New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-24
city ITEMS


-, ,,,urred to this city 81 "0V'' -, o,,, of
.o.uoon to the surprise @A' .,,rc Gene
-. Immediately concerned o"' y. .,o,,,s ,f,er
- :, seams ths, Ia tho course p" ~ -. a. the cy.
-. .,msthlne was found to De '"s ~ .ynser
AZ hsr larbosrd engine and 81 !, bs,ns
=. removed for the purpose " ,,s,h,r, an
- ,b., the piston keys were WIS ..~s,ns
'a7Po'e' ,,.Ored to their place and the engine
49,. g,,n. But As the humping 10 l''
- ,ss Was stopped again al 'oe'Oe' a.
80 ,b.; The piston bead was cracked .n,.,n
-. declared IL TO be unsafe to proeee''
1000 a, once pot the ship about ana VII" -,
80 ,a.ine alone she came bsekto the O"' :" ,r
", learn rom one Of the passengers 'h"' a" - -.
,,,sly delighted with The sAitns q'""N'. -.
,V..s,ns,ou as well with Der superior -. "
I'D ne eosr,e.y and skin Of her sen1ls"~"'
believe all the passengers stiii Intend - -
she .ans on Tuesday morn''s A. ~
-l To,lor Mefisg, we he'' Is u DC "''' a.
80 wednesday evening ana NAssl0s W.
,.....t lie. Us te geasrous An' JUN 3D. ''"'' "
NlAi " .nr lock 80 foriofnly slim rs tna Lass
- -, ,,,iare 81 LaisyeiIe Hail since q se'"ep
Vii ma, New York sior CLAY 81 10 h0'nine'
-. .n,rd 10 be masna0lmou'
r.y F,srIyAL To MORROW Nl"hl - W 'eN'"
-. .,,oar.ons for the National Ball 70 take place Al
Tbe.ier to. morrow nigbt are going fsfwArd with
,.oers, and every prospect q making II one oil th'
=, b,nl,.nt entertainments ever Witnessed ~ 'ns CITY
s,r an advertisement In another coamn oar readers
r., and where 10 furnish themselves with tickets
F,K, And Loss % LIfr-On Saturday alter
noon. shortly before the doors VI toe Broadway Ibeaef
,sfs zls ~ Nfe wi d.
the eoored woman who sweeps the house, when several
persons who we're on the Sidewalk Ia Broadway dashed Ia
sna found the red curtain in one bAre Of FIRE They at
tempted to pail d-wH but not succeeding Mr GAi0rAln
the carpenter ofihe thester and mother went % to
the gsDg ana cut 1. loose When this fell the Stage
the dro curtain was also discovered TO be on FIRE. and vas
Gu, loose slso when the barrel fell one Of The men be-
low named Samuel Pray and crushed him 30 dreadfaly
that he died while being conveyed to the City osptsL-
The deceased was OF his and had been
10 the employment Of Col Maun three o. four months
back
An inquest was held on body IN the City Hospital
Yesterday by Coroner Walters and tbs shove facts were
addueed In evidence veroiet rendered thai samse
Pray came his death ~ injuries accidentally received
~ the falling Of the drop curtain at the Ere Ia the thester
For Tho Tribune.
SsLEcT SCHOOL yOR YoUse LADIEs-Wewe
much srA,ned In visiting day lssi week School Tor
young Ladies and Misses In our DeishboriDg village Of
wiiansburgh lat No ColonnAde front 80 TO wilt
ness the order sna regularity which character
zs the school and all the arrangements connected 'heis
with Judging from the hish character ana
OF the ladio. who have undertaken this aHdAoe
aud from the appearance and arrangement Oh 'he" s0
We feel great confidence in commenting their institution
Il tf,a ,rif,l q
tina, there are , few vacancies and from lis delightful
situation on the banks Of the East River In every way de-
srable The terms very moderate. per ennum
for board and tuition all the ordinary English branches
ossthsr with music toe use the piano drawing paintiDg'
aud fancy needework. We quite certain that visit
there would impress every other person 1t dd ourselves
with the fall belief that other place in this vicinity pre-
sent. superior, equal advantages. The wiliamsoursh
ferry boats which start from Psckslp land within Few
rods Of Colonnsderow every few minutes during the day
FlREs-Ths steamboat Traveller, lying at Peck
slip WAS discovered to be Are on the upper deck near
the smoke pipe about O'Clock yesterday morning But
treng damage was done the boat as the fire was soon
extngushed by the hands The premises NO All ufeeh
wich ST. we're slightly damaged by fire on Saturday even
ing.A carpenters shop in Sinetssnth-st. near the
Fnh avenue was set fire on saturday evening" as IL Is
supposed by boy 70 years old. Ii was soon exlinsush
cd The umbrella store Of j. A j. Gilmore NO lis
Chahsm.st was somewhat damaged by FIRE on Saturday
afternoon.
VERY ALARsISel-Tbe new Aims House build
nss on Baekwes Island having been completed and The
cdres removed orders given to remove The Inmates
from Bellevue We learn that about three hundred OF
,hem revolt and threaten that they will 80 to WORK ana
earn their own living rather than to go to Blsekwens
Island 10 the present Of our City anarsh vast
ly alarming.
DEATH or JOIN B. HAsTY.-lniormatlon was
received at the Lower Police Court yesterday that ar
John b. Hasy one OF The clerks Of that Court who mas
been for some lime past inmate at the boomingdae
Luasuc Asylum expired about IL O'Clock ON Saturday
night c..;..
AccIpEsT-An aged female named Catharlne
muIobv WAS Seriously on Saturday night by being