New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-02
CITY ITEMS.


Tur OpERA.-The great superiority OF
our pfcsent opera to all previous companies, IS unde'
,;ahle Last night lucia II Lqnpermoor was pro-
auced IN A style not unworthy Of the grea, Opera
Houses of Europe BosiO, Badiah and Bcttlnl gave
their several roles with spirit which reused the en-
,hus,aSm of the audience TO the highest pitch. In
fact, each night is now new ovation There were
,ome two thousand persons preset last night ana we
,bould Judge the average for the week reaches thtl
number per night Tonight Is Marmo Faiiero MA
RIMS greatest part
MFTroRIc.-We noticed last night quite
an unusual number of brilliant Mcteors and other
persons assured Ms that they had observed the same
phenomenon on two three nights previous. II Is
about time for the earliest Of the Autumn Meteorc
showers although of late years they have not been
PARTICULARLY noticeable except TO Astronomical men
SALUTE TO CAPTAIN WEsT.-Thc pas
.enoe,S vino were on board the Atlantic on her voy
age IN January last have determined to express then
qualification at the return of the noble ship. by hrns
from the Battery. on her arrival. salute OF one
hundred guns.
DrL,yrp.-The steamer Golden Gate,
tOf Kle JtncHO ana Valparaiso VIII hNN .N"'' ''''
port before Monday
Tur SNrH-AvENuE RAILRoAD-ln copy
ing the resolutions authorizing the Railroads, we
overlooked an amendment which states that there
shall be a single track through ThompSon-St. from
Fourth TO Canal. OF course the cars Will go up
Wooster and come down Thompson or vice versa.
~ The correspondent who writes, re-
guessing US to direct HIM to a respectable place IN
The city. where patients can be cured of tendency
10 InOkicatlon, Is informed that know OF no
special establishment for such cases but we would
recommend hun to some wateT-cure establishments
as being like TO effect the object desired.
70 We learn that Mr. ELLIOTT, the we'll
Known artist OF tins city has gone 10 Marshdeld, 10
paint the portrait Of Nh Webster
CoLoRrD SoLDlERs.-Among the many
paradcs within few days We noticed yesterday a
soldlefly looking company of cooTed men On their
homewMd march from target or parade drill -
They looked like men, marched like men, maneu-
vrcd like men. handled their arms like men, and
should occasion demand VT presume they would
Ggh, like mcn.-But the African has few reasons 10
become a soldier N this country.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Webb. a
brakeman on the Newly orb AMI New Haven rail-
road, MAS seriously injured while passing a bridge
Stamford III a freight tram Yesterday. HIS head
came IN contac, with the umbcrS of the bridge,
tearing Of portion OF the scalp. and fracturng The
SOUL He was attended by d.. iIalshl.
SAILING or MISSIONARIES. The bark
Onenal sailed Yesterday from Boston for Shanghai.
China Among the passengers Mr.. Alfred Ill.,
Of Boston, Rev Robert Nelson, wife, child and ser
want, and Rev. Cleveland Keith. of Virginia
An ON CITIZEN GoNE.-Garret Storm,
an old and we'll known citizen, for many years
den, of the Second Ward. died ON Thursday, aged
seventy -four.
GuANoS.-lt is said that there is a small
coony OF Gipscs at iloboken. Perhaps 50 but
GpNeS arc easily manufactured 10 order where yag-
aSondS are A. plenty as IN New-Nork.
CHEAP TRAvgLING.-A steamboat is now
carrying passengers hence to Bridgeport, Conn. for
one shilling each. Another runs to Yonker> for SIX
peace per head
SlkAM LINE 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are IN progress in this City to establish Line
All Steamships, of medium tunnage between here
s,nd Mobile. Capt Walker OF the latter CITY a yen
fleman iavoraSy known IN such matters * con.
cerncd in the project.
toR TRE SorrH.-The United States
Mail Steamships Southerner, Capt. Dickinson. for
NhHle>ion, aud the Florida, Capt. Lyon, fos Savan.
nah, leave Pey North River, a, o'clock this after.
nool
FiRr.-About 1 O'Clock, Thursday morn
1as' kre occurred in JUNK shop in the basement
" building Is St0ne-Si II originated BY sparks fall
As through the open seams IN the door overhead
"'up'ed as elacksmiihs shop 4 quantity OF cot
''a vas destroyed The damage Is iraing
PROPOSAL BANoUET.-The Courier des
Ns'S 'Ss says the ARRIVAL Of the steam frigaie Mo
s-o'e has occaSioned much rejoicing among the
'ea'a residents IN this city, she beng the first
'eheh ship OF war that has visited New York since
e'e'os1ton OF February. 1t Is proposed to invite
'"eefs 10 a public dinner before their departure
~ We call attention 10 the notice ON tho
~ Page OF the East River Total Abstinence So.
~, "n nigh time that some OF the Temperance
were waking up the rapid increase Of Rum
e LIBEL upon any protested Temperance
community Ai'''