New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-13
CITY ITEMS.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT esterday morn
ing about nine O'Clock, Mr.. JOSEPH BREwsrER, one OF
our Oldest and most respectable merchants, and
rrobably the Oldest hat manufacturer IN the United
states fel through the hatchway Of the clipper ship
challenge. and was almost instantly killed. lie
struck on the back OF ms head aad his skull was ac
tured. He was formerly Of the wcl-known firm Of
J. & L. Brewster, and was about 65 years Of age.
The deceased was known anl respectfully the mem
bers Of his profession throughout the United States
and in this City especially, where he has large cir
Gle Of friends his death will be an occasion Of sin
cere regret
SERIOUS AccIDEYT-At II o'clock yester-
day, as a Hook and Ladder Company were passing
through Nassau-st., when near Fulton-st the ma
chine struck cart, and tho person who had the
tongue was thrown against the sidewalk with such
violence, as 70 break IN the back part Of his head
He was taken TO the Hospital a dying condition.
We could not ascertain his name, and We should
Judge he was about Is years Of age The Company
passed on without noticing the accident paying
any Alteration TO their unfortunate companion.
RAILROAD AccIDENr-The night-train
from Elizabehtown on the New-Jersey Central Rail
road ran Of the track "Wednesday night at the ntersec
" injuring brakeman and OBTAINING the passengers
some two hours. The accident was owing 70 the
carelessnoss of the switch-tender, who was fast
asleep upon his post. We did not learn the name OF
the injured brakeman. Five cars were thrown of,
and II fortunate that no lives were lost the acct
dent occurring near a high embankment Among
the passengers number Of ladies and others
from this City, who were placed IN unpleasant
situation by the detention the middle of the night
The cars rghted, and the train reached the de-
pot at Jersey City at ~ O'Clock yesterday morning
without further accident.
MAD. BoUcHELLE's CoNCERT-The Con-
cert of Madame Z. WALLACE BoUcHELLB IN the
Chinese Assembly Rooms, OH Tuesday night, was
very well attended, and passed off quite brilliantly and
successfully Mad. Bouchelle has contralto voice,
which is very full and reedy in the lower notes, and
which she manages with fine effect in English bal
lads and bravura songs. Her singing Of Black
Eyed Susan" Tennyson's Cradle Song" and the
" Last Rose Of Summer" were received with the
most hearty applause by the audience Mr. Wallace
favored us with of his exquisite piano perform
ances We notice with pleasure that he has been
engaged to accompany Miss Catharne Hayes IN her
tour through the United States OF the rest, Mr..
Mayer and Sgnor Bailni performed their parts very
creditably Mad. Bouchee, we understand, will
probably make her residence in this City.
ANrI-RArLnoAD MEErINe.-The oppo-
nen,s of the Sixth and Eighth-av. Railroads held
meeting on Tuesday night, to protest against the
building of any more Railroads in this City, and to
adopt such measures as might be necessary to in
duce the Mayor to veto the grants which have al
ready passed the Council. The meeting was not
very fully attended. there being but few persons in
this City so benighted AS to give countenmce to
such movement A committee was appointed to
draft series of resolutions expressive Of the sense
Of the meeting. Among the resolutions adopted,
was one declaring that the " Omnibuses supply
all the means of locomoton required" There must
have been at least one wag on THAI committee, for
no one would seriously put forth such statement.
A NUIsANcE-Much complaint is made
OF the dirty condition of the alley IN Renwlck-st., to
which we have before alluded. 1t is never cleaned
out when other streets are cleaned, and 1t has now
become so filthy and unwholeSOme as 10 be nui>-
ance to the whole neighborhOOd. VIII not the Heath
Warden of the Eighth Ward look TO this and have 1t
cleancdl II is growing warm, and some summer
morning the Cholera Will break out IN Just such
hole and then there viii be great commouon among
our Health Officers and they Will make great show
Of cleaning up such places Why not show little
activity now, and prevent that which breeds peSti-
lence and disease DO work little now, when a
little work will do SO much good.
Tue SO MYSTERY. We have as yet
seen no explanation of the movements OF the un-
known individual who favored number of our citi-
zens with $40. We presume the recipients judging
from their silence, have either had Satisfactory IN
batra snrp
the money to their own credit. We see that the pa
pers in different parts of the country, IN noticing me
occurrence. are equally at loss with ourselves to
find reasonable explanation Of IT.
BULL-BAITING IN THE SrREEIS'-"e
understand that some Of the Aldermen say the CITY
authorities have no power to pass an ordnance pro-
hibiting the driving of horned Cattle through the
streets. Wen If they have not the Legislature mas
and petition for such a law would readily Obtain
the signatures of all cltzenS-eXcept the ou'chVlS
There is a remedy somewhere for this aoomlnaoie
nuisance, and the sooner II is applied me pe''ol'
The MErHopsr CHURCH CASE.--We
learn tina, the book agents Of the Methodist bpiS-
copal Church. acting upon the suggestion Of the
Court in the late trial respecting the church proper
ty, have proposed to the commissioners OF the
Church. South, "an adjustment OF their preferred
claims by a legal arbitration under the authority OF
the Court"
MAyoR's OFFICE.-The business trans
acted In the Mayors Office on Tuesday amounted 10
s2.699 OF TINS amount $500 was received as he"o
money for emigrant passengers arrived al TINS port
lss Rum licenses were granted, which, al Slo eA'h
makes the sum Of 81 $50, being the largest NUMBER Oh
such licenses ever granted IN one day al the Mayor
Office The sum of ~ was received Tor o'h''
licenses.
STEAMER SoLD.-The steamer =" nom
as Powell was sold IN this city on Monday last and
will immediately be placed on the route on the Della