New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-18


intellectual treat, while receiving salu.sry NOR.
lesson. Probably no other opportunity of hssrar
it will ever be afforded in our City
POM BY PARK BENJAsIS.-Mr. Park Benz
min has consented to repeat bis Poem on the Az,
Of Gold, at Clinton Hall on Friday evening ner,
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SocIErY.-The second
Quarterly Meeting Of the National Tempersacs
Society OF this City will be held at Tnpler Han
on Monday evening next. An Address will BE-
delivered by Gen. Sam. Houston, from whom
note has been received, stating that he will GER
tainly attend.
~ The attention Of our readers is called u
the Lecture of Rev Mr.. Lord, to be delivered
this evening at Hope Chapel. His subject hi,
evening is Luther, or the great Principles o.
the Reformation
" So great is the anxiety Of the public and
especially the ladies, to hear the infant prodigy
! perform on bis drum, it is feared Tripler Hall vii
not hold the immense audience that will congre
gate on Saturday evening.
NInLo's-The young ladies lMesdemoiselle.
Rousset) who made such great impression BY
their graceful dancing in the new Ballet OF Cais
rina, will appear this evening, with an eficeut
Corps De b alet of sixty persons.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE At FULTON FERRY
ONE MAN SHoT.-Last evening about o'ciock,s
serious disturbance occurred at the Falton Ferry
in consequence, as is alleged, OF fellow named
Orvilla Gardner but better known in pugiistc cir.
cles as Awful Gardner Offering some indig.
nifty 20 a female whom il is said be knocked down
alterVard assautiDg her husband who came to
her rescue. Some bystanders interiered and
took the part of the woman, when a regular
rough.and tumble fight ensued between Gardner
and those who were justly attempting to punish
him for his conduct. Gardner, notwithstanding
he is a powerful man and a noted pugiist, found
that he was coming off second best in the contest
and managing to disengage himself from their
clutches. escaped up Fulton-st. to the u S. Hotel
in which he sought safety from his pursuerS. some
of whom were close at his heels when ne en-
tered the door Another scuille ensued in the
entry Of the hotel between the parties, when
Gardner drew from his pocket six barreed revOL
yer and fired one charge, the ball in which passed
through the coat sleeve Of John Mullen, residing
in Water-st, without doing further damage
Gardner then fred another charge at JOhn
| WEIGH, of II Rose-st, who received in his upper
| lip bullet, which fortunately took an upward d.
recton, and lodged in his nose. At this state o.
affairs officer McGrath of the Second Ward a.
rived and arrested Gardner who was lockedu
in the station. house. This morning he will b
conveyed before Justice Osborne for examnt
ton. WEIGH, the injured man, was taken to the
City Hospital, where an effort will be made 10
extract the bullet from his person Mullen went
home rejoicing At his lucky escape. 1t is said
that certain Captain Hart was with Gardner
when the difficulty commenced, but fled immedi
ately and was not seen aiterward.
A TEMPTING OFFER We understand that Mr.
II. c. Jones, of Newark, has sent to the Worlds
Fair at London, one OF his Gunpowder Psoof
Locks, attached to one of Mr.. Herring + ire Proof
Safes, manufactured by him in New.York. NJ
Herring intends to accompany it, and Volunteers
to place in the Safe 4l,OoO sterling, or $4,000
be given 10 any person who will open the lock
the key being put in possession Of the operator
The LITTLE DRUNMER.-The child, william
Henry Marsh, OF whose precocious development
OF musical talent we have already spoken ia IN
IyiJune, y i'll first appear before the public in
grand Concert at Trper Hall, on Saturday ever
ing, the 22d. The musical capacity and perform
anoe OF the child are certainly wonderful Goa
sidering bis years. We hope the Concert WILDE
largely attended, that his parents may reap there
from a substantial benefit, for we consider The
oh o1u L. in
portant matter than any amount Of early notorisg
as an infant prodigy" Such talent as his shOua
be carefully preserved from that forcing sysss
which insures its premature decay.
FIREs.-At "a o'clock on Saturday ever
ing FIRE discovered in June Co.'S Circus It W
put out by officer Waterbury OF the Seventh Ward. Dr
age Iraipg.
AT 10 O'Clock Sunday night fire discoveries
the picture frame establishment No. p Frankortsi
wss soon put out, with slight loss.
CORRECTION.-In Yesterdays TnbHHl
by typographical error The advertisement relstingto
Perpongs Poem, TO be delivered al Clinton Hall Wed
nesday evening, enormously read Monday We, ofeOars
regret The mistake ss learn that many thus
led Tomorrow Wednesday, evening, at n o'clOckI
TIE hight time.
AwNINGs.-Asth the season Tor making anu
altering awnings has arrived, can, and do most chez
fully recommend friends and the public those ma"
b. Mr. Gomperts l0l Bowery, they being grea, improve
ment the ordinary knds. We have used one hes
season and when taken down It apparently, soh
a. when II was first put up Mr.. G'sadvertisemeni ~
be found another part Of The paper and attached
will be found the Of upward Of sixty OF respe
liable merchants manufacturers and dealers speaking
highest terms Of them
B BY reference to our advertising col
Il will be that the boats OF the Fall River Ln
for Boston, leave this City at O'Clock instead Of i0e'
a. heretofore.
interest MACHINE.-Am0ng The In'