New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
STEAMERS TO BE LAUNCHED. Two steam

| STEAMERS TO BE LAUNCHED. 1.-Two steam
ships are announced to be launched on Saturday.
The Texas from the yard of William CoIlyer, at the
foot of NIneeenth-st., and the Northern Light from
the adjoining yard OF jeremiah Simonson. The
Texas IS :25 feet long has IS fee. BEAM is III feet
deep, and registers 200 tuns She is designed to
ply between Texas and New Orleans The North
ern Light has been bull, for Mr. vanderbil,'s Near
aqua line She $50 feet in length has IS feet beam
is "a feet deep, and registers 1000 tuns.
DEATH or Rev. DR.. ALExASDER.-We
have to record the death Of the venerable Archibald
Alexander, d D. who died at an early hour yester-
day morning at his residence IN Princeton, " J., IN
the slst year OF his age. Dr. Alex inder was elected
Professor IN the Theological Seminary a. Prince
ton. in ISL, when it first established and has
continued in Office to the hour of his death. Dr. A
has left SIX sons--Rev. Dr. James W. Alexander
REV. Joseph Addison Alexander, Rev. Samuel Al
eIander Henry and William in the profession OF
law, and Archibald Alexander, d. ID.
COLONIZATION SOCIETY The Board OF
Managers OF the New-York Colonization Society
held its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening The
Corresponding Secretary reported legacy at $1,000
left TO the Society by the late Miss Arden, Morris
town, y. J. The Committee TO attend the embarka-
ton Of emgrants reported the sailing Of the bark
Zene, with SO emigrants for Liberia, and that they
had expended $500 20 in supplies. &c, for their
commodaton ard support for SIX months after their
arrival in the new Republic. The death Of the late
Governor Mcdowell, Of Virginia, was announced
that gentleman having been warm friend to the
cause Of colonization, committee was apponeit TO
prepare a suitable minute for the societys journal
Notice was also given of the death of Governor
Russworm of Cape Palmas, and of Rev. James
Moore of Grand Bassa. committee was appointed
to prepare suitable minutes.
- The Opera season Will open on the
Sd November, with Norma. in which Stefanonl Will
pcrsonate TIE Druid PriestesS.
We understand that Max is moving, with pros
pect of success in the project Of building NAM
moth Opera House, on the land between Fourth.av
and the BoWery and Astorp place and Ninth st. SUB
scTptons are down to a large amount, and 1t Is
hoped that all friends of the Opera will be enrolled
FIFTH WARp.-Bv an advertisement in
another column, it will be seen that new Wing
ticket is nominated in this stanch old Ward-or
rather. a ticket partly new. We do not quite under
stand the grounds on which it is commended, but
our friends should be careful not to jump out of the
plenty this year.
FIFTH WARD TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE
meeting Of the Fifth Ward was held on Monday
evening Goth inst, at No il3 Broadway for the pur-
pose of completing the formation Of their Alliance
when the following gentlemen were elected officers
for the present year:
President-H NJ. WESTERN, Esq.
Wee Presidents-L. BECK and JOEL y. PURDY.
TreGS4rer-T Thomas FAIRIES.
Corresponding S6cretary-J. l.. Calvin.
Recording Secretary-1haddeus Hyatt
Frecrfire COmDattcc--W. i. DlssOSway, Dr. \. d.
Wilson, j. Pearce, p. Mood, Jas. II. Mathews, Jacob
Labagh, Jas. kearly.
Fnonce Cop,rp,tfee-Wm. Burroughs, J. f.. Calvin,
Thos. FAIRIES J. Pearce.
Deiegafrs 10 the Parent Societv-H. VI. Western,
Esq, l.. : Beck, Joseph l.. Gavin w. b. Ned3
wood ID. G.. Croly.
TEMPERANCE IN THE SEvENTEENTHWARD.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held on
Tuesday evening last, in the stan;on-st. Baptist
! Church Afer singing, and prayer by Rev Mr. Rem
ington, an address delivered on this engrossng
subject by Rev. c. J. Warren, Secretary of the Ma
| ,iona Temperance Society. 4 collection WAS then
taken up amounting to thirty dollars in aid of that
| Society Mr.. Warren read the form of Constitution
recommended by the City Alliance ana anu pIVPosod
that measures be taken for the formation of an Al
| lance for this Ward.
| ALANsoN NASH, ESQ, was called to the chair, and
| {. C. North, Secretary Mr.. c. c. Leigh, Secretary
of the City Alliance stated that he had just wit
messed the formation Of Alliance for the Fourth
| Ward and urged the importance that such al Al
| lance should now he formed here The Secretary.
| Mr. North. made animated appeal to the friends
of virtue and morality, to enter warmly into this
| measure, ard improve the present very favorable
! TN e TO accompl III very great amount of good to
! sFfrn
! made by the Chairman Mr.. Nash, by Rev. MI Corey,
ard others.
| the Constitution was enthusiastically adopted,
/ the congregation rising IN It's favor, and between
thirty and forty gave their signatures To ITS pnn
! clpes \ Committee was appointed 10 nominate
| officers for the Alliance, and the meeting adjourned
| exceedingly animated with hope that the time for
Rum TO rule and rum III this City Is fastening TO
a close.
4 second meeting fer this Ward is to be held tsee
! ADVERTISEMENT this Thursday evening, IN the
/ PRESBYTERIAN Church, SiXth-st.. near Second-ay.,
to hear the report of the Committee elect Officers
choose Delegates 10 the City Alliance, and attend to
other important business. Laiies as wen a' gehlie-
men are invited
COMPLAINT AGAINST THOs. HYER AND
WV. POOLE FOR ASSAULT AND BArrERY.-Chas p
Owens barkeeper Of the City Hotel, corner of How
| ardsi and Broadway yesterday appeared before
Justice Bleakley, and preferred complaint against
these somewhat notorious individuals. charging
them with violently assaultlng and beating him On
the morning OF Tuesday last, 1t appears from tae
! affidavit Of Mr.. Owen, that about o'clock on the
morning IN question, the accused accompanied BY
six other individuals, entered the bar-room OF the
/ City Hotel and commenced shouting curslns and
| swearing, and making a great noise. They soon
called for something 10 drink, and drank twice but
| on their calling for drinks third time, Mr. Owens
refused to give them any more, and told them that
! plo him IN
they then inquired for Mr.. Florence, the proprietor,
and were tod by the clerk that he believed him TO be
inside Hyer then seized Mr.. Owens by the collar
and threatened to strike him ne then left him and
went 20 another room 10 look for Mr.. Florence
] Other Of the narty. whose name IS nnknO Nn % Mr