New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-12

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CoNcERr AT rHE OrERA H0usE.- Tie Grand
Concert for the benefit OF the lse ar simpsons family
came o. last night a, he As,orplace OP-rA House
The attendance was but moderate wh.ch Ne regretted
=, perceive BIZ; this wss partly ace0un, Of The &c
ver,y Of the cold TIE Opera q L.erGia Borsia @ss
,csivss with The eniha,asn which IL scsuuul music
six.v. ereats, After the close, Mr.. z COMM who
IA. already been very svoraby received BY oisermi'
p,,pv audience. in ihis City Played 600 irom Nor'
- VIII sxoui,.,e variston, The chss,e and ln'oed
execution Of TIL, volinsi the purity snd srsce oil h'
tones and The classic simplicity Of hs style must even
,n.ry insure aim high success. lie We received N'n
great applause The concert concluded Win C''i'
Dt-a sung By Mad. LAsoEDE 50 nobody else ns' ever
sung Il in our hesrinz.
Tonight L Ghrsrrsrio will Be given for the lssi
time Those who wish 20 hear splendid dramatic 'ins
ina should not miss seeing TRUTH IN his character.
CoNDIrIoN o. rHE RlfsKs.-Ihe severe cold 81
the asst three or four days has Accumulated The dfi Ice
in tie North and East Rivers 10 such an extent 90 %
seriously hinder the passage Of the ferry boats ie''er
day il was with great difficulty thsi TIE ferries TO Brook
lyn and Jersey City could be kept open Al the south
Ferry in particular the boats frequently upward
Of an hour In crossing Las, night up 10 the hour OF
going to press the cold had sbaec and smother Gay
OF such weather vii be almost sufficient 10 close the
Rivers entirely.
The .,eambos, I'aiies ,Sai,, Cap, Shultz and Va
Aaat Capt Belts employed in towing vessels while a.
the end Of Pier No 10 Ess, River cut through by
the ice on wednesday evening and suaS. The Ndfo7i
being Of light draft of wster was raised yesterday
morning the Uated NHS lies At the boc!n With about
hali Of her smoke pipe shove water.
~LlcHr MoRE LIGHT These memorable
words OF Goethe have been often repeated with sTs'
rety Of application butt with greater reason than
by al those compelled TO read or write BY gasisht "
pre,eut The coal used by the Gas Company is entirely
too black for the purpose. our light ouFn'so dsrAy'
tia, once or twice in 4 moment OF desperation, We
have been on the point Of buying half pound OF DIPS
in order 70 see H. such dim uncertain pi,chy asme
as We are obliged to use libel on hydrogen, and II
tue Drumuioni sun which rises over the horizon oil
Broadway would but shine in our direction we might
dispense with H.
CArrFORviAs MEErING.-A large mcss meeting !
was held on Wednesday evening at Central Hail.
Grand st. for the purpose Of organizing an Overland
Expedition for California Article. OF Agreement |
pedsng the subscribers abide By the orders and in
structons Of the President and Directors snd 90 fur
nish from time 10 time, the necessary funds, were |
signed by large number Of persons each paying the
initiation fee Of 81 The printed Report OF a Commit /
tee appointed previous meeting was also produced
and distributed.
~ BURTON has brought ont new play |
drams,ized by Broughsm from Dckenss new Christ
mss tale of The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bar.
gain which bids fair TO have run equal to that of
Dombey & SON Burton knows right well how to I
entertain the Of fun His bill for this evening Ia
addition to The Haunted Man presents the burlesque
opera Of Lucy did Sham Amour and the farce OF
Sasher sud Crssher
THE HOMICIDE IL SPRUCE -fRgucsf-The |
name Of the boy who indicted the fatal wsund on Nj.
chsel Drsco in the cellar No spruce st. Wednes
day evening is Cornelius Curdy Coroner Walters held
IN nques, on the tody yesterday at the Fourth Ward
station House when the following testimony was adj
duced
Ed,card MBs residing No. $50 Forsyth ST o-ins
orn says that ht about n oc lock, h went into
Marshafs cellar 10 spiucest for The purpose OF bringing
the young that IN company with Dnse) the De
ceased out OF the cesr ss he bad qlaHeed "a him De
FIRE lhey went In but hzt made Hup The young man
name Wa samuel Murray ~h-n he went 10, Dnsco.i |
struck The boy. Cornelius Cudy twice hld Ne atef c
uul You Of q b.. Whist did you stHke me Nr he
h-u ran behind the and took knife thinks ne
bar Drscol cam. toward the bar. Tor TIE purpose be
supposed striking him. when he fell witness did cot see
hn stabbed but youns nsn mat ~ss IN company cried
Dsi.eoi died
T,1s.as Henry Clas, being svoru sad that he IL &C
qusinied ~h Dnscsn the decess he latter sold pafers
Herald corner, and NJ the Erref' ONCE sno~s ihe
sni saw Murray aud Sam Williams there DrIscol tod
10 get and coffee and then wsAed into the bsck
bskes prisoner stood the door that e-d.
he bskeoom, with two cups Of coffee add TWO plates OF
him when retiring ard said no you giving 10
he then him Ih- soner ran behod The bar drew
oai drawer snc pu led out dagger and lhen rano~sd
decea,ec and srucs him did hs dagger IN prs
hand until after deceased struck hul aheu the pfis
the head pie dishes he threw II him Aftsr Drs
col stabbed, ne staggered and blood csme from his
three minutes siterTsrd Thedrsrsed a, trunk ohsH ne
agyay took piae,
The testimony Of the other witnesses conceded with
the fore going 20 we need not give IL in full
The Jury, which composed Of twelve OF our
mos, respectable merchants returned verdict ,hstde
ceased came to his death by wound inflicted BY the
boy Cornelius Cuddy, and that the same wound was In
rletsd without malice and in cfdefence
ADAM AND EvE.-Dubuies grand paintings Of
The Temptation and The Expulsion continue 10
attract numbers Of ysiisrs the Society Library
Building The doubts expressed in regard to their
thentcity are absurd any discerning person may
see =, glance tbs, they Dabuies pictures and
beautiful as they are genuine
TELE0RAPH OVER TIE HUDsoS.-MOrses Tele-
graph line to Philadelphia in operation yesterday
from the Office In Hanover direct 10 Philadelphia
The wires cross the Hudson, ust above Fort Washing
ton, At gu elevation Of about 200 feet.
~ Gen. greene OF Rhode Island, who has
been hitherto detained BY Sickness a, home TO- with
he daughter the Astor House, and intends 70 pro
coed ~ Washington this morning
w The Hutchinsons arrived in this City, from
the West yesterday
ROBERTO DEyERErN.-The follow ing summary
OF the plot Of this opera, which {. to be- given Mon
day evening st the Actor place Opera House, viii BE-
Interesting TO the musical world this Opers has
e, Jet been produced Ia the United states
TIE plot founded upon he welknOwu story tod q
Elizabeth o. England having given her fsyOrie Essex,
rr promising that 10 Whatever extremity he might be,
hs would send her hat begging her favor would
exert her power 10 save him THIS ring Esse willie under
sentence Of death Tor high entrusted The Duchess
Of NOUN ghsm, VINO failed deliver the Queen and h.
Wa. executed. For his neglect Elizabeth mover NTgsge
he Duchess
In tre opera Roberto, EsseI 10 the lover u Sara, the
Duchess, who, daring ais absence 10 Ireland has allowed
herself ~ be driven By The Queen into msrrsge with he
Duss of SoiHg Elizabeth hSs cOuded Der love Tor
kooero 10 sara and 10 the nf sci expresses 10 Der no