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raising sloop sunk in river,
25.37
ANNUAL RENTS. $72220.11
bush. lbs.
Reserved on lots in the city, 72 : 45 wheat, and $1829.383
do Schaghticoke, 124:30 do
28.31
do Fort Hunter, 8:15 do
205:30
Old City Hall,
1600.00
Western hay scales,
200.00
Southern do, 200 00
Northern do,
20.00
Truax farm, eight miles from city,
$50.00
Acre lot on Westerlo street, 4.00
School-room in Beaver street, 50.00
Lutheran church lot, 60.00
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Notes from the Newspapers.
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Lot north of watering place, .
$50.00
Butcher's stall north of do,
25.00
510.00
Two lots south of do, Lots Nos. 1 and 2 Lancaster and Jay streets, Delaware square, .
20.00
20.00 Lot No. 11 south side Great Western turnpike, 5.00
205} bushels wheat, estimated at $1,
205.50
SINKING FUND.
City stock held by the commissioners,
6000.00
Albany insurance stock, .
2500.00
Bonds, notes and interest due for lands sold,. Cash loaned,
4535.00
Cash on hand,.
3130.88
359 shares in great Western turnpike,
8975.00
46 do Bethlehem do, 1150.00
$29170.55
SALARIES.
Mayor,
$400.00
Chamberlain,
500-00
City Superintendent,
450.00
Superintendent Alms House,
400.00
Overseer of the poor,
200.00
Police justice,,
450.00
Police constables, $200 each,
400.00
Deputy excise officer
200.00
City physicians, .
550.00
Clerk of common council,
150.00
Deputy clerk of market,
100.00
Bell ringer,
40.00
$3840.00
CITY DEBT.
Funded,.
205000.00
Due on bonds to individuals
40100.00
Small notes unredeemed,
10300.18
$255400.18
·
$4877.19
2879.67
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Notes from the Newspapers.
The average temperature of November was 37.17 deg. Greatest height, 58 deg .; lowest, 17 deg. Rain on 2 days, snow on 2 days. Total fall of rain and snow, 12 inches. Dec. 1 .- John Vernor died, aged 80. He was a zealous partizan in the war of the Revolution, and for a time was deputy commissary of military stores, in which station, as well as in all others that he occupied, he showed himself competent and faithful. He was buried with masonic honors from his residence in North Market street, opposite the arsenal.
Dec. 3 .- Brinckerhoff & Co., advertised the dissolu- tion of their copartnership, the members of which were Richard I. and Abraham S. Brinckerhoff, dealing in hardware.
Dec. 3 .- Abram Keyser died, aged 72.
Dec. 5-Kean the tragedian, made his first appearance in Albany, in the character of Richard III. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity, and not a hiss was heard although a riot was expected in retaliation of op- probrious epithets, said to have been uttered on his re- turn from America some years previous, a fearful retri- bution for which attended him in Boston a few weeks later.
Dec. 12 .- The fire department held its annual election: John T. Norton, President; James Merrifield, vice presi- dent; Jacob I. Fort, secretary ; Joseph W.Clark, treasurer. The society had a fund of nearly a thousand dollars in- vested, which had accumulated by a light tax upon fire- men, for the relief of indigent members.
Dec. 13 .- Said to have been the coldest day in Albany since Jan. 14, 1822. The thermometer at the Academy indicated 6 deg. below 0 at 7 in the morning, and 1 deg. below 0 at 2 P. M. Thermometers down town vary considerably from the one at the Academy, being often several degrees lower in cold weather.
By the census returns of all the wards and towns in the county, the population was found to be 42,821, of which 15,971 was in the city.
The following meteorological facts were recorded at the Academy for the year 1825, by Dr. T. R. Beck.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
Mean temperature the whole year at 7 a. m.,
44.79 deg.
do do at 2 p. m.,
56.97
do do at 9 p. m.,
49.64
Mean temperature of the year,
50.46
Highest during the year, .
98
Lowest do
-- 6
Greatest daily range, .
30
do
monthly range,
54
do annual range,
104
Weather, clear.
166 days.
cloudy, .
112
variable, .
