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But these musical furores were spasmodic in their nature and possessed nothing in common with the steady

We never knew of an instance where the members of that family were not made happier and better by it—where

cursory manner upon music and its influences, it occurs to us what a pity it is that we have as yet no American

Your stick-in-the-mud population is incapable of becoming so agitated, or of understanding the extent

There were then 4,000,000 adult white men in the Union, of whom 100,000, or one in 40, left for California

On the 1st of April, there were 150,000 adult white men in this State; 12,000 (some say 22,000) or one

seems as if the “demoralization and decay” which some of the newspapers are continually prating about were

physical disabilities on her part, deliberately committed adultery, after seeing to it that witnesses were

of collusion, he persuaded her to enter into a conspiracy to make it appear as though she herself were

doubt that the object to which it is devoted is a good one and that such a Hall is much needed in this city

Persons accustomed to well-drained towns and cities, where these exhalations are less perilous than in

Times , writing from Salt Lake City under date of July 3d, gives an interesting description of an interview

He charged us of the great Eastern cities with being as much polygamists as the Saints—“the only difference

emancipation of 800,000 slaves; and they would come together in much better spirits, he thought, if they were

said he had expected to see the great guns—Culver, Garrison, Goodel, and Garnet—but none of these were

Speeches were made in the usual tone, but no particular points call for special comment.

About noon the company took refuge in the church, where the exercises of the day were finished.

There is one feature in connection with these celebrations of our colored population that we wish to

In the great city of New York there are thousands of vile haunts where innocence is robbed of its bloom

that the majority of people, who had given up all hopes of seeing the grand project carried out, and were

In this way the process of excavation was conducted, until communications were established with running

the avenues have fallen from the walls and ceiling, but in many instances the points from which they were

At the entrance of Audubon's Avenue small cottages were built fifteen years ago, for the residence of

MANUAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, for 1858-9, compiled by William G.

Bishop, City Clerk, Brooklyn.

Bishop, City Clerk, Brooklyn.

Bishop, our present efficient and popular City Clerk.

to City Officers and to limit and define the duties of certain of them under the City Charter, is given

THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPÆDIA: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge.

the initiatory volumes, supply a want long and painfully felt, and reflect infinite credit upon American

During that time we have doubled our population and our area—peopled one vast gold region and are now

city from Fulton and Hamilton avenue ferries in all directions.

The three gas companies by which the city is lighted have a capital of nearly $3000,000.

the enterprise, it affected to discredit the news, and attempted to make it appear that if the news were

On Saturday, when the great tidings were fully confirmed, and the whole country was palpitating with

Manly Exercises Manly Exercises On looking over a list of the Base-Ball Clubs, a few days since, we were

territorial condition, there to remain, according to the provision of the English bill, until her population

Moore, were reported as nuisances, being filled with stagnant water.

A number of lots similarly situated in other parts of the city were also reported and referred to the

The bone-boiling establishment in the Ninth Ward were again complained of, as causing an intolerable

The days are an hour and a half shorter than they were, when at the longest.

From its elevated position, you stretch your eye over a vast expanse of land and water; you see the city

Then the city of New York will enjoy the commercial superiority which is disputed by other cities.

Soon, the city will begin to fill up, and the fashionables, who are even now beginning to find their

, sea bathing, etc., are made, at present, altogether too inaccessible to the great bulk of our population

Her sufferings were extreme, and she must have often thought of his sister Rebecca's exclamation under

to life, as the time approached she would at times speak of it calmly, though in reality her hopes were

They arrived toward eight o'clock, but they were not introduced for some times in the chamber, lest the

This the doctors said would be the last, and the members of the Consistory were summoned.

All present were moved by the tokens of heavenly grace Rachel had manifested.

Only think of the Queen arriving, in the midst of a fleet of vessels, one of these fine American days

The New York Times of this morning says: If this were the case, the fact ought to be officially announced

We were all so exultant at first that perhaps the delay that has been experienced has unduly chilled

They were brimming over with excitement and enthusiasm, and the cold formal message of the lady who is

world does move, though,” said Gallileo Galileo , after his forced retraction of the heresies, as they were

Rothschild, one of the firm of world-celebrated Bankers, was lately accepted by Parliament from the city

that we look upon the prospect of this result with very great curiosity—or rather would look, if we were

publish specimens from a mythical newspaper which it denominated "The Bunkum Flagstaff" and which were

We were reminded of these "Bunkum" papers, last night, in listening to a preamble and resolutions concerning

A bit of pathos:—"Many a tear of remembrance will have been shed in this city to Captain Hudson, who

" Resolved , That Americans can rejoice (is it possible Mr. D?

