New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-26
CITY ITEMS.

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~ Yesterday was fne weather for ducks,
so much SO, that it was impossible to cross the
street without getting ducking.' Wet feet
and the damp atmosphere made it equally fine
weather for "quacks, that the web-toots and
canyasbacks had it all their own way. India rub
bers and umbrellas were all the 90.
RATIFICATION The W higs of the Nineteenth
Ward hold a ratification meeting at Thnness,
Fiftyninth.st near Thrd-avenue, on Monday
evening
MILITARY v1sIToEs-A company of 70 men
paraded our streets yesterday morning on their
way to Hoboken on target excursion, calling
themselves the Palmer, Richardson & Wilson
Guord. being composed entirely Of the workmen
attached to the jewelry mandatory of Palmer
Richardson x Co. of Newark, Nj. They were
fine looking body of men, such as their fellow
citizens of Newark may well be proud of Dods
worth's Band who accompanied them, enlivened
cur streets with their usual fine music. The fol-
lowing prizes were awarded to the winners by
Messrs Palmer, Richardson 4 Wilson 1st-Gold
watch, Z. Harrison 2d-Fowingpiece, ]. See
ley; 3d-Silver goblet, NJ. Doremus 4th-Dress-
ing case, G. Baldwin The party dined at Bar
ker's Hotel The officers are: Capt. Paynton
Lieuts. Miller, Cunningham, Medcroft and Bald
win
~ The Alu0rd Guards, of the Eighteenth
Ward, named after the worthy Assistant Alder
man of that Ward,) We're out on the oath inst. on
their first target excursion, and beautiful turn
out it was. They made fine appearance, and
we are told had some 70 or 90 nluskets, and by
| the appearance OF their target good shooting. We
understand eight prizes contested for and
Won, but the names of the winners did not
learn. After the firing they partook Of a well
prepared dinner with some - or Invited guests,
president HoPKINs-It is due to this gentle
man that we give currency to his own retutatlon
OF eloundless report respecting his reasons for
declining the appointment OF Professor OF Theolo-
gv in the New-York Theological Seminary. We
find card from him il the Puritan Recorder, in
which he SAYS 1t is stated that [ assigned as
one reason for declining, that | was Congrega-
tionalist. l wish to say that, according TO the
best of my recollection, have never given that as
reason for not accepting the appointment
AMERICAN Books IN ENGLAND.-Thc old cry
about American Books is heard no more in England.
Even our scientific works, the last to be borrowed,
are received and in many cases used there
standard authorities. We heard yesterday OF an
instance of this which is creditable alike to the
country and the individual most concerned. We
refer to DR.. Hempes well known transatons of
the works of Hahnemann and other eminent
writers on Homeopathy. They have procured for
Dr. H. the compliment of being elected an honor
airy member of the Hahnemann Medical Society
of London, one of the most respectable scientific
bodies in Europe Certainly there have been no
contributions in the English language to the liter
ature of Homeopathy SO valuable as these trans
lations of Dr. Hempel.
rr Rev Mr. Marsh of the American Temper
ance Union will preach on the subject of Temper
ance to morrow (sabbatb) evening, in Rev. MIR.
Burchards Church, Thrteenth-st between Sixth
and Seventh avs The public are invited to attend.
EyH We notice by the report of premiums OF
the great F air Of the American Institute just
closed, that Cranes Patent Soap has received
silver medal being the highest award of meri
for The best washing soap. That soap also re-
ceived the first premium and diploma from the
Albany, over every other soap. One of the most
beautiful features in this soap is, that it will wash
clothes without rubbing, boiling, or bleaching in all
inconceivable short time. We recommend it to
the attention Of our readers. 1t is manufactured
only by Lord, Lynch & Co. IA SuYan-st,
Works OF Arrive notice that what there is
left of the late Wan. A. Coman's valuable stock
of Paintings, Drawings &c. will be sold at auc-
ton on the 30th inst See advertisement.
~ A great blast was made on the Hudson
River Railroad last week, by which nearly $4,000
cubic feet Of solid rock were loosened The blast,
in which &c kegs of powder were used, was sue
cessfullv set Oft by the action of galvanic bat
terry, under direction of Professor Morse. More
than three miles of telegraph wires were used on
| the occasion.
OCEAN SrEAMERs-The new steamer Arctic of
Collins $ line from New York for Liverpool; and
the Ohio, for Charleston, Savannah and Havana,
at the latter port to connect with the Pacific for
! Chaeres sail to-day the former at IL NJ. and the
| latter at 3 ? NJ.
F1@ Col. Van Allen, late T. S. Minister TO
Ecuador, sails to-day in the Arctic for England
SIR WILLIAM DOW learn that this distin-
guished Baronet distinguished for his talent, as
well as for his title, will make his debut in this
country on Monday evening next, at the Broad
way Theater. AS an eccentric comedian he is
said to unite all the excellence of Blackstone with
that of Compton We anticipate, therefore,
great treat in his performance.
DlREcroRY--Doggett has just issued his
New York City Partnership Directory for 1850
81, an indispensable work for men Of business