New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-31
City Items.

rained several times IN the course % ye-ie'-Af'
together the parched earth mus, have been srea~'
ieved 90.
L. We are told Of a new way OF Puilihs w.
over the eyes Of Custom house officers and Ai~''
dealers certain coarse kind Of Wool al b1eno'
q kept M 10 :. cents per 10. By the Ensi'n
for the purpose Of keeping American
he narkei-Wool over cents beng 'uce'' ." -
of,hree cent? per d. and 20 per cent "a ''.''" 49,
very Wool however. after being puIeAa7'u 80
svres Tor II cent. j. imported mo 'h4' ooDl"' anu =
he help Of some hocus-Pocus go '1N- -" ~ .
-. house as having cost under cents per
Ia and therefore liable TO only pre- per cent u''''
- s-,,.d ,bs, numerous lots Of this Wool have been
..ized in Boston. Salem. sc. ana 'h' a'se 9la'' -
49,. or, Ia. been sent 10 the Public Store under SINH
lar circumstances This is pretty strong game 0o
,e.pondent thus tells the story
F,.srr y AMONG WooL lxPoRTERs-The trade IN
cordova wool which comes by way Of Buenos Ayre'
and /. peculiarly adapted for Carpets. because arg
proportion Norsed has for time back oeen 10 rev
hands snd coming here from Engli-h houses inv oseu.
IL i said under Al which cost u ony pay .1's
~ Der cent while Al cot Of over cents ne GUY
would be per 10 and per cent al raoren n.s
the trade mas been confined % such a "ouih 'o'e "
while it notorious BuenOs Ayres that none c9liu o.
purchased a. low a. cents BY our merchants-ihen ai
ket being al u or over. ,
Now, il appears waking up has commenced ~ bo-t'n
extending this port from "nich we coLo'u.e ma o.
investigation viii be forthwith gone into No baHe
-eens 10 attach TO Commission merchants IN tn. couh
try who receive the Wool but the purchasers VINO ar
Fnglishmen in Bucnos Ayres. However they may pay
u cents and still make the under they VIII douoes
-how what arithmetic they 20 by that od iashioheu
dealers may stand fair chance with them.
IL A Humming bird, fresh gliiterng with the
colors of rainbow he had just flown through huuered
INTO our sanctum Yesterday and seemed the emDodi-
nent Of some beautiful Thought come home from long
and fruitless wandering He soon grew weary oil still
ness however and the monotonous click OF the type :
and taking him 10 an open window ray OF green and
golden light flashed for instant before our eyes and
| ike that Thought forgotten, be was gone forever.
~ The first post of the Magnetic Telegraph was
Yesterday planted the corner Of Broadway and Wal
street.
~ A girl named Maria Louisa Foster was bru-
,ay kicked and beaten Monday evening by sailor
named William Smith and taken 70 the Hospital in
state Of insensibity As there is little prospect OF her
urv;vinc the injuries the Coroner called 20 hold al
ante roor,em examinaiion--in the meantime Smith has
been arrested and committed 70 abide the result.
-. The steamer North America. on her passage
down on TUESDAY evening came in collision, New
burgh. with soop carrying away her bowsprt and
nbboom. and slightly njurying the railing OF the steam
boat.
~ On Monday night in Hammersley-streei
one samuel Minor Fleming while intoxicated cruel,
bea, his horse with aca rung striking him on the head
knocking him down and inurng him. Fleming was ar
rested and held TO bail in the OF 5000 We hope be
will not escape punishment
~ Nathan B. Perry. of 49, Nassau-street was
near the South Ferry yesterday says the Post for the
purpose Of taking passage for Providence in the cars
/ l. II etaan f,v
and put him in such bodily fear that he had to make ar
engagements 10 quidaie their claims ms Is ne" why
TO collect old debts
| ~ Noah d. Haskell and Lydia Ann Wilkins
astrsv from Boston. were yesterday married in the
| Tombs. by Justice Osborn.
~ Misunderstanding seems TO flourish. The
lates, victim we have heard Of is sailor named John
Wilson John who had only the day before arrived In
the City, was passing Burling slip gang of thimberig
gers we're playing the game and usual decoy duck
was anne ne Them who spied John and sauted him AS M
Old shipmate The decoy requested him TO join them IN
The game John consented. and siaked $40 on IT, all IN
City bills which he had only few hours before received
oui rs pay raised nuss and IN Voice OF thunder de
manded his money. Here said Of the fellows, IL
your money" throwing him 500 bin of the Farmers
Bank OF Cataraugus County. $40 of West Florida and
another 80 purporiing TO be of the Chippewa Bank al
spurious Of course. When poor Wilson found out tn,
trick that had been played upon him, he made com.
plant the Police Office and had two fellows arrested.
hut could not identify them and they consequently
discharged
ty9 We regret 10 state, says the jamaica Farmer,
hat Lyman Benedict, worthy and industrious carpen-
ter of this village lost his life during the late fire in
Broad-strect New-York The shop in which he worked
in the burnt district and no intelligence of or from
him has been received by his family friends in this
village since the night of the conhagration.
~ They have plenty OF Mosquitoes in Brooklyn.
FUxNY-To read the local items in the Brook n
Advertiser and Eagle
NIBIo's GARpEN-MIss MARY TAYLoR's BEN
rrIr-FRA DIAvoLo-The most popular Of all Aubers
Operas If be given tonight well and efficiently
tanned. Lord Alcash by the excellent light Comedian
Roberts who with Miss Taylor dance the Polka. Mrs.
Tmm Zone of the celebrated in America
this occasion the par, of Lady Acash Pearson
appears in Fra Diavolo The RcaooHtre with Chippen-
dale Seton and Davenport make excellent bin a.
any the season and Miss Taylor will be have
bumper.
~ The Exhibition of the great Mas'odon will
positively close this week. 1t Is a., 203 Broadway
~ Mr.. b : Whitney had bis pocket book alb
stracted from his paniaoons pocket last evening while
riding in one OF the Empire stages up Broadway. Ii
contained bills and some gold beside papers OF
value 10 the owner
~ The Yachting movements of the day get
ting 10 be interesting. Our New-York Club who. by
he way, have had erected for them at the Eysan
Fields most beautiful Station House, about max
ING cruise 10 Newport, Rhodeslsnd. 10 be Joined by
lachers from various other Cities in the Union. A
match Will probably be made their arrival in the wa
tiers of the Nsrrsesnsc Next Tuesday has been named
As the probable time Of sailing.
THE LATE ESPIosIoS.-Some Of the learned
Doctors who have given their theories Of the lsre expo
sion, and whose reasons lie IN orygeE gas on Eh, BE-
informed that facts stubborn things and sn con
traiict their Tine spun theories. ! am plain man a
worker IN metals. know very little Of the science Of
Chmisiy or lis technics but for years have ussd Sa
pe're and Charcoal a. hux for melting mel ais and
never heard OF an explosion have often mixed ars,
quantity Oi Saeire with metals put them into cruc-
Ole oVera charcoal nre, which renewed by adcin.
more charcoal AMI often filing the crucibie WIN Il When
me contents are Al white heat large piece Of charcoal
$ oiten inserted 10 remove the light dross
Now II this Is very dangerous IN hsorv how has
happened that never heard Of explosion and that
he prague Of using these dangerous in contact