New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-22
CITY ITEMS.

passed Nhiring y IN untanes5ie custer troop
OF ou-faocs frn The Missouri Such dasts.orr, has
Dot been in tie recollection ofihe oies; inAAb.;
sat L g es,ms,cG that s5oui ak inches q dirt e in
the City and the streets swept IN instant
clean Nr and Mrs SrEsrEs plsi;ar only 70 b. Gov
cred 10 the next with a shower Of dry mud and or
durc. The or was thick and lar.i and wcsk.niindsd
people began % BE- suPersucls while wess sessi ones
oniy Ike 20 Be blown s1sy. heavy .og. sud
denly condensed 70 Pglverzei pebble stones snc set
tng Jour face and eyes Ike Infatuated hss,orm
uyns 10 escape the sua Of Iay G;terDcOn-SAlc the
weather Wss cold as frozen-up wash 5asin-ulu
help the seive INA snatoa 10 something Ike faini con
ccpton Of how things went On IN NevYoTk yes,er3sy
Toward sundovu. IL there wtrc shy srn) hurry
scurry OF snow come up IN the Norta ives; and blew
few spccks Of is frozen breath upon usbri tho dus,
trsamphcd end the snow white with anger abandoned
the fe1 III pretty essentially soled jacket There
little snub -rosed new moon in the edge OF the
evening and OF the Western sky. which showed the f.
ing Dust Demon al bis dirty work until about nine o.
clock when both young moon AMI old wind wen; down,
and the CREST blue bOngcloih gay with the weight
carried began sitting It's aAxey girls, uPsn the
Ciy-Thcre TIA, : the las, weaiherii, m Of ours the
readers Of TIE Tribune VIII eTeT e 'aieied with.
- Lfcs 81 Lonmcrn.oar c. the Opera House
ssain tonisht We shall keep wha, We have by way OF
inducement 20 some time hen the house is nj ht
y crowded 70 overiowins-wh!ch time, We deyouily
hope. may never come.
IKE Nav Tract HoUSE.-There are few things
which give better idea OF the progress OF this City
than the almost daily completion OF buildings TIE
last odihee which has risen Up in ul5s, proTn
neni landmark Is the new Trset House corner of Nssssa
~
pied BY an old rckeiy wooden building which uscd
a. tavern OF the lowest class I. then considered
too far uptown" TO be locked upon as busincs, loca
ton. 4 few long beaded individuals elubb,d together
and raised the sum Of SIS 600 with which they Yurcha,
ed number OF lots and erected number OF building
and upon these the new Tract House stands The
exterior Of this building extends - feet Nassaus,
and 20 feet on Spruce t Is ave stories high and il
contains fifteen presses snd one hundred and thirty per
sons. al In the employment OF the Society The whole
building Is heated from top 10 bottom by steam pipes
sui is supplied with water and g-l in every apartment
Beside containing number Of convenient Il also
contains rooms occupied By tie American Board OF 20
reign Missions the American lcwe Missionary Society,
and variety Of committee the second story be
ins occupisd by the Trsct Society.
BALL oF THE IrALiAS GUARD. That fine mill
tary company the filan Gscrf-compcsed Of a get OF
the best soldiers and handsomest the Ciiysves
grand festival ball and supper At the Apollo the 9Th
Of February. There will be such mastering OF fsir
women and brave men is seldom witnessed
CS' MoRRis and WILLIS Home JguHal for
this week IS an excellent excellent paper. These young
veterans have never done themselves and their readers
more complete justice. They pull sirsishi and steady
right up 10 the marx
ry' Prot MEIGs delivered on Wednesday even.
ins at the Broadway Lyceum the third Lecture Of the
course before the American institute. HIS subject
The Origin Of Language and handled IN a manner
eyncng considerable research. he decidedly thought
that Adam was D.s.ne.y inspired with language a
mode Of expressing bis emotions to Madam Eve and that
the H5re1 IS the odes, language OF earth notwihsand
ing the Chadesn las been considered in this light, Mr.
n next lecture is be the Progress OF Language
and will doubtless be siil interesting than the 6rst
/ having then he said merely dug about the roots
the mex, will be the fruits
~ Mr. HoRssBY delivers ms ectare on Fit
mans Photography at Clinton Hall this evening.
AMERICAN IssTuuTE.-We recommend to those
who feel interest in the History Of Erais attend
the Conversational Meeting OF the Institute be held at
the Repository In the Park on Friday the I'D OF Jan.
inst at n o'clock p NJ This question will b. found
Of peculiar inerestproyng the sres, power Of
tegent culture that branch OF the vegetable kng
dom We recommend too that ladies attend these meet
ngs, well others, when the subject. are agreeable
to them We believe that they would by their presence
add dignity and pleasure the discussion and derive
many useful and pleasing IDEAS
" y. L. JOHNSON, formerly Editor Of the New.
York Evangelist, died the 18th inst at tho hospital in
Richmond Va. Of dropsy. lie attended in his las,
moments by several ministers Of the gospel and breih
OF the sons Of Temperance Of which Order he was
a member.
ALTERED BANK NoTE-A Bank in this city re
ceyad yesterday In remittance three Of the sferri
mack Bank Haverhil Mass altered 10 Ahadred dol
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