New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-24
CITY ITEMS.
AMUsEMEYTs TgIs ET,ENTNt

Geo. Nancsthor.
BARSUM's MUsEUM-Open all day-Curiosities
and Afternoon and evening psrformsaess
FELLOWS AISsTRELs-Open at 6t-Negro Mel'
ode. ard Burssqus opsrs Scenes.
PILGRIMS PRoGREss-W ashington Hsll-OPen
SATTLER's COsMORAMAs-Corner of Broadway
and Thirtssnth-st- Open day and svsnsg
" Yesterday opened brightly, bat the after
noon became cold, heavy and wet rain came
on about seven o'clock, which had not ceased long
after midnight, and threatens to spoil the holiday
of our Legislators, today.
ExPEDITIoN-The steamer Southerner, Of Spot'
ford 4 Tilestons line, which left here on satur.
day. the 18th inst, at 4 o'clock z. NJ, encountered
on the first day out heavy s. w. wind, which
blew necessarily during the remainder of her voy'
age 200 miles, to Charleston, where she arrived
on Tuesday, the 18th. Here she discharged and
received on board full cargoes left again on We'd
nesday, the 18th, at 81 o'clock P III, and arrived
at her berth in New.York at O'Clock, P. M, OF
Saturday the 22d-thus making the round voyage
in less than seven days and not only proving her
self one Of the safest and Aeetest of steamers,
but also the skill and efficiency Of Capt. Dickson,
her commander, and the energy and activity OF
her crew.
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE FOURTH WARD
scHooLs.-The Legislature, Common Council,
and Ten Governors will visit the Jamesst. School,
in the Fourth w ard, this morning, at o'clock, IN
pursuance of an invitation OF the School Officers
of the Ward, after which they will visit the in.
stitutions on Blsekwell's and Randalls Island.
A TOKEN OF REsPEcT.-The officers OF the
First Division of the State Militia have presented
Mel General SANFORD with magnificent SER
vice of silver plate manufactured by ex'Alder
man VIM Adam 1t consists Of a massive salver
a coffee urn, and four smaller pieces, all beaut-
fully chased and ornamented with military insig-
MIA. A correspondence took place on the occs'
sion, which, however, we have not space to print
this morning. We shall endeavor to give it TO-
morrow.
" To-day the Members of the Legislature,
the State Officers and the Common Council will
visit the Institutions under the charge OF the Ten
Governors on BlackwelPs and RandalPs Islands
Commemorative are informed that the fire in
West st. on Friday commenced in No. 4Ol, por'
ter house kept by Mr. Carroll, and not in the hay
and feed store of A. MARITIME, as stated by our re
porter.
A New PICTORIAL-Bef ore US lies a new Off
spring of the American Press GleGSon's Picto-
rial DrariDg Room Companion which for typo
graphical appearance and artistic execution 10 I'M
surpassed by any paper published on this side OF
the water Every department in the getting up
of this illustrated family paper is complete. The
paper is of the best hot pressed satin surface the
wood.cuts are unusually spirited and faithful, and
the literary contents up to the ordinary stand
ard. g. French, No Isl Nassau st. is the agent
for New-York.
BOYS SUNDAY MEErINGs.-One or two hun.
bred boys are gathered every Sunday afternoon
in the Elmst. Ward School, and the effect Of
their instruction there has been in the highest de-
gree salutary IL would be difficult to find 10 any
Of our Oldest and best schools a hundred quieter
or more attentive boys. The meeting in Ludlow
st. is not so promising at present, the boys being
irregular and noisy; but experience proves that
the worst boys may be reformed. meeting is
also held at &c Wooster.st, with an average at.
tendance of $50 boys, who seem generally we'll
Opposed and obedent to their teachers
Y BANGS, PLATT x Co. commence their
Spring Trade Sale to day, with one of the largest
lists which has ever been brought into the market.
They are now located in their fine new brown
stone building, No Is Park Row, the spacious
second story of which forms magnificent sales.
room. The building, one of Trimbe's specimens
of architecture, seems to us even more neat and
graceful in style than the substantial block near
it. A large company of publishers, authors and
printers assembled in the rooms on Saturday
night, and the new building was inaugurated IN.
der the cordial influence Of one of Windust's cap.
ital suppers
n The Common Council adjourned on Satur-
day to the FIRST Monday in May. See Proceed
iDgs on Third Page.
FIREs-About 6 o'clock O'Clock yester-
day morning the drug store Of C. Morrison, No. 1888
Greenwich-st discovered to be on fire. The danes
soon communicated the provision Of Abner o..
borne adjoining which, together with the drug store,
was much damaged by fire and water.
The cling and ltore No q Lispenard occupied
by Mrs Plnckee brush dealer took fire about O'Clock
on Saturday night The buildings adjoining Nos o. 25
20 and 81 much damaged by The flames The
Of loss Rot sscerained but covered by insurance
II A RE.CoMPREssER Of a new patent
(Massey's combining = Compressor, Bender
Punch and Shears in one machine by which wsgon-tre
may be speedily shor ened upset without cutting or weld
ing will be exhibited in City for the 6rst time from to
o'clock today and every Jay till Monday at Rof and Ste
vens's Safe Factory, Tbrdst aud Avenue c. by Mr
Hedges the agent, who socis the attention Of Carriage
Makers Smiths &c This is entirely original invention
American at thsI-and richly worth attention We may
speak Of more fully hereafter
r. The HUTCHINSON FAMILY have been sing.
ing in Providence the last week to audierces o.
500 and OCo and will open City al The Tao snaele
On the ID o. Anil They have redu ed the price Of adj