87
rain fell on
59
snow do
66 16 24.22 in.
rain guage of last 8 months,
Winds, north ..
60} days 14 4 66
east,
south-east,
46
south, .
873
south-west,
30분
west, .
45
north-west,.
77를
prevailing winds, south.
The mean temperature for six years, was 48.63 deg .; highest, 100 deg .; lowest, 14 deg. below 0.
Dec .- 18 .- The Rev. Hooper Cumming, some time pastor of the Third Presbyterian church in this city, died at Charleston, S. C., whither he had gone for the benefit of his health,
Dec. 21 .- Gertrude, wife of James Van Ingen died, . . aged 53.
An appeal was made to the Christian public through the newspapers, for the establishment of an orphan asylum.
Dec. 24 .- Capt. William Brown died, aged 63, and was buried from his residence 42 State street.
The average temperature of December was 30.09 deg. Greatest height 48 deg .; lowest, 6 below 0. Rain on 4 days, snow on 3. Total fall 2} inches.
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CENSUS OF THE CITY OF ALBANY FOR 1825.
First
Ward.
Second
Ward.
Third
Ward.
Fourth
Ward.
Fifth
Ward.
Number of families, ..
Male persons, .
706 2081 2172
2014 2233
766
901
2038 1905 ·
900 964
Number of inhabitants, . .
4253
4247
1667
3943
1864
Persons subject to militia duty,
423
329
136
351
163
Persons qualified to vote, ..
705
587
275
662
319
Aliens, ..
259
251
76
165
66
Paupers,
125
3
2
·
·
·
1
1
1
Persons of color not taxed,.
203
309
88
88
72
do do
who are taxed, do and qualified to vote, .
6
1
2
Married females, under the age of 45 years, .
531
564
171 .
485
245
Unmarried females, between 16 and 45,. do
476
.474
278
427
193
do under 16, ...
855
864
315
698
380
Marriages during the preceding year,.
29
34
12
36
23
Male births, do · do
74
65
19
73
34
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Notes from the Newspapers.
2
Lunatics,
2
Idiots,
1
Deaf and Dumb,
8
2
9
·
280
Female do
-
Female births, during the preceding year, .
82
81
22
68
29
Male deaths,
do
do
60
59
16
67
23
Female do
do
do
55
39
14
33
21
Neat cattle,
674
276
208
159
Horses, ..
350
230
49
157
133
Sheep, ..
248
199
82
408
105
Hogs,. ..
102
345
70
31
Yards of fulled cloth manufactured in domestic way, ..
767
504
127
281
375
do
flannel,
do
do
83
50
28
103
do linen, cotton and other thin cloths, do
..
20
53
12
479
Acres of improved land,
145
130
Grist Mills,.
1
2
Saw Mills,.
1
1
Oil Mills,.
Fulling Mills, ..
Carding Machines,.
Cotton Factories, .
Woolen Factories, .
Cotton and Woolen Factories,
2
Iron Works,.
1
1
Distilleries,.
1
Total number of inhabitants in the City of Albany, 15974.
139
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Notes from the Newspapers.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
1826.
Jan. 2 .- At a meeting of the common council, James Stevenson was elected mayor, Ambrose Spencer having declined a re-election.
Jan. 2 .- The following were elected directors of the Albany Insurance Company :
Isaiah Townsend.
John D. P. Douw.
William James.
Simeon De Witt.
Charles D. Cooper.
Benjamin Knower.
Francis Bloodgood.
*Teunis Van Vechten.
Chas. R. Webster.
*Chandler Starr.
Thomas Russell.
John W. Yates.
*Erastus Corning.
Isaiah Townsend was elected president.
It is believed that but three of the number survive in 1856, which are designated by an asterisk.
Jan. 2 .- The following were elected directors of the Merchants' Insurance Company :
Charles E. Dudley. *John T. Norton.
Allen Brown.
Ephraim Wilder, Jr.
James B. Douglass.
Friend Humphrey.
*Ralph Pratt. * Alexander Marvin.
Archibald Craig.
*Eleazer F. Backus.
Peter Bain.
* Asa H. Center.
Abel French.
Willard Walker.
William Cook.
Joshua Tuffs.
George Humphrey.
