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THE ICONOGRAPHY OF MANHATTAN ISLAND
 

26-28. Edgar AUen Poe used the Incident as the basis for his de¬
tective story, "The Mystery of Marie Rogct." This is eiplained by
Poe in the introductory paragraphs of the story, and by nuraerous
footnotes in later editions of his coUected works, wbich cite various
New York newspapers and give local New York and New Jersey
equivalents for places and persons In Paris, where the scenes ot
his story are laid. For the explanation ot the mystery in New
York, see itf. Y. Com. Adv; N 18,1842. See dso the "Lite ot Charles
Wallace," described in Herald-Tribune, Mr 21, 1926.

Two groups ot trustees convey to the American Tract Society
property which they have hdd In trust for that society. These
granta were confirmed, and the titie vested in tee simple in the
aoclety, by act of the legislature on April 12, 1842,—ioa-s ofN. Y.
(1842), chap. 279.

Henry Brevoort dies in his 94th year.—N. Y. Com. Adv., Ag 23,
1841. Hone records; "He lived aU his lite upon his tarra, now in
Broadway, a short distance above ray house [Hone was now at
Broadway and Great Jones St.], which cost him a few hundred
doUars, and ia now worth to his heira a baU miUlon."—Hone's
Dlary,U:   85.

A riot caused by rival fire engine companies takea place in

.   Houston St. One raan ia mortally wounded.—Eve. Posl, S 6-8,1841.

All ot the raembers ot Pres. Tyler's cabinet, eicept Webster,

resign on account ot his second veto ot the nationd bank bill.

New appointees were iramediatdy nominated and thdr naraes sent

to the senate.—Eve Post, S 10-17, '841-

I The French frigate "La Belle Poule," under the command of
the Prince de JoinviUe, and the brig-of-war "La Cassard" arrive at
New York. On Sept. 21, the frigate came up to the Battery.—
Eve Posl, S 21, 1841.  See also 1*1^., S 22, 23, 24, 25, 1841.

;         The N. Y, & Erie R. R. Co. cdebrates the opening ot the road

trora Piermont to Goshen.—Eve. Post, S 24, 1841; Hone's Diary,
U:  91.

;         "The late FrankUn Theatre haa received the name of Little

Drury, and is appropriated to the performance ot pieces in the
German language."—Eve Post, S 23, 1841.

'         The visit ot the Prince de JoinviUe, who recently arrived In the

harbour, ia raarked hy a naval reception.—itf. Y. Com. Adv., S 27,
1841.  See, further, N 27.

"The First Baptist Church of this city, have erected a beau¬
tiful building in Broojne street, near the Bowery. It is finished in
the Gothic, or old Engliah style of architecture, and is coUegiate

"This elegant edifice is the work ot Mr. Minard Le Fevre."—
Eve Post, O 1, 1841. See dso L. M. R. K., IU:  928.

;         The N. Y. Hist. Soc. raeets in rooras provided tor It in N.Y.

University, having raoved its library and coUections from the
Stuyvesant Institute (see 1837), which has been sold- Here the
society reraained until it erected its own building on Second Ave.
(see O 17, 1S55),—Kdby, The itf. Y. Hisl. Soc. (1900), 48-51;
Com. Adv., D 7, 1841.

i         The corner-stone of the Sailors' Home is laid in Cherry St., be¬

tween Pike and Market Sts.—Ere. Posl, O 15, 1841. A rare view
in the Eno collection, N. Y. P. L., shows this building. A periodi¬
cal, called Sailor's Magazine, describes the establishment. In the
print collection ot the N, Y. P. L, is a cover ot one of these maga¬
zines, having a view of the building.

?         A short history of No. 1 Broadway, one ot the oldest mansions

in the city, and now owned and occupied by F. Prince, is pub¬
Ushed.—N. Y. Com. Adv; O 27, 1841.  See alao descrip. of Pl. 98,
 

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Hone goes to sec the distributing reservoir on Murray Hill,
ow nearly corapleted, and describes it in his diary.—Hone's Diary,
1:  95-96; and seeitf. Y, Mirror, XVU: 391 (My 30, 1840).

