New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-14

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~ so,,e ,,,ye ho..I Now how much b etter Is II
10 remain in the Civ attend 10 business Keep e0o anu
,uet and frequent daily our numerous healthy and IN
reorasng retreats
$500 IN IN, Omnibus" in NcrYOrk. and man
NJ -n, us feet on the window sill" What shocking
had manners Here the Fret would DC pitched out Of
the Omnibus. and The second out OF the window
philadelphia Ledger.
As to the first named character re has been discover
ed 10 be Turk. The Man who puts his i,et en- the
wndow.-ill s Philadelphian and stops a, the Frank
in House.
TIRE NANTUCKET SUFYERERs.-The last Nan
,seke, Inquirer the correspondence between
The Mayor Of this City and the seecmen OF Nantucket
relative the contribution OF New York aid the SUIT
terers The Mayor his letter authorizes them TO
draw upon him for FIVE thousand dollars, and comTnuni-
Gates the following resolution passed by the Executive
Committee appointed at the meeting OF the citizens The
resolution and the reply Of the sclectmen fol
lows:
AT meeting Of the Executive Committee appointed al
smeeting OF citizens at the Mayors Office, 70 obtain
collection. for the sufferers BY late FIRE Saptuck
e. it was Resolred That while this Committee repose
al confidence IN the Selectmcn OF Nantucket VINO 70
be the aoncrs of the bounty Of citizens in the aD
Portonnent Of the moneys raised for the relief OF the
sufferers 10y the late IRE cannot refrain for ourselves
tncec Wnom we represent respectfully OUt earnest
10 suggest that the proper and legitimate mode Of die
1bnon would DC apportion TIE funds among those
sufferers who have been cmphaucsly made poor and,
10 some instances, rendered pennies By the caarntous
disaster.
ind the Committee may well be excused for express
ms This desire when they bear il mind me pro DIS
rbution ci the liberal contributions Of city 10 the
suerer " the Pittsburg where the ych and those
N comfortable Circumstances shared equally with inc
poor Tor whose special benefit the provided
sproceedng that must inevitably cns 10 suppress the
q lDseth ne
even IN casce !nper!ously requiring the aid OF al who
nave the means TO bcstow.
Office oil the Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, New
York, July 18th, lslG. J.D.P. OGDEN, Chairman.
Wh IL MACY secretary
NA:-rUoxEr, 9th month 5h. I5i6
To 4. II. MIcxLE. Mayor OF the City OF New-York
Respected Fricnd-We have this day received the
ourion Of your Executive Committee regard the
distribution Of funds received from you, and we
pleased 10 have so good opportunity rs now offered
70 make known the views oil Board on this subject
We have from the beginning, been unanimous IN the
opinion that the funds for distribution rhoud be
handed such as inye become truly destitute by
the late me and have been strengthened IN that on
ion by the many communications accompanying funds
from abroad Be assured will according the best
OF our ability judCiousy distribute the funds have
received from you ana others among those VINO nave
been erGphatica!ly made poor and in instances
rendered penniess 10y the calatnitou- disaster
Respectfully yours.
job Coleman Nathaniel Rand, Obcd swain,
Alfred Folgcr, William Barney. Jr., L. w Allen,
Charles G, Coffin Sclccunen.
DEAR SIR F hiding good deal of anxiety ex
.sting in relation TO the Croton Wafer caused by
unications In the papers have made inquiries in the
:oper quarter. and eend you the result The
fnents in relation TO the water ] find only cause
persons 10 using it, but have bad effect
abroad thought you would like have few facts in
regard 10 it. Very respectfully D.
CRoToN WHARF.-THE public may not be aware that
the jokes in relation TO the Croton water which have
Gently appeared in OF the papers harmless
Tuts for hltcrng machines. The Croton water Is bet
than owing to The fact that the pipes
hive obtained inner coating from the action OF the
water, which render them entirely tree from rust
When II is rccoected that the quality OF the Croton
water when taken from the river is OF the purest
kindtha 1t passes through forty miles OF aqueduct and
than 100 miles OF pipe, all the time getting II need
ed clear and settled and that every gallon oil wa
ter which into the City has hrst TO pass through
wire geuze cloth OF about 30 wires 70 the inch which Is
placed nj the commencement OF each OF the two main
pipes by which the water is delivered from the dlstrbu
ting reservoir TO the City pipes, may readily be con
ceived thnt the Croton Is OF the purest and health
lest description and lar superior TO the ordinary well
water Sometimes the wnler in particular sections,
may appear little riley This is chu-cd by shutting on
the water at point in the vicinity Tor the purpose
ofrepHrs such and in letting the water again II
ss up any little sediment that may exist in the bottom
but the OF this ia very small there are
number ofoutets of the pipes To the rivers and they
are frequently drained and slcanscd No person need
to be afraid Of Croton water
U Officer McGrath arrested on "Wednesday
night old offender by the of James Hazard who
follows pickpockeug and other such hazardous husi
ess for the purpose Of picking up honet livelihood
Alice Green stole good many dresses and other val
liable things from Mrs White and was locked up. Alice
was Mrs Whites servant
- There was nothing worth recording at the