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

NDottn uuUolbEt III 1Hcutg hlAhFebs AtN S~NN
ington.av The alarm was given, AID Hose CO. 80
was Immediately on the ground, beloved closely
by other Companies. The buildings were old add
inhsmmable, and burned so rapidly that before the
neiehbors in the adjoining dwellings were aroused
from their sumbers they were 10 imminent perl,
and escaped very narrowly
The calamity would have been ATTENDED with
loss Of life but for the praiseworthy exertions ofour
members Of Hose Company No &c. Shortly after
the discovery Of the fire, Margaret Cam pbel, en- in
mate Of one Of the burning buildings, made hern P-
pearance at the second story window, siriekug for
help, with an infant in her arms. Joseph David.
son, Foreman, John Rodgers. Assistant Foreman.
William Miner and William Seaman fastened 70
her relief For some moments they were hidden
from sight by the smoke, and then reaPPeared with
the woman and child in their arms, unhurt. TIER
gallant act was greeted with long and load cheers
by the spectators present. The lady was not seri'
ousy injured but the infant was badly burned aud
was taken to drug store, the keeper OF which
they ask cd TO attend to it, but be Positye refused
to dress bis wounds unless be was paid 50 cents in
advance His inhuman conduct disgusted the par
ties who solicited his services, and Capt Whigam
had it taken to Bellevue Hospital where 1t was
properly cared for. In all, four frame buildings,
carpenters shop, two stables and carriage house,
containing three chariots and two stages, were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at about $4,000
F1RE.-Yesterday, at ? p NJ. FIRE was discov-
cred in the slaughter house of Mrs. Dowlin, p
Prince st. Put out with very little damage.
At O'Clock this morning number of crates
e Al. cT i'll and
Eighteenth st. were set on fire and considerably
damaged
ANOTHER CRAsH.-Eary this morning the floors
Of the double fve-story store Of Hunder K Griffin,
III Southst. two doors above Roosevelt gave way
under heavy loads of cotton and sugar and came
into the basement with tremendous crash There
was no person in the store at the time, and nobody
was hurt The rear wall was sprung out below the
fourth story, and hole the size Of barrel knocked
through. The front wall was pressed out, and
cracked up the center that it seemed on the very
point of falling. The large stone posts Of the first
story are tippled over so that one Of them would
fall were il not for the cinging Of the wall y num-
Der of policemen were stationed around the place
during the day to keep the people from passing
der The wall, aud the passage Of vehicles along
South ST. was stopped.
~ Alderman Rldsbcck tels US thst Yesterday
niy setenn day OF conr ued rain There has not been
a Gay within that time which rain has not fallen Toe
DAYS fha have been completed and then zoos for
fair weather HIS ffst siaeu INT Is based bis
[Courier OF ye Yeriay
We believe there was rain yesterday-at
least none our particular part of the Island. We
may conclude, therefore, that the proverb has
failed in this instance, and rejoice accordingly.
GROUND PLAN OF HELL.GArE.-Lieut. Maxwell
Woodruff Of the u g. Coast Survey, has just
completed plan, in PAPER Dldche, of the bottom
of the East River at Hell.Gate. 1t on scale Of
twenty feet TO the inch, and exhibits all the rocks
and reefs of the locality in such manner as to IL
lustrate completely the dangerous points of the
channel, and the means by which they may be re-
moved The plan was made by the direction of
Hon. James g. Kng, who has presented it to the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Masonic DEDIcATIoN.-The annual communica-
ton Of the NJ. w. Grand Lodge Of the A. and II.
Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons Of the
State OF New.YOrk was held at the Grand Lodge
Room, 429 Broadway, last evening, at oclk. The
Committed appointed by order the NJ. w. Grand
Lodge, to make the necessary arrangements for
the Dedication of Freemason's Hall, 600 Broad
way, to Masonic purposes, have decided that there
shall be a general Procession of the Fraternity
under the banner of the Grand Lodge only. The
Procession will be formed at the Grand Lodge
Room, at the City Hotel, at O'Clock this after
noon. Brethren to appear in dark clothing, black
hats, white aprons, and white gloves. The Officers
of Lodges in their official regalia.
PRAIsEwoRTHY Acr.-Mrs Orpab Harvest
widow of Geo. Harvest, who was killed at the
Bague.st. explosion, being about to return with
her three children to her friends in England, free
passage was rendered TO them by Mr.. Chas. II.
Marshall of one of the Liverpool lines and they
sailed on Saturday
SU1crpE.--P Morquin, proprietor Of the Gymna-
stun 500 Broadway, Frenchman so years old,
killed himselfby taking laudsnum last night. He
died at o'clock this morning, despite all the et'
forts of Drs. Buckley and Smith.
MEssRs EDITORS knowing your readiness
TO do all YOU can for the health and comfort OF your
fellow citizens, will it be asking too much to re-
ouest Won 10 cal the attention OF the Street Com
missioner to a sunken lot filed with offensive wa
ter in Twenty ninth st. few feet west Of Eighth
ave n SUBSCRIBER
DEFRAUDISG EMIGRASTs.-Yesterday officers
Crosett and Smith arrested Peter w. Adams, cor.
ner of Cedar and w ashington sts. iorwarder OF
emierant passengers, on a warrant issued by JUS
tice Osborne, wherein Adams stands charged with
selling ON the 25th of last month"; certificate ticket
nprportipg 10 eutite Daniel Matthews wife aud six
Children, to passages to Cincinnati for the sum of
sl4. Matthews and his family, on arriving a.
TROY discovered that the ticket would not take
him any further without paying ga more; after
having that sum be went on board the canal boat,
md o9 arriving at Buffalo the captain demanded
three sovereiens, or sl4 more. These frequent de-
mapds a.tonished the poor emigrant, and believing
that if he proceeded any further his funds woold be