New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-19
CITY ITEMS.
---- WEDNESDAY, Sept Ia.

The contractor for building the
0Nln' n.a.ar,,v from Broome to Spring ct has
got his ditch no, hlmoa'' i'''''1e''
o.. ,,a,. travel of Broadway waS Scsouslns
- ., aperture which ne had Kindly LETT DC
go HI. diggiDgs and pile OF brl KS which mas
- the corner OF epdngss. mil old people De-
'.,' tb,nk that they belong to the secondary for
g,top. geoogically considered, said contractor had
,be enormous force OF three nan engaged 10 paw
ineover his sewer It's rumored that he once had
fopr at ere time engaged on the wer, and may
be true. A patch of fifty or six square ysrd're'
mains to be paved Wo hope to be able to an
,onree it's completion in al next week.
L1RERAr..-The Home MitE;on Record appro-
priately acknowledges the generosity OF AaSsfs.
Howard h s3n in deducting from the Fesu'"
charge for passages to San Francisco the SUN ~
$500 on the passages Of the Missionaries recently
ai,nstched TO California-Rey. T. ID. FfeV@uA' -.
n ereneU. and others. The Mlsslon&fles "ere
l;haw;aa entertained without charge az inc hSip8
uou,e. Chagres, and Railroad Hotel, 6ofgone~
both kept by Mesars. Miller & Co.
uxups1o5 OF THE GERMAN GYMNAsTs-We
nosiced, Monday, a grand excursion Of sne ger
man Socialist Gymnas.ic Society to Forty eighth
- pbo exercises were exceedingly skiIfai and
o,.vsr The Gvmnastic Societies oil BoSton, BalH
moro and Newark he'd sent delegates to this festi
val. The American flag, together with the stan
dard Of Social Progress, was given to the breeze
with those Of the different Musical aud Political
Societies. 1t was a pleasant affair and viii be
long rem embered by those who had the pleasure
of attending. In the evening they had an enter
sanment at the shakspere Hotel.
Tuy CALHOUN 5TATUE.-The persons engaged
In the attempt 20 recover the statue OF Cshoan are
employed in the construction ola oofer-dam This
ID desmed necessary to osviate the difficulty at
o,ssent experienced from the washing of the sand
ri thu place where the box has been discovered.
COLUMBIA CoLLEGE,-The Anniversary OF the
pbiolexisn and Pelthologian Sociesies oil this Uoi'
leee will be celebrated on the 9Th of October, when
an Grafton in to be delivered by Chares Eanes,
Fac and poem by Bayard Taylor.
SAVES OF REAL EsrATE-,By Adrian e. Muller,
sept. l7-House and lot north side Of Twen'y-seo
ond at IT'S feet, westerly from Sixth av l6-8x9S'9
90 900; do do, 2O8 feet do, $1,000; house and ios
on Nineteth.ss. $50 feet west Fourthav. SLIGO
NEW FIRE EYGINE.--The following description
OF new Fire Engine appeared in the Courier ana
Enquirer yesterday. The machine was tried az
Rileys, in West Broadway:
TITS new peculiar and ingenious invention 10 the result
OF many years labor OF young ard hard W chen
sos o $500 which amount he had accumulated after seve
raj YEAR, hard toll fhe powerful 20 cpneusee
ees dept procpe tnan any engine
Brought before the public she hsr horztotei ylnra'ns
10 len cbss regulated ns they arc wanted shs eight
IRON arm -four extending from each 81 oy Wh ca tesuS
saO 'c mnon ,tst The same time fhs only difficulty basnow
sxsts H. tina, The arm bepg iron and not suooln osero
heas a1 bpt hi. viii be obvated by he
Intends have them covered win psIen1 VI b .s
and nobs turned in them, whereby me manu- WIN W "
Phe rs, tlal took place with two streams PLAYING Out
of pipes OF an nozzle and the wafer was tnfo"A up
70 heb he bail y - ~ -, .,, ,bo,,
for the inventor the GROOM water wss Luro"n
zen sT, SSnS aFs u hs Fo
sa ana and reveraA other City officials were present.
ND Iessed themselves highly pleased win the opera
aSp OF hs mSs s e ns ,hs, bis Invention
Albany ard Troy and therefore, lhouS az invitation rom
aha vii be uied again few days. eod 10 the meaalme
Yarioun little Improvements viii be mate
MARION Hostile Philadelphia Sun OF Idss
day gives the following account of the reception
our BOYS in the City OF Broshery Love;
Bte.sftoa of The "arayiOn" Hlse Company No 4 lyon
Ns,s yoyF-Yt s,erday evening this COMPANY, WIN her
new beaanfal appaetuS rom ol{ sef Ivy ~ Tbs s
lbsm ives received on tue psrt OF ae egatoh 'G s
Hose Hose Company of This city at burlngo9 Sn1f 20
Hepburn Esq aep w ~ 0n9 a sooe Alter an
Int henge of ses on The part o. IRE ana
e eues, VIM aoIan E'9 5eSeyea he r5a
upon soil of New jersey but more particularly upon
the spo made nte eating IN our history By the landing Of
He was responded to by the Chief Asrshal Of the Ma
on when they depsrd on he way .b 10 me % G'
Hers they were received by delegation from the PILLS
deeha Fire Department In handsome maaner aad opk
no heir lne Of march In The following order, headed by
Gel Thomas Il Florence Chief MarSbai
Reliance Engine Company.
Humane Hoe Company,
Assistance EnRine Company
Recks Phiadelpsta Band.
Hope Hose Company.
pedswonh's oornet Baud.
&arlOR HcBe Company, No 4, OF Newly orE win tnau
Carriage hspdsomely decorated With wves,hs.
Franklin Engine Company
2sysy's Independent srasa Ehnd.
Columbia aoro Company
Good VIII Engine
Washington Sraas Band.
Dilgent Aose Company
Marion Hose Company.
Pennsylvania Hose Company.
ytkill Hose Company.
Yhe MaIionls omp nied with Dods Wohs celebrated
hand heae usic has been long familiar with tbs public
Wewelcome them once moro TO our CITY, Tbs Aa.
rion mniers over 80 memses, each wearing handsome
glazed hR-euch as The french OF Nav YorG generally
weN-with black pAu.a, whs shirt, with rod over shlrt
black sk cfaVH and handsome glazed belt around the
body. The members fee looking body OF young mon,
their hrs impression OF fEomEng duty, glad
10 say. has never been Loaf sight of.
Burlington, the Hone Hose Company, dressed In red
Bhp glazed h&tR &c turned out with L Sir tsvorae sppa,
rauE IN front OF the Railroad Hoel greeted th5
Of The son with cheer aer cheer upon the depar-
ture TIE bella OF the carriage rang
dine previous 10 The reaching the depot and az
Ter thsir departure.
Much praise TO Mr. Hepburn, aarehal OF The Hope,
Tor the nsnperis which he performed his duty not only In
Burlington bat throughout the whce OF me procession 1851
evening"
After proceeding over portion OF the route, previously
9eagpsed the gueSs halted 4, ho house Of The Columbia
Hoae Company, Cherry st above Seventh, Where hsy
psIt0ok OF a. Gndsome collation..
Ii 70! until late hour night that the procession
Yves gone through vi'h sha Marion" throughout the