John Stillwell.
John Willard.
*Benj. F. Butler.
*William McHarg.
*Thomas W. Olcott.
Jared L. Rathbone.
*Robert Dunlop.
Daniel Steele.
Robert Boyd.
Walter Clark.
Thomas Herring.
Gilbert F. Lush.
Henry L. Webb.
Russell Forsyth.
Charles E. Dudley was elected president.
Nine of these are known to be living, Dec. 1856, which are designated by an asterisk.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
Jan. 9 .- The name of E. Forrest appeared on the play bill quite unostentatiously in the play of Timour the Tartar.
Jan. 11 .- The river was open to navigation and the water very high.
Jan. 13 .- Nathan Sandford having been nominated for United States Senator, resigned the office of Chancel- lor. On the following day he was elected by the legisla- ture for six years, to the office of senator in congress.
Jan. 19. - The tailoring establishment of Francis Horth in South Market street was destroyed by fire. Loss $6,000 ; insured $4,000.
The valuation of real estate in the county was $6,749,226 ; personal estate $3,512,589. Total, $10,- 261,815.
Jan. 21 .- Capt. Horace Durrie died, aged 31.
Henry P. Guest was buried from his residence, corner of Union and Division streets, Jan. 25.
Jan. 26 .- A report was made to the assembly by Mr. Lush, on the petition of Isaac Newton and others, for the incorporation of a transportation company to convey goods on the canals and Hudson River.
Gerrit L. Dox and others memorialized the legisla- ture on the subject of the navigation of the river, pur- posing to form a company with a capital of $250,000, purposing to open and deepen the channels on the west side of the river, commencing at the island below the city and continuing down to deep water. They were satisfied that raising dams, lateral piers and excavations in the river, by the slow and expensive process of dig- ging, had thus far proved fruitless.
Jan. 29 .- Mathias Kline, of the house of Kline & Gott, died.
Jan. 31 .- Thermometer 3 deg. below zero.
Jan. 31 .- Judge Conkling commenced his first term as presiding judge of the United States Court for this dis- trict at the Capitol.
The temperature of the month averaged 27.74 deg .; highest, 53 deg .; lowest 3 deg. below zero.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
Feb. 1 .- Thermometer 12 deg. below zero.
Feb. 2 .- Cooper, the tragedian, made his first appear- ance in Albany in the character of Macbeth.
The common council appointed the following officers for the ensuing year.
John O. Cole, police magistrate.
Abraham Sickels and John Meigs, police constables.
John E. Lovett, city attorney.
Philip Hooker, city superintendent and surveyor. Geo. W. Welch, superintendent of Alms House.
Isaac I. Fryer, overseer of the poor.
Henry Radcliff, inspector of weights and measures.
Henry Fryer, Adam Russ and Samuel Vail, weighers of fish and iron, and measurers of salt and grain.
Joseph Fry and S. W. Johnson, city guagers.
John Meigs, Abraham Sickels and Jonathan Brooks, Jr., captains of the watch.
Roger Viets, Alms House physician.
Peter Van OLinda, Hazael Kane, Warren Hinckley and Alden March, city physicians.
Feb. 7 .- Samuel Waterman died, aged 32.
Feb. 8 .- Dirck L. Vanderheyden died, aged 37; at- torney at law and formerly clerk of the house of as- sembly.
" Farmers who have onions for sale will do well to bring them to this market, as they are scarce and ex- travagantly high. They were sold from the wagon on Monday for one dollar and seventy-five cents a bushel, and the retailers of provisions ask their usual advance when disposed of to their customers. We are told that some of them even sell them by the pound."
Feb. 8 .- James Gibbons, alderman of the fifth ward, died. " If ever a worthy man died, he was that man. In the language of Burns, he held the patent of his honors immediately from Almighty God. In every sense of the word, his loss will be severely felt. Generous, honorable and humane, the tears of the helpless widows whom he fed, and the tender orphan whom he reared and protected, will bedew his grave."
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Notes from the Newspapers.
Feb. 12 .- William Rigby died, aged 79.
