The New York herald., 1850-02-23
O1ty Intelllgcnce .


THx vNoN MKrrISc ON MosDAr.-Ths committee OF
arrangements respectfully request the propretors Of
shippips to display the American ass throursoSS AZ
day Of the above meeting.
PoLITIcAL ErrERrAisMENr.-Thl evening, ny Fer.
o;rsS sA
French's Hotel.
LAND REvoRM Mass Mrsruro AT TAMxASr HALL, ON
ENIpAv EvrsIsS, NExr;.Ths united eonnittsss Of
the city, have issusd call for gathering Of cti
sess irrspsotive Of party to respond to the rssou
and other Senators. ip favor of making the public
lands OF the United States free to actual settlers in
received frsm the above named Senators, sddre,ssd
tn the Committee OF Arrangements psthissg with
the movement and acknowledging the Justice aud
policy Of the measure. The call is signsd BY the
most prominent politicians OF both the poiltioxl
parties and citizens generally and although called at
assigned BY the COMMITTEES ssmsnts to address
the meeting. The cell will be pubshed early in the
week.
CELEpnArror ev sr. DAvrp's DAv.-Ths Welsh Don.
uation Of this city will celebrate the anniversary Of
their patron saint Friday evening" the first day of
March, By dinner to lseies and gcutiemsn The fss-
strumeptsi and the speeches, songs ana tossts will
glow With sllusions to the interesting history
rsturs OF Wales country asounding In curious
lore An excellent feature, we'll as q novel one ia
the presence Of ladies st the dinner.
TBn Cusrom HOUSE. Orrrcras-Ths Custom House
officers have been paid at last the months pay due on
the hrst Of this month
CANAL Toll CoLLEcToR.-Mr. Auson w. Evans, OF
OpoDdsgH formerly collector Of tolls In Syracuse has
been appointed collector Of canal tolls In this city
New COMMISSIONER EMGRATIox.-Mr. Andrew
Carigan, having resigned his Office Commis
OF Emigration and having positively refused to take
the once again long matters managed as they
are In this in.tituton Mr John T. psvelin has been
appointed by the Governor Of this State his stead
1bres Of the Commissioners declined to sgu the
nual report the ground Of gross mis- snts
Why do they not produce report Of their own, and
let the whole truth come out, as the public have
right to know IL
FiRE Last evening, shortly before dark tho roof OF
the building called the Atlantic Garden at foot Of
Broadway was discovered TO be on Ore, and was ex-
ipguished with but riding damage.
COLLISION the Harlem aud Yorkvils omnibus,
No 2s7, driving down the owery about IL O'Clock
yesterday, IL came In contact with wagon belonging
horres Of the omnibus was pses and plunge ID Violently
until held down by one Of the passengers Who quickly
leapsd out The wagon bad tse axle broken, and the
hind wheel torn of; but fortunately, no hurt
AccIpESr-A man named Daniel hayes had his leg
broken, yeserday afteIn noon, by the tail of bale Of
cotton, while loading ship at the foot Of Maiden lane
He removed to the City Hospital where
II Was tet.
RAmwAr Acc,pEsT.-Mr jenkins, conductor of the
coming down this city, Thursday fell off, and the
cars passing over him, killed him on the spot
DrrkAuTY AND CossKaurNcEs-At IL O'Clock,
yesterday, officer McGrath arrested man named Will
liam Fnney in Theatre Alley with eleven others who
have been In the practice of gambling and Of rotous
conduct In the alley he was drunk and disorderly at
mother and two sisters who oil state of utter
drunkenness The mother had just brought In quart
OF rum. and they were ell INDUCING freely. The
men being partially naked the policeman left them
and took the man With him. Shortly AFTER, some
person going into the house. the mother vas found
dead having been smothered BY OF the daughters
who Was lying drunk upou her. The Coroasr sent
for and ipquett being heda verdict was returned
In accordance with these facts
MosT DARING AND SUCCESSFUL NEGRo RoBBER Ex-
r-Mrs Disbrow keeps boarding house st No. IS
Leonard street and Mr. Copklin Titus and his wife
others. One nights ago, clothes which had been
left out In the yard we're stolen but was not suspect
se.sn and clock yssssrsay mornias' negro hs,
Ing effected On entrance into the HOUSE, vent to the
OF Mrs Dhbrow, and after taking silver spoons
and other articles of plate togsther with few dollars
In her pocket locked her inside and then pre-
ossdsd TO the room Of Mrs. Titus. which was ly.
