New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-15

CITY ITEMS.


A GREAT SwEEP.-On Saturday the Sixth
Ward Police made one hundred and sixteen ar
rests Of these forty. nine were vagrant women
and fifty -four ltbrty-six men and eighteen women
were keepers of houses of i'll fame. About eighty
Of these keepers Of vile dens are now in custody
and nearly all Of them will probably do the City
some service at BlackwelPs Island. The scene ia
the Five Points is wonderfully changed. great
number OF houses are closed, and ITO Let Is
posted on the doors From one house in the ug'
hest portion Of Orsnge.st. and from the corner OF
Cross and Little Water SITS. opposite the Old Brew
cry, come sounds of prayer and praise and words
Of Christian exhortation, kindness and hope. A
few weeks ago these places, and the neghborhood
for blocks around, were vocal with basphemy and
obscenity sufficient to shock ths moral sensibility
of Abaddon. We trust the good work Of reforma-
ton will 20 on we had almost despaired Of seeing
this sink of pollution ceansed except by the be-
som of fire. In the meantime we call the stten.
ton Of the City Fathers to the widening Of An
thopy-st-a measure which has been before the
Common Council almost constantly since the days Of
Shivers Parker.
While we are on this subject we would also
call the attention of the Health Warden OF the
Sixth, to the importance Of prompt cleansing and
purifying OF the streets alleys, and shut up houses
Let the broom the hoe the cart and the Croton fol-
low the officer, and make the regeneration perfect.
MmITARY.-We learn that the Scottish Guard
commanded by Captain Castle and the Washing
ton Continehtals, under Darow, both Of the Second
Regiment, embark on board Of the North America
On the 22d inst. for New Haven.
The four companies located at Staten Island, late
part of Colonel Ryers Regiment the lst,) have
been detached and organized into separate com
msnd Captain Hagadorn, late Of the Tompkins
Cadets las been unanimously elected Major thereof
LAUNcH-On Tuesday last, beautiful schooner
was launched from the shipyar Of her builder, Mr..
Henry Finch, at Poughkeepsie. She is two hun.
dred and twenty-five tuns burthep, has ninety feet
keel twenty.seven feet beam nine feet hold, and Is
the largest vessel ever built in this place exceptthe
vhaleship N. P. Tanmadge She is called the
Isaac Hinckley," and is designed to run between
New.Yo and some Southern port. A company
in New York purchased her while she lay upon
the ways and have already manned her, with the
determination of having her in the city by Monday
| today
BURGLARS IN FIFTIETH.sr.-A gang Of four or
five burglars made demonstration on Friday night
on the dwelling of Rev. Mr.. Brett, pastor Of the
Mount Pleasant Church, Fiftiethst. but were
driven Off by the inmates Of the house, carrying
with them everything OF value in the basement
One of the rogues left Of his shoes-a stocking
with felt sole, well adapted to burglsriouS opera
! tons.
/ CELEBRATION OF THE BATTLE OF Stony PoIST.
/ The anniversary of the storming Of Stony Point
/ viii be celebrated to morrow, 10th, on the Battle
Ground The U. 8 Revenue Cutter Morris, will
anchor OF the Point and fire sslu.es at daybreak
and throughout the day The steamer Arrow leaves
the foot of Robnson-st North River, at O'Clock,
10 morrow morning.
FIRE-At 10 o'clock last Friday night, spirit
lamp burst in the porterhouse OF Patrick Dixon
100 Seventh av. Flames extinguished with triaing
/ damage.
| Auction SALE or REAL EsrArE.-Juy l3.-By
! A. H Muller lot with brick dwelling No. 10 Mer
cerst. near Howard, $4,000.
The saleOf the Merchants Exchange, advertise
to be sold at auction this day, is postponed sine die
AID MILLER-The father Of the Eleventh dis
charged from Police custody on Saturday night d
Young and Patrick Camel who had been arrested
on complaint Of fighting in the street and disturb
ing the peace.
LAwrERs.-In our list OF Professions ia New
York city, published few days since, the figure
were rather badly printed, at Lawyers" the
number is l,256.
WAsHISGToS ISsTITUrL.-The academic vear
of this Institution terminates this week, wher
there will be an examination OF the pupils The
exercises will he public the 18TH 10th, and l7tt
insts.
GRAND LARcESY.-Two females named EizG
Smith and Sarah Mplly were taken into custody OF
Saturday, charged with robbing stranger named
! James Martin, of 1881 at a bouse OF illfame il
| West Broadway. The accused was induced L
enter the den, and csrelessly exposed his money
| He was then given drugged liquor, which supplied
him and, bis uloaey was then distracted irom 6l'
| rocket. On leaving the house on Saturday mora
ine be discovered his loss and preferred toe charge
! The womea were held FOR exsmioa'iob