with a class of men and half grown boys, who are induced, by the excitoment consequent Wier fireman’s life, to attach themselves as volunteers or runners to some favorite company, and feeling, as they un- donbted]y are, free from all respo! ity in refer- ence to the javier discharge of the duties of the members of the department, not subject to its re- gulations, or liable to any of its penalties, too often indulge in e spirit of jealousy, leading to conten- tions with their follows, ending in broils and ou! inst the good order of society, and enda: their own lives and that of others, and which, for want of proper information, is at once seized npon | by the pubiic press and given tothe world as a eerious charge against our valuable and self-sacrific- | ing firemen. These things ought not so to be, and in view of the serdous evils which go uently flow from this source, is it not worthy ef zericus conai- deration?—-and pardon me, my friends, for the sug- gestion—the propriety, if not absolute necessity of | breaking up an organization which has iojured the | reputaticn of your department, and ht cen: | sure upon those who are not only the advocates of order and discipline, but strict conservators of the public peace As a prominent reme: ‘inet The evils—for evils Pia Teena ably are—would not the clysing of the engine aad other houses in waich the apparatus are deposited its use,’ bavba tendency to abate gthe ardor of those | | divert toeir attention to other, and more desirable | pursuit Let the volunteera understand, and le: ; rary « tho rule be stricly enforesd, that under no circum: | last annual report of the Board of Direction, con- | a to bave free access to the public j tridoted by Reynold Budd, Ex«., President. property, nor avy accountito remove tho apparasus | froma their place’ of deposit, without the presence and ssnction of one or more mombers of the com pany; break up these volunteer agsocitions by closing your houses against them, for nightly and Sabbath day’s resori, aad discountenance their in- terferenco in any of your duties, aud my word for it, | the time is not distant when this department | will occup; which in times past it was wont to do, when our and generous distribution of suitable refresh- | ments for those who labored in their behaif; ; | then, as it should always be, the badge of a fre- | man would be a passport to kind and friendly at- | | tention, aud his presence welcomed as the barbin- | ger of good; then the department would be as con- | spicuous for moral character as it is now for noble ring and celf-saciiticing devotion to the public | | weal, Asan evicence of what our firemen are, and the position which they are entitled to occupy in the commurity, we cac puint with pleasure to their apnual parades, which of late years have attracted | sneb general attertion, and formed the treme of | almost universal commendation. My friends, | would you but break up these spurions #esociatious, and banish party politics from your ranks and from the considerations of tae Common Conacil in legis- | | | tereais, then, indeed, you would occapy a position | which others might justly eteive to imitate and at: | | tain; then, | believe, the purses of oar mo: o men would more frequently be overed on your be- | | half, aud a Valuable increase to the charitsble fund | | of the association rapidly follow the success of such | an expoiimeat; then we should ugaia realise those | pelmy days when leading and in(uential citizens | Wonld flock to. your stazdard and enroll themselves | as metobers in your rauks; then your successors | may hereafter point to the honored names of such men as Jacob Sherred, Robert C. Cornell, John R, Willis, Garret B, Abec!, Robert Wardell, James W. Dominick, Micharl M. Titus, Pete: Sharp, Jehuel Jaggur, Bexjamin Demiil, James Hop- son, and 8 thousand ovhers, who, in thoir day, were zealous avd active Rremen, and whort | influence and standing in the community gave a Bame and characte: to the department of which we might well be proud. It is not only in the disch sr; of the more arduous and exposing daties of the de- partment that the flremau commeads himself to our | he has asotier ands more delightful duty ty pe:form, as tho dix penser of that heaven born charity, which visits ard relieves the widow in her afiliction ; to pour the wive and oil upou the wounded spirit ; to bind up the broken-hearted, and fto rescue from poverty and want the surviviog families of tcoze weo are entitled to tho benefit of the fund approp inated to their relief. Prom the fast anrual repors of your treasurer, it appears that the permanent fund has reached the large amount of $34,750, that the num ber of widows rolicved daci fiscal year was | about 300, and that 800 of the children of deceased | firemen were under your supervision, a largo num- ber of whom wore receiving in our public schools | the blessings of a liberal and evlightened education, and amongst