New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-18
CrTy ITEMS.

man swsrtwou, died very suddenly Of apopexy be-
tween and o'clock yesterday afternoon. At the Auc-
ton store ofwm. C Holly No 5Pne-st AT hAlfpast l.
ne was in his usual health after. while engaged
in common conversation with gentleman, be observ-
ed. / feel As II l were going TO fall hold me- The
gentleman took hold Of him and laid him gently on the
door After ihis be hreaihed several times and died
vvithouta struggle or a groan. Dr. Young imme.
da,ey called in but before he arrived the vital spark
had fed ard al human assistance was in vain
Gen. swsr,wout was aged about 20, snd. we believe.
was widower: portion OF his family are AZ present
in Stanford Coun-the sal intelligence VII OF course
be conveyed 70 them with al possible dispatch MI :
resided At 10 Chambers st near West Broad"sy-snd
was chosen Alderman of the Third Ward Al the last
Charter Election He has since fllcd the Office with
dignity and honor and to the satisfaction Of bis numer
Gus constituents His loss viii be deplored by many
warm personal friends and large circle Of relatives
and scqualntsnces.
OLD TAwxANY FOR VAS BUREN.-Snce the
time Of the Baltimore Nomination. the Cas- men have
managed to have me orty Of ,le members present at
any meeting Of the General Corlmtiee Of their party
the same always being less than ANAL ry Of the whole
Committee Last week finding themselves in a mslor-
iry they very unceremouiously turned Or. Robert H.
MAcLAr. a warm supporter Of Mr.. VAN BUREN and
FREE son out Of the Charmanship and then expelled
him from the Committee One Of the Secretaries snd
number Of other members upon this took their hats
and babe the Hunkers good night. Or. MAcLAY con
tending that he was still member and chairman Of
the committee called special meeting but the Hunk
ers prevailed on the lessee Of the Hall not t. let the
other side meet there Last sight the Council Of the
Tammany Society II good old sachems met to settle
the matter: and il ], ked out in the OF the even
ing that they not only declared Dr. MAcLAY and his
friends the Regular Committee. but ordered that the
Committee Room be opened this afternoon for the
managers and officers of the meeting to be held in the
Park at o'clock to respond TO the nomination OF MAR
TIN VAN buren, why riH Gen. CAss insist upon dis
tracing the party
SMOKING n TIE SrREErs-What a horrd
nuisance it is that our Broadway especially and every
other street should continue year after year TO be
amnated with the odor OF the lthy ppcs-by courtesy
cigars-which large proportion OF the men and boys
Of the City must puff into everyboIys face, just to
show now much maaliaess they possess The practice
Of smoking in the al best sbhorrent to com
mon decency as 10 perfume ones psror with the IN.
tolerablc stench-Whch is certainly done by no wei,
/ bred man-and no possible reason be assigned in
justification OF the practice Of impregnating streets
alleys and the very atmosphere with that that is certain
to Illness other serious Inconvenience TO nu
merous passersby Ladies particularly sensitive 20
such things and j Difference cannot be paid 10 ordi
nary cvility mans of salantry ought to teach
him better What can be more disgusting, unwhole
some and nauseous, for who is accustomed 70
breathe Heavens pure air, than to be choked IN the
public by the fumes of tobacco smoke. Does
not the evil demand a remedy
~ The Docs have to take it. All the juve
nile loafers of the City have turned individually and
collectively dog klerst is curious to watch parcel
Of them maxim with all possible speed after some IN
fortunate miserable not possessed OF sfhcient
spunk to show tight snd csreering down the streets
and up the alleys socitous only for safety from the
murderous leeions that do follow close behind These
young viii 60 any length in their ayore sport OF
tormcnting anybody or anyhing-even to investing a
couple Of pennies in the purchase OF stale meat at
butchers stall and then on the strength and temptaon)
Of it. coaxng the canine thereunto belonging only
to be merclessly dispatched the moment his head sp
pears outside the door, pth0u mu;slethus proving
by most conclusive reasoning that there is many slip
'twixt the cup and the lip The tempting bait that
lured the unlucky brute from his safe retreat only
the precursor of Utter ruin to all his hopes-no use
pleading or looking pteous We have heard. too, Of a
shocked one tine morning lately, lind some dozen Of
his most valued pups departed this life, OF course
through the agency of somebody whose ruthless
hand stroye to uphold the dignity Of the law at the ex-
ceedingy reasonable price OF fifty cents ahead.
Yet soberly this new ordinance OF our City Council
is having its due work, and we may hope at last to
escape many more infections Of the scourge against
which we have sriven almost in vain in former years.
We believe that while nobody else will the Juveniles
as their saying is-are doing the thing up JrocH
~ Yesterday we saw tor once, some perfectly
original attempts at streetmeody lw OF your
horribly discordant hurdy gurdies otherwise known as
organs but company Of three or four sturdy
hard. handed Germans-fair specimens OF the happy
lower orders who were lawfully endeavoring 70 do
the public out of few extra coppers by proiuse ex'
pendure of wind upon fageolet juvenile trombone,
and one or two other noisy accomplishments. There
they blew with most praiseworthy zeal and OF course
attracted a crowd-for what did ever happen here and
not create an excitement for a time Whether they
succeeded in getting enough to pay for meal or
nights lodging among us, we did not stop TO see
but judged from the great delight with which their per-
formances were hailed by admirng circles Of news
boys and loaers that they could not have gone away
empty handed.
lHMNNAL AUf ENl 4NIhtH So Atlhthb ''itA-
plants having been made of late 20 the Grand Jury and
the Police concerning the increase Of indecent and OBJ
books pamphlets and advertisements in this City
and the great injury such publications calculated
TO nhict upon the public morals, vigorous effort Is
to be made by the Chief OF Police to suppress them
The offenders viii first be warned Of the nature OF their
offence and its consequences and they persist in their
infamous pursuits numerous arrests will follow. We
are glad learn that these demorazing practices have
at last attracted the attention Of the authorities.
SERIOUS AcCIDEST-About O'Clock yesterday
afternoon as the Hoboken boat FAIRY queen leav
ing the dock az the foot Of Chrstopherst. she was
struck few feet forward the wheelbox and the
waters edge by the steamboat Columbus which was
1t that time her downward passage from Peekskill
The Ferry boat Immediately filed and sunk, thai
nothing but the upper portions Of the boat be seen
As far learn, person received any injury
and only one two got ducking. The Ferry
boat Pioneer which entering the dock at the time
Immediately along side and took Of her passengers
while the Columbus after backing out, proceeded OF
her way
While the little Fenyboat was rapidly filing anC
some men were serambling on board the Pioneer, as