New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-30
CITY ITRMs.
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n this department The whigs have now BEEN 10 Office
,boui eigh, weeks The duty NJ sweeping the streets
evolves upon the Street Inspectors Of the several
Wards under the general supervision of the Super
.,ensent Of Streets With the exception of the Third
nd Fifteenth Wsrds ell the Street Inspectors In the
cy belong to the Tsinmsny party, and the same
Oeers who performed the duties last year-unless Ia.
feed some ons or two Of them have been broken for
MISCONDUCT by the presen, whig Mayor. Under these
srcumstsnces how idle 10 to talk about the Wings
st keeping the streets cleaner. But the tru III IL
be streets much cleaner than they have been for
pears before a, this season And have not the least
bubt but what the Report Of the Committee
on that subject now before the Common Council shall
have been acted upon tina, thorough and complete re-
brm In the mode and 10 the extent Of cleaning the
rrsets will be adopted
10 reference to the membranes which has been
moved from tho side walks we are satisfied that the
,ommuni,y much TO the efficiency of the present
Superintendent We know numerous instances where
andords charge $50 and some even as high 500 ad
stonsl for small tenemen,s on the that the
yasni should occupy the outside Of he side walk for
..nds BY what authority does a landlord hire out a
ss abolished.
PRKPARATIoSs FOR THE FoURTH.--Among the
ou!sed entertainments for the Fourth Of July which
n, year will fall the Filth 10 more attractive
A.n the Annual Excursion Of the NewYork Sacred Mu-
s society. On this occasion, they will give the Orato.
soof the Creation with the principal solo parts By Miss
IL Eorihsll. NJ. D. b Bell, Mr. Robert George Paige.
Hr J. Conner Smith and L. T. lander and with full
she.rs. The boat the Eureka will leave the foot of
;lelsy street at NJ and the excursion will extend
sfsr Poughkeepsie where the Oratorlo will be per.
rmed in the magnificent belt nging TO the Dutch.
q. Comfy Agricultural Society, which will contain
100 persons. The performance will commence at
eloek at the termination Of which the party will re-
snbsrk on board the boat and return TO the City.
II A most refreshing rain set in last evening at
Bout eight o'clock and 10 In full flow the late hour
which We write. II will be Of great benefit 10 the
rops in this vicinity indeed the weather lately uncom
bsbs as 1t has been humanity speaking has been go-
nous for vegetation.
~ The discourse pronounced last evening by
Prof MASON before the Alumni of the University.
ot well attended owing to the storm bat few beside
hose Immediately connected with the Institution
present.
The speaker commenced by glanciDg at the origin of
v society back 10 the chaos of bsrbarsm He showed
stunons which dignity spd refine his existence, clus-
sng around the central pon, OF the social order the
sies have gradually attained the form and perfection
(which they are found in the most advanced countries
obedience to the principle of human nature which
ed men of different tastes and talents TO devote them
syes the pursuits toward which they attracted
the higher branches of learning bad been cultivated,
nd in due time the body which the speaker addressed
constituted.
From this Dr. Mason passed to the Of the
h'cry, condition and prospects OF the University ln
Dis connection be sDimsdverted at length and with
pme severity upon the movement by which the Free
academy determined upon. This portion of his
ueourse was received with quent applause In
,seon with 1.-THE defended the higher Education sgsnst
be tendency degrade learning into poytechnics
nd showed little favor toward the popularizstion of
kence the exclusion of the profound and solid
,,odes Of the man whom genius incnes and leisure
,oursges the cultivation Of occult and difficult fields
sfthe great whole The entire discourse interspers
ID with msxms of common sense. with regard TO
organic cation OF society, which We have been more
eeustomed to hear from other sources
u On coming down town from DIR. MAsoSs
DISCOURSE rather late hour last evening we could
single lamp lighted either in the back streets
In Broadway. IL was raining briskly and the dark
almost pslpsble and had it not been for the
friendly lights of parors and stores it would have been
limos, impossible to find the way Where were the
amplg htersi -
N.w STEAMER FOR THE FALL RIVER ROUTE.
Tho keel of new boat for the owners of the Bay
State has been laid in this City She is to be called the
Plymouth Rock and it, In every respect to be the equal
Of tbe Bay State.
A NV eLA STEAMER,-The Iris, new and
beautiful steamer of not the largest dimensions appear
I'd of the Battery Monday and ran down the Bay In
be style, making her seventeen miles an hour She is
aid 20 be perfect In accommodations, model construc
ton and arrangement She built for Messrs Mason
Thompson her hull by Bishop & simonson, her en-
zine by John Kemble Of the West Point foundry She
is,e run to the West Indies but will make trip to
Charleston 5 c. and back, as packet She will leave
on this voysge in sfew days
PnsTISos-The fine collection of modern Oil
Paintings now exhibiting at 243 Broadway Cup sairs
viii be- sold By auction this morning at 10 O'Clock.
rPs Tomstos, Green Corn, Citron and Water
melons Cucumbers, &c were received yesterday from
Charleston, by j. II. Bross & Co. ~ Veseyss.
PoLIcE-Abraham Crist was arrested on Mon
iay and committed to the Eldridse-s Pr.on, charged
vh receiving the sum Of $1,000, bond belonging to
Mr. wsshburn, and approprsting the same to his own
ae.A msn named Wolf was arrested yesterday, on
0mplant of Marion Phillips for perjury de was hed
h examination.
IsouEsr.-Coroner Walters was yesterday
allied to hold an inquest Mt No 200 Amosst upon the
sdv of John keenan, a native of Ireland. aged years
Who wss drowned by accidentally falling into the DOCK
gthe foot of Norton-st Monday afternoon seIoc'
xeordipsly.T The Coroner was called yesterusy, 10
Did an Inquest at the City Hospital upon tue oouy oi
kids.t McNulty native of Ireland sged 81 years VINO
am. to her death by sun stroke. NeTdot secU'up
: The Coroner wss also called At the Ciy hosPi'sl
Don tina body of John Edgar native OF 0ermsny seeu
I,.srs who came to his death from sun stroke Yer
let accordingly.
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
ANOTHER CAuTIoS-A son of DR.. Wiley, OF
a. city. aged about eleven years. while bathing In
hek.s mill pond on Monday. ventured into too deep
eer and was carried of by the current and drowned
sbody wssrecovered short time after. when Coroner
xhsm held an inquest and tho Jury returned the u'u
tverdicl
FlRE.-A fire broke out yesterday morning about
lselocs. in the segsr OF Mr. Eldert under the
aiser.alist Church, corner of Fulton and pineapple
ss,n large quantity of fireworks had recently been
ssd 10 the stock and had not been for the eieien
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