New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-10
CITY ITEMS.

BREAKDOWN IN bhOADWAf.-tOnin5 down the
tSo.shiling slJe. Monday. We found humanity son
siomersted in unusual eompactnefs at certain spot
ast below the Hospital. stopping To see what was
going forward 1or rather 10 see why the crowd was
not, we found ring formed the sidewalk and mel
snchoiy looking nssress taking steps TO earn few
pennies by dancing real Id Virgin'y breakdown for
the amusement of half adozen East young men with
bad cigars 10 their mouths and nothing hut good
place TO put brick In their ha,s The negroes was far
sss an object oi pity than the fools who were
watching her and putting few pennies 10 the hsnd OF
The young gentleman nearest us, and bidding the
dsusease be careful of her company, we passed on
~ tits really too careless, too bad, too wicked
and altogether too unput up with able that they don't
have lamp placed the plank road at the corner
Of Broadway and White st. There has already been
one smash in those dgeines' and the next time the
probabilities are that mischief will be doneas there Is
tune Of the evening in which people not passing
there In one almost continuous line Of march. The
passage 10 now extremely dark uncertain and unsafe
We may perhaps take this occasion to say generally
that the persons In charge Of building or improve
nents on the line of the great horoughsrss much
too careless In leaving the premises night, and alto
gether too indifferent the security OF passengers
We all willing to stand aside for the rubbshy gen
us Of Brick and Mortar because he leaves such noble
traces Of bis marchbut stlll do not exactly see
the necessity for rskng legs, wives, children, sc
SC 10 the cause OF improvement when little trouble
the part of those whose duty it to be careful,
would make everything sale.
soNsTHIs0 LIKE Ir.--We understand that
nearly the whole of the hveyoars subscribers to the
Italian Opera have rejected the advance of quarter
Of dollar per scat proposed by N. Msrs,zek and
have not only raised the price to dollar asd Aalf
~ ss for themselves but have undertaken 10 Sc, the
thing done by the whole of the other subscribers
both i've yearly and yearly This is the proper spirit
In which 10 meet the question, and do not entertain
doubt that the measure will be successfully carried
cut We begin now TO realize that there TO- In fact
excellent prospest for the Opera this Winter.
by the way, we are requested TO state in regard to
tho wardrobe Of the Opera House that NJ Msrs,zsk 10
fully provided in this point and Ia able to put any OPP
era In the r<oris the stage AZ twentyfour hours
notice
~ The fearful slorm OF Saturday night has
len Its wrecks all about the streets, IN the shape OF
lamp pos, stumps ribhoned awnings aud other similar
ni6es We do no, learn that any Of the innumsrsble
sewers In progress Of construction actually blown
down--shough we don't see why on earth they have
erected that colossal three derrick the
Of Broadway and Grand unless IL 10 to extract the
City BY the roots that Broadway has got a rotten
both that needs pulling
EF Tho passengers by the ship Christians,
Capt Hammond, from London, have published let
ter expressing 10 strong terms their confidence in the
professional ability and skill Of Csp, Hammond and
their high estimation Of the msnner in which the ship
peril med the voysss against head winds and the equ
noctsl gales
AcclpTST.--A carmsn named Charles Bovce
residing At 80 Cherry.st met with n severe acciden,
Monday about o'clock. p 81. uesr the South Ferry.
He was sitting on loaded cart when another car,
came IN violent contsct with bis knocking him from
the load He received some severe cuts In the head
and Wa otherwise nured--he was taken up quite in
sensible
MILirARY--On Monday several Companies oil
eur citizen soldiers went target excursions They
uere mostly composed OF Firemen, among whom TIE
ssrsfeld Guards, commanded By Capt John Jackson
md the Independent Warren Guards comm anded oy
g. Barnett were cons lcuous for their rne soldier
IKE appearance and the beautiful bands that accom-
panied them On their in the evening their tar
sets bore striking proof OF their military skill
A WoYAs RUs CyER.-An smigrant named
Am Qrogsn, with child Ia her srms was erossins
bsresy st. 10 the Albany steamboat landing, Monday
evening when she knocked down by n carriage
md received severe cut In the head she was alec
nseA bruised but the child fortunately escaped urin
jared
A Boar HPsgr-As two brothers, named Johs
20 Thomas Fitzgerald, aged about 10 and IL years
90 reading at LOG Washinrton-st were going To boat
Monday afternoon, from the Battery, one OF tas
sys vas In the Of pushing the boat from the wharf
ss ne lost his balance and fell into the water eans
@S NE boat 10 upset A man named John Miller, who
sssndins BY, eoorsgsously jumped into the wass
'''sd both The lad. from . wsssry grave
~ Commodore Blake one OF tho oldest Cap