New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-01

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MlY-DAY.-Ac.in this anniversary onSe hAiieu
with songs and dance and sArAnds Of flowers once
suggestive q all frank merrinent oGoysn' spring
feeling and Arcadisn delights now u.hered N WIN
cries and srrins voices and the harsh rafting Of un-
counted wagons, accompanied by toll and d1't and
hustle and recalling only visions Of rent Eexaton ana
sunuA displacement Of the household CODA In spite
Of our backward Spring the weather 10 not 90 unPro-
pl,ous bu, ha, the old Poecsl custom might be kept
I'D There are violets 10 the woods Of Weehsvken.
Arenoues en- the sunny slopes Of staten Island. and
,urou,ns PUSHES Ia the salt marshes Of Jersey Or By
railroad thousands Of citizens n sht make their May
holiday, on the banks Of the Croion. the RAmsPo
or the Pocsntico The City Fathers might give the
Bowling Green for May pole ground. since the
removal Il the ancient CNrn) and look conieuied.y
OF the festivities their brows bound with wresin'
OF SAGE and hy.op. The latter herb denotns
cleanliness would beautifully ypify their care Of cur
streets during the pas, Winter But ds'' these
nros-es,,ve times The once hallowed May Day
IL rou the Unverssl Moving Day Professions OF carts
Ssgors and drrys piled with josng snd cresNinS iar
nisure. celebrate Il, througs of men. women and chi
dren carving baskets bundles, bsnkooxes sni paper
parcels turn out to DO Il honor. The vnoe City
composed Of Chatham streets. Al the north side OF
Fashionable place move to the south side and the souta
70 the north Avenue changes from the top to toe
bottom and vice yerss while an smicabe transfer OF
inhabitants ia aie by East Nineteith and West Oae
Hundred and Fiftieth .,s. Thus, dnrng one day the
City 10 nearly depopussed there only half s' msny
homes to-day a. there yesterday and will De to-
morrow AZ night draws near, the svarmipg multi
tudes begin TO settle 10 their cells the crash Ct
furniture 10 ess and less frequent, the screaming co
drcn drop sIeep with fatigue the hrst curtain lecture
Of the year commences aud May Day IS over
TIE MURDER ~ ASTHoNT-sr.- Coroner Wal
,rs Yesterday held inquest upon the body Of James
Honahso native Of New Brunswick, aged ~ years
TIE following testimony sddueed before the Jury
MN Miot belny s~orn. test ii that deceaied wa
,tsrtng 10 An,houyst nking win he "nen 'Dul parsons
-ar- M 10 Them 81 the persons We mum % hquo
a., .saa her how che di deceased toa them 10 10 about
br bushes pushed u them, wnereupoa o1- OF
trer7 named OHM struck deceased, and genera A.h
a,,uat 10 which one of h- persons KNOCKED deceased
dopp abe saw knife IN bcdys fand me Tour prs
-. cr.,@rt are he four persons that sccosled Us
Jfra Ns,s being sworn I-sined that he saw deceased
80 rh,ron .trit- he lnifs into he breast OF deceased
who upon being struck. s@pred into his middle O. the
street snd wss oos-d by Thomp'on, ~ho kn0eked hih
f-r1 c,,1 being sworn tss.A.d .hst he present
= .n- 81 AZ and Thou pson .ck kne into ne de-
and aerwsrd .uul NJ aad pui II ato HI,
Hagh holy being sworn, te.aes hs h. ~ss pre'eu'
during psr of the STRAY, snd rnonpsou snke de-
ceased and a over him. saw blood on decessed Wn-n I'D
charge ~ the officer
during The aier part Of he ssy aud saw deceased stsg
geriDs he ASKED decreased Thompson the man who
NUT him deceased could rot reply. tut rodded he bead
Ocer Walton being sworn. sst ned that he wa attracted
to SPOT by seeing scrowd 10 ,nhonyst saw deces'-d
standing IN enfeebed stale deceased said o me I'M
my. I'm stabbed aud never ~. ke asr~hri searched
Thompson sud found knife IN be gh hand psnIsoons
pocket. blood the knife vito hs ASSURANCE
Of officer Downing arrested the whole psrty
Dr. Thomas HOLMES, being sworn, ss'hed that he made
pO.mouem examination oi the deceased. snd found =
p1ncmred wound about inches below and TO me nsh OF
ne eN uppie Il was found O have entered me pencN
diem passing through 70 mo the right ventrce ~ me ne-r
ard between nc fourth aud mn nos "ound ""
sufficient 10 cause death
Alter bearing the testimony the Jury rendered the
verdict that James 3onahsu came 10 bic death by a
wound in the chest, inflicted by william Thompson
while engaged in ARRAY in An,honyst on the alter
noon Of Sunday April - The others who were ar
rested with Thompson yesterday, were discharged.
