New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-21

have acquired considerable reputation in Boston
Baltimore, Washington, and other cities, and We
doubt not will be duly attended and appreciated
here. The first evening is on Monday, in the lee.
ture room Of Hope Chapel, opposite the New.
| York Hotel.
TIVE MEMORIAL OF THE INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS.
The Land Reform Memorial of the Indust rial
Congress, calling upon the Common Council to
urge upon the Legislature appropriate action for
Land Limitation in this State, and the Freedom Of
Public Lands by Congress, has been referred to
the Law Committee In the Board of Aldermen
and to the Committee on Lands and Places in the
Assistants. 1t is to be hoped these Committees
will make an early report on these important
measures.
Miss WoRRALL's CoScERT.-We regretted to
See but moderate attendance at Miss WoralPs
Musical Soiree last evening. This lady is very
accomplished pianist and pleasing vocalist She
has clear, wel-trained voice, and sings with
more expression than we are apt to hear in public
singers Her voice would be valuable acquisi.
ton to any of our church choirs.
STORING FIRE IN SHIPs-A correspondent de-
sires Us to repubsh statement of a simple plan
for extingushing fire in the hold Of ship, by keep
ing barrel OF chalk in the hold, connected with
two gallon bottle of sulphurio acid on deck.
The acid, poured on the chalk, will generate car
bonic acid gas, which will at once extinguish the
fame.
The GOLDEN AGE The Bay State says, there
is story afoat in Lynn, that two strangers late
IL called and took lodgings In private family in
swampscot, eastern part of Lynn got the need
ed tools, proceeded to spoton Farmers Beach,
called Grass head, began digging, and in due
time took from the earth box or boxes, contain
ing large amount in gold sovereigDS, say $780,
600. Exactly the same amount-s5OO, OOo-is
also said to have been dug up on the Grand Cay
mans island, West Indies, where it was buried
by the Pirate Gibbs. When these and the other
immense sums dug up at Caldwells Landing come
into circulation, we may expect great deprecia-
ton in the value Of gold.
WROUGHT IRON BEDsTEADs.-The demand for
the excellent Wrought.Iron Bedsteads manufac-
tared by MIR. John B. Wickersham continues IN
abated. Once tried, they are adopted in prefer
ence to all others. Their lightness, ornamental
appearance, strength and elasticity, combined
with marvellous portability, are the strongest re-
Communications in their favor that could be made ;
and they are cheap withal, and delightful for Sum-
mer use on account Of their vermin-repelling and
other good properties. A large assortment will
be found at the warehouse No. 24O Broadway
Office of the Patent Merchandise Company.
NEw.YoRK, Tuesday March 10.
| Mr.. ITEM-Under the head of " A Hint
to Politicians" you last Wednesday published an extract
ed that March IS would be good day for asking avors
of the great and seeking Offices" Acting upon The hin
| did apply for a stustion IN which could serve my
country and received solemn pledge that should be the
recipient of Office Placing reliance upon the predc
lions of the Asfologer which were thus apparently In
dorsed az true by experience prepared to wait paentyfor
the expected Summons Can you Judge my horror wnen
9o sRg up S s sS been me- day BEEN
given another Tel the Asrooger he is hu6ug In tbs
estimation Of VICTIM or DISAPPOINTED HOPE
AND BLASTED AMBITION
Our correspondent aust be blinded by passion
or he neverwould have requested us to pronounce
the sum- moon and ali the stars liars, and the cru
dite expounder of their signs and phases hum
| bug. How does ne Know tnat the lucky indiVldu-
cal who supplanted him was not an earlier appli.
cant on the same day and if So was he not fairly
entitled the sPoiIs aud Prorni.ins that this
position is true does it not prove the man OF the
Horoscope prophet? And further, had our cor
respondent read calmly the whole prediction fol
the 18th, and not have gone off " on tangent
at the intimation that the day was lucky one fol
o,eesing Offices" be would have found at the
close this profound sentence: Promises made
only with treacherous design" Is not the ex
perience of our correspondent directly in favor o
the Horoscope Did be not receive promises
Il al PRO
rounce the Horoscope a humbug indeed! and es
pecially after such fulhllment OF such Predlc
ton. Not we