New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-18
CITY ITEMS.


ho.e name II besrs has lhsre been such ult,udes OF
human beings borne upon It's peaceful waters during
the pre,eu, wear A variety Of causes have combined
10 produce this resuli,he general prosperity OF our
eoup,rv-the great influx Of forssnsrs-he regular and
r.pd increase of our own population and the vigorous
and psrseverpg competition Of the steamers Asgen'
sra thing the public no, Prominently benefited oy
such ruinous competition a. now exists. Fifty cents
massage from SewYork 10 Albany, distances Of one
hundred forty Eve mes to be dsproportoned
10 All other travelling IN the country Bat . cents
and sveu so low a. 2t from Hudson or Cstssi to
New York IL certainly carrying competition % its iArih
eat However the owners Of these splendid oosts
doubtless understand their own business One ihins,
however 70 10 be observed the opposition boats this
year are no, as has frequently before been the case
merely old worn out and inferior boats The Aida for
instance 10 one Of the splendid and We believe the
fastest of any Of the day boats which has been employed
for wears while for the ability and characteristic accom-
pshmens which have long distiL suished our North
River s.esmoos, commanders, Captain Upper stands
Imong the foremost
FRAUDS oS INMIGRASTs.-ThereiS no end as yet
to the outrageous frauds Of which the more Ignorant
and unsuspeens new corners into this country are maze
the victims We can scarcely take up paper from any
audlps some new instances Of this sort Of scoundrssu
The latest and most hsgrsnt that have come TO our
knovledge have been perpe,rsied BY one H. D. sNErH
rRsr. an Enslishman who hiss chosen Albany for ais
scene Of action The Albany and Buffalo papers detail
several cases n which immigrants have bean dersuded
By him in the most rsscsy The facts We have
not space to give IN detail but We comply with the re-
cues, Of the albany Democrat in thus stating their sub
stance.
There IL one way Of escaping the fangs Of these blood
suckers That Is to have nothing to do with them From
the Emigrant agencies OF their respective nsions lmm
grants NAV be sure Of all needu assistance with perfect
security Of being every way honestly and kindly treat
ed We recommend them In ali cases to such and to
follow their direction.
IxHtGRANTs-We yesterday afternoon met
decenty dressed Irish family pushing with all their might
down Broadway, and evidently bound to go ahead The
father bareheaded and In his shirt sleeves was tugging
along with barrel on his back which from lock on lie
uppermost head seemed to the travelling trunk
of the party An homes, faced little followed bear
Ing the paterna hat and coat the mother red with ex
ercise and dusty followed, and the procession was
closed By young woman, apparently daughter with
the youngest hope, in the shape of stout baby
.lupe upon her shoulders. None Of them had suffered
from famine nor did they seem likely to-
We notice also In the streets great numbers Of Ger
man immgrants-a blessing their broad honest faces
They are sure OF welcome In the broad and fertile
West They carry with them honesty, Industry and
perseverance,.
THE NETHERLANDS lMMlGRANrs-A writer IN
the chrissian InieHsenor says that these immigrants
have msde provision for their wants In the land OF their
adoption for they 5rough, with them their own ply
ciaus schoolmssters spothecsres architects mechsn
Ies-in everything to form perfect so
cle,y everything builawyer'
STEAMSHIP UNITED SrATFs.-This steamship
burden sOOO tons built by VIM II. Webb for C. II
Marshall and others viii be launched from the shipyard
foot Of F,fthst East River Friday goth inst at =
o'clock P NJ Meanwhile her owners and builders take
TIL. ethod TO invite the public to inspect her model ma
ters and workmanship before she goes into the water
THE GREEK SLAvE.-Ths famous work Of art
BY our countrymsn, Hsam Powers arrived 10 thn Cty
a few days since in the ship Hudson. from Leghorn
and passed through the Custom House yesterday morn
ing We learn that will be exhibited as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made by Mr.. Kellogg
to whose care it Is committed BY the srti.t'
-. Wa understand that Rev. Mr. DowIAT, the
distinguished German divine Of whom We have beior'
Friday evening next st half past seven O'Clock at tn
Tabernacle upon FREE CATHOLICISM Tho Aie
quence Of the speaker hss made him famous throushou
Gsrpany He has there been connected With tho move
ment Of ponze and Gu Interesting exposition may o.
expected from him of q subject which has attracted tn
attention Of many earnest minds
f-g, The beauty and facility which now charac
,eri.e Dsguereotyping process, Ia daily making tina
method Of preserving the features of friends more pop
ulsr More especially does this process commend ''e
TO ysers TO the City who have bua short time to sPen
with U.s. half hour spent in examining the interest
ing gallery of Plumbe and five minutes spent In the op
Grating room glveS them e'like copy OF themselves
or their friends far perfect than could be pro
duced bv the pencil Of the beat artist that ever lived
This beautiful art has been brought 10 the highest per
faction BY the successful experiments of Plumbe snc
Judging from the full attendance a, his rooms the public
have found this out.
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