these last mensioned, had been distri- bated 1,529 fairs of shoes during the last ycar, in addition to which, many sick and dizal mem- bers, several of whom were blind, haviog lost tueir sight in the discharge of; their duties, were reliof from 1) most excellent charit; gu: provided in the wisdom of with ® jealous care from 1798 | and increased from year to year by the liberality of our citizens and insavance companies; by penalt for violations of the fire ordinances; by powder and chisoney fines; initia- tion and discharge certificates; and by a recent act of the Legislature by a small tax upon the agencies | of foreign fire insurance doing business in this ety and by the large net procecds of the | annual ball, which has become one of the most | popular entertainments of tho year, and to which Many contribute who ere scidom found among the | atrons of what way be called and considered more { mable amusements: gources of revenue, together with the interest upon | the permanent fund, has been distributed wit tae year the large sum of $13,019 47, and the amount of relief which such an expenatiare must have afforded can be known only to Him who re. oo with more than parental Love the sightag of | widow and tho orphau's tear. Bat, if you have | scen as f lave tho tear of gratitude kivdlin, eye of the humble recinient of your bounty presented hereoif at the door of your tres: upon the return of the day for pe her quarterly pevrion, and heard The prayer which in broken accents fell from hor quivering | Hips, you w realize the tinth of the de- Caration, “th give than to | tit ‘s more Ule-sed to receive.” Tard H this be Bi) a of labor ensued, and an almost universal burst of in- determine: 1 @ignation rose from rank to rank at tie unpre- | respective duties. Let but sach feelings as these ecdented aud uncalled-forjadgment wich had been | continue to srimate ae exertions, and we shall no | meditated auc unpardonable insult to every member | reach cur ears, emanatir, from the chief of the de- It may be that under a mo- | partment, of the biter 8 queutly prevail between the members of different | the movements of the lower world, would rojsice the close was saluted with er.thusiastio cheers. their best style, after which the Chairman came forward and read the following account of the arti- cles deposited under the stone, and the description CONTENTS OF THE BOX PLACED IN THE names of those conassinnies: the B pared by their meee ames I*, Wenman, Esq. dent of Firemen’ to the early ae of ae Melba lt trom date of | ors from date of organization to present time, with the names of members and present officers, propared by George W. Wheeler, +9 temper J Secretary; alao * pony of the by-laws of the on. a ct 10 be foremost ia the discharge of their } longer be wi reports, which too often tilities which so fte companies; then the reputation of this association would resume its former vroud preeminence, and the badge of a fireman be a sure and a certain pessport to the confidence aad re- spect of all classes of the community. Tien the eeeys of our departed assiciates, if per- mitted to mingle in the things of life, and to watch over tbe properity of an institution which, ia tie duy of their pilgrimage, constituted their ambition and their p ide. With such feslings and desires, I most ardently commend the members of this depart- ment to the ‘are and protection of that Almighty Power, without whose aleepless eye the watchman waketh but in vain, and who, through your {astra- | mentslity, can alone stay the progress of dest:uc Hep, ane say to tho devouring element, “ Peace, be | etili! The orator was frequently interrupted with ap. | plause during the delivery of his discourse, and at Dedworth’s celebrated band then performed in of the new building. CORNER STONE. 1. Names of the Chief and Assistant Engineers of the New York Fire Department from date of orga- ization to present timo, prepared by Alfred Carson, Esq., Chief Engineer. 2. Brief sketch of the or, ation and his- tory of the New York Fire Department, with names | of present offi ers, trustees and representatives, prepared by Wm. D. Wade, Esq., Secretary. 3. History of the Board cf Kngineors and Fore- men, from period of organizatiou to date, with the resent Board; pre- 4. pt contribu oy P. W. , Esq., Presi- fs Aesocistion; {n relation ization to the Sheadies . History of the pt Firemen’s Agsoc{ation, | 6. of the history of the Firemen’s Ball | Committecof New York, from organization to date, | together with the names of the present officers and eal prepared by Wm. D. Wade, Eaq., Secre- | Ys towh mI have alluded, and in process of time to | 1 York, contributed by Rev. lraac Ferris. York Fire Department from date of organization » > 14 a copy of the by lawa of the committee, and | order of exercises at last ball. | 7. Prioted list of the present officers, trustees and | fire waidens of the New York Fire Department, | contributed by