New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-01
City Items.

HrwIpy OF gwIsDLERs-Those who are having
Anniversaries or gatherings where charge tor
Ia -eo,;red would do we'll 10 be or their guard agsn'
atemps in the crowd and confusion OF the non1en ~
,,,, or hroken Rank or altered bills An instance u
this kind occurred at the Suaolkst Cnufch Sso'a'D
School Anniversary on Christmas evening by fe'e's
~, advertising columns il will BE seen thas the in'
caring exercises Of that occasion will be repeated oHaor
row evening, for the benefit Off Church
rTs- man named NJ c. Purcen, while al work
upon new building in Newstreet yesterday, about
o'clock accidentally slipped of the scaHod 70 ice
By which fall several OF his ribs were broken nis anAe
disocated and his head severely injured Inc ubio,
,una,e man was Immediately taken 10 he City Hospital
and hopes are entertained of his recovery de mas
wife and family living in Csshsriaest-
~ Mr.. Poe. we learn, has disposed OF his inter
est in the Broadway Journal
Es The moorings which were auacheo 10 lhe
1gb Boat Al Sandy Hook found on Tuesday oy the
;lo, hast Washington after a search OF five days The
.bp YVES to have taken her original station yesterday
rss- Farther hearing was had before Justice
Dnker Yesterday in the charge against Dr. Comstock
far p.riury. and again adjourned to Friday.
rTys The New.York Grammar School had very
i,.res.,nr examination at the Tabernacle Tuesday
evening.
rFp William Harper, convicted last week Of muir
der was brought up yesterday morning FOR sentence
His Counsel, Mr. Dorr, however, solicited time in which
TO present bill OF exceptions and asked that the SEN
.ence be deferred The wife Of the prisoner and her
dear little twin girls outside weeping bitterly. and
deeply anxious to know the fate of the husband and
father The prisoner remanded ill Monday.
t5F' The alarm OF fire last evening in the Fifth
District caused By the burning OF few sheets OF
paper in the th story OF No IS Annst occupied by J.
c. Riker as a bookbindery. No damage done. The
alarm sounded for the Second District was false.
NEW SrEAMBoArs.-We fnd in the Express the
following grouping of the steamboats, now on the
taps:
AT the foot Of feminist. lies the iron steamer building
bv Mr. Stevens the place OF the Independence III
the steamboat line Philadelphia. She is large and
elegant boat very light, and fitted with powerful ma,
chnery. For beauty and speed, we predict sue VIII
have few equals She is well advanced towardscomple.
,on and will be ready run, should suppose, on or
before the first OF March
Mr. R. J. Vandewater is building packet TO run
from this port Charleston, at Mr. Browns yard when
will be ready for launching early in January and will
make her first trip in April She IS noble vessel anu
in her model combined the requisites oil speed and
steadness of movement in proportions "a nearly perfect
the sku and practiced foresight coulo ue'lse
She has wonderful strength aud compactness oil ouid:
She is arge-between 500 and 600 tons huTthen-and
will be propelled by engine OF 200 morse power aux
rpped with two full suits of sails. Her cabins. both
above and below deck to be fitted up with great ee-
gance and taste.
In the same yard the keel laid for another Ne.York
and Charleston steam packet She is to be built very
strongly. and will not be ready for sea before June
At Bishop & Simonsons yard a new frame has Just
been up for c. Vanderbilt OF the size OF the Oregon
The object Of this movement it is believed is to head of
the new arrangement of the Stonngton line 10 60 into
operation in the Spring.
There are number of other boats of considerable size
building at the ship yards bu, which will not be ready
for use as soon as those named above.
CASE OF VIRGIL KSAPP.-The respective Coun-
sci in this occupied till nearly O'Clock yes
erday in the summing up two of prisoners Counsel ad
dressing the Jury in his behalf and the Assistant District
Attorney being alone for the prosecution After the re-
cess the Court delivered its charge and the Jury retired
about O'Clock. They had not agreed at o'clock. The
audience was then dismissed and the Jury brought TO
the Court room, which given up TO them for their
delibeTation.