Jared Spatka begins a course of lectures on the American Revo¬
 

lution in the chapd ot N. Y. University, under the auspices ot tbe   Nov.
N.Y. Hist.Soc—EtcPDst,N 6,1841. See also;6i<i.,N8,12,16,1841.     5

The Church of the Ascension, at the north-west corner of Fifth
Ave. and 10th St. (Rev. Manton Eastburn, D. D., rector,—see
Ap 6, 1828), is dedicated. It was erected from designs by, and
under the superintendence of, Richard Upjohn. The rector's house
was In the rear of the church.—itf. Y. Com, Adv; N 6, i84i;Hone's
Diary,!!:  95; Greenleaf, 86-87.

"The raerchants are to meet In their new roora on the second    17
story [of the exchange], for the first tirae, to-day."—-itf. Y, Com.
Adv; N 17, 1841.

"The rotunda ot the Merchants' Eichange in WaU street, the
raagnlficent roora In which the merchanta ot New York are to
'congregate,' was opened thia day for their use. [See also descrip.
otPhii8,III: 623.] The facade wants three colurans to be cora¬
piete, and the offices are all occupied by brokers, banks, money¬
changers, and those who deal in pigeons. It not'those who seU
doves.'"—Hone's Diary, II: 98; Eve Post, N 18, 1841. In the
slang of the period, a "pigeon" was a person easily awindled or
plucked.-Cen(. Diet,  See, further, 1842.

The branch poat-office, established on the north-west comer of
Eichange Place and WiUiam St. after the fire ot 1835, moved to the
merchants' eichange on the corapletion of tbat building.—See
descrip. of Pl. 115, III:  618.

Dr. and Mrs. Valentine Mott, "at their degant house in 26
Bleecker street, formerly the residence of Washington Coster,'" give
an daborate reception, dance, and supper in honour of the French
Prince deJoinvUle. As described by Hone: "It was a superb, hot-
pressed edition ot New York's 'good society,' elegantiy bound,
with gUt edges and rich illuminations."—Hone's Diary, U:  roo-i.

The corporation ot New York givea a "grand dinner" to the   27
Prince de JoinviUe at the Astor Houae, at which there are about
200 guests.  It is described by Hone witb characteristic frankneaa.
—Hone's Diary,!!:  101-2; Em. Poit, N 29, 1841.

The raarble atatue of Waahington, eiecuted in Italy hy the   Dec.
American arliat Greenough, Is placed in the rotunda ot the capitol     i
at Waahington,—Hone's Diary, II;   104.

"This being the anniversary ot the tutelar saint of the New     6
Netherlands, the new ship built for a Havre packet, which bears
his name [the "St. Nicholas"], was launched  .  .   . frora the ship¬
yards at tbe head of Cherry street .   .   ." Hone describes the ship,
and the cereraony.—Hone's Diary, II;  103-4.

The steam fire-engine ia taken to the Battery and fTut in opera- 15
tion. "A trial waa raade with it to throw water to the top of tbe
liberty pole in the endoaure, which Is considered to be about 175
feet in height. It at once forced a streara from a pipe, whose orifice
waa an inch and a half In diaraeter, to the top ot the pole, and sev¬
eral jets went severaUfeet above. Afterwards a pipe with an orifice
seven-eights ot an inch in diaraeter waa added, and the two strearas
were forced up to about thirty teet below the top ot the pole."—
Eve.Posl,D 16, 1841, dting your. o/Com. SeeD 12, 1840.

The laat of the 18 maaalve piUars that adorn the front ot tbe   16
merchanta' eichange  in Wall  St. is placed in  poaition on the
anniversary ot the great fire of 1835.—Eve Post, D 17, 1841.

The mayor signs a joint resolution "That tbe Comraittee on   23
Arts and Sciences be directed to procure a new City Flag or Color,
for the City Hdl."—Proc, App'd by Mayor, IX:   107.   See also
Sed and Flag aftke City afN. Y. (1915), ed. by John B. Pine.

The contenta of the American or Scudder's Museum are pur- 27
chaaed by P, T. Barnum tor $12,000 and reraoved to tbe buUding
at tbes. e. cor. ot Broadway and Ann St.—Brown, I: 71. For a brief
history of the museum from this lirae and views of the building,
see lllus.News, U: 236-38; and a programme of Feb. 7, 1842, in
Eraraet coll. (itera 11463). See also L. M. R. K., Ill: 982, and
deacrip. ot Pl. 95-b, IH: 584.