New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-28
CITY ITEMS.

Hospital - City Prison 10 Lunstc Asy um 30 Nurse
" 900 Nursery Hospital is Psniienisry s5 Hospital
~. Small P0x Hospital 4-TotL 10 doors $3.50. OF
the outdoor there Chidren 30 Pensioners
LOO, Transient Psupsrs 40O-Totsl 100 The amount
Of supplies purchssed-5ssf s. Al butter SJ4 coal snd
wood $3.50, aour s22i3, dry goods 81 SO, hay and
grsss SOL hardware sis7 lumber sis7 live stock snt
charges Ss47. ri,k 80. medicines Sll02 marketing
sss6 pork s7s5 srrsze 10 Potter. Field s6i surgical
instruments 500 soap Sass gar Sis shoes s3is trans
portation Of psupsrs s5s trsnsportsion Of nursery
goods from Long Island Farms s35 vine ale and bran
dy So wages % mechanics S2>4 starch SIS ia
So ehdrsa nursing 500 expenses for ssrsy children
So, bats So, lime go meal $40, metals 1912 msil
cine. sll02 medical attendance $50 mutton for hosPi
IA $40 potatoes so, paints ard oils SIS
WDENISG ASrHoNY.sr-We are glad 70 see
TIA, the project Of widening this street 8 before the
Common Council. It Is in our view OF the mos;
needed improvements IN this part Of the City and The
larseuen, c,hough il should Be extended TO Hud'onst
instead OF stopping a, Broadway vii 30 more TO re
deem the Five Points from present insredols pollution
than any other measure. We hope no one having OBJ
sctons vii be found By TIE stree, Commissioner ten
DAY notice ard that the matter will be speedily
summa,ed Make the street 60 or even 100 ieet vide
IL IL whole snsth-sxtend IL rem Orsnzest 70 Chs,
hssq1srs-rsise The grade that Centre 81 shall Be
rs lowest point-lsht il brilliantly With gas and pays
ca and moral revolution Of great msgnitade viii be
wrought An immense stream Of pedestrians and vehi
cles would be accommodated With lons des.sed short
route from the Eat side the dePdis Of travel and pro
ducs on the North River 10 place Of TIE lo4ihsome
deus OF Vice shops aud factories would spring up snd
the hdeous orgies OF the present iis0ocs population
would be frightened 10 silence distance By the cheer
ful din a industry.
TRIErrE TO THE MEMORY or O'COSNELL--At
meeting Of the Uniisd Irish Repeal Association Of
NeT.York and other kindred Societies held al Tsums
n Hall ast evening Gregory Dillon Esq in the Chair.
COMMITTEES Of Arrangements was appointed to cooperate
with the Delegates Of thu Societies already selected for
the purpose Of paying tribute to the memory Of Con
nell The superntendence Of the whole Is entrusted 10
the entire Committee The day for TIE demonstration
vii bs appointed By The gentleman who delivers the
Euogy. We understand that Gov Seward viii be in
visei TO discharge this duty.
GIT FoR FoR rHE WAuuNGrov MONUMENT A
gentleman By the name Of Morgan lately deceased 10
this City. has eft the sum OF nteen thousand dollars
10 BE- expended 10 the erection Of the Washington Moru
meni.
- The above paragraph. which has been going
the rounds Of the City papers appeared in The Tribune
OF Monday evening The real facts in the case sre that
Mr.. Alexander Morgan. a maehinist Of this City, Of
Scotch origin having no family Of his Own. bu, as we
believe two sisters who tot particularly well On IN
this worlds goods deceased. leaving property to the
value Of from $4,000 10 $4,000 According to his Will
the net proceeds Of bis estate directed 20 be held IN
for three years and ths trustees are TO advertise
annually N daily papers for three days suceesivey
that they have such sum Of money Stating the
amount which they ready 70 appropriate 10 The cree
ton Of statue 70 the memory Of Washington, provided
ste be given by the Corporation such as bis executors
may approve. and also that toe monument be erected
after such design his executors may furnish aud that
they 2lrsts with any committee WHO may undertake
to raise money &C. for such purpose. In case these
terms are not complied with IN the Of three years
then the whole proceeds Of his estate TO be applied
to charitable purposes follows his turning sihes
first to be given the Deaf and Dumb Asylum for the
use Of the pupils snd then onethrd Of the remainder
goes 10 the Institution onsthrd 70 the Blind Asy
lam and the balance 10 the City Hospital to be applied
to the use Of lunatic patients.
u To-day is a sort of Saints day with China.
men in general and those board the Junk a, Castle
Garden will celebrate IL with All due observances The
principal part OF the ceremony Will 70 Ciil Cain TIE
Josh Of the ship aud 20 offer before the image abun
Having been offered the dsnies become free TO all snc
all are invited 10 partske By which presume is sym
b0lzed the truth which always understood, that
the bountes Of God belong equally TO al His children.
We were present last evening for the hrs; time at the
supper Of these sgarhy Asistcs. Il was a curiou
spectacle. The meal was composed u rice and Isl
with black Tea. They ate, squa,tins their launches
with chop sticks foot ong and about large pipe
stem These they handled with ndni,e dexter,y though
they were not skiful enough pic up the rice with
them When oBs wished to enjoy mat vegetable be
collected proper quantity something less than half
pint perhaps, on side Of the bow from which hs
was eating and then putting the dish 10 MS mouth
the sticks a. pokers never closing bis lips hl the who
was slowed in aud hen mas,eatrg ed hbinn.
Those who are al Castle Garden boumes this morn
ing will have an opportunity Of seeing specimen o
Chinese rel gous rites this IL worth going early for
, ~ The number Of yisiters to the Chinese Junl
yesterday was not much short Of thee thousand tn,
f.c, that this is the last week Of her stay bringing
everybody out 10 see her.
~ General Tom Thumb dew great crowds I,
biz levees in Albany last week Tie ia now In Troy
where be remains I'LL Wednesday night and then pro
ceeds TO Cana ohsrie L,ie Fails uucs, Rome, syrs
cuse Auburn Seneca ais Geneva, Vienna Csnandai
gus Colchester lie Roy Batavia, Astica and Buffalo liz
had intended visiting Saratoga but the Trustees Of that
village passed special ordinance imposing 81 per day
license for the Generals exhibition. A this was ih'
fr time that license had been charged tor sny exhibit
uon 10 Saratoga the lite General wrote letter 70 th
Trustees stating be Satisfied from their fonduc
that Saratoga could produce much smaller men tina, him
sef he should therefore decline coming In composition
with those who evidently had much TIE advantage o.
him In point Of lialsHess.
r u From the monthly report Of the Keeper o
the City Prison it sppears that the total number con
faed Is l6i for forgery rape arson l. grand larceny
r. assault and battery 81 the remainder are ncsreer
ated for offences Of less consequence.
p INQUEsT-Cor0ner W alters held an inquest yes
day aso At Batavia 81 on toe body Of James DroWa
naive Of Ireland eyed 30 years who 70 his dealt
: By con gesiion Of the brain, produced By hest
Z POLICE-A complaint was preferred, yesterday
By Anihouy Gallagher OF No. I6l Duane 81 szsios, j.
D seph Cssco whom ne charges u having stolen hl
trunk containing upward Of 500 10 gold coin, besii
sundry stices Of wearing spPsrel and otner property
in al wcSl5 s5l-0n the I'd Of July last from the f6
.. ~ Isrsav Railroad CsIagher. -