New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-05
CITY ITEMS.

TUESDAY, Apfh q, Is'S'
Sixth WARD-A citizen of the bloody Sixth
writes us that Ruisns engaged In the Sixth
Ward in filing the ends Of bludgeons with lead for the
purpose carrying the election Of their svores by vo
,encs and terror at the ensuing Election the Mayor
and Chief Of Police look to this
u The New York Collecting Committee OF the
Warrington National Monument Society met at the uni
versy on Thursday evening ssi when JOHN iSnAs Esq
WAS appointed Chairman. Some resolutions relating TO
the internal government Of the Committee were adopted
and then II adjourned till next Thursday The purpose Of
the Committee Is to raise funds for National Monument
70 Washington Is designed not to interfere with the
ooeratons Of the Washington Monument Associations Of
this City.
~ We learn from the Telegraph News Room
that the steamship Hermann Capt CRABTREE hence for
Southampton and Bremen, put in at Halifax on the 2sh
nit having experienced heavy gales on the 2'th, during
which her engine considerably damaged, her sails
blown away, &c.
~ A little girl about FIVE years old was run
over by an omnibus 10 East Broadway yesterday after
noon The chlds arm was broken and its shoulder badly
Injured. but 1t will probably recover
r The number of passengers arrived yester-
day at Yew.York from foreign ports was 3,2os
FIRrs-About o'clock last night fire broke
out In the organ factory OF Messrs Davis Ferris 2s5
Bowsry and bsfore the flames extuguished several
organs partly finished and othsr property valued at $1,000
wore destroys An alarm Of fire proceeded from the
premises 81 Factory about O'Clock last night In conse
ausnee Of burning OF and n the house
FoRrIeS MrssIoSs-At the public monthly
meeting At the Tract House. yesterday In behalf Of the
American Board Of Missions, Rev. Mr.. Calhoun Of the
Syria Mission said the first Newspaper In all the Turkish
dom,nions was started by American Missionary some
n wears since printed the Engsh language Tor
foreign residents, who explained IL to Others and thus al
forded sample the Government and nation The only
newspaper printed in the Turkish language was orig
mated and IL conducted chiefly by an Enslishmsn.
Tbsre are no newspapers Syria Persia and In Egypt
the Barbary States and other countries Including 4Oooo
ooo speaking the Arabic language there but one news
paper in the native tongue and but three four In the
French or English showing that there nothing In Ma
hemedism favorable to general Improvement
He mentioned interesting fact that American pa
p>ry religious well political freely quoted by
Armenian and Greek Journalists thus spreading through
these regions knowledge of MISSIONS and oil our
free institutions.
Our sementary school books also. and standard evan
rscsl volumes well the Scriptures, had been trans
lated and extensively regarded with favor at the
various stations be had visited
WATCHES SToLES-During the fire at the corner
OF Third avenue and Twenty eveuths Sunday morn
ina three valuable silver watches stolen trouie
promises Of Mr. Kelly
RESCUED FROM DRowSisG.-A man named John
Msrcellus fell the dock at the foot OF Robinson-st
about half past O'Clock last night but officer Marshall
succeeded 10 rescuins him from his perous situation
AccIDEST.-About O'Clock yesterday afternoon
man named Peter Martin over at the corner OF
Chambers Hudsonst by two horses that had broken
away from mt wagon. and severely injured.
GENERAL SEssIoNs.-Ouy Is Grand Jurors hav-
ing Appeared the ordered additional number to
be Summoned for Out OF the 81 summoned
only IL appeared who not excused or had the requ
cite Qualifications named John Riley Brouehton
arrested Windsor Castle Greene Co In this state,
BIZ oResr Charles Bloom upon bench warrant Issued by
the Court OF Sessions where he indicted for having Oh
tanned 500 worth Of goods by false pretences from the
hrm Of MsCsrs Richardson Co merchants OF this City
He committed for trial. George Lowden, indicted
for perjury and James Dunn and Edward Thompson Tor
grand larceny being in attendance when called for
Trial. thsr forfeited No cases being
rssdy for trial adjourned until this day at II
o'elot. A. NJ.
SPECIAL SEssIoNs--John McMannus was tried
for stealing Oh from John Bell, Peuitentiary months
William Watts for stealing pair Of pantaloons from NJ r
Lawson, Penitentisry months Andrew Rogers and
Charles yudee for stealing S2 from Thomas Wood Peni
tsatary months each John scoes for stealing. breast
pin from D. Benedict Penitenusry months Adjourned
until Friday next.