New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-31
CITY ITEMS.
- The weather still continues wet, the
streets muddy, and the air warm and dlsagreeable.

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streets muddy, and the air warm and dIsagreeable.
STEAMBOAT AGROUND The steamboat
North America, at u NJ. on Wednesday, 29th inst
when of Magazine Point on her passage down the
Hudson River, with three large freight barges in
tow, was met by the steamboat Troy, for Albany,
which, instead of pa sSing her the larbOard hand
sheered III to the wei shore, crossing the bows OF
the North America Just in the clear. To do this, so
rank sheer had been given her "a to run her
aground on the west shore before she was able to
resume her proper course or stop her Roadway. The
bottom being very muddy where she struck, It Is
not at all likely that she sank, as was rumored at
first or that she even received the slightest damage
XVIIIrH WARD.-The Wings of this
Ward Bulls Head sectlon) had large and spirited
meeting at the old headquarters last evening, and
unanimously ratified their Assembly and Charter
Tickets with three cheers for the Wing State
and City Tickets. tSee advertisement
~ The First District Temperance Ju-
dicia Convention met last evening, and nominated
tw o tickets for District Justices
AMERICAN DAGUERRE AssocIATIoN.-A
Lecture on the origin, progress and present cond-
ton of the Art of Daguerreotypng, Will be delivered
before the American Daguerre Association, by ;.
ID. Humphrey ESQ., this (Friday) evening, at 5
O'clock at the Lecture Room of the Society Library
corner of Broadway and Leonard-St.
CITY TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.-A Grand
Rally to sustain the Temperance Nominations, will
be held in Trpler Hall .tis (Fnday) evening, at y
O'clock Hon Is. d. Culver, Hon. I. VI. Woodruff,
and other eminent speakers are engaged. Ladies
are invited to be present early to secure seats
r. The drama of - The Drunkard will
be played both afternoon and evening tomorrow at
Barnum's Museum-the receipts are to go 10 the
Father Mathew Fund.
Advertisement. -PHILLIPs's FIRE ANN.
HIIAroR One thousand of these machines have
been completed by Messrs. Stllman, Allen Co., Of
the Novelty Works, and now being removed into
our Office and that house is prepared to manufac.
ture 500 to 1000 machines per day 1t is found how
| ever upon trial, that our chemical charges require
| several weeks TO become dry and perfect as the
! English charges, our charges now weighing three
pounds more than the English Of the same size, ow
| ing to the dampness OF the former which must be
removed. We find upon trial that the English
charge, placed IN our machines perfectly efec
| tive and as the American Company have determined
from the beginning, that their manufacture should
not leave their hands until 1t was as perfect as the
! English this additional delay seems unavoidable.
! The members of this Company embrace many gen.
tlemen whose responsibility and integrity are I'M
| doubted These gentlemen did not risk their repu
ta,lon their money IN TINS enterprise until they
had Thoroughly investigated Its claims, personally IN
| this country and through their agents IN England,
and thew never have taken, and never will take, a
shilling for machines or territorial rights, without
binding themselves, (aS also do myself, personality
| and on my own responsibility 10 refund every far
| thing received by US, II the pubic demonstration
| or test Is not perfectly successful. We regret
| the DELAY as much as any person can, but knowing
that II rs unavoidable we shall try 10 exercise pa
uence little longer, and trust the public Will do Ike
Due notice will be given of the public test or de-
nonstYation which shall be at as early day as pos
| sible. = l. b1ASuN,
| oct. 30, 1851.
Advertisement. Mr.. F. H. Nash will
commence an Elementary Singing Class in the lee
ture room Of the Sprng-s Church, near Varick this
| friday evening No connection with any other
| person IN the classes now forming. y B-Pryate
lessons IN Singing and Plano-Forte at his rooms at
| slO per quarter. Rooms No. $50 Broadway. Pianos
| for sale
BLo's.-To.n night the excellent per-
Torrance chosen BY Berlin for her BENEFIT Will De
repeated No better dancing was ever given at all
during the season than IN the trial pas de deux oy
! Mdlle Celestne Frank and Mclle Josephine
/ Berth.
FATAL ACCIDENT. Justice Bleakley (the
acting Ccroner) Yesterday held an inquest AZ the
| y y. Hospital upon the body OF John Grsley' an
Fuslishman by bath. IS wears o. age, whose death
was csr,ed IA the following manner On the alter
noon ol the 20ih INST the deceased. while passing
! he corner OF Elm and White sts, was buried be-
reaih quantity OF BRICK. portion OF the olu Arse
IA wall, Whlch fell that day. tie received lnlu-
ne Of 30 serious a nature that ne died from iher
| eaetts Oh "Wednesday afternoon. tie resided al No.
! - HoNefy. The Jury rendered the following YER
/ de-. VIZ that deceased came 10 his dean oy the
falling 81 nall and the injuries received thereby
'le SAD wal being n Elm ST.. between WnI,e and
FraI kn-sis.. ani tha. said wall was forced over BY
4 arse QUANTITY Of sand piled agaIns, 1t and the
falling ot he wall so stated. and the placing OF me
.ano there was by gross and culpaoe negligence oil
| the contractor.
| AccIDEyT.-A lad named John Brown
was serousy injured III Pearl-st yesterday morn
| Hg IN consequence OF having been run against oy
| morse AZ Z cart He Was taken 10 the drug sfoie VI
! DE- Th1qhagan. where his wounds were dressed
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