New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-28
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
IL Yesterday was such day as one enjoys
t Gully with the adiuncts of good fire and better
book A cold drizzly morning. inducing long lea
bedativeness, was followed by a tornadoish mid
day, productive of close stayathomeative and
to this succeeded gusty, blustory night, sugges-
tive Of early retiracy and sound sleep, while the
uneasy wind shrieked and moaned at the gable
and burglarousy ratified the windows. 1t was in
all respects disagreeabe day, divided between
muggy showers and raving tornadoes of wind and
closed by night cold, breezy, cloudy and moon
less, and of course dark and disagreeable. The
blues" prevailed to eDidemica extent and
every body was expressly miserable.
~ The steamer Arctic sailed at 10 o'clock Sat
urday for Liverpool, with Gl passengers, among
whom we notice large number of the Loriard
family.
For CAL1FoRNIA.-The U. S. Mail steamer
Ohio sailed at o'clock Saturday afternoon with
239 passengers and heavy mail The list oft the
passengers will be found in another column we
notice several distinguished names.
FIRST WARD CURTIS JUDsoN present incun
bent, has been renominated by the Wings for AS
sistant Alderman.
SIXTH WARp.-One of the Wing Charter Con
ventions in this Ward has nominated JOSEPH
CARLISLE for Assistant Alderman.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-Tho Wing
Convention met at the Broadway House on Sa
turday evening, Lewis Benedict in the chair
The Convention baoted for candidate for mem.
Der of Congress, with the following result Briggs
IA; Van Norden 10. Majority for Briggs, A.
So George Briggs, present member was nom-
mated. Daniel Ullman was not candidate in
Convention.
EIGHTEENTH WARD.-Thc Wings Of this
Ward have nominated WILLIAM GREEN for AS
sembly, and ALoNzo A. ALyoRD, the present IN
| cumbent, for Assistant Alderman.
CoLLs1oN-At an early hour on Saturday morn
ing collision took place between soop and
cteamer on the North River short distance
above the Cortlandst. wharf. The steamboat
Empire, Capt. Upper, was coming down from
Troy, and when off about Chambers ST the pilot
discovered soop under full sail coming directly
toward them, with stiff breeze, He requested
the man at the helm Of the sloop to change his
course and go under their stern, but it seems the
steersman could not accomplish it in time, and the
vessel came in collision with the steamer with
great force, short distance aft of the forward
gan6wny. Several of the steamers braces were
! stove in, as was also portion OF the Snords the
siding above the first deck greatly damaged,
and it was soon ascertained that the bowsprit OF
the sloop had run through the store-room, making
great havoc with the contents. Upon entering the
shattered store room, the crew found the head
cook IN coored man named David Lee with his
legs tanned between the guards of the steamer
and the sloops bulkhead. The poor man was
quickly extricated, and upon an examination his
left leg was discovered to be crushed to Jelly and
other parts of his body dreadfully injured The
limb will probably have to be amputated Alter
considerable exertion the two vessels were got
apart and the steamer was towcd to her BERTH foot
Of Cortand.st where the damages Will be re-
haired The unfortunate colored man resided III
Pearl.st near Broadway, when on shore but 1t
was deemed expedient to convey him to the oly
Hospital which was done by order OF the captain
Co1J1sIoN-As the steamer Pacific was pass
ing ND the North River yesterday afternoon, she
came in contact with the ship Esmeralda just ar
rived from Liverpool, laying at the end OF pier a.
breaking in the larboard bow of the e. and dam
aging the starboard guard Of the steamer An
idea of the force of the shock may be formed from
tbe fact that the bow timbers of the ship, which
are placed as close together as it is possible to
place them, and then caulked, were broken III like
SO many shingles
DESPERATE AND PROBABLY FATAL ASSAULT
On Saturday evening two drunken fellows named
Patrick Flaherty and James Sheridan, entered a
LIQUOR store in Thirtieth-st. near Seventhav kept
bv man named Thos Mcdonald, and called for
something to drink. The landlord seeing the con-
dition they were in, refused to comply with their
demands They then became exceedingly noisy
and abusive and McDonalds son, jackson, who
was in the store at the time, attempted to put
them out The rufians then drew knives, and
stabbed Mcdonald in the left breast and side, the
latter thrust entering the kidney, producing IN all
probability fatal wound, Jackson was also pad
" stabbed. The rutians then went into the street.
and there they met one Henry Eisell, who at
tempted to arrest Them him they also stabbed II
the side, BY this time officers Shaw and Paster
of the Sixteenth W ard came up upon which the
fellows ran and were pursued for nearly hail
mile before they were oyertaken and when the
officers came up with them they made most des
perate resistance and were aided by a gang o
fellows of similar stamp. The officers finally
captured and took them before Justice Bleakely
who locked them up to await the result of the in
juries they had inflicted. The wounded men are
all lying at the grocery too much injured to be re