Feb. 14 .- The Circus erected by - Parsons in North Pearl street, above Columbia, was open with an equestrian company, among whom were West, Gates, Burton and others then famous in their way. There were also stage performances at the close of the horse- manship, at which some tolerable comedians figured. It surpassed every other circus edifice in the country.
Feb. 18 .- The sheriff in behalf of the debtors confined in the jail, acknowledged the receipt of $19.50 from the grand jury, presented to him for their use, assuring the jury that their donation was well timed and gratefully acknowledged by the debtors.
Feb. 19 .- Mary Ann, wife of Wm. S. Randel died, aged 32.
Feb. 23 .- Catharine Raum died, aged 90.
Feb. 26 .- The river was clear of ice. Henry Elliston of the Theatre, died.
Feb. 25 .- Israel Wells, died.
Feb. 25 .- Ebenezer Baldwin resigned the office of re- corder of the city of Albany.
The mean temperature of the month was 29.79 deg .; highest 53 deg .; lowest 12 deg. below zero. Rain on four days, snow on five.
March 1 .- Angus McDonald died at Knox, aged 106. He came from Scotland in 1758 as a private soldier, with the army destined for the conquest of Canada. He was at the siege and capture of Louisburg; was one of those who climbed the heights of Abraham with Wolfe at night, and was in the heat of the battle on the follow- ing day at the taking of Quebec. He afterwards settled in Connecticut, where he married; and on the breaking out of the war of the revolution, he joined in the strug- gle, and remained in the army throughout the contest. He removed to this country in 1796, where he remained till his death.
March 3 -- James McKown was appointed recorder of the city.
At the same time Levi H. Palmer was appointed
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Notes from the Newspapers.
master in chancery in place of Dirck L. Vanderheyden, deceased.
March 7 .- John N. Quackenboss was elected alderman of the fifth ward in place of James Gibbons, deceased.
March 8 .- It was announced that hereafter the South Dutch Church bell would be rung at 12 o'clock M., and at 8 o'clock P. M. by order of the corporation. The South Dutch Church was at this time the church front- ing on Beaver and Hudson streets.
March 10 .- The Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road bill was discussed in the assembly. Mr. Lush, the Albany member, moved to strike out that part of the bill which gave the company permission to locate the termination of their road at any point of the river lying within the distance of three miles above or below the city. He hoped the house would not consent to a measure which might have a tendency to divert the trade from this city, and carry it to a place below, where speculators might purchase land and build up a town which might rival and seriously effect the interests of Albany. The Albany and Schenectady Turnpike Company had spent much money in improving a road between the two cities, and had never realized more than two per cent on the in- vestment. Mr. Hoffman had yet to learn that the in- terests of Albany were to be looked to as paramount to those of the state. If the company found it advantage- ous to terminate the road here they would no doubt do it; but if it should be inconvenient from the nature of the ground to do so, they certainly should have elbow room enough to terminate it at any other place. Mr. Sill did not know as it was important that the proposed road should come out just where the old Dutch church had stood. The ancient burghers of Albany thought that nothing could be an improvement which went beyond its limits. The city of Hudson owed its origin to such narrow views. Many years ago a number of persons from the eastern states wished to purchase the ground at the southern extremity of this city, called the pas- ture; but the Albany dons would not sell it, because
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Notes from the Newspapers.
they did not think it right that population and business should go beyond the old bounds. The consequence was that the emigrants went and settled at the place now called Hudson. Some years ago the Albanians wanted a bridge, but the project was defeated by their quar- reling among themselves whether it should be opposite one wharf or the other. The speaker of the house thought that passengers and light freight might be easily conveyed upon the road, but he conceived that heavy articles would be transported on the canal, and the revenue of the state derived from that source would not be diminished. It had been said that railroads in England had almost superseded the use of canals. The reason might be that the boats were small and the supply of water scant; the boats in England could, by the aid of machinery, be placed with all their freight on the rail way carriages, but he doubted if our heavy boats would ever be conveyed in that manner. He would like to see the experiment of making a rail road tried in this coun- try, and he knew of no better place to try it than be- tween Albany and Schenectady, where there was so much travel. It would be an advantage in the winter. He hoped the bill would pass, and that the applicants would be permitted to make this road at their own ex- pense. Mr. Lush's amendment was lost.
