New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-23
CITY Items.

this the generally veraciou= old gentleman
be mistaken. We certainly have no rccoiiecuoh
OF any such thing Eo-wheels relics ci tne antique
niusty remnants Of barbarian No civilized community
could have consented their use hu he inst a7
may at present We have nothing to do WIN any 'he ou
seisha Yesterday Broadway looked ike the Neva win
ali the beauty and sgnihcence Of 81 Petersouren sHo
ing and flashing ike dream pageant across its bosom
The heavy numbering rafting OmnIousses we're Ri
transformed by single touch Of the Snow-hing fiaelc
wand into the !ehies, graceful vehicles dash
ng and ngn- away amid the merry shouts and ringing
laughter ol their througed occupants ihe street Was
literally full OF them and every one was hied noun
tain high with NUTS cosks feathers and Inn
ge= amid which cleaned rosy cheeks ana sparkling
eyes occasionally doomed out moustache or PAR
of wbiskers. By a- the most numerous as well As most
picturesque part OF the Kings Coronation process
sion. however composed of the lades-~hose pas
sion for sleghridng proverbia as their beauty and
as Irresistible their goodness. Pile on fis on fien
,y more room Make room 10. the ladies Broadway
rish, up Here We 20 chnkle, chinke, whoop hur-
rah Ten fifteen, twenty thirty AT oad-yes forty
two we counted OF the hnickeroocker nyins-na
chimes No hummucks, no holes-no stumbling and
stspg!ine along the broken-backed pavement-Al was
srnoo, and glorious; and amid the ,hckly coming ne
vcr ending crowd darted here and there fairy thing
like sea shell naanhed through crystal! with coupet
from the poem Of Japonicadou sp!endidy embeished
and bound cougar and gliding away to the iant ex-
ousite musc OF such tiny bells Ttania might have
strung her pards withal Beautiful beautiful with the
keen sunshine spinteriDg down among the cices and
making the fine snowpoints that tiled the ar gutter IKE
diamond sparks Glorious Winter-What a joyous wei
come is this Look up this broad avenue gtserlne with
gorgeous life and yet save the noise oil outnah voice.
all goes swiftly, silently 1t s Ike frozen nu
% nerbaDs friend uewitts beautiful Oratorio caught in
the frost and flashing through the street fes-that
it, Here now Waverly with thrty-hve inside
rushing along ike mad-that is the opening chorus and
grand and imposing thing ii is And then tnis aeclous
little car graceful and delicate the Hight OF ATie over
the sea-whst is that but Jephthas sweet ana ouchhS
aria Then here comes Dandy whip wrapped IN MS
Or.nrsscs named from the wearer) and Panatella
emitting volumes Of smoke from the voIcanoerup"oh o'
hair about the creatures mou;h-tha is grand caden
"a in one ia, modusng through all the keys MAJOR ana
minor and coming back the ionic and hot punch
But enough of this fancy Here are at Chamber-st
and through the Park-Sechose steps yonder are COW
cred with an assembase OF animated rag bundles and
as YOU look closer you from every one pale scky
hungry face gleam wildly out-mostly the faces OF wo
men some Of whom have babies in their bare arms Alas
this is desperate con rast the brilliant scene we have
left but twenty PAGES behind US They wal; patiently
for their turn and then 20 up hun5y and beg of some
bread or potatoes little fuel to keep then from
freezing to death But they cannot get relief so directly
as tha,-they must leave their address, and then the
Visiting Committee will look in upon them as soon as
convenent-and then if meanwhile they are. not fro
zen and starved into another world, they shall have
ticket for some coal and potatoes And then let us
hope that the ticket of the good Visiting COMMITTEE WI"
be honored and the coal and potatoes duly paid-'hat all
may 20 well with the poor paupers-and that the "ea
,her will get warmer for truly this gttcging ice which
shines so brilliantly in the has keen edge 'ha' cuts
To the heart the hearts which lean upon It.
~ Prof o. NJ Mitchell, to whose enthusiastic
and effective abors in the of Natural Science the
City OF Cincinnati is primarily indebted for the proud
distinction of having the if the only good Obser
va.ory on our Continent having just completed Course
of Popular Lectures on Astronomy TO crowded hudeE-
ccs in Boston has been invited by number OF our most
eminent citizens to deliver Course in this City and has
consented. We understand that he will commence TO-
morow evening. The following is the correspondence
between our citizens and Prof. NJ.
NEw.YoRK 22d January, 1916.
Professor @. ~ Mhchct:
DEAR SIR The undersigned having heard win un'
fcgned pleasure OF the that has attended your
course Lectures upon Astronomy IN Boston venture To
exprcss to you the hope that before returning TO Cinci
natl you will favor the citizens o New-i ork win Yep
ctition OF your coursc here
While expressing this wish, in which many participate
they would do injustice TO the sincere admiration tney
feel for your talents energy and moral worth II they
neglected this opportunity of saying how much eranh
Gallon il will afford them 10 welcome to New York one
TO whom the of American Science is So deeply n-
dcbtcd.
NJ II. GRlNNELL, SAML: WARD,
JAMES G KING. WIN. BARD,
STEWART BROWN, PROSPER NJ WETMORE,
CuAS Ii. RUSSELL, WM B. ASrOR
JOHN A. KING CHARLES w. HAChLEY.
ZEBEDEE Cook H MAXWELL.
NEw.YoRK Jan o. 1916.
tientleaen have received your polite and hatterng
communication requesting To deliver In New ork,
acoursc OF Lectures on Astronomy.
It will give great pleasure to accede 10 your re-
quest and shall be ready commence the course a the
earliest convenient day My engagements in the Obser
vatoy make my apology Tor desiring that thr iec
may be given nearly possible on consecutive
| evenings.
With great respect, your obi servant
Aiessrs. NJ H. GrinneQ I'm Bard J. G. King, p M.
Ust,aore Ste1cdrt Brooa. I'm B. .4stor: C. H. R@sseu,
C. ~ Hackley Jno. Il King. T. Cook, H. MdreeA'
SAINT Ward.
EEy Rev O. A. SKINNER of the Warenst.
Church. Boston has been unanimously called TO the Pas
tora charge of the Universelis, Church in orchardst
(near Broone) left by the removal OF Rev l. j.
Sawyer to take the Presidency OF the Clinton Liberal
!
tue discharge of his new duties april farthest lie Id
Que OF the popular preachers in the denomination
aud his principal work, Universalism Explained and
Defended OF the clcaresi expositions and abeft
detences of its fundamental doctrine
AGRICULTURAL SPIRIT ADvASctSG.-A meeting
for the formation of Farmers Club for Railway and
Woodbridge is be held Railway N J, this evening
| at o'clock full delegation from the American lns'
tute will attend These Farmers Clubs are daily spring
ing up in all quarters of the civilized world 1t is now
ascertaned that by bringing our practical farmers &C.
ge,her solid and useful formation may be had IN
one month than man can acquire in his isolated cond-
lion in his life time We hope that many OF cur citizens
will seize this occasion TO show by their presence in
Railway the pleasure which New York feels in this move
u,ent her sister Jersey Ths seave here at oclk
and return half pas, O'Clock, NJ
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY.-A writer In the
Evening Post urgently sccits the attention OF the Com
mon Council to the management; and condition OF The
Sratnn.Islhnd Ferry The population OF staten Island