Wm. D. Wade, Eaq., Secrotary of the | Department. \ $. History of the present Board of Fire Wardens, | anization to date, with names o: cflicers and members, prepared by Join Lynes, | isq., Secretary. he Jonstitution and by-laws of the Mercautile Lih- | Association of the city of New York; also the | 10. Circulars of the University of the city of New lL. History of the ‘Charitable Fund of the New (1792) to the present time, prepared by Jobn 8. Gites, Exq., Treasurer, 12. Constitution and By laws of the Fire De; rt. ment of the city of New York, contributed by John the high and commanding position | 8. Giles, Eeq. | citizens threw wide open thoir doors, and exteaded | exercises on oscasion of laying the corner stoue of the right band of hospitality in tae preparation | the Firemen's Holl, August 21, 1854. oO | 1854 | aud the room in the rear for sitt! | The main entrance hall wiil be 8 feet | will be divided from the stairs by a } aoors, which will form « large receiving veativute. | furemem, and the Exempt Vircmen’s Association. t vill be well ventilated, havin, sides, and the side wall recedes fiom the adj 13. Programme of arrangements and order of 14. Constitution of the United States. 15. Constitution of the State of New York. 20. Copy of New York Commercial Advertiser. 21. Copy of Providence (R. I.) Journal, July 25, | 22. Copies of all the New York morning newspa- | pers, and the leading Snuday pirate. | 23. Holy Bible, contributed by the American Bible | Society. 24 20 ok of Common Prayer. Maxual of the Common Council. City Charter and Kent's Notes. dinance organizing the Decartment. '. Dime of the coinage of 1800. . Copy of proceedings of joint committee on wing the corner stone, | 30. List of companics which contributed five dol- DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BUILDING. The new Firemen’s Hall is to be erected on lots Nos. 127 and 129 Mercer atrect, which was formerly occupied by the old Firemen’s Hall and the City Oil House, the dimensions of which are as follows :— | Tho whole depth of the building from front to ; rear i9 95 feet, and the breadth is 41 feet. The | whole height of the front elevation is 56 fect from | tke level of the sidewalk, Tho buitding will be | which will bo level with the sidowalk, and eleven | feet in height, is to be appropriated for the use of New York Hose iy No. 5, and Lafayette Hook and Ladder Company No. 6—the former on the south side and the latter on the north sido of the main entrance. Hach company is to have Li by 90 fect, which will be diviced in three rooms, the freut roam for the apparatus, the ceutre room for their meetiags, and reading. widta, and air of fol j ‘The second story is to be 30 feet in height, and is tocontain threo rooms. One large rooig for the Meetings of the representatives, the eagincers aud ‘This room is to be JS feet wide and 71 feet de large windows 1 niag buildings threc fect. On each side of the stairway is 2 room 15 feet by 20 feet for committeo rooms. contain the eame number of eize ae the second story. The third story will be 15 toot in height, and will rooms, and of the samo The large room will be need for a library and reading rcom, and the small rooms for the bbrarian and committees. All the roomeabeve the first story are to be heated with kot air furnaces. The front of the building is to be Connesticnt brown stone, cut inthe best manner. The style of architecture is Italian, or in obuer words @ composi- tion of Greek and Romun details applied by the Italiana to modern building. The two outer angles are © be formed with rusticated quoina, The doors and porte te ae tiimm d with atehitraves, Prnckcte the elevation, on each si and the centre windowa. cornices, supported on ornamental Two vertical lines of pine extend the height of |- ide of the entrance doorway Upon the face of these autace on toe first story, is to be cut in relief the emblems of the fire department, suchas hooks and Fiom these end other | ledders, torches, axes, trumpets, dc,, aud. the of these antaes aro to be surmounted with a hydrant. The name of the building, Firomen’s Hail, is to be eut on the stone over tie second story windows. peneen. ane will be ‘The main corner of the front will be an elaborate supported by trase vackeu. On the top of the cornice iv w be & in txe | blocking course with three pedestals, the two side ske | aves surmounted with a cluster of torches, and the roe, | cettre one with the fail size statne of a fireman— } tle anme one who has stood sentry go many yearain front of the old ball. 1.2 In 8 cemi-circle arch, cver the front catrance dagr, a te be Carved in bas-reliet the figures of Protéo jan acd Renerclence, ae represented on tho initia- | eriarate cf the New ko Departmect, | .Cornell,: the patating by Mr. James Gilmore, the | Ce:tificates, donations, and | tees. | three stories high above the cellar. The first story, sooting s Comme irders, 24 incbes wide, © side-wal's, and which are to « of the Representatives Hutl, 28 feet, and is to be most beautifully in stucea work. - - - >> The plone te tbe fore aru ater f, direction of Mr. Jomes L, » n-of” the Building from Board of Repre- seniatives, by Mekers. Field wad Correjt, architects, the rame gentlemen to whom prarved. the first premients for the plans of the new City Hull, by the unanimous vote of the Common Council Commit- t ee. 4 The whole gost of tegen which isto be aid fer by the cit; one ‘the est! » were adver- teed for gud swarmed te the fowest:bidder, is as fol- lows 7 ad. s Meearm. Piutt & Fisher, for the work. .