New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-06
CITY ITEMS.


ARRLsTs.-A great proportion of the arrests
Yesterday were for riotOus and disordery conduct.
There seems TO be a large fraction OF the young
men and boys of this City who look upon Sunday
% the most appropriate day for fighting and row.
1yism and misconduct. Ifthey go on as they have
begun, with their Sunday midnight orgies and dis
ipation, we shall soon have to enlarge the State
Prison at Sing Sing
Alas! for the glory of New.Amsterdam the
bones of the quiet Old Burgomssters would rattle
rminously could they hear the revelry and proisne
hOtiDg over their graves.
In the Sixth Ward, fourteen young men aud
boys were arrested for fighting, interfering with
the police, and other disorderly condust
Lewis Vatty, senior and junior father and son,
we're given into custody by the wife and mother.
When the officers entered the place, the furniture
vas broken to pieces, aud the two men were on
tie ground, the son uppermost. and beating the
father without mercy. The father had been pre-
Viousy beating the wife.
John Gray was arrested for attempting TO kill
hiram Porter at ls Grand ST. by cutting him with
knife.
In the Second Ward John Dolan and four other
| boys, who make a practice Of building reI in the
street, for the purpose OF calling out the fire en-
gnes OF Sunday, were arrested md lockedup.
At later hour John Sullivan and four other
Wlliam.st. Of Sunday, were arrested These
nngs Of boys are great nuisance to that vicinity
CAsuALTIEs-At O'Clock, last night, John Sui
| ivan, aged % years, was drowned while bathing
/ E the screw DOCK in the East River. He resided
| El96 Orange.st
Henry May, child FIVE years Of age, fell from the
second floor window Of church in the Ninth W ard
BIS parents reside at % Morton st. wnere tne
4 nfsrer was, conveyed, without much hope ofhis
! Nevery
STOLEN PROPERTY REcovERED-A man NAM
Il Cd John Brown, now 10 the city prison on charge
4 dburelarv. Yesterday made the di closure that
Sv,ptity OF stolen property could be obtained by
/ searching the premises CO Hamilton st. An oheer
4 vas dispatched to institute search and SUCCEEDED
IN Obtaining silver forks, spoons and Dessert
l spoons for which owners are wanted at the Lo yer
| Police Court. From the statement OF Brown II
would appear that large amount Of stolen proper
Ebm been disposed of at the above number
srnnvs Dr.ru-The Coroner held an inquest
yaterd,v. in Forty-Third st between Ninth ana
fepths avs upon the body Of Caroline Smith' ma
| i've of Germany, 80 years OF age, whose dea'h
wa caused by spoplexy The deceased, II ap-
pears was on Sunday afternoon proceeding 70
Church. accompanied by friend, and apparently
| N perfecthealth, VIXEN on nearing the Ligh'h aV'
While in Forty.Thrdst. she suddenly fell to tue
pavement and died in a very few minutes. YER
6a accordingly.
| Fousp DROWNED The Coroner held an inquest
Yesterday at the Red House in Thlrdav near One
bVpdred and Twelfth 81. upon the body OF an IN
| luovn man about 30 wears OF age, who was louhu
| Srvnad AZ the foot of One Hundred aud Tenth ST.
1 Yesterday morning. Deceased was without GioIh
sgof any description, and is suppose /" w
hen accidentally drowned while bathing YER
| tcisccordngly.
guPIcIos OF LARcESY-OlIicer Pell yesterday
Il Anderson
con Of stealing shawl with the private marA
rue upon il. which is supposed to be stolen IL
cur be seen at the jefferson Police Court
TUESDAY, Augusts.
CITY RAILROADS
M Greelev The subject Of City Railroads IS
re upon which | have bestowed much thought
hnveral wears. Since free discussion on such a
Hbject il valuable, permit me to say al few WORDS
No plan is without its obstacles ana ooJec'o"'
| Tie present Omnibus system does not sun ali "oi
vi any railroad plan suit all. But nave ono /"
view which deem most passible and least o'Jeo
| tcasble 1t is that OF an elevated raIrosu' 4
| N lot mistaken you once favored mis- 'u"y
hEeve that il The experiment were once larry
| sia the city would soOn be threaded VIII INES
d,srial railroads az il now is with omniooses.
has wide .treeis | would have track on each
tls; one going up aud one down. Il the mario"
| spee,, have both tracks over the center. In nell
| tier case would il sbstruot the street. nave the
| elfs light and the whole 80 construc'eu AS "
n,ie DO pe,ceptibs noise. There are several
way, for propelhpg the cars. The one prefer l:
hand. The advantages OF TINS elevated raliroS1
Ge mapy II would remove half the nose ana
kN the Obstruction from our most public streets
ltwoOld save great deal Of wear and tear OF
p"ement II would obstruct the st'ee' iess 'asn
any other. II could be carried iato any OF the
o'iDess parts Of the cHlwhere thestreet'lsre ever
nesuow. Women aud children, the aged ana
fhm, could step into the cara at their leisure
sh as much ease and safety as they would INTO
es'r Psrlor. The cars would pass at regular In
s,asi say every minute; and thus save time
I'd avoid confusion And last, though not least In
~ new, it would save the numbering Of something
cas- than fifty horses day.
| have no, gone into detail az 70 my plan; bat
ave perhaps said enough 10 elicit discussion and
Ssw out objections, which is my object In writ
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