New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-26
CITY ITEMS.

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tul than brilliant out evanscent pleasures.
STEAMSHIP ALABAMA-This new l,jC0 tVn
steamer, the consort of the Florida in the Savan-
nah Line, was out yesterday trial trip We
understand that she worked admirably, making II
knots an hour with ease. There were about
hundred persons an board. A card from some of
the mechanics will be found among Special No.
tees The Alabama is frst-cass steamship;
built by Wm H. Webb; Samuel L. Mitchell,
Agent. She is furnished wtha side.leyer engine,
rs inch cylinder feet stroke made at the Nov
city Works.
Ny. CITY INDUSTRIAL CoNGREss.-A fall re.
port of the proceedings at the meeting of Tues,
day night will be found in another part Of this pa
per. Next Tuesday being New Year Eve
the Congress will not meet until the 7tb, first
Tuesday in January
MARKETs-A list of sales in London Market
may be interesting to our produce dealers. The
following are the returns of the yearly sales at Co
ventgardep, all of home grown produce Apples
Sc, Geo bushels Pears-23,O09 ditto. Cherries
go, 600 ditto Plums, 100000 halfsieyes, or 90
coo bushels three halfseves 60 to the bashel-
Gooseberres-l4o,O 1000 bushels. Currants-Red,
10000 sleeves white, $500 black, -, 0O0 or 49,
200 half.sieves being the produce of 1869 200
bushels, as bushels on an average fill a sieve
Strawberries, 000 halfsieyes, or 638000 pot
ties; II pottles go to half-sieye. Raspberries--
10000 sleeves, or 225OO bushels. Filberts-l,0Qo
tuns. Wanuts-20,O00 baskets, each bushels,
or % ,000 bushels. Cabbages--l6000 loads, $50 to
200 dozen each or 100000 cabbages. Turnips
10000 loads, $50 dozen each or 100000 tur-
nips. Carrots-5,O 900 loads, 200 dozen each, or
100000 carrots, Onions-500,Q 600 bushels
Broccoli Including caulifowers u goo loads, $50
dozen EACH or 100000 heads. Peas-l35,000
sacks. A sack is two bushels Beans-50,0OD
ditto. Celery 100000 rolls of IL each, or 49,
00O,O0O heads of celery. Asparagus 600
bundles of $50 each, or go 600 buds Endive
10000 scores French Beans-lf0,000 bushels.
Potatoeg-83, 900 tuns, Watercresses -9i,o60
hampers. or q, 325 cwt., each hamper being 3cwt.
THE sLoop Coon RETURN.-This craft, of
Greenport, which was found adrift and deserted
in the North River, during the late severe gale,
was taken in charge by Coroner Geer, of whom
the owner of the boat obtain al the necessary
information, by calling on the Coroner, at 10.
New City Hall.
THE PAINTINGS IN BRoADwAY.-The old gale
~ ofthe National Academy, over the Society Ii.
brary, was yesterday crowded with the elite OF our
City, examining and admiring the large and beau
tiful collection of Paintings recently brought to
this country. The admission is free, and the sale
will take phase on Friday and Saturday evenings
These pictures are really good and worthy the at
tention of connoisseurs and all admirers of the
beautiful in art.
FlRE-Dec "a, P.M-Reilleys camphene
Distillery, in Gansevoort-st. near Ninth avenue
destroyed. Loss about 5 1000. No insurance
Dec. "a, 3 PM Slight fire in the building cor
nerof Washington and Robinson SITS. No damage.
Bruce GUARDs-This company of citizen sol
diers paraded in fine style yesterday. They dined
at Perkins's Odd Fellows Hall. where they could
not fail TO enjoy themselves well.
~ The First Ward Magnetizers were on pa
rade yesterday, and made most ludicrous and
amusing spectacle
FITTING Our OF THE 1. S. SHlr OHIo-We
learn Says the Boston Transcript of Tuesday,
that orders have been received at the Charlestown
Navy Yard, to fit out this noble vessel with the
utmost dispatch. She is probably destined to
convey the United States tribute to the Worlds
Fair ct London. This will be gratifying news to
the Charlestown mechanics
The HALE CEsTURY.-A year ago we were as
sured by cloud of witnesses-Professors, Dr.
vinea, Editors and Amateur Chronologists-that
the frat moiety Of the Nineteenth Century would
close on the 3lst of December, 1850 We beg
leave to assure the world at large thai the said
Half Century-the most important and eventtu
in the History Of the Human Race-will term
nate at midnight on Tuesday next We believe
we had the honor Of opening the discussion last
year, which for long time occupied the Press,
the Pulpit and the Social Circle bat we do not
propose to renew it. The truth of our position
having been established beyond the possibility Of
doubt, further argument is unnecessary There
were some very excellent sernons preached and
editorials printed last December and January on
the presumed close Of the fifty years, which we
trust will be brought down to present time aud
given again to the public.
The MAsoSIc ORDER.-0n Tuesday night St.
John Grand Lodge OF the State of New York,
was convened at their rooms, No pa Gtand-st.
for the purpose of closing up their business and
dissolyng, preparatory TO their incorporation with
r. W Grand Lodge of which VIM H Minor is
Grand Master Henry G. Atwood, G. NJ. Of ST
Johns, was in the chair. The various reports Of
officers and Committees were read and dispOsedof,
and after the proper formaites the Grand Lodge
was declared adjourned stae DE. Previous to the
adjournment, however, P. W. shannon rose and
addressed Grand Master Atwood in brief speech
wherein he complimented him upon the dignifed
and satisfactory manner in which he had fulfilled