$13,311 Messre. James fee Nee tae carpe fer work, .. 1) 11,509 PO iis m ws Suse 2624811 | pfone Pech has been subcontracted to Messrs. M’Gatigal, to enterprisin oung firemen, ye have been/but a short time rH Dusinesa, but w! 0 have. alzeady given evidence of | their superior abjlit engine and hose ‘houses ay am. The'iron work is frony thé works ‘of the Messrs. carved work by Mr. Dewitt:'G. Mott, and the orna- 6o, pt Baia tng 26ch we hae ber 1818, » Firemen’s Hall, re, of funds... . .$10,264 72 i ¢ id 46 er 1819, 10,637 85 ‘At the abers mecting” David-Brysoa was elected treasurer, in place of Benjamin Strong, resigned. 2th annual meeting | cid December, 1820, ‘at Firemen’s Hall, repo.t of tunds,. .,$11,398 98 ‘Atthe above meeting Isaac Hitch, Jas. Hopson, £4. Dayton, Valentine Vardewater and Oliver tT. wlett were appointed a committee to devise aud such ways and mesns as they may deem proper to increase the funds of the department, The first bequest to the Fire Department Pand wos mode July, 1821, by. the will of De. John Chark ton, “dated ibe 23, 1804, Fred, De Puyster, Exq., acting por | ee to a ig we bequest elvited a iy matics t ere pet ‘Advocate, whi: h was directed to be copied in full upos the minutes, 29th avpual meeting held December 10, 1821, at Firemen’s Halt, the Treasurer, David Bryson, reported the state of the fonda to Te. + $11 $24 12 Bo the aba ae gate was elected ‘reasurer of the Fire ment Fac 30th annual meeting, wall Bes ember,1822, Wm. Colgate, ensurer, amount of funds ..‘ 7. . $12,154 22 Slat be! e ov. 1823, John P. . Bailey, Treasurer 12.619 46 g2a ‘“ “ a8 < “ 13,339 68 Sih.“ Ki 13,157 1 Sth = £ 15,917 77 oS 4 4 16,419 97 371 “ « ee era: ger ial it Was deemed Let owin; incrossed somand upon the chititable fund of. the mental. 1B by. Mr. A. J. Garvey. ; a D .gonnected with the Fire of Et, each one of them: i “t0 he ‘Other in the au manner’ in whioh’ tne ‘work shall be oxe- outed in their respective branches. fee Building Commit from the Brasd of Re- resentatives consists of Messrs, James L. Miler, vmes F. Wenman William D. Wade. After more musis bythe Harmonic. Society, the company then dispersed, well pleased with the ceremonies of the day. HISTORY OF THR FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND, BY JOHN 8. GILES, TREASURER. To rar Commirres OF ARRANGEMENTS :— GENTLEMEN—Agreeably to your request I submit the following brief history of the-Fire Department fand of the city of New York. Ita nsefalcess and the benefits derived therefrom by the widowa and orphans of our deceased associates, are too well known to us all to be commented upon at this time | ‘by me. In 1791, the representatives of the Fire Depart- ment convened at the house of Jacob Brown, in Nasaau street, for the purpose of raising a fund that | might be beneficial_to indigent sick and disabled firemen and their widows and orphans. At that time, owing to the limited extent of our city, our fire department was in consequence com- paratively amall; but even at that early period the founders of the fand foresaw the necessity of an in- stitution of some kind to afford relief to their unfor- tunate associates, as the large majority of its mom- bers were from the working classes of the commu- nity. on reference to the minutes an account of the pro- coailngs is farnished at length, and from which I copy the following:— “Ata meeting of the representatives from the Fire Departm: 20th day of December, 1791, authorized by their to form ‘a con- stitulon for tno purpose ar establiahiag’m fond tor n for urpose a the relief of unfortunate firemon, whose misfortunes may be occasioned while doing their duty as fire- wen.’ The following gentlemen composed meet- ing, of which, Joho Stagg was appointed chaiiman, viz.:—James Tyloe, Jeremiah Ackerly, B. Skaats, Sylvester Bi ‘k, Frederick Evkert, James Smith, William Mooney, Gabriel Furmaa, David Morris, John Clark, Jacob Sherrod, Richard | Furman, Wm. Bush, Stephen Smith, Willet Seaman, Daniel Hitchcock, James Beekman, James Wood- hull, Abraham Brown, Peter Cole, A. H. Tark, Geo. Warner, John B. Dash, Jr., Archibaid Reily, Abram Franklin, Wm. Bowne, Daniel Coutant, and Chris. Halstead. | Article Ist states:—“ A fund, which shall be called the Fire Department Fnnd, shall be estab- lished with the moneys arising from chimne; fines, ith such other moneys eafter be agreed on by suc; fire com- pspies as have already d on may hereafter agree to fund the same.” Article 5th specifies thas “The Trustees shall have the sole disposal of the moneys in the funds, which shall be for the relief of such disabled firemen or their families as may be interested in the fund, and who may, in the opinion as may he: of a majority of the Trustees, be worthy of assist- ; 6 ance. 4 A motion was made that they procoed to-ehoose oflicere, which was accordingly done by ballot, and tre following persons were elected, viz.:—Joun | Stagg, Presidext; Abssueras Turk, Vice} lent; Wm. J. Eleworth, Treasurer;' Abram® Franklin, Secretary; Thos. Hazard, Chris. Halstead, James Bevkmen, Gabriel Furman, Jas. Tylee, Izxac Mead, Jobn B. Dash. Geo. Warner, and Tre first report of the Treasurer of the Bie De- portment Fund wea made by Wm. J. Eiswortlt, ata meeting of the representatives, held at the house of Eaward Bardine, on the 12th of April, 1798, when fe ni 3 report of the state of the funds was made:— On Joan on approved sevurity. . +» £130 00 | In bands of the Treasurer: +» 11016 Whole amourt........ i sshey vashe nev A RUAAS At this meeting Jacob Fabley was appointed cl- lector of chimnoy fines. Chimuey fines apen there to have been an important source of revenuc. Ata meeting of the representatives on the fist Monday of July, 1793, Treasurer,reported the amoapt of funds to be £282 Lis. 0d. The firet annual = eee, mecting was heid st the honse of Edwerd Bardin i793. The Treasurer, William J.Elavorth, reported the amount of funds invested and on hand to be £295 159, 0d. The second annual meeting was held at Hunter's Hotel, Broadway, on the second Monday of Decem- ber, 1704. Treasurers report £349 Ye. 4d. Third annual meetizg held at samo place, second Monday of December, 1795, the Treasurer reported the atate of the funds to be £382 108. 4d. Foarth annual meeting, sante bho time, 1796, Treasurer's re- port £429 Se. 4d. ‘Fifth annual moeting, same ace and time, 1797, Treasurer's report £592 18s. 1d. At this meeti who resigned on the 13th October, 1797. At this isting as follows : James Yon Dyck, Joseph Newton, James Robinson, Ma thias Nack, and James Parsons;Jun., was appointed to draft 9 petition to the Legiaiature for an svt of in+ corporation. The commll meeting held at Hunter's Hotel, December 18,1797, @ petition, which was read and agreed to unaui- mousty, and the committeo were instracted t2 sub- mit the game to the Board of the Corporation for | their inspections and afterward to forward the a:me to too Legiaiature at Albahy. Ats special meeting of the representatives hold atthe hous of Jvseph Cook, 259 William etreot, on the 30th day of ent in the city of New York, on the | eter Coleg Tras | | the Fire Department, to apply to the Legislature to | , on tre second Monday in December, | Nicholae Vam Antwerp was | eiected Treasurer in place of Wiliam J. Elsworth, | ites Teported, at a syecial | department, to reduce the pension to $20. It was shoitly alterwarda raised to $25. 88th ar nuai meeting, held Dec. 1830,Drake B. Palmer, Treas., agount of funds... .$18,541 93 oth «Noy. 1831... 18,366 61 Application was made this se to the Legista- ture to extend the charter to 1860, and to increase the conta to fifty thousand dollars, which was ante sith annus} meeting, held Dec. 1952, Drake B. Palmer Treae., amount of fund... .$17,958 45 4lstannual meeting, held December,1833, Drake B. Palmer, Treasurer, amount funds, ed expedient this ae 84 It was deemed ex} nt "year to devise some len for increasin, 3 the fund of the department, Ime pumber of widows had trebled in 14 years aad doubled i. 10 years. A committee was appoiated, peg reported a te gp! to tax =, Forde Seg e department annum. 8 pro| Ly was, bowever, voted down. The committee also suggeaed an application to the Legislature to in- corporate a firemen’s bank. A clause wai to be inserted in the charter, securing an annval appro- | priation of fifteen hundred dollars to the. Fire De- | partment Foné. Before the bill came up for fiual action, the committee were apprised that the Legis- | latare would refuse to grant the application, em- | bracing in the charter the proposed clause, thereby defeating the object and intended. A sub- sequent mecting of Seb nppeeontadyes was con- yened and resolutions adopted instructing the committee to withdraw the application, which was accordingly done. 42d anvual meeting, held December, 1834, Drake B. Palmer, Treasurer, amount funds,.. $19,915 50 43d annual By , 1835, Henry 3B. Greenwood, Treasurer, amount funds ace 44th annnal ry 3 it 08, ++ 28,369 89 By the er . , the fand was | impoverished to the extent of $5,750, and calls for chority increased to a very thd extent. B, of mereased exertions the following year manent fund was mat col rea to its original amount, but increased by $7,500, and for watch the department were chiefly indebted to aeednnetitiee ble exertions of Messrs, J. M. Russell, A. H. Spi ard cther members of the department, in obtaining donations to the fund. 45th annual metting, held Dec., 1837, H. B. ik, , amount funds........ $29,908 82 sb $0 h so saly. aaa do. 28,840 25 ‘ial meeting, held July, , Henry FR. Cook, Treasurer, amonot of fands.. 10,447 40 Ajith annual meeting, held Dec., 1839, A. P. Pentz, Treasurer, amount funds... ..- 32,437 64 48th do. do. 1840 do do. 35,673 95 49th svnval meeting, held Dec., 1841, A. P.Pentz, Treasurer, amount funds.... 31,120 79 50th do. 1842, John§.Giles, do. 34,054 30 | 5ist do. 1843, do. do. 34,467 93 | 624 de. 1844, do. 36,240 38 153d do. «1845, do, 38.639 57 54th do. 1846, do. 38,136 35 ‘th do. 1847, do. 33, 12 do. 54 do. 39,745 39 t do. 49, do. 41,303 10 co. do, 53,216 835 do, do. 9,480 22 do. 1852, do. 72,701 53 61st do. 1859, do. 85,439 89 The ropid increase of the tund from 1849 may be chiefly attibuted to an act passed by the Legis laiare March 30, 1819, creda: eye of two per cent upon all premiums received by agencies of | foreign fire insurance companics in this city, ap- | propriating the same to the charitable fand of the | department. On the 16th December, 1850, a committce was appointed at a mectiog of the representatives of } amend the charter, increasing the capital to one honéred t' ousond dollars. Various donations have been made from time to time to the charitable fond of the department, embracing public benefits, | contributions from five insurance companies, a3 also | many munificent gifts from private indivicaals, all | of which have been duly acknowledged. The num- | ber of widows and children who are at this time de- | pendent hey the fund for assistance is in the ag- | gregate about 1,300, and herperea | tho fa- cezeant and increasing calis for aid, the fand hes | by no means lost d, bat on the contracy, has steadily increased, and which is owing to {ts hay- | ing becn from the beginning faithfully guarded and correct] administered. | . L }ave thus briofly sketched the past history of the charitable fand of the ire Department ‘of the city of New York, from its infancy unl it has yeached its present growth aad strength, in noting | the most impertant events that have ‘scompatied | its rise and progress, and it wili be readily con seded | thot its most ardent projectors could scarcely have | Conceived so propitioas a result. Many of its car- | lest founders and very many of those gencrous | hearts who bave contributed to its advancement | have long since passed from this probationary exis | tenco, but the: record still rematns to perpetaate | their philanthropy and benevolence, and it is fer- | vently boped that it msy “still live,” not only as an | enduting monument of a noble snd magnanimous nodertaking, which from a faint glimmer has be- | come a shining light in the broad firmament of cha- | ritsble institutions, and which awakens in the wi- | dow’s end orphan’s beat an unfeigned sense of } angen for timely relief in the hour of affliction, | but thet it msy act as an incentive to renewed ef- forts, higher aims avd more extended charities. ‘oun 8. Gres, Treasurer of the N.Y, Fire Dep't. New Yorx, August 18, 1954 Hornare Deatn.—Wo understand that a young woman ty the name of Sheldon, residing ia the town of Kotwright, Delaware county, came to her death in the following maaner, on ionday, the 7th inatant. She had becn living in a family near to her April, 1798, the committee reported at act pened 6 Logislature, March 20, 1798, styled, “An act orate the fitemen of the’ ¢ity of New sed Te pest ase ng il the first Toesdayin * the en itai t0 $20,000. Sixth @onwal ‘meeti was held December 16, 1798, at the of Joseph 59 William street. Nicholas Van Autiwo-, the state of the fands £ Seveoth annual .mecting held at. the same place and tice, 1799; Treasurer, Niobolas Van Antwery, reported the funds to be £823 17s. Sd. Sth-aunual mectin, Rotel, a re] funds hed 24 Monday, in Dev. 1801, at ‘iHias Hat“eld, 23 John street, Treasurer's report waa'£1,126 195. ! A this meeting Nicholas Van realgved and Benj. Strong elected in his stead c of the Mire D Fond. 1 ae hela Dec. 1802, at the house of Jos. Crook, 25! . iiem Treasui held Dec. 1805, at same place, reported of £1,388 Ts. 6, Sach wate Nesetion at the bouse of Phillip 5 stscet, Treasurer Benj. feported fands to be CL,i26 10s. Sd. 15¢h Meeting held Dec. 1806, bt the house of Nicholas Mevd, Nassau Troe street, furet reported etate of funds to be £1,531 132. 14th annual mecting held Dec., 1966, same lace, report of funds. £2,078 100 tae do. ASOT 167 isth. do. 1809 2 17th, 00, 1809, 4 ay 80K io ee $300 per achum for resoinl Et ir schooling the cuidate wed or indigent fire yen, Wad 4 toh, ‘Anibal tpecting, held Dee weit at Harmony Hall, of funds. 