New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-24
CITY ITEMS.
NATIONAL REFORu-MEETING OF


CITY ITEMS.
NATIONAL REFoRM-MEErING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Committee met
Friday evening" with full attendance at Fourteenth
Ward National Reform Headquarters No 4iS Broad
way They purpose to resume their regular meetings
and make vigorous efforts in forwarding the cause of
Land and Labor Reform. Committee was APP
pointed to draw up and report address at the next
meeting, against the Land Bounty swinde which
was attempted to be burked through Congress at
their last stings The Committee consists Of Evans,
Commerford, Windt Marsh and Adams, and Com.
nlitee was also appointed TO print and circulate
MORALS through the United States for signatures
against the assignability of Land Warrants
The subject OF State and National Convention
in relation to nominees for Presidency and Vice
Presidency, was warmly discussed and action post
pOned by referring the matter TO the Corresponding
Committee with instructions to write to Reformers
in various States and report their opinions.
The Memorial Committee consists OF Andrew Day,
Burr, keyser, Marsh and Rowe, all Of whom may
be applied to for memorials for circulation so soon as
printed. The publication Of Young America IN this
City instead OF NewJersey, as at present. was dis
cussod and given that $500 would be sub
scfibed for that purpose by large iandhoider wnch
the Committee should raise similar amount on their
part Finance Committee was appointed to take
vigorous measures to raise the necessary amount.
4 spirited debate arose the appointment OF q
Committee to Address and receive Kossuth, which
resulted in a nearly unanimous vote to accept ana
act with the Committee appointed by the City Indus
trial Congress.
VIM. V. Barr, John II. Keyser and D. C. Hender-
son were amounted a Committee TO ascertain and
n,t.f,, dc Ill hnl hx q
state with view to having our Legislature act
upon the subject and having these lands apporloned
to actual settlers. After which adjournment.
Future meetings of the Executive Committee will
be held regularly at No. 44s Broadway, on Wednes-
day evenings at O'Clock, when every member
viii be expected to be present, New Delegates viii
be chosen from four Wards now vacant.
BY order of the Executive Committee,
GEORGE H. EVANS, General Secretary,
JOHN ii. KEYsER, City Rec. Secretary.
DEPARTURE OF THE STEAM FLEET.-SX
steamships left this port on Saturday. viz the Baltic,
for L,yerpool the Daniel Webster, for San Juan
del Nicaragua the Florida, for Savannah the
CITY of Richmond, for Richmond Petersburg and
Norfolk the Roanoke, for Norfolk and Richmond.
and the Southerner for Charleston.
ry@ The pilot-boat Washington, recently
ashore a, the Nsnows has been got of without dam
age.
FALL OF A BUILDING. About 4 o'clock
T.. NJ. on Thursday, new brick building, unfinished
being one OF a row in Twenty ffth-st between sew
cpth and Eighth-avs., fell with tremendous crash'
and now lies in the shapeless condition oil It's ORG
nal elements. Four persons were considerably III
iured, but none of them dangerously so. MT 'iaIh'
the builder, was one of the persons wounded he
that degeth pit shall fall into IT." Probably an Ill
yestigation will be made into the CONDITION oil the
remaining buildings but the occurrence IN "feeh
wichavenue is of such absorbing interest 'na' 'hls
slight catastrophe Will hardly he nouced'
Wu,r Now 1T is rumored about the
Tombs tina, an investigation is soon to take place
before one of the Magistrates concerning the loss Oh
a diamond breastp.n, valued at aooui si,2oV' WHICH
was alleged to have been felon'ously obtained oy
certain party in September last while on pleasure
excursion 10 place Of resort in the upper part OF the
City.
Tur Society FOR THE RELIEF or PooR
! Wlpows WITH SMALL CmLpRrN.-The annual meet
-, If this Society was held on Thursday IN the lee
tnTelOOln
and University. place, tor the purpose OF accepting
The Annual Report Of the Visitors, and RECEIVING
SUBSCRIPTIONS. This Society is formed of a number
If benevolent ladies, who have, for many successive
wears. afforded relief to poor widows ana ther
children. The following is the report
In presenting our members with the aity,lou ~
reDo,i Of the manner IN which we have dl'ca1rgeu
,he duties committed 10 us, We feel deeply
ualnfully-conscious OF our inability 10 make SUN
an account interesting TO them-not thai 10 con,oI.
The fatherless and the widow is dull or tnahAes %
I fask-far from il. Those who have shared the woIA
can tell how deep an interest It's performance ever
! aNaktns but our recital of II must, OF necessity
/ nroye very different. The objects and works oil
CHARITY as described tales Of fiction, are almost
always invested with degree Of pathetic AMI even
notc interest the result either of high art or skill
hi exaggeraiion We possess not the one and dare
o,uSe Inc other but snail We, therefore, fail TO ex-
cte ,our sympathy IN behalf of our miserable pen
siore,s' The tol,owing little anecdote, handed 10
,s hy one OF the visitors Of the society," we sRAI give
m her own WORDS -, u.:,,
Aworg the poor whom, IS members 81 ths v News
ty we are called upon % vss aoae interest," me ieei
& ~ ouch The hear deeply rs those who % tae re-
, aesth OF WORTHY husbands are reduced from compai.
go state of penuIy Ia fYp.uay
= crs5g OF Mrs Cs called to lnifI n,s .hsH as -
sn.Ss, fer husband had small children asa wa ~
Jus. -, ~ asks Invent her house ulnes aeii
f,cn. tbcugh small was neal ~ phssi1 e "as
n, herse snd lovely itte sts. OF ,hs sss
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