New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-18
CITY ITEMS.

A CRUISE UP BRoADWAY.-NVc Were i'll com
mon with a crowd of pedestrians greatly amused,
n day or.two since at the pers and performances
of voyage through Broadway, by an old salt,
who seemed to be quite bewildered by the dlth-
cult navigation in the neighborhood OF Dey and
Fulton SITS. Jack had just landed from the Staten
Island boat and in order to insure safe transpofta-
ZION to the residence of messmatc in the classic
shades of Chcrry-st. he chartered long, low,
black cab with most illigant Hlbcrnlm tor
pilot. With wind and tide ,of wheeIsl tar, the
pilot set sail from Battery Point, and found very
little difficulty until he made the iofelald OF o''
Pants hut here he became little confused, and
in endcayoring to scud past high brick promonto-
~ of Appleton & Co.'S bookstore, as LAID down III
the old charts, came III collision with raklsh-
looking cart, engaged in the coastlnS trade with
cargo of sugar and crew Of one man. Alter
some effort to cast off the tackling OF the cart, the
pilot of the cab lowered sail and came to anchor,
in which amiable act he was copied by the master
of the cart After n while, the rival commanders
Embossed their Jaw tackle and paid out a cables
length of complimentary names, greatly to the
edification of Jacks attentive ears. But this was
poor Roadway, and Jack began to roll his guild and
hitch about uneasily, and growl and blast his but
tons and wonder what allied the cussed old lug
ger; pretty soon he showed his tarpaulin through
the gangway skyght and taking view Of the
position of his craft, capped his huge paw to the
leeward side OF his cutwater and sung out, Hard
up yer helm, hazard up or yell go ashore
brickyard !" and, then observing that he was per
| iectly stationary, lie muttercd: Too bad by
thunder; safe and sound all the way from Liver
pool, to founder like land-lubber in these ugly
shore breakers By this time both cabman and
cartman began to feel anxious to go, but each was
too stubborn to back ont, and so after few
spasmodic yerks at their teams they took
reef in their patience and let ON the jaw again.
The crowd was immensely delighted to find their
| grit SO inAeXibc, and Jack, finding patience his
sheetanchor, got off staye OF the Bay OF Biscav,
took fresh Quid and again made his tarpauIin
manifest, mutterine to himself, " wonderi if man
might swim ashore here long enough to splice the
main brace = and then, as ii to test the depth of
water, he made a line fast to monstrous Jack
knife andhoveit overheard paying out three orfour
athoms OF the line and counting the knots as they
passed as grayely as if sounding on board a man
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comic performance, but the collision had stopped
awhole fleet of vehicles, and policemen put an
end 10 the fun by ordering j ack cabman to drive
on He did so, nearly upsettnS his craft in trying
to get clear of the cart-wheel, and rolling Jack
around ike cookie boat in storm. y minute
more and the adventurous tar was standing east
at ten knot rate, followed by the cheers OF the
dissipating crowd.
ENIGRANT RUNNERS AND THEIR PRASKs-
Some days ago highly respectable gentleman Of
this City received request from friend in Phi!a-
dephia to attend to the transfer of the persons and
property Of family consisting of & woman and six
children, from the Philadelphia to the Albany
boat, they being on their way to Buffalo. 1t hap.
pened that the gentleman could not attend to the
matter himself, and lie sent truSty colored man
10 act for him The transfer was properly and
promptly made, passage arranged, &c and the
agent proceeded to get the trunks and luggage on
board the ryer-boat. While thus engaged. the
woman aud children were surrounded by gang
ct the nlpudent scanlps who get special license
to na.treat, backguard and hu1nbug strangers,
and she was induced to pay them IS, for what, she
did not know. The coIored man soon returned
and invited her TO go aboard the boat. wbereapon
these uiaitGated scanlps who claim special license
tell upon ham and beat him NOS. r,,n,srcituIly.
calling upon him TO show his certificate a. q ran
ner, and giving I'm al extra kick on account Of