1h cath, do. 1 SR Sst, do, 181%, ot the bonse of "arsam B. Maitiings, Tama@auy Fall; ‘Treasarer’s revort of the faeds was. £00, Auanel necting beld Dev, 1814, Harmony Hall, copact of funda, to be | there was no alarm street, ree Benj. Strong fae} funds to be £1,151 2s. 2d. Nth riba meta , 10,960 2% | "1 Dear, 1554. Tn appearance, on this side fe. brother, and on the day of her death sbe was at her brother’s house, and staid until it was quite duskiah, and then started to return by a ss which led through a piece of woods; tho path also Jed close to asteep precipice, and sccordiog to the verdict of the coroners jury, she fell off, nh caused her death. She was not discovered until five days afterwards, and then by some who were out berrying; a3 felt by either her brother or the family thet she lived » both pored that she was at each other's house, and no esearch was made, Bhe was so much decomposed that she only could be identified by her clothing — Onenta Herald. ‘below the waist, c: bi shook- » He €: about, helt past 2 o'clock P.M. ‘The dec was about tuirty-t qi 70 of , and resided at Lexington, Kentucky, ‘whew be leaves a wife and one child. He was on his ast with adrove of cattle. $60 60 was found hig povket book, which he requested might be sent to his wife —Columbus (Ohio) Statesman, Aug. 19 Tar New Usirev States Coin.—-A new dollar coin, just prepared at tho United States Mint, has been sent to the Secretary of the for ap- provel. In size it is about Wess of Dek } on ore side it bas an Indian head, with » crown of feathers, such aa one sees at times on tobacco boxes. The head is sutroanced by the “United States of Ameri a.” Me ais prielapah’ i= aoe open wreath composed Re al gi: atares predactions of tho pd rah tm a Si tebaceo end rice. ‘This wreath surtuands the words cape- C it precisely resembica me three Zollar coin. Philadelmia Pe sy'eanian, Aug. Ue - - rasan ‘W. Moston, Faq. CHARGE OF LT WITH & DANGRKOUS WeaPon ALLEGED (1 'Y ON THE HIGH SEAS. The United Statss vs. Charles A. Marshall.— The so-used, im-thia case, is the Captaia cf the American ship Yorkshire, aud is charged with cruel and unusual punishment on 2 sesman named Nishe- las Cook, who eubsequéntly died at the hospital iz New York, as already,noticed inthe Huzary Andrew Wateoa, cxamined by Mr. James Ridge way, on bebalt of the government, deposed— That he was one of the crew of the American ehip York- ®hire, on her last voyage; Capt. Marsha'l was mas- ter;‘we had « aailor oh “board named) Ni holas Cock; be is now dead; saw the captain prick him in the face several times with a penknife, which made the blood come; the man was not doing any- thing thet was aware of; he (Cook) bad been beatgn several times by the Ora} and third mates; caw the captain, on another oozasion, take Cook by the bair of the heed, and butt-him several times; it did not luce any great injury. Crees-examin: ‘hem the captain was pricking bim, be told bim if he did pot hold his head stil, be wouls buit bis head off; the man was holding ‘his head back to avoid the outs; I never said to the stewerd that I would have satisfaction for the cap- tain turning me fiem the wheel. Coprean er, & passenger, deposed that he saw: the para b Cook twenty five or thirty blows about the head and back & rope; he struck . pretty bard, or esengers Genosed that they saw the osp- tae Ee One oe eee beliging pias saw Cook on one occasion tied to a sofa behind tae wheel, and when he would not sleep‘ he was kicked by the mate, the captain being present; s:w the first mate bit Cook with a of ron four or five feeb long, std thi k as his thumb; te captain was pre- fim fa'c omtais pert; Gock wulked seuy very enapy @ cer 3 Ci away vi an thougl: be was suflering. meio ‘The. ¢xamination was adjourned to'Tucsday, this mornirg. The Counter feiting Case.—William Boughton and others, sr for counterfeiting, will be brought bev gs Commissioncr Stillwell on W ry The Farniture Trade of make and put together every part of any article produced by the trade. But machinery, that great and sustainer of Yaukce prosperity, has fy induces, wrought.» complote revelation . a com; revolut this, as well a3 in 20 maoy other time honored Farniture is no longer turned off ia ema ordered out beforehand, jast as they may bappen to be wanted, but whole syoadrons of now, bureaus, regiments of settees, armies of rs are sent ‘on fltoneteting ot to all intries on the globe, and kept in reserve in store-rooms, ready for any that. may eo- Amano about fitting up a steamboat on the or the Laker; a pes ie Gen bereets hotel White M. tains, Ne pet Carpet ao cenaas ame Ww }, Or one nIe- Voting is cov part ofa word, At the same time the goods are afforded much cheaper an forely: a i the ee of pe | means ms: luxury of an easy ¢ oe cots, in a Dame the pleasantness of which nen: hanced by being filled with bandsome farniture. Former! each town and too, wn possesced its own cebinet shop, which supplied ite own local trade, without in! at others or having its own monopoly inv: jow toe are in the viJages and places, and cities are e furniture in our houses made in Boston and Cambridge, or in Bever'y; sofan and easy