New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-05
City Items.

before breakfast N the ways u me u! ADJ -' -
siry q reading The papers Waking out 20 - 40 -P
lite he .,op,ed 70 admire the beautiful fountain % -l
PARK which he thought really a. sfea rl'-i- GU
rio..,r A. A.cufney Mountain rsei lh.- -lf' j. ~
-ou. .,t,- observed weldgessed man a. our iTei.
lido bo,vinr md sTing apoo-y ior ne rldeAe- ~
..i,, % a .rran-er Mr b delighted a. the prini-Fe
and bosvtabe manners of the Newi orker- replel SUN
,tv and al acquaintance began directly The strange
rcrnarkng that be would be glad 20 show h. D." 'i-
much more beautiful fountain than ihs be iie oei
VA. thankfully accepted Passing down Mlfray--'re'i
the stranger suddenly stopped and called Mr. b. a''ei
n,oarosn knr uu wei dled pockethooS from me
isevalk Immediately behind BIN, ASKING whether W.
M. hi. and telling the man 70 wai minute VINO seemed
~ co,,r- very reluctantly The polite stranger then A-
ired Of our friend whether b. had not Lost hls PocAei
book. Ne-he had lost nohine. We.-1ui even 10 iiai
ca i, voud BE better o. take the PocSe'1'ok from iHe
fsioyy and keep i for the owner "Ao "ola tr ce9i
5ve-.,.ei +, and offer reward Tor h. Tie man waiief
,iv seOor 40 for finding the money which me lote
.,,s,,er regretted he had not about him. ID Nr D.
h,,c,.~ v,ould hand Il over 20 the fellow. hc would
- him al. soon A. he could see h. father. whose room
rs. q, the Clinton Hoiel Mr. 3. made nu objection o.
mi. hsnihropc arrangement the money Wa paid anil
the friends walked uy 70 the Clinton Hoic-Nr. b. wa'-
,,- a moment in the Reading Room Hhle bic polite a.
ousiniauce up gei the money froni bis iainef-
We saw M B. last evening. and be- Wa I'LL war
in for hi- friend who had either no. been at
70 ind his father had mistaken The door ID comii-
down stairs and cr himself INTO Nassaustre'i
- IN unschtly collection Of wooden rookeri's
at the North East corner Of Third Avenue and hshih.
.ireet are being down and viii be- replaced by SUBJ
stan,ial and handsome buildings.
II The Great Western sails for Liverpool ON
the l2h inst The Columbus and lincenne- actually get
over the Bar yesterday morning and proceeded 90 sea-
We have received the following ,'ter from Capt Wy
mon. .
Deor Sir A-reeaby 20 your rrque., with pleasure
inform Won thai We were under weigh 20 a. NJ WnI
from : ". and tight Passed out sea"ard through
fedueys Channel 20 called without touching The
shin wa. brought nearly on even keel drausnt-fi'
- feet 10 inches, forward - feet inches had no' t'
water than q iaihoms 1y me route taken over ne par
through the channel above named. lhis send pf nr
plot and have not therefore, time % give you farther
particulars on the subject 49, ,...,
am very truly you're. Sc W. VIVIAN
Capt GEDSFy, l.. :. :.
The Columbus passed the Bar az precisely hafpss Elk
~ The Magnetic Telegraph between New
York and Philadelphia VIII BE- delayed couple Of months
on sccoun, Of the determination procure the posts n
Tennessee where they be purchased cheaper than
Maine whence they were at fret ordered The affair j.
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and wire have actually been made
GooD-Scyeral of the papers are recommending
a concerted effort when the Postage law goes into
elect to Danish the old Spanish .h.ngs and sNpencos
from circulation by putting them on par with our own
dimes and halcdmcs. We in for ih. and think ilai
some change Of this kind il very desirable
HIsroRIcAL SoclETY.-Ai the June meeting If
the y. Y Historical Society held at the University
Tuesday evening letter was read from John Quincy
Adams in behalf OF the Massachusetts, Historical Society
on the subject Of new or the United state. Tho
society preferred the name OF Columbia. letter
also read from TX Gov Seward. lie regrets that the
country had not been named Washington. VIM Gilmore
-.mrns wrote that he would Ike 10 see new name
adopted, but thought it impraciicabie
m. The Pittsburgh tire Committee of this City
acknowledge the receipt oi>25oirom Nessrs
De Rothschild Of Paris.
IN, A man named Patrick Mullen was arrested
Yesterday morning and committed TO the Tomb- charged
with setting fire to Mr. Pamer stable in -ih street
sunday morning Heis the person who was seen coming
out of the hay loft by the driver who was putting mp he
horses at the the FIRE broke out and was pursued by
him and the watch three four blocks, when be escaped
lie was al once identified lie il laid 90 be- an extra d
yer or sort Of hanger upon one OF the rival lines "
sixth Avenue Stages The officers upon the lookout
for his accomphces.
Gems. ScorT and TowsoS are at the American
IIotel. from Washington for West Point.
PrRsIco. the Sculptor has left this country for
Europe He sailed from this city.
We are informed by the Chief Engineer, that the
fire in the basement Of 40 f2 Broadway Sunday
night was. beyond doubt, The work of an nceudary-
When the frencn reached the pot there were two IRE,
burning at ouceone the of the oyster cellar aud
the other in front under the steps
~. There were one hundred and odd thousands
letters passed through Hales Letter Office during the
month OF May.
Y The President Of the United Sate- has rc
cognized Gregorio Domnguez Consul Of New Grcna
da for the port ofNew-lork
NATURAL roRY-Thcrc arr a great inaus
races omnibuses in Broadway whose progress .m
provcmcnt We saw one last evening in which one OF
the contestants for the honors of the moa lvdoci curb
-tonc) threw lady. who trying 10 aishi from hi.
laundering oariqc, flat into tie mud These things
ought TO be pw stop 10
"a About TN, 2lth inst. the Secretary OF War
will make personal examination 0 the dei,uce oi This
harbor which. hear. 10 anything but condition
for n war The guns and carriages are. W. AYE told
equally defective and would both Boz rendered u-ee-.
after TWO or three hour firing surely this j. not the
state in which the harbor of hc commercial emporium
Of the country should be- LEFT, chc in peace or
Gazette
~ MIR WurIsToN. oi Ea>i Hampton. the ia
nous buiionmakcI) refused Ca sail n the ors shire
SUNDAY for England he would rather forfeit hi- passage
money. The ship did not sal until Monday. Express
LETTERS ENCLupEp.-l' is said that various
packages Of letters containing twelve thirteen hun
bred cent back 70 Boston from on board The steam
ship Britannia having passed through tn Boston
Post Office II il said farther thai the letters for
wsrded from this city. Com. Adv
Loss on THE STEAMBOAT COTIO> PLAINTIFF
Caddo Gazette gives the particulars Of the loss OF hs
boat while running between Shreveport and Fort Tow
and heavily laden with government stores. Afrr
running twelve miles she began leak and the water
gained rapidly. that u Impossible tighten Her
down. leaving but small portion of her
bow above Great confusion aud distress follow
ed the crew and passengers beng huddlcd together
on precarious and narrow foohod from which some
Of them were continually slipping. Three q : solder.
were drowned before the steamer Frontier came IN
sight and took OF The sufferers. Very little saved from
the Cotton Plani-n fact nothing but such article.
would float. Ncv-prieau- Bee, May -f.
- II has been decided by judge Nelson that if
the proprietor OF a invocation sells one of biz
articles before h. has taken his patent be- thereby
lose. hi. exclusive claim. the sale is b. b. an 4hfl