New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-06
CITY ITEMS.

sbls bodied Inmates and labor provided Tor neH 4"7
aged snd decrept 20 be separated from ''. a''
bodied and also the are % be- keptapAf| W."
the plau Of giving work % the .nnaies Wa Hr''
100 Of the paupers were Informed hat iNey ""D'1 -
oeive credit Tor al labor performed ana cha's'' 'o'
their living a. s cost while the bssncs o tne earn
ings would be paid 70 them when ihey ~" 'ns '''"-
Only g. accepted these conducns' Ano ihe resi- '' ~
..,,hl.bmso, The same propossl wss then made 70
60 others but only IL agreed 70 them 4no'7 WHO
have gone 70 work are well satshed with the cnanse
and v.,sl Of them are said 70 from one dollar u
one dollar and half a day. There are no" IN toe
Aim. Uou.e 379 men, 80 women, ff3 children lne
cboler. has prevailed among them 70 coDsiderao.e
extent.
KAsDALL's IsLASD-fne Cholera mas made its
,o,..,.,ee =, the nurssry On ,hi. Island within i.
more thsn week The frat case vss on the @i'i o.
INV u 70 Friday l.si the number oi cases had
s,,,pn,ed 70 o. aud the deaths r. II which
were crown persons The week ending July -, there
were Sort deaths of Cholera. The past week there
have BEEN u deaths from Cholera, aud - cases were
under treatment at ia close The journal NJ Cv'ame-e
Of Saturday ssys
TIE Increase y ofdsease might naturally be s but
e. .ss in some oegfee 10 ne un"ho,e'ome sI.1F
sns.ng from The dead bodies buried Do rOA-f Ii.-'
winch close pToH rty u me Nsnefy. ~ ~, e..
does not Bece.ssry OAOV, - the same annoy 'e G
before been experienced without any sppaicnt fn1' ~
u. health me residents ~ the isand u j. ~ 80 80
has been 10 al exceedingly viuaiea s,a'' ~ ,,e.
cause dudns The prevalence n tne aie sOl 'iy ,.
s1d fnai been necessary ~ keep u' - ,.,
lafg- school room closed ~hefen are 80 p.vs
see u-x 10 the burial yace alluded 10, inur pf'''n
free ventilation season when u - espe'a.ly .
b, Under ms 'tsie of hiog en. ofen nay, s,v ~
oleutiy Eeusd. and teachers faDteo II j. c'ta,y %
dent that 70 . wrong. very wrong. 10 hsVe S ~ ''.
g., .is.pa Of the Potter. Eled We tfusi
tb.t me Committee Of the Common tOuncA NaFInk pa
e1a,gs the lnaer Of selecting new osfis place VII be
ed %
a.suf.d he spare eKstng for DuHa p1fPose' "n i
go. Island viii prove insufficient after the end o. 'e
or mon he al he farib-s under the present conn
y,Iosag system What this system is We VI" 10" pro
e,ch about seven feet wide il dug, varying in depit
from IS sei the surface Of e under .aia oi IocA
paey A. possible IN perpendicular and sofne 20
hDnzOutsl poe uOn, convenience may SUI, ahu n'
..un, I'D i the intervening spaces hasten decOmpOs
non The pfk generally extends foot or TWO apOve ne
Level Of The ground, and covered WIN "C or hIoe
f ,i IN on with hee lbarrows Or course, 70 is
the isvone bvousc Of numberess rsu' whose oepieos
tiop. by buuowing liable al times 10 expose Po'
lions Of the cOfas But great IMPROVEMENT mas 'snen
place in the condition ~ the grounds within DAY or "o
depth Of earth placed above tns cohns as 10
such abuses less frequent About VOo ooe' nav
b.en h-re the outbreak The Choera say
from middle Of May, Of whom about Loo are on pei
died Of Choers In the TWO hospitals altaenso
10 the Nurseries from 80 10 80 patents ana IN.
IDIOT House has % inmates all Of whom are iernaIes ou
CV The steamer Tennessee, Capt. CoLr ar
rived Saturday evening from Savannah, Ga whence
she sailed on Wednesday afternoon. We are much
Indebted our friends Of he SaronnGh RpabhcaR ano
Gosian for late papers snd slips containing important
news from Florida, which will be- found in another
column.
