New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-22
CITY ITEMS.

,s.s sis remarks on the course heretofore pursued
Il BY III. paper
What we then stated was true and what state
,rue With the means of obtaining correct nforms
80, our readers can rely on that to which give pub
sy regardless Of the camor Of those sctusted by
lives to which we cannot be party.
L. our former notices OF this disease In the City we
s,,lnctly stated that /, principally confined to i'm
srsn, localities and hospitals recipients of that class
q persons We rcitera,e IL and who can contra.
/ Diet III
Since that period several weeks have elapsed and
S that the mssdy has increased In the ratio Of the
ADDITIONAL distribution of this class Of persons 10 the
city, bat will any say whose opinion is entitled to
consideration ths, 1t s not still restricted to them and
70 those who have direct communication with the lndi.
duss sfcted with it' II this be So Is II strange that
christians and nurses living amid the concentrated
estence Of the Bellevue and other hospitals should
se 10 singular that those who by necessity are
compelled to house, who. from duty kinder mo
tyes are brought in contact with the sick should take
a, admitted Infectious disease Certainly not Letthe
00co who have arrived since the lst Of January be
u.ced where they may they cannot be cared for with.
out risk to those whose immediate business it is to look
afer them.
Where then the necessity for the creation OF undue
Gsrml
To our citizens say the Board Of Health have al.
ready bad several meetings and through the City In.
speetor doing all that be accomplished the Re-
,den, Physician familiar for years by hospital practice
with the disorder Is the alert and the Health Com
missoners providing extensive recep.acles at
zoe Quarantine ground.
The great trouble appears TO have been with the
Health Ofheer who so far as We can learn knows but
little shout his business An efficient Health Officer
one acquainted with all kinds of fevers and competent
to distinguish between jaundce and yellow fever or
snip fever and the common fever and sgue would never
have permitted any considerable number of contagious
y diseased immigrants to have reached the City Iii
his business to keep them all at the Quarantine Hos.
pitsl.
To country friends say that they need have no
tears TO visit u.s. The City healthy and
tree Of disease in epidemic form.
When general danger exists the Board of Health, Of
fcisly in possession Of all the facts will doubtless
make Il known With the utmost confidence in them
shall not again the subject unless called on
to DO through that the only authentic and proper
dunn.
FIRE IN GREESwIcHsT.--A fire broke out yes
terdsy about p NJ in a carpenters shop In the
block northeast Of Hammersley and Greenwich sts.
Some say the carpenters shavings took reohers that
two women who love whisky, set the stovepipe in a
blaze with shsvings About ten houses all of them Of
wood and as dry tinder speedily In flames and
could not be saved When reporter reached tho
ground he told by the City officers that by the fall
Of some tmbers &c. and boy had been smothored.
They were, however, got out by the fremen, who did
their duty msnfuy, distributing the Croton with great
GOODNESS and effect and thereby saving the neighborng
houses. The boy was injured but not much-the old
man when dug out, walked home supported by two of
his acquaintance. The fur pure of 80 or 40 fam
lies chiefly Irish and evide ny not of the richest
lay scattered about the oppohte pavements, much Of 1t
wet damaged and broken. little girl in charge Of
cradles pillows, crockery &c. was bestowing her espe
cs attention upon the safety ID row of beautiful flow
en in pots which had doubtless been short hour be-
fore, the pride of her mothers psrlor window some
seemed almost frantic with grief IT their losses cer
gymsn had only moved into one OF the houses Ham
merslyst the day before Some Is houses were more
or less destroyed including three four of brick,
drenched with water ard much broken up. At the cor
Stickeys grocery said to be insured. His pigs
escaped. Among the sufferers Griffith, carmsn-
Peter keenan,, tailor-Bernard Durham, blacksmith
Matthew Hughes grocer-James Cavanaeh, tavern mot
quite burnt out-Dsvid Smith grocer 1891 [do John
bianey, JUNK etOTe-TeteI McDOneI-JOnn Welsn-M,
oNesl On Greenwch-st from SIS to 599l the greater
number burnt and the rest much injured About 30
poor families rendered hous eless The buildings
mostly owned by Clarkson Crous Esq.
1t wss rumored that two children of lsboring
man who having no one to leave them with had locked
them up in her absence persisted in the flames hut Of
this we have no certain information.
" A fire broke out last night about halfpss
Ten in frame building in Washington st. opposite Wssh
ingtcn Market door from Futon-st which entirely
consumed the building and considerably damaged two
or three adjoining ones. Much damage was also done
by the water.
BENEFIT OF SI0NoR BESEyENTASo.-This event
Is to take place this evening at Pslmos and as, in com
psnce with the requestof several connsisseurs LON
bard will be performed it is not too much to expect
crowded audience even without regard TO the claims OF
the sentlemanly beneficiary These however will not
be overlooked by his friends the public generally and
have no doubt that the industry admirable puncual
ity and almost unequaed natural powers which he nss
displayed the two seasons oil the Company
performance will now receive adequate testimonial
We have often iet ourselves constrained TO speak in
severe terms of Sgnor Beneventanos style Of singing
but we have always recognized the remarkable extent
and variety of his talents and st hope to him attain
the highest position in his art.
OPERA-Lucresia BOrgia was given last night
with success Barli sang quite well as before her Ill
ness and was received with favor than ever
We understand that S,miranis will not be performed
after all signOrs valtena having been taken Ill., Two
nights more will complete the season.
THE MAcEDoSIAN.-We heard last evening that
H. B. Forbes and Charles Sumner Esqs OF Boston (and
some other gentlemen whose did not earn)
mad como on this City for the purpose of making ar
Sangements for completing the ading of the freste Ma
cedopian The result of the mission did not reach US
MARCH or NORTHUMBERLAND the opening
Of Spring and the revival of Nature that obligng and
popular dealer In Hate GENIN has been expanding his
establishment, and preparing for extensive opers-
tons For some days past have noticed that his shop
was undergoing Transformation and now II appears in
new and elegant style. Moreover the exterior in this
case not at all deceptive there is perfect harmony
between the store and the goods II contains. That
GROWING glory of a man, the HAT Is nowhere found in
greater perfection let any gentleman who would face
the daylight and the crowded pave without anxiety pro