New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-17
CITY ITEMS.


The WEATHER.-Who can complain OF
the more than Arabian heats Of last week when they
! -, ,,-ceeded by such delicious temperature as
that Of YESTERDAY The atmosphere seemed charged
Nth new supply Of the elixir of life, while the sun
and sky relolced in the sof Influences which they
| henjruanty shed down on the m1laiudes mat
uropged the streets. Corn has Tipened into yeuo"
splendor suring the parchIns days we have gone
through. and man Is now exhlerated by the serene
/ delights Of the opening Autumn.
MARINI's REYEFIr.-The benefit Of Sig
nor Marini is announced for this evening at Castle
Garden, with a bill Of unusual richness. The entire
Opera Of Lurez1 Borsia Is 10 be given with slgnora
Viett as Orsni and savi, for the first time tbs sea
son. as Gennaro Bosio, Of course, as Lucrezl Ihis
IS followed by .he famous Duet, >H9Hi Ia fr'mba'
from the Pirlfqai, sung by Marin and Ba-l4L II
itself better worth hearing than many an entire opera
Ardiu also contributes his quota 10 the festival IN
the form Of waltz composed for the occasion, ana
dedicated to the beneficiary. The whole IS to De
concluded with the third and fourth acts Of Er1aW'
IN which Mrs Barih Thorne will once more be seen
upon the stage as Etrua. The temperance OF this
early favore of the musical public Is proper climax
to such a series Of attractions. We orc confident
that Marini Will have what his successful exertlons
during the season entltle him to-a crowded house
CATTLE. ONCE MoRE.-lf any one would
see a perfect exemplifcaton Of mastery inactlvi-
ty" let him cast his vision upon that soemnly Dig
nlfed and " constitutionally tired Board which
weighs down the western wing of the City Han ii
great bodies move slow, who can calculate the sea-
sure of their mental obesity In the times OF tea,
brandy and cigars, Aldermen were subject to
spasmodic fits of aiacrIty but now they have lost
even that brief motive power, and nothing less than
the advent of their successors viii wake them 10
hight, life and the ordinary speed of mortality Days,
weeks, and months have passed away since an enert
"a faint, modest, tremulOus efort-waS made In
one Board to prevent the killing and manning OF our
citizens by furious cattle the people have clamored
for law the press has begged for law even the
bulls themselves have beloved at the very door OF
the Hall a for aw-but not glimpse ofthe parchment
Is visible not d word Of the act Is written, and not
an indication Is given that there ever viii be
Smothered in committees, or Kidnapped IN going
from one Board to another, every motion touching
this point of cattle and people killing has been
sllenced. Whose influence brings about such mys-
ferrous results, we are not prepared to say out
there must be powerful reasons for such careful
for, while Aldermanic slothfuncss Is rubbing lis
ewes over the objections" Of interested parties the
papers are constantly chroniclng serious accidents
and even deaths from Infatuated cattle driven reck-
lessly through the most crowded thoroughfares Of
The lower section Of the City. Shall we not have
some action in the matter VIII not some member
present bill IN the proper form and demand vote
upon it There Is not the slightest doubt of It's pass
a ,,,,1I Ia no brnu A
are confding enough to believe that the law VIII be
PASSED BY this Board but lest they should forget It,
we urge upon their attention at this session the cat
tie once more.
EVENING ScHooLs.-The various Eve
ring Schools commenced their sessions on Monday
night The tenn Is to consist OF but II weeks this
year. so that they Will close by the Holidays These
schools have been the means Of doing much s""A
heretofore, and II IS to be hoped that the young men
and girls who can devote their evenings to study
Will avail themselves of tins excellent opportunity 10
improve themselves IN the business branches OF edu-
cation
THF FIRE IN IHIRTY-EIGHTH-S ST = see
9Th page The following are the losses by this fire,
As neal as could be aScertained by our Reporter
-Four frame houses on Thirty eghth-st, together
a
street and Nnih.ay and small building used as
stalle-entirely destroyed. These buildings were
owned by Mr John McGrane, who estimates his loss
It about So 5oOmsu for 81 300 IN the Merchants
Insurance Co. Ia Nh McGrane's stable, TWO horses
valued at 1925 each were burned to death.
SIX frame houses. with stables IN the rear, owned
bv Patrick Cavanna. p. Smith. VIM. Johnson, T.
pellue, and two other persons, were entirely de-
on al Total
50 C0O-no insurance
Frame house on Thirty seyenth-st, owned and DC
pup!ed by J p. Gage as sand-paper factory, en-
trely DESTROYED. Loss about s2,OOO-insured for
$500 III the OHIO Insurance Co. Mr.. G. lost some
valuable machinery and large amount OF stock.
The frame clearinghouse and store on Ninth
av betw cen Thirty and Thirty ghthsts.'
owned and occupied by VIM Johnson, was entirely
DESTROYED together with most Of his furniture Loss
Sl5Oo-partially insured.
Dwelling-hous on Thrty-seyenth-st., occupied by
John Codng,on, entirely destroyed. Loss $3.50
fully insured.
Two frame dwelling houses adjoining Mr.. Cod
lneton's owned BY Mr. Browning, entirely de-
s,royed Loss on each building 81 ,5OO-fuily insured
Most of the furniture in these buildings was de-
siroyed Loss to each occupant about ssOO-no IN
surance.
number of other small buildings of no great va
lue occupied as stables. were also destroyed
FIRE.-I.ast evening, about 81 o'clock.
IRE broke out IN the clearinghouse Of Mr. F Ran
dolph. No 10 Hudson-st occasioned by defect IN
the chimney Il soon exiinguished. Damage
;riAing
~ The |. :. Mail Steamship Ala
bama Capt. Ludlow, arrived yesterday afternoon,
from Savannah Our acknowledgements are due
TO our contemporaries OF TIE Savannah Daily NeVs,
Republican. and Georgian, and 10 Mr. Campbell. the
senileuanly Purser Of the Alabama for late papers.
"a Mr.. Dempster's second concert Is to