New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-13
CITY ITEMS.

The PARK FENCE" Somebody" pro
poses that the fence around the Park be taken down. as
it seems to be of very little use This somebody
must have forgotten that this fence Is invaluable as
protection to Aldermen Policemen, and other officials
from the furious cattle which have the range of all the
open streets Although the remarkable teaovers OF the
City Hall cannot be induced to pass law to restrain
this dangerous business of making droveyard of the
whole City, they in wise slow in passing the
aforesaid fence when they the shining horns of their
pets tossing along Broadway. Save the fence say
for costs dreadful heap of money bury official per.
sonages of the dignity of Aldermen.
REBUILDING OF ESSEX MARKET
workmen are busily employed in tearing down the
markethouse in Grand-st, between Ludlow and Essex.
ss There to be erected its site large handsome
threesory brick building the lower floor of which is
be appropriated to market purposes. The new Essex
Market will be decided improvement to the neighbor
hood
PEOPLES FERRY TO STATEN Island
This Company have leased the Philadelphia Railroad
Dock foot of Lberty-st and will start their Ferry
permanently for the season Saturday next TO and
from Stapleton The docks at both ends of the line
are provided with ferryhouses and every accommoda
ton for passengers freight and teams The fare is to be
kept down to elk cents through the season
A New BAND.-The Seventh Regiment
National Guard have just organized new band of A
musicians most of them eminent in the art 1t Is ex
pected that this band will excel any thing Of the kind in
America
VISIT TO BosToN.-The City Blues,
Capt Johnson Twelfth Regiment) of this City, and
Capt Polard's Jersey Contnentals, will go to Boston
on the 18th of June take part in the celebration Of the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
FIREs-ExPLOsION OF A BOILER.-Sun-
day night about 10 O'clock fire broke out in the dwell
ling house No. 30 Oranges Itappears that of the
inmates had left lighted candle the floor, which
was dragged by rat into hole thereby setting fire TO
some lathing in the partition Officer Rker, of the
Sixth Ward passing at the time, and discovering
the light entered the premises and with the assistance
of some of the inmates extinguished the flames with
few pals OF water.
The alarm Of fire at o'clock this morning caused
by the explosion of the boiler In the Sugar Refinery of
Howell, King Co., Nos 13s liO l42 and 14l Duane-st
Portions of the boiler and great quantity Of hot
and thrown in every direction about the
engine room, severely scading Edward Doran, Aexan
der Mcbride, Patrick Callahan Michael Kennedy and
Patrick Murphy, all Of whom were employed about
the premises at the time. The Police of the lower
Wards and large body of fremen the ground,
many of whom assisted in conveying the injured men
TO the New York Hospital where they received the i'm
mediate attentions OF Drs. lie Roy and Allen. So loud
the explosion that the residents of the vicinity
awoke from their slumbers and for upward of hour
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed about the
neighborhood 1t appears that the engineer present.
and after the fires had been lighted he went away with
out having turned any fresh water into the boiler, and
the water left having generated steam and the
boiler becoming overheated probably caused the expo-
sion portion of the wall of the building adjacent to
the boiler blown out, but further than this the
premises have not sustained much damage. The inju
ries OF Doran and Murphy of serious nature
that they cannot possibly long survive.
FIREs.-About seven o'clock Saturday
evening fire occurred in the building of Mad
and Catharne-sts the lower part occupied by A. &
C. Pollon, dry-goods store and the upper part
dwelling The flames soon subdued by the prompt
ness Of the fremen, who were early on the ground
The stock was damaged by water to the amount OF sew
eral hundred dollars.
About IL o'clock Saturday night fire was discovered
by Officer erussett in the No. 154ls Fuon-st
cupied by Henry +. Cook, pocketbook maker. The
fremen early the ground and extinguished the
flames before any material damage occurred to the
premises. The stock badly damaged by water.
Captains Leonard, Hopkins, Brennan Detchett and
Snodgrass, with force OF pohcemen, were present.
About o'clock the night, Officer Simon, of the
Second Ward while patroing his beat discovered an
unusual light in the front Of the building No. ID
Secondst, occupied by Mr.. Luckner, paperbox-maker
He Immediately went up stairs and. entering the
room, found that the premises fire. In one
corner Of the room large box filed with combus
nble matter and all In blaze while lying the door
near by, was man named William Stout in a beastly
state OF intoxicsiion The officer Immediately procured
assistance and succeeded in exingishng the fire before
any damage occurred The manner in which the ire on
ginaied Is unknown
About three o'clock Sunday afternoon the various
fre-bells throughout the City rang alarm for the
Fourth District causing the remen to turn out In large
numbers The alarm however, proved false. IL was
started by some Of the uptown bells.
As the various companies were returning home, sew
er dgacefui fights took place among the runners ct
taced to of the engines. The prompt interfcr-
ercc Ct the rciee cuellcd tie disturbance Several OF
the ringesders were arrested and locked up