New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-27
CITY ITEMS.

aa,h., If the season Yesterday was intersperseo WI"
two or three April showers, from about 0 o'ooN
nearly sunset At o'clock brisk ram coii''"''', 3D.
attended with thunder and lightning "h'on ''f'-..
inc,es.ed IN = miniature deluge. The a'"o'P -,
l,,d,aa nm with aashes Of lightning oil ext'
h;l,i.rov bat the thunder. Instead oil oo'hs -
- ID, elsps scarcely got above ~" 10" 80.
49,. IA and II o'clock the moon was dong 90
,., ne ace" with the clouds ou' MI P''0
..a.,,.,ons cave no sign Of success ms '''"f 49,
=, ~, ,,,ne WAS still Oppressive al" '''''
murder sleep u
ovruv BAK.-A meeting Of me DA'
-. ., the enpreme Court room yesterday .''
''oN 80, =, 81. dea,h Of John l. Lawrence hsq-
"O''' chic, Justice Jones presided ana Me-sr''
= s,tv.,r. Miller and Bogert sct'd A. wee
,i4,.sses were presented by MesS's'
ia : q RAYMOND, Bette ana Diso'"7Y' anu "e
~ orh,c and prevate character OF ueceAseo
,(n rms Of much truthiulness ana ioe""s N''o'"
,on. were ADOPTED expressive oil fesp'o' - '"'
ory decea scd and regret d nv ','' .e H.,
L1wrrnce which would a. yors nar. has fallen upon
$50, ~. moment in tones q" adnOh t.vh p'cu y
them NJ VIZ ,ore..ive inasmuch as within on shoft
soieHn ara nd look an active part M paving the
ia, t,bnte Of respeci 10 the memory VI "'''' "'''"
euished .s'gs ., IN the death Of Mr Lawrence not only
he'o,'S, he CIV aud SAFE have sustained loss men
VII, be widely felt and dsepy u'p s,,ys;y p.ea c,i
@ .,edf.st friend. snd IN o,ieuailyu- iisen
E.sI,od That the Ne~-fork baf ''nue, 10 ,uo my
'tce.sed ne expression Of thelr Pfolouhu sym
49, IN tbs an cling befeavemeni-and l-t - llpu''
ofrespec 90 the memory o. @l, and M wear he
attend his funeral ihis Coy al . o.o ~ "N' wiz
osa-I rbsi copy Of these resolutions be transmitted
OF 1 meeting 10 the family Of The decease1
"a mai the proceedings of the meeog De iufh'n7u 70
the daily papers for publication
ryS- We notice among the arrivals at the lr
wing House the following distinguished persons Coz.
ui,,bcoek Capt Geo A. Blake, Col Talcott Capt
a CLARK. Capt l. D. Walker, and Capt. 9 Walker
Gus. Army Mai J g Barnard, Of Z. : Engineers
Cant Garland Of u s. NJ. Corps Dr. Jas Kitchen To
ward Hsr.t L A Cooley and Gen Paterson snd family
Of Philadelphia, Or. c. n. Mot OF :. C.. Capt w h.
Parsons of ship Kate Hunter Hon. John T. Bush OF
Buffalo John McRae Of Natchez
MoRE PORTUGUESE HEFUGEEs.-Bet1een 20
50 of these exies arrived yesterday from Trinidad III
the bark Henry Trowbndge They expect to be sent
to the West
Lug,RAL BEoUEsr.-The Treasurer OF Oh"
American Missionary Association, Lewis Tappan, Esq
of this City Acknowledges the receipt OF 81 $40 90 cash
and A note secured by mortgage for s3'Ol3, making
81 525 &C. being legacy the late Dr. Jesse Whea
ton. OF Dedhsm, Mass. for the support OF the Mend
Mission, West Africa.
tly In the direction "To Families under Ho
incapable cure for Cholera, the word and was PRINT
cd instead of COR in the second line OF the nth para
graph Take Ipecsc I'd or 3D. The notice reads cor
recty now printed.
SEIZURE OF GUSPOwDER.-Yesterday morning
the Precedent of the Board Of Engineers OF the Fire De
partment seized about tun Of powder, which wa
found seereted on board soop lying below Sixty
fourth.st East River lie caused 1t TO be removed TO
Blsckwells Island
FATAL RAILROAD Acknowledgement Wal
ters yesterday afternoon held Inquest in One Hun
bred and Eighteenth st. Third at the house
of Mr. Hsrdenbrook upon the body Of a man aged bJ
years named Henry Turner. born in New York. On
Thursday morning about o'clock appears from
the evidence the deceased attempting to ascend
bank near One Hundred aud Fifteenth st at the time
the train OF tho New York and Harlem pass
ing staggered and fell, striking his head against the
engine with much force and violence that separa
lion of the scalp and fatal fracture Of the skull wa-
the consequence from the effects OF which he died IN
few hours. No blame attached 10 tho Engineer or
any connected with the cars During the ato war
between this country and Great Britain, Mr. Turnef
was engaged IN actual service for three years lie wa
under Generals Scott and Pike at the storming OF LITTLE
Rock, and also displayed great courage at the taking
OF the Bridge at PattsbuTgh, beside rendering other
efficient services which his country then stood in need
Of
Marrow EscAPK.-As the steamboat James
Madison WAS on her way to tho City from COney Isl
and about dark last night, Capt Mellen discovered
Il small sail boat capsizod and three men on her bot
tom. He Immediately bore down 10 their assistance
and Of news boats, which was tOwed by the
steamer took them Of They were much exhausted
having been capsized about hour before in sudden
squa from the They had stripped OF their clothes
and one of them nearly naked and much exhaust
ed Had net the steamboat seen them all must have
persisted as other vessel in sight that could
sist them. Capt. Melen headed subscription for
them, and money enough collected from the pas
stngors TO purchase each new suit of clothes.
Manufacturing the excitement OF the Chol-
1t would be well to keep cool and quiet There is
no better way Of reaching this than by visit to the
cool shades OF the Otto Cottege this afternoon. The
Gung Band will be there and entertain visitors free
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS
OFFICE or rRk BOARD ilEALTH July o.
T~ During the last - hours there have been