New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-23
City Items.

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City Items.
| SMALL Pox.-It cannot be denied that there are
rather an unusual number small pox in the East
ern part Of the City at the present time In lSii the
deaths from this disease, throughout the year. only
30 in ls43 III; and in lsi2, l3l During the present
year no accom-, has kept up the loii inst The
deaths from the lo,h 10 the 18th 70; winch would
make il continued year. ga Thi, is not fair cal
culaton however as breaking up Of winter especially
amid such mountains OF Hth encumbe- our streets
would very naturally enhance the prodsposion to ali
sorts of infectious or mianatc diseases From the bes;
information we have been enabled to procure, the small
pox is abou, ce as fatal this Spring the average for
corresponding seasons The Board Of Health have taken
what precautions they couldhavc appropriated $40 TO
pay extra physicians for each ward 10 vacna'e every
body chooses gratis. But the great error has benin
permitting the streets accumulate such of decay
ing and poisonous matter. 1t fear, too ''e 10
arrest the evil without the less OF many lives.
Meanw hic we bec our citizens 10 give way 10 unne-
cessary alarm. TIE smallpox is always in Sew-iorS-
always in every large city. We have not been free OF II
for thirty years. Some 1t is lite plenier-at
others great dimnutlon but ai present there
certainly is no necessity for fearing any thing like sweep
lated abou, town. published certain iniiscreet papers
which live upon excitement, and brted from mouth 10
mouth, should be b. all suppressed. They are
themselves almost bad pcs,ilencc and If persisted
in may have very active influence in producing the evil
hev p-ophesy We heard yesterday different sources
ha; several streets had been bacaioed III the Eastern
part of the city We have the best authority for contra
dieting ,his Nothing the kind has been thought of
cept by the promoters swaowers of these stoes-anc
among our citizens themselves we hear little or nothing
said of the smallpox Most Of our news on this subject
the exaggerated reports and apprehensios OF persons
from the country.
LAuNcu.-One of the LARGEST steamboats, ever
built In this City, 10 be launched on Saturday at II
O'Clock Smith Dmens yard al the foot OF Fourth
street, East River. She is 10 be called the Oregon is
3I5 feet long on deck and beam Her cylinder IS
~ inches in diameter ard ia feet stroke, her shaft is OF
wrought rcn Is inches in diameter and hr water wheels
3iee in circumference. She has been bn in the strong
est and most workmanlke manner and will be commanded
by our old favoritc CAPITA r. St John late Of the kuck
erbocker which she will resemble in her fitting up
The Oregon is 20 put the Providence route with the
NEPTUNE and they will strong line. The Neptune
is one of the most seaworihy and belonging
York. aud has very successful thus hIr the
Providence route She HIS been lately thoroughly
Her dining room which is on deck, Improvement
the usual feeding places which generally badly ven
lated and nconrenleut This line, addition the local
business, will undoubtedly receive considerable prcof
ton OF the through travel.
TIE GENERAL TEMPERANCE Council have made
arrangements great Ministerial Temperance Meeting,
a, the Broadway Tabernacle Monday evening next
Some of the Clcgyren speakers engaged and
doubt will be of the most interesting assemblies
ever held in this city. and well calculated to give
and efficient impulse TO the Admission free.
CIRCULATION OF RELIGIOUS PAPERS AT late
meeting OF the Sunday School Union Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. the Secretary rePorie ths the circuia
ton OF the sunday School Advocate already 'Seu0
largest IN the country.
We have received an ANONYMOUS communication which
that the circulation OF the American Messenger IS
$1,000 that Of the Day Spring over 5o,0Oo ard Of the
Youths Penny Gazette. over 6o,oCo. Com. Adv.
Gs5- BABE the pirate has been further resplred 10
he 9th June, lsi6-truy most unaccountabe proceed
ing on the part OF the Executive. \ contemporary well
says Such iraing With the awards Justice IS rpous
in the Either e; ths law take It's par
don lie at Bu: tie pursued unjust to
The public ard nhuman the convict Ii doubts OF bis
guilt entertaned-if there known for
posing his conviction erroncoushe entitled 10 the benefit
OF them but et the law be tanpercd with
this indefinite and rijns:iAsble m:nEsr
On Tuesday morning. Mrs Rosaa Elston, OF
Brooklyn intending to This city. requested
her husband give her dollar: upon which he handed
her BILL but instead OF being Of that denomination,
S00 bill he supposes the City Bank OF SewYoFk
On Mrs E afrva here she the TO her sister
get changed who took 1t the Of John Henry ahr
No 10 ThameS-strce and he gave her silver the
O; 81 only: Mr. Es,on charges Kahrs with fraud
In akrs this Sic0 bill for ST. and caused his He
is held TO bail in the sum o. $500
We learn that Justice Taylor has succeeded in
eic,ng much farther information. connecting the two
lads Livingston and Hcdssin viii, the murder OF youHg
Buiiis and that the and officers engaged in the
investigation confident that they viii oe able to
complete chain cjrcums;an,ia evidence agas: the
supposed nurdcrers which scarcely doubt OF
their criminslity.
SEQ. s. Soren complained tthe police Office
yesterday morning he had robbed OF about $1,000
between u o'clock Wednesday night and daylight yeste
Gav morning He resided No. COLLEGE Place, where
he hung his panaloons chair and when he
Yesterday morning he found his pan;aoons in the paror
ana the rockets riaed their There
thousand dollars bank bills and about i've thousand tol
lars in notes drafts &c. in his pocket Mr.. >oFen has
offered reward of $500 the discovery OF the thief
Rev. Theodore s Wright. Pastor of the Coiored
Presbyterian Congregation in Frankior, street. who has
been absent since December accoun; of i'll health.
rived at Boston from Nassau in the schooner Hntscn
Wednesday The Boston Chronicle states ha, his health
is much improved.