Hall in this city."

yesterday in honor of the successful termination of the grand Telegraphic enterprise, was worthy of the city

throughout its length and breadth since the first few words from the Mother Country electrified the American

people, found vent yesterday in our city, in every possible form, from the interchange of kindly and

Suffice it to say, that the City has testified her appreciation of the perseverance, skill and energy

In our own District the people were wide-awake to the exigencies of the occasion, and manifested so far

As to us city folks, the few coolish hours we have experiences will put us in mind of overcoats, coal

of harvesting the grain, the corn, the buckwheat, ½c.; months, indeed, for the rambler out of the city—true

There has been no prevalent sickness in city or country—no serious distress or disturbance; but on the

Others are among the mottos; such, for instance, as those put, on Wednesday, in front of our City Hall—trumpet-words

Morrissey is an Irish American, in the full flush of early manhood, stout as a bull, with muscles of

He is then rubbed down by his trainers, as if he were a horse, after which he tumbles into bed and takes

The teachers as a body will compare favorably, we dare say, with those of any other city, and the supreme

—deeply anxious that this city should have something more to show for the persevering care and anxiety

The ladies were largely in the predominance.

Bonnets and hoops were to be seen in all directions, and many a man had under convoy two or three, and

Carolina; and streams were constantly going up the entrance plank to the Niagara, or down the adjoining

Yesterday they were transferring it to a small coaster that was hauled alongside, and we could thus get

Between decks there were also other coils of the cable, similar to the one above.

with its bracing air and healthful breezes, business and professional men who have retired from the city

Blackwood for August has been received from the American publishers, Leonard Scott & Co.

extract from it a graphic paragraph concerning the "Answers to Correspondence," which in English and American

with the Engineers and Commissioners in thinking that a conduit would be in every way preferable, but were

addition to the original contract price a conduit can be had instead, we think it advisable for the city

The expense of the change has been the only reason hitherto inducing the city to withhold consent from

at stake, either they made no effort to bribe Commissioners or the Common Council, or these bodies were

that the appropriation of the $630,000 was promptly refused, and now the same work is offered the city

the Common Council, we are now in possession of the exact terms of the proposition to be made to the city

close their communication by reiterating their hope and belief that the first supply of water to the city

City Mortality CITY MORTALITY.— A correspondent of the Herald computes that the weekly mortality in London

the Common Council, we are now in possession of the exact terms of the proposition to be made to the city

close their communication by reiterating their hope and belief that the first supply of water to the city

their yellow pages, we see in their dingy type the forms and phrases of persons and things as they were

It would be hard to say what were the St.

are three or four notices of coffee houses—a term now almost out of use in New York—and one of the City

Among other things we noticed were the names of streets now obsolete or that have been re-baptized.

The Patent Medicines were not yet in all their glory, but those who wanted to poison themselves with

and as each of these powers contributed to rule Europe, and Europe was said to rule the world, these were

here; for literally every one went from both districts of this city to the other side of the river.

The cars, the ferry boats, the City Hall, all the public and many private buildings, were decorated by

of population, the day might have been almost mistaken for Sunday.

As the morning advanced, crowds of another character were on the move.

who are residents of Brooklyn, and who were about to join their respective corps.

Fun “Out West” FUN “OUT WEST” If one wants to study the oddities, peculiarities, and “splurges” of American

Suppose 40 messages came, and only 24 were sent, here are 16 to take precedence of those going next day

Possibly the London quack, who, according to the Journal , is an American and therefore “all-fired smart

We learn from our medical authority also, that this “hale and hearty American,” so far from having his

Hemp” man’s “sands of life,” by introducing to his jugular a good-sized rope made from the best of American

.— A prize fight occurred yesterday afternoon, in a field back of Hudson City, some two or three miles

Last night every seat was occupied, the aisles were full of benches, not a few were forced to stand,

If only the meanest estimates of life were cherished we should become groveling grovelling grovelling

If time were only looked upon as an opportunity to delve and scheme and get, we should not wonder that

All apparent results were sometimes denied.

Ladd, when friends would dissuade him from the step which inaugurated the American Peace Society, had

still less euphonious, and we have often thought it a great pity that at the Revolution the Empire City

cognomen of “East New York,” and affixed it to the pretty suburb on the north-eastern frontier of this city

is that it has grown and thriven amazingly—quite as fast, in proportion, as either district of this city

We learn from the paper referred to that East New York contains already a population of 2000, which number

The Western District members started from the City Hall, and those of the Eastern District from Peck

There were present Commissioners Prentice, Wall, Wyckoff, Sullivan and Van Voorhies; the Mayor, ex-Mayors

The communication, it is understood, is perfected between the city and the reservoir, and the conduit

But it is doubtful whether the city ought to pay the contractors any more for the aqueduct, than they

The party reached the city between eight and nine o’clock, without accident or mischance, and with the

associations of this character, consisted of recitations, an essay, and a discussion, all of which were

In this he might yet succeed, were he re-elected to the Senate; hence the persistent daily warfare of