keeps q public house in Park row, and does not
come home I'LL . late hour She imagined IL her
husband who In for though the rascal brought
light with him, he did net him at first, she did
not rase her head She was soon however, startled BY
the manner In vhDh the fellow was busng about the
room aud on sitting mp In the bed what her hor
ror on bsholdng big strapping black She screamed,
and her daughter, who with her husband were In the
psxt With only fielding doors them sprung
out Of bed and disw the foIdipg doors but seeing
the negro abe horrined that she could not 90
forward nor could shs &c; back being n1ed St.ssn the
by fsrciDg his way, could not get oa. I'LL the wreeh
escaped, taking Mr Tituss clothes With him In tbs
midst Of all this uproar and confasion Mr. TITUS walked
In and the nsgre who lay BY Ia the dark, walked OUT
and though hue and cry raised sdatey after,
he escaped, and nothing has since been heard OF him
OrEsrse o. Bowss 4 MeNAMEE's NEw sroRE-The
pev marble edince, in Broadway, opposite Thsnss
street. which has been In construction for some time
past and :,setsd BY Bowen MoN.Iss Tor tas ,,ans-
chapts was opened yesterday from IL to O'Clock Du-
ling that time IL viitsd BY thousands Of PERSONS
its snibcence Ills decidedly OF the most ohssts
and elegant stores In the city and for beauty of design
end nsish, viii compare fsvorsbly with any simiar
building IN the United states IL not in the world We
have former occasion given descriptions OF this
beautiful building but not be smss on the pre-
rent occasion. to ssy few words concerning tt. The
lot which the building i erected thirty seven aud
half feet In width BY one hundred aud forty eight
In depth The building Is four stories high, with ce,-
lar and sub cellar sod each story s lighted from the
reef by mssns Of sky-Ight made Of extraordinarily
thick sIsss Tor tn. purpo.s the pane, oos IS snsy
hammered Iron or bhstsred steel Ths roor, sresup'
ported BY iron beams extending the entire width of the
budrg rendering posts OF pillars in the interior un-
pecsrsry. This srrsogement gives more room for the
usnssction sf bushes. rke whole bulldog IL ssrmsd
s.l ssr ,,ans s'a as ,hs ssS,os =,
our readers doubt aware, rs of marble, Ia the
Llisabeihss style, With richly wrought eolumns aud
kpeish crow glass. This magnificent struoture va
vs,'sd In every part yesterday By thousands o. onr
eii.sns and only the drsen but the general ar
three O'Clock spproschsd, the es,sblishmsnt, a.
hatfime. being pretty veil tsd an mpre"Pfn nsstns
. osani.sd and Mr Jes.ps ho.is .aa,ss.a ,nI,s ,ss
energy activity spd enterprse Of the present Day Win
tbs coach habits Of predecessors aud u,trs-
I'd HE remarks By referring 20 steam and the electric
telegraph By the aid Of the nrst We cen travel ~
much is an hour ~ ancestors did In day soa y
usirs hehtbipg. vs can coDverse vith our isisnds
tbcussnd two thousand miles lasay, with great
facility. from these he said vhat have vs NOT risns
to hope for In the future Mr. Hoxie spoke In tbs
hehess terms Of New Epsland enterprise to .heh he
ssid vs ere indebted, In o great measure Tor snss
New fork nos is, In every department Ihs enter.
prise Of that section Of the coustry covers the NEST
distant With the ~hite saiIs Of commsrce ouds
palaces mp town and 10 such beautiful edoees
this for businsss purposes. He ssvs :. sss.imsns,
"lntelieepoe, integrity and Industry the o.st sap
ital for mercanls pursuits and Of which the
Of trade cannot deprive the possessor MT y a.
Lee, of the nrm Of Lee, fsnton Phelps, vss
introduced to thoes present and spoke for fes
minutss He alluded TO the novelty Of the occssioo
snd said the company had assemolsd Tor the put
poes Of oopgratulatng Messrs. Bowen MoNamee on
the success Of their undertaking and to express their
appreciation Of thsir kipdbes He beionsed TO that
clare Who dsai In rsgs, and although Bowen MsNs-
NEE, Who keviss deal In have crested thst nooie
palace they ere not that they are
the public their lie hoped the splendid
building would be . lasting monument of rags :
(Laughter.) The persoss present then took another
view Of the building, and adjourned.
Tsr Hrrcastsr Bsrt-ws are compeisd TO one
dsocvgntlou N M srapd Niblo's,