New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-25
CITY ITEMS.

Tuv Gyoyee WAsHISGTOy-This superb
Steamship Of 1900 tons the first Of the United states
Mail Line to England and Germany made her trial trip
down the Bay yesterday and, though she was once
brought to anchor 10 saors opportunity Tor scre"nsup
bolt which had worked loose, and was deferred from
going out to sea the thick mist prevailing through ne
dag, ye, she passed repeatedly up and down the Bay
furnishing sbundan, evidence Of her rapidly and ease
Of motion and Of her admirable adaptation to the career
for which she Is intended Although al no time carry
us hAlfher full head of steam while the friction OF her
machinery must be greatly diminished by afew days
steady working yet she made ISL miles 10 an hour
against the tide while passenger in her main cabin
could scarcely perceive that she was moving at all
she leaves for Cowes and Bremen on the let OF June
under the command OF Capt HEWITT OF the Uhes. Tor
eighteen years one of the most successful and popular
Captain. of our Liverpool packets. and we confidently
predict tina, she will beat the Cunsrd Steamer out on her
very FIRE. trip and make ten day passage within her
frs, year aaoat If Europe does not yet believe that
New.York can build Steamships s. stout a. the British
and good deal plesssner and faster tits time sue were
apprsed of the fact It is just about five months from
the day the Washington was commenced before the
six months sha have expired she will have landed her
English Mail and passengers and be taking In her return
cargo at Bremen We understand that she has already
cabins are 80 elegant her sts,erooms so comfortable
and tasteful that do not see how psr'on gong 10
Europe whether to Great Britain TO the Continent
can decide to 20 another way if he afford to go in
her First cabin sl2O, second do 500 Let US have
the line complete forth with and hardly fail to re-
ward the enterprise Of propretors as well promote
the interests of our City and ths Of which 1t lie
the commercial emporium.
We left the Washington at anchor on the Quarantine
t4P NJ awaiting the clearing away OF the fog so as to
enable her to cross the bar and 60 out TO sea so or 100
miles which she doubtless mas done ere this.
~ IL did ts best to rain yesterday, and for
about an hour the performance was in Itself rather cred
liable though compared to the necessities OF the earth
the business was total failure. At last Il subsded into
drizze amid which the sun down, but about that
time il gave over oil efforts and in the evening the moon
poured her soft svery enchsniment through the thin
clouds unfortunately over the whole City lighting up
the haunt of vice and crime fairly as the abode OF I'M
allowed happiness II such sbodes there are
FIRE.-Tbe alarm at u O'Clock last night came
from a Plumbers store 10 wsterst near Pecksip-
Damage trifing.
F1ouR.-The number Of barrels of Flour re-
/ ceiyed in this City yesterday waS $3.50
~ The nimitable Portraits produced at the
| PLUMBs NATIoSAL DAGUERREAN GALLEY on the
Eppa corner of Broadway and Nsssaus, so far as we
can Judge are wthou. any mistake superior to anything
that we have seen anywhere.
Y The attention Of the people in general and
police in particular Is invited to advertisement In
another column headed $500 reward.
PoLIcE.-Hyman Brock was yesterday arrested
by officers Miller and Purdy OF the Third District Police
Court charged with obtaining trunk containing EN-
brodered lsces muslins &c valued At 5000 from Her
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