Destruction OF ERBEN's ORGAN FAcroRY.-
Last evening sboui- p. o'clock fire broke on; IN the
back part Of Mr. Henry Erbeb- we'll known organ fac
tory in Csntre.t few doors above Canast Owing
TO the amount of nhsmmsbe matter in the building
the DANES soon appeared at iis front window. and
RACED with such violence tba, the upper stories con
taning nesrly all the valuable stock belonging the
establishment were soon entirely destroyed The ire
appeared b have broken out IN two three spots AZ
the same time but In what manner il was impossible
10 ascertain There strong suspicious that It was
the work Of an incendisry The hrGmen were prompt
" on the spot snd by their xertons prevented it from
extending farther The office OF the Gas Company I'D
Joining wa. somewhat damaged by water, but the IL
zach brick walls made eascusl guard sgsinst the
DANES
The property destroyed consisted of two large
church organs twenty five smaller ones OF various
sizes and about twenty i've others In course Of CON
s,ruction varying In value from $500 10 : OOO The
workmen employed lost all Of their tools Tho whole
amount Of will probably be from $4,000 70 $50 O90
OF which about $1,000 Is covered by insurance This
10 the third time Mr. Erben has been sufferer by fire
CoMM0s C0UsclL.-The two Boards were in
session las, eyening-pa..ed several unimporiant mat
and did nothing very remarkable reso!u'o yes
adopted by both increasing the salary Of the ClfI OF
the Assistants (Nr Scott from 1000 70 81 Cooper an
nun, 10 date from November las:-and another was
originated and adopted BY the Aldermen for the light
ing Of Unionsqusre with gas.
The Mayor transmitted Message vetong ,hs grant
OF the exclusive any Pier 10 the City 10 single
party thereby negativng certain resolutions Of the
board OF Aldermen, Wnlcn Will Dc found unoer the
Municipal head Ia another column.
10 the Board Of Aldermen tho Finance Committee
reported avoraby the petition Of the Hudson River
Railroad Company for lease Of the ground Canal
and contiguous streets covered by Clinton Market
The Report recommended the case for term Of ten
years dating from the 10th May inst-vith the privi
ege Of val for Ike term-and Ia ths form it
adopted and the other Board for sction. The
Aldermen WI meet again on Thursday evening.
| IKELREINER's CONcERT.--Young DESIRE lKEL-
HEIMza announces concert a, the Apollo Rooms for
Monday evening next lie will be- sssis,ed By Sgnors
VALENTINi, CoRELLL TAFFAsELLI and hARETzEX
forming altogether noe combination of musical talent
There will undoubtedly be rich programme, aud the
concert will be delightful entertainment, for these
cool May evenings
WEIGHT ~ BREAD.
! Mr.. ITEMS VIII you be kind enough 10 inform
ence regulating the weight Of bread and II So what IL
me minimum weight for the sixpeuny shilling loaf
There IL such law IA existence In this City the
main guard against Ugh, weight les In the eompe
tiuon VI the bakers. Hems
n We Published yesterday morning state
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