New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-14
City ltems.

The ORLEANS AT FARM ScHooLs.-Of the fetc
oa the Fourth a. Long Island Farms writer in the
Univer.slis, Ua;o. gives an interesting e account
The Farms (says contemporary Is the name given
20 the place where nearly seven hundred orphan chill
d.en are KEEP, By the city OF NewYork. On the 4;a.
few friends designed give item Pckck &c. but the
stormy weather p-e-erted l. Sill. As large amour: Of
cskes crackers candies &c hsd been gathered II was
deemed advisable 10 make the oest OF Inc oay, and
rumber of ladies' and gentlemen went up, and although
compelled remain within doors We felt ha, o. time
not o., After scrse singing and speaking b. the
children and addresses By T. Greeley aud G. L. De-
rares, the children were arranged round the rides Of
al immense ROOM and we're beautifully served with the
Refreshments prepared for them The right OF the chill
dren IL tne school roou vas certainly dismal one we
could help thinking we looked upon some OF the
officers ,he, Dickens have been there for Squeers
and Peck.uit aud when after giving The lit,e or
phans portion of the cakes they came holding Gu, their
chip hats asking for more, Oliver Sist and poor
Smke would appear be before US in spite Of the mel
ancholy feeling which slmsst cve-pov5red Us. May
God bless the poor little orphsnsi
q In Boston they have covered the benches
with tin &c preserve them from the terrible Yankee Jack
knife Thus preserved from tie enc.oach
en o: the whIte,s though not re the attacks of the
writers.
n Our neishbors overwhem Us with their al
tentions in imortazing plain a.,erof-fact para
graphs by placing them suid the perennial Sreenness Of
their columns, where they Ike preserved In
amber.
r If any OF cur townsmen are travelling toward
Sullivan County on the Erie Railroad farther West,
@. coming from the West the Turnpike, they vii!
fnd a, Mdtle,own where the Railroad terminates, an
excellent House, kept by CAsxEr Il MrER. The keep
ers this Mlddletovn House have interest in delaying
stages either going to from Bloom!ngburgh TO Mid.
dletown so that falling (by minutes or so awsys to
reach the Eastward Wesern stages the passeu
gers may (by mere accident of take lodg
Ing and breakfast The Unon House Is well Kept, and
ito position is the Railroad Dept!.
FIRE-The store No. 80 Dorningst. corner Of
Bedford occupied by Mrs. Prophy slightly damaged
by fire about IL O'Clock Sunday night II doubt set
on fire and would probably have been destroyed with its
contents but for timely discovery by officer Clark OF
the E yhth Ward. who effected entrance and eXtn-
guished the flames.
AyoTHER FiRE.-The match factory OF Mr.. Har
rs in 4ihst. between Avenue and was also damaged
the amount Of $500 by IRE about nan past ~ CLOCK
Sunday night.
AccrDENT-A woman by the name of Johnson
Sunday nigh; fell down n fight Of cellar steps by which
accident one her legs broken She was conveyed 20
the City Hospital
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL German by
the name VIM. Keefe, employed driver on one OF
the Harlem Railroad arrested Sunday night on
charge OF having by his careessness In driving caused
the death of passenger (nGme unknown, who was
crushed between the which he was standing and
another going in the opposite direction.
THREAT To TAKE LIFE.-A fellow named VIM.
Bogert was taken into custody Sunday. and detained
to answer having threatened TO take the life OF officer
Williams, OF the 18Th Ward.
FELL IL 4 FIT.-A stranger Sunday, while
passing along Beekman-st. seized with n, and re-
moved OF insensislity. TO the City Hospital
where he was LETT In precsrious situation