New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-17
CITY ITEMS.

~ lat we gather that since the commencement oil
,be enterprise three large public meetings nave been
hid in the City IN ne behalf and the corner stone OF
,be How was laid with appropriate ceremonies on tne
XII of Nav last on Thirtlethst between Fourth ana
gnb avenues That building no" IN process OF cree
ton while temporary accommodations Tor the in'utu
49,, arc afforded At the corner Of Seconds, and First
,,eppo. The number Of the family At the Home has
no. vet exceeded seventy five any time the usual
average being from thirty 10 forty Early in July last
,be House now occupied on secondst was opened,
Ms,ron end Teacher engaged and necessary prelimns
rls. srragod From the lsi OF May isi7 TO April 80
sgs the whole number received under the OF the
Managers has been COS. Until the Home opened
severs were at board OF this number 33i have been
.duis and al childrcn-cheay taken from the streets
or the prisons The larger portion Of the adults have
been provided with good situations and Of the children
q have had at least parent whose care they nave
again been committed on evidence being furnished that
,heywere IN condition support them 2O4 have e'inei
been adopted BY worthy fos,erpsrents' or t@Seh d
members OF the family Special efforts nave Deen
made TO provide rood homes for these deieneeiess
children and with scarce exception they nave been
,laced In Christian families From many Of them the
most pleasing accounts have been received.
We cannot do better than to extract few passages
from the Report expressive Of the eject o. the ihsu
tuition on the adult portion Of rs inmates
The Managers have reason 70 believe mat some a.
least OF the adults around whom tnis cnafiy has
thrown shield have been ssvingy benefited Oy penn
brought under the direct influence OF the Gospel vi
the 300 and upward received, more than nan were u
ALE 10 read Many who have appeared a. ignorshl a.
mere listened sttentyely TO the reading OF the sciP
tures Others again, have appeared nbelllSehI sen
better days and been accustomed 10 the o
bic. Each Of these classes, III tneI oesulu..yu enu
49, nd rarg a All
and az the family altar and elsewhere IL has not been
unusual to witness their tenrs OF gratitude
striking and encouraging feature Of this enterprise
Tins far has been rs agency in 5hGlf Of freadiess
children During its first experiment in period oil
less than year it numbers over two hundred pucked
from wan, and vice and terrible degradation and placed
O. the way of usefulness and honor.
We have here given a brief and hurried sketch Of
the plan and objects Of this infant Institution Is one
that commends scf TO the heart Of every individual
OF the community and is emDcnty calculated 10 coun'
teract great proportion Of the vice and inquty Of
sr-e oitv and has for its object no the supply Of
the physical OF those under It's care than their
Intellectual and moral culture As such we earnestly
desire to it prosper.
- May we have faith in old traditions Satur-
day (the I5th) was ST swIunNs DAY, and yet not
drop Of rain II there had been sprinkle then II we
may believe the old and time honored story there
would have been nothing but rain for jory days to
come Asit s we consider ourselves fortunate, and
congratulate our readers their escape from durnsi
duckings to the inevitable detrmen Of silks and satins
pruness. patent feathers and new beavers
Eut really the late frequent heavy rains have very
nearly done serious damage to the growing crops
in our vicinity We hear that the lite was near washed
out of them and certainly they are backward in some
spots.
SEABATHING.-Ourc citizens were never before
quite go well and chespy accommodated IN the mater
of Sea Bathing as they this season Two OF three
steamboats, ply regularly TO Coney Island Tor shilling
and the ride is is OF the pleassntest and most
heahful IN vicinity II all the children in the City
could be AIKEN down and bathed once week till Sep
TENDER great saving of life would ensue The ar
Judgements for Bahers very good and the number
who 20 down every fair, warm day is very lnge-We
trust none who can afford TO go week day will
choose the Sabbath for excursion.
- We must apologize to Hccker q Brother
of Croton Mills Tor stating, in notice on Saturday
tbs, they had yeceired new Flour from the South-in
stead of the Flour having been produced from North
Carolina Wheat, at their own Mills, POI Cherryst
~ The SUNDAY SCHOOL attached to the Or
Excursion to Glen Cove Tuesday (see Adver-
tisement)
CsT We learn that the proprietors of the PIANO.
rama OF Taylors Campaign in Mexico intend to give
foil benefit TO the returned New-York Volunteers.
rs,~ Hon. Messrs CLAPP Of Maine, and Tuck OF
New. Hampshire are at the Astor House.
~ The Grand Jury, on Saturday in company
with Alderman CRoLIUs and others, made trip to
Rsndars Island, Blackwells Island, aud Bellevue Hos
pal and expressed themselves highly gratihed with
the condition of the various Public Institutions visited
CHRlsTY's MiHsTRELs.-This band, who have
nightly amused crowded audiences at Mechanics Hall
for months past continue their Entertainments for one
week longer. (see sdvertsemenD
BlNvARp's PANORAMA OF THE MISSISSIPPI
This splendid painting which for months past has drawn
crowds OF admiring vsiters, is announced to close
after this week, and all who have not seen IT, should
not fail to do so at once much information as well as
amusement will be gained of the country bordering on
this great river.
IScESpIARY FIRE.-On Friday night, fire
broke out in junk shop, 30 Jsmesst but was quickly
extngushed 1t has since appeared, that the servant
woman, Asia Mckay assisted by the proprietor John
Nc Knna and a man named Frs Butter, were seen
sprnkling camphene the floor. All the parties are
arrested and held to answer
AccIpENr.-A few days since boy about Is
years OF age residing in this City, corner of Twenty
n.th-st and FiTstavcnue, while visit 70 NewJersey,
accidentally killed by the railroad cars running
over him. his remains yesterday restored 10 his
afflicted mother, and the scene which ensued on the
melancholy occasOn was indeed hesrtrending.
CoRONERs lNQUEsr.-Thc coroner held an IN
quest the body of James McCartsn last Saturday,
who committed suicide by cutting his throat with
razor his residence No oil Goldst but nothing ma
tersl elected beyond the fact that for few days
before the fatal occurrence the deceased exhibited
symptoms of insanity. and the Jury returned verdict
accordingly On Saturday ast an interesting child
about years OF age named James Irwin accidentally
tell into the pond the Bloomingdsle road, between
Thirty second and Thirty thirdst and drowned be-
fore any assistance could be rendered him. The jury
found verdict accordingly, and urged the necessity OF
The pond oeing hled up Il appears that about year
Agothc Common Council ordained that this pond should
be hlled up bur by the neglect of the contractor or
lom some other cause the matter has been neglected
PoLicE.-John Robinson was taken into Gus
tody on charge of stabbing man named Alexander
H. Stoutenhurgh with sword al the south West
corner of Mercer and BrOome sts On Saturday last
one OF the officers of the Fourteenth Ward arrested