New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-20
CITY ITEMS.

A, n meeting of the friends of this en-
ENrbf'r "a yesterday morning. at the office Of B.
tefa, No 20 walst Dudley Persse' ESQ., IN me
Char the iO'''"e
adopted ,.,o.,o, gentlemen DO constitute a
J. 10. Committee. with power 10 taKe such
r".nres - may be dee meo ~ sieamsS
nation " ,rtil such time as Board oil trustees De
tohPaI by he shareholders NJ,
dudley PeIsss, Iosn r. Dillon.
pobert T. Kelly yo.h - s. D'.c"'
simeon Draw F,eenan Hunt
n,.ce Greeley. Henry u IsenIy'
h"~ I.aac /. smith
-. tie Provisional Committee 90 meet on
II. TIA Zach week al II O'Clock A. NJ, at the
lnuxo % Waii-si. r.. l.. 90. o.. rr,o,..
ofhle gh., Dudley Persse, ESQ, 90 acl As Treas
III fund TO meet contingeInli5 exp :;
UTer Of DUDLEY PERssE, Chairman
D G. sxYrH, Secretary
r,0s-About p o'clock yesterday morn
,.,od IN the rear Of Mr. George ChlppIn's
nss'i. core. No. 81 Catherne-st The smoke
ofY ...,vered by officer Pearce OF the SeVehta
vas M Tho caused the alarm 70 be given I'M
"ai' - -, although the FIRE department lost no
ieOiN''' ing N the SPOT the flames had taken
TIME ~ - ,he bulding and the Light goods
.a,sed an almost sufoca'ing smoke 70 ouis' ''ious"
.,e door and windows as they "eic O'oAen oi''"
AZ, George Overan who KEEP d oodioiiis muse
-, the store had much dlnlcul1y III ieS'uins ms
III and il was only by getting out through ue
oof,ba, he managed 10 release MS chureh anu save
.o,tion of ms furniture. The store coh'aiheo
sa.,y stock Of goods, the whole OF when was oe-
',,ored par,ly by fire and water
.r,x Ar H.Dv.pn CoT-
Among the passengers who arrived here by
-, p.r,c las, Saturday was Mr.. g. VI. LANE, VINO
.a,,,rp. from Germany, where he has been com
his studies to take the place Of Professor OF
y.,,, in Harvard College, in place Of DIR. CHARLES
p,cx who lately resigned that Office
Fpoa CHARLEsToS.-The steamer Ma
nm, Cant. Berry, arrived from Charleston yesterday
,,orn,ne Our thanks are due TO our contemporaries
tn, S,cpdarf and The Neus for papers of the latest
dates
AIMS. UorsE STArIsTIcs.-There were
500 paupers in the various institutions under the
,ns,yision Of the Ten Governors, during the month
ofIuy The outdoor paupcrs during the same pc
nod amounted to sos of whom $40 received pensions
., from two to four dollars month, according to
their several necessities The total expenditure for
suppies durng the month was $35,jO9 81, being a
decrease of about $500 the outlay OF the previous
month. This. however, rs no criterion by which TO
nudge the cost OF each person, as supplies are ire
cuenlly purchased III advance Of Their requirement,
with view to save the funds of the department by
buyins at the lowest market prices.
To TIE MAN WHO DID NOT PAY HIS POST
leE-Ex,ract OF letter from tins CITY Yours OF
asking information in regard to the Cotton mar
ke is received and below you have the latest quota
lions. am always happy to serve YOU, but can do
80 AT less cost # Won will prepay your letters, for
which purpose | enclose "a dozen oi The new postage
stamps"
REPAIRED The steamer Commodore left
s,onincton TUESDAY afternoon, having been put IN
complec order since the collision with the Connec-
ticut We are informed that the actual damage to
the Commodore was much less than was al hrst
represented
SUSPICION OF GRAND LARCENY.-A young
carpcntcr. named Joseph Gibbon, residing IN 5th
avenue between 2lst and ODD sis, was arrested on
TUESDAY los officer Smith. OF the sixteenth Nafd, on
suspicion OF stealing $50 from the trunk OF fellow
workman and bOardCT named oSeph Gardner.
From the statement of Gardner II appears ina, he
loaned the KEY of his trunk TO the accused, for the
purpose Of examining plan OF anew building whch
was placed m itthat no other person had access 10
the trunk and when he went To 1t shortly aitefWaid
he found that the money was gone. S3S ~ was
found the person of the accused, who was held
for examination.
Run OyrR AND KuLED.-A child, three
wears of age named Lee, whose mother resides at
No 36i Oak was run over opposite that dwelling
by car, laden with old iron and lead. driven by a
man named James Hannell, residing az No, ~ 10Th
Il The occurrence took place al O'Clock on Mon
day afternoon. and Was, IN the opinion OF an eve
witness, purely accidental. The child died at ,
o'clock IN the evening, and an inquest was held on
TIT body yesterday morning
ARREST FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Two females named Mary Murphy and Alice Hen.
neSay. were ON Monday arrested by oihcer Martin OF
the sixteenth Ward. changed with attempting 70 pass
ass counterfeit bill on the Mechanics Bank OF New
ak at fancy store IN the Bowery. two doors above
the Theatre Justice Bleakley committed the ac-
cused to prison for examination.
BOARD on ALpERMEN-SfGfed SesStOn-
MONDAY, Aug is, 1851.
Prssei-Morgan Morsans, Esq, President, AID.
Griffin, Dodge, Sturteyant, Oakley, Chapman, kel
lev Smith, Ball HawS. Miller, Shaw Cook. Bard,
Briion DeamatCr, Franklin, COnckln, Dooey.
The minutes OF The last meeting were read and
approved.
PethoRs-By the President, petition of VIM. Law
renee and others to have st, between the ith
and LeSng,onays. regulated and graded. Referred
To Committee on Roads.
by the same, petition Of owners o, property on
ooth-St 70 have said street regulated Referred 70
committee on Roads
ny Aid Cook, petition of Nathan Roberts and 9th
usiot aSewer in Columbla.st, between Delaney
ana R'mgon. SITS. Referred TO Committee on Sew
BY AID Doo!ev petition OF L. K. Kerr and others,
lof sewer IN loth-St., between Lexington and 3D.
avs Referred ~ Committee ON Sewers.
by Aid. BrItton, petition OF Charles DuSenbury,
lof correction OF assessments Referred 10 Com
mlttee on Law Department.
BY the same, petition OF Marsh 4 Roster and 9th
ers 10 have the pump removed and the we'll filled in
IN Mercer hetv An,itv and Rleeo Set-sts Ala
Btiiton moved hat the PRAYER oi the petitioners be
granted, whlch Was carried,
by the same. petition OF The Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. 90 have the grades Of Sl> and S?d-
SITS altered between the LIST and 2davS Referred to