New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-19
CITY ITEMS.



" long procession OF Firemen passed our
Once this forenoon with bands OF ms,ic. There were
ten adouen dsrent comp snles armed with mss
ksss and nsrchns m military array and others With
their engines aud dressed Ia the appropriate Of
their otce. They seemed to b having good time OF
H. what with the oesuy Of the day The music the plea
sure OF the march and the universal attention they al
uac,ed Surely class Of men have better risht 10
the gratitude and esteem Of their fellow eirxens than the
Firemsn Of New.York-
CHARGE OF LIsEL.-Peter V. Hustled was ar
rested yesterday aud held In the OF $500 to
for charge of libel on George W. Brown
~ On Monday the number Of Immigrants who
arrived At this port was $751; sD Of whom were from
Hsvre and los from Hsmburgh.
REAR BATTING ~ sw.YoRk.-Every day do
wa ace or hear somsihiag which strikes as az more
strange thsn fiction How many out of every thousand
of our cuzaus can b. made to believe that scenes sre
weekly enacted Ia this City which are not one nta lees
terrible TO witness thsn spanish bull ngh,f Ne, We
sre hutag Al the truth Il Il fact that within sones
throw Of the CITY Hall and directly under the noss OF
our wonderfully efficient Police there takes place
weekly Bssr. Batting kaesrtsom.nt IL Is
place Ia covered yard In the rear OF low grcggery
where the proprietor Keeps constantly on hand supply
of black bears. and occasionally large gray volt Not
only are these wild animals allowed 70 come together
,ir,d cf th. SPORT huge bull dogs brought In tor
the purpose Of hshtns either with themselves or With
some OF the wild animals. We never visited this place
but once and we hope We never shall sssin,
Ga entering the den In question We nrst came %
dirty bar room which crowded with lfishmen snd
Engfshmen. and q lew American boys, al OF whom
seemed belong 10 the yagsbOnd order and were poui
ing down bad liquor by the gallon CnAned 10 tne Wal
In various parts Of the room number Of bull dogs.
and tho principal ornaments TO the place were ne pof
traits OF bulldogs aud the stuffed hide oil eeieors'ed
bull.ighter
Al nlns o'clock the company ushered Into the
6shung place where large black bear was chained TO
En iron ring Everybody having been seated large dos
was brought aud the hrst OF twenty OF thirty dis
tnct attacks took place Many things about mo an .r
were exceedingly painful particularly the moans OF ,ns
bear when the dog first made his appearance then mo
terrible wounds inflicted upon each other literally cover
ing the floor with blood But the most painful thing OF
ali was 10 see an aged and palsed man % carried away
by the excitement that he actually eli upon MS knees
and crswled toward the fighting beasts Tor the purpose
OF urging on the animal upon whose success ne hso
staked some fifty dollars Durag tho time that we we're
present high ss 500; and ~e are inofmea
great deal OF money lost ana won IA 'ois usVe
ian place But enough We have some farther scts to
develop with regard this hind OF lie In New York
The above but OF the thousand and one tems oithe
same sort which intend To bring ,ollehl lEspress
Isouysr-The Coroner held an inquest yester.
dsy on the body OF q boy named John Gordan aged
wears who accidentally tell into the doek 81 'no 1901 ~
Vesey at. and was drowned. Verdict accordingly.
Also on the body Of unknown woman. apparently
.bou, Is wears ola who found floating In tho slip II
the foot VI Spring st. Verdict, death by dro~ning-
Also on the body OF unknown German. who was
found In the street-tsken to tho Ionos oy fVui'n
Ward policeman for the purpose OF having him placed
In the City Prison but before the commitment was made
out he ex pired. Verdict death BY sppopexy
( poLIcF.-Jacob Homer and Mary Ann Rich
ards were last night arrested by Officers Turner Has
well and Cruendep. Of tho Eleventh Ward charged
with stealing $50 from H. Clements. They we're de-
talnsd. -. officer AckermaD, OF the Ninth w ard,
yesterday arrested Leutis Lincoln, charge OF grand
larceny In having stolen table carpet chairs and stand
worth sis, the property Of John s. Hyatt OF No 200
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