New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-02
City Items.

Secretary OF State transcript, OF convictions. 20 months
500; John H. Buriey. Police Officer extra, sl4 n b.
Monifort Clerk Police Office, principally money paid ~
him for cartng drunken persons to the Upper Police
Office. SIS Is Lorillsrd House for refreshments and
lodging to jurors and officers, 5000 p.
Bills referred WIN A Walker, Acting SuPerintend-
ent Schools for one quarters salary snd expenses s3
q Andrew Warner, late Clerk Common Pleas, pin
cipslly for administering oa;hs to fined and excused
jurors Sl0s % George Brown, for acting as Clerk TO
Assessors $50.
The Committee reported in favor OF correcting tax IN
several cases named and adverse TO others Adopted
The resolution in favor of giving the printing OF the
laws to two Tsmmsny papers was adopted. AID Brady
Directing the oSjec; Of the Legislature ne thought
designating papers TO give the sws senerSi
circulation by the selection of paper from each political
party.
TIE OCEAN SrEAMsRs.-The Great Western
will commence her trips the Atlantic on the lin
of April The Great Britain will take her first departure
for the season from Liverpool on the 9Th OF AaSIne
Massachusetts Steam propeller Wood was advertised
al Liverpool 20 sail for NewYork 18th inst She VII
therefore bring eleven days LATER Intelligence from
Europe Cambria, Harrison, will be the next mail
steamer from Europe. She does not leave Liverpool
until Wednesday next.
Club takes place night at the Apollo Saloon. Kendall
the leader Of the Boston Brass Band engaged for this
occasion TIE room is TO be spenddiy decorated
THE IsMAs GALLERY-The National Academy
has offered its fine Gallery for the purpose of the pro
posed exhibition ofinmans pictures. We presume that
the owners of these paintings will all cheerfGly consent
to loan them for this purpose-athough many Of the
portraits of mere private individuals would be without
interest in q public exhibition.
CAPITAL PuSlsHMENr.-An adjourned meeting
of the City Society the Abolition OF Capital Punish
rnen will be held this evening (Monday) at St Luke'
Buildings corner OF Grove and Hudsons;reei Several
speakers pro and expected address the meet
ing. Seats for ladies'.
II Our Post Office Clerks had busy time OF
il on Saturday afternoon At about o'clock there arrived
two Southern Mails from Galveston Texas aud inter
mediate places due at o'csck-a Northern and west
ern mail due on Friday night-onc from Boston and far
Their East and one from New Haven and Springfield due
early in the morning Yet this immense amount oil mat
ter ready for delivery NJ 81 O'Clock quick "or"'
that.
cY9 Cowhidng rencontres are becoming quite
the rage in this community and juvenile boods are
aping the oes CT their elders Two young asprants OF
sixteen Henry Morgan and James Wilson, We're met by
Policeman Saturday evening on Broadway Just above
Blocker street engaged in this dagellsng amusement
them 10 the Station House, where they were detained
till morning The of the quarrel Is sad to oe ine
attentions of the cowhided 20 sister OF the co"hdee
~ There was foolish rumor in Waiisireet on
Saturday evening that the President had been shot
rT 1t is rs cold as charity ami we expect
snow storm by the next Northern Msif it don't stay at
home on accoun, of the weather.
! ~ The Evening Mirror takes sides with US on
the subject OF Benches around the Park Fountain, and
that the Bench the Circuit Court be removed
there We don't think this would snswer-slthoush
fortunately.
FiREs-At 81 P. NJ. on Saturday evening at 80
Spring street 10 P. NJ. the lumber yard OF Henry A
Boyce, No 81 Weststreet; l2i a. NJ. Sunday, dry
goods No PAT Centre.sireet opposite the Market
The three were xtingushed with triaing damage.
.Y@ The boats from Boston, New Haven and Al
bany all arrived between and P NJ on Saturday hav-
Ing run throu Oh the Sound in company. The NewYork
hence arrived at New Haven P. NJ having left here
at noon The up train ior Springfield met the down
train at Hartford The boat for Stonngton left here al
and that for Norwich at o'clock An extra train over
the Long Island Railroad would have been despatched to
Boston at p NJ had the boats arrived before that
I hour.
LEI James Young, an old man, 50 years of age
has wandered from his home No. 3i9 Bowery and fears
are entertained for his safety. He had black coat
and vest, blue pants, slippers, and carried cane.
MuK-Some years ago, we remember, writer
in the New.York Observer undertook TO explain the
mysteries of milk in the commercial metropolis and h.
succeeded in exposing denominations In the " milk fac
tories which enough to make enc oath the very
sight of milk. The exposure did some good we believe
and led those who all particular TO the quality
of this essential amen lay plans for procuring
supply of the pure article But appears from recent
communication In the N Y. Observer that the plan OF
distag milk is in full operation The writer that
he recently visited whisky distillery, situated in a
densey populated part of the City where he found t0o
thousand confined in stalls and fed the slops
or refuse grain which runs directly from the still to the
feeding troughs of the animals And there, day and
night the poor creatures stand amidst most ntoern-
BILE stencil eating these filthy sops and preparing oath
some liquid which is extracted from their udders and
sold in the streets OF New York as farm house milk
q Engine Companies Nos and 81 were en-
gagged in dsgracefu fight at o'clock yesterday
morning at the corner of West Broadway and Walker.
street when returning from the FIRE in Centre street
These riots gaining rapidly and summary measures
/ alone check them.
IL genuine London fog shut down upon our
City on Friday evening al abou, o'ck which curtaned
our rivers till P. " Saturday. The ferry boats made
their trips by the sound OF the bells which kept
ringing necessarily either shore and Capt. Woosey,
Superintendent of the Jersey boats detained in dock
ill the other hove in sight from this City while he
stationed the look out himself the entire morning.
These boats are most admirably managed.
THE SEAMESs RETREAT.--It appears from the
Annual Report of the Seamen Retreat Staten Island
tina. the of January there in tie Retreat 33
patients. During the year previous 800 had been az
mitted ofwhsm OF discharged cured Y relieved
90 By request and 50 died in the Retreat The receipts
OF the year amounted to $50 $50 Sc the expenditures