New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-09
CITY ITEMS.

understand the reason OF this spell of weather.
that has Just ended, we should distinctly reply
that it was doubtless attempt to test the criti-
cal capacity OF the said clerk. But we now assert
that no kind OF weather can come on that we will
not attempt TO criticise and itemize. ana shall
trust to perform our task with the same inexora-
bic independence and impartiality that distin-
guish the political, literary artistic and all other
departments Of this Journal.
sIEI6H1No.--Tbe cold rain which made Us all
so uncomfortable on Friday and Saturday, was
chilled into snow in Columbia County, and on
Saturday the people at Dover Plains were enjoy
ing Themselves with fair run OF sleiGhing
LFcTrPrs.-Professor Hume will lecture this
evening before the Mechanics institute at The
Hone Chanel, 72O Broadway. He has selected
the interesting subject Electro Magnetic Teie'
graph See advertisement for particulars
For ErRopE-The noble steamship Atlantic,
Capt. West. went off al noon on Saturday, With
thirty seven passengers and the European -4al'S'
p S.-She was detained in the lower Bay IN
til 5 O'Clock Sunday morning. when she sailed,
srrAMERs-The new steamship Louisiana
Capt. LawIess, left on Saturday for New-orIeanS'
between which city and Galveston and Braz0s
Santiago she is to carry the mails The steamer
southerner Capt Dickinson also Lett ior Charles
ton.
TFMPERAEcE-Rev C. j. Warren. Secretary
OF the National Temperance Society preached
sermon last evening to very attentive audience
in the Baptist Church in Sixteenths on the evils
ef licensing the sale OF strong drink. At the close
of the sermon few individuals pledged them
selves to make their pastor, Rev.J w, Tag5art'
life member of the Society, by the payment oil
Sos. The same courtesy, we are informed, was
extended to Rev. Mr.. 0strom by few members
of the Presbyterian Church, Twentieth-st where
Mr.. Warren preached in the afternoon. Should
all the churches do the same how great the GOOD
even this would enable the Society to accomplish!
EY The Temperance Meeting at Knicker-
booker Hail. coruer of Twenty third St and
Eighth av. this (Monday evening, is one of Sc
RES OF meetings to be held by the Chelsea Beney-
client Temperance Society for the purpose OF ad-
vancng the cause Of Temperance generally and
for the especial purpose of providing for the tenn
poral and spiritual welfare of the families OF the
poor inebrates who take the pledge, and also oil
other destitute poor who need our sympathy and
kind Offices 1t should be well attended
II DR.. RedGcld's Glass in Physiognomy meet
This Evening at his rooms in Barclay-st- and his
Lectures will be continued on Monday and Thurs
day evenings to the end of the Course.
II 1t is suggested that the merchants and
others of this City should express in some sub
stantial manner their appreciation Of the services
OF Capt Hoyey and his men in saving the passen-
gers from the Helena Sloman also, the proprlety
of the appointment of Committee by the Board
ofUnderwriters, to inquire into the circumstances
of said passengers, and secure and apportion such
donations as may be offered for their relief.
ELEcTIoN FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL.-An cleo
ton is to be held to-day at the Mercer House to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Brig
adler General Storms (him of the Commissary
Department and of the New Arsenal) We do
not confess to any great military knowledge, but
we are much pleased to learn that the epaulettes
of the retiring Brigadicr are likely to fall upon
the shoulders of Col. s. Brooke Postley, the we'll
known and gallant commander OF the Third Re5l-
ment lHussors) We have had frequent occa
sion to admire and commend the true military
spirit of scores of officers, but we do not think an
example of more untiring devotion to the military
science can be found than that of the officer we
have inst named Within about three years he
has organized and drilled regiment that will
compare most favorably with any in the country
Of fine &
far as we can Judge he has displayed all the
requisite qualifications of high field officer
Col Postey is also the senior Colonel OF the Brig
nde, and probably the most popular officer IN It
w do not know who his opponents are; but no
officer in the militia service in this City, of his
age. can present higher claims of zeal, knowl-
edge and popularity. Should the Brigade flour
isb under lis command as the Third Regiment
has Aourished, it would task the energies OF the
most Jealous Brgadier to keep pace with the splr-
tied Chief of the Hussars.
NEW INvEHTIoN-WEAyERs' HUMMELSHINE,
con Houghton, Jr. and VIM. R. Harris OF Middle
bury, Vt have invented a most ingenious machine
or combination for making Weavers' Harness,
which must inevitably supersede the old process
of making by hand. This machine loops and ties
the Harness without particle OF human help, and
stops the moment any failure takes place or de
feet is made manifest 1t ties perfectly square
knot, and the Harness it makes has twist in the
eyes and is far more uniform and exact than any
hand made can be- Each machine will make over
twice as much Harness as the best hand worker
can and one girl will tend three machines. The
cost of the machine is about $500. 1t may be
seen for a few days at the Commercial Exchange
Cortlandst and no one interested in Weavers'
Harness can help examining it. They will find it
wholly composed of iron, and SO strong in all its
essential parts that very little OF it can wear out
in lifetime while it can not be got out of order
so that any good blacksmith would not repair it
in half day. Those who cannot readily come
hither may obtain full information by addressing
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