THs sTEAssBIP HsHMANS.-The Hermann ar
rived At this port yesterday from Bremen and South
ampton She left the latter port July 90 the day be
fore the sailing Of the Cambria She brings l26 pas
sensers, smong whom are Prot w. D. Smith Of Phiis-
delphA and large number Of Germans The South.
smpton spopdent of the London Times under date
OF the 18th ult. ssys'
The United State, mail steamer Hermann, Captain z
CraJes sni we'd here late hour sst mig from brr
men, sitter Of ~ hours She brought shout 100 pAs
tsngers Hnd lIo tuns Of cargo from bremen a. loI Ne
Yok she will lake board here 800 uus on coas hhu
., o. s. o OH no . 2o'b 49, Win fhe A,aencan
CONTRACT nais or Ne~-lOfk The Hermann l'it bfemei
three days before her appointed une M consequence
the blockade the Danish Government si Ieu'inR 10 pei
init the importation Of Goals from Eng ana i9t e use 81
the American steamers Nten, however, me Do'Aan'
shsn oaVe been raised these steamers VIII not eavr ,'
Wiser u l5th Of each month, longer stay at bfe
m-fhaven being necessary for lie convenience o' ooSt
there.
LAUscHEs-Tvo large vessels were launched
on Saturday In the EsstRver and another which was
advertised for the came time postponed to ihis
morning This Oriental. ship designed for the Chm"
trade and built for A Low Brother, was launched
from the yard Of jacob Bell foot OF stsntonst she
a noble specimen of naval architecture oi the same
class with the Samuel Russell and the Houqus' but OF
superior Dimensions aud finish Her length Is l1o feet
breadth OF besm, 30 feet depth OF hold q feet tun
mage, $50 tuns She atwo odecked vessel combining
great strength with remarkable beauty. Her hulls OF
white oak live oak. locust and cedar. Her hoor Is
white oak Her cabin, which is finished with uncom'
mon elegance, has eight convenient airy and well
H.hied state rooms She launched with the most
perfect success at about hsfpss nine, and Is 10 be
placed IN the Dry Dock to be coppered She is to be
commanded by Capt n. B Palmer
A short time after. the Philadelphia was launched at
the opposite eide Of the river from the yard of Perrne
Patterson & Stack wilsmsburgh She is Intended for
packet ship between Philadelphia and Liverpool, and
10 built for Richardson. Wstsos Il Co OF this City -
Her dmsusons are length, 10 tee, breadth OF beam
3si feet depth of hold, q feet tonnage ll'o tuns
shes three decker and is built of the best materials
Her ribs white oak, locust and cedar and her
panks are white oak. Her launch WAS attended with
httle drisulty but the vessel sustained no damage
The launch Of the Gallia from the yard OF w. u
webb at the foo, of sxthst wss postponed on account
of the absence of her owner, Cspt Robertson OF New
burg, and will take place to-day a. IL O'Clock
THE MAILS AND rHs PRIscEroS RAILWAY Ac-
oIpkNr -Agrest portion of the papers pamphlets aud
letters which reached this city by the Southern mail
on Thursday, at 6 O'Clock, P NJ, in such a wet
condition from having been In the canal as TO render
delivery almost impossible.
IY- Among the number OF deaths from Cholera
Yesterday was that of Mrs Eunce Holmes, mother Of
Dr. Thomas Holmes In the death OF Mrs. Holmes
society has sustained loss She raised 10 ma
tunty large family, who, together with large circle
OF relatives and friends their recent bereavc
ment For forty years she was member OF the Baptist
Church in Olverst during which time she lived in the
full enjoy yment of the Christians hope In the trying
hour Of death she trumphed the King OF rerrors
and joyfully resigned her spirit into the hands OF the
Saviour.
~ Hon. s. s. PRESriss Of New Orleans, late
an eminen, Member OF Congress from Mississippi is
stopping with bis family at the Astor House
~ James w. Lent died on Saturday, at the
advanced age OF 80 yesrs- He old politician oi
Tammsny Hall. belonging TO the Democratic school OF
Jonas Hambsrt, Dr. Prince, Abraham Boodgood, John
TsTgee lie was g reslous patriot snd popular clu-
zen, and has lett a comfortable fortune.
FATAL AceIpESr.-Tne Coroner held IN
quest yesterday. the City Hospital. upon the body
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