March 12 .- Dr. William Humphrey died, aged 31.
March 12 .- At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a fire broke out in the windmill belonging to Mr. Harris, situated on the hill south of the Capitol, which was wholly destroyed. At one time the scene was truly grand. Enveloped in flames, the whole machinery was in rapid motion, and the wings moved with incredible velocity, fanning the flames away from them, till the main building was con- sumed, and the whole came down with a tremendous crash. It was the third time that the elements had de- stroyed the structures of this industrious citizen, the winds having prostrated two, by which he lost his whole capital.
[ Annals viii.]
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Notes from the Newspapers.
March 13 .- John Kirk died, aged 79.
March 13 .- The senate concurred in the nomination made by the governor, and appointed Richard S. Treat, judge of the county court.
. March 13 .-- G. W. Featherstonhaugh, in a letter to the mayor, intended to answer the objection to so wide a range for the eastern terminus of the proposed rail road, says: "We thought that the introduction of the rail road system in this state would be followed by incalculable advantages to the public. It has succeeded in Great Britain; under similar circumstances it must succeed here. The trans- portation of property from Albany to Schenectady is seldom effected in less than two and sometimes three days. By the rail road the communication between the same points will be safely made, winter and summer, in three hours, and the public will enjoy this advantage at no greater charge per ton per mile than on the canal, paying for 16 miles instead of 28. Thus the canal toll of a ton from Schenectady to Albany at 12 cents per mile, being 37 cts., and the railroad toll being only 24 cts., those who say the rail road will injure the canal revenue overlook the fact that the public will be benefited by saving nearly one half of the present cost of transporta- tion. In truth, this is an experiment to test the fact, whether this economical mode of transportation will succeed in this country. ..
March 17 .- Mr. Conway, the tragedian, made his first appearance here in the character of Hamlet.
March 17 .- Thomas Kidd died, aged 51.
March 25 .- Jacob H. Wendell was buried from his residence, corner of North Market and Columbia streets. March 25 .- Rev. John M. Bradford died.
The following is the list of the pastors of the churches at this time, 13 in all.
Dutch Reformed .- John Ludlow, Isaac Ferris.
Presbyterian .- Henry Weed, John Chester, John Al- burtis.
Episcopalian .- William B. Lacey.
Lutheran .- Frederick G. Mayer.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
Baptist .- Lewis Leonard.
Methodist .- - Bowne.
Catholic .-- Savage.
Cameronian .- James Christie.
Associate Presbyterian .- James Martin.
African .- Nathaniel Paul.
March 27 .- The assembly passed the bill incorporating the Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road Company, with a capital of $300,000, and a duration of fifty years, to be constructed within six years.
March 27 .- Daniel I. Hewson died, aged 71.
March 28 .- Hester, widow of Leonard Gansevoort, died, aged 77.
March 29 .- Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of William Mitchell died, aged 30.
March 31 .- Mrs. Eve Young died.
The mean temperature of the month was 37.75 deg. Greatest height, 69 deg .; lowest, 13 deg. Rain on 5 days, snow on 2.
April 10 .- The common council decided to memorialize congress on the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river near this city.
April 11 .- Mrs. Maria Van Antwerp died, aged 87.
April 16 .- The water was let into the canal.
April 16 .- Stephen V. R. Bleecker died, aged 24.
April 22 .- Charles Galpin and M. M. Cole printed the specimen number of a paper called the Daily Chronicle.
April 22 .-- John W. Daniels died, aged 82.
April 28 .- The tragedian Forrest had a benefit at the Theatre, on which occasion Hyatt played Richard III, Mr. Forrest taking the character of Buckingham. Hyatt was a comedian, and of course burlesqued the great hunchback. The performance could not have been more absurd indeed than now appears the circumstance, that Hyatt should have performed Richard III for Forrest's benefit.
April 25 .- The firm of Trotter, Douglas & Co., was dissolved. It consisted of James B. Douglas, John Trotter
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Notes from the Newspapers.
and James Dunn. A new firm of Douglas & Dunn con- tinued the freighting business.
