New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-20
CITY ITEMS.
FRIDAY February ],


-YORkER DENOERAI This Is the title Of
s new German paper edited by VIM schlatsr. !, is an
out and out pgpu Del free trade paper and ssys
that all those who In any way stempt TO set lms tons
on commerce by means Of high duties ought 70 be pun
ished traitors the hottest interests Of the people
The editor seems 10 labor under the delusion that
thing best merely negative ike free trade estsb
lish democratic freedom prevent capital from being
concentrated in the hands Of the few Our friend must
be easily taken in 10 he greatly mistaken. The con
cenirsion Of Capital takes place with free ra1e well
without II and true liberty which consists in every
being Of work to do and Of what he earns IS
safer with the than with the other. II we ~ish
establish complete freedom must resort to some
thing else than temporary expedients As perhaps
this enthusiastic declaimer will find out Of these
days The Democrats also decided in its opposition 10
Office seekers This is a virtue which fear viii find
no great satisfaction in the bosom Of Loco focosm Asio
temperance goes strong for the force private example
but has not that Temperance Societies contribute
10 the striving for the democratic freedom Of the PEG
pie From this fear that It Is likely TO be 10 the in
erest Of the rum sellers and sustain that peculiar sort
OF free trade whose only result is poverty psuPerisIn
crime and public expense. II this be the new
contemporary will much short Of deserving the
| fate he SO unreseryedy assigns to others.
4 DEATH or DISTINGUISHED CITIZESs.-Mr John
J D. Reese who died recently. the last but two 81
fourteen brothers and sisters He elder OF the
Dutch Reformed Church and earnestly devoted TO the
good of his fellow men. Gen. Beekmsn NJ Van Buren,.
who died recently his residence, Staten Island Al
the age OF - also elder in the same Church lie
was Major General in the Militia and the oldest officer
in commission in the United States During the last
war be commanded regiment under Gen. Mspes, and
several on Long Island For the last thirty years he has
held an Office in the Custom House department Of this
district
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-An inquest was held at
3Ohst near the 6h avenue the body Of John Patte
son who came bic death by injuries received in fall
ing from soop in the North River. The deceased was
Captain of a soop. and a resident of Tsrryto1n He
was sober man and the accident happened by his slip
ping of the dock while going aboard his soop. The
accident happened Friday last and he died on Wed
nesdsy
+ SALE OF PEws-At a sale OF pews yesterday
afternoon, at Rev DR.. Phillips Church in 5ihavenue
there were only forty individuals present, and
they did Mt seem to care much about IL There were
only two pews sold to Mr.. Cart for $500 and an
other TO Mr. Beknsp for 500 and then it concluded
that there was no great demand for them
CHARGE or PERJURY.-H. q. Livemore was
arrested yesterday charged with committing perjury
in having made number OF false sfdsvits in the supe
ror Court Committed for want Of bail
CoScERr-The ErDress understands that the
Ladies who originated the Concert for the bene
fit of the Catholic Half Orphan Asylum, are ready TO
assist in similar performance for the benefit of the
Protestant Asylum.
A roka fad IN u.
pba and brought to this City yesterday by officer strst
tor of Rochester charge OF obtaining goods false
pretences TO the amount OF 5000 from firm in that
city great abuse of power exhibited in this
Cohen who was merely suspected OF felony. and the
felony itself ooHsrucire ohaaed hand and foot
and exposed to the gaze and wondcrmen OF thousands
as though he had been a wild beast doubledyod
murderer The accused have rights well Ms the law
makers and law dispensers and the excessive rgor
hbited in this should not be suffered to be repeated
~ Samuel Hoag. OF "a Wiletst. being pos
sessed of some supernatural misgvngs in regard to
known visitors cautiously explored his attic story las,
night and casting the glimpses of his lantern into ts
secret reccsses started at the uhianess OF his visions
in the person OF Mary Bloom an innocent woman and
a decent and one that meant harm, but whom Sam.
uel the second exorcist would by means approach
until Policeman Pcenoy proved her 20 be neither what
she claimed herself OF Samuel feared her be bat
thriving maneuyerer in the art OF small stealing Jus
tice Drnker concuuing in the views OF Mr.. Peeney,
directed Miss Bloom to wither in the Tombs Mary
whippe, who repeated to herself, until she became
sell. possessed Of their truth the classic lines
"On the I4th day OF February
II was my lot for to be merry,
and lacking the wherewhal to furnish herself with the
number OF illustrated mssives convey her sentiments
20 her several ApOos called upon Oscar mot the Swain
OF Osssn but Oscar whose other name Jolly OF -
Grand and dispossessed him of ten Valentines Of the
dollar and cent value of 81 25 for which the sentimental
Mary was doomed to melancholy hours in the Tombs
by Justice Ketcham who viewed the observance Of St
Valentines day as monkish ordoaHaHo unpoetcsl
Justice ketcham T. John Van Tyne and James Bos
ton negroes broke open the store OF Peter Jackson,
No SO Elzsbethst last night and stole property and
tools Of considerable value No, satisfied with this dep
relation they burglsously entered the tailor chop Of
Mr.. Davis No /. Second and robbed it OF coats.
several pairs OF pants and Smber of vests and other
clothing They were duly com mitted.
IT, The Hebrew Msidens Lament-a song
OF very high order OF merit composed by LISDrArSr
MIR has Just been published by c. hoLr Jr l56 Fulton
st The English words have been translated and sdap,
ed in an elegant and seholsrike manner by c. BEAU
NOM BuKxHARDr. Esq. This song sung with great
effect by Mile Rachel DeMeyers last concert in this
City.
~ The Ercuiag Post says that Mr.. James Ar
linston Benne, proposes that the regiment he Is anb
tous of commanding shall be entirely Of natives Of Ire
land and that he has already engaged many officers
of tina, nation as are necessary for regiment We
reckon that there would be difficulty in enstns the
officers any day II that's ali Mr.. Bennett has done be
I L ~ fever vet ~ lun.
"a. The alarm OF FIRE last night about O'Clock,
proceeded from the combustion Of some rubbish In a
shaniy in Suffolk st No loss
Mr.. EDITOR: The lamps in Eleventh ST. need
attending To- The nierioriy OF the oil and the ulser
shle condition OF parts Of the walk require that some
thing be done 70 preserve from danger and accidents
Ano;her great nuisance 10 the number Of four footed
aninsls termed hogs-which allowed 10 run In pub
lie M owners viii secure their property, cannot
some means be devised TO nd Us Of these animals for
csrtsniy /; rejects no credit upon the Common Council
-, 49, ,hinys unnOuced Passing Ao.n gdOa psce