New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-01
Streets and Street Practices.

! Broadway Is 10 STATE OF stereoiyped dIsconiolL
Every few rods the pavement is broken up half away
across the street which operates Ike an obsi.uc-
ton in the spout of funnel, and speedily catches
omninuses. draws and carriages by the score
Clouds OF dust FIJI the air, and deposit themselves
on the sidewalk very respectable sized drifts; not easy
TO be gotten through. The shouting Of the impa-
tent drivers adds musical attraction the scene, which
receives character OF thrilling interest from the hair
breadth scapes pedestrians. leapns across the street. and
dog abou; fo- precious life, among unumerabe hoofs
and wheels.
Tile attempts Of tie ci;y Gove-nmez; 70 mend It's ways
are always ecacious. at least amusing We no.
ced particular one place in broadway Chambers
which !or than six months past has bsen full OF
deep pits ecconed by the unequal sinking OF the wooden
blocks Now however l.; consideration Of the great nuT-
Der who may be riding Up town between this and
election these holes have been partially filed up with lit
tie dIrt-iookirg very much Ike newly planted potato
patch The first rain that comes VIII Ill them with
splendid nnd puddins..
Two other street nusances are omnibus
Ing ard scgar-sokingte onc dangerous life. and lie
other simply disgusting They bo have increased nnier
the mach Of civilization and refinement until people who
walk abroad nus have steady nerves and stomach!
they would the risk OF being put death By
lencc or nausea. Smoking has been Gale; disinfecng
AGENT but ii such the case It is certainly singular that
many otherwise men should become infected by Il;
TEoUrLE AMONG TIE BApTISTs.-Some time ago
the Foreign Missionary Board OF the Baptist Tri-
ennial Convention, which has the sea; of lis opera
lions in Boston, in answer TO an inierrogaory pui
by Rev Jesse Hartwcl Of Alabama, made the fol-
lowing declaration:
If however. any one should himself 4 Mission
AIRY, having slaves and should siS; retaining them
his property could no, appoint him. One tiny is
tain; bc party TO auy arrangement which
would Imply appreciation ofsiaveFy.
This avowal as might naturally have been ex-
pected, has caused much excitement and dissats-
faction at the South The Board Of tie Virginia
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society have published
an Address, accompanied by series Of resolutions,
IN which theypronounce the decision of the Parent
Board al Boston unconstitutional and violation Of
the rights Of the Southern members OF the T'ri-
ennia Convention, and declare that all farther
connection with that Board, on the part of such
members, is inexpedien and improper They also
express the opinion that in the prese nj exigency, it
Is important that those breh-cn who are aggrieved
by the recent decision Of the Board in Boston,
should hold Convention (eiher at Augusta, Geo.
or Richmond, Va.) 10 confer on the best means Of
promoting the Foreign Mission cause, and other
Interests OF The Baptist denomination IN the South
Such a Convention VIII probably be held either
in May June next, and there Is little doubt that
it viii work permanent division between North
crn and Southern Baplists II Is thus that one
ligious sect after another splits on The rock o
Slavery, finding II impossible 10 reconcile the
growing antl-slavery sentiment OF the North with
the s!aveholdlng spirit of the South.