New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-25
CITY ITEMS.

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frrr YAvE MEpica1 PoLicE.-The Com
,,,j .5r--is- r,vye= the call upon the Authorizes
,reir.l Police which call hiss slept since the death
-, ,,,o- ucnonsd Clarke the Mad Pceto' Vhese case
the Commercial =sr=
IND ", me s,rse. a. dead Of rsht in "id excess
., tfst insanity which - harmless ana -TIle - -
. rarcslr . -unA Beyond eecsnTlci'y hau or
-.ia, him ne was placed. with we!ELnea.'s u.
unfortunate ignorance OF Is = *
ths Ecus. OF De,er;ier. ,.. - .-.hat,r,
Iru,redesef ard jIiici0-s attention "oa.u 80 -
ava .as, his i.e-perhars might have restored @ -
Lsi.; 49, ;,sn he had eDioyed toF years BIZ ~
T looked upon by the sbordina:eE Q; ing PRISON =
49, ys--aat who would be well eno1s- a--ef lrN
hours OF -leap end in TIC ,-oTaIns whe1 u Ss
looted irto the organization o! rs :. - "a
o,c % r tnat IN lew DAYS - sspt the .at s!etP u
IN Ire morning was TOO late. The question o. 1e
or death xss decided for poo! Clark IN nose ie' ~
through winch he was LETT 10 struggle alone ana
ed . az cell s-sius; the power ri 4-seASe i4s-e - '
ulor- poT-ert-- and terrible 70 Go09L os - -
crushing sense II neglect and o!eiil.=s-
We insisted Ten. and go Gos; OF ne ~ s9t.-
na=ts that adequate and humane provision -hoH!d ee
made for the proper slfio1l examination OF persons Ia
zen W. a. night by tie waichInen OF police tls' means
should be taken 20 ascertain ~HetAc! persons iOU -
me. st-eet. unable 20 take Gaze OF tntnlse-FtS were
nsrev vs-rals and ii=urderiv or suffering under dis
ease nj BODY or mind and standing n need OF prompt
assistance inole. and recen, case OF death N pr1-
On cell suggests re necessity OF e-In directing p1oC
/ attention . IN. branch 81 o;icia4 dCiy
Last week young man declared 20 De OF HuOst ~
-ectsbl name ana family brought 10 the prison.
20 evidently IN deraAged CONDITION Oh '';;GG ma -
yvss thu. described IN Ii. Police return Eat would
humanity dictate TIE proper treatment OF th;s case
Even suppo-inc what perhaps the iac' tnat s'.!
habits were the immediate cause OF The deFat cement
what ought 20 have been done Win the parma! lusHc
7. N. ii;c WAS forth .a-inc-and who shs -aT tHAt
s not lit. clear that he ought a; least 10 nave been
seen BY medical man who could determine wactaer
lie MA; n a condition TO be left alone. una!ded
This is 80 forciby put nave nothing a; this mo-
,ren 10 add except expression OF our sincere nope
that the Common Council. wi! busy themselves with
IN. iu,por-aa, matter As soon they rea=Senbc We
know OF nothing better deserving their attention
STEAMBOAT RAclye-For the hundredth time
within our recollection the public mind appears to be
beautifully exercised on ;ac subject Steamboat Rae
n and it to be desired though scarcely hoped that
some .,r;ncen, measures viii be taken by somebody
for the protection OF the lives travellers.
In the excitement against Steamboat; Rscins, howev
er NC are certain that the Five Six Thousand People
did not participate who before the accident consresated
on and about Pier No North River, to see the Atlantic
and the OREGON start of on big race Inc ieuds DC
tween the friends OF either boat high and not only
wac money bet but clare; tapped the occasion Cheers
shouts croans and yes greeted the noble boats they
moved OUT dock with majestic motion and placed them
selves side BY side begin the dangerous contest We
learn that many thousands dollars bet upon the
result Of the first race between these boats and the
amount was increased every trip, unt the Atlantic
was dsnsied Is it possible or the Public authorities
TO interfere in this matter must It's correction rest
with Public Opinion alone
- Liaon Square begins to look quite cool and
fresh with its vigorous growth OF young and beautiful
trees In few years more it will be noble ornament
and dear delight all that quarter OF the City where
it lies Why don't every body set out trees every
where but more especially along the Third Avenue
and all the roads leading the leland the Eastern
side OF the City Ii they can't have Fountain. like the
beautiful Union square they have shade and green
bough. in plenty-and these are fully halt the battle
- T. u $ Spencer, III prison on charge OF
numbering his wife mot Jersey Cry but Bergen Hill
has attempted escape and has not been put in irons
rs heard and reported yesterday He i suffering
from illness and is said be deirous times writing
letters TO his jersey City entreatns her 10
and see him &c sc When apparently rational he de
clares that he has no recollection whatever OF hsyng
killed his wife. or OF having pistol in his hand
AMERICAS AR1-W hen Catlms great work on
the Indians country first published the color
ed LthoE-aphc Portraits which formed lis chief orna-
mcn were executed in London because It was thought
impossible that any Artist in this country could ever ap
proach in skill those OF England Stimulated by this dis
! paraccm.nt icEERNAx cur Ncw.York Litho-raphcr.
took up the gauntlet thus thrown down and executed
the portraits in question with artistic skill precision
and richness OF effect which yielded in nothing TO their
models across the water We have Just some new
| specimens OF Ackermans skill which srpass any thing
OF the sort which has yet come under notice They
| 81 pf foUprs prlnrri
drawings on stone and then colored by hand with re-
pca,ed nts which render almost invisible the Litho-
graphic touches The results masterpieces OF beau
~ equalins any thing done in any country The Bou-
quets seem as if executed by the brush OF sklul az
tis; at cos, centuple that at which the LithosEapc
process afford them The plates must be personally
seen and examined to be fully appreciated, and an op
portunty doing this to be supplied by their Moor
porat:on into gorgeous GIT book be illustrated by
the graceful pen OF Mrs Frances O-good and TO be
published By Carey Hart OF Philadephia, under the
title OF The Floral Offering for !6i1.
| SHOES WHICH ARE SHoE>.-lt has been It NOR
rfyng truth that all who have wished really 10 dress in
the United States have been obliged to import their
Shoes The requisite deucacy OF shape could not bs
obtained By most expert arEans without torturnS
the wesrers foot For Tor some tune however the La
dies known that NUM- mas
in producing article every respect equal 70 the Pa
rsan-quitc exquisite IN the .iairylke sweep and
Cinderella taper OF the ins,ep and easy any shoe
made according TO the present Understandings ui the
world can be- Num- G6s Fultou.st succeeds Booth the
llusf,lous successor OF Lane-names which have Oh
tanned lasting ioothold il the fashionable world. Nc
lady who has deigned mould Cater By Num- over
her pretty foot VIII think Q: employing any body
els. He also makes those indescrioable, bewitA!ns
plump Castilisn Shoe- in which one could not he!F
walking Spanish
speaking OF shoes-~s have word too tor The
Gentlemen. Do you know ina, BROOKS mas accomplish
ed .or you what Num- has achieved ior the other sex
II you have not learned that important fact give YOU
corns perpetual holiday 90 BROOKS. and De happy
No man con walk loyeny liupo feel his COINS whc
wears Brooks. ps;cn, Boots or Shoct
The AMERICAS BOARD OF FOREIGN Missoss-
whose meetings FOR several years past Fave been al
tended by ave or six hundred c!e-gynen, and other
iron, dstance-hold tner 37th Anniversary at New