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

City Items
The Board of Aldermen made rather slow work
Of (; last :ht \ communication from Robert Emmett
WA, received covering the award OF Court Of Arbitration
In the case of Hor.ce Batter the City The award
i've. NJ Butler SIs,720 a.. hae-up was ;hen had on
concurrg with resolution from tile Assistants. orSdtns
The sale of certain arlces the Aims House at Bellevue
Aid H.,Srouck wanted 20 know why the Commissioners
were 20 be 20, itted sell these articles now II ther
were superfuous articles why they not sold before
Not was specimen OF mean spite on the part OF the
political majority who were going TO sell these articles
now that they going out OF Office, on purpose 10 EN-
harrass those coming aer them They had been weighed
I'm the balances and found wantns-hc had told them SO
months ago, bu, they wouldn't believe IT, lie hoped the
Board had too much dignity dc such thing. AID Mil
er wished simply that the articles to be sold were
elegant cu,-sa,s teeanters champagne glasses punch
bowls &c &c, used in tie political feasts that A'd been
held there in ancient times The Commissioners had sup
posed that they would not be again needed but noe he
though, perhaps they might. The resolution
Cured In resolution to pay 5000 to Mrs DrSs' was
amended TO read Sl9-hc being AID. IIasbrouck
stated ali tina, Mrs briggs claimed as the balance duoher
The mistake was corrected and the resolution concured In
resolution to pay s22S % the Municipal Police for
vices rendered prior TO their final appointment which was
which OF course AID iIl,brouck sailed. Lsra right in
the eve of the wind and laid his beam ends Ny he
iaevt.ble political majority He contendct ;ha, those
services hid never perfcrmed,hlt the persons claim
ing were not officers and performed duties. The
,.,,ss rvn- conrnrred resolution tron, the A.sis-
,an,, TO paw $50 more 30 Vim. IL Knapp, Marshal for
INJURIES received In discharge OF his duties, concurred
in.
In the Assistants q petition received from In
habitants OF Leonard for the removal OF James r.
Gedney for neglect OF duties III that street The rssgna
ton ar w J. Roome Commissioner OF the Aim. House,
was accepted From the other Board report In
paving Messrs Eicott & Brothers $40 600 III fall OF their
claim WAS taken up read and laid the table. On
ton OF Ioh the resolution OF the other Board II.
relation TO .nnuns the ordinance authorizing the
nag Of licenses shops made the special order
meeting Adjourned to Tuesday (this) evening,
9TH inst. AT o'clock.
The large mahogany yard at the corner OF Laight
and Washington streets burned last night.
FIRES The Piano mandatory of Messrs
okel & King. in Wesley Place. between Houston and
Beecker Streets burnt saturday tosethe. with the
carpenter shop adjoining Several Piano. and many
NE tools destroyed. Britannia Ware factory and
Chair factory In the building. The amount Of
property altogether By IN IS about $1,000. On the
north Of the house In which the fire Orslna ed the
whole interior of handsome brick dwelling. occupied b.
REV Mr. Dempster, the minister Of the Chapel! cpps
,te was burned charcoal the walls however sti
standing This The property OF the Second Methodist
society. The Other buildings were leased by Mr.. Wal
ace and understand. Insured. Nessrs. OkeIl &
King were Insured Tor $3.50
There were two alarms OF Ere Sunday, but they
amounted 20 nothing.
The CITY is quite alive with the Anniversary ex-
element; and the meetings generally well attended
greater degree be felt in the pro-
members, than we have heretofore noticed.
The Court OF Sessions commenced its regular
term Yesterday. The usual preminares OF organization
were gone through with and the Court adjourned. The
case Of Rage for forgery the sixth the docket and
down FOX to-day; bu. it is probable that il: will be
reached.
The Annual Race Dinner is to be gwen at the
Astor on Thursday OF uext week.
The great sweepstakes for $4,000 between
Peytola and Fashion Is positively TO come off the 3h
inst. over the Union Course.
The body oil Mary Jane Rea, OF Jersey City,
yesterday the North River opposite Albany
street. She accidentally drowned.
An inquest was held yesterday at l73 Ludlow
street. on the body OF Elizabeth Dairy coored who died
OF disease Of the lungs.
Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, with Mons Mail
lard the executor OF ne lite Joseph BonapArte have
ryed the City Hotel, In this city. General wAtde Of
wssches.er. Col Polk. Tennessee, and Judge Wood
WORTH Of Hyde Park, are the Aston House. Major
Graham Of the ATDy. Is the American Hotel. Hon. j.
Rn.way Of Ohio and Hon. Z. Casey, OF Illinois, are at
the Howard Hctel Capt. Wilkes OF the Navy s at the
Globe.
The ,.ial OF Burnett, pilot of the swallow, is eel
down :or to-day. Ogden Hoffman, ESQ. Is his Counsel
Aleck Reed, notorious fellow, escaped on
Sunday from Bl4ck~sI's G.lard.
Just As The Neptune steamboat from Boston ar
lived a; The Battery on Sunday rnins. OF the pas
senEcrs pocket katie from his pocset and before he
coa.t he prever;et inflicted cash in bis throat
de was Immediately conveyed surgeon where the
~osnd dressed, and expected prove fatal.
He LIVES in FuItoa street. and apparently insane.
j transit of Mercury over the Sum- disc viii oc
cur on THURSDAY Dexi which VIII be vtble throughout
North America Il VIII commence ~ hait past 4.
md pass CT at P N
A bull got away from the persons who were lead
ag him through HUDSON street yes;ertay. and befsEe be
coult be secaret, knocked down and fevetey Injured
1.n who passing. We could not learn hls nau.e.
The Two Ellle race n harness yesterday over the
cerz.vtne Course woa by LADY sufoh. First heat,
Lady Saroik . %, Az,erieus SIC; 81, Lady Suffolk.
S.i2. The wagon FACE between Jaes X Polk and John
Anderson. won by the latter.
US. YAzsHAL.-Ely Moore, Esq. YESTERDAY received
his commission L 5. Marshal FOR the s0a,he-n Dlzc,
oC Sew-York.