April 28 .-- Joseph Henry was appointed professor of mathematics in the Albany Academy in the 'place of Michael O'Shoughnessy, resigned.
The mean temperature of the month was 44.40 deg .; highest, 76; lowest 22 deg. Rain on 6 days; snow on 3. Rain guage 1.77 inches.
May 2 .- City election. The republican ticket was elected throughout, as follows:
First Ward .- James McKown, supervisor ; Green Hall, assessor.
Second Ward .- Isaac Hamilton, supervisor; Ichabod L. Judson, assessor.
Third Ward .- Richard S. Treat, alderman in the place of Harman V. Hart, resigned; Nicholas Bleecker, super- visor; James Van Ingen, assessor.
Fourth Ward .- William Mayell, supervisor; Philip Hooker, assessor.
Fifth Ward .- John N. Quackenboss, supervisor ; Ben- jamin Wilson, assessor.
An application was made about this time to constitute Albany a port of entry. It was suggested by the conduct of the collector at New York, Jonathan Thompson, who detained the schooner Enterprise, Capt. Attwood, having a cargo for Albany, and insisted that the cargo should be taken out and weighed and inspected at New York. The owners wished to bring her immediately to Albany, and prepared to take such measures as would prevent any infringement of the revenue laws, which could have been done by allowing a proper officer to accompany the schooner and inspect the cargo when unladen.
The cargo of the schooner was advertised to be sold on the pier, May 3, and brought encouraging prices.
The steam boat Richmond was advertised to take pas- sengers at $3. Her motto was " słow but sure." This probably had some connection with the name of Swift- sure, which was the title of another boat.
Sheldon & Sykes commenced business. as dry goods
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Notes from the Newspapers.
dealers at 456 South Market street, which was in the old City Hall, it is believed.
May 5 .- Thomas Dunn gave notice that as dry goods were from fifteen to twenty per cent lower than they were last year, he had been induced to commence busi- ness in one of the stores formerly occupied by Wood & Acres, 445 South Market street, nearly opposite Mont- gomery Hall.
May 6 .- Henry T. Meech announced that he had become the lessee of the New York State Museum, to which he had made large and attractive additions. Many will remember the attraction of the phantasmagoria!
May 8 .-- The common council met for the purpose of appointing a clerk, under authority of a law passed at the last session of the legislature, the clerk heretofore, in accordance with the old city charter, being also clerk of the county .. On counting the ballots it appeared that Lawrence L. Van Kleeck, the officiating clerk, had 8 votes and Paul Hochstrasser 8. Whereupon the mayor gave a casting vote for Mr. Van Kleeck, who was declared duly elected.
May 9 .- Joseph B. Graham died, aged 60.
May 9 .- The journeymen carpenters struck for an advance of 12} cents a day on their wages, which were from $1.12 to $1.50 a day.
May. 11 .- Catharine C., wife of Nicholas Bleecker, Jr., died.
May 11 .-- Judge Conkling held an United States court at the Capitol. The following substantial citizens com- posed the grand jury.
Benjamin Knower,
Richard S. Treat,
Rensselaer Westerlo,
* Giles W. Porter,
Charles D. Cooper,
Jesse Buel,
William Mayell,
John Cassidy,
Francis Bloodgood,
Jacob C. Cuyler,
Charles R. Webster.
No business appearing before the court, the jury was discharged.
* Only survivor.
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Notes from the Newspapers.
The new and elegant steam boat Sun, Capt. H. Drake, was advertised to go " through in one day, by day light." In order to accomplish this feat, she left the pier foot of State street bridge at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Tyler & Dillon commenced the manufacture of portable furnaces in Washington street. It was a new business in this city.
May 15 .-- Caleb N. Bement, having purchased the Robison property, with a view to fitting it up as a hotel and garden, applied to the common council for a piece of land adjoining. The hill upon which these premises stood was long since graded down, leaving no vestige of that elevated spot.
A contract was agreed upon with Yates & McIntyre . to take the management of the Albany lottery, they agreeing to pay the city $48,159 a year for five years, or $240,795 in all. The whole amount of the valuation of the city property which formed the basis of this lottery was $254,395, subject to reservations. The city debt which this lottery was to pay off, was $250,000.
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