New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-07
CITY ITEMS.
MONDAY Dec


THE Aims HoUsE-EKPENDiTURE FOR THE Poor.
An excellent ordinance of lbs Commun Council
qurr. Mr. Leonard toe Aims Hou'e comm.sslonsr, 10
report monthly - lhe Controller s receipts exsen5i
tures and satisfies Among the supplies purchased 10
October last s25l5 we're Tor fresh ef Sale for a1ur
s7i3 for milk and butter S]72 sr dry goods sol for
marketing $50 for potatoes s2i5 for powder si79 Tor
rice $50 Tor sosp sl02 for ihoes Gather and shoe-
Findings. sos Tor baby rursus sJ2 Tor wool $40 for
wine ale snd traady for hos2itsi use There also
supplies not specified such ~ Col0rsd Home Psupcrs
500 and s3433 are charged donations 10 outdoor
poos. under the head o. supplies furnished, which
amount 10 S24 10 The receipts for the month 10 BE-
paid 10 tho City Tfossurer ere given, among which
S79 for sale Of empty cssEs &c. formerly made q
JOB has been ,howD) sis3 for support Of llesih-
from their aihers) . for rags "a good ii-s)
bones sos2fa, &c So.
$s705l value In supplies distributed In October
among which s65-7 to Bellevue snd the new
AlmsHoure. 23g7 to Bellevue Hospital s23si to the
Lun-c do, s59l3 10 the Penl,en,iAry, $3.50 10 the
Nursery. sud Sel7 10 It's Hospital.
o. the outdoor poor, there ! 26O pensioners 40
tr.usien, psupers, and 2lO babies a,
of ihe indoors 2ls are In tho City Prison, 7os In
charge Of "a and 81 di,irct police 2i55 st Bellevue
also 500 In its Hospital iO2 Ia Lunatlc Asylum, $50 Ia
Nursery and 20 IN lis Hospital 800 In Penitenlary sud
rs in s Hospital, with ~ Of smalpox-in ell 6l96
Tot. poor click criminals and babies ll6 average for
November.
~ There is probably more desperate gang
4 villains ia this cY than Il seldom known. On Tues
day evening friend of was passing near The cor
nor VI Canal sod LsureDs cts. when he was knocked
down and attempted b be robbed. lie struck BY
three men all at once and one when he was down a.
tempted 10 choke him. Fortunately h. was enabled 10
cry out lusly, help, watch, murder, when they All
Instantly ran. TIE night was dark with dnzzy rain
Another friend Of our acquaintance was stopped by q
person who very ciViy asked this time OF night The
moment bis watch was drawn out tho villain seized IT,
sDd after short struggle succeeded Ia securing bis
pdzo aud fed.
RESCUED FROM pRowsINs.--A sailor named
John Looney isl overheard last night at the foot OF
Pike while IN state Of intoxicaton but WAS rescued
from drowning by officer Casaear OF the Seventh Ward
COURT or SEssIoNs-lfondqy.-C Calendar for the
Tom-The following Calendar brought into Court
tbis morning
Murder. burglary, grand larceny IA petit lar
cenary > obtaining goods by false pretences sodo
my. Indecent expOFufa OF his person riot 2 In
dlcted. Witnesses bAstsrdy discrderly person
total, 80.
The following gentlemen were then called and sworn
Grand Jurors
William Gale foreman William NJ. Bliss, William
Banks Thomas Brown George Brggs, James Came
ron. Francis Duucan Jscob Boppock James Harriott
Nehemiah Miller John relson John pettigrev, Chares
A Peck Thomas EdmOnds William X. fainter william
Il sweet, John simpson total, IL.
PoLIcE-William Wright was arrested last
night snd held to bail 10 the Of 800 Tor interfering
with officer Smith of the Fifteenth Ward while Ia the
discharge Of bis cfacisl duty