New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-16
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.


cy Passing through ne PARK yeassfday' ~
saw an oxcisiug aoene, whica Poor 1soqasg
might have uoaYalzed peon to is hearts cooIs
Tne vo,knsn gore pallng OF Tia ions n tho
giles, about thee feef in Length rom ~ moo
Cisy Hall sod thcowiog then over s'' .,bbIe Of
she pavement below, whese . ,"6e lava .tand.
moor aevs. MOP women ana cn'- ovas. spd
fng. watching their decent, "i.n ,st;.r, q. the
tbsn ,n.bpg 10 with desperate 49, 1,.,oidotla
s,,,Ineps pc I'll Of sher iivea o9''fe '~
n.;..;les reached the gtouno' es'u yS sa,,-,
IN az rnnob az they cond. Is W&a icBu
Eeey lea Gu o. e.Id opehs for pssry paok Of faal
l U.s., ~ .bo cdga ofthe Neutral space beyond 'ae
us. ~ action were little hesps of the Oooty, 70
80 M combstants rotreat-d With every ne"
aosuirion and tho ownef4hiP OF ~pioo soons1
e /. vFsre watched By half dozen oAdlaa.
Every now and then como iuch!ssS wigni "oaIo
got soa,ched by one Of the falling shogles and fo'
frsa. writing with pain We are certain re
saw fents Of valor performed there eqaat 70 sne
most daring ssteInptfo cut oct Vessei iFo'u il1o
nm enemys battery. The cro|o aco"au "0'0
cheering and enjoying the scehe h0geiy
Nrrr1vcs To.sleHr.-Of the KnoksFbooEsr
Council U. A. Mechanics as their Rooms corner
Bleecker and Morton ats
yI1rsdau Nig6t--Tbe Carpenters insend hold
,ps a mass meeting at l79 Wooster st at which
addresses will be msde by several distinguished
friends OF Induania Reform.
xze The great painting OF Death on tho Pale
Borsen painted by Dunlap, pupil Of she cele.
brsted West, being copy of the original by Wess,
was sold at auction yesterday at u O'Clock at the
Sales Room Ct Measrs Cooley & Keeae, 397 Broad
way Ii was purchased By Rev. Mt j. 0onzsiyea
ofstonipgtop, Conn. His bold bid at the commence
mens, of 80 500, Beemed torghtenot The amateurs
present and it yqas struck off to him At that pfics
without another bid. We understood hin to 'ay
tb,, he would not take SIS GOO for IT, a full length
portrait OF Bishop Hugheg in fal! pontifcsia by
Boyle, pupil Of lnmsD, was purchased by 4f' !.
Murphy, for $50
FlaEs--At la3 P II 4ouday, hoase No 432
Fourtbat took Ere rom she chimney. The root
was slishly damaged.
-Atn3P NJ. yesterday fhete was 'ishf IRE
In The part of No. 10 Hsmiltonst. Damage trlhin5.
ANo7pER FIRE "A. . clock yesterday ,Iser-
noon fire broke cut in the carpenterahop OF Ffaa
cis w ebb No. 10 Lawrence st which wac burnt
to the ground, sogesaor With all Its contents. His
logg is about $500, NOS cent Of which was insured
small building in the rear occupied by Mr. Van
derbils as turning shop was also conanmed' Loss
&95O--no Insurance.
House No IS, occupied BY Luke Ryder, was
dAmsged to abe amount Of probably $500 Goods
and furniture to like amount we're also destroy
ed Tho building was wholly insured the goods
are total loss TIE house occupied By Eliaha
Bailey wsa plighly damaged one OF tho font
shutters being burnt off, and the rear Of the build
ing considerably chared
First DWlsloN In the Board Of Aldermen
lent hight, the Finance Committee presented E. re-
port On a former report, in relation 10 providing
she N. Y. State Militia with Suitsble acoommods
lions, with the following resolution;
R..elsed Fha, The Committee OF Repairs and suppie
prosesd have lusble building erected on The moth
Divilen Of The Nc ". York slaie Mihuu in conformity
with his estimate, wbich II herewith annexed, at an OK
penss rot exceeding SIHOOn
FIRE DErAnrmEr~.-Among she doings OF the
Aldermen last night We notice that AID Franklin
presented tho following resolution, which WAS unan'
imously adopted
B.sosta Tbn, the CouttC Her he s hereby direct
cd 10 pure from Theodore martoe Esq ground
% by ice on Thirty lhds betwesn Ninth Nud Teeth avs
s a ,a nU aud hs GSmmssonor Of Kspsrs aud supplies
is hereby directed 10 cause 10 be eeceo upon sac os
lore o'dSred 10 be oece6 IN Hngsy The appropris-
zion MADE t0r That putpoae Is hereby hanefEeo 10 Inc
erection OF hs tower IN 9hitiyihlfds1
No aose Co. petitioned Tor hew house tor
their appsrstus, and Engine AZ TO have paid the
rent of a room occupied by aid Company as a
meeting room, Referred TO Committee on Fire
Department.
JENNY LIMBS CONCERTS IN BosroN We have
good authority for stating that all the atories o
sicAets for jenny Lnds concerts in Boston, or any
of them, were gold under price, nre utterly without
foundation. That Home tickets may have bean
= bought on speculation and re'old at loss is o
course very likely; for she management coald ~
control shat But none were sold for account G
Mr. Barnum fArthing below the advertised
prices