New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-04
CITY ITEMS.

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MILITARY GLoRY.-Our French fellow citizens
on Monday completed the organization of their volun'
teer company in meeting at restsTraHf down town
where good dinners TO be had The necessary on
GERS were chosen among whom NJ. Oh. Coudert Il the
Captain and our contemporary Of the Frdheo AH7ea'H
the treasurer Our neghbor in neat little paragraph
dscalms all aspirations after military glory but reoees
with due gratitude in the honor done him For our
part should think il queer sort OF honor taxen
in any warlike point OF view, as in case Of battle the
frs, business of the must be 10 cut suck win
the funds and get OF danger II the new treasurer
can boast any skill of this kind he has no doubt good
claims 10 the Office.
Eg3 John Hurley an orphan boy, 10 years oil
age deaf and dumb, and who can read and write well
appeared at the Halls of Justice and begged to be sent to
the Farms or some asylum be was entirely destitute
OF friends or home Could not some Of our phianthro-
pists employ this boy in some capacity which would
repay them and be the OF making useful mem
Der of society of intelligent lad who msy otherwise
become through neglect snd suffering, an inmate OF
prison Don't all speak at once.
~ h ichard H. Griffith commonly known as
Lnuinp Dick with James Long burglsriousy entered
the premises of Fisher Bird in Houston at last night
coon after arrested Upon the person Of Griffith were
found eleven skeleton keys two lock pickers key nip
pers and twenty pawnbrokers tcketstne latter test.
flying how rogues are encouraged among the infamous
receivers of stolen goods whose signs claim for them
the legalized occupation Of Pawnbrokers.
~ As Jacob Allen was passing along South ST.
Yesterday some one csrelessy and without regard TO
those passing suddenly rolled out Of store 81 bale Of
cotton. which knocked Allen over and broke bic leg
He was conveyed to the CRY Hospital.
DEATH OF 4 HUsBASD AND WIFE.-A woman
named saDrine Daily aged about 49, who resided In
Cross It died yesterday morning During her Illness
her husband ndefatgable in his attentions 10 her
and scarcely left her bed side. But the moment she ex
pred he lett her eyncng great agony of mind
and went into another and lay down expressing wish
that he might die Immediately and be buried with his
wife And in ten minutes after he corpse In the
Of the day inquest was held on the body and
the surgeon who examined it, declared that the mme
date Of his death was congestion OF the brain
FiREs.-A fire broke out this morning at
o'clock in stable in Eghteenthst which was destroy
3D. with FIVE or six sleghs contained, together with
two small dwellings adjoining About hafpsst TO- last
night the house Isl Henrys caught FIRE, but was In
ured very little the furniture in measure destroyed
FIRE broke out this morning about O'Clock in the
back house Of IT, s. Mitchell ~ Columbiast which was
destroyed partially consuming small building in the
rear 4 stable in tho rear of 100 West Broadway was
slightly damaged by FIRE yesterday
~ Look out for notes on the National Bank OF
New. York Of the denomination of 81 altered to $50.
~ The alarm of fire at halfpast - today was
without foundation.
70" Owners wanted for large quantity OF
clothing recovered from thieves 10 be found at the
Sixth Ward Station house