New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-24
CITY ITEMS.


F1Rrs-Dec. O., sAA-In public house az
81 Ansbony.st Damage slight. a dozen canary
birds were sulTocated by the smoke.
Dec. -, II PM--In the Yestry room OF 81.
Patrick 5 Cathedral Damage slight Supposed
TO haze caught from the furnace.
u Sir Henry Lstton Bqlwer, the British.
Minister snd suit, arrived IN town on Sunday
night, and are stopping al tha Union place Hotel
LArE srAezS-Messrs Kipp K Brown, prOpri-
etors Of the Chelsea line Of 0mnibuses have
placed an additional stage on their line, to leave
Twenty seventh St at Il oe.ook at night, Tor the
special accommodation OF persons and parties
wishing to return to their houses the lowerPart
of,he City at that late hour This IS an excellent
arrangement, and should Re initiated by all pro-
prietors Every line shouli run q few stages IS
late as o'clock from tho South Ferry, thus &C
commodatug people who are - Brooklyn and az
parties and amusementS ia tto lower part OF tue
City. Three or four stages Of each line running
until that or a later hour would be an acceptaele
accommodation To persons who would be glad to
avail themselves OF 4 chance to ride home, espe-
cially when out SO late.
ANorHERL AND MARK BENovEp-NEw HOTEL.
II he IhlupuS CtN ltutSh l@NtlSAa ul NuAENht IA
days of ore located on " Horse and Cart st SO
called from an inn near by bearing the represen-
tation of horse and cart fer sign-bat 10 latter
DAVIS on William St has at last been Frustrated
before the march OF improvement Its dlngy and
time.worn walls have been for SO years, or since
the wear 1857 the silent witness of the growth OF
New Amsterdam, and have long renamed among
the few relics OF her past ns'gnihcance.
II was much the oldest church edltice IN the
Citv and the congregation originally worshpng
in it, for long time lourshed under the powerful
preaching OF the learned Rev. John Christopher
/ Kunz, DID 1t WAS then known as the swamp
/ Church, being situated III marshy dtstrlct, now
at the junction of William and Frankfort SITS. east
1 Of French's Hotel and IN the region OF the az.
Yards The foundation stones Will be rom oVeu
/ in few days, when it is expected that sunary
manuscripts, coins, &c will be brought to light
! forming interesting objects for antiquarian re
search. Beneath its walls is q large vault III
which were formerly entombed the remains OF Il
number of officers and priv ates attached to the
I Hessian army who fell during the Revolutionary
/ War History speaks OF them as having been
bnried in their reglmentas, with their side arms,
! &c with much pomp and circumstances. Ihey
/ were disinterred, however, some years SINCE at
/ the same time that the remains OF the dead were
/ removed from the old grave,yardwhch existed
in the rear Of the church. The "Old Dutch
Church" is hallowed by many other interesting
associations
Oflate wears it has sadly fallen from its former
high estate Since it was vacated by It's original
occupants it has been used Il place OF worship
by q society OF coored people, then as an auction
house and lastly as a stable Its venerable gale
ries. whore once listened the faithful worshpers,
were stored with provender-the under portion
serving as stalls for horses The whole has now
been tumbled into RUNS, and from the SITE Is 10
rise sneedilv a large hotel, Tor MIR Owen y Coz
OIL ArnboV It's mig hit Will be seven StO-
RES exclusive OF the basement and under cellar
tia breadth about So feet, aud depth 50. The
building Will be of brick, with IRON columns on the
first story where viii be nine stores and read
ing room. Its cost will be about S95,O0O, or when
complete declaring the furniture, between S4o,
600 and 5000 The upper portion VIII form
about 200 rooms designed chiefly as sleeping
ppartments-the occupants providing themselves
with meals, after the European plan The Guild
ing will be lighted and ventilated by means Oh u
capncious sky-light in the root me Whole WIZ
be ready for occupancy by the LIST OF May next
Mr. Suas c. Smith of 50 Rosest acts as Mr..
O'Connor's agent in its erection. Jour Com
Mr. PAINE AND TIE ASroR House Project
The Worcester Spy says on this subject
Mr.. Paine did nat hack ont from his proposition
to light the Astor House. me h'tndjtd thousand
dollars tcaS R,rer dep0sitei We wish our friends
of the New. York press to take note OF that fact.
Mr. Paine was ready and willing to back up his
offer.
LAncENlEs-Jane Riley and Eliza Ann Smith
were on Sunday arrested by officer bingham OF
the Sixth Ward, charged with stealing 81 from
Robert Fitzpatrick The accused were held by
Justice Lothrop to answer the charge. Samuel
O'Donnell and John Farrell were on Sunday ar
rested by officer Green Of the Fourth Ward, on
charge Of stealing a chest OF tea valued at $40
from the store of VIM. Oakley Committed to
prison Tor trial