New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-11
CITY ITEMS.

THE STEAMER ENPIRE.-AR0ih<r BODY Found
The steamboat EnPtrs was Saturday iowed around
| 20 the Floating Dock foot OF Rutgers.st East River,
where she soon properly secured, hosted and the
water pumped from the lower cabins When we visit
ed her yesterday morning she entirely raised out
OF the water and with her pierced bow shattered cab
ms and ,arnl.hed decorations presented melancholy
/ spectacle The hole the starboard side Of her bow
made by the bowsprt Of the schooner is not than
three feet IN diameter and seems almost insufficient 10
have sunk her with such fatal rapidly The main deck
was slippery with water and mud. and covered with
hcaps Of broken furniture swimming mattresses, sub
merged trunks clothes cct The aitercabln has been
almost entirely torn away the search Tor dead bodies
and many Of the staierooms on ihe upper deck are
much damaged There are several holes in the deck,
which werc cut with =, the time Of the disaster
The painting and gliding are ruined by having been so
long in the water but their restoration will be the least
part Of the expense.
Making our way down the slippery ,tsir' with much
difficulty We found the lower cabin dark foul wet
place the bottom covered TO the depth of foot with
black mud The odor arising from this intoersbe,
and So it wss impossible to make any exploration, we
returned The body OF boy about II years old.
named Ehas W Lsdd-the youngest OF the four bro.
hers lost by this terrible disaster-hss Just been
covered II was found about the middle OF the cabin
wedced between the legs OF sofa which had 20 be saw
cd OF 10 release IL. The father insw of one OF the
brothers who has remained with the boat since the
ciient was present and mad the body removed. This
makes the whole number lost twenty three. Among
the trunks carpetbsgs and vslses found several
which are still to be identified one Of them bore the
name Charles J. Fithisn. Brighton Nj In one Of
the coats tho captain found pocket hook containing
s. and receipt for medical aRiance by ply
slcian OF fSchenectsdy-made outn the name OIL sker
rett Five gold and silver watch also found Il
i, probable valuable property will be recovered
| RAIIRoap Dows TowS-The Hudson River
Railroad Company have pettioned the Common Coun.
c for leave extend their track through Thirty second
street to Ninihaveuue down that Avenue and Hudson
It. 70 Chsmbersst on condition that they shall a
| car every ten minutes each way from Chambers to
Thirty second ST. 81 charge CHER than FIVE cents
passage and at least every hour from Chambers.
st. TO Manhsttanve. from a NJ to 10 ?. NJ. of each
day al rate not exceeding cents for each passage
| both trains 10 De running within a year.
These conditions are all right but in favor of
bringing down the Railroad with or without them Il
is striking evidence Of the teuaclty of human
pdity, this opposition Of people who ought TO know
better TO Railroads in City Streets. Here ehave had
the Harlem Railroad running through several of our
most crowded streets for years and who is harmed by
it, Whose property the line Il traverses s dmin.
shed in vaue' For our part, We consider house or
lot the lire of that road richly worth per cent
more than It would be ii the road were stopped at
| Twenty seventh Forty second ST. We hope yet 10
every part Of City penetrated by railroads so
that nearly every citizen may take car within two
blocks of his store shop and be swiftly carried out
his residence amid green fields snd waving forests tor
tribe, and the unhealthy packing Of ten thousand
human beings into three four blocks OF buildings be
gradually overcome. But At all events let US have the
Hudson River Road down to Chambers-st. and the
| sooner the better.
fT Hon. MILLARD FILLMORE, Vice President,
arrived in this City Saturday evening from Washing
ton, and is at the Irving House
| SUNDAY LIQUOR TRAFFIC-An adjourned meet
ing will be held IN the Lecture Room of the Carmne -t
Church this evening to consider the recent Memorial
on the subject of the Sunday Liquor Traffic and to take
such farther action thereon shall be deemed
| ssry We understand that fourteen Ministers OF the
City have attached .heir signatures to the memOrIa
~. THOMAS CARSLEY, Esq. ex Alderman of he
Twelfth Ward on Saturday evening last received from
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in the form Of two superb Silver Goblcts.
The presentation made at Fsrrngtons Hail. Har.
lem in the presence OF large of people by
JoHN Fowler Jr Esq. on behalf OF the donors. The
speakers remarks touching the private and public
character Of tho donc6 received by the audience
with every sign OF sympathy and appreciation. The
* Alderman responded in brief terms, and expressed
his thanks with much emotion. The Twelfth has hon
orod Itself In thus honoriny well tried and faithful
public servant Thomas Carney and we safely say
the honor has been bestowed in quarter where 1t will
neither be forgotten nor abused
The Goblets were from the mandatory OF WIN. Al.
ans. Church st and are of exquisite form and work
manship
NEw MAIL ARRANGEMENTs.-fn consequence
OF the change OF the departure the stonington
(NaiD boat, from 5 a. p NJ the Eastern mail will
close hereafter at 4 p NJ, and the days when the
steamers Ma leaves for Boston, the Mail will be- kept
open until O'Clock, which will give merchants aIl
hour and a half time than they have had hereto
iore The British Steamers Mail will close at the office
here, on Wednesday at hall past 10 \. NJ, instead Of
10 as heretofore.
~ YouSs MES will be interested in a meet
ing TO night Of the Young Mems Debating Society
Csee Special Notice.
Fort HAMILToS-The Koscusko has resumed
her trps to this delightful spot tor tho season. Her
first trip will be made Tuesday next.
FINE ARTs-NOrIcE.-Her Hereafter the gallery OF
the Old Masters at the Lyceum Building, 561 Broad
way viii not be open after sunset.
Ey SrOSE-CUTTERs and MAsOSs Will find work
at Washington City according to an advertisement in
our columns
LIFE OF J. q ADANs-lSe Stewards Eulogy.l-
VIM Bu,ire u Fultons is sole sgen. for this work in
our City
MURDER-REsULT OF TIRE iNQUgsT.-Coroner
Walters held az inqucst yesterday at the Fort Wash
ington Hotel Booningdale upon the body Of Patrick
Boylsn a native Of Iceland who shot IN aiiray
by Benedict Schmidt, the proprietor OF the Hotel,
81 riday last. From the testimony Patrick Davis the
drst witness examined II appears that the deceased
boarded 10 the house Of Schmidt On the night in
question the deceased. in company with two others
named Mccarthy and Ward, were drinking, and, after
partskng OF supper, prepared to 90 to bed Ward in
siste that there time enough TO go 10 bed yet.
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