New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-28
CITY TTEafS.

Z
~ va z.s in the midst Of our " inter Csrni-
81 ard th.t which saoC,d be srov but Ia ory ro-sn
md les abroad as ttiek Loco-Focc edtos Cut
m inn nanitesisls ty the pe-pesaa grinding c. hoot
ard wheel the mixture the hUe OF -Tsiy locks
s,s the streets look If newly sanded with dirty Ia
rsas sugar People, old And young. rich and poor mo
~. ne -,- poor Unless they could get whiskey 70 gid
,a;- -s-geiness ,hs have been. snd s,e. very. ver
I l, Iess, se suppose so. Al -ths newspapers
Wished ,hs- thirty thousand readers we have no jour
,,. ;, Nu,York xi,n less circulation thsa that. rier
/ - Cbrst,ss-ere-ybody woke up wth merry Ch-ist-
mas on lis lips which he sent dying q; the head o; some
csv friend who Lad Just discharged 1siuniar missile
uoop its errand of comfort and con:ecconery-snd ihsse
rooSIy wishes al meeting r mid air (oniy tHnA iocf
hundred snd sixty thousand and odd as per s'
irha. humping OF heads ard breaking OF noses hNs
!, was merry Christmas, notwithstanding 4he very
shops who but they caught TIE iniec.'on w'iei ofoAe
out 8, tie windows in terrible rash-scafieI 0.0e'
rnottled yellow pied snd Purpc-ons monster o'oteH-
Kaleidoscope OF violent discords which were oFeTed
up IS Incense TO that abominabiy fashionable goddess
Fashion Who csn hope 70 see cured disease 50 deep
seated and With such overwhelming variety OF synp
toms
But the holidays are s. in full heyday, and II 's no
time for .coldng at Fashion or anything else. The week
snss a. saily as the astthe glass turned areso and
sverv image is as bright and beautiful as ever 30 let
the week run saiiy by snd then will Tnoraize asi!e
OrrR,crors CoypUoT OF CAsMES.-The behall
vor Of the Cabu,en OF this City the arrival OF the var
ous steamboats, is outrageous nuisance WHICH the
,,b,, authorities are bound TO abate II is imposi
non alike UPON the commanders and propretors OF boats
snd upon the travelling public for which there IS neither
excuse nor apology. Think OF hundred inso!ent men
armed with whips besegng steamboat al the moment
of is arrival outrsgng al decency by Their oas snd
threats and blocking up the passage so thst eses
impossible without hazard OF life and limb All this
has besn 20 long tolerated By the authorities that il
would be no wonder il cur steamboat captains sEoud
los. their patience and resort almost sny means that
promise relief The serious wound inflicted upon Cspt
! pR>zEr OF the Mountsineer-a wound which made him
utterly for sx;een hours and nearly cos; him
hs Ife-shws the importance OF Immediately providing
some remedy Tor this growing evil 1t is urged in ex'
tnuuaon Of the conduct of the csbucn in this instance
that s,er was thrown upon them from the boat but
;h;s il not an accident provoked BY their own an
bearabe nsoencc and therefore no excuse FOR endan
g.rnc the lives OF those on board the boat The men
who we're guilty of the offence ought to be severely
dealt with Capt. FR,zEE we know to be mild and
forbearing in his department aid gentleman in every
sense OF the word 1t is fortunate that the accident
which has bsfalen him was not more serious
YouyG GUARD BaI1.-our young CLAY friends
are determined TO excel all their former successful Ell
forts to mske this the most brilliant festival given
bT them in this city The decorations now preparing
for Tuesday e-euins will be magnificent beyond dcscTip
ton the other ar rangemerts will be than snnpie
in every respect The interest OF the festivities Will De
farther increased by the prcsence OF Hon. JNo CRIT
rrxpES Hon. WILLIE P M,NGrM. Hon. JOHN Young
Gen. GAMES. Capt SAMUEL H. WMEER, L. ;. A.
Texas Ranrcrs) and Hon. MiLLAhD FILLMORE, who
will almost certainly be present. (See Adv9
- The first Lecture OF Mr. GLDpoN on Esyp-
tian Hierogyphca Discoveries is this evening at Me-
chanics Hall, Ar Broadway.
ry Mr. GILES has postponed his Lecture to
Thursday evening account Of the concert OF St
Georges Society this evening.
IL The Charity Concert OF the st Georges so
ciety takes place this evening the Tabernacle There
is an unusual and variety OF talent engaged and
the occasion will t.annually does draw out mo5t
brilliant and fashionable audience,
~ His Ezcelency, NJ. OsMA, Peruvian Minis
ter and Capt WALKER of Texas rcnown are among the
latest arrivals in our city.
MILITARY MovENzNrs.-Maior Gen CANES,
who has been at Washington for some weeks past re-
turned on Saturday nig.. the Astor House and re-
sumes his command of the district
La Notwithstanding tie continual cautions
given people will jump from ferry boats and steamboats,
before properly moored Jno. Mills. yesterday in the
haste TO save half minute, jumped from a boat, fell
overheard yyss tsken put SEN seiess and would have
died bu. for the exerton of officers Brundge and Jewe
PATENT PocKEr EscRIToIR.-Ths is one OF the
most ingenious convenient neat, Indispensable contFi
vances OF the day The genuine article by JoHS siEL
DON can be had of John J. Brown y Co, ee Fultonst
- An owner wanted for pair OF oxen Ap-
plcation to be made at the Thirteenth Ward station
house.
SPLENDID COLLECTION oF RARE ASD CURIOUS
LrrERAruAE-We call the attention OF our readers to
the valuable collection and elegant works to be
sold BY Messrs COOLEY kEEsE & HILL at their Rooms
l9l Broadway. this and tomorrow evenings. Rarely
has catalogue OF costly Snd unique works been
presented auction. Among other magnificent book:
We notice Mackins celebrated Bible Plates complete
Sc. OF the GentlelGan.s Magazine from its commence
ment Hogarth's Works in folio Baydells celebrated
folio Shakespes Napoleons great work on Egypt
Musee Francoise and Musee Royae, in ioho-Proos be
fore the Letter also collection OF superb engray
ings Persons of tast. and ver.u will fail ngel
some holiday hours al C. X. H. cspacous saesroom
where they will find arranged Tor exhibition such CO!
lection of eube,hed and elegant books and engrayings
| a. are rarely seen at auction rooms.
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