chairs are made in Crarlestown; bu-esus in Reading; becsteads come from Dedham; half a dozen towns in Worcester county, and some in other directions, supply us with chairs; Dorchester ranks high for mahogany tables; aud New Bedford far nishes the frames of our losking glasses. Manches- tor uted to be famed for nice cabinet work; but of vate years, though “holding her own” tolerabiy well, she bas hardly kept pace with otaer more pro- gressive towns, Two factories, owned by two of our heaviest firms, now manufacture more than half the nice furniture made in New England. It is by no mean: to estimate the amount of the farnitace trade of Toston, but it has increased very remarkably within tho last ten years, -nd ia believed to amount at the present time, including el: brencbes of the basinees, to from $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. ‘The business of o e fl m, which is pro- na ane largest jee city, amounts 10 5¢0,000 annually. ey send goods to every part of the wo:id execpt ply and live in hoves that gore fine day they may be = na d@ to ship an ia voice ev n to that distant land. Several ‘othe firms are said to do a business of upwards of $200,000 avnually. Weare informed that the snnual sales of the single irticle of chairs, (which might be coa- sidesed ag a separate thongh kindred brauch of tae business,) by the wholes2'e dealers, amoants to $1,200 000 eunually. Common chairs are made, as we bave said, cipally in Worcester conaty, but ave mostly finished and painted ia thie city.” Tile estimate does not, of course, inclnde the goods sald bythe country mann‘acturers, and boxed up and eent directly fo New York and other markets, Rome fw. ¥ Fravee, iy ce Oe tty tote the business in that direction is a: ortant, Mach mre is, however, shipped to the lous ports on | the Mediterranean Sea, and finds a ready market. Other markets are Canton, China; Central America, Rio Jaxeio, Chili, and other parts of South ameri- cu: West Indies, California, Australia, the Sand@iol Islands, &c. Taero is no kind of fursitare made im the Old'World but what can be made eqnally aa well here. Importations have therefore yery Small, amounting now to only about $40,000 annually, while exportations are lar; on incresse. Canada and the other Brirish provinces i at South and West. A considerable quanti vis eae here expresaly for the New York trado, to be from that port to the ‘Southern States, Yr eye Australia, and elaewhere. Some of the dealers ines apr irootly witht the ‘ partners here, wl cona! Mmsnfactwers; but the house or agency in Boston is-of late versal among ont manufacturers. Furniture mang- facturing bas recently been ictroda‘e1 in Cincin- | nati, and also in Chicago, and is now ing ose: Thoeo cltiee will pi ul PL Ang ‘West with all except the nioef. kinds rniit . Maesachusetts manufacturers, bosides possessing every ible facility for the use of inachlaonge which is fnily availed of, have also a further arvaa- tage over those of other States in the mattor of experience and established reputation. are substantial and tasteful. tom made cr otherwise, is made cmphatically upom honor, One can upon what is told him’ by the man be ae of, _ mace and sold elsewhere May present a more showy appearance, and convey ~~ a greater impression of elegance at the first glance, bat it will not be found to stand the tests and wear equal to the Boston th palma y Eeoeicatiy Je. eee elegance. the of eu] ity in to We fave seen Spertiens Me curred mirror frames, ree. wood tables, &c., of Boston workmananip, which woul! cotapare favorably with the workmanship of apy pert of the world, Talest: anh of the employed are Engltsh, French, and German me chanics cf the highest cless, in of excellence. in New York, the furaiture dealers'epcrate more th For ij ‘ “ coms lied too t9m nono ot places Teorey form’ t in Boston, as we to accompany his order : article tabaci a: Ripa Legees a to garret. In res; certainly Gecided convenience to trade in Boston, m The farnitare trade of other kinds; and once fre bebit of trading in Boston, they able and sain to their parses that tae eclcom broven cf Tne same thing might, Jese, be said of al tho other braaches of trade. helps to. build up and sostsin the others, beuefits one trade benefits incidentally all the and promotes the goneral prosperity ané advanee- ment of our community. i i f iy E Z E i i 5 H i z i 5 itd TAXATION IN Poetox.—The Board of Asseeeorsof this city have determined that the rate of taxation the present year chiull be $9 20 on $2,600 valuation; 85 increaso of $1 GO on $1,000 over ast year, when the rate wes &7 60. ‘The valuation of tho resl estate toxed is ten millions more than last year, when Was $116,9°0,900, Oa ai estate there has been an ipcrensed vainstion of abcat nide mittions over tho va'astion of 1865, when It was $90,473 308, ‘ibe total ralsetion Iast. year, $206.°14,200. Thin pear ft wil be $275 099,82 round nambern,—Bostom ransertpe, Aug 1%.