New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-01
CITY ITEMS.
FRIDAY. March 81, lsis.

FRIDAY, March 81, lsis.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFIcE-AE
qed Larcnv at S.aTwo seamen Of the Liverpool packet
ship Jamestown named StpAsHs and Jackson, were ar
rested on charge Of stealing trunk belonging to lady
passenger named Bradshaw robbng 1t Of the contents
mostly wearing apparel aud afterwsrd throwing the
trunk overheard.
FIRE-A fire broke out last night in the house
% Ernst which was almost immediately ex,rg1shed
1t was caused by the bursting OF camPheno lamp
AMENDED CITY CHARTER.-The Sun Of Monday
asserts that the hay ard IN which 1t was
hurried through both Boards snd sent up for the action Of
our Legislature before It's contents made public Is
sufficient TO sanction It's death warrant BY that body"
The City Charter question placed in the hands Of
Committee Of the Board OF Assistants several months ago.
their report was printed last Fall tho Board amecded
their draft and amended Il was phned the Board OF
Aldermen called special meeting long time since 10 give
the most ample opportunity every representative OF the
citizens ~ ofsr amendments; 1t was held and at T. NJ
,ci he uos ersaasg before he, Aldermen Purser, Gil
martini Fecks, Meseroe aud sponord argued and voted
against taking up did not THEN want TO discuss II
and when they could not by any other means Its
consideration they passed the word to each other let
kart them riou quorum, and of the 1--WE profe''ins
Democrats marched, General Purser, their gallant lead
err In font with his Lieenants spotord ard Mesefole
bringing up the rear In vain did Alderman Lawrence
explain that amendments were to be offered now was the
tmess the bill would have to return to the Assistants for
their action on these amendments. The opposition want
ed only 10 prevent any action for 1t was good Wing
Council and Legislature might get the credit Had the
Sun or any other partisan LocoFoco paper, word TO
say against these roprehensibe proceedngs Not one
When not an hour was TO be lost. the opposition was
there with wasonload OF alleratons-her object, as
before being to kill the bill through delay 1t seems pro-
b,blo nat they will succeed Tho Legislature are acting
ON many bills Of not housandh parthe importance Of
this aud II the NewYork City delegation scqGiesee there
is an eud 10 the matter Oas thing, however is evident,
the proposition elect hesds OF departments and dvfe
the Cs,business systematically would OF itself do much
toward dvestng civic affairs Of Bipartisan charsc'
ter as would probably se often chosen with
on. regard to party politics
SMALL PA-An Association was Incorporated
some time since by tho Legislature, with the title Of the
"Sey.York Vaccine Institution = which, from lack OF
proper Interest on the part Of the public has failed as yet
70 acquire the means avail itself Of the opportunity
of rendering the service intended This Institution has
bean and Is now under the direction OF such oil our Gill;
Ems as the following J. C. Beaes, d. j. w Fran
cs NJ ID Jacob Harsen, NJ D.. ]. ID. Rays ND; John
jay James IL. Titus and others; ali entitled to the
rc,pect sHd confidence Of the public Alta late meeting
II Directors II was recommen1ei mat Efforts should
be made Immediately call the attention OF the citizens
of NeyYork TO the character and design OF the 1nsu
ton and 10 solicit contributions toward the means neces
ssry for the perform OF the services required and
winch hv provision In IT'S charter. must be rendered
free Of charge The following resolution was also passed.
in order 10 meet as far &c practicable an emer-
sency which is understood 10 exist at this very time
Vh.rsas Information has been communicated to the D
ecto of The York Vaccine lnstt uiion that eerisn
distrcts OF City this moment visited BY tina,
de.iructi,e scourEe, the ANAL pox, it is hereby
R,.glr<d Thrf the al CAPITA OF the Sta
ton House, In this City be requested y communicate 70
Dr. Josiah Hopper the Physician Of the Insttation, at
hi. Office No $50 Broome-st any information they may
possess sion 10 the extent and prevalence OF thls
ease in their respective Jurisdictions that immediate
measures may be adopted by the said physician to arrest
The progress. OF this desrnetve prsrnce BY the prompt
.1s srstuitous vaecnson ali residing the In
fscted districts who willing TO submit to the oPefs
ton. -.
SyAA OF THE FRENCH REPUBLICAN, De La
forest Consul General Of France, having occasion on We'd
nesdsy issue requon upon one OF the police mass-
traies for Of refractory sailor, used the new
seal OF Office, bearing the words: CsHsus-gea~a dar
Itais- taiS -RkYnbhsuefronoai'e."
CHILD FoUSD.-A dead infant in a box was
found yessTday in the seeoud.yenue between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth SITS BY laborins man ADD earned 10 inc
saon-House where % rq1e.t Wa held BY The Coroner
ana verdict found that the dseea'ed Vas 'tioofp
PotIcy.-Last night Police officer Coulter ar
rested two men named Chsfle, Mouel and william Ma
jor, ehsrsed with bresking open The store OF M wsn
Burrows IS John and stealth about - worth OF cloth
ins Nathan CLARK arrested last night BY oreer
Watson on suspicion Of stealing check VI order Tor 80
from Hicholss n. Nicholas. OF the Five Points "A n.n
named Patrick HsrtEsn arrested Las. nisht By officers
Sheridan and Rsddsn. charged with having violated the
person Of yovDE al only .rtt years Of as- named Ma"
ssret QainisB, re.diuFn 'o8 Wsisft lie h" been com
miti~o TO this serious ehsrfs..A gan named
John Seoes went Into ths ls~sy sofs 81 Join J. b~ne
diet ze Bo~srJ add priced som. ~ tn. srieIes undef
pTeiencs Of Intending 70 purchase, and watching ms oP
pounity when hs thought bo unesssfysd tooh Two
cards containing bfsaspns and pot them In his poesst
The cards valued - 70 each. lie was watched
nom the street ~neo~ by officers 0sont and Van Nordsn
who immediately arrested him.
AeclDEsrs ~ PHiLADELrHA.-On Tuesday
svsnins 80 ut das fatal accident happened 60 Capt
Oso W. TOBtis. old fssidsnt ~ this oitJ Ito had
stsy been pl,esd In ehass 81 Of the canal boats OF
the sehpyttl Nav raiion Company sud vhis on bis h'd
trip passing trooEh lock al sfhsjlstl lsvsr seoi
dsnt.ily fsi overload sd vas dfo~nsd His hdy was
after recovered sss Yesterday brought 10 ihs eI,
whrfs his fasiiT fssids Os Wednesday ingfnsf boz
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lam - below Tenth. msttiih ssteeslns se'dsn' 90 hs
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