New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-26
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
WHERE THE ANIMALS LrvE.-One Of the
attaches Of a morning paper Journal Of Commsres)
has been exploring the winter quarters of the mon
keys and organ players who do up the doleful so
bountifully in favorable weather The folio wing is
the result of his exploration
With the return of warm weather, horde of mon
keys and organ grinders are annually let loose upon
our ctiseps. We have often wondered where they
came from and whittier they went. Their place Of
rendezvous We have at length discovered. lofty
building in Orangettreet, evidently designed by the
builder az the abode Of comfort and elegance, has
been for some period in the complete occupancy of
these creatures The threshold crossed, the organs
Of scent sight and heaIng-the fumes, tho filth, the
scTeeches-leave no doubt OF the character OF the
place. Each apartment forms the abode OF both men
ard monkeys and il would require no great stretch
of imagination IN the visitor TO suppose some OF the
inmates representatives Of those interior African
tribes who are said to possess tails In the lover
rooms, JxckO generally restricted in his peram
bulatiOns by short cham but In the attic and up
per apartments where the monkey tribe greatly pre-
piec BOXES about foot square, having apsr.uYes for
yentilstion and TO admit food and were bereft OF
companionshp. In other cases. the monkeys are
made to occupy small closets, partitioned of into
small compartments. In one room thus occupied,
in part, three beds.eads, 0verspread with tat
tered and filthy quilts, whereon slept at aisht, Sax or
nine individuals, OF both sexes. Adjoining, was an
sooty aCcumuiati0ne OF decade OF years was 10 De
seen the whole apparatus OF street music-ma nagers
monkeys aud orsans-for the weather was unpro-
pItious for the prosecution OF the nae arts Our sud
den entrance taking them by surprise, group OF
men around table pushed from sight the cards with
which they we're playing, and curiousy eyed the
visitors. One Of them then proceeded TO snow OIL
favori,e monkey, which he said was worth " tree
hurried tOllaI" The ord nary price ranges from
s20to $50. Close ny the cardpayers an aged couple,
with hageard vIsages, were gracelessly stretched
OUT, faces upward, over heap OF hand organs and
boxes heavily sumbeYlng.
During the iaierview which ensued, various inor-
patton al elected The receipts OF organ players
are now small compared with former years on ac-
count OF the great competitor In the business but
10 unusual for these Migrants to make dollar or
even 81 so day. TRe moneys are imported, Dat
their constitutions are unable TO bear up under the
rigors of winter In these high ATTITUDES, and they
obliged to spend the most Indictment part OF the
seaton III the Southern States There are at present
but few monkeys In the City, in consequences OF this
Temporary absence The cold weather has the effect
10 induce rheumatic pains, cramp IN the stomach,
diaIrhea, &c attended with loss OF mesh Inc CMy
does not hold out so great inducements to itlnerant
oreanists as the country-the former beng lar less
liberal in it, patronage.
MONKEYS are not at all fastidious to the nature
OF their food. The hand organs are generally WED
by the performers. and manufactured abroad
There are instances In which they are the properly
OF some capitalist included Ia the maternity, who
hires them out for a certain per centage OF the
profits. The performers are chiefly from Italy and
though, in the instance here referred to, living to-
setheT in considerable numbers, associate rather
nom instinct than interest As the money musicai
season will recur with the reconmoncement OF warm
weather and the consequent return OF the MONKEYS
from their Southern tour, the pecunlary result II
locked forward to with no ordinary interest
Nrw MopE OF ROBBERY. ADAM
doRed parents (whose love Of rum has involved them
in poverty and degradation and who now exist from
the proceeds of the begging and stealing OF their
poor children, )-have taught their offspring new
mode of theft, which was performed In the following
manner day or two since little girl, the daughter
of OK. Aloerman Wood, and also daughter OF J. r.
Martin, both aged about six years, were accosed BY
girl of IA or Is years old, ~ho told them she had
two nice dolls, the one doll, and the other q
china one and that II the children would give her
their shawls TO wrap them up In, she would 80 home
and fetch them, and make them present OF the
toys Child. like, the little girls did so, and ~ might
be expected the thief made her temperance,
and the children cnme crying home without thsir
shawls.
" Mrs. Hudson Kirby, widow Of the
American actor, has made most favorable impress
ion upon the Dublin play soers by her excellent per-
sonatioA of PaytAsnia in "InsomaT" at the Thsater-
Royal.
II 10 stated that Mr. A. wisan, the clever comedian
will visit America professionally, in short time.
The BatsmaA Children have lust terminated a
most successful engagement at the Thsaser- Royal
Plymouth.
Messrs wslch and LeGrand Smith have opened
the Theater-Roysl, Glasgow, for equestrian per-
formances
BOARD OF EDucArIoN-Wed nesday. -
Commissioner Dodge in the chair.
ExAtA Ward-AR appropriation OF tEs vas asked
for with view 70 repairs and alteration OF Winoo~s
In school House No -. Referred
Ftffeenfh Ward-Appiication was made TOT leave
to purchase site for = new School-House. Referred
Re,nonsfrance-A Special Committee, consisting OF
MesHs Pmkrey, Grape, Bradish and tae rresioens,
was appointed to prepare further remonsuancs 70
the Legislature sgainst the passage OF Dill now
before the Legislature to amend the act reanve 20
Common Schools OF New York, passed IN 1851,
Free AcaderRy-A resolution was adopted that all
applications and designations for the Free Academy,
shall be made to this Board. report vas adopted
in favor OF appropistns $500 TO make alterations n
the recitation and other rooms.
Fro,n the COMMITTEE Commissioner Bfadish pre-.
scented a majority report with the craft OF an act
to petition the Legislature for permission 70 increase
the annual giant 20 the Free Acasemy $s,eoS year,
berg IN all s25, co year.
The President lN, benedicD presented miner
ity report. in favor OF indefbissly postponiBg the
matter ., that ne system OF Instruction Do organ
ized and II il cannot BE- got along win, then an a
piicaton for increase can DO made with better Of
fecs, &C.
IL was shown that the salaries amoans TO eli 600.
leaving but ta,loo. The aunbsf Of pupils u about